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On this weeks Samcast I’m joined by Kevin to talk about limiting yourself from something to make it more enjoyable, two old media company’s acting like little children..again,why some turn to phones to make the commercial experience more enjoyable, Paris Mcdonalds employees go to far, and we take a strange quiz from Jacob that makes us have to pause the podcast because math will be involved.

limiting something means you enjoy it more: http://lifehacker.com/5925470/if-you-want-to-truly-enjoy-something-limit-how-often-you-do-it

Direct tv vs viacom leads to blackouts: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/viacom-directv-standoff-causes-channel-blackout-in-20-million-households/

Paul and Bruce told to quiet it down: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/07/the-night-the-music-died-plug-pulled-on-historic-paul-mccartneybruce-springsteen-appearance/

Air Conditioning turns 110: http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/happy-110th-birthday-air-conditioning.html

People bored during commercials turn to Phone a Friend. (Jacob Carpenter)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407316,00.asp

Apple ruled to say they were wrong: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-18/apple-must-publish-notice-samsung-didn-t-copy-ipad-judge-says.html

McDonalds Employees attack man with digital eyeglasses: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/07/18/mcdonalds-employee-assaults-man-with-digital-eye-glass/

Plugs:

Jacobs doctor quiz: http://www.ign.com/blogs/jsnakec/2012/07/11/which-doctor-are-you-2

Jacobs review of The Dark Knight Rises: http://www.ign.com/blogs/jsnakec/2012/07/21/the-dark-knight-rises-review

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On this weeks Samcast we talk some stories sent in by the listeners including one that makes Jacob go into his full on angry teacher mode, a website that makes someone want to wake up from their coma and upgrade from IE7, Def Leppard playing by the rules..but only just, and we have a geek out over a new look for the 8th doctor and a few bits of information coming from comic con. All of this while we lay in broken pieces.

Online store Kogan charges IE7 tax: http://www.kogan.com/au/blog/new-internet-explorer-7-tax/ (Credit:Johnathan Shank)

Yoga teacher fired for banning phones: http://mashable.com/2012/07/09/facebook-yoga-teacher-allegedy-fired-over-banning-phones-in-class/ (Credit:Cliff Ravenscraft)

Def leppard to rerecord songs to get past copyright rule: http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/def-leppard-re-records-own-music-to-spite-record-company-2012077/

The eighth doctor costume to get a bit more offical: http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/new-eighth-doctor-box-set-1-doctor-who—dark-eyes-792

Iwata says 3D not as popular anymore: http://www.destructoid.com/iwata-3d-not-quite-as-popular-as-it-once-was-231211.phtml

The best of taco bells twitter account: http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-best-of-taco-bells-twitter

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On this weeks Samcast I’m joined by Jacob as we start to change the format a bit as we pick a few stories from a list to talk about including problems of the 90’s, the second that took down alot of the internet,and the death of the most frivolous lawsuit yet, along with our review of The Amazing Spiderman.

Facebook want button: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-want-button-20120629,0,5196924.story

10 clever uses for trash: http://lifehacker.com/5922473/top-10-clever-hacks-for-things-you-thought-were-trash

Cat litter can cause suicide?: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/02/weird-science-kitty-litter-increases-risk-of-suicide/

Oatmeal lawsuit dropped: http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/03/charles-carreon-drops-lawsuit/

Leap second hurts some of net: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/leap-second-bug-wreaks-havoc-with-java-linux/

14 problems from the 90’s
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/14-first-world-problems-from-the-90s

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On this weeks Samcast we pay tribute to the departure of Fourcast by making our own insane predictions of the future and I tax Kevin and Jacob with four questions as well as Jacob talking about the latest news from Nintendo and taxing our brain with a riddle we can’t solve.

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On this weeks Samcast it’s time again for another monthly music mixup with a twist as I finally do an all cover song edition with covers that rock, songs you had a hard time getting out of your head when they came out, a classic theme with a twist, and one slight cheat.

You Make My Dreams Come True Meets Metal: Erock

Bad Moon Rising: Jonah Knight

Hey Joe: THE BRYANT C PROJECT

End of the World: Great Big Sea

Vashta Nerada (Doctor Who Theme): Traffic Experement

This is Aperture: Harry101UK

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On this weeks Samcast I’m joined by Kevin, Jacob, and newcomer Davy as we talk about funerals that don’t go as planned, a game series that may never end, a scifi author that pedants sword games, the most stolen objects that may surprise you, and also Jamie speaks on mic!

Boy wakes up at own funeral: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2155245/Dead-Brazilian-boy-wakes-funeral-asks-WATER-lying-lifeless.html

Assasians creed to not end soon: http://www.destructoid.com/don-t-expect-assassin-s-creed-to-stop-anytime-soon-229308.phtml

Neal Stephenson pedants sword games: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/06/12/clang-a-new-generation-in-swordfighting-games/

22 of the most stolen objects: http://www.buzzfeed.com/keenan/22-of-the-most-shoplifted-items-in-america

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