Universal Geek: Max Headroom Looks Like a Gorgeous Japanese Girl
We should have intro music. Speaking of intros, you may notice we lost ‘Claire’ our adorable, efficient sexy in that stern librarian sort of way robovoice. I figured if I was getting tired of listening her say she was activating my personal copy of Universal Geek, other people were getting tired of it as well. So now we are on the hunt for intro music… or not. Hasn’t officially been discussed, Sean is just imposing his will on the group as usual.
And speaking of the usual group, co-hosts Jeff and Bleu join the table for a discussion of hackers, Firefox, kittens, beer, and so many other things that dwell in the wonderful world of geeks.
[display_podcast]SHOWNOTES:
LulzSec follow up: We called it last week when saying LulzSec were just script kiddies. LulzSec pwned by “real” hackers. (Jeff)
And: LulzSec Shuts Down, Ends Hacking Campaign (Bleu)
http://mashable.com/2011/06/25/lulzsec-closes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29
FBI says it has subdued Coreflood botnet (Jeff)
“Curiosity” nuclear powered tank/science lap prepping for launch to Mars – NASA is still doing AMAZING things (Jeff)
Rowling Releases ‘Harry Potter’ Into the Ether on Pottermore (Bleu)
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/rowling-releases-harry-potter-into-the-ether-on-pottermore/?nl=technology&emc=techupdateema2
Firefox 5 released only 3 months after v4 (Jeff)
fixes FF4′s memory leak, speedier TCP layer, great privacy improvements, mobile (limited)
And Microsoft sends Firefox a cupcake (Bleu):
A cupcake for Firefox 5: Microsoft has some fun with Mozilla’s new rapid release
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/cupcake-firefox-5-microsoft-fun-mozillas-rapid-release
And IE devloper Ari Bixhorn makes a snarky comment (Bleu):
An In-Depth Look at What’s New in Firefox 5
http://bixhorn.com/?p=108
Android 2.3.4 pushing to Nexus S devices w/ Google Video chat. The bigger picture: soon video calling will be ubiquitous. How do we feel about that? (Jeff)
ICANN opens up new (super pricey) TLDs(Jeff)
ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains, So Prepare For .Whatever (Bleu)
http://mashable.com/2011/06/20/icann-top-level-domains/
Speed Camera Lottery (Jeff)
Digitally created Japanese popstar (sean)
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/06/japanese-band-reveals-virtual.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news
Grocery shopping by QR code & never setting foot in the grocery store (Jeff)
Question for discussion: how do the Universal Geeks feel about mobile phone payment systems? There’s a lot of buzz and actual development underway for this in the US. Is this viable, or just another fad doomed to die? (Jeff)
Wikipedia’s New Love Button Will Let You Send Kittens or Beer to Others (Bleu)
http://mashable.com/2011/06/25/wikipedia-love-button/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29
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Sean D. Francis is a technologist, writer, and geek. He podcasts, makes video, and dabbles in all the geeky genres including horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. View all posts by Sean → This entry was posted in Thoughts, Uncategorized and tagged firefox, geeks, hackers, wikipedia. Bookmark the permalink.← Most Alive, Most Engaged, Most Delusional #trust30 Challenge – Day 28 | One Goal, Three Fears #trust30 Challenge Day 29 →
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