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On this week’s show, we welcome back Lee Garnett, the brilliant mind behind the social media-conscious online comic, ncomment. Lee guides us through the final chapter of his magnum opus, War, an epic three-part series about Digg, Reddit and the fractious conflicts between social communities.

But first, the headlines: Apple’s head designer Jonathan Ive is knighted, Netflix launches a new series (and double the delay on Warner Bros. content), Yahoo names PayPal’s chief as its CEO, An Android App that helps you fight SOPA, Reddit goes black to protest  SOPA, Lenovo launches an Android-powered TV, Nokia launches the Lumia 900, Kinect comes to Windows, and Google adds personal results to search.

For our Final Word, we ask whether Internet access should be classified as a human right, or a facilitator of human rights.

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Headlines

• Sir Jonathan: Apple’s design mastermind Jonathan Ive awarded knighthood in the UK
• Netflix To Debut Original Series “Lilyhammer” Next Month
• Want to rent a new Warner Brothers DVD via Netflix? Prepare to wait longer
• Yahoo Names PayPal Boss Scott Thompson as CEO
• Boycott SOPA: An Android app that terrifies publishers and politicians
• Reddit goes black Jan. 18 to protest SOPA & PIPA — Who else will join?
• Lenovo launches first Ice Cream Sandwich TV
• Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone, exclusive for AT&T
• Kinect Comes To Windows On February 1st
• Google gets personal, searches your world, not just the Web
• Twitter Dumps on Google for Pushing Google+ in Search

Audible Book of the Week

• Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? by William Poundstone

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Musical Interlude #1

Hot Topic

• War, by ncomment

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Musical Interlude #2

Final Word

• Vint Cerf: Internet Access Is Not a Human Right