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Reasons NOT to Dox

It’s tempting in times like these to dox people. Don’t do it. Ever. What’s doxxing? It’s the Internet-based practice of researching and publicly broadcasting private or identifying information (especially personally-identifying information) about an individual or organization. Plain and simple, while it seems harmless, that’s a superficial understanding of it. It’s potentially incredibly dangerous and there …

Accomplishing Goals

This episode, hotlou and Hot Mike 3 discuss accomplishing goals!  Got something you’ve wanted to do for a while, but not sure where to start or how to do it?  Mike and Lou go into a little detail about where you might begin and how you might manage it.  This episode is the first among …

Never Forget a Password Again

We’ve been inadvertently trained over the last few decades on how to create passwords that are hard to remember, but surprisingly easy for computers to guess.  And ironically, it’s the security systems themselves who’ve created this blight on password strength.  Sit back, relax, then briefly panic as you realize your passwords may not be a …

Escape from Facebook Jail

This episode, host hotlou regales us with his journey to and escape from Facebook Jail. Ever wondered what people do to get into Facebook Jail? Or ever wondered how one might escape? Hear first hand from a former and somewhat frequent inmate.  And should you find yourself in a similar situation, you may learn a …

A Total Shirt Show: Another Social Experiment

You’ve probably heard that Steve Jobs (and Mark Zuckerberg to a lesser extent) popularized the idea among tech execs to combat decision fatigue by wearing the same thing every day.  Prior to that becoming part of the Silicon Valley zeitgeist, host hotlou had been doing a less extreme version of it.  His decision to do …

The Strange Truth about Embarrassing Moments

This episode, host hotlou shares a brief story of one of those embarrassing moments everyone has had from over 25 years ago that haunts him even today.  Sound familiar?  Yup, we all have those moments that make us cringe for weeks, months, or even decades after they happen.  Turns out, this very common phenomenon has …

Should Getting 1000 Likes Take 60 Steps?

This episode, Mike is back in charge to revisit Dad Jokes Daily — an experiment that began several weeks ago. Mike and hotlou share what was done, the results so far, and how listeners might be able to leverage the same strategy in their pursuit of getting 1000 likes on Facebook. Dad Jokes Daily The …

Meeting Mark Zuckerberg

In this episode, host hotlou shares the story of the day he met his lord and savior Mark Zuckerberg.  Unsurprisingly, there’s a bit of a meandering — this time on the current state of stand-up comedy — until Lou shares the story.  But buckle up and get ready to hear way more about how Zuck …

Ending Conversations the Funniest Way Possible

So you’re stuck in a conversation and you can’t escape?  We’ve all been there.  This week, hotlou could hardly contain his excitement as he shares perhaps the funniest social experiment in history.  And the lessons you learn from this episode might just help you escape that rambler at the office, at your front door, or …

Facebook AI Generated Tags Exposed During Facebook’s Image Outage on July 3, 2019

Facebook experienced a worldwide image outage and/or issues on July 3, 2019.  Consequently, Facebook AI Generated Tags were exposed to the world. Other than the minor annoyance, what may have caught your attention is that all the images have “alt text” that describes what’s in the image.  These are all auto-generated by Facebook’s AI platform. …