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.

Listen now: Download today's podcast

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

On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we sadly report on the state of the broken toilet in the International Space Station. It means astronauts have to split up which toilets they use in order to load balance. No. Seriously. Plus we touch on the Amazon 1984 ironic mistake of the year.

EPISODE 1022

Amazon remotely deletes all copies of George Orwell books

Amazon says it won't repeat Kindle book recall

Kazaa to return as subscription service

Meanwhile RIAA notices DRM is dead

Toshiba will sell Blu-ray player this year

Digg redirects short URLs to Digg

Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?

Apple's iPhone "wrecking" the cell industry

Kingston unveils 256GB thumb drive for well-heeled memory fiends

Parajet SkyCar flying vehicle evolves, now ready for pre-orders

New space station toilet "out of order"

Alaskan blob is an algae bloom

French Spin

VOICEMAIL
Eric from Maryland about 1000 year DVDs

Chris from Portland with Prius response.

E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew,

Interesting article on today's New York Times talking about why Japanese smartphones haven't gone global:

Despite their great technological advance (the article cites e-mail capabilities in 1999, camera phones in 2000, third-generation networks in 2001, full music downloads in 2002, electronic payments in 2004 and digital TV in 2005), Japanese phones suffer from "Galapagos syndrome", meaning that they "are like the endemic species that Darwin encountered on the Galápagos Islands -- fantastically evolved and divergent from their mainland cousins" (citing a professor from Tokyo's Keio University).

The article also makes an interesting point about how much Japanese manufacturers are focused on developing hardware and gave little or no attention to software, unlike western manufacturers (like Apple, with iTunes and the App Store)...which could be one of the reasons why Japanese manufacturers aren't successful internationally.

Thought you would like to read it.

Love the show.

Henrique from Brazil

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let you hear from someone who appreciates
ComcastBonnie. When I had my Comcast service installed, the tech
didn't bring cablecards like requested. I twittered my frustration and
within five minutes Bonnie replied asking if she could help. By the
time we finished, she had the tech's supervisor call about the problem
and offered to have someone drive the 20 miles to my house with
cablecards on a Friday evening. She even called a few hours later to
check up on the situation.

So unless you are a total d-bag, she seems to do everything that she
can to help.

LTS,

Tom the Sign Guy

I just received a phone call from Comcast's Executive PR Department this morning regarding my blog and Twitter posts. After a year of calling and begging for a technician I will now have a special "PR Repair Technician" come out first thing tomorrow morning and fix the lines. I now also have my own personal PR Liaison to call if I ever have any trouble again.

Yes milking the situation was totally a douchey thing to do, but sometimes its the only way to get a giant company to actually listen to you. Cindy Wood, my liaison, did not even ask me to take my blog post down. Instead she wanted my input on to how they can make their Twitter support my effective since social media is a brave new world for them and they're learning as they go along. Even though I still hate Comcast, I like to give credit where its due and give them a shoutout for handling the situation in a classy manner.

I'm writing this from my phone since they managed to accidentally cut off my Internet access completely until tomorrow, so please excuse any typos :)

Best,
The Rocco

While there are stories about Windows 7, the FCC investigating Cox Cable, and the Palm Pre launching in March, you really need to listen to the story of the Klingon who robbed a convenience store. Really.

EPISODE 904

Six editions of Windows 7: Better than Vista, still too many
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/official-windows-7-skus-revealed-six-editions.ars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10155943-56.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1890

Vuze calls for FCC probe of Cox Cable traffic management
http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/02/vuze-calls-for-fcc-probe-of-cox-cable-traffic-management.ars

AT&T to buy Verizon spectrum?
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/att-may-buy-3-billion/story.aspx?guid={ACE7576D-432F-4AAF-9ACF-B71A3F5C1D13}&dist=msr_1

Google Latitude
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4774345n
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/see-where-your-friends-are-with-google.html

Palm Pre launching 3/15?
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/02/04/sprint-eol-list-reveals-target-palm-pre-launch-plenty-more/

Toshiba's sexy smartphone. Where did this come from?
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/02/03/toshiba-comes-out-of-nowhere-with-the-ultra-slick-tg01-touchscreen-phone/

Garmin and Asus combine on Nuvi phone
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/04/New_GarminAsus_smartphones_to_take_many_OSs_1.html

India’s $10 laptop is not a laptop
http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/indias-10-laptop-is-not-a-laptop/

Zune original programming
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/feb09/02-04ZuneMeanPR.mspx

Yahoo Search Pad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10156207-2.html

For poseurs only: HarperCollins launches “video books”
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/02/for-poseurs-only-harpercollins-launches-video-books.ars

Man robs convenience stores with Klingon “Bat'leth”
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1456240

VOICEMAIL
Rod the School Counselor
Thanks for all the bandwidth!

Steve from Long Island
Cruise ship

E-MAIL
Hey JaMoNaTo,

You mentioned the iPod Breathalyzer on the show this last Monday (Ep. 902) and I thought you might like the link. Behold, the iBreath! It looks like this is not only an iPod Breathalyzer, but also a FM transmitter. Not only will this work off of your ipod’s batteries, but you can also use it with (I believe) is just a standard iPod sync cable hooked to any power source (Computer or USB power adapter for car or wall).

Josh
Computer and Network Technician
(aka “The company computer guy”)

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Hey buzz team,

This is Alex from RssPlayer and I just wanted to add to Joshes email from episode 903 when he created the tiny urls for all your podcasts.

There is something called Custom Url Schemas on the iPhone. They are designed so that one app can open another app and share data. Some commonly know schemas are http:// (opens safari) tel:// (calls someone) and mailto: (opens email). In the next RssPlayer update, I will incorporate a custom url schema that will allow you to import a feed simply by clicking a link in safari or mail.

Here is an example
rssplayer://foo.com?feedurl=http://tinyurl.com/ourfav

When clicked, RssPlayer opens and import the feed. No more typing.

Maybe someone will build a iPhone friendly netcast directory with a button that imports directly to RssPlayer.

So that’s it.

Keep up the good work.
Alex from New Jersey

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Hey Tom, Natali, Jason, Rafe, and Molly Monday

This is in reference to picking up geeky/nerdy chicks at coffee shops.
Ever since last month (or two months ago) when you discussed
initiating conversation with girls who use netbooks (or anything tech
related for that matter) at coffee shops, I have been trying to get my
game on and work up the courage to talk to some of them. Today, I had
the perfect opportunity when a very attractive woman sat down next to
my table and opened a book on how to use Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. She
started reading on page one, so I assumed that she was just beginning
to learn how to use it. This was perfect, because not only do I use
CS4, but I just finished reading a book on it myself! So, with my
heart pounding, palms sweaty, and mind racing, I opened my mouth and
said: “excuse me, hi, you are going to really love using that
software.” She then turned to me, smiled and said: “really, that’s
great because I’ve been looking for a good alternative to Front Page.”
We then nerd-chatted it up for 20 minutes, and then she ended up
giving me her number! Score!

So, thanks for the help and encouragement guys, it worked!

Chris
Larkfield, CA

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I just have to give a “well actually” to the Crazy Canuck.

I checked up on CrazyCanuck’s numbers. I didn’t quite follow. They seemed pretty off to me.

The first place I assumed he strayed was his calorie conversion. Food Calories are based upon heating one KiloGram of water 1 Celsius Degree. (not 1 gram) As such
they are equal to 1000 calories.

But that wasn’t enough of a discrepancy. “2,569 Calories is equal to .002988 Watts”???

The watt is a unit of measurement equal to 1 Joule/ 1 second. (1 Kilowatt equals 1000 joules/ second.)
1 calorie is equal to 4.187 Joules. (1 Kilocalorie= 4187 Joules)

So a 1 oz. shot of whiskey containing 64(,000) Calories equates to 267,953.88 Joules. In terms of watts (267,953.8 watts. or (267.95 KiloWatts.)

This means it would take just .56179 oz. of whiskey to produce 150 Kilowatts. (per second remember)

There are 3600 seconds in an Hour. 2022 oz/hr of whiskey could maintain 150 Kilowatt/ Hr. (50.56 bottles @ 40 oz./ hr.)

But we’re talking 100% efficiency here.

The worlds top of the line coal fired power plants are just 32% efficient. That is 3.125 times less.

2022 * 3.125 = 6318.75 oz/ hr. or 158 bottles/ hr.!!

But that’s really good!!, The worlds most efficient otto cycle (4 stroke internal combustion) engine is approx 20 % efficient.

2022 x 5 (100/20=5) = 10,110 oz/ hr. or 252.75 bottles/ hr.

I figure if we had 405 people from buzztown, each taking 1 shot every 12 minutes (5/ hr.) we could
easily power a 100% efficient 150 kWH Data center between us.

Love the Show.

Josh in Salt Lake City.

Episode 876

In these troubled times, RIAA can’t afford to sue you
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10127003-93.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-recording-industry-moves-away-from-lawsuits-enlists-isps-in-piracy-figh/

Universal Music seeing ‘tens of millions’ from YouTube
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10126439-93.html

Silent protest planned for Jobs-less keynote,
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/19/silent-protest-planned-for-jobs-less-keynote

Gates Foundation to help libraries be better free ‘net cafes
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081218-gates-foundation-to-help-libraries-be-better-free-net-cafes.html

Number of landline-free households up 10 percent in U.S.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081218-number-of-landline-free-households-up-10-in-us.html

LCD TV revenues to dip for first time ever
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10126273-92.html

Toshiba to OEM laptops with OpenSolaris
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08%2F12%2F19%2F1332225&from=rss

NPR now lets you roll your own podcast feed
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/npr_now_lets_you_roll_your_own_podcasts.php

Samsung Electronics will launch Google phone in Q2
http://english.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200812190010

Trek creator’s widow dies aged 76
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7791210.stm

Voice mail

Oaf-er? SoCal - Nova? Really Palm?
DEBUNKED! http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

Chris the Podcaster - Don’t hire podcaster?!!!! Really?

Anonymous - Monstrous problem

E-mail
Happy Holidays, Buzz-folk!

It may seem like $6 million is a lot to pay to have a space shuttle delivered (BOL 875), until you realize that $2.5 million is just for the bubble wrap! Not to mention all the !$&#^*# foam peanuts…

LTS/KUTGW!

Regards,
Steve L.
South Jersey

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I think buying the space shuttle is a great idea! I want to chip in with $1000 USD, but since i can’t send actual money i figured i should send you $1000 USD in winkeys. I’m sure Oleg Teterin will be more than happy to buy them from us once we raise enough for the shuttle. In theese troubled times i can only afford $1000USD and i dont know how much that is in winkeys so please send the change back….preferably in sets of or :-o. Thank you and Love the show! - HinDRAncE

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To the Nearly Omniscient Leaders of the Buzz Army,

I heard your cries of suffering over the way Firefox skips over drop
down lists on the Mac. I too felt this pain in the past, but today I
bring you good news.

For some reason, Apple decided that the default behavior of OS X should
be to only set the focus on lists and text boxes when tabbing through a
screen. They did have the foresight, however, to let users change that
behavior in the “Keyboard and Mouse” preference pane.

Check out this handy blog entry for the full details, and fear no longer
the Firefox:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/apple/why-doesnt-tab-work-for-drop-down-controls-in-firefox-on-os-x/

Matt The Java Developer

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Hey JaMoToNat,

There's a cool Facebook Group where Aaron Sorkin himself has been answering posts, in an effort to do some background research for his Facebook script. I'm a huge fan of his writing, so it made my day when he posted back. Other actors like Josh Malina and Kim Webster have posted as well.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33807262256

Love the show,

John in San Diego

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The hardware website Sharkeyextreme.com does a price check of various computer parts every month, and they just started checking SSD prices.

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/article.php/10704_3787791__6

Long story short: prices vary considerably, this seems to depend on drives which are enterprise vs consumer focused, SLC vs MLC. budget speeds vs higher speed. etc.

Best deal though: OCZ “core V2″ 30gig drive is $70 or 2.33/GB

Worst Deal: Super Talent MasterDrive PX 64 GB goes for $807 or $12.61/GB (though i would assume its Crazy fast though)

check it out

Faiz

Episode 875

Personalized spam rising sharply, study finds
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08%2F12%2F18%2F1417232

Cable to temporarily pause digital switch
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10126105-93.html

What does Andy Samberg’s YouTube hit say about NBC sites?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10125961-93.html

Toshiba launches 512GB SSD using 43nm MLC NAND
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-launches-512gb-ssd-using-43nm-mlc-nand/

Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/17/osx-netbook-compatib.html

Texting ‘is a sign of recovery’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7787768.stm

iPhone thief thwarted by MobileMe sync
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/17/iphone-thief-thwarted-by-mobileme-sync/

Linux-ignorant teacher spat with Helios resolved (Thanks Amanda!)
http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/character-assasinations-aint-us.html

BlackBerry Storm buyers returning phones en masse?
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/blackberry-storm-returns

…or maybe not?
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/verizon-blackberry-storm-return-rates-lowest-of-any-smartphone

Why the BlackBerry Storm needs Wi-Fi: iPhone owners love theirs
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/blackberry-storm-wifi

Researchers test whether sharks enjoy Christmas songs
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08%2F12%2F17%2F1622228
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/05/15/funny-pictures-sumfing-brushed-my-leg/

Voice mail
Shalin - time to buy a Shuttle

David in Colorado - About the billboard that watches you

E-mail
In these troubled economic times the outtakes should not be equal in length to the show. In fact, it wouldn't bother me if you lose the outtakes altogether. If Molly wasn't involved she would probably be ranting about it.

Danke.
Howard

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I'm so happy you guys included some extra chit chat after the podcast on episode 874. I love that stuff. Sometimes your 35-40 minute shows just aren’t enough to get me through the hell that is work. I think you should record everything from the time you guys get in the studio until you leave and just have that edition available as a download on the blog (so as not to create too much extra work for Jason, unless he really wants to create an extra iTunes feed for it). Love the show!

Have a Merry Christmas,

Daniel

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I agree with Kaadi, you guys are wrong and your insubstantiated rumours
are driving my feet into the ground!
I haven’t bought a pair of shoes in TWO YEARS! When are my fabled Steve
Jobs shoes coming? You led me astray BOL! Shame on you!

-ANkh, the computer engineering student in Dublin, Ireland.

Oh and tell Coolie to try Symbian.

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Hey guys. I just had a quick one. I am creating some policy rules in a device and have to use a web form to do it, and I am wondering something. Why the hell does Firefox on the Mac skip over drop down list boxes? Its a pretty big pain in the butt to be going along line by line (tab-tab-tab-tab-tab——mouse over to drop down click —–tab-tab-tab). I figured since Molly ranted so much about the Flash bug in FF, she’s want this one. As far as I know it has been this way for ever, and Safari doesn’t do it.

Love the show,
Jason in Cincinnati

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Dudes,

Regarding Monster and the whole company name controversy, the Linux
shampoo is one thing, but remember that video about the window wash I
found called ‘Vista — for windows’?

My argument still stands: that would still be a hilarious lawsuit. For
us, that is. Less funny for the company that makes the product (which
was called ‘Merrit’, in case you’d forgotten).

Nate

EPISODE 684

Amazon’s right on Vista SP1
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9897191-56.html

FCC Ends 700 MHz Auction
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9897722-7.html

Dell refutes solid state drive failure claims (Thanks Russ960!)
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9897828-64.html

Apple could split device sales with music labels
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9897871-7.html

Adobe CEO says Flash apps coming to iPhone
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9897861-1.html

The reality of the RDF: how Apple motivates us to creativity
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/ 20080319-brands-as-personality-why-apple-motivates-us-to-creativity.html

Toshiba losing money in HD DVD business
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ ap_on_hi_te/japan_toshiba

Google Spreadsheets Adds Gadgets, a Directory of Features
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/03/ google-spreadsheets-adds-gadgets.html

Beatles Edition of Guitar Hero Could Be Coming
http://www.dbtechno.com/gaming/2008/03/19/ beatles-edition-of-guitar-hero-could-be-coming/

The US Postal Service wants your useless junk (Thanks Shalin!)
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/ the-us-postal-service-wants-your-useless-junk /

Sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke is dead
http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9897329-52.html

VOICE MAIL

Loren
I’m cable TV free!!!

Chris
More Cablecard info.
–Jason Cincy also corroborated it with TimeWarner where he lives.

Lauren Saskatchewan
When listeners collide

E-MAIL

Robo dog

Hey guys,
That robo dog you mentioned yesterday, has been around for a while. I saw a video about this maybe 6-8 months ago. This isn’t a well actually. . .really it brings up a interesting issue with blogging (since you were discussing the validity of bloggers; the problem is that buzz reported on this as though it is news, as in new, and it is not literally new. There are so many blogs that things are missed and then recycled and then misrepresented. just an issue I was thinking about.

Eric
Omaha

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One console future???

I personally love that there are 3 consoles to choose from. It’s like the computer industry in the 1980’s. However is this the beginning of the end?

First we heard EA talking about how they wanted a one console future:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3163813

Then Dennis Dyack became a very vocal supporter of the one console future:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/denis-dyack/one-console-future-is-inevitable-313840.php

Even David Jaffe supported a one console future:
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=156328

Then at this years GDC the PC Gaming Alliance was announced. It’s purpose was to save PC gaming. One of it’s members is Activision the largest publisher of video games today. Another member is Acer:
http://kotaku.com/358436/pc-gaming-alliance-officially-announced-here-to-save-the-day

This week there are rumblings that Acer wants to produce an “open standard” PC based GAMES CONSOLE!!!
http://kotaku.com/368460/pc-makers-acer-to-enter-games-market

All of this might not amount to anything. HOWEVER, the pieces are there and this industry could be changing. I think Nintendo has opened a lot of eyes this generation that there is HUGE money to be made with casual gaming and many companies have realized that the video gaming pie isn’t as hard to get a slice of as previously believed.

King of All Asia

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Piracy precedents

It seems the American government has a long history of working with Pirates…

- In 1812 the US declares war against England over a dispute about access to and control of Louisiana
- At the end of 1814 General Andrew Jackson reaches an agreement with the pirate Jean Lafitte leading him and his men to fight for the US in the conflict.
- On January 8 1815 The British invaded and Lafitte and his men were considered a major reason the undermanned US forces were successful in repelling the British.
- On February 6 1815 President James Madison granted Lafitte and his men a full pardon for their previous crimes.

Info taken from “The Most Evil Pirates In History” by Shelley Klein pages 153 - 156.

What lesson do modern day pirates learn from this?

“Mainsheet” Matt
Ann Arbor, MI

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Story suggestion

I’m catching up on podcasts and I’m about 3 eps behind….but this is a good NEWS story.

http://www.renesys.com/blog/2008/03/you_cant_get_there_from_here_1.shtml

I work for a international backbone provider and I can also state that Turkey pulled a near Pakistan for almost a week :-0 …not to worry, was fixed today. But there was a Turkish court order to block Youtube that resulted in all traffic was dying on it’s way out of the country.
Seems they only broke it for their major carriers…not all…so not talked about so much.

Evidence: China, Pakistan and Turkey are all blocking Youtube, so it must in fact, be the root of all evil.

Cheers,
Emmett (In Italy)

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Check your Directv bill- PPV 24 hrs only

Message:
http://directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=P4540022

Effective April 15, 2008, DVR recordings of PPV movies will be available for 24 hours of unlimited viewing after purchase. Major movie studios have required that satellite and cable providers alike may no longer allow their customers to view these recordings for longer than 24 hours. During the 24 hour viewing period, you will continue to enjoy all of your DVR features such as pause and rewind.

JSRoman