54: Dan Seacrest

Jim and Dan talk about CocoaConf Alt, the status of Apple Displays and Macs at WWDC, spider bites, laptop bags, Spock vs. Spock, 100 million copies of Windows 8, and Megadeth.

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• Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49 | Billboard
  Just over two years after contracting a rare skin tissue disease, Slayer guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman died on Thursday from liver failure at Hemet Valley Medical Center, near his home in Southern California's Inland Empire area.
• Don’t Blame Spider Bite For Felling Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman - The Daily Beast
  Jeff Hanneman, lead guitarist of the seminal thrasher metal group Slayer, died this week of liver failure. Without exception, the somber coverage of his death has included mention of the nearly fatal infection Hanneman had sustained in 2011 when he developed necrotizing fasciitis, aka flesh-eating bacteria, of his right arm.  Even a representative of the band, which Hanneman had played in since its founding in 1981, suggested the bite that seemingly led to the devastating infection may have played a role in his early death.
• CocoaConf Alt canceled for WWDC
  CocoaConf Alt was a conference that was organized for the week of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference for all of the attendees that couldn’t get tickets for Apple’s event. However, organizers of CocoaConf Alt contacted attendees this morning and said the event has been canceled.
• #AltWWDC
  Join us for AltWWDC - a free and open alternative to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference - June 10th-14th, 2013. Five days of talks, food, co-working, and mingling with other developers all without the bar noise. Got a WWDC ticket? Didn't get a WWDC ticket? Doesn't matter - the conference happens outside the conference.
• The king of Apple talk radio - Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech
  In the middle of a live broadcast discussing Twitter's new president, Google's (GOOG) Android market share and why Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 is a terrible name for an operating system, the guest pauses to ask his co-host: "Speaking of well-hung Wookies, does this show have a sponsor?"
• Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone
  
• mStand Laptop Stand - intro
  
• Cadet - Checkpoint friendly laptop bag in sizes for Apple laptops - TOM BIHN
  
• Mac mini - Buy Mac mini Computers - Apple Store (U.S.)
  
• iMac - New iMac Desktop Computers - Apple Store (U.S.)
  
• 5by5 Jackal T-Shirt (WWDC Edition) – 5by5 Store
  Featuring the official 5by5 Jackal logo printed on a heather black American Apparel poly cotton 50/50 short sleeve crew neck T-Shirt (size chart) using the discharge process for a softer hand. The back collar features the 5by5 logo.
• Spock vs. Spock in new Audi ad
  There are so many in jokes to love here, like Nimoy singing the Bilbo Baggins song and the gratuitous use of lens flare every time they show Zachary Quinto’s Audi.
• Leak sends water pouring into Apple Store on Fifth Avenue - NYPOST.com
  "I was down there at 5:45am because I had trouble backing up my computer and everyone started yelling," customer Errol Rappaport, 68, told The Post. "There was a leak then--boom--the whole thing opened up out of the ceiling. Then everyone started scrambling, moving tables...It didn't look like there were any electrical issues otherwise they would have evacuated the store."
• About Those 100 Million Windows 8 Sales | The Tech Night Owl — Cutting-Edge Tech Commentary
  If you can believe Microsoft, over 100 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold so far. This number is consistent with the initial uptake of Windows 7, so you have to wonder how these figures are being collected, since PC sales continue to decline. Is it possible Microsoft is just lying?Well, probably not. But what constitutes a sale?
• Microsoft Windows 8 criticism: New Coke comparison made | BGR
  The difference, says Doherty, is that while Coca Cola ditched New Coke after just three months, Microsoft’s problems with Windows 8 have been “going on for seven months.” Doherty also claims that Coke “listened better” to its customers by moving more quickly to address their concerns.
• iTunes - Music - Trust - EP by Megadeth
  

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