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  • 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

  • Episode 31: I Love Episode 31, It’s So Bad

    Jack Thompson’s up to his wacky shennanigans again!  This time he attacks Activision’s CEO for a speech he made.  We find out whether you can charge an iPhone with oranges or not.  A company has developed a way to identify a user strictly by their typing cadence.  Because of Toyota’s epic fubar and recall, you can now find fun commemorative products poking fun at Toyota – like the TiRD mug.  Can a pickle be more popular than Nickelback?  This year marks the 20th anniversary of Photoshop.  We show you hot to escape the clutches of Google.  All this, plus the Question of the Week and the Fark Headline of the Week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/31

  • Episode 26: Was That It?

    A Russian billboard was hacked to show porn to passerbys.  The FBI has a new forensic tool: Google Image Search.  A kid builds a network router out of Legos.  Canceling a Nexus One contract costs more than the phone itself.  Listen in to find out how AT&T generates support for its anti-Net-Neutrality stance.  Fake log cabins and Pants on the ground.  Barnes & Noble starts a textbook rental service.  Facebook adds comment reply by email feature.  Plus, the Fark Headline of the Week and the Question of the Week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/26

  • Episode 21: 21 Rump Street

    Michigan Tech makes up stupid words.  A british man has a bionic, remote-controlled bum.  Photochromic contact lenses are soon to be publicly available.  AXE’s new “Night & Day” ad lets you see a lady in her undergarments with your phone, but only after 9pm.  A teen has been cleared from criminal charges because of a Facebook status.  Shit My Dad says goes from Twitter account to TV show.  Jailbroken iPhone users get Rickrolled through security exploit.  MPAA shuts down an entire town’s municipal WiFi over a single download.  Netflix may start delaying the release of movies by a full month from their release date.  All this plus Dumbass Apple News, Fark Headline of the Week, and Question of the Week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/21

  • Episode 17: That’s So Gimmicky

    Jack Thompson is in the news again.  Guess who he’s suing this time.  Google issues a cease and desist order to an Android Hacker.  Microsoft reveals a new open source multi-core OS.  Verizon takes a cheap shot at the iPhone.  Marge Simpson poses for Playboy.  Ryder loses his mind about the FloH club.  Tesla is designing a van.  All this, plus Fark Headline of the Week and the Question of the Week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/17

  • Episode 11: Americal

    This week we talk about Peewee Herman coming back to Hollywood, Mr T plugs World of Warcraft, and T-Mobile starts charging for a paper bill.  A new router has been designed to stop the Internet from being bogged bown by video traffic.  Find out what a domain smack is and laugh at some examples.

    Holograms are coming, are you ready?  USAA Bank has started allowing checks to be deposited via iPhone.  Facebook acquires Friendfeed.  The Chevy Volt will get 230 MPG.  All this and more!  Plus Dumbass Apple News, Fark Headline of the Week, and a new segment: Question of the Week.

    Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/11