Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
What Apple will announce, what Nokia will announce, how to fix Windows 8.1, and more.
Guest: Scott Johnson
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Running time: 48:27
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Is Google unstoppable? AT&T daypass competes with hotel wifi, Xbox losing the console war, and more.
Guests: Nicole Lee and Len Peralta
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Running time: 46:30
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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Windows 8.1 is here! Is it good? Twitter revamps DMs, Facebook loosens up for teens, and more.
Guest: Irina Bolychevsky
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Running time: 45:58
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
HTC to make Amazon phone? Intel thinks PC market has moment of clarity, Square makes sending cash dead simple, and more.
Guest: Peter Wells
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Running time: 45:55
Are ebooks killing reading? Why do zombies exist? What is Veronica drinking? All of these– SOME of these questions, and more are answered on another thrilling edition of Sword and Laser.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Veronica: Wine!
QUICK BURNS
R. Scott Bakker completes THE UNHOLY CONSULT
Talking to Jo Fletcher About the British Invasion of U.S. Publishing
Video interview with Scott Lynch
Learn a New Language with this Animated Video Explanation of Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi
How L.A.’s “Last Bookstore” evolved from post-apocalyptic to magical
The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
BOOK CHECK-IN
Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest
Boneshaker a Visual Guide (Spoiler-free Goodreads thread link)
BARE YOUR SWORD
Did You Suffer Eighth Grade Syndrome?
So I was just looking for a particular book that was recommended on the S&L video show a while ago. It’s actually out of print and there are no e-book or audio versions available. The only copies on ebay were expensive first editions. Since there are no viable options to give money to the author (in this case his estate) or the publisher/rights holder, what are your thoughts on pirating such hard-to-find works (i.e., searching for an unauthorized epub version)? – Eric
ADDENDUMS
Veronica Tuckerizations for Robot Army! A Tuckerization is when an author writes the name of a person into their story. Only 2 Veronica Tuckerizations are available. They’re priced at $100 a pop, but that gets you the Tuckerization as well as a copy of the anthology ebook. Back the Kickstarter!
Tom has a new book
[GUEST POST] Tom Merritt on His Science Fiction Retelling of King Arthur
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Wonder Woman’s first broadcast appearance in live-action television was a television movie made in 1974 for ABC. Written by John D. F. Black, the TV movie resembles the Wonder Woman of the “I Ching” period. Wonder Woman (Cathy Lee Crosby) did not wear the comic-book uniform, demonstrated no apparent super-human powers, had a “secret identity” of Diana Prince that was not all that secret, and she was also depicted as blonde (differing from the brunette image established in the comic books).
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Apple’s got more Burberry to cover, Google’s watch coming soon, Amazon invades retail warehouses, and more.
Guest: Myriam Joire
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Running time: 48:24
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood.
Netflix said to negotiate with US cable companies for set-top box app, posting and watching videos online is a fast growing trend, and more.
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Running time: 1:02:47
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Jason Howell
Bypass carriers for Windows Phone updates, Facebook buys mobile data optimizer, Netflix wants to partner with cable providers, and more.
Guest: Rob Reid
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Running time: 47:54