Computer Talk 4-18-26 Hour 1
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In this episode of Computer Talk with Tab, hosts Eric and Dennis dive into a mix of tech news, listener calls, and industry critiques. They open with the surprising pivot of Allbirds, a once-fashionable merino wool sneaker company, into the AI business—triggering a 600% stock surge despite no technical background in AI, drawing parallels to past tech bubbles like Long Island Ice Tea and Pets.com. The hosts express skepticism about such speculative trends, highlighting the dangers of name-based hype over substance. They then shift to a concerning security lapse by the Dutch Navy, which publicly shared instructions on how to track naval vessels using Bluetooth trackers in greeting cards, undermining national security efforts. This leads into a broader critique of U.S. states subsidizing data centers with billions in tax abatements—costing billions in lost revenue—while failing to follow generally accepted accounting principles. Listener calls cover practical tech issues: a file deletion problem solved with Process Explorer, warnings about phishing emails, Wi-Fi speed misconceptions (separating internal network speed from internet bandwidth), and moving Outlook PST files to free up C drive space. The episode closes with a critique of Microsoft's unresolved 2024 Server 2022-to-2025 auto-update issue, which disrupted businesses and underscored ongoing concerns about software quality and lack of accountability.
Avoid investing in companies pivoting to AI based solely on branding—real expertise matters.
Publicly available military instructions can be exploited for national security risks; treat all open-source data with caution.
State tax abatements for data centers cost billions in lost revenue and should be transparently reported.
Use Process Explorer to identify and kill processes holding open files that can't be deleted.
Wi-Fi speed (2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz) only affects device-to-router communication, not your actual internet speed.
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Allbirds' AI Pivot and the Hype Bubble
“Allbirds is going to get into the AI infrastructure business. These people have no background, no experience. They just said they're going to do it and everyone's dumping all sorts of money.”
Dutch Navy Security Blunder
“Shoot me now. Again, just shoot me now. It is mind boggling.”
Data Center Tax Subsidies and Accounting Failures
“Why would we have to subsidize these trillion dollar industries if data centers are such a great idea?”
Listener Call: File Deletion and Process Explorer
Will from Southington struggles to delete files on his computer. The hosts explain that files may be locked by active processes and recommend using Microsoft’s Process Explorer to identify and terminate the process holding the file.
Outlook PST File Relocation and Wi-Fi Speed Myths
Jack from Glastonbury asks about moving Outlook PST files from C drive to D drive to free space. Dennis advises moving one file at a time and letting Outlook re-locate it. Larry from Middletown discusses Wi-Fi speed confusion, with Dennis clarifying that 5 GHz affects local network speed, not internet bandwidth.
“Shoot me now. Again, just shoot me now. It is mind boggling.”
“You just can't run a business knowing that that's how the software is sitting out there. You're just waiting for it to update on you someday and blow everything up.”
“Allbirds is going to get into the AI infrastructure business. These people have no background, no experience. They just said they're going to do it and everyone's dumping all sorts of money.”
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Allbirds
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Microsoft
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Dutch Navy
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Outlook
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Good Jobs First
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Process Explorer
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Comcast
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Long Island Ice Tea
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CISA
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Georgia
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