In today’s show, featuring co-host Dan Ackerman, we discuss the benefits of being an independent musician (Dan says it’s a great time!), the increasingly furious-yet-futile fight between the MPAA and RealDVD, Delta pre-emptively filtering porn on planes, and Kid Rock finding a home on the Web, whether we want him there or not. Buzz Out …
Buzz Out Loud 823: Sad trombone
Whence comes the sad trombone and other questions of great worldly importance dominate today’s discussions, but there is, in fact, other technology news today. For example, Steve Jobs is ok but citizen journalism may not be, iTunes isn’t going to have to shut down after all (but copyright pricing remains outrageously stupid), and Microsoft extends …
Buzz Out Loud 822: It’s all about the benzenes
Stuck with a stinky new Mac Pro? Good news: it might be toxic! (No proof of toxicity has been determined.) Also, Tom Merritt reveals himself to be a ruthless murderer of Firefox downloads. And the state of Pennsylvania takes it upon itself to make the streets safer by making old people smarter. Love it! Buzz …
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Buzz Out Loud 821: Cloud hippies
On today’s show, a big, fat present for long-time listeners (and Veronica Belmont fans): Veronica Belmont joins us! In the news, Real’s pre-emptive lawsuit fails to stop the studios from suing over RealDVD, Apple’s threat to close iTunes, Dell offering you Iron Man along with its computers, and Starz on Netflix! Buzz Out Loud episodes …
Buzz Out Loud 820: Stupid cloud
Richard Stallman says anyone who puts their data in the cloud is stupid. Cooley thinks he’s right about some things but finds other parts of this statement stupid. Find out which is which. We also get into a discussion of why exactly the House of Representatives website went down. Cooley doesn’t buy any of it. …
Buzz Out Loud 819: Laptop size doesn’t matter
Natali says she giggles when she sees guys using the tiny little Eee PC. But she doesn’t question their manliness. Engnr_Chik thinks netbooks are for everyone. Plus we speculate on the rush to release a pre-beta of Windows 7, demand Wal-Mart do something about their forlorn DRM music tracks and I’m possibly moving to Japan. …
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Buzz Out Loud 818: The Zipless Squirt
It’s an in the wild sort of show today: love on the bus, Zune-style, a Tesla in the wild, an anecdotal Netbook in the wild, and wild assumptions and paranoia about Internet tracking ensue as Rafe Needleman returns to BOL. Also, the birdman flies over the Channel. Awesome. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …
Buzz Out Loud 817: 3.85G coming soon!
It’s an exciting time to be in the market for a confusing incremental upgrade to your wireless broadband speeds, especially if you’re into white space. Donald Bell joins the cast today for a rollicking discussion that includes a trifecta of unexpected good news for actual consumers. It’s very exciting. Especially the part about the giant …
Buzz Out Loud 816: The fog of charm
I bet you think this podcast is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you!? On today’s show, we learn how easy it is to spot a narcissist on Facebook (stay away!), terrible ideas that will criminalize professional eBay sellers and kill eBay even faster than it’s killing itself, and how video games might be the only …
Buzz Out Loud 815: The HTC Dream and the death of grammar
The introduction of the G1 phone (the HTC Dream) is very nearly overshadowed by the marketing decision to destroy perfect innocent words in the commercials for it. But we do eventually get around to discussing the features, the delay of Windows Mobile 7, electric cars from Chrysler (for real!), and SanDisk takes a beating. Buzz …
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