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Amazon sets Nov. 15 release date for first original TV series, Time Warner Cable lost record 306,000 subscribers amid CBS blackout, Lucasfilm and Disney struggle over 2015 ‘Star Wars’ release date, and more..

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Running time: 59:58

TNT 875: Face to Pay

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 4th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell.

BlackBerry changes its mind. Again. IBM threatens Twitter, Gas stations that scan your face, and more.

Guest: David Hewlett

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Running time: 48:36

S&L Video REWIND – #14B – Cloud Atlas Wrap-Up

Shows/ Sword and Laser / November 4th, 2013

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TNT 874: Spectaclefest on a Party Barge

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 1st, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar.

The patent wars gang up on Google, but Google’s mystery barge secret is revealed and mystery malware travels by speaker, and more.

Guest: Darren Kitchen

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Running time: 48:22

TNT 873: NSA Eats Your Fiber

Shows/ Tech News Today / October 31st, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

NSA outrages Google with fiber tap, smartphones allowed during takeoff and landing, Sprint promises 1Gbps wireless, and more.

Guest: Tom Krazit

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Running time: 47:03

Autopilot S3E03 – Buffy The Vampire Slayer

AutoPilot/ Shows / October 30th, 2013

Autopilot – Buffy The Vampire Slayer

The non-broadcast pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was produced by 20th Century Fox in 1996 to pitch a series to networks. The twenty-five-and-a-half-minute production was written and directed by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, and was expanded upon and re-shot for the first episode of the series. It is notable for featuring a different actress in the role of Willow, Sunnydale High is Berryman High and a different actor as Principal Flutie.

TNT 872: Bad Ideas All Around

Shows/ Tech News Today / October 30th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

iPad Air reviews are in, Twitter’s getting a lot more visual, what happens when you drive with Google Glass, and more.

Guest: Jeff Cannata

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Running time: 47:41

S&L Podcast – #148 – Kick-off Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Shows/ Sword and Laser / October 29th, 2013

We’re back and our Kickstarter is funded! Hooray! That means Sword and Laser video episodes will return. And if we make our stretch goal you might get even more! We’re also here to wrap-up Boneshaker by Cherie Priest and Kick-off our November book from NaNoWriMo victor and first-time novelist Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: NyQuil
Veronica: Some kind of white wine

QUICK BURNS

Hey we launched a Kickstarter
Two new MISTBORN novels signed
Amazon Kindle Matchbook is live
Escape Pod, Podcastle and Pseudopod podcasts need your help
Neil Gaiman explains the worth and value of libraries

CALENDAR

BOOK KICK-OFF

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Inside ‘Ancillary Justice’: Q&A with Sci-Fi Author Ann Leckie
A Skillfully Composed Space Opera In ‘Ancillary Justice’
“Nothing quite clarifies your thoughts like thinking you’re about to die.” Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice

BOOK WRAP-UP

Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest

Themes: Steampunk & Apathy

What did you think of the ending?

BARE YOUR SWORD

NaNoWriMo 2013 Folder
Divide and Conquer: A NaNoWriMo Alternative

EMAIL

I love the podcast but I have one tiny correction to what Tom said about ebooks and libraries. At least at the library district where I work, we can only lend out one copy of an ebook to one patron at a time. In other words, the ebook works just like a physical book. We have to buy multiple licenses in order for more than one person to check out a particular title. Also, some publishes put a limit on the number of checkouts a title can have. After that limit is hit, we have to buy another copy of the ebook.

Keep up the great work!

Chris

ADDENDUMS

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TNT 871: Your Own Personal NSA

Shows/ Tech News Today / October 29th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Netflix to deliver movies same day as theater? Motorola gets behind modular phones, Google to mass produce its own smartwatch, and more.

Guest: Jeri Ellsworth

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Running time: 44:57