July 9, 2023 - Episode 650

This week, Apple's wall is coming down, Robot Cache is growing up, Threads is confusing everyone, and Reddit is protecting users. Again.

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This week, Apple's wall is coming down, Robot Cache is growing up, Threads is confusing everyone, and Reddit is protecting users. Again.

ParticipantsScott ErtzHost

Scott is a developer who has worked on projects of varying sizes, including all of the PLUGHITZ Corporation properties. He is also known in the gaming world for his time supporting the rhythm game community, through DDRLover and hosting tournaments throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Currently, when he is not working on software projects or hosting F5 Live: Refreshing Technology, Scott can often be found returning to his high school days working with the Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), mentoring teams and helping with ROBOTICON Tampa Bay. He has also helped found a student software learning group, the ASCII Warriors, currently housed at AMRoC Fab Lab.

Avram PiltchHost

Avram's been in love with PCs since he played original Castle Wolfenstein on an Apple II+. Before joining Tom's Hardware, for 10 years, he served as Online Editorial Director for sister sites Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag, where he programmed the CMS and many of the benchmarks. When he's not editing, writing or stumbling around trade show halls, you'll find him building Arduino robots with his son and watching every single superhero show on the CW.

OpeningPowered by TeknoAXENifty GiftiesPowered by Microsoft StoreApple's walled garden appears to be getting smaller once again

The concept of Apple's "walled garden" has long been a contentious topic. For some users, the idea of a completely contained ecosystem controlled in all aspects by Apple is attractive because it makes the experience more unified. For others, however, the lack of choice and customization is a major turn-off. While Apple fans are happy with their lot in life, the rest of the world is looking to shrink Apple's walled garden one square foot at a time.

read full articlePiltch Point with Avram PiltchPowered by PureVPNExtra LifePowered by EksaRobot Cache, a unique digital game store, is exiting beta soon

The history of video games is one of owning the game forever or until you decide to sell it. This was possible because games came on physical media. But, the switch from physical media to digital distribution as the primary method has rendered this reality almost impossible. That is until now, with the impending release of Robot Cache out of beta and into the public limelight.

read full articleNews From the TubesPowered by MalwarebytesThreads is a beautiful kaleidoscope of chaos that is fun to watch

For some, the past few months of Twitter have been a challenge. Some had gotten accustomed to Twitter being a safe space where they didn't have to see things they didn't want to read. Since Elon Musk took over and told the internet to "let that sink in," things have changed pretty significantly. With blood in the water, several platforms have been created in order to challenge the blue bird, but none have really had success. That is until Meta's Instagram got involved, launching Threads - a Meta-esque take on Twitter.

read full article* DRM Not IncludedPowered by Amazon PrimeReddit is once again in the hot seat to turn over user identities

This year has been a strange one for Reddit. The company has had to fight legal challenges that didn't involve them but has also created its own mess by changing the way the site's API works. Now, the Reddit team is back on the defensive as a new request for user identities has come from a very familiar source.

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