Tech News Today 22: Your Infection Did Not Come From Porn

Shows / June 30th, 2010

Kin killed after only a month; iPhone 4 reception better than it looks; Amazon buys Woot; Hulu architected not to replace TV; YouTube makes the case for Flash; Verizon 4G in November; and more.

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Running time: 

43:00

Anthropomorphic cat detective! – The S&L Podcast #036

Shows / June 30th, 2010

This week we round up a lot of news and discussions ranging from the release of the Kraken book, to what Jane Goodall reads at the beach. Plus we begin the quest to pick our next book.

QUICK BURNS

The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter currently top-selling scifi/fantasy on Amazon     
    
Out this week: Kraken by China Mieville  
    
Scientists recommend their favorite beach reading   
    
Octavia Butler, Roger Zelazny, and Richard Matheson inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame   
    
Blacksad: hardboiled detective fiction about anthropomorphic animals (no, really)    l
    
BARE YOUR SWORD – feedback from the audience    
    
Spoilery: The Moralities and (Necessary?) Evils of the Redeker Plan   
    
Realpolitik and the Zombie Menace   
    
Modern profanity breaks fantasy immersion??   
    
Book Kickoff soon. Look for the poll on the website.    
We’ll be making the poll soon, so give us your ideas before we make up our minds and get set in our ways!  Even if it’s just an author or a type of novel.     
    
Emails:

Hey Veronica and Tom,

First, let me say I’m liking the greater frequency of S&L. Hope to see more.

Add me to the tally of people Veronica has introduced to Temeraire. I recently finished Victory of Eagles; it’s an amazing series and I look forward to more.

Game of Thrones on HBO. Here’s the thing about the Ice and Fire books. They are incredible books, however I had to stop reading after the 3rd one because it literally depressed me. If the HBO series is near as good, I doubt I’ll be able to watch it, which is too bad.

Also, I vote for a video version of S&L on TWiT.tv

Anyway, cheers and thanks for the great book-lovers podcast.

Simon
    
    
    
ADDENDUMS    
    
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Tech News Today 21: Dude, You’re Getting A Leaky Dell

Shows / June 29th, 2010

Hulu Plus costs $10, still has ads; Dells leak fluid; Google Me is real; iPhone 4 sells out at AT&T, goes to Verizon in January?; Drugged child earns $150K; and more.

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44:28