The Wikileaks war is escalating and it’s threatening to go all War Games on us. 4Chan’s forces, the Anonymous group, are DDoS-ing the heck out of sites like PayPayl, MasterCard, and anyone who bows to government pressure. Meanwhile, secret forces of, uh, governments, are DDoS-ing Anonymous right back. And who’s caught in the middle? The …

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On today’s show, we follow the Google Chrome announcements live, but we’ll have the real wrap-up tomorrow, because wow, did that thing go on and on. In other news today, Julian Assange is arrested but Wikileaks soldiers on. unsurprisingly, the DecorMyEyes guy turns out to be a bona fide sociopath. and whatever you do, do …

Read the full post →"BOL 1365: New dinosaur discovery: Tongadactyl"

We’re stealing lines from Love, Actually today, because Natali can quote it by heart when it’s super a propos to a guy very disturbingly embedding a camera in the back of his own head. Ew. But hey, it’s art! Also, Twitter says it’s not suppressing Wikileaks as a trending topic–although it’s a trending topic in …

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On today’s show, we premiere our new Friday segment, Computer Love. We think you’re really going to love it. But also, the Wikileaks aftermath is raising many more serious concerns about free speech issues than we ever expected — it’s a morally ambiguous world we live in. Google’s trying to make nice with rights-holders because …

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On today’s show, NASA’s announcement about training bacteria to exist on arsenic is super cool, and could lead to a great remake of Toxic Avengers, but it’s certainly not the little green men announcement we were hoping for. Plus, why the FTC’s Do Not Track system is doomed to fail, we launch an angry Angry …

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Verizon’s launching its LTE network on Sunday, the FCC is proposing a plan for Net neutrality tomorrow, and Google is about to take over the world EVEN MORE with its e-book venture (we’re sure the EU is going to love that). Also, that deafening silence you hear on Twitter is the sound of a bunch …

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On today’s show, once the amazing Benito finally gets the studio in working order, we break down the Level 3 and Comcast battle–no matter how you slice it, it’s still very, very, VERY bad for the Web. VERY. Also, Cyber Monday proves, once more, that marketing works. And NASA is apparently set to announce that …

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Wikileaks uncovers a treasure trove of diplomatic dish that could disrupt not only the political but social fabric of the world. Online spending finally takes off (again), and Homeland Security confirms it’s planning to systematically dismantle the structure of the Internet at the behest of private companies. So, that’s awesome. Also, the zombie apocalypse is …

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Gobble Gobble! It’s all about the tech turkeys of 2010. Companies want to target data packets to monitor your activity and serve you ads! Facebook trademarks your “Face” and the aroma of pumpkin spice puts guys in the giving mood. From CNET Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata …

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On today’s show, we’re totally hoping the music industry will finally catch up to reality, or at least the year 2010. Or the tensies, as we’re now calling them. Forever. Spotify is under pressure to just launch, already, but this time it’s from their investors. Also, is Farmville on the decline because Facebook users are …

Read the full post →"BOL 1357: Welcome to the Tensies"