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  • 60. Scam Altman & The Open Artificial Industry Grift

    60. Scam Altman & The Open Artificial Industry Grift
    Apr 3 2026
    Can Scam Altman not fuck up? Every week it's always something with that guy and it's looking more and more like this is a feature and not a bug.

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    Sources:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ram-prices-are-finally-dropping-but-i-wouldn-t-celebrate-just-yet/ar-AA1ZUvV7
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/technology/openai-shutting-down-sora.html
    https://www.zerohedge.com/military/new-bill-opens-door-killer-ai-weapons
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    5 min
  • 59. The Linux Civil War

    59. The Linux Civil War
    Mar 27 2026
    Linux has increasingly become a safe haven for people ditching the oppression of Windows or the walled-garden of Apple. Until now, it's been community-driven, with an emphasis on the end-user controlling every aspect of their personal computer. But recently something has changed.
    And this means war.

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    5 min
  • 58. Your Basic Digital Survival Kit

    58. Your Basic Digital Survival Kit
    Mar 20 2026
    Normally I'd be reading out the crap bad Tech news headlines of the week, but this time it's different.
    Here are some basic things you can do to protect your digital life.
    Robotic Heart is a weekly Tech microcast for cognitive dissidents.
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    9 min
  • 57. The End Of Windows PCs

    57. The End Of Windows PCs
    Mar 12 2026
    The age of Windows Personal Computers is over.
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    6 min
  • 56. Your Papers, Please

    56. Your Papers, Please
    Mar 6 2026
    The OS-level Age Verification Cancer is coming for your digital devices... unless we stop it.

    Robotic Heart is a weekly Tech microcast for cognitive dissidents.
    We appreciate your support, and thank you for listening!

    Sources:
    https://www.courthousenews.com/brazil-enacts-age-verification-law-for-minors-online/
    https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1043/id/3134744
    https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051
    https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/discord-age-verification-security-breach-1780591
    https://x.com/midnightbsd/status/2027101491211718765
    https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/2029226614068801768
    https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntus-response-to-californias-digital-age-assurance-act-ab-1043/77948
    https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/california-age-verification/181968
    https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2029187801594392660
    https://mashable.com/article/louisiana-age-verification-law-unconstitutional
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    10 min
  • 55. AI Bites Back!

    55. AI Bites Back!
    Feb 27 2026
    In this episode...
    The AI Director at Meta makes a rookie mistake.
    AI goes rogue at Amazon.
    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says you're too expensive and inefficient.
    Now even countries are moving to Linux.
    And stick around for your ProTip of the week!

    Robotic Heart is a weekly Tech microcast for cognitive dissidents.
    We appreciate your support, and thank you for listening!

    Sources:
    https://www.inc.com/fast-company-2/meta-superintelligence-safety-director-lost-control-ai-agent-deleted-emails/91307469
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-ai-aws-outages
    https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/sam-altmans-latest-comment-comparing-humans-to-ai-have-swept-up-a-storm/news-story/7e66df40bc58fda6fbcb71559079dd11
    https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows-laptops/dell-reveals-people-dont-care-about-ai-in-pcs-and-a-new-truly-embarrassing-windows-11-fail-shows-why
    https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-brings-linux-certification-to-thinkpad-and-thinkstation-workstation-portfolio-easing-deployment-for-developers-data-scientists/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/
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    9 min
  • 54. It's Here: You'll Own Nothing. Happy Now?

    54. It's Here: You'll Own Nothing. Happy Now?
    Feb 20 2026
    In this episode...
    Jeff Bezos says the quiet part out loud.
    HP wants you to rent your next laptop.
    Sony will rent you a PlayStation for more than if you bought it.
    And stick around for your ProTip of the week!
    Robotic Heart is a Tech microcast for cognitive dissidents. Subscribe to Robotic Heart to arm yourself with knowledge to resist the impending Technopathic slide into the worldwide digital enslavement of Humanity. Please share with a friend, leave a 5 star review, and leave a comment on whatever platform you find this on because it's us together and you alone that change the world, so let's do it!

    Sources: https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/thats-not-going-to-last-jeff-bezos-believes-ai-will-force-you-to-rent-your-pc-from-the-cloud-and-the-ram-crisis-is-accelerating-it
    https://hplaptopsubscription.hp.com/
    https://itools-ioutils.fcac-acfc.gc.ca/CCPC-CPCC/CCPCCalc-CPCCCalc-eng.aspx
    https://www.thegamer.com/playstation-raylo-rent-lease-playstation-5-ps5-pro-portal-dualsense-edge/
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    5 min
  • 53. Poison Your Digital Footprint

    53. Poison Your Digital Footprint
    Feb 13 2026
    Discord is pushing out an age verification scheme for all users.
    A so-called "fun" ChatGPT trend may not be so harmless after all.
    Another AI safety lead resigns, claiming "The world is in peril".
    And you're going to want to stick around until the end because the ProTip of the week is truly awesome!
    Robotic Heart is a Tech microcast for cognitive dissidents. Subscribe to Robotic Heart to arm yourself with knowledge to resist the impending Technopathic slide into the worldwide digital enslavement of Humanity. Please share with a friend, leave a 5 star review, and leave a comment on whatever platform you find this on because it's us together and you alone that change the world, so let's do it!

    Sources:
    https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/discord-to-roll-out-age-verification-next-month-for-full-access-to-its-platform/
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/is-discord-finished-searches-for-alternatives-up-10-000-overnight/ar-AA1W5dX7
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2026/02/06/chatgpt-trend-turns-people-into-caricatures---and-shows-how-well-ai-knows-us/
    https://x.com/MrinankSharma/status/2020881722003583421


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    7 min