Podcast: Download
Special guest
This week on the show we’re joined by newcomer Ben Gracewood, who discusses the Wheedle.co.nz fiasco.
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Enter by attaching your screenshot to an email to comments@discourse.co.nz. Only available for humans over 18. If you don’t want the beer don’t enter. Don’t be an egg with what you send through. Entries close 7pm Tuesday 9th October, 2012. Winners will be announced here and on the show.
Show notes
- Spring forward for daylight saving (NZ Herald)
- Scrap Wheedle ‘abomination’ and start again – Gracewood (NBR)
- Samsung phone hack(SMH)
- The wonders of gifctrl.com
- NZ prime minister defends Hollywood trip in wake of Megaupload mess(Ars Technica)
- Former PM aghast Key left out of spy loop (NZ Herald)
- GCSB investigation ‘a stunt ‘ – Key (3News)
- Motorola reneges on Ice Cream Sandwich software update (Ars Technica)
- Peak Chrome? Google’s browser falls as Firefox, Internet Explorer stay flat (Ars Technica)
- The BlackBerry typo that landed a man in jail(PCPro)
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