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We ask author Saladin Ahmed more viewer questions. Plus he describes his new book and how he became a DM for Joe Abercrombie!

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Chad Johnson

New Xbox with 2-year contract costs more! Amazon making sitcoms, Why won’t Facebook take advertisers money, and more.

Guest: Jeff Bakalar

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Running time: 42:37

Snoop Dogg runs the Internet, The Avengers, How to prevent pre-hype from ruining movies, Hawaiian movies, ordering food inside World of Warcraft, what makes money valuable.

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Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt

Got cable watch HULU, Discovery wants Rev3? Apple to stream movies, and more.

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Running time: 49:47

In 1978 – Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) sent the first unsolicited mass commercial email to 600 west coast ARPANET users. The message informed users of DEC’s new computer and operating system with ARPANET support, the DECSYSTEM-2020 and TOPS-20.

In 1997 – In New York City, Gary Kasparov began his re-match match against IBM’s Deep Blue computer. He had won the previous match in February 1996 4-2.

In 2000 – A “geocache” was hidden outside Beaver Creek, Oregon, kicking off the first “Great American GPS Stash Hunt” and the hobby now called geocaching.

Bill Harris former CEO of CEO of PayPal and CEO of Intuit, and not the CEO of personalcapital.com, is this weeks guest.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt

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Running time: 44:26

Good news, everyone! The Sword and Laser Wiki is live!

As with most wikis, this is open for anyone to edit, and a lot of work has already been done on the book list and glossary page, but chime in if there’s anything else you’d like to add!

Also, did you see the amazing art Scott Johnson made for us for Nerdtacular ’12? He’s the best, as we’ll be there recording a live audio show!

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Iyaz Akhtar

Can gestures and Cascades save RIM? Donate your organs on Facebook, Twitter uses your friends to stay relevant, and more.

Guest: Kevin Purdy

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Running time: 46:37

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Chad Johnson

Microsoft buys some Barnes and Noble love, UK blocks Pirate Bay, can Skype spy on you, and more.

Guest: Russ Pitts

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Running time: 52:31

In 1887 65-year-old Rev. Hannibal Goodwin takes his nitrocellulose flexible film out of his attic laboratory and into the patent rolls. He beat the Eastman Kodak company by two years, but his vaguely-worded patent led to a 27-year legal battle.

In 1983 – Microsoft Corp. announced the two-button Microsoft Mouse built for IBM computers and meant to be used with the new Microsoft Word processor. Only 5,000 sold of the 10,000 made.

In 2000 – The United States government shut off Selective Access of the GPS system. That meant accurate positioning was no longer restricted to the US military. Positioning accuracy on the first day without Selective Access went from a 45-meter radius to a 6-meter radius.