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The Tek 0058: Fractal Interview, Government Attacks Bitcoin, Google Googling

Video Logan 2 days 17 hours ago

Game Deals this week: http://teksyndicate.com/news/2013/05/17/game-deals-5-17-13-metro-last-li...Notes:...

The Tek 0057: Leaked Z87 Motherboards & GTX 700 Series Info

Video Logan 1 week 2 days ago

Game Deals this week: http://teksyndicate.com/news/2013/05/10/game-deal-thread-5-10-13-bethesd...Notes:Culture/...

The Tek 0056: CISPA Is Not Dead

Video Logan 2 weeks 2 days ago

Game deals: http://teksyndicate.com/news/2013/05/03/game-deal-thread-5-3-13-blood-dr...Links and Notes (unedited)...

The Tek 0055: The Real Reason The Senate Denied CISPA

Video Logan 2 weeks 5 days ago

Loads of game deals:Gamers Gate Spring Sale: http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-5742733-10716438Greenman gaming: http://www.tkqlhce.com/click...

The Tek 0054: Gravimetric Disturbance

Video Logan 1 month 2 days ago

Notes:Game deals:http://www.gamefanshop.com/partner-Pistol/Defiance and Bioshock both 44.99...

The Tek 0053: Litecoins, Bitcoins, and The Most Anti-Consumer Companies

Video Logan 1 month 1 week ago

Game deals: Notes (totally unedited)Game deals:http://www.gamefanshop.com/partner-Pistol/Defiance and Bioshock both 44.99...

The Tek 0052 - Bitcoin

Video Logan 1 month 1 week ago

Get games deals here: http://www.gamefanshop.com/Notes and Links:http://www.kvue.com/home/Google...

The Tek 0051: So Much Insanity to Rant About

Video Logan 1 month 2 weeks ago

Game deals mentioned on the show: http://www.gamefanshop.com/partner-Pistol/Undeited notes and links:T-Mobile: No Contracts:...

The Tek 0049: More Good News Than Usual

Video Logan 2 months 1 week ago

The unedited notes and links:METAhttp://zweihander.bandcamp.com/ Ordering shirts soonishBeer games beer (join us): Culture/Legal/Policy/InternetIntel Promotion:...

The Tek 0048: Major ISPs Suck Harder Every Day

Video Logan 2 months 2 weeks ago

YouTube Sucks with Time Warner. Let's fix it by adding some rules to your firewall.All you need to do is block a couple ip ranges: 73.194.55.0/24 and 206.111.0.0/16. Let's cover a few different ways to do this: Using the windows command prompt:Start...

The Tek 0046: Science, Cispa, and System Shock 2

Video Logan 3 months 3 days ago

The links and notes: What life is like as a Web Designerhttps://www.elance.com/j/website-like-amazon/37294947/ CISPA is back...

The Tek 0044: Anonymous vs the US Government

Video Logan 3 months 2 weeks ago

The unedited notes and links:Internet/Culture/Legal/PolicyGabe Newellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GSDY2LwYie4Aaron...

The Tek 0043: Paradigm Shifts

Video Logan 3 months 3 weeks ago

Here are the notes from this episode:Win an ADATA SSD: https://www.facebook.com/teksyndicate/app_143103275748075 OR...

The Tek 0042: The World Needs Aaron Swartz

Video Logan 4 months 1 day ago

The unedited notes:METAan epic rebuttal to our AMD vs Intel video:http://teksyndicate.com/users/beyondnight/blog/2013/01/16/response-loganthank...

The Tek 0039: Linux is Taking Over the World

Video Logan 4 months 3 weeks ago

Here are the unedited links... and they are wonky because I copied and pasted them:Thanks to all for buying me all this coffee... ahhhhZweihander, shirts, news... http://zweihander.bandcamp.com/...

The Tek 0038: The Last Tek Before the End of the World

Video Logan 5 months 17 hours ago

Here are the raw, unedited notes (as usual)The End of the World!Zweihander sale: http://zweihander.bandcamp.com/Shirts and donations... thanksFastSenate trying to sneak Warrantless Spying Bill into...

The Tek 0034: Logan is a Turkey

Video Logan 5 months 4 weeks ago

Here are the unedited notes:FAST newsBattlebots is backhttp://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/20/robot-combat-league/STFU about Twinkies...

The Tek 0033: Privacy is Dead

Video Logan 6 months 4 days ago

Here are the notes (unedited):fast stuff Android is72% of the worldwide market:http://www.latimes.com/business/...

The Tek 0032: The Creepiest Patent Ever

Video Logan 6 months 1 week ago

We had a bit of fun this week on The Tek (brought to you by green can beverages). Here are the notes (unedited and raw):Support Elric! Apple denies app that...

The Tek 0031: The Open Wireless Movement, Scumbag Apple, Creepy Spiders, Etc.

Video Logan 6 months 2 weeks ago

There is a lot going on this week. Here are links (unedited and raw):The Shirts!http://www.districtlines.com/Epic-Pants Hurricane in NYGood Guy Time Warner:...

The Tek 0030: Bad News

Video Logan 6 months 3 weeks ago

Here are the unedited notes:Counterpoint to Industry Likes Win 8:http://www.circleclick.com/blog/2012/10/25/windows-8-disaster-web/#....

Six Strikes Against the Six Strikes Plan

Video Logan 6 months 3 weeks ago

The six strikes plan is a threat to the internet and our culture. These morons are trying to stack the deck against innovation and progress. We don't have to take it.There were a few things that didn't make the cut in the video that I would like to...

The Tek 0025: Warp Speed, Zombie Training, Artists Like Torrents

Video Logan 8 months 1 day ago

Get the music: http://zweihander.bandcamp.com/Win a Gaming PC: http://woobox.com/svrqmdThe notes!fast:samsung massive flash...

The Tek 0023: Dragoncon, TPP, Google and Apple Being Evil, Humans Traveling in Space

Video Logan 8 months 2 weeks ago

The unedited show notes:Dragoncon montage - end with Felicia Day... roll opening sequence...speed news10W intel ultra books:http://www....

Chinese Company Uses Leaked Photos to Copy, Patent iPhone 5 Design

News Feed LittleViking 8 months 2 weeks ago

According to GizChina, a Chinese manufacturer has created an iPhone 5 knockoff using leaked photos and...

Pirate Bay Founder Arrested In Cambodia

News Feed Logan 8 months 2 weeks ago

Gottfrid Svartholm, Pirate Bay founder, was arrested in Phnom Penh by Cambodian police last Thursday. He has become wanted internationally since failing to serve his 12-month jail sentence earlier this year.Neither Cambodian nor Swedish officials...

W Magazine Editorial Rips Off Indie Game The Path

Article LittleViking 8 months 4 weeks ago

I'm not sure if it's possible to have a wholly unique idea. And that's fine, really. We all build off of the various input we experience throughout our lives--environments, ideas, personalities, etc.That being said, it'd be nice if people gave...

Web Sites Accused of Collecting Data on Children

News Feed LittleViking 8 months 4 weeks ago

Several websites have been accused of collecting personal data about children under the age of 13, which would violate a federal law protecting children's privacy. These sites include McDonald’s HappyMeal....

The Tek 0020: Tesla Museum, Kim Dotcom vs FBI, Assange vs London

Video Logan 9 months 5 days ago

We have reached episode 20. I think it's time for a beer. Anyone wanna join me? I think we have proven our staying power on the internet. The community has really been growing and the site is almost making enough money to live off of... almost. Don'...

Steve Wozniak Video Interview: Internet Freedom, Kim Dotcom, Etc.

News Feed Logan 9 months 1 week ago

Steve Wozniak is one of the smartest nerds alive. He is also refreshingly blunt. Here he speaks out about the government regarding the handling of the Kim Dotcom case, the future of internet freedom, etc. "The internet should be a country of it's...

Kim Dotcom Raid Video Revealed

News Feed amodell 9 months 2 weeks ago

More on the Kim Dotcom story: apparently New Zealand's 3NEWS has released a video containing details of the raid on the Dotcom Manor and clips from court. I still find it hard to believe that this actually happend, and it looks more like something...

Applying Scientific Methods to History

Article LittleViking 9 months 2 weeks ago

Peter Turchin has spent his life working with mathematical formulas to track cycles. He has contributed to the field of monitoring and predicting predator-prey cycles in population ecology, and, more recently, he has turned his attention to...

The Tek 0018: Game Developers vs Windows 8, Mars Rover Landing, Apple VS Samsung

Video Logan 9 months 2 weeks ago

Here are the unedited links and notes:Internet/ Culture/ SoftwareNew Digghttp://www.digg.com/ Shatner and Wheaton to Narrate the NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Video...

Kim Dotcom Creates Protest Music Video to Rally Towards Freeing the Web

News Feed amodell 10 months 3 days ago

It looks like Kim Dotcom has finally issued a call to arms. After the US government raided Megaupload’s servers and froze his assets, Kim Dotcom has embodied the political corruption attacking the internet. Back in January, the US government teamed...

The Tek 0016: War Z vs Day Z, Nexus 7, Cat Signal, AMD Trinity, etc.

Video Logan 10 months 3 days ago

Here are the notes:Policy and LegalJudge quite dotcom trialhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10820496 Apple...

The Tek 0015: OUYA Console, Porn VS The People, Secret Government Scanners, DayZ

Video Logan 10 months 1 week ago

We had trouble with Wendell's mic, so we were forced to use the camera audio for him. Sorry for the nasty noise!Here are the raw, unedited notes from this week's show:Apple on EPEAT:...

The Tek 0014: Detroit Zombie Apocalypse, Cisco's Evil Cloud, AMD Trinity Benchmarks, etc.

Video Logan 10 months 2 weeks ago

Here are the raw notes:Internet and Nerd CultureDetroit Zombie Apocalypse...

ISPs Start Policing the Internet This Week - Six Strikes

News Feed Logan 10 months 3 weeks ago

This is a heads up. The internet is about to get a lot worse. If you are using one of the major isps that have been working with the RIAA and the government know that you are now being watched.They are monitoring what you do and if you download...

The Tek 0013: The UN's Evil Plan, Woz and Kim Dotcom,7970 GHz, CD Projekt's Cyberpunk Game, etc.

Video Logan 10 months 3 weeks ago

Here are the raw and unedited notes:The Internet and Nerd CultureFollow-up:Kim Dotcom and Megaboxhttp://teksyndicate.com/articles/kim-dotcom-vs-...

Kim Dotcom VS The Record Industry: Megabox is Back

Article Logan 11 months 1 day ago

The Backstory: The DoJ and The Megaupload MessKim Dotcom has the feds on the run. The case against him is completely falling apart. It turns out for the FBI and DoJ that it's hard to enforce the law when you are breaking the law. Let's not play any...

Retired Federal Judge Joins Megauload's Fight Against the Government

News Feed Logan 11 months 1 week ago

Abraham David SofaerHaving a former federal judge take the "other" side in a case is a big deal. Abraham David Sofaer recently found out about the Megaupload case while presenting a paper on cyber attacks. He is so outraged over what he has found...

George W. Bush's Head on a Stick - Oh, Game of Thrones

News Feed Logan 11 months 1 week ago

Sorry for the terrible video. After you watch it I'm sure you will want her head on the spike instead. If anyone finds a better video let me know... Her information is not even correct. A redditor by the name of "SidIncognito" was the first to spot...

Apple Patents "Wedge-Shaped" Notebooks - Now They Can Sue Everybody

News Feed Logan 11 months 2 weeks ago

The Verge recently spotted this patent, in which Apple is claiming ownership of a shape. This is going to turn into a legal mess. Apple loves to sue. They attack...

Megaupload May Have Grounds to Sue the US Government - What's Next?

Article Logan 11 months 2 weeks ago

I am not supporting Megaupload in this article. I do not wish to take a side and declare someone right and someone wrong. I want to point out that this case has been mishandled and the US Government might find themselves in a bad spot because of it...