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SD#60 Was He Korean?
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Headlines:
- Google is getting sued….again…for maps…again…by…??????
- Kodak had a nuke. Kinda.
- And there goes the rest of Yahoo’s executive board.
- Facebook becomes a tad more obvious in their advertising intentions.
- I thought all those Facebook founders were such nice boys!
- Google Goggle’s video was really more of a theory and not an actual concept.
- Castle loses its producer/writer to go . . . work on the CW?!
- Google doesn’t like it when you frequently change ROMsThat was a fast backpedal
- Verizon doesn’t want to keep their customers
- The Pirate Bay is under attack… literally
- Diablo III revolutionizes… the error screen
- Siri is a liar
Fastlane:
- Apple has invited Kaspersky labs to tour their Cupertino facilities and help them address their security concerns. Kaspersky has taken a full assessment and deemed OSX as “incredibly vulnerable”. Also, they say to expect malware on your iPad and iPhone within a year.
- A recent evaluation of the Navy’s new high-tech cruisers has come back as “no-go”. The evaluation reports that the mine hunter can’t see or withstand mines, the hull dissolves in water, and the construction team has completely failed every test given them. Total cost to taxpayers? $680M so far.
- A research team has not only found a way to restore sight to the blind, but a way to externally power the implants without wires. The implants would be powered by an infrared light from special glasses. The future is here, and it’s brought LASER POWERED EYES!
- Mtn Dew is partnering up with WB to promote The Dark Knight Rises with a new limited edition flavor inspired by the upcoming Batman film called Mountain Dew Dark Berry. Beware of drinking too much though as it can lead to wearing tights and staying up all night trying to avenge the murder of your parents.
- ABC wants the Hulk to smash…..on TV. The possible TV series could break through the walls in time for the 2013-14 TV season.
- Japan has just successfully broadcast an 8K video signal over the air. Good thing you just paid off that 1080p TV, cause it’s about to get outclassed REAL fast!
- Avengers may have made more than a billion in theaters so far but it’d be a drop in the bucket to the $160B in estimated damages to the island of Manhattan in the movie. That’s more than 9/11, hurricane Katrina, or the Japanese tsunami.
- Netflix clocks 42 Billion API requests per month. Nothing funny about that; just impressive. Move along…
Talking Point: Why can’t DC make a good movie franchise?
Zuke’s Tentative Favorite: Fiat decides to photobomb Volkswagon
Stark’s Favorite: TRON Uprising pilot now online
Zohner’s Favorite: ComicRack: For all your comic book needs… on your phone or PC
Schmidty’s Favorite: 121 MP of planet earth
Obama Isn’t A Gay Angel
No doubt by now you’ve seen or at least heard of Time Magazine’s latest attempt to shock us into buying their wares. In the off chance you haven’t, here it is:
I'll bet this kid just can't wait till mom shows all potential dates his "childhood pics".
The article itself wasn’t so much a hard hitting editorial on the benefits of breast feeding as it was how some people go to extremes over “attachment parenting”. I guess someone in the Time newsroom decided it was a slow issue, so why not make it the cover story. Best way to do that? Well, let’s make it shocking! Sure, why not? It’s not like they haven’t done that before.
But what does any of that have to with President Obama?
SD#59 Insert Title Here
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I really meant to find a clever title and image to put here . . . but it just didn’t happen.
We’re back to a normal recording situation, and boy does it show! To commemorate the show we’re talking about kiddie pr0n and how screwed up New York is! Also, Schmidty still doesn’t understand what “Fast Lane” means. Oh well.
Headlines:
- Apple’s new boot sound; the sad trombone. (an editorial)
- Senator Franken calls out FCC on the Comcast debacle.
- Xbox for $99?! BRILLIANT! (first subsidized game console?)
- New York proves that laws need to catch up with technology
- The Avengers are saving John Carter, gave %1000 increase in sales.
- Mircosoft’s reverse reality distortion field will be the death of it.
- Paying customers now being treated even more like criminals.
SD#58 An Incestuous Nebula
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This podcast is full of fail. 
Somehow, we seriously managed to cut the last 2 minutes of the podcast and it ends up with the audio equivalent of a “Scene Missing”. Sorry. :-(
SMV – Monday Edition
I’ve become a big fan of Foster The People ever since their album Torches came out. I won’t lie and say I used to know them way back when or before they were cool or something dumb like that, and I’ll likely never get a chance to see them live, but ever since I first heard them on the radio I’ve loved their sound. Their videos . . . well, I love too. They’re occasionally just really trippy.
This one could go the trippy route too, if you let it. Otherwise, it’s just a lot of fun to an awesome song. Enjoy! (Thanks to Dave2 for bringing this video to my attention!)
A Soldier’s View
In our most recent podcast, we discussed the ramifications of our military using more and more UAV’s and other such “mechanical soldiers” in different operations. In order to try and get a better viewpoint, I reached out to a friend of mine in the military and see if he had anything to add. He was gracious enough to answer a few questions (even during his guild’s raid, what a gentleman) and provide them here.
Special thanks to Sergeant Chilcott of the 65th Fires Brigade, Riverton, Utah. Additional thanks to all other men and women in our armed services, both active and reserve.
SD#57 Hot Drone Love
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Only a matter of time.
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Stark decides to bail early . . . barely. Mac users can’t seem to wrap their heads around what a virus is, asteroids are going to make rich people richer, and no one knows what the crap Google is planning.
SD#56 AOL Hates Cows
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No, seriously; try it! It’s awesome.
Nokia to Europe: U Mad Bro?
Nokia has had some trying times recently, to say the least; they got a new CEO in Stephen Elop who had less than stellar things to say, they dropped their long running mobile OS Symbian, and killed MeeGo before it even launched. When all seemed to be on the brink, they launched their new flagship phone (the Lumia 900) in the United States . . . only to find there’s a software bug in it.
That’s not to say nothing good has been happening, however. That aforementioned bug was fixed in record time, and everyone who had purchased the Lumia got a $100 credit sent directly to them (whether they had the error or not). The Lumia itself has had rave reviews and AT&T can’t seem to keep it in stores with how quickly it’s selling and even the retail powerhouse that is Amazon Mobile is having issues keeping enough in stock.
So why is Nokia still sinking?
SD#55 Rolling Blackouts
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Stark's computer is still feeling the effects
We have a droid dropping in and out throughout the show. Google is bored with its new toy. We might be a little racist but need feedback to make sure. And I hate Stanley Jaffe.
