**A Word from Kevin Mitnick**

Kevin Mitnick is a well-known security consultant and former hacker. He has been involved in various projects to help people understand the risks associated with social engineering and social networking scams. In his own words, he advises everyone to be cautious when dealing with online threats. "It's easy for you to do," he says, "I mean really it's not for you." He encourages people to share his knowledge with others who may not be as aware of the dangers.

Mitnick also comments on the upcoming release of Windows Phone 8. He believes that this new operating system will have a significant impact on the mobile market and notes that Windows Phone 8 is expected to ship in November, but it's uncertain whether current Windows phone users will receive the full treatment.

**Microsoft's Earnings Report**

In a recent earnings report, Microsoft posted strong numbers despite missing revenue projections for the first time. This news may be seen as a cause for concern, but Mitnick believes that companies like Microsoft are resilient and won't give up easily. "I wouldn't count them out yet," he says. He acknowledges that the company has made mistakes in the past, but notes that this is a common occurrence among companies.

**Google's Strong Q2 Earnings**

Google recently reported strong earnings for its second quarter of 2013. The company's profit topped estimates and shares rose as a result. Mitnick congratulates Google on making money, which is what companies should do to stay afloat. However, he notes that the company's CEO, Larry Page, has been focusing on developing innovative products like Google Glasses.

**Pinterest-Style Design for Facebook App Stories**

Facebook is testing a new design for its app stories in the Newsfeed, inspired by Pinterest. This move may be an attempt to attract more users to the platform and boost engagement. Mitnick notes that Pinterest is driving traffic to the Facebook app, but doesn't use it as frequently as he could.

**Twitter Rolls Out Targeted Tweets**

Twitter recently rolled out targeted tweets for advertisers, a new feature designed to help businesses reach specific audiences. This move has sparked debate among users about the role of sponsorship in online services. Mitnick notes that some people may complain about sponsorships, but acknowledges that they are an inevitable part of using free services.

**Flickr's Call for Help**

Flickr recently responded to user criticism by launching a campaign to make the platform "awesome again." The website posted a message asking users to help improve the service. Mitnick notes that Flickr has a dedicated community of users who contribute content and photos, but acknowledges that the platform has fallen out of favor with some users.

**Locker Room Q&A**

A user named DJ Scooby-Doo recently had an impressive streak on Locker Room, answering questions from viewers one after another. When asked about his favorite song, he replied that he didn't really have one. Another user, Wiam Ali, inquired about the availability of Ikea in Seattle, while Bob Popo 23 expressed frustration with the lack of first-person sports games.

**Binary Clocks and LED Displays**

YouTube user Lisa Aaron Wolf wondered about the flashing LEDs on screens in certain videos, speculating that they might be a binary clock. When she asked this question earlier, Mitnick didn't have an answer. However, he notes that these displays are commonly used to show information or provide feedback.

**Meatballs and Mullets**

In a lighthearted moment, Mitnick pokes fun at Swedish meatballs, calling them "me me ball me balls" while also referencing the infamous mullet hairstyle. He jokingly warns that he'd rather eat a meal before trying to wear augmented reality headsets like Google Glasses.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now hey everybody I'm Chris pillo and this is your geek out for Thursday July 19th 2012 my dad's 69th birthday he's at Joe Perillo on Twitter and Joe pillo on YouTube feel free to follow him that'd be one hell of a present you still have a chance to play spin to win to get a hold of T-Mobile's new Samsung Galaxy S3 which I've been using for the past couple of weeks and it's been fun you've seen some of the images that I've snapped and uploaded to the internet and uh if you want to get your hands on one yeah you could Fork over cash or you could try to win one it's really easy click the link in the video description five kitchen gadgets that every geek should own I think we have just about everything that you could possibly think of in the kitchen including tools that I really don't even know what they do right I mean I remember getting a a strawberry core I mean I know what that does obviously because it it cores strawberries you know you pop the little part out that you don't want to eat and then you could eat the rest of the strawberry that's left they make tools for everything telek easy to use computer for senior citizens I'm happy to say that my dad has tried Linux Ubuntu I uploaded that video to YouTube I'm just going to call this video the video I uploaded to YouTube at this point uh he's tried OS 10 he's tried windows and he doesn't consider himself really that much of a geek he loves numbers and he loves what computers can do for him so I think he'd be really happy to see what's coming down the pike especially uh for the people who are older than my dad and that's not many I hope I get to be as old as my dad and I'm sure one day I will look it how to get company staff using social media I'm not going to say it's a prerequisite for people who write for the locker Nome Universe to use social media but it doesn't hurt I mean sending out an extra tweet uh for a story that we've published it helps you want to be discovered you kind of got to put yourself out there and social media is a great way of doing just that do I want this client I do Consulting I do coaching I miss my fingers when I try to count on them uh but just because someone wants to take me on as as someone who could help them through the paces you know whatever their business might happen to need at the time likely related to technology uh doesn't mean that I can always accept them uh there are certain businesses uh who will do everything in their power to try to lowball you and devalue the Insight that you have the knowledge inside your head that they need um just because the client is offering something to you doesn't mean that you have to take them in fact I hope you get to the point where you don't have to take every single client that approaches you you'll be in a better position uh and you may just be dealing with a client from hell and nobody wants that the last son of Krypton Superman through the decades my dad sat me down one day and showed me the episodes of Superman that he watched when he was growing up and it wasn't very exciting to me I mean yes it's kind of nostalgic to watch but uh it's just I mean I can't even watch shows that I used to watch when I was a kid because they're just boring I mean I'm not saying that Superman's boring but I would much rather watch Modern programming because I've just become accustomed to real action and and and decent special effects and the cheese just usually stands alone not to take away from you purists out there people who love Superman Through the Ages one of my favorite movies and I would say probably even still despite the cheese uh is part of the Superman series uh Superman 2 the Wrath of KH no wait that Star Trek the that was the near before Z you probably know what you're doing I just a guess because a lot of my community are are Geeks and and nerds and people who love sitting in front of the computer all day long whether it's the computer there or computer like here but you may know of someone who isn't as techsavvy someone who likely Falls victim to every other social networking scam that comes along and they don't mean to and you try to help them I have a a PDF that you may want to download print and then hand them or staple it to their forehead that's not advised a PDF that was poured over by Kevin mitnik himself to help people keep from falling victim to social networking or social engineering scams it's easy for you to do I mean really it's not for you you may look at the PDF and go oh well I already knew all that cool but how many people do you know who wouldn't know what you know help them out before they get in trouble I mean you love your friends and family don't you you should love them enough to send them a link or print it off and hand it to them Windows Phone 8 handsets may not land until November uh I have yet to meet someone and this just with full honesty here uh as opposed to partial honesty uh that has a Windows Phone who does not work for Microsoft I'm sure one day it will happen um and I'm really really I've got my fingers crossed hoping that Microsoft can pull this off I think they'll have a fantastic story or at least a story platform between Windows 8 as the desktop or tablet operating system that they're going to be pushing down the pike here soon and Windows Phone 8 not the current Windows Phone iteration the one that's going to be coming out after Windows 8 is shipped and there's some good stuff coming from Microsoft are you a Windows phone user what do you think were you happy or a little disappointed to find out that your current Windows phone would not be able to receive the full treatment when Windows Phone 8 hardware and software Ships coming possibly November Microsoft posts strong earnings but misses on revenue for the first time they've lost money that's uh it's kind of a big deal I I wouldn't count them out yet uh you know they they've made some mistakes which company hasn't uh I don't think that they're going to die anytime soon and I'm very grateful for that because the more companies we have the more competition competition is a good thing Google Q2 profit tops estimates lifting shares as CEO Larry pagee stays mom probably fiddling with one of those Google Glasses things that I I think did you hear that someone got attacked you know for their like augmented reality headwear that they were wearing that's one reason I probably wouldn't want to wear it in public I mean I have a difficult enough time going out in public to begin with I mean let alone they see some technology they want they just take it and run and and I can't see and that would suck uh but congratulations Google for making money that's what companies should do no matter which company uh you are Facebook testing new Pinterest inspired design for app stories in Newsfeed uh I guess Pinterest is driving traffic I'm not using it as frequently as I possibly should but does anybody in in my community use Pinterest or do I have to start looking for a different community on Pinterest I I will I mean it's it's a good platform that many people are using but are you guys using it yet Twitter rolls out targeted tweets for advertisers sponsorships just the name of the game folks you want to use a service free you got to put up with sponsorship and as long as it matches your interest why would you complain flicker post ingenious single serving site in response to internet outcry if you go over to dearm melissa.com it says please make Flickr awesome again love the internet and it's true I I even tweeted the link so that others could see it because I still have a flicker account I still publish there I can't be the the only one and Flickr today responded with a page on their website that didn't register their own domain dear Internet thanks come help us make Flickr awesomer and then they have a link off to flickr.com job so if you want a job at Flickr now's your chance locker.net user DJ Scooby-Doo who is going on record is having the best questions asked and answered in a single streak on geek out uh he asks what's your favorite song at the moment I know this sounds crazy but I I don't really have one YouTube viewer wiam Ali writes hey Diana and Chris do you have Ikea in Seattle we do walkern home.net user Bob popo 23 asks why are there no firstperson sports games well I guess I've seen games being played from a firstperson perspective but I I'm not the guy to ask I play firstperson sitters that's usually what I'm doing here YouTube user Lisa Aaron wolf writes I have been wondering about this since I started watching Locker Nome and maybe it's been answered before what are those flashing LEDs over the monitors in the video I think it's some kind of binary clock but I've always wondered go. tag.com forix faster than a speeding mullet we'll eat you later although the Swedish me balls me me ball me balls meatballs I mean they're tasty uh but I wouldn't say they'd be worth the tripthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now hey everybody I'm Chris pillo and this is your geek out for Thursday July 19th 2012 my dad's 69th birthday he's at Joe Perillo on Twitter and Joe pillo on YouTube feel free to follow him that'd be one hell of a present you still have a chance to play spin to win to get a hold of T-Mobile's new Samsung Galaxy S3 which I've been using for the past couple of weeks and it's been fun you've seen some of the images that I've snapped and uploaded to the internet and uh if you want to get your hands on one yeah you could Fork over cash or you could try to win one it's really easy click the link in the video description five kitchen gadgets that every geek should own I think we have just about everything that you could possibly think of in the kitchen including tools that I really don't even know what they do right I mean I remember getting a a strawberry core I mean I know what that does obviously because it it cores strawberries you know you pop the little part out that you don't want to eat and then you could eat the rest of the strawberry that's left they make tools for everything telek easy to use computer for senior citizens I'm happy to say that my dad has tried Linux Ubuntu I uploaded that video to YouTube I'm just going to call this video the video I uploaded to YouTube at this point uh he's tried OS 10 he's tried windows and he doesn't consider himself really that much of a geek he loves numbers and he loves what computers can do for him so I think he'd be really happy to see what's coming down the pike especially uh for the people who are older than my dad and that's not many I hope I get to be as old as my dad and I'm sure one day I will look it how to get company staff using social media I'm not going to say it's a prerequisite for people who write for the locker Nome Universe to use social media but it doesn't hurt I mean sending out an extra tweet uh for a story that we've published it helps you want to be discovered you kind of got to put yourself out there and social media is a great way of doing just that do I want this client I do Consulting I do coaching I miss my fingers when I try to count on them uh but just because someone wants to take me on as as someone who could help them through the paces you know whatever their business might happen to need at the time likely related to technology uh doesn't mean that I can always accept them uh there are certain businesses uh who will do everything in their power to try to lowball you and devalue the Insight that you have the knowledge inside your head that they need um just because the client is offering something to you doesn't mean that you have to take them in fact I hope you get to the point where you don't have to take every single client that approaches you you'll be in a better position uh and you may just be dealing with a client from hell and nobody wants that the last son of Krypton Superman through the decades my dad sat me down one day and showed me the episodes of Superman that he watched when he was growing up and it wasn't very exciting to me I mean yes it's kind of nostalgic to watch but uh it's just I mean I can't even watch shows that I used to watch when I was a kid because they're just boring I mean I'm not saying that Superman's boring but I would much rather watch Modern programming because I've just become accustomed to real action and and and decent special effects and the cheese just usually stands alone not to take away from you purists out there people who love Superman Through the Ages one of my favorite movies and I would say probably even still despite the cheese uh is part of the Superman series uh Superman 2 the Wrath of KH no wait that Star Trek the that was the near before Z you probably know what you're doing I just a guess because a lot of my community are are Geeks and and nerds and people who love sitting in front of the computer all day long whether it's the computer there or computer like here but you may know of someone who isn't as techsavvy someone who likely Falls victim to every other social networking scam that comes along and they don't mean to and you try to help them I have a a PDF that you may want to download print and then hand them or staple it to their forehead that's not advised a PDF that was poured over by Kevin mitnik himself to help people keep from falling victim to social networking or social engineering scams it's easy for you to do I mean really it's not for you you may look at the PDF and go oh well I already knew all that cool but how many people do you know who wouldn't know what you know help them out before they get in trouble I mean you love your friends and family don't you you should love them enough to send them a link or print it off and hand it to them Windows Phone 8 handsets may not land until November uh I have yet to meet someone and this just with full honesty here uh as opposed to partial honesty uh that has a Windows Phone who does not work for Microsoft I'm sure one day it will happen um and I'm really really I've got my fingers crossed hoping that Microsoft can pull this off I think they'll have a fantastic story or at least a story platform between Windows 8 as the desktop or tablet operating system that they're going to be pushing down the pike here soon and Windows Phone 8 not the current Windows Phone iteration the one that's going to be coming out after Windows 8 is shipped and there's some good stuff coming from Microsoft are you a Windows phone user what do you think were you happy or a little disappointed to find out that your current Windows phone would not be able to receive the full treatment when Windows Phone 8 hardware and software Ships coming possibly November Microsoft posts strong earnings but misses on revenue for the first time they've lost money that's uh it's kind of a big deal I I wouldn't count them out yet uh you know they they've made some mistakes which company hasn't uh I don't think that they're going to die anytime soon and I'm very grateful for that because the more companies we have the more competition competition is a good thing Google Q2 profit tops estimates lifting shares as CEO Larry pagee stays mom probably fiddling with one of those Google Glasses things that I I think did you hear that someone got attacked you know for their like augmented reality headwear that they were wearing that's one reason I probably wouldn't want to wear it in public I mean I have a difficult enough time going out in public to begin with I mean let alone they see some technology they want they just take it and run and and I can't see and that would suck uh but congratulations Google for making money that's what companies should do no matter which company uh you are Facebook testing new Pinterest inspired design for app stories in Newsfeed uh I guess Pinterest is driving traffic I'm not using it as frequently as I possibly should but does anybody in in my community use Pinterest or do I have to start looking for a different community on Pinterest I I will I mean it's it's a good platform that many people are using but are you guys using it yet Twitter rolls out targeted tweets for advertisers sponsorships just the name of the game folks you want to use a service free you got to put up with sponsorship and as long as it matches your interest why would you complain flicker post ingenious single serving site in response to internet outcry if you go over to dearm melissa.com it says please make Flickr awesome again love the internet and it's true I I even tweeted the link so that others could see it because I still have a flicker account I still publish there I can't be the the only one and Flickr today responded with a page on their website that didn't register their own domain dear Internet thanks come help us make Flickr awesomer and then they have a link off to flickr.com job so if you want a job at Flickr now's your chance locker.net user DJ Scooby-Doo who is going on record is having the best questions asked and answered in a single streak on geek out uh he asks what's your favorite song at the moment I know this sounds crazy but I I don't really have one YouTube viewer wiam Ali writes hey Diana and Chris do you have Ikea in Seattle we do walkern home.net user Bob popo 23 asks why are there no firstperson sports games well I guess I've seen games being played from a firstperson perspective but I I'm not the guy to ask I play firstperson sitters that's usually what I'm doing here YouTube user Lisa Aaron wolf writes I have been wondering about this since I started watching Locker Nome and maybe it's been answered before what are those flashing LEDs over the monitors in the video I think it's some kind of binary clock but I've always wondered go. tag.com forix faster than a speeding mullet we'll eat you later although the Swedish me balls me me ball me balls meatballs I mean they're tasty uh but I wouldn't say they'd be worth the trip\n"