We’re very happy to welcome you to our 1024th episode, which as we know means we will no longer to count the shows in binary on two hands. But that’s OK. We will still be doing shows. Because we have more hands. And our eleven-finer listeners can still count on two hands. We also have …
Buzz Out Loud 1023: 802.11N(ever)
Supposedly we will get finalization on the 802.11N wireless standard in September. Of course we’ve been waiting for that for years now, so we’re not too confident. We also almost forget we’re talking about the new Yahoo home page and only I am impressed by Microsoft contributing to the Linux Kernel. But I still think …
Buzz Out Loud 1022: Load balancing in space
On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing we sadly report on the state of the broken toilet in the International Space Station. It means astronauts have to split up which toilets they use in order to load balance. No. Seriously. Plus we touch on the Amazon 1984 ironic mistake of the year. Buzz Out …
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Buzz Out Loud 1021: Bird-eating blob
While Yahoo and Microsoft are flirting again and video game sales are plummeting, it doesn’t matter. We are all going to be eaten soon by the blob of organic material floating by Alaska. It ate a bird, people! Get with it! Seattle is next. Oh and we can film our demise with the first 3-D …
Buzz Out Loud 1020: Perfect, luminous, and lustrous balls
Who has the most perfect balls in the world? Metrologists. No, seriously. They do. You should see the pictures. This is serious science, people, so quit your childish sniggering. In actual news for the day, Apple misses its chance to make iTunes the world’s music software (again) by blocking Pre syncing with its latest iTunes …
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Buzz Out Loud 1019: What is a browser anyway?!
Bill Gates wonders why Google would want to make a browser-based operating system. In fact he wonders what exactly a browser is anyway. We also have some crazy Steve Ballmer quotes and some crazy stats of how many people respond to spam. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata …
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Buzz Out Loud 1018: We’re gonna need a bigger bump
Bing’s June bump won’t be enough to take significant share from Google according to JP Morgan analysts. Of course analysts will say anything anyway. And apparently so will we. About Blu-ray. It’s kind of a complaining podcast today. But we do find a shining example of good at the end. Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
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Buzz Out Loud 1017: Armpit passwords
Natali has some tips for secure password hints that involve her armpits. You’ll just have to listen. We also give our thoughts on Office 2010 and what kids these days are doing on the Internet. That includes Brian Tong. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction …
Buzz Out Loud 1016: Summon the royal Twitterer
The monarchy comes to Twitter, but of course the Queen doesn’t sully her fingers on the keyboard, she has a royal twitterer do that. We also discuss whether the new Universal Music Group deal with TuneCore will change the landscape of music. We also absolve North Korea of the botnet. Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
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Buzz Out Loud 1015: Keep it convenient
We all get in a big argument over whether all-in-one devices are more convenient than discrete devices. Cooley thinks discrete devices are un-American. I think the opposite. And Molly has the logical arguments for discrete devices. We also find out a Judge has ruled IP addresses can only prove a computer existed and not a …
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