S&L Podcast – #136 – Nerdtacular 2013!

Shows/ Sword and Laser / July 10th, 2013

We record an episode live in front of an audience of awesome folks from at Nerdtacular 2013.  Since we’re still just getting into Ringworld, we save more substantive discussion of that for later this month and talk about what else we’re reading.  get ready to enlarge your reading lists because we had some amazing suggestions from the audience! 

 QUICK BURNS

Help Seattle to name a park after Octavia Butler
You Can Explore Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley on Street View Now

Iain M. Banks Gets Asteroid Named After Him

CALENDAR

BOOK CHECK-IN – What else we’re reading!

Veronica

Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis

Tom

Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton
Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey

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Tech News Today 791: Dot Whatever

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 9th, 2013

Hosts: Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Do we need top level domains for cities? Executive musical chairs at Barnes and Noble, Nintendo partners aren’t happy with the Wii U, and more.

Guest: Scott Johnson

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Running time:: 0:51:55

Tech News Today 790: Vine is Fine

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 8th, 2013

Hosts: Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Who will buy Hulu? Shazam’s taking over latin america, tech workers are really young, and more.

Guest: Nicole Lee

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Running time:: 0:47:33

Tech News Today 789: Blanka Has a Sad

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 5th, 2013

Hosts: Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Is samsung in trouble? Should Dell do wearable computing? Does vine need a cat category? Will android ever be flawless?

Guests: Harry McCracken and Len Peralta

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Running time:: 0:46:28

FSL All-star teams announced

FSL Tonight/ Shows / July 3rd, 2013

The 2013 All-star game will take place at Benden Weyr on Pern this Saturday. The fan voting is in, which determined the starters. The five non-starters in each division who had the most votes make up the reserves The coaches, chosen from last year’s playoff teams, each have made one additional pick. The teams are ready to suit up! Thanks to everyone who voted. Total percentage of vote for starters is listed next to each name.

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 all-star teams!

East
Coach – T’Pel (VUL)
Assistant Coach – Palpatine (COR)
C- Jean-Luc Picard (SF) 51%
BM – Bruce Banner (NYA) 40%
O – Tony Stark (NYA) 53%
D – Thor (NYA) 44% (by 1% over Data)
U – Leonard “Bones” McCoy (VUL) 43%

RESERVES
69 – Data (D)
49 Boba Fett (O)
41 – Steve Rogers (C)
39 – Mara Jade (U)
38 Kirk – (BM)

COACHES PICK
27 Spock – (C)

West
Coach – Joffrey Baratheon (LAN)
Assistant Coach – Paul Atreides (ARK)
C- Gandalf (RIV) 45%
BM – The Doctor (GAL) 67%
O – Bronn Sellsword (LAN) 40%**
D – Amy Pond (GAL) 44%
U – Tyrion Lannister (LAN) 69%

RESERVES
59 Bilbo Baggins (O)**
43 Jack Harkness (C)
36 Cersei Lannister (D)
33 Paul Atreides (C)
31 Bombur (D)
29 K-9 (U)**

COACHES PICK
27 Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane (BM)

**Bronn Sellsword was dropped from the Lannisport roster after the ballots were created. As such he still retains the title of all-star but cannot participate in the game since he is not currently signed with an FSL team. Bilbo Baggins of Rivendell will start and K-9 of Gallifrey was assigned as a reserve alternate based on fan vote.

Tech News Today 788: The Stalking Pillow

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 3rd, 2013

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

Motorola’s design-it-yourself phone, Samsung snaps up Boxee? Microsoft’s unstoppable Julie Larson-Green, and more.

Guest: Natali Morris

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Running time:: 0:43:49