Two and a Half Bens

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30 - Now With More AI Slop

2026-08-22

The Bens discuss AI shenangians, Microsoft ditching Manifest v2, unsustainable patching, Waymo, Ubuntu in Windows, AI destroying physical books, losing a PBS station's history, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 109 MB - Duration: 2:40:01m (901 kbps 44100 Hz)
Bonus 1 - Fungal Slab

2026-08-15

The Bens do a "bonus" episode and discuss the implications of Microsoft retiring SMS/Voice authentication as well as foisting Passkeys on everyone.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 85 MB - Duration: 1:20:02m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
29 - AI VD

2026-08-08

The Bens discuss more AI misbehavior, Microsoft UDIDs, Xbox going 100% digital, ads in your beemer, China probes Palo Alto Networks, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 103 MB - Duration: 2:31:09m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
28 - Vibe-Coded Sandbox

2026-07-25

The Bens are joined by DameBemrose to recognize the passing of John C. Dvorak and discuss autonomous AI cyber attacks, among other AI shenanigans, selfies for Google, Microsoft forcing passkeys, more evidence you don’t own your tech, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 138 MB - Duration: 2:47:28m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
27 - Goatse Systems

2026-07-11

The Bens discuss not owning your digital content, data breaches, AI shenanigans, AI-hallucinated espionage, Microsoft’s Quantum-Safe Roadmap, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 109 MB - Duration: 2:41:32m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
26 - Acronym Salad

2026-06-27

The Bens discuss CAPTCHA, the Commodore Flip Phone, breaches, AI-bans in the workplace, more AI bullshit, Nightmare Eclipse, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 106 MB - Duration: 2:48:49m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
25 - Cumshot on the Motherboard

2026-06-06

The Bens discuss AI (of course), breaches, Google unclear on the concepts of credentials, sad song signals, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 111 MB - Duration: 1:44:29m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
24 - Marginally Plausible Bullshit

2026-05-23

The Bens discuss Windows feature parity, AI all up in everyone's business, unnecessary tech in vapes, Unpatched Bugs in Chrome, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 90 MB - Duration: 2:16:31m (874 kbps 44100 Hz)
23 - Zero-Day Explitive

2026-05-09

The Bens discuss Firestarter malware, nudify apps, AI shenanigans, BlueHammer, quantum computing hype, password resets, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 64 MB - Duration: 1:32:34m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
22 - Raw Dogging the Internet

2026-04-25

The Bens discuss Firestarter malware, nudify apps, AI shenanigans, BlueHammer, quantum computing hype, password resets, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 64 MB - Duration: 1:32:34m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)

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