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Dan and Jim talk about the Apple/Samsung lawsuit, Twitch.tv and the death of Justin.tv, Russian Hackers, 1Password, Google and Barnes & Noble's partnership, anonymity online, Wampler pedals, Godsmack, and more.
Links for this episode: - Apple, Samsung Agree to End Patent Suits Outside U.S. - Bloomberg
The companies said in a joint statement today that they have agreed to drop all suits against each other in countries outside the U.S. Claims are being abandoned in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, the U.K., France and Italy.
- Goodbye from Justin.tv
Justin.tv pioneered live video on the Internet and spawned one of the largest video platforms ever: Twitch. Justin.tv was officially renamed Twitch Interactive Inc. in February of 2014 and Twitch is now the focus of the company's resources. Unfortunately that means we need to shut down Justin.tv. We thank all of our broadcasters and viewers for 7 years of live video memories.
- Twitch pulls the plug on video-streaming site Justin.tv - CNET
- YouTube reportedly to acquire streaming site Twitch for $1B - CNET
- Russian Hackers Amass Over a Billion Internet Passwords - NYTimes.com
A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion user name and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses, security researchers say.
- 1Password
- Google and Barnes & Noble Unite to Take On Amazon - NYTimes.com
Starting on Thursday, book buyers in Manhattan, West Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area will be able to get same-day deliveries from local Barnes
- It’s Time for Open, Shared Home Wi-Fi | Re/code
- How closely is Google really reading your e-mail? - The Washington Post
Most users know that Google routinely uses software to scan the contents of e-mails, including images, to feed its advertising and to identify malware. But many may not have been aware that the company is also scanning users' accounts looking for illegal activity -- namely, matching images in e-mails against its known database of illegal and pornographic images of children.
- Tor Project: Anonymity Online
- How (& why) feds killed a talk on Tor-hacking at Black Hat (exclusive) | VentureBeat | Security | by Richard Byrne Reilly
- Fulltone Musical Products, Inc. | pedals | OCD
- Wampler Pedals | Hand Made Custom Guitar Pedals | Boutique Effect Pedals | Amp In A Box | Pinnacle
- Home : Godsmack
- iTunes - Music - 1000HP by Godsmack
- The Loop Magazine Returns
After a short hiatus this summer, The Loop Magazine returns today with a double issue. I want to apologize to all the subscribers of the magazine for the unscheduled break in publishing, but we’ve put together a great issue for its return. To make up for the missing issues, I’ll publish another large issue shortly, giving you lots of great stories to read.
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