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February Book Club: Bridge of Birds Kick-Off & Your Feedback!

Shows / February 1st, 2013

Thanks to an overwhelming response to one of Aaron’s recent Whiteboard Review, we’re kicking off our February pick, Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart! Plus, we check in over on GoodReads to talk Gaiman, refreshing Science Fiction, and libraries that don’t have any books.

More on our February pick, Bridge of Birds:

On GoodReads:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15177.Bridge_of_Birds

Hughart Fan Site: http://www.barryhughart.org/books.htm

Discussion Links:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1167500-digital-libraries

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1067161-neil-gaiman-starter-book

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1167079-need-to-expand-my-horizons

“Reconsidering Goblins” by Aaron:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-dJ-BKgTgA

East Meets West 304 – Tip your podcaster

Shows / February 1st, 2013

Smog in LA and elsewhere, door locks and security, how physical security compares to computer security, the differences of skill among tradespeople, what we think of tipping.

Get the episode at this link: http://archive.org/download/EastMeetsWest304TipYourPodcaster/eastmeetswest304.mp3

Tech News Today 681: Now You CNET, Now You Don’t

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 31st, 2013

Tech News Today

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

Is Facebook’s Mobile strategy a winner? Did China hack the New York Times? Why Apple is the biggest threat to Valve’s Steam, and more.

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Running time:: 0:51:12

Tech News Today 680: BlackBerry in Motion

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 30th, 2013

Tech News Today

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

Will BlackBerry’s big bet pay off? Netflix wants to beat HBO to being itself, Microsoft’s storage problems, and more.

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Running time:: 0:49:04

Autopilot S2E12 – Dragnet

AutoPilot/ Shows / January 29th, 2013

Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a “dragnet”, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

Tech News Today 679: Rdio Free Europe

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 29th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Sarah Lane

Office 2013 goes subscription, Acer’s Chromebooks beat their Windows PCs, Rdio launches free music service

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Running time:: 0:50:23

Frame Rate 110: A Good Looking Corpus

Frame Rate/ Shows / January 29th, 2013

Frame Rate

Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt

JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars VII, Netflix ends 2012 on a high, Netflix Project Griffin set top box, and more.

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Running time:: 1:07:26

Tech News Today 678: His Zelda Underwear

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 29th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Sarah Lane

Vine gets porny, Barnes and Noble on the rocks and the next iPad release

Guest: Peter Wells

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Running time:: 0:42:09

S&L January Book Club: Old Man’s War Wrap-Up & Your Feedback!

Shows / January 25th, 2013

It’s time to wrap up our January pick, John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War, check in with everyone over on GoodReads, and get momentarily excited for a new excerpt from GRRM…before remembering that its still going to be a long wait for Winds of Winter. Enjoy!

More on our January pick, Old Man’s War:
On GoodReads:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51964.Old_Man_s_War
From John Scalzi’s Blog: http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/books-by-john-scalzi/

Discussion Links:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1163392-bored-woodless
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1163460-grrm-new-extract-of-the-winds-of-…
http://georgerrmartin.com/if-sample.html
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1160339-what-do-you-guys-think-about-brea…

“A Once Crowded Sky” Review by Aaron:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuSKLG61lbk