Buzz Out Loud Podcast

So at one time before February 2008, you could get a domain name for life if you signed up for Microsoft's Office Live. Today Microsoft says it's no longer free. Even though they said it was free for life. But they did acknowledge that "It's a change." You think? Also you can now deposit your checks via iPhone. Wow.

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Microsoft backtracks on free Office Live domains
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10305510-56.html

GM, eBay to team up for online car sales
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351367,00.asp

URL shortener Trim gets cut off
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10306202-36.html

Bit.ly Swoops in to Save Tr.im
http://mashable.com/2009/08/10/shorturl-savior/

USAA bank will let customers deposit checks via iPhone
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10check.html

Google Voice to be retooled as Web app for iPhone
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10305716-37.html

AT&T Makes Its Terms of Service Even Worse, To Discourage Lawsuits
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/08/09/2232233
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/08/10/get-angry-att-changes-contract-to-prevent-class-action-lawsuits/
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/08/10/att.bans.class.action/

Toshiba signs up for Blu-ray
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10306235-93.html

Blu-ray support coming with iTunes 9?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/blu-ray-support-coming-with-itunes-9/

Printable Batteries Should Arrive Next Year
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/08/09/0049214/Printable-Batteries-Should-Arrive-Next-Year

VOICEMAIL
Remy followup

EMAIL
Buzz crew,

Amongst all the haters, I just wanted to let you know that I love the
story choices you guys make. I realize that you have been getting some
haters recently, so I just wanted to chime in with the other side of
the story.
The number, amount, and kinds of stories you choose are thoughtful and
interesting. There’s a great balance between the stories everyone else
covers and stories you don’t really see anywhere else.
My only request is that others who think that the story choices are
excellent chime in as well. I’m sure we’re not the minority, and I
hate to see you all discouraged.

Meggie Gallina
Evanston, IL

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Now your time spent talking about whether or not you should be talking about Twitter, Apple and Google is taking up more time than you spent on those companies before. Now I propose a meta-topic where you talk about whether or not you should be talking about whether or not you should be talking about Twitter, Apple and Google. If you recurse enough times you should be able to fill the entire time that was formerly indeterminate.

Coyote Teacher

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Here’s the thing, (as far as covering the iPhone too much) I own a Nokia N810, and love it, but you don’t cover the apps for it, but covering a story about an iPhone app is going beyond the coverage needed (for general tech podcasts, if BOL were an iPhone podcast, that’d be different). Then… you mention in the VERY next story about having a GSM eBook reader? I have one (and will have one very soon, even better)! The Nokia N900 has been sent to the FCC for review. It will be GSM/UTMS and running Maemo, which supports FBReader (a fine open source ebook reader ) which I’m using on my Nokia N810 right now to listen to the BOL podcast, along with sending this email. I have it currently tethered to my NON-smart phone from AT&T (Yes you can) and am using an Apple bluetooth keyboard (which The iPhone cannot use) to write this fracking email!
Yes I’m biased but as far as tech goes, the iPhone sucks and the Nokia maemo platform kicks it’s butt! You’ll never see Nokia kick out an app from their “store” (APT-GET sources list), where ALL the apps are free, take that Apple fanboys! HA!
Skyler
Currently: Bakersfield,CA

We all get in a big arguments over whether all-in-one devices are more convenient than discrete devices. Cooley thinks discrete devices are un-American. I think the opposite. And Molly has the logical arguments for discrete devices. We also find out a judge has ruled IP addresses can only prove a computer existed and not a person. Good on ya, Judge!

EPISODE 1,015

Google names Chrome OS compatriots, Dell noticeably absent
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/google-names-chrome-os-compatriots-dell-noticeably-absent/

OEMs mum on actual partnerships
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2349895,00.asp

Intel thinks Chrome is peachy
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/intel-doesnt-view-chrome-os-as-a-threat-to-moblin-just-wants-w/
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-chrome-os-faq.html

Meanwhile LiveAndroid lets you try Android OS on any computer
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10282885-94.html

Judge rules IP addresses not “personally identifiable”
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/08/1522247/Judge-Rules-IP-Addresses-Not-Personally-Identifiable

Netflix streaming coming to Sony TVs, not yet the PS3
http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-streaming-coming-to-sony-tvs-not-yet-the-ps3-2009-7

Kindle’s $9.99 books may shrink publishers’ profits
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWhjmdVFcC2Q

Amazon opens AmazonWireless, for no-hassle cell phone buying
http://richdemuro.com/amazon-opens-a-real-wireless-website-no-rebat

Standalone GPS receivers going the way of the dodo
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/07/09/1339225/Standalone-GPS-Receivers-Going-the-Way-of-the-Dodo

Hyundai hybrid launched with li-Polymer batteries
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5670CF20090708

Designers conjure up wacky ‘car of the future’
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/07/09/atnmbl/

E-MAIL
This is Chip the Mech. Engineer and on episode 1013 you were talking about Sprint offering a netbook with broadband. I am looking at getting one because not everyone can get wireless everywhere they go. I live in a small town in Virginia that has 2 maybe 3 places that offer wireless (coffee shop type places). I have it at my house but the wireless at work is locked down so not everyone can get on it. Also my family has a cabin on the Blueridge Parkway and there is cell service there, Sprint and Verizon are the only ones that can get service though (don’t even turn on your phone if it’s AT&T). No DSL offered there, only dial-up so this would be great for weekend trips to the cabin and moving about around the town I live in.

PS
I have a PRE and LOVE IT. I am listening to your podcast, texting my brother and typing this email.

Love the show, keep up the great work.

Chip

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Something that might help the residents of buzztown … I purchased a
kindle on tuesday and of course the price drops the next day. I
didn’t hear about the price drop until I listened to your show in the
evening – but at that point I opened my kindle, loaded it with a bunch
of stuff and started reading.

Of course after hearing about the price drop the day after my purchase
I contact Amazon about getting some kind of a price adjustment. Their
first response from the initial support person was they don’t do that
and if I want I can either return the item and repurchase it or keep
it and take a $20 gift card to make up for the $60 price difference.

I calmly explained to the support person that this was idiotic – for
me to have to do repackage it, get a refund, repurchase and reload the
new kindle – and stupid for amazon to pay for shipping it back, and
basically replace a brand new (but now used) kindle for another one -
when the end result is the same. I had to demand to speak to a
supervisor, but he relented and gave me the refund.

Normally I have found Amazon’s service to be very good – I have only
had to call a handful of times (and this is the first time I have had
to ask for a supervisor) – but you think amazon would have had a
solution for this already in place – I am sure I am not the only one
that purchased a kindle recently who is still in the return window.

Anyway – just thought that there might be people in buzztown who are
in a similar situation.

Love … The … Show

Matt Brown
Louisville, CO (hopefully soon San Francisco, CA)

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Dear Buzz Gang,

After the chat room today, I just COULDN’T stop myself from making a campaign ad for Molly to be President of the Internets.

Here is the download –
http://kelvington.com/MollyWoodPresident.avi

Here it is on YouTube –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9HziisdSM

And Yes that is my voice… Love the show, I’m still working on my Buck Rogers Parody, Rafe “Rubbings” Needleman – In The 19th Century!

Take Care,
Rick Kelvington

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Kevin Chen made one too – http://tr.im/ruOC

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hi buzz generals!

for a few weeks i had my exams at the end of high school here in
switzerland. The oral exam was about a newspaper article, and guess
what… it was about something you have brought up several times in
the show: the grand dam youth protection software!
i almost didn’t have to read the article at all, i already knew
everything thank’s to you. a just talked and talked and talked… even
gave updates about the story, the teachers were very impressed. now
i’ve recieved my results: i got the highest grade possible.
i really can’t thank you enough for the great show you do, i’ve been
listening to it since a couple of years now and it has really helped
me to improve my english. when i started i often had to rewind, listen
again, but now everything goes just fine.

right now i’m on holiday in sweden, i’m on a train between Stockholm
and Göteborg, traveling at 200km/h, i’ve got free wireless internet
with 3mb/s download 1mb/s upload! nice! all that thank’s to a
combination of satellite and 3G.
another funny thing is that on the train there is a Sony Ericsson
salesman that you can borrow a phone (W995) from, for free, and it’s
packed with movies! really nice!

have a great week

Pierre from Switzerland

Well, according to one listener, you can't get away from underwear in Japan so the Google StreetView cameras shouldn't try. Also if you deleted those pictures of you in your underwear from Facebook, I can still see them. In fact, deleting photos from social media doesn't make it as deleted as you might like. We also talk Pirate Bay, RealDVD, and other court cases.

Episode 979

Web sites ‘keeping deleted photos’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8060407.stm

Apple Tablet in 2010
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tablet-in-2010-2009-5

Big Content appeals Pirate Bay case--damages were too low
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/big-content-appeals-pirate-bay-casedamages-were-too-low.ars

RealDVD case: Real introduces surprise witness
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10246213-93.html

New bill wants fiber conduit built into every road project
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/new-bill-wants-fiber-conduit-built-into-every-road-project.ars

Mozilla’s Jetpack to bring next-generation add-ons
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10245934-2.html

Now Google tracking follows you out of cyberspace
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/21/google_motion_tracking/

World’s first battery fueled by air
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/21/1237231

Space station crew drinks up to recycled urine
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/21/1321248

Joke review boosts T-shirt sales
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8061031.stm

1,000th episode coming Thursday, June 18. Want to be on the episode? Post a video of yourself. MUST be less than 30 seconds long. And send a link. No attachments. Could be well-wishing, could be memories, epithets we don’t care. We’ll choose from all the messages we get and play a selection on the 1000th episode as well as post them in the Wiki.

Want to get involved in the production of the show? Find your favorite BOL moment, clip it out of the MP3, or video, and send us the moment. For video, please upload to a video hosting service and send us a link. You can also make album art for the 1,000th episode. Needs to be a 300 by 300 JPEG. E-mail either to buzz@cnet.com

Voice mail
Anonymous with a use for the compass

E-mail
Hey there buzz hosts
Yesterday tom was trying to remember the movie industries business model with relation to streaming movies, here is a link to an article that is kinda old but in the article there is a diagram that shows the convaluted nature of the model.. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2008/06/now_showing_on_the_netflix_pla.html … Love the show..
Stephen
Charlotte, nc
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2008/06/now_showing_on_the_netflix_pla.html

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You know, when Tom said “you can send memories now and put them on Youtube”
that is not that far away, see the following link:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16267-mindreading-software-could-recor
d-your-dreams.html

(I talked about this on Futures in Biotech last week).

Dave (the psychologist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16267-mindreading-software-could-recor
d-your-dreams.html

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Hello Gang
If you ever get to Japan there is absolutely no way to avoid seeing clothes drying outside.
I travel by train, car, bike and on foot.
If Google lowers the camera, I believe I saw a Google van near my work place, it really won’t matter.
If you walk down the street near any apartment complex, they call them mansions here, or house YOU WILL SEE UNDIES!!!!. 20+ storied dwellings and they have clothes flying to the four corners.
You may also see the great sport of government officials stealing them for their fetishes.
Yes my UA Boxers are flapping out there among the throng.

LTS
P.S. BOL doesn’t show up in Wolfram Alpha

ej in Yokohama

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Regarding your story on how you can develop an inner compass – I went to college in Idaho and it was pretty much common knowledge that anyone who had grown up in Idaho had an internal compass. They always know where north is, even in a closed room. The reason for this is most of the towns in Idaho are set up in grid system so that to get around you constantly have to think about where north is. Having grown up in California, I still struggle with directions that reference north & etc. and find it frustrating how much people in Idaho (& other grid-based cities) assume that it is obvious.

Maybe since Jason is from Boise he also has experienced this?

Love the show!
–
Katie the Housewife/Technical Writer from Utah

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Short and sweet, our latest OC ReMix is really, really cool if you like games OR beer!

Swedish ReMixer & game composer Mattias Holmgren remixed the classic Legend of Zelda Nintendo theme using nothing but a Heineken beer bottle! Definitely check out “Zelda Heineken” from OC ReMix (including info on the creative process), and let some people know about this unique piece of work if you enjoy.

The ReMix: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01845/
Mattias Holmgren: http://www.morningdewmedia.com
OverClocked ReMix: http://www.ocremix.org

Thanks!

About OverClocked ReMix

Turns out surfing Facebook at work has a name and it's good for your productivity. A study shows that 20 percent of your time spent Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing (WILB) will improve your output. Texas also says hasta la vista to Vista, and AT&T tries to block movies on its wireless network.

EPISODE 945

Google reported sniffing at Twitter, but to what end?
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/04/google-reported.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02/sources-google-in-late-stage-talks-to-buy-twitter/
http://www.appscout.com/2009/04/google_incorporating_twitter_f.php
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/sorry-to-get-you-all-a-twitter-but-google-is-not-in-late-stage-talks-to-acquire-the-hot-microblogging-service/

Google reveals “Secret” server designs
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/02/157244
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html

AT&T changes TOS to limit mobile video
http://newteevee.com/2009/04/02/att-changes-tos-to-limit-mobile-video/

Older Slingboxes incompatible with Sling iPhone app
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10210377-1.html

Study: Surfing the Internet at work boosts productivity
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/04/study-surfing-the-internet-at-work-boosts-productivity.ars

Telcos said its testing plan to offer PCs to businesses
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10211116-60.html

Texas Senate proposes a budget with a no-Vista-upgrades rider
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/02/2158253

OS diversity protects cell phones from virus outbreaks
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/04/cellphone-os-diversity-protecting-against-viruses.ars

Angry villagers run Google out of town
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/02/1731231

Robot achieves scientific first
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2b97d9a-1f96-11de-a7a5-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10211175-1.html

MIT scientists build virus-powered batteries for Your next electric car
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/mit-scientists-build-virus-powered-batteries-your-next-electric-c

Chicks can do math
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/03/1525244

VOICEMAIL
Steve from Calgary
Howell world tour!

Alex in Buffalo
Linux not good on Time Warner Cable

Tony
West Virginia insulting issue

E-MAIL
This looks cool. Add this to the list of alternate game consoles.

http://digg.com/d1nnEK Envizions announced that it is taking orders for an open-source Linux gaming system, and will start shipping beta units to game developers, resellers, and software partners on April 10. The EVO Smart Console is based on a 2.4GHz Athlon, and includes a Fedora-based Linux distro.

-MC Fisticuffs

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Hi guys!

About the Windows Live update for Windows Mobile 6.5. Tom said “I don’t know how many folks use Windows Live anymore.” Well, here in the Netherlands and some other european countries many people use Windows Live Mail and almost everyone has a Windows Live Messenger account. Actually, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t use the Windows Live Messenger. Just wanted to let you know.

Love the show!

Wessel
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Forgot to tell you about this very clever conficker test in my previous email. Not sure if you’ve heard about it but if you haven’t it’s worth checking out:

http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html

Patrick Beja

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http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2009/04/02/linux-foundation-to-host-moblin-project/

Interesting one there. Mobilin is a linux distro created and until now
managed by Intel that is aimed at the Atom based MIDs and Netbooks.
It’s looked pretty interesting, taking lightweight and fast Xfce desktop
environment and a standardised API to make it easier for programmers,
whilst including GTK and QT as well.
It also manages something few other OSs have achieved, a true boot up in
just 5 seconds, from scratch not Suspend To Ram, not hibernation.

With that announcement Intel has passed over management of the
application to the Linux Foundation, whilst retaining a person on the
steering committee. What hasn’t changed is the core developers. Intel
is still employing them full time to work on it, so it appears to be an
almost political rather than practical change here to try and pull other
parties in and get them invested in the development.

Paul,
Hawaii.

The Lenovo Yoga isn't a Netbook; it's a ripoff of the HP Jornada. It also apparently fits in a pocket, but it's a little long for all our pockets, even Jason's. We also cover iPhone 3.0 rumors and the truth about battery life lies.

EPISODE 931

iPhone 3.0 to have copy and paste, Pre-like features — but no background apps
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/15/iphone-3-0-to-have-copy-and-paste-pre-like-features-but-no-b/

Lenovo Pocket Yoga
http://i.gizmodo.com/5170542/shots-leak-of-lenovo-pocket-yoga-netbook-looks-like-it-actually-fits-in-a-pocket

AMD comes clean about battery stats
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/16/1447218
http://blogs.amd.com/nigeldessau/2009/03/12/objects-in-the-toolbar-may-be-further-away-than-they-seem/

Facebook traffic more than doubles
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/reporting/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215900415

Samsung: Solid state will match hard drive price
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10196422-64.html

AT&T drops the ball on iPhone service at SXSW
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10196573-52.html

Juror’s Twitter posts cited in motion for mistrial
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/03/jurors-twitter-posts-cited-in-motion-for-mistrial.ars

SciFi changing name to SyFy
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/03/sci_fi_goes_for_cool_as_syfy.php

New Yahoo original programming for mommies
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/technology/internet/16yahoo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Seattle P-I to publish last edition Tuesday
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/403793_piclosure17.html

Surprise! Google Earth used for robbery
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10196830-71.html

Pentagon inks deal on portable milli-wave raygun tech
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/15/raytheon_lightweight_raygun_tech_deal/

VOICEMAIL
Tim
my vote for movies on Wii

E-MAIL
Is it a Netbook? Subnote? Laptop
Finally a flowchart… now you know when it is and isn't a Netbook!
http://www.liliputing.com/2009/03/how-to-tell-what-kind-of-little-laptop-you-have.html

Love the show!
Aaron

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“TV stations must alert viewers if their new digital signals don’t reach areas covered by their soon-to-be-defunct analog broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled.
The stations must also inform viewers if they might need new antennas to tune in digital stations, the commission said Friday.

The new rules were prompted by lessons learned after Feb. 17, when about a quarter of U.S. TV stations turned off their analog signals. The remaining stations are scheduled to cut their transmissions on June 12….”

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96V6LLG0&show_article=1&catnum=7

Chris the commuter

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BOL Crew;

On Saturday’s show, you wondered, “why use Twitter hashtags when you can just use search?” For a very specialized term like SXSW, there’s probably no difference. But searching for #Lost gets me tweets about the show, searching just the term “lost” also gets me tweets about all the people who lost their car keys, for example.

So the hashtags do help to separate the specific from the generic.

Love the show,
Jeff from Huntsville AL

Somehow we packed a conference room with more people than we had chairs for here at South by Southwest. Special guests Caroline McCarthy, Wine Library TV's Gary Vaynerchuk, and The Onion's Baratunde Thurston join us for today's show.

EPISODE 929

The Web turns 20
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10195512-60.html

It’s Red Nose Day
http://www.rednoseday.com/

Apple ready for third generation of iPhone- Demo 3/17
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10195098-37.html

iTunes 8.1
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10194549-37.html

iPod Touch explodes, sets kids’ pants on fire
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/03/ipod-touch-not-lies-sets-kids-pants-on-fire-parents-sue.ars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10195948-37.html

Battery that ‘charges in seconds’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7938001.stm

“Spin battery” effect discovered
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/13/1354232

Romanians find cure For conficker
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/13/0234213

Google Voice: A push to rewire your phone service
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10194446-2.html

Yahoo launches its own location tracker
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10192643-2.html

Neilsen says online networking more popular than e-mail
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52A6E420090313?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

Google tip jar
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/13/Googles_new_Tip_Jar_offers_small_change_1.html

Palm Pre
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10195206-94.html

Sexy’ GOCE spacecraft will try again for launch
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/03/11/sexy-goce-spacecraft-will-try-again-for-launch/

Actual spacecraft may launch on Sunday
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-03-13-space-shuttle_N.htm?csp=34

Google Earth updates Mars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10196090-2.html

Coatings that ’self-heal’ in sun
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7939776.stm

E-MAIL
Hi Tom, Natali, Jason and guest,

When you mentioned that pinkeltje was dutch I was intrigued. I’m dutch speaking but I had never heard of it. However I’m from Belgium, not the Netherlands which explains why. I did a quick search and found an article that mentions it’s origin.

quote: The first CD player was to be named ‘Pinkeltje’, after a well-known friendly gnome from a Dutch children’s story. Small and compact, that was the development aim.

http://www.marantzphilips.nl/Philips_Pinkeltje_prototype_cdplayer_march_1979_joop_sinjou/

Now I understand the name. ‘pink’ referers to the little finger or pinky. So the name of the gnome is derived from this (pinkel) and as if he wasn’t small enough they added ‘tje’ to make him sound even smaller.

The story of ‘Pinkeltje’ is a variation on ‘Little Thumb’ or (as wikipedia seems to call it) ‘Hop o’ My Thumb’

Love the show

Long time listener

Wim from Belgium

Star Wars TV Series = pure awesomeness

Tom, your plan to keep Lucas involved in this is great. Look at what the team for The Force Unleashed Video Game did with a similar setup. And seeing that story play out as a side story for the rebel alliance developing and ending at the "Obi-Wan you are my only hope" This would be pure epicness. Lucas is a visionary and needs to give the direction just as you mention and any major decisions made by him but he has to stay away from the camera and let the fans that are now in the industry that he practically created play the story out. I would be so excited to see this series.

Love the show.

Regards,

Daniel the connector engineer

Hey Guys,

I paused the live stream after hearing Tom deny the existence of a
free jailbreak solution for the 2nd Gen iPod Touch. There is indeed a
free one.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/dev-team-releases-free-ipod-touch-2g-jailbreak/

LTS, hate getting ignored

DanielInHell

In this episode we find out that Hulu might be getting stomped, the government is spying on you through DTV boxes, and Natali prefers wrestling to cuddling. Seriously. She just doesn't like the word cuddling. But when a wrestling match offers to advertise Buzz Out Loud she's all for it.

EPISODE 914

Hulu being removed from Boxee
http://blog.hulu.com/2009/2/19/doing-hard-things
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10167152-93.html

Judge throws out lawsuit against Google Street View
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/02/judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-google-street-view.ars

Pirate Bay floats safe harbor claim, owns Big Content on PR
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/pirate-bay-owns-big-content-on-pr-floats-safe-harbor-claim.ars
http://torrentfreak.com/google-filters-torrents-from-search-results/

Internet traffic report: P2P, porn down; games and Flash up
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/02/internet-traffic-report-p2p-porn-down-games-and-flash-up.ars

Band sells music as an iPhone application
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10166936-27.html

T-Mobile unlimited voice
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090219/tc_nm/us_tmobileusa50dollarplan
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10167434-94.html

Social networks sign EU pact to police for cyber bullies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/feb/19/socialnetworking-myspace

Garmin heart rate monitor software now Mac compatible
http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2009/02/garmin-connect-news-forerunner-405-and-50-are-now-mac-compatible.html

MacBook’s “unremovable” battery easy to remove
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/18/2227231

E-mailing while asleep
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/18/emailing-while-aslee.html

Facebook and MySpace: Raising the risk of cancer?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10167352-71.htm

VOICEMAIL
Carrie from Farmington
How I stuck it to Facebook

David from PA
What’s REALLY going on with the set-top boxes

E-MAIL
Hey JaToNa,

In episode 913, you talked about how Hulu content is no longer available on TV.com. Well, it apparently doesn’t end there because now Hulu is going to be removed from Boxee by the end of the week. Just when you thought that the media companies were FINALLY starting to embrace (using the term “embrace” loosely) the Internet as a new medium for content delivery, the content providers decide to pick up their ball and go home.

I bought an Apple TV in the first place with the specific intention of watching Hulu ON MY TV (thanks to a certain CNet video from Tom)! And while I know there are other ways I can get Hulu on my TV (a netbook comes in handy for this), there was no better or easier way to than using Boxee on an Apple TV. Heck, I even convinced a few of my friends to buy an Apple TV strictly on a demo of Hulu running on Boxee. I now feel bad for convincing them to get an Apple TV given that they won’t be able to get Hulu anymore.

As for the fate of my Apple TV, I’ll still use it to watch my handbraked movies (legally bought) and to watch my video podcasts (especially Loaded). However, it just doesn’t feel the same as before, similar to when that childhood friend moves to another state. Yeah, you say you’re going to write and keep it touch, but you never do…

http://blog.boxee.tv/2009/02/18/the-hulu-situation/

Angel (from Puerto Rico)

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Dear JaNoTo;
The problem with most of the medical wiki’s is that people don’t do the full
research to properly diagnose their conditions (IMHO over 90% of medical
problems can be diagosed by a good history & physical without all the fancy
tests) and they come to snap decisions. This is especially important when,
like everyone, someone want’s to find a simple, benign diagnosis for their
and can miss subtle finding pointing to a more serious condition and
lifesaving treatments are delayed. I LOVE it when patients come into my
office informed and are able to ask appropriate questions but have a hard
time when they come in and quote the “Insert name of popular pulp magazine
here (name withheld to prevent litigation)” saying “But they said that
pressure on the chest isn’t heart disease but acid reflux so just give me my
antiacids and I don’t need an EKG”.

Love the show.

Dr. L Harvey, MD, FACS, CNSP aka dr_mom of twitter

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Got some buzzzzz. Windows Live now has pop3 access wow that took a while didn't it…, and you can use it on your iPhone natively! 
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=amonth%3d2%26ayear%3d2009

straight from windows live blogs Feb 12!

- Cnet User… Pando85

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Hello guys,

Not a question for the show, but would you mind if I advertised your podcast at a live wrestling event on a video screen in Luton, England on March 14. If its ok i’ll mock up a title card for the screen on photoshop for it. I just want more people in the UK to listen to you so I can talk to people about it! haha.

Thanks,
David Toms

We discover a fun new tautology on today's show (you know, competition...for the win?), have a fun time goofing off with Brian Tong, rail against Apple's decision to include HDCP restrictions in its new MacBooks, and rejoice at the arrival of Netflix streaming on the Xbox 360 (minus a few select Sony movies, ahem). Also: India takes on Google in the Earth-spying department. Yeah, India! Go, India!

EPISODE 856

Apple’s new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures (thanks Mager!)
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/18/apples_new_macbooks_have_built_in_copy_protection_measures.html
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/17/apple-brings-hdcp-to-a-new-aluminum-macbook-near-you

Psystar antitrust claim against Apple dismissed
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10101581-37.html

Microsoft’s new Xbox experience launches, Netflix users go wild
http://www.pcworld.com/article/154163/microsofts_new_xbox_experience_launches_netflix_users_go_wild.html
http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/19/new-xbox-experience-launches-looks-great-netflix-integration-fails/

Netflix streaming on Xbox doesn’t include Sony Columbia Pictures movies (thanks, Anu!)
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/nxe-netflix-streaming-queues-suddenly-gimped/

Quality pays: Hulu trumping YouTube
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10102220-16.html
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081117/when-will-hulu-catch-youtube-it-already-has/

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10101582-12.html

A drink backed by a sports (gaming) hero
http://news.cnet.com/A-drink-backed-by-a-sports-gaming-hero/2100-1043_3-6247818.html

PC Magazine goes out of print
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/pc-magazine-goes-out-of-print
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ziff-davis-to-close-print-pcmag-focus-on-online-still-looking-for-optio/

Indian space agency, Isro, to roll out a rival to Google Earth (thanks, Phil!)
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5182639.ece

Woman wants a cyborg eye! - BTONG contribution
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/267901/artist_wants_cyborg_webcam_eye

VOICE MAIL
Dwight the T-Grip: true Hollywood battery stories

Paul from Verizon: why the BlackBerry rocks!

E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew,

I’ve been traveling so I missed a couple podcasts, but I don’t think there has been a mention of the re-start of the One Laptop Per Child Give One Get One program this past Monday (11/17). I’ve been wanting to get one of these laptops for a while mostly because I think they’re interesting and I want to help out the program. I know the OLPC folks got a lot of grief last time they offered this program because they didn’t really have the logistical infrastructure to handle the delivery of laptops to people who bought them quickly and some people had to wait months to get theirs. This time however, they’ve teamed up with Amazon.com and things look like they should work much more smoothly. I placed my order with Amazon and I should get mine by Friday.

I’m sure there are listeners that would like to get a new NetBook/E-reader. And I think the keyboard is waterproof so in can be a great conversation opener for chatting by the pool (Chris from Austin). So deploy the Buzz Brigades to help kids in developing countries get a great tool for education.

Julian (San Diego)

http://www.laptop.org

http://www.amazon.com/xo

Hey JaMoTo

I was listening to episode 853 and 854 Re: The Wii speak application and then again on to the subject of the software companies not liking pre-loved games.

If the companies don’t like the idea of pre-loved games why don’t they have their own way of buying back sold games. This would allow people to get the same value from their games as trading their old games to EB etc… But allow credits to the new games. This would kill 2 birds with one stone so to speak.

Plus with the idea of saving the planet. Think about the latest game being made out of our old games.

Love the show.

Jon “The Student”

Australia

Hey Buzz Gang,

Just wanted to tell how impressed I was with the new NetFlix add-on to the Xbox 360. The quality is very good, particularly on cartoons. I just hope they update it so you can add stuff to your queue without a computer. I would hate to think the Xbox is just as dumb as a TV tuner and can only passively show videos. That would be as stupid as having a super gaming computer that’s hooked to my TV and my network that can’t browse the web… oh wait… never mind.

Take Care,
Kelvington

I have to disagree that the ‘Remote Spy’ program is significantly different then EA’s DRM. Well, on a technical level at least.

Both should have EULA’s stating don’t use their program illegally.
Both are meant to be put onto a computer you have legitimate access to.
Both change how your computer works and that change can be percieved as negative.
An unauthorized user can install both of these programs without permission by owner of the computer.
Both have removal issues.
Both can have legitimate uses.

In the discussion the case was made for business sales of this product, but for private sales one completely legitimate reason for a spy program that quickly comes to mind is by parents monitoring their children’s computers. I’m sure there are other things people can think up, but that’s my strongest legitimate use point.

In the class action lawsuit (http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf) it states that the irremovable DRM is not disclosed (properly/at all) in the EULA and even if you made a case that it didn’t inappropriately phone home, the fact that it can prevent legitimate hardware/software from working is malware like behavior that occurs after an uninstall of the game itself.

In both cases when looking from a certain perspective they are put in a good or bad light… but if the government goes after one they should be going after the other.

Ben @ Nova Scotia

Episode 852

BlackBerry Storm gets release date
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/11/13/verizon-announces-blackberry-storm-release-date-november-21st-199/

Microsoft Live becomes social network
http://home.live.com/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-and-now-windows-live-is-a-social-network/

The flap over Twitterrank and the social echo chamber
http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=164
http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=163

End of a snarky era: Gawker shuts down Valleywag
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10095984-36.html
http://valleywag.com/5085562/valleywag-clusterfuck-faq

Spam sees big nosedive as rogue ISP McColo knocked offline
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081112-spam-sees-big-nosedive-as-rogue-isp-mccolo-knocked-offline.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10095730-83.html

EU court rejects Lego trade-mark
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7726700.stm

Worldwide Wrath of the Lich King launch nerfs credit card systems
http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/207893/worldwide-wrath-of-the-lich-king-launch-nerfs-credit-card-systems/

Move over Wii Fit, EA announces EA Sports Active
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/11/13/move-over-wii-fit-ea-announces-ea-sports-active

Korean geniuses invent lithium batteries with eight times the juice
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/korean-geniuses-invent-lithium-batteries-with-eight-times-the-ju/

Boot Windows Vista In Four Seconds
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/12/2249253

Voice Mail
“Anonymous”: Google terrifies me!

Rafa: On the flu

Dan: Hobobook

E-mail
Hey buzzards!
First off love the show!
This email is in response to the voice mail about online video. I wanted to point out that you shouldn’t be mad at cbs as all the shows they produce are online. If you will notice all the shows that warner brothers produces, ie “the mentalist” “cold case” and “without a trace” are not online anywhere. Same goes for the shows produced by abc studios for cbs- “criminal minds” and “ghost whisperer”. Instead of cbs you should be mad at the company that produces the show .
Just my two cents.
Stephen
Charlotte, nc

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Maybe this explains why Apple’s Cinema Displays are so expensive:

http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/11/13.4.shtml

Steve Jobs was just waiting for the verdict to come in before he
released new models at a lower price.

-Andres (Austin, TX)

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Hey JaMoTo

This was regarding what Ken said in 851 I live downtown Chicago and I see net books every day around the Merchandise Mart and I actually saw one when I was Noodle Company this past weekend. So they’re out there I actually don’t have one but my laptop is close VGNS-360 Sony Vaio running Ubuntu 8.10

Thanks I love the show!

Zach in Chicago

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Lee from Boston writes:

Regarding Episode 851 and the discussion of the many press releases,
pitches and the like that use the phrase “in these troubled times”.

I’ve decided to put together a new economic metric, the Buzz Phrase
Index (BPI) — I’ll be tracking the number of hits that a Google
search for the phrase “in these troubled times” yields. We’ll see how
this curve compares to the national and international economic
situation over the next year or so.

Details will be on my blog at http://www.tlex.com/wordpress

A search on November 13, 2008 yielded 334,000 hits.

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I’ve come across a few Netbooks (Asus EeePC’s) out here in the wilds of
Dublin…

The GameSoc lads here in DIT have all got laptops, at the moment four of
them are equipped with XP-running EeePC’s. But that is tech-savvy crowd.
However my uncle who is not at all tech-savvy bought an EeePC for my
cousins. They’re running the EeePC linux operating system and really
loving it.
So there you have it, wild.

-ANkh, the Computer Engineering Student, Dublin, Ireland.

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Hurricane Electric:
Hey! People have heard of us! You have execs from the company in the
buzz army! Since I am a director for the company, I feel obligated to
point out we are the 8th largest ISP in the world for IPv4 and the
largest ISP for IPv6 in the world. Anyhow, just thought I would touch
base again as an offer of assistance if you need anyone from the IP
backbone industry…
–Reid
Director, East Coast Operations
he.net