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Lasers!Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sandersnoreply@blogger.comClifton Sluss and Jayson Sanderstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-4332805951075299049Thu, 24 May 2012 03:13:00 +00002012-05-23T20:13:33.568-07:00Adam CurryFacebookGeorge Tierney of Greenville South CarolinaSherlockTWiT<br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Clifton and Jayson discuss George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina and their conspiracy theories about the Facebook IPO.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Links:</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <ul> <li><a href="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/05/20/internet-man-does-not-want-to-be-on-the-google-anymore/">George Tierney of Greenville, SC</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/19/net-us-facebook-idUSBRE84G14Q20120519">2 Billion Shares</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.pinboard.in/2011/11/the_social_graph_is_neither/">Social Graph, Smocial Graph</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html">Sherlock</a></li> </ul> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/8-fakebook.mp3">Episode 8 - Fakebook</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/05/episode-8-fakebook.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-3878855448367801846Wed, 09 May 2012 17:18:00 +00002012-05-09T10:18:01.693-07:00FringeGoogleJavaLarry EllisonOracleSun<br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Clifton and Jayson discuss Fringe and the jury decision in Oracle's lawsuit against Google.</div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Links:</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/oracle-google-verdict/">Hey, gimme back my code!</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2775506/posts">Code? &nbsp;What code?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/05/partial-verdict-finds-google-to-have.html">Some backstory...</a></li> </ul> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/7-oracle-v-google.mp3">Episode 7 - Oracle v Google</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/05/episode-7-oracle-v-google.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-4061084571161061296Thu, 03 May 2012 13:35:00 +00002012-05-03T06:36:45.343-07:00AmazonAndroidFischer BlackfuturesGoldman SachsiOSiPadiPhoneMyron ScholesNick LeesonoptionsRon Paul<br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Clifton and Jayson discuss the Black-Scholes formula, computerized trading, Ron Paul, and why Google should give up control of Android.</div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Links:</div> </div> </div> <div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17866646">The legacy of Black-Scholes</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barings_Bank">Nick Leeson's Magical Derivatives Tour</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_devices">Heros, Sensations, and Droids</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.flurry.com/bid/83604/For-Generating-App-Revenue-Amazon-Shows-Google-How-to-Play">Amazon pwns Google</a></li> </ul> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/6-all-your-banks-are-belong-to-us.mp3">Episode 6 - All Your Banks Are Belong To Us</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/05/episode-6-all-your-banks-are-belong-to.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-4503280993301235325Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:58:00 +00002012-04-26T08:59:46.847-07:00AppleGoogleInstagramKen AuletaSonyStanfordYahoo<div> <br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Clifton and Jayson discuss Stanford's position in Silicon Valley and Sony's dwindling mindshare.</div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Links:</div> </div> <div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/30/120430fa_fact_auletta">Get Rich U</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/10/17/i-do-choose-to-run-consequentialism-and-freedom/">Slaves to the Dictates of a Hoped for Future - Miles Unterreiner</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/technology/how-sony-fell-behind-in-the-tech-parade.html?_r=4&amp;pagewanted=all">Sony = Apple / 30</a></li> </ul> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/5-slaves-to-the-dictates-of-a-hoped-for-future.mp3">Episode 5 - Slaves to the Dictates of a Hoped for Future</a></div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/04/slaves-to-dictates-of-hoped-for-future.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-3027565847294598557Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:12:00 +00002012-04-18T11:53:08.062-07:00BrazilDrew GoddardFacebookFringeInstagramJoss WhedonKindle FirePinterestTerry GilliamThe Cabin in the WoodsThe Walking DeadZyngaClifton and Jayson discuss The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon's OBP, the circular logic of Fringe, Rick Grimes's legacy, Zynga's secondary stock offering, why Facebook should have bought Pinterest instead of Instagram, and Terry Gilliam's Brazil.<div><br /><div><div>Links:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259521/">The Cabin in the Woods</a></li><li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/">Joss Whedon</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)">Fringe</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)">The Walking Dead</a></li><li><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/02/zynga/">Zynga's so-called growth</a></li><li><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/13/zynga-3/">The Agony and Ecstasy of Mark Pincus</a></li><li><a href="http://tommytoy.typepad.com/tommy-toy-pbt-consultin/2011/12/mark-zuckerberg-spent-facebook-incs-early-years-trying-to-keep-it-cool-but-the-founder-and-ceo-of-the-social-networking-gia.html">Facebook isn't cool</a></li><li><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/11/pinterest-stats/">Pinterest's ever expanding user base</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(film)">Brazil</a></li></ul><div><a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/4-bureaucratic-zombies.mp3">Episode 4 - Bureaucratic Zombies</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div></div></div></div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/04/episode-4-bureaucratic-zombies.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-6871773087498646362Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:08:00 +00002012-04-12T06:35:03.964-07:00AppleFacebookGregg WilliamsInstagramMike DaiseyNew Orleans SaintsNFLOxford commaSean PaytonVampire WeekendZyngaClifton and Jayson discuss the difference between lying and being essentially truthful, Facebook economics, Instagram's money filter, Zynga's board and the Oxford comma.<div><br /><div><div>Links:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/gregg-williams-bounty-history-result-lifetime-ban-001230526.html;_ylt=Aki.OvYJFvsed6dnx6qdYvRYYsp_;_ylu=X3oDMTFocm9hZXB0BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZHlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNiMGEyYmdwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDMDIzYjZkZWEtMGU0Ny0zZTg1LWI2NDAtNWQ1ODZjM2ZhM2YxBHBzdGNhdANuZmx8c2h1dGRvd25jb3JuZXIEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3">Saints and Liars</a></li><li><a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/mike-daisey-apologizes-for-falsehoods-in-monologue-about-apple/?scp=1&amp;sq=mike%20daisey&amp;st=cse">Experiencing the truth with Mike Daisey</a></li><li><a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/theater-talkback-mike-daisey-continued/">Essential truths and the essential-truthers that tell them</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/02/05/strange-facebook-economics/">Facebook economics</a></li><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577333840377381670.html?mod=business_newsreel">Facebook buys Instagram for $1B</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/world/europe/in-russia-a-watch-vanishes-up-orthodox-leaders-sleeve.html?_r=1">Now you see it, now you don't</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1045/1">Space race innovations</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:ZNGA">Zynga's Pincus</a></li><li><a href="http://youtu.be/P_i1xk07o4g">Oxford Comma</a></li></ul><div><a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/3-freaking-liars.mp3">Episode 3 - Freaking Liars</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div></div></div></div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/04/episode-3-freaking-liars.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-1613137527169159262Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:02:00 +00002012-04-05T07:00:09.091-07:003d moviesAvengersChristopher NolanGI JoeGoogle Glasshunger gamesIMAXInceptionMarvelRed Letter MediaStar Warsthe great gatsbyWhitney HoustonClifton and Jayson discuss<div><ul><li>The IMAX experience</li><li>3D movies</li><li>Christopher Nolan</li><li>Greedy movie studios</li><li>2012 Box Office receipts</li><li>Upcoming movies they're excited about</li><li>Chiss/Human Legacies</li></ul><div>Links:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://azizisbored.tumblr.com/post/106587114/reblog-the-fuck-out-of-this-warning-amc-theaters-are">Aziz's IMAX rant</a></li><li><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/297891-don-t-expect-box-office-revenues-to-save-imax">IMAX Business Model</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)#Cinema_terminology">Cinema Aspect Ratios</a></li><li><a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/04/epicenter-google-glass-ar/">Google's Dick Play</a></li><li><a href="http://www.the-numbers.com/daily-box-office-chart">Box Office Results</a></li><li><a href="http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/release.php">2012 Release Schedule</a></li><li><a href="http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/">Red Letter Media Prequel Commentary</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/">Star Wars machete viewing order</a></li></ul><div><a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2-yo-joe.m4a">Episode 2 - Yo, Joe!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net</div></div></div>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/04/episode-2-yo-joe.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862411167802661537.post-4199255639499503130Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:35:00 +00002012-03-29T06:36:07.890-07:00hunger gamesmoviesold republicscifiClifton and Jayson discuss the Hunger Games movie, their love of young adult fiction, and why Linux sucks for gaming.<br /><br />Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net<br /><br /><a href="http://earnestlydesire.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/1-happy-hunger-games.m4a">Episode 1 - Happy Hunger Games</a>http://freakinglasers.blogspot.com/2012/03/episode-1-happy-hunger-games.html0noreply@blogger.com (Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders)