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Latest Episodes

Episode 115: Teledildonics
October 01, 2012

Neil Young reveals Pono music player, promises 'the best sound anyone can get'.  Tesla Model S getting first ever over-the-air car firmware upgrade next week.  Criticized for overpriced parts, company gives away 3d schematics instead.  NotFound Project

Episode 114: Map App
September 24, 2012

xkcd's 13-Gigapixel Webcomic. IOS6 maps fail so hard, a Tumblr is born.  Open-Dyslexic is a new open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia.  'Gangnam Style' breaks Guinness World Record for most YouTube likes.  Richard

Episode 113: Like a Mustard
September 17, 2012

The real source of Apple device IDs leaked by Anonymous last week.  Soon Advertisements Will Involve Forced Interaction.  Apple Sues Online Polish Deli Over Their Name, “A.pl”.  Former German first lady sues Google over 'prostitute' autocomplete su

Episode 112: I’M IN UR EXCHANGE STEALING UR BITCOINS
September 10, 2012

Kim Dotcom: FBI can’t have Megaupload founder extradited without piracy evidence, NZ court rules.  Jimmy Wales threatens to encrypt Wikipedia if UK passes snooping bill.  Hacker steals $250k in Bitcoins from online exchange Bitfloor.  BitTorrent stud

Episode 111: Awesome-Flavored Ramen
September 03, 2012

The Japanese invent a machine converts plastic back into oil.  Biodiesel From Sewage Sludge.  Kim Dotcom Declares War on Media With Bigger and Better MegaUpload.  California state legislature approves Location Privacy Act(via Phone Scoop).  World Firs

Episode 110: Taxidermification, Jetpacks, and Designated Picnic Table Drivers
August 27, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly forcing Facebook’s Android team to use app and see how bad it is.  How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy.  WikiWeapons: 3D printed guns for everyone.  The White House open-sourced their petition software on GitHub. Dru

Episode 109: Loose Poopy is Best Poopy
August 20, 2012

The Oatmeal is raising funds for the Tesla museum at Wardenclyffe.  Wikileaks reveals "TrapWire," a government spy network that uses ordinary surveillance cameras.  Putting an end to the biggest lie on the internet.  Garry Kasparov Arrested and Beaten

Episode 108: Wearing a Lab Coat and Space Goggles
August 13, 2012

Peter Schiff Opens Hard-Money Bank. Iran Is Quitting the Internet Because It's Afraid of America.  Curiosity landing removed from YouTube after bogus copyright claim by Scripps.  The Internet Archive Starts Seeding Over a Million Torrents.  MCA's Will

Episode 107: For Shame, NBC Olympics, For Shame!
August 06, 2012

Digg relaunches as a general news site. 'Dr. Horrible' gets CW premiere date. Facebook Wants to Be Your Instapaper Now, Too.  Twitter does something really, really, really stupid - will they fix it?  FCC Tells Verizon It Can't Force You To Pay $20 For T

Episode 106: Sushi Erotica
July 30, 2012

Is a Computer Worm Causing Iranian Nuclear Facilities to Blast AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' At Night?  Local residents deal with phantom garage door opener.  New Orleans music legend stands at own wake.  Buzzfeed retorts comedically to a McSweeney’s parod