The 404 461: Where we turn down the ugly knob
Russ with Hova--no big deal.
(Credit: Russ Frushtick)Russ Frushtick from MTV's Multiplayer blog joins us on today's episode of The 404 Podcast to give us the rundown of this month's upcoming video game releases, but first we have to give a quick head nod to the Yankees for winning the World Series and, of course, Matsui for coming through with the MVP of the series.
Also, were you as annoyed with the lame tech commercials during the game as we were? Between James Cameron's upcoming flop "Avatar" that looks like a 2-hour video game cut scene, the new Droid phone ripping Apple apart, and the rather malicious new Mac ads practically lying about past versions of Windows, we could barely watch the game!
Next, we run down a list of near-extinct tech that just won't seem to go away. The list includes items like the landline telephone, Twitter, vinyl, fax machines, Windows XP, and Sonic the Hedgehog, and although we agree with most of them, how are people supposed to send sandwiches to loved ones without a fax machine?
By far, the highlight of today's episode comes toward the tail end of the show during our classic Calls From the Public segment, where Jeff is the reluctant receiver of a huge spoiler to his current read, Lois Lowry's "The Giver." If you're planning on reading the book for the first time, you might want to click the mute button for the remainder of the episode, or risk suffering a similar fate. On the other hand, the look on Jeff's face when things get spoiled is too hilarious to miss.
EPISODE 461
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Justin Yu covers desktop computers, printers, and peripherals for CNET. When he's not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture every morning on The 404 podcast. E-mail Justin.
Wilson Tang is an associate producer for CNET TV. He's a part-time artist and filmmaker and has written and directed several films. He likes long walks on the beach and girls.
Jeff Bakalar is an editor for CNET Reviews, getting all the dirt on the gaming industry. After spending a few years in the world of film production, he has settled down and currently lives in New Jersey. He's an avid writer, gamer, and full-time pessimist.
Justin Yu can be found tinkering with printers and other peripherals for CNET, when he's not adjusting his headphones, riding his bike, or eating hot dogs for breakfast.
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by SofaKingUgly
November 5, 2009 1:54 PM PST
- It's working now. Thanks Justin.
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by justin.yu
November 5, 2009 2:32 PM PST
- this is how the video stuff works: after every show, i write the blog post and the audio download links are available immediately, that's easy.
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by demonjrules
November 6, 2009 9:19 AM PST
- You can get the audio before the blog post is posted if you can't wait to listen to the 404. What you do is you copy the link location to download the audio from the previous day and just modify the date to today's date. For example http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/1pcast.the404/http://podcast-files.cnet.com/podcast/cnet_the404_110509.mp3
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(6 Comments)the video, however, takes longer because it needs to encode, render, upload, etc...sometimes it takes a few hours, sometimes more depending on CNET TV's workload.
the video is usually up between 4 and 5 everyday, so thanks for being patient everyone!
love, justin
that is the link to the audio from episode 461. If you notice the last part of the link is the date it was recorded. Just change the link to today's date so today is the 6th so change the link to http://.......110609.mp3 and you can listen to the audio. They post the mp3 around noonish so if you really can't wait for the blog post or the iTunes feed you can always use this method.