On today’s show, we discover that Microsoft is a fine American company that thinks nothing of shafting its highest-paying users or subjecting the entire Internet to multiple episodes of projectile vomiting. And Apple shouldn’t be forced by some pissy little upstart to change its perfectly legitimate EULA. And don’t even get Cooley STARTED on sending …
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As the new owners of the Pirate Bay take over they will have to eventually change things and sell out. So Rafe has dubbed them as Cruiseship Bay. We also discuss the pyrrhic victory of RIAA over Usenet.com and Rafe and Natali hate some more on Verizon. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their …
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China has delayed required installation of Green Dam Youth Escort, but we find out it does a better job blocking pork than porn. Whew. Protect those kids from the piggies! Also a big win for remote cable DVRs! And the Pirate Bay got sold. You can sell it? Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …
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NASA may have found the lost moon tapes and our best hopes is for some kind of remix. Also Molly tells us all to beware the sticky death roller if we use the dead-fly-powered alarm clock. We also still don’t have a sponsor. In case you were curious. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …
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Artists are developing robots that can consume flies and rodents. That means they’ll get a taste for flesh. What could go wrong? They come for your butt, that’s what. We also take NASA to task, and discuss the effect of Michael Jackson’s death on the Internet and what it might mean for future emergencies. All …
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Bill Gates is part of a team that has patented a new beer keg. Sure it could be used for other things. But the point was we’re pretty sure he came up with the idea when drinking warm beer in Africa. We also talk about porn on the iPhone and new Windows pricing. Buzz Out …
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Dr. Kiki from This Week in Science joins us to talk tech and science and we realize that we will all soon wear solar-powered Gundam suits and travel the Earth. That is until they become self-aware and eject us and kill us all. We also take NASA to task and tell you when to get …
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OK, not really. Although she did admit to it. But it had to do with Intel getting into Nokia phones somehow. Or did it have to do with the Clear pass getting discontinued at airports. Or was it? And there were chickens. And turtles. You just have to listen. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
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Without Rafe and Brian Cooley on the show, we felt it was safe to have French tech podcaster Patrick Beja on the show to talk tech. Don’t worry, he speaks in English for this show. We talk about the iPhone phenomena, the poor penetration of broadband in the US and how HD-DVD is still beating …
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Bozeman, Montana has decided they need everyone’s social network logins and passwords to conduct background checks on prospective employees. So cute. They call it Face Page. PLus we talk about the iPhone lines, and go to town on the need for copyright laws. Turns out we may not need them. Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
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