Sunday, October 31, 2010

Samcast Episode 29

On this weeks samcast its time for another monthly music mixup on a brand new shiny feed! I explain what I mean by that and of course play some podsafe music to start your new month off right.

Playlist:

1. A Little Rock and Roll- Geoff Smith

2. Bed Intruder Song- Antonie Dodson, Gregory Brothers

3. Wasted- Kevin Reeves

4. Jimena- Todd Clouser

5. Cell Phone- Moosebutter

6. Illusionist Boy- Jane Lui

7. So Beautiful- The Powergoats

8. My Beige Bear- Jonathan Coulton

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Next Batman movie revealed. No riddler Invloved.

Christopher Nolan reveals title of third Batman film and that ‘it won’t be the Riddler’ | Hero Complex – Los Angeles Times

Blast! Oh well there will always be more movies at the rate these are going..then again knowing Nolan I should have known it wouldn't be the Riddler. Still no reveal on who it will be and with a new female lead casting call apparently out could Catwoman be in the future? No idea but I can hope he will do the Riddler at some point at least...

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An important update on the future of drop.io | Drop.io Blog

Normally I like a good merger for a company that deserves it..but that usually means the company stays around..but not in the case of Drop.io. They were just bought by Facebook and are shutting down December the 15 meaning I have to find a new place to host my files so you guys can still get the podcast. This is my plea for help! Drop.io was the only service I knew of that could do this and so I need the crowd to help with a new alternative. I need a solution that doesn't require coding and is fairly cheap. Help me out my samcast masses. I love what i do and want to continue to give it to you! Email me at samcastfeedback@gmail.com with any advice and thanks ahead of time!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

update on 8th doctors new costume

Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Doctor Who More About the New Eighth Doctor Costume

I know i covered this on todays podcast but this came out after I recorded it. A more detailed look at the eighth doctors new outfit and his new sonic screwdriver. I like it myself..but that's just me..

Samcast episode 28

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This week I go solo for the first time in a long time to bring you childish war between two company s, a new version of the 8th doctors outfit, and a man who hates the beatles despite the fact hes on one of the albums!

Laptop thief sends data to victim on thumb drive: http://www.thelocal.se/29636/20101015/

Newscorp vs Cablevision: http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20101016/news-corp-shuts-off-hulu-access-to-cablevision-subs/?mod=ATD_rss

Recearchers closer to bootless computer: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191460/Researchers_one_step_closer_to_bootless_computer_

Man on Abby Road cover dislikes beatles- http://presurfer.blogspot.com/2010/10/man-on-abbey-road-cover-hates-doesnt.html

8th doctor costume remade- http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2010/10/eighth-doctors-new-costume-armageddon_24.html

Picture of the 8th doctors new look- http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2010/10/eighth-doctor-new-image-doctor-who.html

Halloween Candy Stories- http://www.bspcn.com/2010/10/23/factfiction-10-halloween-horror-stories/





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Monday, October 18, 2010

Wonka gum idea might not be far off..

Willy Wonka chewing gum could become reality - Telegraph

All I can say is as long as we don't become blueberries and it's still healthy for us this is something I can get behind!

Legos in real life situations

Legos and the City! - Your Mind Blown

I always love a good perspective gag when it comes to taking pictures..the fact that it involves legos this time certainly doesn't hurt it any!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Samcast episode 27

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This week we are joined by Jacob Carpenter to talk about doctor who, transformer crashes, and could cell phones give you cancer or not?

Doctor who to film in the us- http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=1899

Doctor who regeneration problem solved- http://screenrant.com/doctor-who-immortal-sandy-82726/

Crash on transformers 3 set- http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=14473

Batman 3 cast member revealed- http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/10/13/tom-hardy-batman-3-characters-secret-identity/#more-41839

Cell phones not dangerous..apparently- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-you-hear-me-now



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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Trying an old meme: Diet Coke and Mentos fountain

I've had the materials for a whole year and I finally got around to it. a Diet Coke and Mentos fountain.not bad..I wonder what would have happened with a brand new thing of diet coke...



Diet Coke And Mentos Fountian

iPod app review: Pocket Chris

Is anyone a fan of photography or maybe curious about starting it up as a hobby? I think I have just the app for both the experienced and the new comers. The expertise of Chris Marquardt in your pocket.



iPod App Review- Pocket Chris

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PocketChris Photography Basics - Chris Marquardt

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Samcast episode 26

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The weekly two are joined by Jacob Carpenter and Jeremiah Massengale to talk about loud bags, poisoned mice, and George Lucas.

Best old Disney themes- http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/the-actual-nine-best-old-school-disney-channel-the-bif

Navy bombs tree snakes with mice: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317022/U-S-Navy-bombs-Guam-dead-frozen-mice-stuffed-acetaminophen-rid-island-treesnakes.html

Sunchips to get rid of loud bag- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gwen-ruta/what-do-iphones-cocacola-_b_753368.html

Woman mistakes superglue for eyedrops- http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/health/superglue-eyedrops-mistake-10-4-2010

the 2010 scream awards- http://www.spike.com/event/scream2010

Back to the future back for scream- http://www.spike.com/blog/100262

George Lucas out for more money- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i677c428c4dc16c2c7592835d50e86a3a



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Saturday, October 9, 2010

What is Privacy?

Seems
like a simple question doesn't it? Back in the early ninetys it was a
very simple question to answer. Back then it was simply no one in
your beeswax and everything you do is secret. Nowadays it's not as
cut and dry as that. The internet has made this question go into all
sorts of directions and has lead me to the following conclusion.
Privacy is what you think it is. Allow me to explain. Back when the
internet first started up as a mainstream product, I'm talking AOL
here, many of us were still new to the concept of putting anything on
it much less our picture and things that we didn't want complete
strangers to know about. We all can recall the little campaigns that
went around when the net first came out warning us that there were
nothing but sexual predators on the net and if you gave so much as
one spark of yourself then boom! Instant molestation. That may have
been the case for the net to begin with but even as a kid I thought
that was all common sense..don't know the person then don't tell them
where you live..completely obvious! Yet you still heard stories of
kids getting in trouble as I shook my head at a young age thinking
don't they have any sense? Later on in life however things began to
change. The social network happened and I don't mean the movie. The
first social network I can recall was myspace. A website that I hold
the same opinion as I did back then. An overbearing crazed mess of
code and girls trying to look way more cuter than they already
are..no offense intended to those that actually use myspace but
really the things some would make public would send me into fits of
laughter. Drunk collage kids saying how wasted they were and posting
pictures and then acting surprised when they didn't get that great
job..I wonder why... As the net evolved companys began to look at
profiles on social networks to see if a person was as clean as they
proclaimed and I dont blame them. If the person was nuts enough to
put it up then no privacy was violated..they put it up not the
company. My first social network I joined was a small network my
friends at school found called Bebo. A website far more popular In
the UK then at this side of the pond and yet as we used it we started noticing a trend at the school..others began to use it around
us..our social graph grew in a few short months. So much so that the
school actually blocked Bebo so kids would get their work done! I
didn't really do much on that site. I'm the first to admit that I was
a late adopter of the early social network still keeping the "why
would I put anything about myself on the net" mindset that I had
for years. I never had a myspace and to this day I still don't use it.
Bebo was a primer for me into the stage that I am now and that
started with one word: Facebook. A service I heard about as tech
reporter Leo Laporte explained in detail how it worked and how
finally you could choose who saw what. I had gone through a stage
where anything Leo tried, I had to try to. Hence why I started going
on Facebook as the early adopter for once instead of the late comer
as I told all my friends and they joined me for the ride..even my
mother is on Facebook now which really shows you how universal it actually is and I don't mean that as an insult. Facebook is the main
thing that most think of now when it comes to internet privacy as
they hit some bumpy roads as only geeks like me cared and the
adverage user had no idea what was going on and in the words of Mark
Zukerburg "didn't care about privacy." Of course when it
came to this insanity all the views of privacy came out of the wood
work from "I told you didn't I! The Internet will steal all your
information!" to "Well if you didn't want it seen why did
you put it up?" and even in the case of my dad "Why are you
doing this in the first place..it's useless." You have to know
my father and his lack of loving any new internet trend to know why
he said that although to give him credit he does use forums. What is
my point in all this? Everyone is right and everyone is wrong.
Privacy is no longer a cut and dry thing like it used to. Want to put
everything up about yourself? Go ahead. Want to leave your self
unseen on the internet? Good for you. My point is that this is a
argument that has gone on far enough in my opinion. As one of my
favorite journalist, Jeff Jarvis, said "Privacy is dead."
And I say he's right in a way. The old fashioned definition of privacy
is dead and gone. Now it is up to the individual user to define what
privacy is to them and not let anyone else define it for them. It's
your life. Publish as much as you want of it as long as you are
willing to deal with the consequences of what may happen. In
short..use common sense!

The monster you could smell like

I am finally redeemed for liking sesame street still. Grover shows that they pay attention and use some of the best parody's of things I see ever..hilarious and it brings back my childhood as well!



Sesame Street: Smell Like A Monster

Friday, October 8, 2010

Where did autotune come from anyway?

What is autotune and why is it so popular on the net? Allow the wizards at know your meme to explain..along with a guest professor I'm sure you all know.





Know Your Meme: "Weird Al" Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Samcast episode 25

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How to build a dalek- http://www.theswedishbed.com/?p=1968

Lego Tardis- http://www.justjon.net/lego/lego-tardis/

Antoine Dodson buys a house- http://www.urlesque.com/2010/09/20/antoine-dodson-buys-house/

Segway owner dies in accident- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315518/Segway-owner-Jimi-Heselden-dies-riding-machines-cliff.html

congress to hear censorship law: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/09/victory-internet-censorship-bill-delayed

FBI wants backdoor to encrypted services- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27wiretap.html?_r=1

websites talked about:

www.eff.org

www.actstoendmalaria.org


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