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Funnyjunk threatens The Oatmeal, Facebook’s CTO leaves 1 month after the IPO, Darth Vader robs a bank and gets away on a sweet BMX. Researchers are taking a new approach to designing unmanned drones. The creator of XML suggests a new HTTP error code. ICANN reveals the requests for new generic top level domain names. Bitcoins receiving a great deal of legitimacy in light of the Euro Zone crisis. Reddit to ban links to big name sites over spamming violations. A decade-long Civ 2 game mired in a 1700 year-long nuclear war. Plus, this week’s Science News and Dumbass Apple News.
Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/101
Nov 03
Episode 55: Happy Rumpaween
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by adrian
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Foursquare offers a NASA badge for astronauts who check into “Space.” The hacker behind the Xbox 360 jailbreak is being prosecuted for his hack. Sony officially retires the Walkman. A new Firefox extension has been released that allows you to sidejack website sessions to websites like Facebook and Twitter. NYPD officers are sent on a field trip. The Darth Vader costume from Empire Strikes back is on sale. Mount Everest gets a 3G network. All this and more!
Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/55
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