We get taken to task today for our segues, which we admit, can be quite forced sometimes. So we show some examples of good and bad. We also have a Cooley rant about the new Segway mini car from a few weeks ago. And I suggest we go clubbing with baby seals, and Cooley and …
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One of our listeners is stunned that you can buy a song from John Cage in the iTunes store that is 4:33 of silence. In other Apple news, Tim Cook thinks netbooks suck. And Time Warner says fine. If you don’t want to pay our outrageous data fees we won’t give you faster Internet. So …
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Scientists have simulated a part of the brain molecule by molecule and may possibly be able to simulate an entire brain soon. This has Natali excited because she anticipates being able to download martial arts into her brain. Jason just doesn’t want to meet another one of himself. We also discuss the real cost of …
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One of our listeners is upset that Pizza Hut is hiring interns to Twitter for them. We try to show the difference between astroturfing on blogs and hiring someone to Twitter legitimately. We also decide that when GREP is outlawed only criminals will GREP. And Blu-ray’s getting cheap. But do we care? Buzz Out Loud …
Macs infected with a new pirate-induced botnet are launching denial-of-service attacks! Do you have your zombie botnet preparedness kit? Also free mobile DTV in DC, an official Windows Mobile 6.5 release date, and Oracle buys Sun. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done …
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Today’s show may be held together by duct tape and super glue, but Jeff Bakalar was kind enough to help us cover the day’s news. Time Warner cancels their bandwidth cap plan, the Pirate Bay founders are sent to the slammer, and YouTube is said to launch a pay per view model. Buzz Out Loud …
Maggie Reardon from News.com joins Natali and I to talk about a host of cell phone news including new iPhone patents, legislation around sexting, and of course, courier pigeons that deliver contraband cell phones to inmates. I mean, we all saw that last one coming… right? Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …
Don’t walk slowly and then stop abruptly if you are on the sidewalks of New York City. Natali might show you a new type of road rage. Also, cabbies in New York might have to give up their cell phones while on the job, AT&T has plans to extended their carrier exclusivity to the iPhone, …
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NBC and the cable companies are teaming up to make it really annoying for you to watch the Winter Olympics onlione. Brian Cooley sums up their plans well, and it’s today’s title. We also discuss fiber-eating alien insect and solar power beamed down from space. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …
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In this case it refers to Jeff Bakalar’s face, but it could also refer to Amazon, Steve Jobs, and Skype. Well at least in part. Find out all about all of these things in today’s scary and caliente episode. –Tom Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or …
