It’s a very double rainbow kind of night where we discuss pot, faces and books … and, oh yeah, pot.

• Social media for pot smokers – Jason Kottke
• Yahoo Sells Hotjobs To Monster, Protects Their Users – gHacks
• Guess Who Is Trying To Trademark The Word “Face”? (And Guess Who Is Trying To Stop It?) – TechCrunch

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After two nights off due to illness, we’re back … sorry, you don’t get rid of us that easily!

• Video: Meet Hexapedal Running Robot Phasma – CrunchGear
• Incredible race simulator makes all others look like toys – DVICE
• Digg Version 4 – Digg Blog
• Call phones from Gmail – Gmail Blog
• Is this Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 9 interface? – Mary Jo Foley
• Nice IE9 image but is this what we’ll see come Sept. 15? – WinExtra

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Techmeme wasn’t playing nice tonight … darn them.

• It’s Official: Google Acquires Like.com – TechCrunch
• Facebook is the new Google – MSNBC
• Facebook Places: The Real Target Is Yelp – GigaOM
• Jobs: Software Update to Address iOS 4 Performance Issues on iPhone 3G ‘Coming Soon’ – MacRumors
• We’ve Moved to Facebook – Hot Potato
• Google TV demo shows off Dish Network integration, universal search (video) – Engadget
• Tweet Button Bookmarklet: Share links from any page – Twitter Blog
• The Future of Internet Search – Esther Dyson
• Digg’s Founder Kevin Rose Says New CEO, Website Are Both About a Week Away – Bloomberg
• Creep Executive Officer – Daring Fireball
• The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone – Pew
• Textbooks Up Their Game – Wall Street Journal

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It’s episode #109 of Scattercast and I need to sleep in a bed!

AC is still broke … grrrr

Here’s an idea, act like a professional.  What a crazy idea!

Couple other things.

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This is one of those nights where we hit all sorts of subjects, but those are usually some of our favorites.  One of the big ones being Facebook launching its location based feature … oh the pain.

• That pretty Chatroulette girl taking her clothes off — She’s a wild one – The Inquisitr
• For Intel, is there wisdom in buying software companies? – VentureBeat
• Gather Round Facebook Places: The First 48 Hours. – SiliconAngle
• Groupon Launches National Deal With Gap, Selling 10 Groupons A Second – TechCrunch

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And a video to go with the title of this episode.

Welcome to the first episode of our new theme nights, Cool Stuff Wednesdays!  Enjoy!  (although this week’s episode starts with me ranting …)

Oh, and make sure to tune in for domain name buying excitement!

• Childless British couple builds a robot child companion – DVICE
• Nanofiber Tea Bag Makes Water Safe to Drink for Less Than a Cent – Geek O System
• You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! And Your Arm Off!: Custom-Built Airsoft Minigun – Great White Snark
• Video: Giant Snake Robot ACM-R5 – CrunchGear

And the coolest item of the week:

• Video: amazing touchscreen DJ mixing board – DVICE

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Video of one of the cool items:

Steven has not yet accepted “the Jobs” into his life, and I am trying so hard to make him see the light, and how much better his world would be if he just would accept the inevitable …

And otherwise we talk about a lot of very stupid tech news.

Oh, and make sure to tune in for domain name buying excitement!

• The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet - Wired.com
• WIRED’S LAST SCHTICK IS DEAD. LONG LIVE…. – Broadstuff
• RIM moves just 150,000 BlackBerry Torch phones on launch – electronista
• What Happened to the Grooveshark iPhone App? – Grooveshark
• Apple Granted Design Patents for “Slide to Unlock” and “Keyboard Letter Pop” – Redmond Pie
• RIAA wants you to have an FM radio in your phone – even if you don’t – The Inquisitr

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Stare into the face of evil …

Morning Monday can only mean one thing … more of my braincells die.

We also announce a new theme night … listen in for what it is!

Oh, and make sure to tune in for domain name buying excitement!

• Thanko’s “USB Necktie Cooler 3? – CrunchGear
• Ferrari espresso machine is one fast way to spend lots of money – DVICE
• The mouse / calculator combo – gHacks
• Transformer Jacket, More Than Meets the Eye – Neatorama
• Twitter Friend Mug – Neatorama
• Python Garden Sculpture – Random Good Stuff
• Paintball-equipped robot leaves its victims terrified and messy – DVICE
• Brilliant Slink-O-Matic lets you enjoy a Slinky, no stairs required – DVICE
• Pee Aim Ball – Random Good Stuff

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Good grief this whole week was boring, and this Techmeme Friday was a struggle, but there is still plent to mock.

Oh, and make sure to tune in for domain name buying excitement!

• Initial Thoughts on Oracle vs Google Patent Lawsuit – Miguel de Icaza
• Facebook Live Launches, Broadcasting Celebrities, Product Launches and More from Company Headquarters – Inside Facebook
• Wireless is Different – AT&T Public Policy Blog
• PayPal Talking With Google About Handling Android Payments – Bloomberg
• How a 16-yo Kid Made His First Million Dollars Following His Hero, Steve Jobs – Gizmodo
• The problem with Google Voice Actions for Android – Googling Google Blog
• Zynga Hires Former Facebook, MySpace Exec Owen Van Natta – TechCrunch
• The $99 Kindle – Why e-readers will soon cost less than $100. – Slate
• Axon Logic Hackintosh Tablet May Just Out-iPad The iPad – CrunchGear
• Survey Says: 34 Percent Of AT&T iPhone Owners Are Waiting To Switch To Verizon – TechCrunch
• Gowalla CEO: Sorry Mobile Web: Users Prefer Apps – GigaOM

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It’s episode #106 of Scattercast and I’m on the warpath again.

My AC broke … I’m cranky.

Oh yeah, darn those kids wanting to be the Human Torch.

Legalize marijuana ya idiots.

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This episode covers technology … movie theaters … taco ingredients … it’s all over the board.

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• This Is How I Read TechCrunch: Without Comments – TechCrunch
• A body on Google Street View? Don’t worry it’s just me playing dead, says girl, ten – Mail Online
• Watch this now: The Twitter Movie Trailer – The Next Web
• Cyber-Cute Overload: Quadrocopter Drone Has Its Own Little Home – Crunch Gear
• Norwegian Mailbox Drone – BotJunkie

As Steven said, “And Sean’s give to web designers around the world a gift to haunt your nights – don’t blame me if you eyes bleed”

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I went into this episode in a horrible mood because of something unrelated to the show, but I was quickly laughing at Steven … as I usually do.

Oh, and make sure to tune in for domain name buying excitement!

• Sometimes the weird news is about us… – JetBlue
• Shocker: Viral HOPA girl totally a hoax! – The Inquisitr
• 3D A Relative Flop, TV Manufacturers Talk Up Apps – CrunchGear

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