• Sony defends it’s horrid response time http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/sony-defends-time-it-took-to-notify-users-of-data-loss/
• . . . and misses it’s promised restore time. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/06/psn-reactivation-delayed-for-further-testing-not-coming-back/
• . . . and gets hacked again.  http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/07/personal-details-on-2500-playstation-network-users-appear-on-web-site-sony-removes-them/
• US Senators go after lack of unreliable data breach reporting http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/us-senators-corporate-date-breach-reporting-i?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-05-12
• Skype was just purchased . . . by Microsoft http://gizmodo.com/5800389/microsoft-and-skype-are-totally-in-love-what-does-that-mean-for-your-pc-xbox-and-smartphone http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051011-ballmer-microsoft-wont-tie-skype.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-05-10
  http://www.geek.com/articles/news/google-we-didnt-want-skype-so-microsoft-bought-it-20110511/
• Apple to get new voice interface for iOS5? http://www.pcworld.com/article/227395/nuance_deal_could_be_game_changer_for_apples_ios_5.html
• iPad 2 faster than a Cray 2? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/the-ipad-in-your-hand-as-fast-as-a-supercomputer-of-yore/
• Amazon Cloud now streaming correctly to iOS.  It’s a pain in the ass and I hates it. http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/07/amazon-cloud-player-streams-tunes-to-ios-following-silent-updat/
• My employer doesn’t look quite so bad – Apple Related http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/foxconn-asks-workers-to-sign-no-suicide-pledges-2011057/
• Google IO – Whole hellalotta news
• Intel makes 3D chips!  We are living in the future! http://www.pcworld.com/article/227260/intels_3d_transistor_why_it_matters.html

News/Pop/World?

• US Lawmakers plan “Do Not Track” Bills http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110507/pl_afp/usitprivacypoliticscongressinternet
• Facebook tried to smear Google with secret campaign http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-12/facebook-busted-in-clumsy-smear-attempt-on-google/
• Oh yes, Comcast merging with NBC is totally ethical!  BTW, I’m leaving the FCC to be an exec at Comcast! http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/f-c-c-commissioner-to-join-comcast/?partner=rss&emc=rss

TV/Movies/Video Games

• BREAKING: NBC kills Wonder Woman
  http://www.majorspoilers.com/television-nbc-kicks-wonder-woman-to-the-curb
• Brink launched for Xbox/PS3/PC.  Future of FPS? Not for Sony. http://www.brinkthegame.com/gate/?request=%2F
• Rumor: Star Trek TNG Remastered and in HD?  Streaming on Netflix? Blueray release? http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/09/rumor-cbs-moving-forward-with-star-trek-tng-in-hd-project/ http://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/05/the-next-generation-remastered-rumor-mill/
• (Listener suggested link) Cable/Satellite TV subscriptions drop.  This is how to do it without having a PHD in Geek.  Some of these a lot of us already do. http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112642/cut-cable-tv-costs-moneywatch

Lightning Round

• Kisses over the internet……um…… http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050511-kissing-internet.html
• Electric bike pushes killing ourselves at 100MPH back to 2012 http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/brammo-empulse-delivery-date-2012/
• Politician campaigns dressed up as a StarCraft Marine http://blastr.com/2011/05/politician-campaigns-for.php
• Vader killed Obi-Wan http://www.galacticempiretimes.com/2011/05/09/galaxy/outer-rim/obi-wan-kenobi-is-killed.html

Carl’s Favorite Link: No Star Trek fan clubs did not kill Bin Laden, despite German TV reports
http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/06/geman-tv-fail-star-treks-maquis-not-involved-in-bin-laden-mission/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20061024-71.html
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/11/german-tv-confuses-star-trek-terrorists-bin-laden/

Zuke’s favorite: Michael Bolton has an awesome sense of humor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

Zohner’s favorite: The greatest Dungeon Master who ever lived http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/05/12/the-greatest-dungeon-master-who-ever-lived-video/

Schmidty’s favorite: Angry Birds on Chrome now
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aknpkdffaafgjchaibgeefbgmgeghloj?hl=en-US