Whats The Rumpus?

Wikipedia editors take down meticulously researched and cited article about the 17th century Dutch-Indian war known as the “Bicholim Conflict” after discovering it never actually happened. French ISP Free updates its DSL modems with an ad blocker that’s enabled by default. Sony Releases Major Album Solely To Extend Copyright Protection.  Politician holds a gun buy-back … Continue reading "Episode 127: Grand Theft Sock" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Give us a break!  We’re enjoying time with our families, so in the meantime enjoy another helping of Rumpus-style shennanigans. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

For the holidays, it’s an outtake episode.  So tip back the eggnog and enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

The Pirate Bay Is The World’s Most Efficient Public Library.  25-GPU cluster cracks every standard Windows password in

Kuratas, the 13-foot mech: unleashes your inner Ripley, costs $1.35 million.  Netflix Strikes Streaming Deal With Disney, Gains Exclusive Access To New Titles Beginning In 2016.  Telstra phone-theft bill shock shows roaming still broken.  Twitter Loses Ability to Properly Display Instagram Photos.  This Highway Tracks Random Bluetooth Signals To Estimate Travel Times.  Google Play Private … Continue reading "Episode 123: The Douchebag Jar" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

MoMA adds video games to permanent collection.  Caviar Vending Machines in LA Malls.  P&G’s sachets make water from muck.  Japan Building 300MPH Magnetic Levitation Train.  Family First Learned of their 17-year-old Daughter’s Death through Facebook.  Oh Asia, you so Crazy! Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/122 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Proposed law scheduled for a vote next week originally increased Americans’ e-mail privacy. Then law enforcement complained. Now it increases government access to e-mail and other digital files.  Nudifier: Turn Any Photo Into a Hilarious Censored Nude.  WordPress To Accept Bitcoins.  Congresswoman asks Reddit community to help write bill targeted at bogus copyright takedowns.  Microsoft’s … Continue reading "Episode 121: Pirate Planet Captain" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Razer products now comes with spyware, uses Internet all the time, stop working when the connection drops.  How a Reddit Rage Comic Saved a Man’s Life.  Microsoft Has Software that will translate your speech into a different language, in your own voice.  The Whisky Sampler Advent Calendar.  Amazon Donates 2,000 Kindles To Wounded Veterans.  New … Continue reading "Episode 120: Jesus Turns Water into Whisky" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

NetFlix Caught Stealing DivX Subtiles From Finnish Pirates.  Dude open sourced his DNA!  AMBER Alerts Show Up In Google Maps Now.  Kindle user claims Amazon deleted whole library without explanation.  Yahoo Will Ignore IE 10’s “Do Not Track”.  Wikipedia Is Nearing “Completion”.  Hurricane Sandy Makes Only Person in Line for Wii U Leave.  EFF And … Continue reading "Episode 119: Sorry, Link, your Wii U is in another Hurricane" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Sorry the audio is messed up from 1:00-3:30 and 4:30-9:00, we had some technical issues with recording software.  So we had to use a lousy copy of the audio during those parts. Dutch government gives itself the right to break into your computer and destroy it. Texas School ID Tracking Chips Protested By Parents And … Continue reading "Episode 118: Spagina" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Samsung creates F2FS file system for NAND flash storage, submits it to the Linux kernel.  US Air Force’s 1950s Supersonic Flying Saucer Declassified.  First Community Release of Diaspora.  Prince of Sealand Dies At 91.  Lone Packet Crashes Telco Networks.  DRM Could Come To 3D Printers.  Apple Sued Over Distinctive “Eye Closeup” Photograph Used To Promote … Continue reading "Episode 117: Sexbot Dinner" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

A German liquor company called G-Spirits is promising customers that “every drop” of its line of alcoholic beverages has been poured on the naked breasts of a certified model.  Facebook: Federal online privacy rules would violate free speech rights.  French Central Bank password was 123456 (really).  3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith.  BitCoin … Continue reading "Episode 116: Whiskey, Bitcoins, and Cow Genitals" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Neil Young reveals Pono music player, promises ‘the best sound anyone can get’.  Tesla Model S getting first ever over-the-air car firmware upgrade next week.  Criticized for overpriced parts, company gives away 3d schematics instead.  NotFound Project, Placing Missing Children Alerts on 404 Error Pages.  French government to use PostgreSQL and LibreOffice in free software … Continue reading "Episode 115: Teledildonics" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

xkcd’s 13-Gigapixel Webcomic. IOS6 maps fail so hard, a Tumblr is born.  Open-Dyslexic is a new open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia.  ‘Gangnam Style’ breaks Guinness World Record for most YouTube likes.  Richard Branson hopes to send hundreds of thousands of people into suborbital space in next 20 years, and … Continue reading "Episode 114: Map App" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

The real source of Apple device IDs leaked by Anonymous last week.  Soon Advertisements Will Involve Forced Interaction.  Apple Sues Online Polish Deli Over Their Name, “A.pl”.  Former German first lady sues Google over ‘prostitute’ autocomplete suggestions.  GoDaddy reports massive outage was not a hack.  Why the First Laptop Had Such a Hard Time Catching … Continue reading "Episode 113: Like a Mustard" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Kim Dotcom: FBI can’t have Megaupload founder extradited without piracy evidence, NZ court rules.  Jimmy Wales threatens to encrypt Wikipedia if UK passes snooping bill.  Hacker steals $250k in Bitcoins from online exchange Bitfloor.  BitTorrent study finds most file-sharers are monitored.  Fox to Release Digital Movies Three Weeks Prior to Retail.  Bruce Willis Isn’t Suing … Continue reading "Episode 112: I’M IN UR EXCHANGE STEALING UR BITCOINS" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

The Japanese invent a machine converts plastic back into oil.  Biodiesel From Sewage Sludge.  Kim Dotcom Declares War on Media With Bigger and Better MegaUpload.  California state legislature approves Location Privacy Act(via Phone Scoop).  World First Bionic Eye Implant Enables Blinds to Experience Some Vision.  Walmart Is Testing an iPhone Checkout System That Could Help … Continue reading "Episode 111: Awesome-Flavored Ramen" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly forcing Facebook’s Android team to use app and see how bad it is.  How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy.  WikiWeapons: 3D printed guns for everyone.  The White House open-sourced their petition software on GitHub. Drunk Driver Caught on Motorized Picnic Table. Servers Ultimate Turns Your Old Android Phone Into a Tiny, Multipurpose … Continue reading "Episode 110: Taxidermification, Jetpacks, and Designated Picnic Table Drivers" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

The Oatmeal is raising funds for the Tesla museum at Wardenclyffe.  Wikileaks reveals “TrapWire,” a government spy network that uses ordinary surveillance cameras.  Putting an end to the biggest lie on the internet.  Garry Kasparov Arrested and Beaten at Pussy Riot Sentencing.  Pixar open sources production animation code, patents.  iAMScientist Looks To Crowdfund Scientific Research.  … Continue reading "Episode 109: Loose Poopy is Best Poopy" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Peter Schiff Opens Hard-Money Bank. Iran Is Quitting the Internet Because It’s Afraid of America.  Curiosity landing removed from YouTube after bogus copyright claim by Scripps.  The Internet Archive Starts Seeding Over a Million Torrents.  MCA’s Will Bars Use of Beastie Boys Songs to Sell Crap.  Ukraine Officials Shut Down Demonoid to Impress the US … Continue reading "Episode 108: Wearing a Lab Coat and Space Goggles" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support