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  • Episode 41: HMFICOMFDS

    A Florida state senator was caught looking at porn on the senate floor.  A manual transmission gear sensor for use with a remote starter ensures that your car is in neutral before attempting to turn the engine over.  We discuss an article written about why everyone should learn to be a hacker.  The greatest, nerdiest “We’re Expecting” announcement you will ever see.  Google announces the Google Apps users will get all Google services later this year.  A security researcher is disclosing a rootkit for ATMs at this year’s Black Hat conference.  All this plus the Fark Headline of the Week and this week’s Off-Air Discussion.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/41

  • Episode 40: Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy

    Scandal rocks South Korea as one of its StarCraft superstars is caught cheating.  The guys from Penny Arcade make TIME’s 100 people that affect the world.  The Blag Hag proposes the end of the world via boobquake.  The Brads show us how websites look on the iPad.  All this and the Fark Headline of the Week and this week’s Off-Air Discussion.  Plus, find out what wikipedia article Ryder decides to vandalize this week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/40

  • Episode 39: Outtake 2

    Bring on the lulz

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/39

  • Episode 38: Sitting on Babies

    Apple is removing the “Rate on Delete” feature from the iPhone OS.  A poster on Craig’s List has a hilarious perspective on why you should buy his 2002 Ford Focus.  A wireless consumer in the U.K. threatens his former provider with a plywood check.  Not only is the <blink> tag annoying, not it’s dangerous.  We discuss a fun project called “Project Jarvis.”  An Arkansas teenager has sued his mother for “harassing” him on Facebook.  Fancy Hands is a virtual assistant program that is cheap.  Is there a correlation between pop music and stock volatility?  All this and the Fark Headline of the Week and a new Off-Air Discussion topic.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/38

  • Episode 37: The One Where Ryder Sings Holy Diver for 5 Minutes

    Ferris Bueller’s Ferrari is up for auction.  A militia group is up in arms about an Internet rumor.  Google and Topeka formally trade names.  Charles Lavoie recaptions every New Yorker cartoon with the caption “Christ, what an asshole!”  A new gaming service allows you to have a “flirty” or “sexy” gaming experience.  Three Fark Headlines of the Week and a new Off-Air Discussion topic.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/37

  • Episode 36: Ge pah sah peepa ke pah sah HIT ME!

    This week, how to beat the Westboro Baptist Church.  Chinese root server is shut down after DNS problem.  April Fool’s Day hijinks ensues with the voice command copier prank.  A French dude “fingerhacked” Obama’s Twitter account.  GoDaddy ceases regitering domains in China.  Introducing, the vortex junction – the next generation of roundabouts.  The ISS is set to get a “Man Cave” module.  A mafia boss in Italy was betrayed to the police by his Facebook account.  A new trend in Carbon-14 dating in the wine world reveals that 5% of vintage wines may be frauds.  Plus, the Fark Headline of the Week and a new Off-Air discussion topic.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/36

  • Episode 35: Wyan Seacwest

    This week, we tell you how to use wood glue to restore old LP records.  Six undeniable similarities between nerds and sports fans.  The Google set-top box is coming.  An angry jobless man remotely disables over 100 cars.  Bea Arthur Mountains Pizza!  C-SPAN releases a video archive.  MySpace plans to sell its user data.  We’re on the march towards underwater habitation.  Netflix cancels its recommendation contest after a privacy lawsuit.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/35

  • Episode 34: Black Market Butts

    Black market glute enhancements lead to a rash of hospitalizations.  William Shatner starts a new social network.  Sean Penn shows a little bit of crazy towards a reporter.  We discuss a Millenium-Falcon-shaped sex toy, a look back at the Dotcom boom and bust.  Are we entering an age of online grocery shopping?  79% of adults believ that web access is a fundamental right.  Sex.com is for sale again.  Plus, the Fark Headline of the Week and our Off-Air Discussion topic.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/34

  • Episode 33: Cawesome

    You are cordially invited to take part in the funeral for our dearly departed from IE6.  ABC pulls its channels from Cablevision.  Ubisoft’s restrictive DRM has already been cracked.  A new website will ship toiletries to your destination when you are preparing to travel.  Topeka, KS changes its name to Google, find out why.  A new type of dinosaur has been discovered.  Microsoft shows off a game that runs seamlessly on Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox. Roger Ebert has a new voice.  All this and more!

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/33

  • Episode 32: Ramp Down the Jackassery

    Ole Miss students choose Admiral Ackbar as their mascot.  Denny’s invites you to follow a random Taiwanese man.  Ubisoft deters hackers from stealing Assassin’s Creed 2 by making the game unplayable.  A illustrated bible represented with Legos.  Some colleges have begun accepting YouTube videos as part of the application process.  All this plus the Fark Headline of the Week and the Question of the Week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/32