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The 404 1286: Where we're tired of zombies (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Tue, Jun 18, 2013

On today's show we're welcoming Dan Chiappini from GameSpot Australia along with 404 veteran Scott Stein. We'll briefly recap Scott's time down at WWDC but then get right into some more E3 talk where we make Scott feel jealous about missing what was probably the biggest E3 in something like seven years. Dan think he knows why Nintendo refuses to open its "vault" of games and we all wonder how the company can rebound from a bleak E3 showing.

We're also chatting about the mundane abundance of shooters at E3, the lack of innovation, and which games actually piqued our interest.

And be sure to enter CNET's awesome "From Old School to Tech Cool" contest that's currently underway on our Facebook page!

- Follow our new buddy Dan Chiappini on Twitter.

- Make sure to do the same for 404 veteran Scott Stein.

- Catch up on Scott's and the rest of CNET's WWDC coverage.

- Give CNET's E3 2013 page one last skim.

Episode 1286

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The 404 1285: Where E3 is no place for fanboys (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Mon, Jun 17, 2013

I don't get it. I'm gone an entire week and there's not one show. I get back, Justin's gone, but I still have to do one. What's up with that? Luckily it's a non-issue. Today we've got CNET HDTV editor Ty Pendlebury on the program to help me wrap up the chaos that was E3 2013 and filter out some of the new-found disgust I have for videogame fanboys. You know, the worst kind of fanboy.

- Check out Jeff's slideshow showing the most exciting games of E3.

- Play catch-up by looking back at the rest of CNET's E3 2013 coverage.

- Follow Ty on Twitter.

- ESPN drops 3D, four years after the rest of world has already given up on it.

Episode 1285

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The 404 throwback interview with Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Thu, Jun 13, 2013

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Throwback interview with Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan

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The 404 Throwback: Episode 634, 07/30/10

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Tue, Jun 11, 2013

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Throwback Episode 634

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The 404 1,284: Where we're judged by John Hodgman (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Fri, Jun 7, 2013

Comedian and self-appointed judge John Hodgman reveals the secrets to surviving the apocalypse and answers your questions about National Doughnut Day, the proper way to grow a mustache, and how to deal with Internet whiners.

If you like what you hear, subscribe to Netflix and check out John's stand-up special "Ragnarok" on June 20, push play, and walk away. John's also performing in Chicago on June 13 at the Just For Laughs comedy festival. Details on all his tours can be found here and on John's Twitter!

Episode 1,284

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The 404 1,283: Where we whirlybird this picture disc (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Thu, Jun 6, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Weird Al Yankovic says next album will be his last.

- Australian scientists uncover "God's bathtub."

- These Blu-ray discs will last 1,000 years.

- You guys, Xanga is about to shut down unless we give them $60k.

- This teenager would rather go to jail than play his Xbox 360.

Episode 1,283

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The 404 1,282: Where the water is rising (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Wed, Jun 5, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Apple banned from selling some iPhones and iPads after Samsung patent win.

- Aunt Jill on LinkedIn: What I Learned in Italy (or, Economies in Perspective).

- Venice floods put more than half of city underwater.

- GameStop to recall 8GB Wii U Basic -- but why?

- Forget what you know, next-gen consoles change everything.

- The Last of Us is now the best reason to own a PS3.

- Game over for used games: How Xbox One and PS4 could gut gamers' wallets.

Episode 1,282

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The 404 1,281: Where we take our dosh to the bank (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Tue, Jun 4, 2013

Spotify's "Most Viral" songs of the week:

1. Bubble Butt - Major Lazer feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic

2. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke

3. Royals - Lorde

4. Take Me - Tiesto

5. We Own It (Fast & Furious) - 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa

6. LA Story - Sammy Adams

7. Kiss Land - The Weeknd

8. Reach for the Dead - Boards of Canada

9. Headband - B.o.B. feat. 2 Chainz

10. Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Don't forget to follow Shanon Cook on Twitter and send her your favorite misheard song lyrics for an upcoming Spotify playlist!

Bathroom break video: Penguin slap fight

Episode 1,281

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Study: 35% of new marriages started with online intro (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Tue, Jun 4, 2013

More than one-third of all U.S. marriages between 2005 and 2012 involve couples who met online, according to a study commissioned by dating service eHarmony.com.

The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive and analyzed by a University of Chicago professor, found that, compared to people who met offline, these marriages "were slightly less likely to result in a marital breakup (separation or divorce) and were associated with slightly higher marital satisfaction among those respondents who remained married."

The survey, based on a survey of 19,131 married respondents, was published last month in through the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

To find out more about the study and online dating might , I spoke with eHarmony founder and CEO Neil Clark Warren.

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The 404 1,280: Where we dig up the truth (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Mon, Jun 3, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Film crew to dig up Atari landfill site, maybe score 3.5 million copies of E.T.

- The opposite of standing desks: the computer workstation for the person with everything.

- Unlocking The Truth is the most brutal sixth grade metal band ever.

- Hatebeak: a death metal band fronted by a parrot.

- Ex-military snipers called into shoot feral goats from helicopters to protect Galapagos Tortoise population.

Episode 1,280

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The 404 1,279: Where we get Spherical bacterial (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Fri, May 31, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Steve endorses the VPI Industries turntables built in Cliffwood, N.J., and the VTF-3 MK4 subwoofer from HSU Research.

- Sony MDR-R10: The world's best headphone?

- The top 10 reasons why music is compressed.

- Compare your favorite albums in the Dynamic Range Database.

- Catch Steve on a panel with Avery Lipman, COO of Republic Records, at the New Music Seminar 2013.

- Follow Steve "Sphere" Guttenberg on Twitter.

Episode 1,279

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The 404 1,278: Where we take a ride to Margaritaville (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Thu, May 30, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Everyone panic: a Web site that leaks and archives your "deleted" Snapchat photos.

- You'll never guess which song is the most lucrative ever recorded.

- The world's richest songs.

- Someone's trying to sell a stolen CitiBike on Craigslist.

- Hospitals install video cameras to ensure that employees wash their hands. In related news, DOCTORS AREN'T WASHING THEIR HANDS.

Episode 1,278

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The 404 1,277: Where we keep on sinning (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Wed, May 29, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Simpsons theme park "Springfield" will serve duff beer, Krusty Burgers.

- 12 obsolete technologies Americans are still using.

- The Weird Stuff Warehouse where old tech goes to retire.

- Amazon greenlights 5 new shows.

- Why Amish teens love using Facebook.

Episode 1,277

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The 404 1,276: Where we follow Justin into the darkness (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Tue, May 28, 2013

We're taking a different approach to the show today with a story from Memorial Day that takes the entire episode, but trust us--it's worth it. It's a tale of survival, of tech failure and success, the power of nature, and a tightrope walk above surefire doom. What's the closest you've ever come to the end? This is mine.

After you're done with the story, this is the Fenix LED flashlight that got me through the night and this is the SLX Extreme Snow Lizard case that kept me safe.

Episode 1,276

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The 404 1,275: Where we give Tony Hale a hand (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Fri, May 24, 2013

We're very proud to have Tony Hale on the show today. You probably know him as Buster Bluth on "Arrested Development" and most recently as Gary Walsh on "Veep." We get him on Skype today to talk about this weekend's long-anticipated fourth season return of "Arrested" and the moment he learned that Netflix would release all 15 episodes at once.

We'll also go back to the beginning and get the story about the audition process, the steps that led up to creating the Buster character, and the suggestion that perhaps the show was a little ahead of its time. Finally, he'll tell us the difficulty in keeping a straight face working alongside so many character-driven comedians, and what the future holds for the series.

Enjoy the show!

Episode 1,275

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The 404 1,274: Where Microsoft makes the same mistakes (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Thu, May 23, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- Amazon's Kindle Worlds will pay writers to write fan fiction.

- Hire your favorite musician to write you a song .

- And now a reading from the worst fan fiction I've ever read.

- Follow Russ Frushtick on Twitter.

Episode 1,274

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The 404 1,273: Where overall we think it's necessary (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Wed, May 22, 2013

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- All of CNET's coverage of yesterday's Xbox One event.

- Here's what we know about Xbox One games.

- Microsoft talks Xbox One naming, privacy and more (Q&A).

- Sharon Vaknin and CNET Reviews' John Falcone at last night's Webby Awards.

- Courts turning to UrbanDictionary as an authoritative source on slang. And here's The 404's contribution to UrbanDictionary.

- Rad fighting game backgrounds without the fighters.

- GIF creator: It's a soft 'g', Mr. President.

Correction: On today's episode, we mentioned that Webby winners had to purchase their awards separately. In fact, they're included with the purchase of a ticket to the ceremony.

Episode 1,273

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Survey: Most teens take steps to protect their privacy (podcast)

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com)Author: CNET.com
Tue, May 21, 2013

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society has mostly good news about how teens approach privacy issues on social-networking services.

While "teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than they did in the past," according to the study, "few teens embrace a fully public approach to social media," but "take an array of steps to restrict and prune their profiles." Here's the full report.

The study also found that:

• Teen Twitter use has grown significantly: Now 24 percent of online teens use it, up from 16 percent in 2011.
  
• The typical (median) teen Facebook user has 300 friends, while the typical teen Twitter user has 79 followers.
• Focus group discussions with teens show that they have waning enthusiasm for Facebook, disliking the increasing adult presence, people sharing excessively, and stressful "drama," but they keep using it because participation is an important part of overall teenage socializing.
  
• 60 percent of teen Facebook users keep their profiles private, and most report high levels of confidence in their ability to manage their settings.
• Teens take other steps to shape their reputation, manage their networks, and mask information they don't want others to know; 74 percent of teen social media users have deleted people from their network or friends list.
  
• Teen social media users do not express a high level of concern about third-party access to their data; just 9 percent say they are "very" concerned.
  
• On Facebook, increasing network size goes hand in hand with network variety, information sharing, and personal information management.

While most teenage Facebook users pay attention to privacy settings, that's not the norm on Twitter, where only 24 percent of teens say they post in private.

Facebook remains the most popular site, with 94 percent of teens saying they have a profile compared with 26 percent for Twitter and 11 percent for Instagram. When asked which site they used most often, 81 percent chose Facebook compared with 7 percent for Twitter and 3 percent for Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) and only 1 percent each for YouTube, Tumblr, and Google+.

When it comes to privacy, older teens (ages 14 to 17) are more likely to share photos of themselves, their school name, relationship status, and phone numbers, when compared to 12- to 13-year-olds. In an interview (scroll down to listen), Pew Senior Researcher and study co-author Amanda Lehnart said, "As teens gain more experience and comfort in the social media environment, they get a sense of themselves of what's OK to share and what's not OK to share." She also pointed out that older teens are more likely to have a cell phone number to share, and more likely to be in a romantic relationship, and therefore "more likely to have a romantic relationship status to share."

For more, please click below to listen to my 10-minute interview with Lehnart.

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