Episode 269: Knowingly Violating Laws and Product Warranties

29/03/2025 29 min

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This week Dave and Gunnar talk about cockroaches with backpacks, hydrogels with Pong, and hackers with digital license plates!


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Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds
Hydrogels can learn to play Pong


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Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets


How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell
XKCD Exploits of a Mom with Little Johnny Tables
Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates
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