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Episode 131 - Alcohol Free in the New Year

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Friday, January 4th, 2008 - running time 00:56:54

The Digg Song!, 100 Things We Didn't Know, World Record Motorcycle Jump, Hardest Video Game Ever, Cop Tasers Himself, Solar Energy Has Arrived, Your Best Defense Against Crossbow Attacks

It's the first Diggnation of the new year, and we're back at Kevin's in San Francisco. Alex and Kevin had a great holidays filled with presents and travel.

It's also the first Diggnation of the alcohol free January. Kevin and Alex are taking a month off from drinking and instead, Kevin is drinking some really exotic chinese tea called pua tu cha, that was bought at Whole Foods for about $12. Conversely, Alex is drinking black coffee.

In one of the coolest stories, it's The Digg song!. An entry in a contest to get a music video on the super bowl and get a recording contract on Interscope, Kina Grannis recorded a video for her song "Gotta Digg" which is really freaking cool. Digg This Story.

Looking back on 2007, the BBC presents 100 Things We Didn't Know. Full of interesting facts that we didn't know until just recently. Digg This Story.

On New Year's Eve, Robbie Maddison made a World Record Motorcycle Jump. The jump itself is insane. It reminds Kevin of Danny Way, who jumped the great wall of China on skateboard. As much as they would want to, Kevin and Alex probably could never try anything crazy like that. Digg This Story.

A Japanese mod of Super Mario Brothers may be the hardest game ever? Alex wants to know where he can get this game and give it a try. if you have it or know, email us at diggnationfans@gmail.com and attach the ROM file...if it's legal. Digg This Story.

This clips is a little funny as a Cop Accidentally Tasers Himself While Arresting Suspect. 2007 was really the year of the taser as there were a lot of instances or people being hit with them. Kevin explains the difference between a taser and a stun gun as he tells the story of when he was hit with a stun gun. Digg This Story

In great news for the environment, at $1 per Watt, the iTunes of Solar Energy Has Arrived. Solar energy has always been expensive, but now a company has released an affordable solution for solar energy, which Kevin and Alex would both do in an instant if they owned their homes. Digg This Story.

This video may be in Russian, but it shows how an Asus Monitor is your best defense against crossbow attacks. A bizarre stress test of an Asus monitor as they try to hammer a nail into it and then shoot it with a crossbow. The monitor never breaks, but Kevin doesn't believe it. He wants Asus to send a monitor that we can test on. Digg This Story

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Manu emails about making Zune Pancakes - pancakes in the shape of the Zune logo.

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Diggnation » Episode 131 [Discussion]

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by viperssxt on 01/10/2008 at 09:42:34 pm in Diggnation

iohouj.....................

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by bertie242 on 01/09/2008 at 06:18:30 pm in Diggnation

An online version of the evil Japanese Mario game can be found here.

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by dcalvaneso on 01/09/2008 at 08:45:22 am in Diggnation

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I don't know... I have an iPhone and while it's an absolutely amazing device, I don't think 8gb of iPhone is necessarily a competing product to 80gb of Zune2. If we're talking about the flash Zunes, then yes, the iPhone is much better by comparison (at twice the price).

I'm conflicted. I'm an iPod fangirl at heart, but the Zune really does look like an amazing device that's quickly gaining ground on Apple's audio players. And I think that's a great thing, since they'll be pushing one another to innovate, and in that scenario we're all the winners.

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Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by Superunknown on 01/08/2008 at 11:46:39 am in Diggnation

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No, it's just facts...

I, like everyone else, LOVES the xbox.

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Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by radzack on 01/08/2008 at 10:56:55 am in Diggnation

I definitely agree that it wasn't very crafty product placement. They both have iphones which do everything the zune does and more...doesn't make much sense

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by darknessgp on 01/08/2008 at 07:40:22 am in Diggnation

"What the heck happened at the end? All of the sudden it changed into a giant Zune ad.

Kevin, you know damn well you're not going to use a Zune, it doesn't even work on macs. And the only cool extra thing they can do, wireless sync, it has to be in the dock to do it."

sounds like the talkings of an anti-microsoft fanboy.

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by do0d on 01/07/2008 at 09:08:09 pm in Diggnation

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I'm sorry to hear you watched the show sober! I sure enjoy the beer/alcohol! Boo to this month/episode! $100 bet is not worth it when a good portion of the show is about drinking!

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Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by Superunknown on 01/07/2008 at 11:20:09 am in Diggnation

What the heck happened at the end? All of the sudden it changed into a giant Zune ad.

Kevin, you know damn well you're not going to use a Zune, it doesn't even work on macs. And the only cool extra thing they can do, wireless sync, it has to be in the dock to do it.

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by paulsahner on 01/07/2008 at 11:04:36 am in Diggnation

I'm surprised Kevin and Alex had never heard of Magic Hat. Their beers are pretty easy to find in the NYC area (even my supermarket carries them). They have a whole bunch of varieties, though in my opinion Number 9 is the best.

Re: Episode 131 [Discussion]

Posted by aznative on 01/07/2008 at 08:52:20 am in Diggnation

An FYI on the subject of solar panels. Ill try to keep it short.

Here is some numbers related to solar and some misconceptions.

For most residentail households solar panels come in systems from about a 2.4 kilowatt hour system to a 10 kW system

So for example if you had a monster computer with a 1000w/1kW power supply and you wanted to run it totally on solar you would need 1kW worth of panels.

the sweet spot for a good return on investment right now is about an 8.4 kilowatt system which runs for about $53,000.

so thats roughly $6.30 per watt. There are some great incentives and tax rebates right now that cut the cost of the system in half in arizona.

So that same 8.4 kilowatt is only about 25,000 bringing he price per watt to $2.98/watt.

Nano solar has totally redone how they make panels and make them in massproduction by printing them off almost like printing newspapers, in big rolls.

So they are cutting the cost by 1/3rd.

Under the current system depending on your utility company an 8.4 kW system generates about $1600 a year, so that 25000 system will pay for itself in about 15 years (assuming the price of electricity doesnt go up)

Nanosolar will be able to have systems that pay for themselves in about 5 years.

Also, these systems dont use batteries( except as an option). You are tied onto the grid. Hopefully if you did it right, in the day time you will be making more electricity than you use and your electric meter will run backwards.

Now alot of people seem to think that you will get a check from the electric company if you generate more electricity than you use.

That is not the case in most states and ulitity companies.

What is required is that the electric companies credit you. So a typical situation here in arizona is that in january you will generate more than you use so that will give you a carry over credit to february. February is also the same and that credit will roll to March, April, then about May you might start to use electricity with the airconditioning on but then your credits start taking affect.

At the end of the year it starts over. If you generated more electricity for the year than you used you just lose that electricty.

You can use batteries on the system but that adds a lot of cost and usually wear out and have to be replaced every 5-8 years. So there is no cost benefit when the electric company will be the batteries for you by just running your meter backwards.

Hope this makes sense.

Theres a ton more but trying to keep this short

Kurt
Phoenix,AZ

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