Google releases a new social network to compete with Facebook. Finally! Flying cars! NASA’s final mission sneaks up on us. Plus, “Oh Asia, You So Crazy!”
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Tag: Google
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Episode 59: 5 Pounds of Podcast
The TurBaconEpic: The most epic Thanksgiving meal you’ll ever see. A conceptual door knob that allows you to see who’s at the door. If an Android phone, a Windows Phone 7, and an iPhone 4 caught on fire, which would last longest? Google closed the Wave service, but is it dead? New underwear has been invented to protect your junk in the TSA full body scan. Netflix has begun to offer a streaming-only plan. Plus, the Study of the Week, the Fail of the Week, and this week’s “Oh Asia, You So Crazy!”
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Episode 58: Oh Japan, You So Crazy!
A Chinese woman was sent to a labor camp for retweeting. We discuss a new concept stoplight. A little grils hand is cut off and grafted to her foot to save it. The Stuxnet virus targeted ‘high-value Iranian assets.’ Wikipedia has raised the same amount of donations in a week that it took a month to raise in 2009. Google is preparing to launch G-Town. All this plus the Study of the Week and the debut of “Oh Asia, You So Crazy!” and the Fail of the Week.
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Episode 55: Happy Rumpaween
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!
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Episode 54: The Shit Show Re-Emergence
Babies think a robot is human as long as it acts friendly. Japan’s latest rockstar is a 3D hologram. Marvel comics get Tron Legact varian covers. Spain holds the first National Siesta Championship. Hong Kong McDonald’s begins offering wedding packages. We discuss the myth of the 12 year old McDonald’s hamburger. Google Street View cars collected emails and passwords. A japanese engineer built a kick ass robot to kill wasps in his lab. China now has crab vending machines that vend LIVE crabs. Warner Brothers wants an Inception sequel.
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Episode 48: Yourythmics
This week concludes the Viacom v Google case, so we discuss digital media and copyright on the Internet.
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Episode 47: A Seinfeldian Concept
This is the episode about nothing. We eventually start talking about websites we frequent and how we consume data on the Internet.
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Episode 46: The Internet Distracted Me
This week we discuss how much of a distraction the Internet is and how much of an impact that has on you as an individual and us as a society.
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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.
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