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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Running time:: 0:44:18

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

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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

Tech News Today 761: We Need More Horses

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

Google buying Waze? iOS 7 going stark? HTC going Senseless? All that and more.

Guests: Darren Kitchen and Len Peralta

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Running time:: 0:47:39

Tech News Today 760: Google Thinking Different

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

Guess who’s having the best post-PC era ever? Mailbox invades iPad, Xbox will take over your house, and more.

Guest: Rich DeMuro

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Running time:: 0:47:01

The next thing

Person wonderingHey all, Tom and Molly here.

We LOVED doing this first run of It’s A Thing episodes! We’ve been spending the time since our last recording wondering what we should do for the next run. I mean literally nothing else. Just sitting. Looking out the window. Wondering.

We wondered things like: Should we Kickstarter a season? Should we sell ads? Should Tom take
to the casting couches of LA and find a sugar momma to fund us like a patron of the baroque period arts scene?

And finally the answer came to us. NO. We should do none of those things!

But this is not a breakup letter. We decided that we’re just going to keep doing the show because we enjoy it, and it gives us a way to virtually hang out a little more often. And that’s it.

Turns out not everything has to turn a big profit (or any profit, really), and every way we thought of to make money just sounded like a hassle. We’re busy people! So to keep this fun, and easy to listen to (i.e. no commercials) we’re just going to keep doing it as is.

If you feel like you want to kick us a few bucks, we added one of those PayPal donation things. Molly could use it to help fund her new mic — maybe you’ve noticed. But don’t feel obligated. We’ll be having fun either way.

We are going to do this in seasons though. So give us a few weeks before we come back from ‘hiatus’ with all new eps. And all new
things! And keep following us on Twitter for SECRET REVELATIONS! Or at least occasional snarky posts.

We love you all!

Molly and Tom