Episode 137 - Edward Cold Hands

[jmp2071]

iPhone Clone, Netflix Picks Blu-Ray, Collapsible Bike, Spore Release Date, Yahoo Rejects Microsoft, Writer's Strike is Over, Cop Vs. Skateboarder

[cam_86]

No mention of the protests? Or the scientology stories? Wow... I thought it was kinda odd how those specific stories were getting burried over those 3 or 4 weeks. Kinda odd how they have still not modified their algorithm to prevent this. The fact that they excluded the biggest story this week, and STILL have not stopped the burying of stories makes me wonder where the guys as rev3 and digg stand on this anon v scientologist stuff.

[ikill]

Welcome back Alex and Kevin... we missed you!

[bani_banan]

No mention of the protests? Or the scientology stories? Wow... I thought it was kinda odd how those specific stories were getting burried over those 3 or 4 weeks. Kinda odd how they have still not modified their algorithm to prevent this. The fact that they excluded the biggest story this week, and STILL have not stopped the burying of stories makes me wonder where the guys as rev3 and digg stand on this anon v scientologist stuff.

I kind of get why they are doing that. Yeah, they support freedom of speech IRL. But online, Digg is ruled by Kevin and Jay. It's their planet, their rules, their terms. When you create an account you agree on those terms.

By not talking about scientology, they are saving their asses from fucked up Scientologists.
You know what they are capable of doing. I don't think that they want their lives to be shattered into pieces.

What do they do? They read the article and talk about the stories. They give personal comments on stories. That's where the fear begins. I mean, sure, I would rather have listened to a conversation on CoS rather then on a conversation about a shitty bike. Life sux, talk to your friends about it.

[radzack]

Fun-ass Episode though.

[forbizzle]

Yahoo! is definitely not an idle company. It's hard to compare anything to Google, but it's not like Yahoo is sitting back in the 90s.

YUI is a nice AJAX open source-ish framework, and their commitment to web development is substantial.

If you want to check out some history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!

also PIPES: pipes.yahoo.com

[djoutlaws]

EDIT:

Plays fine on the 360 this week (second try and it streamed!) Looks much nicer than last weeks gig file on it too! Stick with this please.

[popltree2]

I hate it when I get hepatitis on my hands from holding a beer too long. :D Oh, and the Live Yahoo thing next week should be pretty cool!

[ti3gib]

One of the best episodes in a while.

Just weighing in at the Yahoo discussion. It's true that Yahoo hasn't come up with any good services in a while, but they have probably the most powerful advertising space on the web. Even though, I personally feel that the main reason Microsoft is interested in them is simply for web-real-estate expansion (in the same sense that Google is buying 700Mhz).

I still can't understand why the rejection is making this big of news anywhere. It was very expected and I'm sure Microsoft has a plan depending on it.

[kilroyperrywinkle]

The out takes were the best for me at the end... I love Alex's looks to the camera and his reactions to things. Awesome.

[mr_cow]

That special they were talking about on the Science channel is called Download: The True Story of the Internet. Looks like its broken up into 4 hour parts:

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http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.14998.25448.32270.3 for all times and such.

[rowlodge]

alex just reminded me of my dad , anything needed fixing, use ductape!, he just wasn't mechanically inclined.

...and epoxy glue, i forgot.

[hrvat]

I played the drinking game last night. Good times!!! As soon as I told my friends this comes from the same people I heard about "power hour" from they were pumped....Thanks diggnation for helping me get smashed!

[nextgenxbox]

That special they were talking about on the Science channel is called Download: The True Story of the Internet. Looks like its broken up into 4 hour parts:

Browser Wars
Search
Bubble
People Power

http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.14998.25448.32270.3 for all times and such.

Thanks! I'll be sure to catch it. Not just because Kevin and Alex will be featured (for what will probably be 10 seconds...) but because it sounds interesting.

[ariastar]

No mention of the protests? Or the scientology stories? Wow... I thought it was kinda odd how those specific stories were getting burried over those 3 or 4 weeks. Kinda odd how they have still not modified their algorithm to prevent this. The fact that they excluded the biggest story this week, and STILL have not stopped the burying of stories makes me wonder where the guys as rev3 and digg stand on this anon v scientologist stuff.

They're better off not touching it. Scientology is likely to sue them (don't think they won't - hearing their policy is part of why I left after two months in 2006), and it touches on religion, however you define it. I'm actually surprised there were no lawsuits (at least that we heard about) regarding the CoS suing them to remove all links to stories about them.

If stories are dugg down, no matter who by, then they're dugg down. It would be wrong to start giving less weight to some people just because they digg down stories. Now banning people who pay and/or are paid is another thing.

[gameplayer2011]

When you guys are in St. Louis you need to take a Anheuser Bush brewery tour.

[longlukey]

link for the spore video???

[artofwar420]

You serious?

[jasonb]

So Kevin had only had a few drinks and he still was saying "Im getting freaking hepatytus on my hand" i love it when Kevin does stuff like that.....and outtakes.

[nextgenxbox]

link for the spore video???

http://totalspore.com/articles/official-spore-news/spore-demo-at-sxsw/

[dcronin90]

Great episode. Love Digg and Diggnation.