Diggnation Episode 104 - Live [Discussion]

[travislopes]

Must see: MSNBC Anchor won't report Paris story!!! (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigg.com%2Fcelebrity%2FMUST_SEE_M SNBC_ANCHOR_WON_T_REPORT_PARIS_STORY&ei=dwuHRvPqNYnSggTS0OHNDw&usg=AFQjCNFps4eZFHVnZ-oJQSf3hvsqDjOskg&sig2=Yjv3N2DP30n-gWPxZD6YEQ)
First Image of Harrison Ford As Indiana Jones Since 1989 (http://digg.com/movies/First_Image_Of_Harrison_Ford_As_Indiana_Jones_Sinc e_1989)
The Avg U.S d/l speed now is 1.97Mbps vs. 61Mbps enjoyed by the Japanese (http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Avg_U_S_d_l_speed_now_is_1_97Mbps_vs_61Mbps_en joyed_by_the_Japanese)
Dry cleaner WINS in $54 million dollar BS suit (http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Dry_cleaner_WINS_in_54_million_dollar_BS_suit_Ther e_is_hope_after_all)
New Digg Comments System Live! (http://digg.com/tech_news/New_Digg_Comments_System_Live)
Internet Radio "Day of Silence" hushes thousands of stations (http://digg.com/tech_news/Internet_Radio_Day_of_Silence_hushes_thousands_of_ stations)
Pownce - Send Stuff to Your Friends. (http://digg.com/tech_news/Pownce_Send_Stuff_To_Your_Friends)

[jakejarvis]

Wow, shortest one they've had in a while... Not a bad episode otherwise.

[bayareaking510]

Maybe it's b/c Alex had to catch a plane to watch Transformers.

[oguy]

pretty interesting watching that lady's reaction to what they're talking about, wonder what she thinks of the show. Also kinda cool watching everything going on in the glass reflection.

[nigelelliott394]

it was short but very enjoyable...i wonder what alex thinks of his iPhone

[owlboy]

So why haven't Kevin and Alex come to Botswana, huh? http://www.forumopolis.com/images/smilies/crossarms.png


And TRS/iFanboy collabo? awesome! More Rev3 shows should crossover.

[bayareaking510]

Short, but good episode.

[popltree2]

Good episode. f*** annoying with all the people walking in front of the camera. Way to go, Mr. crotch shot! Jackass...

[ch28-kid]

That is a very short episode.

The girl on the side has no idea whats going on.

[bayareaking510]

That is a very short episode.

The girl on the side has no idea whats going on.

Any chance that could be Alex's sister?

[kingkilr]

Awesome epp, I can't wait until next week(or sooner) to here their reviews of the iPhone.

[titaniumlizzard]

http://image.bayimg.com/na/cn/ja/ab/p.jpg

Way to go, Mr. crotch shot! Jackass...

http://image.bayimg.com/na/cn/la/ab/p.jpg

[dfchoke]

Anybody know what the "bad ass car" is that Kevin points out? You can kinda see it's reflection at 17:31 right after the guy in the jeans walks by.

[bayareaking510]

I noticed Alex had his power adapter plugged into his laptop. I wonder, where the power outlet is at.

[eminemdrdre00]

I noticed Alex had his power adapter plugged into his laptop. I wonder, where the power outlet is at.

lol wow, i JUST signed in just to post that same question!! yeah where do you think these guys plugged in? They are waiting in front of a store!

[vincent12234]

Very cool episode this week, kinda short but still a blast to watch, the only thing that was kinda disturbing is that guy walks right in front of the camera, I thaught that was a little rude to go right in front but hey loved the show.

[ch28-kid]

Did Alex get a new laptop? Its not shinny!

[redwardj]

Anybody know what the "bad ass car" is that Kevin points out? You can kinda see it's reflection at 17:31 right after the guy in the jeans walks by.


It was a Maserati MC12.

[hillbilly-rockstar]

I'm surprised Prager or someone didn't tell them to stop walking past the camera. Still a great episode. I hope they show off their iPhones in the next episode!

[smes]

What TV station was that camera crew from?

[crumbles]

Anyone else surprised they didn't mention the diggbutton?

[popltree2]

What TV station was that camera crew from?

I think it was MSNBC. There was a clip somewhere on digg about it.

[smes]

Found it! And its CNBC, not MSNBC

http://valleywag.com/tech/iphone/kevin-rose-and-alex-albrecht-in-iphone-line-on-cnbc-273664.php

[nextgenxbox]

Great episode! They should just do all their show live on the street somewhere! :)

[casework]

Short, but sweet. Nice job guys.

[ghost232]

Who was the girl on the left? I think she was listening in a bit :P.

[peddlingsmut]

Chick beside Alex looked like a hottie.

I'm confused about Pownce though. Can't you just hop on an instant messaging service or e-mail and do the exact same thing?

[spiri]

So the Pownce app works on OS X and Mac... ;)

[darknessgp]

So the Pownce app works on OS X and Mac... ;)

It works with anything that supports the "AIR" framework... I guess it was a decent way to get more support without coding more, but would have been nice to have a completely standalone app.

PeddlingSmut, yes you could just hop on an IMing service or email someone. and after using pownce, can honestly say that the internets doesn't need it. It's an interesting tool, but like I said the internets doesn't need it.

[rowlodge]

the women pushing the baby stroller...

snaps out of daze, all that traffic would if drove me crazy, i'm so claustrophobic.

[spiri]

It works with anything that supports the "AIR" framework... I guess it was a decent way to get more support without coding more, but would have been nice to have a completely standalone app.
Ohh I know. My point was that Kevin, in episode 104, said that it worked for OS X and Mac, which I found to be funny :)

I know it was a mistake and that he meant OS X and Windows.

[chuckles]

Ohh I know. My point was that Kevin, in episode 104, said that it worked for OS X and Mac, which I found to be funny :)

I know it was a mistake and that he meant OS X and Windows.

Can you blame him for not wanting to use that word??? :)

-chuckles-

[spiri]

Can you blame him for not wanting to use that word??? :)

-chuckles-

Hahah... :D

[diggkisser]

Anyone annoyed that they make us poor kids wait for Diggnation even though I would bet they don't make any money on donations? Haven't you heard? They've got 8 million in investment. Why not drop the donation dangling carrot? I'd love to watch the show and support your advertisers.

[rroethel]

Anyone annoyed that they make us poor kids wait for Diggnation even though I would bet they don't make any money on donations? Haven't you heard? They've got 8 million in investment. Why not drop the donation dangling carrot? I'd love to watch the show and support your advertisers.
yes this is irritating. i think that same thing everytime i open up itunes and see that i have last weeks diggnation still there and never listened to. i use the rev3 diggnation site. but this is irritating i agree and with so much in investments donations are not necessary. i feel like im being screwed.

[vahnx]

This was a good episode. I think they were sober, maybe that means something.
The people walking in front of the camera didn't really bug me too much.

[masherscf]

This was a good episode. I think they were sober, maybe that means something.
The people walking in front of the camera didn't really bug me too much.

It was the "Seymoure Butts" edition.

[spiri]

This was a good episode. I think they were sober, maybe that means something.much.
Yeah, it was nice to see them actually be able to realize what they were talking about :D

[bayareaking510]

Yeah, it was nice to see them actually be able to realize what they were talking about :D

And remember it, lol

[yasihiko]

The pants story was because the guy was sueing the drycleaners for years of mental stress. Apparently it was an accumilation of stress and the guy, who happened to be an attorney, calculated it all up to be 54 mil.

I mean diamond pants are awesome regardless though.

[misternethead]

Yeah, this episode was a little short. And is it just me, or was episode 103 on the short side too? Still, it was cool to see Kevin and Alex camping out, and the guy that yelled at them as he drove by was awesome. But let me tell you, it is down right strange to hear your name said on Diggnation. Totally did a double-take. :p Keep it up Kevin and Alex.

[cybogoblin]

I may have missed something obvious during the ep, but how do get an invite code for Pownce.com?

[spiri]

I may have missed something obvious during the ep, but how do get an invite code for Pownce.com?
You submit your email on pownce.com or you post in http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7287 (last option seems to work the best ;))

[cybogoblin]

Huzzah! Thank you sir :D

[infernorhythm]

Dude, short, but awesome episode. Really was surprised when I saw that my e-mail was one of the lucky two this week. Now I must find out if the iFanboy/TRS meetup is all ages or I'm screwed.

[jaysix]

Short but I thought it was a better episode. Them not being too drunk probably helped.

It was funny knowing that they were shooting in front of a bunch of people who probably didn't know about Diggnation. I'm glad that they pretty much kept their act together tho, it seems like it would be unnerving to shoot a show like that in front of random strangers.

[aaaaaakash]

Maybe it's b/c Alex had to catch a plane to watch Transformers.


i might be the minority here, but God Damn. Aside from the CG (which was nothing more than eye candy), what a horrible movie this was.

[jaysix]

i might be the minority here, but God Damn. Aside from the CG (which was nothing more than eye candy), what a horrible movie this was.

I loved Transformers. I was glad that they made all the robots have completely human-like personalities. It seemed like they got the characters and personalities right, too. And I thought Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox (yes she is) did great jobs too. The only thing I might complain about is the movie pretty much completely stripping down the storyline, but it's a 2 1/2 movie, so the sacrifice was necessary/acceptable.

[shinobiwest]

I was glad that they made all the robots have completely human-like personalities.

I couldn't disagree more. "Personality" is not having a cardboard cutout stereotype in a robot body.
Jazz: "I talk jive, sucka!" (PS why's the black robot gotta die first? =P)
Ironhide: "I wanna fight!"
Come on.

Most of the robots were more like cameos than characters. The only ones who had any motivation at all were Megatron, Bumblebee, and Optimus. Does anyone else even have more than 5 lines?

The only thing I might complain about is the movie pretty much completely stripping down the storyline, but it's a 2 1/2 movie, so the sacrifice was necessary/acceptable.

Well, it could have saved a lot of groans from this audience member if it did away with the 30ish minutes of DoD/hacker/MIB wannabe storyline that had no payoffs and didn't add to the movie and spent that time developing the main characters instead. This was more like Men in Black and Black Hawk Down interrupting E.T. plus explosions.

Brainlessly enjoyable I guess but not at all memorable.

[vahnx]

Meh I think the Pounce thing is stupid. I hate all IM clients. Even if it blows up really big I'd never use it. The best IM client I know of is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU).

[aaaaaakash]

"Personality" is not having a cardboard cutout stereotype in a robot body.
Jazz: "I talk jive, sucka!" (PS why's the black robot gotta die first? =P)
Ironhide: "I wanna fight!"
Come on.

Most of the robots were more like cameos than characters. The only ones who had any motivation at all were Megatron, Bumblebee, and Optimus. Does anyone else even have more than 5 lines?

Well, it could have saved a lot of groans from this audience member if it did away with the 30ish minutes of DoD/hacker/MIB wannabe storyline that had no payoffs and didn't add to the movie and spent that time developing the main characters instead. This was more like Men in Black and Black Hawk Down interrupting E.T. plus explosions.

Brainlessly enjoyable I guess but not at all memorable.

agreed, even if your call it brainlessly enjoyable, then you have to factor in the hideous amount of made up technical jargon which only made it more cheesy. And those action sequences...oh my god, how did you all follow those, my eyes didn't get a break, and my mind was actually trying to follow and make sense of it all, perhaps that was a mistake on my part. I expected better- much better.

[darknessgp]

mmm, it was an interesting episode. I'm somewhat glad they didn't have beers, made them coherent when talking about the stories... though that can be fixed normally if they don't drink before they shoot, just when they shoot.