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Summary: A pop-cult fix for a generation that grew up playing Nintendo and watching Saturday morning cartoons, the 404 podcast, with hosts Jeff Bakalar and Justin Yu, gives you the latest news in gadgets, social media, video games, and movies with snarky commentary and the occasional tasteless joke. Get in on the show by e-mailing us at the404@cnet.com or leave us a message at 1-866-404-CNET (2638). Or join up with our Facebook group and get in on the action. Visit the blog at http://the404.cnet.com.
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Today we'll pay tribute to the lost era of computer magazines with the news of PCWorld shuttering its print division. We'll stay in the past with a collection of sounds gone extinct, and play a couple new listener voicemails.
Tune into this episode to hear how you can win $404 in our Comic-Con 2013 SuperWeakness contest! Today's rundown also includes a discussion of Jay-Z's business strategies, the real wealth of popular hip hop artists, and a creepy smartphone app that lets you see what you'd look like with plastic surgery.
Our guest today is Scott Aukerman, host of the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast and the eponymous IFC television show. We'll talk about him about his history in comedy, how he met Reggie Watts, and take a step back to discuss his experience helping to create "Between Two Ferns."
Bridget's back on the show to tell us why Florida just banned all computers in an effort to curb senior citizens from playing Bingo. We'll also cycle through the rest of the rundown that includes rowdy Google interns, hacking the Emergency Alert System, and the Tumblr community do-good of the week.
Jeff and Ariel are both away so it's up to Richard, Bridget, and me to kick off the week. We're all over the place today, from fireworks complaints, pulling a Houdini at parties, Google Glass Arrests, and the new Radioshack "concept stores."
As we look forward to the upcoming 4th of July weekend, we'd like to offer a piece of advice to our listeners: if you own a gun, don't shoot it in the air. Not just out of respect for your neighbors, but also because the police are using new technology to pinpoint the source.
Today we'll learn how Xbox gamers in Japan came to be called "gropers," why Kanye West will never be Steve Jobs, and how one Tumblr is exposing Instagram frauds that misuse the hashtag #nofilter.
The Internet claims another victim today as Google closes Reader, Yahoo will stop supporting Alta Vista sites, and India will no longer allow the delivery of telegraphs. This and more on today's 404 episode!
After a few snack-related distractions, we'll get to today's headline story about Grinders: a subculture of hackers that alter their bodies for digital enhancement, and one guy in particular that surgically implanted magnets in his ear to create invisible headphones.
We're finally able to use today's show title, thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign about new kiosks in 7-11 stores that keep a record of your house keys for when you inevitably lose them in a drunken mishap.
Jill joins us to celebrate this morning's SCOTUS ruling that struck down DOMA and finally gave equal rights to all same-sex couples married under federal law.
A tiny abandoned island nestled in the middle of New York beckons us to explore its forgotten shores, an ArsTechnica writers endeavors to install every "free" program offered online, and a magic spray that repels water is now on the market.
Last week, a video of an sign language interpreter working at a Wu-Tang show had plenty of music lovers wondering about the job. We'll investigate today on the woman behind the signs.
We're talking with documentary filmmaker Alex Winter about his new movie about the rise and fall of Napster called "Downloaded." We'll talk about the road to making it and all the characters that make up the continuing story of Napster.
Justin's back in the studio and brings a Mexican food report from the beaches of Southern California. We'll also peek at the toys making headlines at Comic-Con 2013 and discuss Microsoft's Xbox One reversal.