The Drill Down 054 - Reg’s Biggest Fan

by andy

On this weeks show, we discuss Bono’s big “oops”, Apple’s rumored $129 iTunes subscription model, Microsoft’s Photosynth, an amazing new example of CG facial animation, and the most incredible gadget unboxing you’ll ever see.

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U2 Tracks Leak After Bono Plays Stereo Too Loudly
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
Apple finally ready for iTunes subscriptions?

A third of new PCs being downgraded to XP, says metrics researcher
Microsoft granted Page Up Page Down patent
State of the Art - From Snapshots, a 3-D View

Photosynth

Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider ‘Fair Use’ Before Sending Takedown Notice

The Drill Down 053 - 2999 Songs in My Heart

by andy

This week we talk about the iPhone’s 3G ad vs. real-world performance, the (non-existant) anti-McCain bury brigade on Digg, the moral implications of publishing security exploits, and Germany’s new relaxed attitude on file-sharers.

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Steve Jobs: 60 million iPhone apps downloaded, confirms kill switch
Shocker: iPhone 3G Sometimes Faster, Stronger, Better in Ad Than In Real Life
Are Macs More Expensive? Let’s Do the Math Once and For All
An Early GPhone Review: Android Is Powerful, But No iPhone
Jay Adelson on why there’s no McCain Bury Brigade
NewsTrust.net - Your Guide to Good Journalism
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has sued three MIT students to prevent the disclosure of security weaknesses in subway ticketing systems.
Sharing 2999 Songs, 199 Movies Becomes ‘Safe’ in Germany

The Drill Down 052 - Apple’s Pie

by andy

We welcome back Digg submitter Sungoddess808 as we discuss Apple’s MobileMe woes, the $1000 iPhone App, Secret deleting iPhone apps, Macs 2x as expensive as PCs, a 56K modem hacker, and the purported ‘iPatriot Act’
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Steve Jobs: MobileMe “not up to Apple’s standards”
Apple removes $1,000 featureless iPhone application
Secret URL May Allow Apple to Delete Your iPhone Apps Remotely
Should You Pay Twice as Much for a Mac?
British NASA hacker to face U.S. trial
New Firefox 3 Digg Extension Released

Comic-Con 2008: The Panels

by andy

I was lucky enough (read patient enough to stand in 6000-member lines for hours)  to attend a few panels while I was at Comic-Con this year, and I happened to bring an audio recorder with me. Without further adieu, I present the complete panels for “Watchmen”, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”*, “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”, “Heroes”**, “LOST”, and “Fringe”.

Watchmen

Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog (featuring Joss Whedon)*

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (featuring Kevin Smith)

Heroes**

LOST

Fringe (featuring J. J. Abrams)

* Arrived late to the panel already in progress.

** not including audio from the Season 3 premiere, which took up most of the panel.

The Drill Down 051: Shining With the Sungoddess

by andy

This week we welcome Digg submitter Sungoddess808 on the show as we discuss Microsoft’s new attempt at changing their image, Rumors about a Digg sale (again), the tragic end to a spam king, the death (and rebirth) of Scrabulous, and Delicious 2: Electric Boogaloo

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The “Mojave Experiment”
Google Walks Away From Digg Deal
Digg Recommendation Engine Updates
Escaped spammer dies in murder-suicide
Scrabulous Gets Wiped Off Facebook
Scrabulous goes for bonus points, relaunches as Wordscraper
Delicious 2 cleans up social bookmarking
Tattooed Zune Boy buys a black 80GB iPod Classic

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