Diggnation

Hosted by Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose.

Diggnation is a weekly tech/web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories. Read More

Hi, I'm John Hodgman and I'm a Mac

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 – running time 59:17

Guest John "The PC" Hodgman joins us on this episode of Diggnation! Check out the Digg.com weekly discussion aboutthe end of the Pirate Bay, hacked Roomas playing Pac-Man, crazy skydiving videos, and of course the infamous Mac vs. PC debate! Also: Apple Tablet Rumors!

Many thanks to John Hodgman for letting us hang out and drink in his office!

Fascinating Airplane Graveyard

Sitting literally in the middle of nowhere, this secured aviation graveyard of sorts looks like a mirage the first time people see it. Alex got a first hand experience with this spooky place while landing his own flight excursion.
Source: mental_floss
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09:17 | Play

RIP Pirate Bay Tracker

Today marks the end of an era, as The Pirate Bay team announces that the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker is shutting down for good. Although the site will remain operational for now, millions of BitTorrent users will lose the use of its tracker and will instead have to rely on DHT and alternative trackers to continue downloading.
Source: TorrentFreak
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16:06 | Play

Hacked Roombas Play Pac-Man

It was only a matter of time, right? Check out this setup where a laptop player controls "Pac-Man" while being chased by robo-vacuum ghosts. And get this: it's actually a demo of their unmanned aerial software that guides airborne vehicles.
Source: Gizmodo
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26:40 | Play

Skydiving Sans Parachute

Airplane to airplane skydiving is no doubt impressive, but a little to ballsy for our taste! This video is enough exhilaration for us!
Source: College Humor
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33:02 | Play

R2-D2 Spotted in Star Trek!

At last, here's the droid we were all looking for: This is the frame in which you can clearly see R2-D2 in Star Trek. This time there is absolutely no doubt about it: It's confirmed by the sequence supervisor at ILM.
Source: Gizmodo
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45:50 | Play

Viewer Emails

A fan writes in to warn Kevin not to get a chocolate lab; instead, he should get himself a little Jack Russell puppy.

51:56 | Play

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Duvel

Duvel was founded by the Mootgat family in Belgium in 1871. It is crisp and clean flavor with gentle, lively carbonation. It has a soft malt balanced by mildly assertive tang/bite with an aroma of hops and citrus. It is single fermented using premium hops and signature house yeast. It is meant to be enjoyed from the signature glass that is used in this episode!

This tasty brew is exclusive and hard to find; only available in few cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco and in select bars and restaurants in these cities (only 24 in all of NYC). Duvel has a campaign where you can hit each bar that carries Duvel green in your area using GPS coordinates and you get in to exclusive tasting events.

Watch out for building projections and street team activities in December in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Search "Duvel Green" on Google Maps to easily find where you can try Duvel Green.

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Show Title:
Diggnation
Description:
Diggnation is a weekly tech/web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories.
Categories:
Comedy, News & Politics, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Jul 1, 2005
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Kevin Rose (Host)