This week we start out with some updates to stories we have covered recently. We comment on the hypocrisy of the different divisions of the US government. We comment on the odd tale of a French designer and his “revolutionary” new Apple product, so revolutionary that Apple doesn’t even know about it! We round out the show with Netflix’s Algorithm that was too expensive and predictions for the ways in which Carbon nano tubes will save the human race.
Maryland Bans Employers from Asking for FB Passwords
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/220621-maryland-bans-employers-from-asking-for-facebook-passwords
Carpathia blasts US Gov for Handling of Megaupload’s Servers
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/carpathia-blasts-government-for-hypocrisy-on-megaupload-servers.ars
Apple Works on Malware Detection
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apple-works-on-malware-detection-removal-tool/2012/04/11/gIQAnUROAT_story.html
Philippe Starck & “Revolutionary” Apple Projects
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j72bqHtAQu6xrUFxXQNTFVxMYJbQ?docId=CNG.17a8f950c459eb9c24ac1a9e11bb90cd.7f1
Apple Doesn’t Believe So
http://allthingsd.com/20120413/apple-we-dont-know-what-philippe-starck-is-talking-about/
Windows 8, on an iPad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57413700-93/run-windows-8-on-your-ipad/
Office 15, IE10 Roadmaps
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-roadmap-leaks-for-office-15-ie-10-and-more-key-products/12417
6-bit Byte:
Oracle v. Google: Copyright Programming Languages
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/13/2944440/google-oracle-lawsuit-programming-language-copyright
Netflix and the $ 1 Million Algorithm that was too Expensive
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/netflix-never-used-its-1-million-algorithm-due-to-engineering-costs.ars
Facebook Frackups:
Facebook Knows Your Frenimies
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/does-facebook-track-your-enemies-as-well-as-your-friends.ars
Science & Kickers
For the Love Of Carbon Nano-tubes
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/moving-the-heat-around-using-nanotubes.ars
Resetting Your Geological Clock
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/a-pair-of-geologic-clocks-get-updates.ars
the digital hazard 