Tech News Today 766: Quality Six Seconds

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

Asus avalanche of phabulous tablets, Apple iRadio getting closer, Twitter gives Android a gift, and more.

Guests: Peter Wells

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Running time:: 0:48:04

FSL Tonight 2013 Week 0: Season preview

Ladies and gentlemen It. Is. Here! The 2013 FSL season kicks off in less than one standard Terran week and we could not be more excited.

Justin robert Young and myself Tom Merritt will break down all the teams including the hot new elevated squads, the New York Avengers, Gallifrey Time Lords and the San Francisco Federation.

Grab your gear, get suited up and get ready for the FSL baby!

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Tech News Today 765: Firefoxconn

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Did Windows bring back Start button or not? Apple ditching FoxConn, Motorola’s new phone Texas-built, and more.

Guests: Darren Kitchen and Len Peralta

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Running time:: 0:47:09

2013 Season kicks off in two days

Two days from now the 2013 FSL Tonight season gets underway with a preview episode. Two weeks form now the first games are played.

Dragon SportsTalk Radio will be there thanks to the generous support of our KickStarter backers. Give ‘em a round of applause.

Meanwhile, it’s a few days late getting posted, but Sheky dropped off the latest lines with Mitzula last week. Enjoy!

May 24 FSL Latest Line

Tech News Today 764: The Future is Lunchables

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

Did Windows bring back Start button or not? Apple ditching FoxConn, Motorola’s new phone Texas-built, and more.

Guest: Rafe Needleman

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Running time:: 0:50:43

Tech News Today 763: We Need Somebody to Trust

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

Tim Cook says things, Marissa Mayer plans things, Blekko searches things differently, and more.

Guest: Jim Louderback

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S&L Podcast – #130 – So many servers

Today we try to figure out what all those servers in Wool were doing and why Jo Walton is so awesome. Also how to pronounce numbers. It’s all in there folks.  Enjoy.  

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: Jumping Cow Amber Ale
Veronica: 2008 Malbec something or other.

QUICK BURNS

WINNERS: 2012 Nebula Awards (Plus: Ray Bradbury Award and Andre Norton Award)
WINNERS: 2012 Aurealis Awards
WINNERS: Analog’s AnLab Awards and Asimov’s Readers’ Awards
WINNERS: 2013 Spectrum Fantastic Art Award
2013 Hugo Voter Packet Now Available!
Penguin Bets Big That The 5th Wave Will Be the Next Hunger Games
Cover blurb for THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES (possibly spoilery!)
Brandon Sanderson update on WORDS OF RADIANCE
Iain M. Banks explains he wasn’t writing science fiction for the money
Book Trailer: “Love Minus Eighty” by Will McIntosh

CALENDAR

Read down to June 11

TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES

Game of Thrones will end with season 7, according to producer

BOOK CHECK-IN

Wrap-Up of WOOL by Hugh Howey
What are the servers doing?
Slightly spoilery thoughts on gender in the book
Lukas (Full Spoilers)
Kick-Off Among Others by Jo Walton
Wiki Article on Among Others
Wiki article on Jo Walton

BARE YOUR SWORD

S&L Anthology Writers Community Blog

EMAIL

There is an article in the Charlotte paper today about Howey. It has some interesting info on self publishing authors… just thought I would share. 

Loved the book by the way… I just started on Shift. 

brad

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Tech News Today 762: It’s a Profit Trap!

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

Opera now based on Chrome engine, FoxConn wants to make software, Microsoft and Google team up, and more.

Guest: Jonathan Strickland

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Running time:: 0:49:41