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    #265: Apps are Ruining America

    February 6th, 2020 · 50 minutes

    With Christina's whereabouts unknown, we tackle the bad bad app that the Democratic Party decided to inflict on Iowa's caucus. Then we dig into the much-despised remake of Warcraft 3 and a little ol' problem with Google Photos.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Here’s the Shadow Inc. App That Failed in Iowa Last Night - VICE
    The Democrats Screwed America With an App No One Asked For - VICE
    Blizzard apologizes for Warcraft 3: Reforged launch, outlines updates - Polygon
    Warcraft 3: Reforged changes how the original game works - Polygon
    Google admits it sent private videos in Google Photos to strangers - The Verge
    [OC] I have made 60 fps 4k version of 1896 movie "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" with several neural networks : videos