Tom Merritt's Blog, page 1272

Top 5 Future Tech – Tom's Top 5

We've been promised flying cars for decades now, but what other tech advances are we dying for?

Tech News Today 214: Poke The Prez

House votes down net neutrality, Anonymous attacks Sony folks IRL, Cheap mind control for your limbs, and more.

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32:34

FourCast 72: We Are The Mole Men

Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson

Hollywood won't stop making comic book movies, but we will stop talking to teach other in our ultraseats. But it will all happen underground.

Guests: Mark Milian and Peter Ha

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Running time: 43:47

Tech News Today 213: Why Tim Stevens Is Engadget's EIC

We talk with new Engadget EIC Tim Stevens, Google's new patent defense, Spear Phishing for everyone, and more.

Guest: Tim Stevens

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47:56

East Meets West 246 – Bone marrow and beer

What starts as a conversation about beer podcasting turns into a debate about whether you should be allowed to sell your organs. They're your organs after all. With special guests Brian Brushwood from Scam School and Stephen Johnson from New Brew Thursday.

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Tech News Today 212: The More Things Change

The fate of the .xxx domain, New way to legally download movies, Muni WiFi under attack again, and more.

Guest: Wil Harris

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23:05

Tech News Today 211: The Quick And The Dead Bar

Samsung's false positive, Amazon and label negotiations for Cloud Player, $30 VOD movies, and more.

Guest: Denise Howell

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48:25

Triangulation 9: Ray Kurzweil

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt

We talk to author, inventor, and futurist, Ray Kurzweil.

Guest: Ray Kurzweil

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Tech News Today 210: Go Robots

Should government broadband be illegal? Samsung installs secret keyloggers, the robots ride to the rescue in Fukushima, and more.

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45:52

Severian has mommy issues – The S&L Podcast #57

We wrap up the Shadow of the Torturer with special guest Josh Lawrence. And there's a lot to chew on! Where did Dorkus come from? Is the botanic gardens a time travel device? Like a Tardis? And what's with Severian's Mommy issues.

QUICK BURNS

Publication delays for the next Ian Tregellis novel

More DANCE WITH DRAGONS and GAME OF THRONES news

A Storm of HBO Videos

Stephen King has a new "Dark Tower" book coming in 2012

Richard Morgan finishes the Cold Commands

Neal Stephenson's gold farming thriller, REAMD

New Shel Silverstein book scheduled for September

CALENDAR

3/29/2011 "Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente Tor

3/29/2011 "Soft Apocalypse, Will McIntosh (Nightshade)

3/31/2009 "A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist

4/1/2011 "Sea of Ghosts by Alan Campbell

4/12/2011 "After the Golden Age, Carrie Vaughn (Tor)

4/12/2011 "All the Lives He Led, Frederik Pohl (Tor)

BARE YOUR SWORD

Odd coincidences btw your SF/F reading and the real world

List of 12 recommended dystopian novels on HuffPost

What do you think the Claw is?

BOOK WRAP-UP

Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' (Book of the Long Sun)

A comic book adaptation of Shadow

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