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This week’s show has a guy who pointed a camera at the cops, a sister who turned into a thumb and a burglar who stole dozens of boxes with nothing inside. Yes, really.
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📬 IN THIS EMAIL
🎧 This week’s show: He flipped the camera on the cops. Guess who showed up.
🧊 Number of the week: The alerts that made Dad ask an awkward question.
⏩ Jump to a segment: 12 must-hear stories, one tap each.
👤 Meet the guest: $180, one laptop and 20 minutes of AI. That’s all it took.
🎲 Real or Fake: Three headlines. One is made up. Can you beat Andrew?
✂️ Cutting-room floor: 3 bonus tips you won’t hear on the show.
🥁 Worst jokes of the week: 3 so bad Andrew groaned.
🎧 THIS WEEK’S SHOW
He tracked the cops. Then the cops showed up.
There’s a camera on a pole in your town that probably knows where you drove today. Your license plate. Your time. Your route. Anthony Sistilli decided to flip the script. He built his own plate reader for $180. It ignores your minivan. It only reads cop cars.
Days later, two officers were standing at his front door. Their question: What are you going to do with that data? His answer? Funny, that’s what we ask you.
Then meet Autumn. She’s a 30-year-old tech CEO with 577 Hinge notifications and zero luck. So she did what no grown woman should ever do. She handed her phone to Mom and Dad. Wait until you hear what Dad thought “post-economic” meant.
Plus, Elon Musk’s AI shopping demo spilled his private info, a burglar stole 50 Mac mini boxes that turned out to be empty and the Halloween TV trick that makes your house look haunted from the street.
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🧊 NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 577
That’s how many notifications Autumn got on her brand-new Hinge profile. She’s a Navy vet who sold one startup. Dating? Not her strong suit.
So she let her parents pick. Dad read one guy’s profile and asked if “post-economic” meant rich. (Fair question, Dad.)
Who was tougher, Mom or Dad? And how many of those 577 were even human?
Keep scrolling. There’s more good stuff below. 👇
🏠 IS YOUR HOME STILL IN YOUR NAME?
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⏩ JUMP TO A SEGMENT
The 12 you can’t miss. Tap any line to go straight there on YouTube.
⏩ Warren Buffett’s late-night YouTube habit. (It’s not stock tips.)
⏩ The Kardashians’ AI intro turned one sister into a thumb.
⏩ A burglar stole 50 Mac mini boxes. Every one was empty.
⏩ The FBI agent is real. His number is real. It’s still a scam.
⏩ Elon Musk’s AI shopping demo spilled his private info.
⏩ Jeff Bezos says AI could give you a 3-day workweek.
⏩ Need a new laptop? Buy it before prices climb again.
⏩ Key fob dead? Your car isn’t. Here’s the trick.
⏩ The best photo of your kid is hiding in a video.
⏩ Google’s AI will call three plumbers so you don’t have to.
⏩ Make your house look haunted with your TV.
⏩ My tip helped Michele find her baby sister’s grave after 30 years.
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👤 MEET THE GUEST: ANTHONY SISTILLI
Anthony is a software engineer and YouTuber. His city spent millions on license plate cameras. He built his own.
His rig? A $180 camera from Amazon, a laptop and an AI model he trained in about 20 minutes. Here’s the twist. It ignores your minivan. It tries to read a plate only after it decides the car belongs to the police.
He posted videos, and two officers showed up at his front door. Should citizens be allowed to watch the watchers? Listen or watch first. Then tell me where you land in the video’s comments on YouTube.
🎲 REAL OR FAKE
Three tech headlines. Two are real. I made one up. Andrew had to call it. Now it’s your turn.
1. A New York nightclub will kick you out for bringing smart glasses, even if they’re tucked away in your bag.
2. An engineer built a robot that spots his cat on the kitchen counter and squirts it with water.
3. Samsung’s newest fridge texts your spouse if you open it more than 10 times after midnight.
Lock in your answer, then see if you beat Andrew. No peeking.
Keep scrolling. My best jokes are still to come. 👇
✂️ CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR
Three tips that didn’t make the show. Email readers only.
Is someone snooping on you? The bug most people miss isn’t in the smoke detector. It’s their own accounts. On iPhone, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Safety Check to see who you share your location and other info with, and cut it off in one place. On Android, go to Settings > Safety & emergency > Unknown tracker alerts to get warned about AirTags traveling with you. Then change your Apple or Google password and turn on two-factor authentication. Free. Neat.
Can’t hear what anyone is saying on your shows? It’s not your ears. Movies and shows are mixed for theater surround sound, and the dialogue gets buried when it squeezes out of your thin TV speakers. That’s why the explosions blast and the whispers vanish. Here’s the fix. Dig into your TV’s sound settings and turn on the dialogue booster. Samsung calls it Active Voice Amplifier, LG calls it Clear Voice, and Roku calls it Speech Clarity (press the star * button while a show is playing). On an Apple TV, swipe into Control Center, open the audio menu and turn on Enhance Dialogue. While you’re in there, turn on Night Mode or Volume Leveling. It quiets the loud parts and lifts the quiet ones, so you stop riding the remote all night. And switch off Virtual Surround. It sounds big, but it scatters voices around the room. Still mumbly? Turn on subtitles. Half of Gen Z watches with them on anyway.
Your phone can save your life while it’s locked. If you’re in a crash or collapse, first responders and ER nurses check your phone for Medical ID. Most people never set it up, so the screen shows nothing. Takes two minutes. On iPhone, open the Health app, tap your picture, then Medical ID > Edit. Add your allergies, medications, blood type and emergency contacts, and turn on Show When Locked. On Android, go to Settings > Safety & emergency > Medical information and Emergency contacts. (Some Samsung phones put it in the Contacts app under your profile.) Now anyone can see it from the lock screen without your passcode. Do it for your parents, too. They’ll never think of it.
🥁 WORST JOKES OF THE WEEK
Why did the ghost ride in the elevator? To lift his spirits.
What do you call someone who saw an Apple store getting robbed? An iWitness.
Did you hear about the LEGO truck that crashed on the highway? Authorities are still trying to piece everything together.
(Andrew groaned at all three. That’s the only review I trust.)
🙏 THANK YOU, HOME TITLE LOCK
Thanks to Home Title Lock for making this week’s show possible. Here’s what to watch for, because title thieves count on you not noticing.
Red flags your home’s title may be in trouble:
Mail stops coming. Your property tax bill or homeowner’s insurance renewal never shows up. A crook may have changed the mailing address.
Mail you didn’t expect. A loan statement, a notice of default or a welcome letter from a lender you’ve never heard of.
Strangers at the door. Someone claims they bought your house, or a “renter” moves into your vacation home.
Your credit takes a hit. A sudden drop can mean someone borrowed against your property.
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