28
Aug
2009
Scattercast is 58… and I’m back from Boston!
- A long and detailed explanation of my trip to Boston.
- Links to pictures I talk about in the podcast:
- Things I’d like to change about my life.
- Just some general rambling about my trip.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
21
Aug
2009
Scattercast is 57… and I’m actually not here!
- I’m actually not t home, but I’m in Boston on vacation… spooky how I did this, huh? (not really, I just recorded 3 days earlier than usual…)
- I ramble for an oddly long time about luggage…
- Chargers and memory cards for devices need to become more universal.
- The Dancing With The Stars 2009 Lineup is a weird one.
- Chima Simone Quits Big Brother 11 was fun if you got to watch it actually happen… which I did.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
14
Aug
2009
Scattercast is 56… no croaky throat this week! YAY!
- Yes, I am finally going on vacation this week! And I finally tell you where exactly I’m going. (like you hadn’t all figured it out by now)
- Thoughts on Scattercast, CobWEBs and the podcasts I have been listening to.
- The death of Les Paul , and some thoughts on just how much he impacted music. (hint: a lot more than Michael Jackson)
- The Spider-Man Broadway musical is in financial trouble and it hasn’t even premiered.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
12
Aug
2009
I’m finally catching up on posting these! Steven Hodson , Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins , my fellow Cynical Bastards , and myself took on, a full load of subjects, and got in a good amount of Gillmor’ing.
- Apple, Apple, Apple… could you mess up the App Store any more?
- Twitter isn’t being used by teens! (we mock many people for this one)
- U.S. Marines ban social networking
- Robert Scoble commits Twitter follower murder
- Yet another person is “honored” with the Dickwad of the Week award.
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9
Aug
2009
I am WAY behind in posting this, but in this episode Steven Hodson , Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins , my fellow Cynical Bastards , and myself took on, a full load of subjects, and got in a good amount of Gillmor’ing.
- Microsoft and Yahoo FINALLY consumate their relationship… it got to where I felt like I was watching one of my soap operas!
- Mommy Bloggers go to new hieghts of entitletement with “SwagGate” at the Blog Her conference
- Google and Apple go head to head over the Google Voice App.
- The Apple Tablet and CrunchPad are probably going to battle it out in the market, but who will win?
- Yet another person is “honored” with the Dickwad of the Week award.
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7
Aug
2009
Scattercast is 55… I really need to work on my throat
Longer than last week, but I really need to work on strengthening my vocal chords.
- Some thoughts on the passing of John Hughes .
- Some more thoughts on George Sodoni and just how messed up this situation was.
- Some thoughts on how stupid Rupert Murdoch is being about his idea of going subscription only on all of his news sites .
That’s it for this week, I just couldn’t talk any more I’m afraid.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
31
Jul
2009
Scattercast is 54… and it’s a short one, folks.
This is only about 12 minutes long, sorry folks. I had JUST finished recording COBWebs, and my voice just couldn’t take it. Man I have some weak vocal cards.
- A short tale of my week not going well at all.
- An update on my weight loss.
- An explanation of the whole Microsoft/Yahoo situation.
That’s it for this week, I just couldn’t talk any more I’m afraid.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
26
Jul
2009
This week Steven Hodson , Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins , my fellow Cynical Bastards , and myself took on, a full load of subjects, and got in a good amount of Gillmor’ing.
- Amazon bought partnered with Zappos .
- ChromeOS is a threat to Microsoft (we have to hold back our laughter).
- A Chinese Foxconn/Apple worker commits suicide , the American media acts like this is the only suicide EVER in Asia… what ever happened to fact checking?
- Kevin Spacey explains Twitter to David Letterman … some think Letterman didn’t get it, we think he may be the only person alive to get it.
- The mess over the new DiggBar, and Kevin Rose’s snotty Twitter messages, earn Rose and the company as a whole the “Dickwad of the Week” award.
- Amazon deletes Geroge Orwell books… it’s a puzzler at the heart of it and deals with copyrights.
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24
Jul
2009
Scattercast is 53… and Sean is very, very tired.
- The dogs bark again towards the end, sorry
- Some thoughts on the passing of Walter Cronkite .
- Why are we going back to the Moon?
- A company wants to sell advertising space carved into the Moon . Who are these idiots?
- Lots of movie news this week
- San Diego Comic Con is this week, I kinda wish I was there/kinda glad I’m not.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
17
Jul
2009
Scattercast is 52… and Scattercast is very tired this week.
- Be prepared for some dog barking this week… sorry, it was unavoidable.
- Some thoughts on the 2009 Emmy Nominations .
- The more I think about Ryan Reynolds being cast as Green Lantern , the more worried I get.
- Sorry I’ve been talking about Modern Warfare 2 so much… feel free to shoot me an online game once it comes out. I have to comment on how silly the night vision goggles are.
- Why is Michael Bay getting $75 million for directing Transformers Revenge of the Fallen ?
- Some more about my joining SiliconANGLE .
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
10
Jul
2009
Scattercast is 51… let a whole run of Sean rambling by himself start again!
- An explanation as to why I chose this theme song.
- A brief update on Franklin, the newest Cocker Spaniel.
- Some people think we shouldstop discussing the Michael Jackson molestation stories … sorry… that isn’t happening.
- And I rant some more about Michael Jackson in general… and I yell some.
- I rant about a website annoying me, but I won’t name them… quite yet.
Regular episode length this week, try to enjoy.
Here’s a link to the MP3 for those who wish to download it, subscribe to Scattercast via iTunes .
6
Jul
2009
This week Steven Hodson , Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins and myself took on, a full load of subjects, and got in a good amount of Gillmor’ing.
- Steven introduces us to “the man wall “.
- Good-bye Joost .
- More on the real time web… Mark likes it… Steven and I not so much.
- Judge Posner is an idiot.
- We all actually enjoyed some new Microsoft ads … did Hell freeze over?
- Perez Hilton gets a scary, scary amount of traffic .
- What exactly is Mahalo for ?
- Possibly the most disturbing movie trailer ever …
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