Whats The Rumpus?

DARPA creates synthetic creatures that can never die.  Microsoft finally patches a 17-year-old bug.  deleteyouraccount.com helps you properly delete your identity on various websites.  All this plus the Fark Headline of the Week, the Question of the Week, and Bonertron. Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/29 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Come hang out with us a BasementCast next week!  We’ll be recording live in the basement of 1201 College Ave, Houghton, MI.  See our Facebook page for details. Stealing Youtube videos, stealing on BitTorrent, stealing from EVERYBODY!  The iPad has been announced and we discuss why it sucks and what it could be good for.  … Continue reading "Episode 28: Cool Story Bro" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Sony puts a quad-SSD RAID 0 in a laptop.  We discuss Conan O’Brien’s last episode on NBC.  Microsoft confirms a 17 year old Windows vulnerability.  The Nexus One censors your voice-to-text input.  Spike Jonze released a short film about robot love.  Garmin Voice Studio lets you create custom voices for your GPS device.  Star Wars … Continue reading "Episode 27: Super Podcast" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

A Russian billboard was hacked to show porn to passerbys.  The FBI has a new forensic tool: Google Image Search.  A kid builds a network router out of Legos.  Canceling a Nexus One contract costs more than the phone itself.  Listen in to find out how AT&T generates support for its anti-Net-Neutrality stance.  Fake log … Continue reading "Episode 26: Was That It?" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

A forum where they turn the tables on 419 scammers.  The GSM algorithm has been cracked.  Synthehol could be a real thing.  A British prisoner escapes from jail and then taunts the police via Facebook.  Google Earth comes to the Audi A8’s in-dash navigation system.  Geek Squad’s CES ads are surprisingly honest.  We discuss 10 … Continue reading "Episode 25: The Adventures of Documento" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

This week, we give you 5 whole minutes of outtakes and bloopers.  Enjoy! Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/24 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

This week we show the relation between World of Warcraft guilds and real world gangs.  We talk about Google Goggles, HUD ski goggles, and how the Square payment system will work.  Wacky devices galore!  A clock has been created, based on the Weasley’s clock in Harry Potter, that shows the location of your family members, … Continue reading "Episode 23: MICHAELJORDANSPACEJAM" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

“Unfriend” was declared the Word of the Year.  We discuss online backups.  Astronauts sneak a turkey onto the ISS.  Dagobah isn’t a system for droids or pussies.  Justin Bieber was jailed for refusing to use Twitter.  Comcast’s TV Everywhere service will be available for free for subscribers.  The British Royal Navy uses the Sony PSP … Continue reading "Episode 22: Dagobam" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Michigan Tech makes up stupid words.  A british man has a bionic, remote-controlled bum.  Photochromic contact lenses are soon to be publicly available.  AXE’s new “Night & Day” ad lets you see a lady in her undergarments with your phone, but only after 9pm.  A teen has been cleared from criminal charges because of a … Continue reading "Episode 21: 21 Rump Street" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

From the department of “I Can’t Believe They Got a Grant For This,” a study was done that reveals that 64% of men don’t read the manual before calling tech support.  EA Sports has released footage from their new MMA game.  Apple rejects Macworld iPhone Superguide from the App Store because it used the word … Continue reading "Episode 20: Old Man Cusack" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Arnold Schwarzenegger sends a secret message to the California Congress.  A sad day for geeks: Jolt Cola is ceasing production.  We talk about the “Yo Dawg” meme.  China accuses Google of unfair censorship (ironic much?).  Blackberry phones get eavesdropping software.  Musicians call for a release of the torture soundtrack details.  DARPA is researching putting the … Continue reading "Episode 19: We’re on the Torture Soundtrack!" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Hulu announces a pay model.  Scientists have developed a robot that can ski.  Red Hat addresses the Supreme Court on software patents.  There’s a new solar plant in Florida, it’s the largest in the U.S.  Somebody developed a working iPhone costume. Show notes available at http://wiki.whatstherumpuspodcast.com/18 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Jack Thompson is in the news again.  Guess who he’s suing this time.  Google issues a cease and desist order to an Android Hacker.  Microsoft reveals a new open source multi-core OS.  Verizon takes a cheap shot at the iPhone.  Marge Simpson poses for Playboy.  Ryder loses his mind about the FloH club.  Tesla is … Continue reading "Episode 17: That’s So Gimmicky" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Bend over!  Best Buy has a new plan to bilke you of your money.  New firefighter boots allow others to track them.  Pizza Hut has a deal for the lazy.  Bravo Gustavo: the new iPhone app that lets you flail around like an idiot.  French Parliament plans to mandate full disclosure regarding the use of … Continue reading "Episode 16: The Chuck and I" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Secret GPS tracking is now legal in Massachusetts.  College students can purcahse Windows 7 for only $30.  A fascinating light show in the sky was caused by an interesting culprit.  Banana theft is on the rise in India, find out why.  A student kills an intruder with a samurai sword.  The music industry wants royalties … Continue reading "Episode 15: Hunk of Space Poopy" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

This week, the Dallas Cowboys continue their streak of giant screen fails.  Someone found an SMB exploit that crashes Windows Vista and 7.  Play Monopoly via Google Maps.  Grocers will soon be able to label their produce without stickers, find out how!  The 802.11n standard has finally been finalized.  Julius Andreas Gimli Arn MacGyver Chewbacka … Continue reading "Episode 14: The Prime Minister of Episodes" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

We’re broadcasting live now!  Wikipedia to start color coding edits.  Audi President calls the Chevy Volt “A Car for Idiots.”  A woman tried to sue Yahoo for the search results of a vanity search.  We discuss an alternative to phone numbers and the dangers of Jessica Biel.  There’s a new 2 TB hard drive on … Continue reading "Episode 13: Less of an Episode, More of a Knuckle Rub" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

Brooklynites have redefined the phrase “dumpster diving.”  Sony creates the all too literal Virtual Library for eBooks.  We discuss why linux notebook battery life still sucks.  Police try to trick hackers in New Zealand with hilarious results.  San Francisco has opened its data through datasf.org.  Also in SF, someone set up a life size Candyland.  … Continue reading "Episode 12: The Joe Montana of Episodes" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

This week we talk about Peewee Herman coming back to Hollywood, Mr T plugs World of Warcraft, and T-Mobile starts charging for a paper bill.  A new router has been designed to stop the Internet from being bogged bown by video traffic.  Find out what a domain smack is and laugh at some examples. Holograms … Continue reading "Episode 11: Americal" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support

This week we talk about the new Star Trek movie, the Icy Hot Stunnaz, and Cash for Clunkers.  A high school student is suing Amazon over book deletions. Cold Stone Creamery has developed a no-melt ice cream.  A chinese man was beaten to death in an Internet Addiction camp.  Find out what the 25 most … Continue reading "Episode 10: Godwinned" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-the-rumpus/support