the bugcast 531 – Batten down the https

This week on The Bugcast: hurricane in the Eastern US, Google sunsets Inbox, we rant about insecure websites, and all things vampirical, plus 8 amazing tracks of Creative Commons music!

Songs played

• Explosive Ear Candy – What Do You Know – from Los Angeles, CA – source
  
• Eve – Amnesia – from Tashkent, Uzbekistan – source
  
• Townhouse Woods – The Sweetest Treat – from St Paul, MN – source
  
• Farmertan – Precious Time – from Connecticut, USA – source
  
• Fresh Body Shop – Fireballs – from Nantes, France – source
  
• Tiquiplas – Mama Tell Me – from Barcelona, Spain – source
  
• The Devil Music Co. – Fire, Fire – from West Hattiesburg, MS – source
  
• Cursed Angel – Standing Together – from Spain – source
  

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: Hurricane Florence: Deadly ‘brute’ of a storm ravages Carolinas
arstechnica: Google kills Google Inbox
First it was “Get off MySpace”, then “Get an online presence”, now it’s “Get https”
cnn.com: New Vampire show + vampire segue
Call for bumpers
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Upcoming events

Sheffield 10K – Caroline’s fundraising page

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 532, which will be streamed live in the chatroom on Friday 21 September 2018 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/GDT/UTC+1).
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• Why don’t you record an intro for a future show?

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!
The artists for allowing us to play their music.
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.
Internet Archive for hosting the media files
Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

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