Tech Byte with MARK STROSS

This show marks the 1-year anniversary of the TechByte Show. Mark Stross celebrates the technology victories over the past year, including the passing of legislation concerning Right of Repair. AND, the Doomsday Clock. tick-tick-tick-tick.....

Do you know anyone flirting with a violent ideology? If you do, would you please call Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook has tested and instituted a new prompt asking users if they know anyone flirting with a violent ideology. And, they want to warn you that you may have been exposed to "extremist" content. Is this too 1984?  Are we allowing Facebook to be the Thought Police?

After a brief update on Rehoboth's newest video board, Mark Stross jumps in to talk about the controversial issues surrounding the NSA, cybersecurity, the federal government, and individual rights. 

This episode is just FUN! (great facts to share at your next social event) I can't tell you what's in here; that would give it away! You just gotta listen! I can guarantee you'll be surprised to hear some of these amazing wacky tech facts. (warning: do not use these as pickup lines!)

Mark Stross talks more about cybersecurity, ransomware, and the recent attacks on the US industry. A US nuclear weapons contractor gets hit just one day after the largest meatpacking company, JBS pays $11 million dollars to the cybercriminals. What's next and should we be negotiating with these terrorists?

ANOM, was an app that was designed to allow for digital communication without fear of monitoring by law enforcement. Obviously designed for illicit use; this app flourished after other apps preceding it were shut down by officials. Thousands flocked to it, signing up for 6-month contracts costing $2,000. Hear what happens to those who used this app designed specifically for crooks. 

Location tracking is getting very sophisticated. And despite our efforts to sneak around, it's getting more and more difficult to do so. There are very few things you can do with on your phone today without giving out your location. Mark Stross explains this technology so everyone can understand it. This episode is the "what you need to know" about location tracking. 

You have to have been sleeping under a rock not to know that UFO's are real, and the US government has been hoarding, and hiding, this information. Why still a secret? The technology we can learn from openly discussing this is huge. Crafts that can travel 13,000 mph, evade radar, and fly through air and water similarly? Mark Stross thinks we can have this tech in the next 300 years unless we get r...

"There's a new way of listening to little green men on Mars" It's called Channel 37. And it's not new. For more than 70 years, this frequency, and a few others, have been the home of Radio Astronomy, where the focus is intergalactic communication. Talking to aliens. Mark Stross talks about high tech radio enthusiasts' ongoing interest in communicating with extra-terrestrials.  

Destruction without a shot fired. Pain and suffering without a bloodbath. Death without troops. This is Cyber-Warfare. The Colonial Pipeline attack is the latest of many cyberattacks that went unmentioned. More than 113 federal state and municipal agencies, 500 healthcare facilities, and 1600 colleges and universities have been hit over the last year. We are vulnerable. Mark Stross is passionate a...

Part 2/2. Non-fungible tokens, or NFT's. Digital assets that are being bought and sold for millions of dollars. Created on blockchain technology, these digital photo, video, and audio files are absolutely unique, verifiable assets that supposedly cannot be deleted or destroyed in the future. Essentially a nonmaterial asset unlike anything we've seen before. Welcome to the digital age. 

Part 1/2. Non-fungible tokens, or NFT's. Digital assets that are being bought and sold for millions of dollars. Created on blockchain technology, these digital photo, video, and audio files are absolutely unique, verifiable assets that supposedly cannot be deleted or destroyed in the future. Essentially a nonmaterial asset unlike anything we've seen before. Welcome to the digital age.

Everyone knows how dirty money is. And cell phones are a close second. Have you seen the new cell phone cleaners that use UV lights that claim to disinfect devices? Do they work? Mark Stross weighs in on this high-tech method to clean your tech.   

For this TechByte, Mark Stross is LIVE, in studio, at Ocean 98 in Ocean City, DE. Modern warfare is highly technological. It's complicated, yes, but that does not mean that we shouldn't understand what aggressive actions are occurring in the digital age. We don't have to understand how a nuclear missile works to know that it is important to note when these are being tested by our enemies. Likewise...

For the past 40 weeks, Mark Stross has been joining Bulldog and his crew on the morning Rude Awakening Show. Ocean 98 broadcasts from Ocean City Delaware; and every week Mark Stross joins remotely from his studio in Texas. Hard to believe these guys have never all been together in the same room. UNTIL TODAY. This extended show includes multiple segments. In this half hour, Mark talks about his day...

The past 40 weeks, Mark Stross has been joining Bulldog and his crew on the morning Rude Awakening Show. Ocean 98, broadcasts from Ocean City Delaware; and every week Mark Stross joins remotely from his studio in Texas. Hard to believe these guys have never all been together in the same room. UNTIL TODAY. This extended show includes Mark's grand entrance into the studio, with Bulldog, Coach, Big A...

Can you imagine living in a house that was printed on a 3D printer? Better yet, would you drive a car made of 3D printed parts? This idea is not too far gone. Mark Stross will discuss the incredible world of 3D printing and how it is revolutionizing production. 

With more than 320 ships reportedly waiting to move through the Suez Canal, people are for the first-time paying attention to the way goods are moved across the globe and into our manufacturing, factories, and stores. Mark Stross gives his unique technologist perspective on the Ever-Given's collision in the Suez Canal, and our dependence on things running smoothly through the supply chain choke po...

Mark Stross offers his analysis of the most valuable retailer in the world as of this airing date. With a market cap of $1.7 trillion, the company is expected to account for almost 5% of total retail sales by the end of 2020. A company this big is possible only because of the clever use of technology and digital systems. Is this too big? Or does the speed and accuracy of the digital age welcome in...

Cyber attacks and ransomware are not just aimed at government entities and corporations. Individuals are also at risk. This is why Mark Stross believes it's time for a Digital Bill of Rights, which would protect us from the tricks and schemes of the cyber-criminals. Listen to this episode for concrete things you can do, and should do right away, to reduce your risk of making that fatal click of th...

Advances in computing, video, and digital technology make it possible for you to visit Mont Blanc, the Grand Canyon, or the Sahara Desert. Using AI and satellite images, and typography, computers are quickly creating realistic 3D renderings of the entire planet. Mark Stross takes you on an exciting adventure into the world of digital realism and nature. 

Fascinated with Space? Want to hitch a ride to Mars? Mark Stross takes you on a tour of the technology behind the Mars Rover Perseverance. The maneuverability and computing power in this small vehicle on wheels are unbelievable, allowing it to transmit images over more than 225 million km back to Earth, for you to see. Want to know how many gigs of memory it has? Listen to this episode.  

This week Facebook decided to "unfriend" an entire country. This argument involves Australian government media, freedom of speech, and the hubris of the tech giants, as they practice "surveillance capitalism". This bold move by Facebook closed down the posts of two health agencies in the middle of a global pandemic. Mark Stross weighs in on Facebook's practice to censor content, and the government...

From the hearth of his gas-burning fireplace, Mark Stross comes to you in the midst of one of America's greatest infrastructure failures in history. This episode includes a discussion of Green Energy, the American energy crisis, and the sentiments of the people in the middle of the winter 2021 Texas Power Outage. Who's to blame? How can this happen? and How can we prevent it from happening again?...

Are you into cryptocurrency? Bitcoin made a major jump when Elon Musk invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency. You can even purchase a Tesla with Bitcoin. Many people are making money with these jumps in Bitcoin value. At the same time, however, authorities are seeing the numbers. While six million people purchased cryptocurrency in a certain timeframe, the IRS had reported income from only a...