Fri, 26 June 2009  This week Lando kicks things off with a requiem for style, something that seems to be following common sense into the deep recesses of memory. From there we talk about comic crossovers and false advertising featuring Alan Moore. I follow that up with some anger over the recent Letterman / Palin flap, one political discussion leads to another and next thing you know we're talking Twitter in Iran. Finally, we muse on whether Twitter itself is the canary in the cage labeled America. Enjoy! Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter Closing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk Comments[5] |
Fri, 19 June 2009 This week we're talking quite a bit of tech, starting off Lando telling a story about an alarm clock that comes with a bonus heart attack. From there, we talk about my recently acquired Palm Pre. We go over the good and the bad of this 'Palm saviour'. After that, rather than spend an hour comparing it to the iPhone we go over the new iPhone announcements and whether this new version of the phone is that big a deal. Once we're done talking cell phones, we move into some morally questionable territory with the ethics of cents and the recent doubleTwist flap. Finally, we talk about the new Star Wars MMO that is big on promise and low on anything tangible. Can this new attempt to make the Lucasverse into a playable MMO avoid the fgate of SW: Galaxies? We have our doubts, and we'll tell you why. Enjoy! Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter Closing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk Comments[3] |
Thu, 18 June 2009  Somedays, we get welcome surprises. Somedays, you get a chance to learn something you didn’t know. Somedays, you get to ask a legend a question. Cory Doctorow posted an article on BoingBoing a while back, allowing people a chance to ask Micheal Moorcock a question. For those of you who don’t know who that is, stop what you’re doing and get yourself to a bookstore. Moorcock is one of the genius science-fiction writers of the age and is one of the writers who inspired me growing up to think harder and dream further. Well, I left my question posted, number 18 on the list. Today, I was happily surprised to see that mine was one of the questions chosen. Chosen and answered, 13th question down. I just wanted to share my elation to you our listeners, because, I’m not always doom and gloom. This makes me happy. I have a new reading list, handed down by a master wordsmith, and only better days can lie ahead. Bless the internet for giving us access to people who once seemed impossibly far away. Are any of you guys out there Moorcock fans? Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 1:52 PM Comments[1] |
Fri, 12 June 2009 This week we've got Cooter back on the panel, and we start off with the disgrace that most people like to call Spiderman 3. We talk about the movie version of the character in general before we turn to another disappointing sequel, Left 4 Dead 2. Is this a sequel, or a cash grab by Vavle? That leads us into online gaming, which evolves into a discussion on the recent 'internet czar' to be appointed by our President and what impact that may have on the net in general. Then, a discussion on the gray area of illustrated child porn, specifically from a recent case involving a man being branded a pedophile for owning manga. Next, we talk about Project Natal and the potential for both success and failure of this amazing technology initiative. Talking about Microsoft leads us into Windows 7, which is shaping up to possibly erase the stain of Vista. Finally, we talk about Linda Carter (yes, Wonder Woman) and stem cell contacts. Enjoy! Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter Closing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk Comments[3] |
Fri, 5 June 2009  One of our longtime listeners alerted me to this cool little site:  Very cool. Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 3:47 PM Comments[1] |
Fri, 5 June 2009 Though unintended, this show has a subtle undertone of examples where the intended actions of our subjects act against their own best interests. We start off with a lengthy discussion of the new Terminator film, which has done a great job of further sinking the franchise. We move into the fun world of jury duty for a bit, then skate into the current Republican war on itself. We finish with the fun of indefinite incarceration, that nutty Kim Jong Il and a little bit o' Blackwater. Enjoy! Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter Closing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk Comments[5] |
Mon, 1 June 2009  The frequent listener may have noticed that there was no show this week, and if that person visited the web site they may have further noted that there was no announcement about the missing show. Nothing ominous or worrisome in this case, folks, I just got hit by drive-by jury duty. I just didn't have time to finish editing in time for Friday, so we're pushing that show out to this week. Until then, enjoy the newly minted month of June! Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 1:53 PM Comments[1] |
