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Episode #49 10-11-2009

Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8298580.stm

7 Secrets Only Two Living People Know (For Some Reason)
http://www.cracked.com/article/147_7-secrets-only-two-living-people-know-for-some-reason/

11 Things Wal-Mart Has Banned
http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/34728.html?cnn=yes?panties

Will California become America’s first failed state?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/california-failing-state-debt

Performance-Enhancing iPod Gets Woman Disqualified From Marathon Victory
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/38338/performance-enhancing_ipod_gets_woman_disqualified_from_marathon_victory

Episode #48 09-27-2009

10 Best Things We’ll Say to Our Grandkids
http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-10/st_best

Immortality only 20 years away says scientist
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6217676/Immortality-only-20-years-away-says-scientist.html

Belatedly, Egypt Spots Flaws in Wiping Out Pigs
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/world/africa/20cairo.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss&topic=swineflu

Do smoking bans significantly reduce heart attacks?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-10359013-247.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

Episode #47 08-30-2009

Bill would give president emergency control of Internet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html

Porn collection put people off upgrading to Firefox 3
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/08/26/porn-collection-put-people-off-upgrading-to-firefox-3/

Microsoft: Prove you’re human by reading and regurgitating an ad
http://www.techflash.com/Microsofts_latest_idea_Prove_youre_human_by_reading_an_ad_54859922.html

One of the better twitter accounts I have come across

One of the better twitter accounts I have come across
http://www.prefixmag.com/news/seven-crimes-that-will-get-you-a-smaller-fine-than/32033/

Dual-Screen Laptops?! Yes, They’re Real (and Coming Soon)
http://mashable.com/2009/08/28/dual-screen-laptop/

Episode #46 08-23-2009

Forget doctors. Is there a laptop on board?
http://gizmodo.com/5341675/random-dude-with-a-laptop-called-up-to-cockpit-to-help-pilots-plot-a-new-course

iTunes accounts for 25 percent of all music sold
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10311907-37.html

Facebook sued in CA for “disseminating private information to third parties”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10311625-93.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/17/new-privacy-lawsuit-throws-the-kitchen-sink-at-facebook/

US man ’stole 130 million card numbers’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8206305.stm

Sony unveils slimmer PS3: $300, lands in September (updated!)
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/sony-debuts-slimmer-ps3/

USAA bank will let customers deposit checks via iPhone
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10check.html

Episode #45 08-09-2009

News Corp. intends to charge for ALL sites
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Newspapers_24/News_Corp_We_re_walling_off_our_news.asp

Fox joins Universal’s war on Redbox DVD rental kiosks
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/fox-joins-universals-war-on-redboxs-dvd-rental-kiosks.ars

Some tweets now of out bounds at ESPN
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10303457-93.html

CNN Refusing To Run Health Care Ad Critical Of Insurance Industry
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/cnn-refusing-to-run-ad-critical-of-insurance-industry/

Report: Billy Mays used cocaine days before his death
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Report-Billy-Mays-used-cocaine-days-before-his/h2Wu3vTcnkKQ_ubPeGpxiw.cspx

Episode #44 08-02-2009

Shock threat to shut Skype
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-20090731-e3qe.html

Apple says jailbreaking is a national security issue
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10298646-1.html

Will one Chicago woman’s Tweet cost her $50,000?
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bar-tender/2009/07/exhibit-a-will-one-chicago-womans-tweet-cost-her-50000.html

3jam Launches Virtual Numbers, Takes Google Voice Head-On
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/30/3jam-launches-virtual-numbers-takes-google-voice-head-on/

JamLegend’s ‘Guitar Hero For The Web’ Now Lets You Upload And Play Any Song You’d Like
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/jamlegends-guitar-hero-for-the-web-now-lets-you-play-any-song-youd-like/

Episode #43 07-26-2009

AT&T Is A Big, Steaming Heap Of Failure
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/18/att-is-a-big-steaming-heap-of-failure/

Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer’s patients from escaping
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/05/fake-bus-stop-keeps.html

100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/

Microsoft changes “Laptop Hunters” ad after Apple complains
http://adage.com/article?article_id=138117

ATT activates 2.4 million iPhones; Second quarter tops estimates
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21579
Maine To Test Pay Per Mile Highway Tax

http://blog.puppetgov.com/2009/07/16/maine-to-test-pay-per-mile-highway-tax/

Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/23/google-voice-gives-out-free-business-cards-makes-switching-numbers-slightly-less-incredibly-irritating/

Episode #42 07-20-2009

Huge Unidentified Organic Blob Floating Around Alaska
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/07/16/1421255/Huge-Unidentified-Organic-Blob-Floating-Around-Alaska

Google Voice coming to Android, BlackBerry
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10286763-2.html

12% of e-mail users have actually tried to buy stuff from spam
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/07/12-of-e-mail-users-try-to-buy-stuff-from-spam-e-mail.ars

Walter Cronkite, Iconic Anchorman, Dies at 92
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/walter-cronkite-iconic-anchorman-dies/

Texting Teen Falls Down Manhole
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31853449/?GT1=43001

Apple demanded Microsoft stop its Laptop Hunters ads
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/apple-demanded-microsoft-to-stop-its-laptop-hunters-ads.ars

Episode #41 07-12-2009

New York Times Considers $5 Monthly Web-Access Fee
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8GofbbtFf8w

But there will be no twittering from the end-zone
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/28161/no_fun_league_bans_in-game_twittering

Passenger fixes faulty airliner
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8136193.stm

14 Basic Skills All Men Should Possess
http://www.manolith.com/2009/07/07/man-skills/

MI6 chief’s cover is blown by wife’s holiday snaps on Facebook
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5745124/MI6-chiefs-cover-is-blown-by-wifes-holiday-snaps-on-Facebook.html

Australian town bans bottled water
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25756635-5001021,00.html

Episode #40 07-05-2009

Bing expands its piece of the search market pie in June
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/bing-grabs-a-larger-piece-of-the-search-market-pie-in-june.ars

NASA Suggests Nano Robots To Explore Mars
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/07/02/138237/NASA-Suggests-Nano-Robots-To-Explore-Mars

Verizon says house shoppers crave high-fiber Internet diet
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/verizon-says-house-shoppers-crave-high-fiber-internet-diet.ars

First on the Ticker: Palin will not run for re-election
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/palin-will-not-run-for-re-election/?eref=politicalflipper

16 Famous Man Myths… Debunked!
http://www.manolith.com/2009/07/01/16-famous-man-myths-debunked/

More Than 500,000 Try for Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets
http://abcnews.go.com/US/MichaelJackson/story?id=8000680&page=1