Wednesday, November 27, 2024

MWGIC Episode - 000123 - A Google Survival Guide:

In the face of the US DOJ threatening Google (Alphabet) with selling off Chrome, and possibly even Android, I have some ideas that Google really, really might want to consider. Also - what the DOJ is trying to do is not just going to be tough on Google. It will be tough on certain other browsers, too, and bad for millions of users of Google's services. See if you think what I'm saying makes sense here.



Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ivBvANroYA

Thank you for watching, and happy Thanksgiving!

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Monday, May 27, 2024

MWGIC Episode 122: Flying For Fryday Night Fish At Warp 9



MWGIC Episode 122: Flying For Fryday Night Fish At Warp 9 Covering: * The classic Wisconsin Friday night fish fry - and the classic "Wisconsin" mixed drink * Some hand-written journaling I've been doing * News about warp drives * The Midwestern Geek In Cali Facebook Group * Getting around in Ubuntu Linux if you're transitioning from Windows

Show Links:

*Spell Book* post on Fryday Night Fish: https://grymwyre.blogspot.com/2024/05/flying-for-fish.html



Killarney's Restaurant & Irish Pub - Temecula (Local Fish & Chips source for your Fryday Fish Fry)

Pen Pals On Paper - Cursive writing & journaling



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Sunday, May 26, 2024

MWGIC Episode 121: Weeeeeee're Baaaaaaack! (Happy Memorial Day Weekend)

 This is more of a short test run as I FINALLY got OBS working again on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Linux, and a little tour of my favorite Linux terminal emulator. We also discuss Windows 10 coming up on end-of-life next year.





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MWGIC-EP-000120: AI - Working With Google Bard On Stocks And UFOs - Run Your Own AI

 I have a couple of sessions with Google Bard on investing, UFO's, and prove a few things about Bard. At the end, I find out how to run my own AI on my laptop. (You know I'm gonna try it, but that's another episode)





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Saturday, October 29, 2022

MWGIC-EP-000119: The Halloween Horrors Of Social Media And How To Make It BETR

Dan talks about a deeper level of change to social media than billionaire buyouts, how to make social media much better and more useful, the upcoming holidays, and a new channel he's starting up with a former co-worker and Information Technology colleague.





Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCBmJpP0K6A


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Friday, October 14, 2022

*42* Subscribers On YouTube!

 WoooooHoooooo! *42* Subscribers! (On YouTube) I feel totally sci-fi vindicated!



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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

MWGIC-EP-000118: The Joys And Tragedies Of Cyber Poetry


 



Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s26zBp96Kas


MWGIC-EP-000118: The Joys And Tragedies Of Cyber Poetry - Midwestern Geek In Cali host Dan Stafford get's into some of the pitfalls of hosting your poetry on the web - and also a ginormous project to recover most of his - and friends - poetry from the cyber graveyard.

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