It's a shoestring-and-gum operation around here, and someone took our gum. But somehow, we've got another show for you today, and we're talking more Wikileaks Web warring (WWW3, perhaps?), Google activating 300,000 phones a day, and Apple's refusal to let you donate money via iPhone apps (and weirdly robotic response). --Molly
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EPISODE 1367
NEWS
Facebook and Twitter suspend Operation Payback accounts
http://blogs.forbes.com/mikeisaac/2010/12/08/facebook-and-twitter-suspend-operation-payback-accounts/
Caving to pressure from supporters, PayPal releases WikiLeaks' funds
http://thenextweb.com/media/2010/12/09/caving-to-pressure-from-supporters-paypal-releases-wikileaks-funds/
Anonymous recruits “data army”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11957367
Media comes to the defense of Wikileaks at Le Web
http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/08/media-wikileaks/
Wikileaks cables now available on Amazon
http://thenextweb.com/media/2010/12/09/wikileaks-cables-now-available-on-amazon-reviewers-are-not-happy/
AD BREAK
FCC considering approving pay-as-you-go Internet plans
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/12/08/2012243/FCC-Approving-Pay-As-You-Go-Internet-Plans
FCC to seek bigger role in cable, satellite disputes
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-fcc-20101209,0,3912283.story
Google activates 300,000 phones every day
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/08/andy-rubin-google-activates-300000-phones-every-day/
It’s time for Nokia to worry
http://www.informationweek.com/news/smb/mobile/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228800010&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
Ban on iPhone donations irks non-profits
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/technology/09charity.html?src=mv
Windows 7 tablets won’t make it home for the holidays
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/hosted/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228701953&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
QUICK HITS
Hardware makers sign VGA death warrant
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/12/intel-and-amd-sign-death-warrant-for-vga-port.ars
Apple loses its iPhone game guru
http://kotaku.com/5708642/apple-loses-its-iphone-game-guru
Verizon drops daily pre-paid price to $1.99
http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=11998
Winklevoss twins suing Facebook again
http://www.dailytech.com/Winklevoss+Twins+File+Yet+Another+Lawsuit+Against+Facebook/article20355.htm
GADGETS
See The Incredible Autonomous Kinect Flying Machine
http://kotaku.com/5709454/kinect-for-xbox-360-hacked-to-fly-unmanned-aircraft
SCIENCE NEWS
Giant storks may have fed on real-life hobbits
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40577049/ns/today-tech_and_science/?ocid=twitter
HAPPY ENDING
Zuckerberg and other billionaires pledge to give away half their cash
http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/9/facebook-founders-give-away-half-fortunes/
President Obama on Mythbusters tonight
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/12/president-obama-on-mythbusters-tonight/
COMPUTER LOVE
If you are using craigslist for personals and happen to meet someone who isn’t a spambot, then what are some tips to make sure nothing shady is going on. For example, is my stuff (kidneys) going to get stolen or am I going to end up getting “charged” for services?
I would love some advice because I recently met a girl and had a nice first date, but I can’t help feeling paranoid.
Love the show.
Chris
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Hvglaser Hannibal Glaser
@brian_tong how long do you wait to make your move after somone turned their facebook status to ‘single’? #computerlove
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Hey Buzz crew,
My ex-girlfriend and my new girl are friends on face book. The new girl and I have been together for about 6 months but she just recently changed her status to reflect it. I don’t really play the face book game too much so I didn’t even realize until the ex text me the next morning with a “So I guess yall are official now…”. Why is face book status the be all end all of relationships in 2010? I felt like we were being pretty casual about dating, should I talk to her about it?
Love the show,
Jay
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