GNC-2008-11-21 #426 Interesting Mix of Content Tonight



Very serious discussion at the end of the show about the Justin.tv suicide. Please folks make sure you take care of one another. Very stressful times we are in we need to take care of one another more than ever.

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Show Notes:
iPhone 3g Proxy Sim Hack
Scary Times with Auto Industry
Equadoren Dwarfs Genetics No Cancer
Endeavor Night Launch
Verizon Storm Betting the Farm
Ultra Wideband Radio
Vitamin Research Shocking
Apple HDCP in MacBook
Yahoo 5 Biggest Mistakes
Samsung 256gb SSD!!!
Sprint hey you wanna Quit
New Style Christmas Tree
Apple TV Upgrade Breaks Boxee
Gamestop Black Friday Ad
Nokia Damage Test LaB
ISS Smell Detector
Staples Black Friday Ad
Neuros Latest Offerings
Browser Compatibility Test
Google Search Wiki
Microsoft IE8
Teen Social Web Utilization
Using Outlook 2007 to Read Feeds?
ISS Eva 1
DOD USB Drive Ban
ISS EVA #2
Glacier found on Mars
MySpace Trial goes off track
Lets Clone a Mamouth
New Guest at ISS but will be Hungry
10 Free Songs Each Month with Zune

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Broadcaster Dies on Justin.tv.



I remember scanning though the uStream channels one night. A young girl, head wrapped in a veil but exposing her breasts to the ustream public. I also remember other issues of questionable content online or even on TV.

Apparently on Justin.tv, a broadcaster was pushed by his viewers to take a high dose of pills. He did so and died. The 19 year old was pronounced by the Broward County medical examiner.

While this is a travesty, it also sounded like this kid tried to do this before. Whether he was looking for a way out via video or not is hard to say. The end result though is all too real.

Hopefully this will not impede on Justin.tv, ustream, Seasmic or any of the other sites out there. Unfortunate as this may be, it was also bound to happen. Hundreds of feeds out there and some of them are not being viewed by anyone.

There should be a way for these companies to monitor what is out there. But once again – hundreds of videos. Some of them are here and gone in a single episode.

In a perfect world this wouldn’t happen. We don’t live in a perfect world.


Tricaster Died Tonight



Well for some unknown reason in the middle of my live recording tonight my Tricaster died. Will be calling tech support in the morning to find out what the procedure is.

I can only shudder to think if this had happened during the 24hr Podcast or the Podcast Awards. I am not a happy camper at the moment.

Update RMA Issued by Newtek and the box is Fedex Overnight to San Antonio. The folks there have been nice enough to do a rush repair. Hopefully it is back in my hands next week.


GNC-2008-11-18 #425 Jam Packed Show



Back in the saddle tonight after taking the night off last night more details on the show. The 24hr Podcast has been postponed till December 20-21 but until then the show goes on.

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Spam Sales Up!
P2P Ruling In France
Comcast Analog to Digital
Attack against RIAA
Hubble Image
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Power Case for your iPhone
Mark Cuban and SEC
iPhone Game makes Developer Rich

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Mark Cuban and SEC
Blogging Keeping you Poor?
Carbon Sequestration
Professor Fights RIAA
Turkey Cooking Steps
Hulu vs YouTube
HIV Treatment from Chinese Herb
How Not to Build Twitter Community
Water Taste Test
200mps Powerline Adapter
Blu-Ray Player $139.00
Callpod Knock Off from Target Restrained
10hr ASUS Batter
Lunar Baby Thermometer
Mimo 7 Inch USB Monitor
Lunar Probe Crash
Jerry Yang out as CEO
Intel Torture Test
French sue Sourceforge?
Endeavor at ISS
Obama may have to Quit email
USB 3.0
ISS Cargo Unloading
Google Host Time Life Pictures
New Battery to Store Wind-Power
Psystar Antitrust Suit Dismissed
Zune Update 3.1

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Tech Podcast Network at CES 2009



2008cestpnAndy McCaskey one of the team members going to CES 2009 representing Tech Podcast has put up a informational page on how companies can work with us to get great exposure during the 2009 event.

As we get closer to the event we will be populating the page with data on what our planned schedule is and introduce the additional team members.

Our Team Coverage begins on January 6th 2009 Live from Las Vegas www.tpnces.com


TiVo a Pizza



TiVo and Domino’s have joined forces to get you your favorite pie without picking up the phone. You will be able to access your TiVo and like a website – order your pizza, soda and sides to be delivered in 30 minutes.

This is not a good move, it’s an interesting one. Services through your media box might just spawn some new ideas. Just like Grand Theft Auto – if you like a song, you can get it from Amazon.com. What if you were watching a movie on your Apple TV or VooDoo box and before you order the movie, you get a special on Pizza, Chicken or whatever. Maybe even your movie purchase could mean a coupon waiting at your favorite store.

Yep, the days of the Yellow Pages seem to be numbered. Then again, you might just see THAT on your TiVo or Apple TV.


24hr Podcast Postponed!



24hrbuttonThe 24hr Podcast has been postponed. This afternoon my grandfather of 99 years passed away. I will be traveling to Michigan to attend the funeral. While I understand the disappointment of not being able to do the event this Saturday and Sunday I am sure you all understand.

My plan is to do the event the weekend of December 20 and 21st which will match the exact weekend we did the event last year.

Todd Cochrane