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Screaming deals
November 25, 2009
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Screaming deals

Show summary: Big TVs for less than a grand, and a free Droid? You have to watch!

Category: Holiday Help Desk

Ep. 1114: Dorks will break your heart
November 25, 2009
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Ep. 1114: Dorks will break your heart

Show summary: A new survey shows the messaging behavior of men and women on dating sites. And it leads Natali to the inevitable conclusion that you shouldn't date dorks. We also talk over the WikiLeaks pager data from the 9/11 events. And BlackBerry gets an eBay app Why is this such big news?

Category: Buzz Out Loud

November 25, 2009
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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1114: Dorks will break your heart

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    Ep. 1113: There's no Moore's law for chemistry

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    Black Friday deals

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    Ep. 1112: Rupert Murdoch battles infinity

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    Ep. 1111: Facebook is depressing

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    Ep. 1110: Apple Tablet is the unicorn of tech

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    Ep. 1109: In the future we'll all be cats

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March 6, 2009 Cool, but crashy

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November 25, 2009 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1114: Dorks will break your heart

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November 24, 2009 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1113: There's no Moore's law for chemistry

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November 23, 2009 Top 5 tech turkeys

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2 replies
September 1, 2009 "Exactly"

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August 11, 2009 "Fair enough"

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August 7, 2009 "Trivia: What was the first numbered episode of BOL"

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September 1, 2009 "I can't see your username, which would..."

In reply to: "Top 5: Worst sci fi predictions"

August 20, 2009 "Correct!"

In reply to: "Top 5 ugliest tech products"

July 10, 2009 "Dude stop. You only need to post an answer once."

In reply to: "Top 5 Google searches"

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