S&L Video – #14B – Cloud Atlas Wrap-Up & Your Feedback!

Before you head to the theatres to see the film adaptation of Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, join us in the space pub as we wrap-up our October pick and check in with everyone on GoodReads! 

More about our October pick, Cloud Atlas:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49628.Cloud_Atlas

More on the Cloud Atlas film adaptation: 
http://www.cloudatlasmovie.com
http://www.facebook.com/cloudatlas
Trailer: http://youtu.be/ByehYal_cCs

Discussion Threads: 
http://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/4170-the-sword-and-laser
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1036631-neurotagging
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/983371-ai-taking-over-the-world

Orbital Resonance review by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rl3-u4VXSo

S&L Podcast – #113 – Almost amazing

This week we get a review of the Cloud Atlas movie, a sneak peek at the Dirty Streets of Heaven and a debate about Denny’s.

 
WHAT WE’RE DRINKING
Tom: 2010 Peachy Canyon Zinfandel Incredible Red 
Veronica: Unicorn tears
 
QUICK BURNS
JRR Tolkien letter reveals poor sales of The Hobbit
 
The Hobbit’s Second Breakfast being served at Denny’s is something that is happening
 
Neal Stephenson talks REAMDE with lawyers, security experts
 
CALENDAR
 
BARE YOUR SWORD
Cloud Atlas movie
 
BOOK CHECK-IN
Tom also finishing Isles of the Forsaken by Carolyn Ives Gilman 
Veronica finished Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1) by Jim Butcher.
 
EMAIL

Hey guys,
I love your show.  Can’t wait for the Robin Hobb interview.  Will that be on the youtube webcast and the audio podcast?  I read Liveship, Tawny Man, Farseer, and the new Rain Wilds series.  I had to Lem the Soldier Son….it was way too slow and a little boring….I didn’t like the protagonist at all.  

Anyway, I am really writing today about the email below.  You guys are going to be in the money for all of the books you have bought from Amazon.  I have had a Kindle for around 3 years and I am always disappointed about the pricing.  The electronic version of a book should ALWAYS be less then the hardback/paperback but that is not always so.  

It looks like some publishers are finally trying to put an end of the extreme pricing.
What do you think?

Is the Youtube podcast ever going to go to Itunes as a videocast?  I am not always in front of my computer / smart TV so it would be great if my IPod could play the video cast.  You guys look great on a 55″” HD TV by the way.

My author interview wishlist:  Scott Lynch, Gentlemen Bastards…Brent Weeks, Lightbringer…..Peter V. Brett, Demon War….
Thanks,
Craig from PA

Dear Kindle Customer,
We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours. You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013.
Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster have settled an antitrust lawsuit about e-book prices. Under the proposed settlements, the publishers will provide funds for a credit that will be applied directly to your Amazon.com account. If the Court approves the settlements, the account credit will appear automatically and can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, the Attorneys General estimate that it will range from $0.30 to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. Alternatively, you may request a check in the amount of your credit by following the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements here:
www.amazon.com/help/agencyebooksettlements
In addition to the account credit, the settlements impose limitations on the publishers’ ability to set e-book prices. We think these settlements are a big win for customers and look forward to lowering prices on more Kindle books in the future.
Thank you for being a Kindle customer.
The Amazon Kindle Team
 
ADDENDUMS
 
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Tech News Today 616: Why Tom Loves Windows 8

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

Tom loves Windows 8, investors think Apple’s record sales suck, Samsung makes money, and more.

Hosts: Darren Kitchen

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Running time: 53:51

Tech News Today 615: Because Reasons

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

Windows 8 gets launchy, Swiftkey gets Swypy, your smartphone gets dirty, and more.

Hosts: Scott Johnson

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Running time: 51:55

Tech News Today 614: Facebook’s Mashed Potatoes

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

Surface reviews are in, iPad Mini complaining begins, Facebook, Nintendo, LG — who’s making money, and more.

Hosts: Jeff Bakalar

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Running time: 51:43

Tech News Today 613: Apple’s Little Announcement

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

Apple announces new stuff, MIT solves mobile bandwidth, Iceland’s crowdsourced constitution, and more.

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Running time: 53:04

Tech News Today 612: Zuck’s Law

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

Announcement week! iPad Mini, Google Nexus party, putting the win in Windows 8, and more.

Guest: Cali Lewis

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Running time: 54:15

So I’m moving to Los Angeles,… wait there’s a good reason!

This January I’ll be moving to Los Angeles. I’ll still host Tech News Today and Frame Rate. I’ll do them over Skype at least to start. I will also continue to host Sword and Laser. Audio is over Skype already and I’ll fly up to Petaluma to shoot Sword and Laser video once or twice a month. Which will give me a chance to be in studio for TNT!

Why would I do this? because my wife, Eileen Rivera, was offered an insanely awesome job at YouTube’s LA flagship studio. It’s a dream job for her. And thankfully, Leo Laporte at TWiT is supportive of my need to move and will allow me to continue to host from afar.

In fact, it will give TWiT a chance to make remote hosting better than it has been until now. We’re already talking about the best ways to set up our “LA Bureau”.

Eileen starts in November, but I won’t move until after the first of the year. Just in case the Mayans are right. No need to pay for the truck if there’s not going to be a planet in January you know.

Yes, this will affect the dynamic of TNT slightly, but I think we’re good enough to accommodate it. Frame Rate shouldn’t change at all.

So all in all, I’m looking forward to the move and hopefully most of you who follow my stuff will hardly notice.

Except for my deep deep tan.

And implants.