364: Internet on Fire

12/16/21 • 47 min

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Some good news and some bad news. The Pocket Analogue is out for review and it's apparently great! Meanwhile, the Log4Shell exploit has put the entire internet at risk. Classic 2021.

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(Show note: This episode was recorded before the Noth sexual misconduct allegations.)

Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership A Log4J Vulnerability Has Set the Internet 'On Fire' | WIRED The Log4Shell 0-day, four days on: What is it, and how bad is it really? | Ars Technica The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day | Ars Technica Patch fixing critical Log4J 0-day has its own vulnerability that’s under exploit | Ars Technica Cas van Cooten on Twitter: "A story in three parts 😶 #log4j https://t.co/XMl02BcaJY" / Twitter Tech Solvency: The Story So Far: CVE-2021-44228 (Log4Shell log4j vulnerability). Analogue Pocket review: The world’s best Game Boy Advance - Polygon Analogue Pocket review: The greatest Game Boy ever made | Ars Technica Peloton responds to surprise death in And Just Like That... with new commercial - The Verge Should Carrie Have Called 911 on And Just Like That...? Microsoft Developer - YouTube

Some good news and some bad news. The Pocket Analogue is out for review and it's apparently great! Meanwhile, the Log4Shell exploit has put the entire internet at risk. Classic 2021.

Links and Show Notes:

(Show note: This episode was recorded before the Noth sexual misconduct allegations.)

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Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Ubisoft puts NFT in games starting with Ghost Recon Breakpoint - Polygon Ubisoft’s first NFT plans make no sense | Ars Technica Kamala Harris is Bluetooth-phobic - POLITICO The vice president should not be using Bluetooth headphones - The Verge Twitter Kamala Harris’s Headphones Are Youth Culture Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Bad Blood’ Movie Lands at Apple – The Hollywood Reporter Microsoft Developer - YouTube

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