The Personal Computer Radio Show – 12.21.17

Personal Computer Show Wednesday, December 20th 2017 Broadcast prn.live on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS: FCC ACTS TO RESTORE INTERNET FREEDOM Hard Questions: Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us? A Huge Security Hole In AT&T DirecTV Gives Hackers An Easy Route To Spy On Your Home T-Mobile to Launch Pay-TV Service FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable …

Project Censored – 12.12.17

Mickey’s first guest is the multitalented Eleanor Goldfield. An artist, writer and social activist, she explains the connections between art and activism, as well as some of the many campaigns she’s involved with, including net neutrality, pipeline safety, and alternative energy. In the second half of the show, Project Censored associate director Andy Lee Roth joins Mickey for a discussion …

Project Censored – 11.28.17

As President Trump tries to undo the DACA program, Nolan and Nicholas speak with two young adults who were able to stay in the U.S. under DACA, but now face the possibility of deportation. Also on the show, a roundtable discussion about the FCC’s plan to allow even more media-ownership consolidation. the Project Censored Show:   Hosts: Nolan Higdon and …

The Personal Computer Radio Show – 07.19.17

PCRS 2017-07-19 Broadcast Personal Computer Show Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Broadcast prn.live on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS Verizon data from 6 million users leaked online THE FIOS BATTERY – A Consumer ALERT FAA offers drone registration refunds following court ruling Photobucket breaks billions of photos online, upsets millions of users Consumer electronics company Jawbone goes out of …

LOA Today – 10.27.16

After an exciting announcement that we finally have gotten our podcast subscription link working on our website, we immediately dive into the role that the Law of Attraction plays in things like … well … getting podcast links to work, and dealing with cable companies and Internet Service Providers … and all of the other stuff that we often dread on a daily basis but which can surprisingly turn to our benefit simply by focusing on the positive side of things.

Theresa May’s Surveillance Bill Is Chilling

WHEN my union, the National Union of Journalists, has been campaigning about secret state surveillance it has often felt like we are boxing with shadows. No member of the public is allowed to know the extent of the types of operations involved and no-one is able to access the policies that relate to whether or not journalists and trade unionists …

Cable Customers Beware: This Mega-Merger Just Created a ‘Price-Gouging’ Monster

The maligned merger between Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks is complete, which means the three companies have now become the country’s second-largest cable provider, despite months of warnings from consumer and open internet advocates who assailed it as the creation of a ‘price-gouging’ monster. Charter ultimately paid $55 million to purchase Time Warner Cable and $10.4 billion for …