Buzz Out Loud Podcast

Facebook's changing its privacy policy, and Molly and Rafe predict there will be groups. I don't think anyone cares about regional groups, but hey, I could be wrong. We also talk about why Steve Jobs personally approved an app that currently doesn't work. And Richard comes up with a brilliant idea for the future of news.

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Google alters news indexing to accommodate pay walls
http://www.pcworld.com/article/183526/google_alters_news_indexing_to_accommodate_pay_walls.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSGEE5B11Y120091202

AT&T customer satisfaction tanks
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/120209-att-customer-satisfaction.html?hpg1=bn

AT&T gives up on Verizon ad lawsuit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10407717-266.html

New Facebook privacy controls just weeks away
http://www.pcworld.com/article/183505/
http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=190423927130

Sprint fed customer GPS data to cops over 8 million times
http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/12/sprint-fed-customer-gps-data-to-leos-over-8-million-times.ars
http://paranoia.dubfire.net/2009/12/8-million-reasons-for-real-surveillance.html
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/gps-data

TomTom aggregates anonymous driver speeds; compiles list of most congested cities
http://richdemuro.com/tomtom-aggregrates-anonomous-driver-speeds-co

Google wants to eliminate drivers
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10407264-1.html

Web giants unite against Digital Britain copyright bill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8390623.stm

Steve Jobs intervenes, approves Knocking streaming-video app
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/12/steve-jobs-intervenes-approves-knocking-streaming-video-app.ars

After Apple agreement, Psystar officially halts sales of clone Macs
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/02/after_apple_agreement_psystar_officially_halts_sales_of_clone_macs.html

Black screen of death not a Microsoft issue after all
http://www.prevx.com/blog/141/Windows-Black-Screen-Root-Cause.html

Dane, who ripped his DVDs, demands to be arrested under DRM law
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/01/dane-who-ripped-his.html

VOICE MAIL
Richard from California has an idea for CNN

E-MAIL
Google phone a certainty?I think they are right… But noting the way many people think. HTC
made the last google developer phone and in doing so got access to the
source code for 1.0 very early. This almost forced a partnership on
the G1. Simmilarly google is essentially forced to work with a
particular manufacture every launch in ever generation ( i.e. Droid
2.0). I would argue that in an attempt to not be “evil” that the phone
they launch is a developer version that will allow them to more
tightly control a symultainous launch. Thier current version is a bit
dated.

Making thier own consumer phone bypassing both hardware partners AND
wireless carriers is risky and potentially evil. Specifically given
that they have advertised this project as an open project.

Wallace R. Fanning

Apple announcements were a little mundane. The One More Thing was an iPod Nano with a camera. We were more impressed with the fact that they added an FM radio. But really that's the No. 2 story. The Palm Pixi caught our eye for top billing. Should it catch yours?

Listen now: Download today's podcast

New WebOS phone comes to Sprint: The Pixi (formerly Eos)
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/the-palm-pixi-is-official-headed-to-sprint-this-holiday-season/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10347387-94.html

Apple announces something or other
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10323196-37.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/09/live_from_apples_its_only_rock_and_roll_event.html

The Beatles finally coming to iTunes, according to Yoko Ono (update: According to EMI, not tomorrow)
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/the-beatles-finally-coming-to-itunes-according-to-yoko-ono/

Intel brings Nehalem to the desktop
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/09/intel-launches-all-new-pc-architecture-with-core-i5i7-cpus.ars

AT&T Snubs New York and San Francisco on 3G upgrades
http://www.businessinsider.com/att-snubs-new-york-and-san-francisco-on-3g-upgrades-2009-9

Comcast to offer 100Mbps service to businesses
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10347131-266.html

The coming problems for rolling out 3D TV
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/09/09/09/1342210/The-Coming-Problems-For-Rolling-Out-3D-TV
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10266869-250.html

Say no to the super-sized TV, EPA hints
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10347497-54.html

Why motivation is key for artificial intelligence
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/09/09/1154200/Why-Motivation-Is-Key-For-Artificial-Intelligence

Exoskeletons for rent in Japan
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/09/08/2227228/Exoskeletons-For-Rent-In-Japan

VOICE MAIL
Richard in Santa Monica guy wants the love

E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew-

I was at Wal-Mart last night when I saw a couple of movies that I wanted to add to my Netflix queue, so I pulled out my HTC Touch Windows Mobile phone (which I haven't been real impressed with by the way) and added the movies to my queue using Netflix's mobile site. On my way home I was thinking...what if Netflix came out with an app that allowed you to use your phone to scan the barcode of a movie while in a store to add it to your queue? Love the show as always!

Big Bear Outlet Team

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Hey guys,

I decided to test out querying for the term ’search’ to see altavista pop up in google as no.1 like brian mentioned in yesterdays podcast. (I used to like altavista also), but waddayaknow!!! Bing is actually the no. 1 result, followed by altavista!

Is there any reason why google hasn’t put http://www.google.com as a search hit on the list when looking for the term ’search’ anyway?

Lavin

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Hi Buzz Crew,

You are making so much fun of the idea of Windows 7 installation parties. Well actually... this kind of parties are VERY popular and called: install fest (just type into Google). What you will see is a LOT of Linux install fest parties Microsoft communities also organize install fests. Usually they take place in some bar/pub where you sit with a bunch of geek friends and install a new release of some product. And after that you sum up the finished installations, unfinished once, also there are some disasters like a burned laptop etc.
So to finish this email - the idea is not new, not only MS does it but a lot of user communities

Thomas the programmer from Poland

Monarchy, mercantilism, and Talmudic tech are on the table today. We get a little obscure in our references...at least I do...but Leo and Brian keep us on track talking about the new Sony Reader, and how the Pirate Bay is unkillable. In bad news, SCO is back, and this time it's personal.

Listen now: Download today's podcast

Sony unveils three would-be Kindle killers--Pocket, Touch and now, 3G Wireless with AT&T
http://paidcontent.org/article/419-sony-unveils-new-reader-digital-books-pocket-touch-and-now-3g-wireless/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23187
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/sony-announces-daily-edition-reader/

Microsoft OneApp makes dumb phones smart by offloading apps to network
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/25/microsoft_oneapp_annoucement/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8219741.stm

Jobs is all about the tablet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10316970-37.html

UK considers law to cancel ISP accounts of any illegal file sharer
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10317001-93.html

Swedish court rules TPB admins too broke to pay damages
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/swedish-court-rules-tpb-admins-too-broke-to-pay-damages.ars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10316895-93.html
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/25/1224214/Pirate-Bay-Archive-Goes-Online?from=rss

Appeals court overturns 2007 Unix copyright decision
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/08/25/0021246/Appeals-Court-Overturns-2007-Unix-Copyright-Decision

Wikipedia to add editing safeguard for the living
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10316714-93.html

Why the Google Android Phone Isn’t Taking Off
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/08/24/2041248/Why-the-Google-Android-Phone-Isnt-Taking-Off

Is China squashing much of the “solar jobs” dream in the U.S.?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/business/energy-environment/25solar.html?_r=1

Another Little Ice Age? Solar activity and climate change
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/08/another-little-ice-age-solar-activity-and-climate-change.ars

Vote for Buzz Out Loud at SXSW 2010
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19709_1-10311505-10.html

SXSW: Teens and New Media: A Change is Coming
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3254

Umberto Eco’s piece on Mac and DOS, Catholic and Protestant
http://www.simongrant.org/web/eco.html

VOICE MAIL
Anonymous about AT&T spying on your phone.

E-MAIL
Buzz Crew,

I’m one of those very few users that have a smart phone (AT&T Tilt) without a data plan. I want the phone for other purposes that do not require the plan. I bought it used and I am not under contract. Is it your understanding that they will force ME to add a data plan, even though I’m not under contract?

By the way, within a few minutes of moving your SIM card to another phone, the AT&T website will change to show that your phone is the one into which you have installed the SIM card. My family has been “swapping” phones around a little bit lately and I was amazed at how fast they detected the change.

Love the show.

Bryan Taylor
Jonesboro, Arkansas

NASA may have found the lost moon tapes and our best hope is for some kind of remix. Also, Molly tells us all to beware the sticky death roller if we use the dead-fly-powered alarm clock. We also still don't have a sponsor. In case you were curious.

EPISODE 1007

Steve Jobs returns to work as Apple CEO after medical leave (thanks, Nate Lanxon on Twitter!)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aSy0WezEGvvY

Sony considers adding phone to PSP
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10274415-1.html?

Sony begins shipping PCs with Green Dam software installed
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218101773

Google mistook Jackson searches for Net attack
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/06/29/003214/Google-Mistook-Jackson-Searches-For-Net-Attack

Amazon cuts off North Carolina affiliates
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/06/26/172248/Amazon-Cuts-Off-North-Carolina-Affiliates

Keeping news of kidnapping off Wikipedia
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/technology/internet/29wiki.html

Reading machine to snoop on Web
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10274435-42.html

Universal phone charger deal done in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_8124000/8124293.stm

Lenovo expanding Del and Esc keys, nuking Caps Lock
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/28/lenovo-expanding-del.html

Has NASA Found the Lost Moon Tapes?
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/06/28/186245/Has-NASA-Found-the-Lost-Moon-Tapes

VOICEMAIL
Dance in Boulder on Windows 7

E-MAIL
Dear Buzz Crew:

This is Siavash, alive and yet fighting.
You think airing trilogy of Lord of the Rings is a big thing? The channel 3 is going to AIR the whole Prison Break series, ha? What you have to say about that? I've heard it is 3 episode a day.
This is really stupid, let me tell you something, in Iran we have 7 channels over the air, analog and digital with standard definition, in Tehran less that 50% of people watch the Iranian TV and they mostly watch satellite TV. And most of the people have watched these movies and series on DVD, so who cares that they are aired on TV?
And there are some people like me that never watch Iranian TV. I don't have a antenna for Iran's TV , and I only watch satellite TV.( who chooses watching Mullahs instead of watching MTV?)
My source of movies and series are satellite TV and torrent download (sorry, but no copyright law here and I really love to watch the latest series and movies).
Series like Prison break, Lost, Heroes, Office, Friends, CSI , 90210 , 24 and etc are big hits and everyone watches them in DVD or downloaded Divx.

So, all I'm trying to say is that it does not matter if they air Lord of the Rings or Prison Break, because at least in Tehran no one cares and more than 60% percent or more don't watch any Iranian TV. We can buy a copied DVD for 2$ or an original one for 15$, now I buy BlueRay disks for 30$, why should we care what is one the TV when we can watch it with better quality and no censor?
They are doing anything they can to keep people off the streets but they can't, even one day marathon of Angelina Jolie movies can't do it.

Best Regards

Siavash

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It’s not enough that humans gave robots a place to congregate to plan our demise, now we’ve adapted them with the ability to extract fuel from the very nectar of life. All that innocent experimentation with fuel cells that run on blood has led to this, a flesh-eating clock. This prototype time-piece from UK-based designers James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau traps insects on flypaper stretched across its roller system before depositing them into a vat of bacteria. The ensuing chemical reaction, or “digestion,” is transformed into power that keeps the rollers rollin’ and the LCD clock ablaze. The pair offers an alternative design fueled by mice, another contraption whose robotic arm plucks insect-fuel from spider webs with the help of a video camera, and a lamp powered by insects lured to their deaths with ultraviolet LEDs. Man, this is so wrong it has to be right.

Michael

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The crew at BOL:

You had a round of derision for english units on the replacement for the
space shuttle. I’m glad to hear that you will be reporting the weight
of netbooks in grams, not pounds. The screen sizes will no longer be in
inches. Your CD’s and DVD’s will no longer be 5 1/2 inches. You won’t
be reporting how many pounds you lost on your last diet, and you will
report that the iPhone masses 0.135 kg instead of weighing 4.8 ounces.

As a practicing engineer (29 years), I have an intuitive understanding
of my designs in inches. I can convert to metric easily when needed,
but I have a storehouse of experience in English units. Unfortunately,
I’m passing that on to newly minted engineers, as well.

Charlie

Yes, as a matter of fact, it IS rocket science.

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I know one can’t predict the exact date of any given episode due to holidays, special episodes and what have you, but based on the average number of podcasts per month over year in the 2006 – 2008 period, I believe I can make at least a rough projection. I am greatly anticipating Buzz Out Loud’s Millionth Episode in October of 6120, give or take a decade.

Love the show.
-Mark, the person.

OK, not really. Although she did admit to it. But it had to do with Intel getting into Nokia phones somehow. Or did it have to do with the Clear Pass getting discontinued at airports? Or was it? And there were chickens. And turtles. You have to just listen.

EPISODE 1003

Like Bigfoot, we now report on ‘Steve Jobs’ sightings
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10270847-37.html

Clear, aka the “TSA Fast Pass,” shuts down
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/22/clear-aka-the-tsa-fa.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10270837-16.html

Intel wins Nokia as customer for mobile chips
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=axL1cxJCUAwU
http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1324456

ASCAP wants to be paid when your phone rings
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/06/22/225207/ASCAP-Wants-To-Be-Paid-When-Your-Phone-Rings

Intel demos wireless “resonant” recharging
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/06/22/1714202/Intel-Demos-Wireless-Resonant-Recharging

Mercedes Attention Assist detects drowsy driving by parsing minute steering-wheel inputs
http://sev.prnewswire.com/auto/20090623/NY3650223062009-1.html

iCrack: The iPhone is an accident magnet
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/22/icrack-the-iphone-is-an-accident-magnet/

Apple approving apps with push, Beejive goes live
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/apple-approving-apps-with-push-beejive-goes-live/

Ultrasn0w iPhone 3G unlock for 3.0 is out
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/23/ultrasn0w-iphone-3g-running-3-0-unlock-is-0ut/

Kodak kills Kodachrome
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/06/22/1921210/Kodak-Kills-Kodachrome

Cyborg turtles
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/23/video-meet-yuu-chan-the-teenage-cyborg-ninja-turtle/

VOICEMAIL
Andy in Wisconsin about Twitter charity from Green Bay Packer

Jeff in San Francisco on BOL at doublespeed

E-MAIL
Hi buzz Crew

In Episode 1002 you talked about that a country with 95% broadband
cover is no 1?

All I can say is:

W T F(ragg) !!!

Here in Austria (home of the Governator) we have a 99% coverage with
HSDPA 7.2 MBit !!!

Plus at home I have (via Cable) unlimited 100MBit for only Euro 74!

So suck it Korea: Austria is the King of the Internet!

LTS

Alex

PS: We are the Kings of Phones to. Not only you can get here the
Iphone 3g for 1 euro or a free PS3 if you sign a 2 year datacard
contract – i am on a mobile plan were I GET 6 eurocent for every
Minute someone calls me on my cell!

TOP THIS WORLD

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Hey Tom,

I’m not sure what I think about this article (a bit too colorful for
me), but if true, it’s pretty amazing that this guy was able to locate
and recover his lost iPhone.

Cheers!
Donnell in Ann Arbor, MI

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I just saw this trailer for this movie (it`s only coming out here now)
and could not send you this. When was it that tom predicted a movie
coming this exact title? “Laughing Out Loud (LOL) the movie” is a
typical teen movie, about a disfunctional little family about a mother
and her teenage daughter discussing drugs, boys, love and sex. A
typical hollywood movie, except for the fact it’s in french.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194616/ page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-deBkirN8s trailer

alex, from rio

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Dear Buzz Crew:

I want to thank you guys for your support and care. It really means a lot to us (Persians).
Now a days in Tehran life has two different segments. First segment is from the morning till the noon around 12:00 to 13:00 that every one goes to work and do their usual stuff and from 14:00 to night we are on the streets fighting for a free and new Iran. So through this hard time (drink) one of the thing keeping me fresh , and eager to have some hours to myself is CNET podcasts, it makes me forget about everything and enters me in the world of tech and fun. Few days ago Natalie's theory for the Panasonic remote control on Gadgettes made me laugh so hard, I could not remember the last time I laughed like that.

Anyway, keep up the good work; I appreciate your care and attention, hoping for Freedom in Iran.

Best Regards

Siavash

In this case it refers to Jeff Bakalar's face, but it could also refer to Amazon, Steve Jobs, and Skype. Well at least in part. Find out all about all of these things in today's scary and caliente episode. --Tom

EPISODE_951

Episode 951

Amazon criticized for de-ranking ‘adult’ books
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10217715-93.html

… Amazon says it was a glitch…

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6651080.html

Amazon told gay writer it was due to “adult” material
http://markprobst.livejournal.com/15293.html

GOOD READ: Was #amazonfail just massive trolling?
http://tehdely.livejournal.com/88823.html

List of books stripped of Amazon ranking
http://jezebel.com/5209088/why-is-amazon-removing-the-sales-rankings-from-gay-lesbian-books

Sprint Memo Hints at Palm Pre Smartphone Release Date
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Sprint-Memo-Hints-at-Palm-Pre-Smartphone-Release-Date-118695/

Report: Jobs still in control at Apple
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10217641-37.html

Report: Skype co-founders may buy it back
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10217611-94.html

Time Warner tries again, fails to justify caps and charges
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/time-warner-cable-to-press-stop-questioning-our-caps.ars

Twitter hit by series of worm attacks
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/13/daily3.html

Facebook messes up your GPA
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10217704-71.html

Zune HD photos may reveal Microsoft’s next move
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10217589-49.html

Amazon Plans Big-Screen Kindle
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-amazon-plans-big-screen-kindle/

Steam powered USB charger keeps your iPod alive with Victorian sensibility
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/12/steam-powered-usb-charger-keeps-your-ipod-alive-with-victorian-s/

VOICEMAIL

Kevin in Reno
What is that face??

EMAIL

Hi guys!

Regarding your comments about the SF fiber cut on Friday’s show, I can perhaps add some information for you.

I was a cable splicer and a lineman for five years at a nameless communications company that starts with “Q.”

I can tell you that most all underground cables are indeed pressurized. In fact, when I started, there was an actual Air Pressure department (which was merged with the Cable Maintenance department after several rounds of layoffs). Their sole job was to maintain the fittings, air lines, and such. Even copper cables are pressurized. This is mainly to keep water out, but can also serve to alert technicians to accidental or deliberate damage. At each Central office, there is a room full of huge compressors and air dryers that feed into the cables down in the vault and can keep many miles of cable under pressure.

When we would go into a manhole to work on cables, we had to call our air pressure guy and let him know what cable we were working in so that he could ignore the alarms. We also had “dry air” connections in our trucks that we would hook up to fittings in the manhole we were in to lessen the load on the dryers at the CO. This was especially important when we were working a section of cable that was very far away. Believe it or not, these cables are under 10 to 12 PSI of pressure (your car tires are about 30 PSI).

Just though you’d be interested. Love the show.

Mike

P.S. None of this is confidential or “secret” information, just obscure.
Molly

*****

Hy Buzz Crew,

I’m actually kind of excited to do my first well actually but in episode 950, you talked about how Amazon has started to sell xbox live codes to redeem xbox games that are served over xbox Live. Tom had mentioned that this method seemed clunky since it would require you to enter the code into your xbox for every purchase, well actually you can redeem your market place code online via the xbox.com website and I think pushes the content to your xbox once it logs on to live. Granted I don’t think this is really that smooth of an implementation but at least you’ll have copy and paste at your finger tips (well maybe not on an iPhone :/ ). However, I still think this is a great way to promote xbox live game content since it basically gives this basically acts like an additional store front outside to the traditional marketplace interface. On that note I wonder if the code system will eventually break down, especially with all the news about the iTunes gift card codes being compromised. Just a thought, thanks for the great podcast. love the show.
–
Steve from FL

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$150 for TWC’s “unlimited” plan is NOT the answer.
You can upgrade to a business class connection (no caps) and pay a lot less. Only problem is then there is a contact (the benefit of that being that there is an SLA):

* Teleworker Plan
* 10mbps down, 1.5mbps up, $79.95/mo for 24-36mo, No installation fee, NO CAPS.

Thanks Buzz Crew,

Ben in Rochester, NY

Brian Tong is here today, but even so, we STILL hate on the new Safari beta and even Snow Leopard...just a little bit. Plus, Tom drops by with his Kindle 2, Microsoft decides its laid-off employees can keep their money, and Vudu is selling HD movies. You know, if you want them.

EPISODE 917

Also, Steve Jobs is 54
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_jobs

Tim O’Reilly on why the Kindle should open up or die
http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/22/kindle-oreilly-ebooks-technology-breakthroughs_oreilly.html

Microsoft backtracks on severance issue
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10170025-56.html

Trouble in the Clouds: Gmail turns into Gfail
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/24/AR2009022400850.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10170636-2.html

Everyone loves Google, until it's too big
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/business/22digi.html

Vudu selling high-def on-demand titles
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/24/AR2009022400842.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10170490-1.html

Leaked Snow Leopard screenshots reveal slimmer, faster Mac OS X
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/leaked-snow-leo.html

Apple announces Safari 4 public beta
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10170607-2.html

Facebook users targeted by rogue application
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10170555-83.html

One third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s run Linux
http://blog.laptopmag.com/one-third-of-dell-inspiron-mini-9s-sold-run-linux

Antibodies offer a new path for fighting flu — a “universal” flu vaccine
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/health/23flu.html

Google clears up Atlantis debris
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10170626-36.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/160088/googles_atlantis_discovery_explained.html
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/23/2323238

VOICE MAIL
Anonymous
medical robots update

Ryan
What about Shaq’s phone!?
(also: http://twitter.com/THE_REAL_SHAQ/status/1245950406 !!!)

E-MAIL

On BOL 916 you talked about the “Stolen Microsoft device remotely wiped the Windows Mobile 6.5 device”.

While Molly was quiet right that this remote wipe feature is a popular option for enterprise grade cell phones solutions such as Blackberries.
This feature only wipes data from the device not the operating system from the device. If Microsoft can remotely wipe the operating system from a device this is something new and quite different from other phone wipes.

Tom hope you get over your bad cheese incident…

All the best,

Joe

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Hey bol,

Regarding getting banned on xbox live.

Lifetime bans are done via your hardware address too, not just your account.

So even if you sell the xbox it still won’t be able to log onto live.

I think temporary bans are done via accounts.

Felipe
Nyc

EPISODE 891

Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/14/apple-jobs-to-take-medical-leave-of-absence/

Analysts: he probably won’t come back
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/why-jobs-isnt-c.html

In the interim, who’s leading Apple?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10143030-37.html

PC shipments up just 1.1 percent in fourth quarter: Gartner
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/technology/01/15/09/pc-shipments-just-11-percent-fourth-quarter-gartner

Collateral Damage as UK Censors Internet Archive
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09%2F01%2F15%2F151223

Best Buy to be Palm Pre's exclusive retailer
http://www.webosarena.com/2009/01/15/best-buy-to-be-palm-pres-exclusive-retailer/

FCC’s McDowell says agency not ready for DTV day
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090115-fccs-mcdowell-says-agency-not-ready-for-dtv-day.html

Control your TiVo via text message with Kwiry
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10142424-1.html

Don’t touch the DVR: commercials help us enjoy the show more
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090114-dont-touch-the-dvr-commercials-help-us-enjoy-the-show-more.html

Bendy gadget future for graphene
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7827148.stm

Zork to be revived as browser MMO
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2009/01/14/zork-to-be-revived-as-browser-mmo

VOICEMAIL
Anonymous Darwinist: YouTube’s easy audio upload fix

Emiliano (we think): Windows 7 tip for Jose!

Jose from Jacksonville: No, that won’t help

EMAIL
Making cables vanish isn’t that difficult for the typical DIY’er. Take
a pizza cutting wheel and cut a channel in the wallboard wide enough to
accommodate your bundle of cables. Dress the cables into the channel.
Cover the channel with wallboard tape, cover with ‘mud’, let dry, sand,
and repaint. Simple eh?

Cheers
Steve in Cupertino
(the other one)

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I think we should figure out how to make this Steve Jobs’ leave of
Absence into a gambling pool. We buy squares for $100 and pick the
dates for his return. We just need somebody to figure the payouts
and the time period for his return plus/minus a few days will create
the squares. What if he never returns or if he returns many years
later?

Kelly
California

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Hello all,

I teach a course on neuropharmacology and we talk a lot about caffeine.

Some interesting stats:

About 190 000 000 North Americans show withdrawal symptoms from caffeine,
showing they are caffeine dependent.

Adult humans are caffeine metabolizing machines, we are very efficient at
it, the half life of caffeine in an adult is oh maybe between 30 and 120 min
whereas in nonhuman animals and kids (toddlers) it is about 3.5 DAYS

A majority of workplace spats that end in firings happen between 9 and 9:30
am. There is speculation that much of this is driven by caffeine
withdrawal.

In most research a cup of coffee is defined as a teacup sized serving. Most
of us drink more than that per serving, and the coffee that is brewed for
such studies tends to be weaker than that which most people drink.

I have no idea if this is germane to yesterday’s discussion, as I have had
only 1 cup of coffee today….

Dave (the psychologist)

EPISODE 884

Health concerns force Apple’s Jobs from Macworld
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10130981-37.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10130961-60.html

Rumor: Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro in the works
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10130784-37.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090105-ars-at-macworld-09-rumor-roundup-and-live-keynote-plans.html

iPhone 3G unlocker released on schedule
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/03/yellowsn0w_beta/

In dispute, Viacom threatens to pull shows “on TV and online”
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090102-in-dispute-viacom-threatens-to-pull-shows-on-tv-and-online.html

RIAA dumps evidence-gathering firm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10130785-93.html

PS2 crushes Wii, Xbox in gaming minutes
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10130635-62.html

Forrester study: Got game? Not in a recession
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10131039-52.html

Windows 7 build 7,000 already outperforming Vista and XP in “real-world” tasks
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/windows-7-build-7000-already-outperforming-vista-and-xp-in-real/

Zune ‘bug’ fixed, says Microsoft
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7807797.stm
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09%2F01%2F04%2F2034248

Amazon Video On Demand coming to Roku Player
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10131174-93.html

Blockbuster launching set-top box for the holidays
http://newteevee.com/2008/11/08/blockbuster-launching-set-top-box-for-the-holidays/

LG adds direct Internet link to a line of HDTVs
http://news.cnet.com/LG-adds-direct-Internet-link-to-a-line-of-HDTVs/2100-1041_3-6248641.html
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/05/1646257

VOICEMAIL
Matt from New Hampshire: CSM!

Anon: Full mailbox

Mike from Tacoma: Windows 7 release date — FIRM

Jeff from SLC: land-lines do have 911

E-MAIL
Dear BOLers,
I missed you guys. I missed so much that I went to the BuzzOutLoud wikia and downloaded (randomly) some episodes from the past three years of BOLing. I got to hear the first voicemail from Shalin, the time when dr. Karl was just a med student and a lot of great stuff: Tom saying that would license for free his voice for TomTom’s GPS, Molly confusing hermetically for hydrogenation sealed and Veronica talking “Brazil for the win” were the best ones I’ve hear

And when I downloaded the best of 2006 episode, I noticed it was too short. And the same happened with the best of 2007 and 2008 episodes. So I figure a way to not let this happen again this year: a page on the wikia! http://buzzoutloud.wikia.com/wiki/Best_of_2009

Now the listeners will have a chance to put in their favorite buzzing moments of 2009 and help Jason to edit a longer (or even two!) Best of 2009 episode.

Hope you like it and, as always, love the show and keep up the good work!

Rafa

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I just had to be the first
To write into BOL while flying at 36000 ft…:-) Flying to CES of course!
I am writing this from a Virgin America flight over Sycamore, OH…
Look forward to seeing you guys at the cloud talk!

Reid, the ISP Infrastructure Guy

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Hey Buzz crew,
I just wanted to make Tom feel just a little bit better about his predictions for last year. Specifically, the whole simultaneous broadcast on TV and the Internet thing. In the U.K. at least the BBC started doing just that in the last month (so still 2008) or so on BBC iPlayer. I think it started in early December or something.

Anyway hope you guys had a nice vacation.

Listener since late 2005, first e-mail

Greig the math student

P.S Too shy to say “well actually” yet loi

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Ever since I switched to over the air digital television, my life has been a TV horror film.
90 percent of the time the signal is so poor it cuts in and out every minute or two. If I am lucky enough to get a good signal I can’t move. Every time I or my roommate walks through the house, the signal cuts out. The resolution may be better, but of course it is, that's what happens when you shrink the picture. My screen now has a three-inch black border for most programs. It sucks! I was much happier with a little fuzzy picture and good audio, than a screen refresh rate of 1/minute and no audio, or almost worse when every actor suddenly becomes a gou’uld (not sure why that happens).

I’ve also noticed that the signal is the worst during peak viewing hours. You guys know if DTV has some type of shared bandwidth?

Long live analog!!!

Deeply saddened by digital
In Madison, WI