Episode 107: Coffee DRMs

On this episode we talk about the impending election, coffee pods with DRM, a wifi kettle, and a whole lot more. Thank you for listening to Grumpy Old Bens. Please consider supporting the show.

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NOTES / LINKS:

Murders Surge 51 Percent in Mayor Lori Lighfoot’s Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/02/murders-surge-51-percent-in-mayor-lori-lighfoots-chicago/

Twitter explains how it will handle misleading tweets about the US election results
https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/02/twitter-explains-how-it-will-handle-misleading-tweets-about-the-us-election-results/

FBI: How Iranian hackers stole voter info from state election sites
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-how-iranian-hackers-stole-voter-info-from-state-election-sites/

FBI shares technical details on Iran’s fake Proud Boys emails
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-shares-technical-details-on-irans-fake-proud-boys-emails/

CDC cancels flu season
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2020-2021/Week40.htm

Trump Train uses Antifa tactics
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-caravan-vehicles-trump-shut-down-new-jersey-highway

Keurig releases yet another DRM’d coffee maker: Keurig Custom Smart for $400
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-02/keurig-introduces-wi-fi-enabled-smart-brewer-to-compete-with-nespresso

“Smarter” iKettle and Coffee maker vulnerability (Sep 2020)
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/how-a-hacker-turned-a-250-coffee-maker-into-ransom-machine/

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