Episode 1049

Monarchy, Mercantilism and Talmudic tech are on the table today. We get a little obscure in our references... at least I do... but Leo and Brian keep us on track talking about the new Sony Reader, and how the Pirate Bay is unkillable. In bad news, SCO is back, and this time it's personal.
==Stories Covered==
Sony Unveils Three Would-Be Kindle Killers--Pocket, Touch and Now, 3G Wireless With AT&T
http://paidcontent.org/article/419-sony-unveils-new-reader-digital-books-pocket-touch-and-now-3g-wireless/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23187
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/sony-announces-daily-edition-reader/
Microsoft OneApp makes dumb phones smart by offloading apps to network
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/25/microsoft_oneapp_annoucement/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8219741.stm
Jobs is all about the tablet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10316970-37.html
UK considers law to cancel ISP accounts of any illegal file sharer
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10317001-93.html
Swedish court rules TPB admins too broke to pay damages
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/swedish-court-rules-tpb-admins-too-broke-to-pay-damages.ars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10316895-93.html
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/25/1224214/Pirate-Bay-Archive-Goes-Online?from=rss
Appeals Court Overturns 2007 Unix Copyright Decision
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/08/25/0021246/Appeals-Court-Overturns-2007-Unix-Copyright-Decision
Wikipedia to add editing safeguard for the living
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10316714-93.html
Why the Google Android Phone Isn’t Taking Off
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/08/24/2041248/Why-the-Google-Android-Phone-Isnt-Taking-Off
Is China squashing much of the “solar jobs” dream in the U.S.?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/business/energy-environment/25solar.html?_r=1
Another Little Ice Age? Solar activity and climate change
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/08/another-little-ice-age-solar-activity-and-climate-change.ars
Vote for Buzz Out Loud at SXSW 2010
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19709_1-10311505-10.html
SXSW: Teens and New Media: A Change is Coming
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3254
Umberto Eco’s piece on Mac and DOS, Catholic and Protestant
http://www.simongrant.org/web/eco.html
==Voicemail==
Anonymous about ATT spying on your phone.
==Emails==
Buzz Crew,
I’m one of those very few users that have a smart phone (AT&T Tilt) without a data plan. I want the phone for other purposes that do not require the plan. I bought it used and I am not under contract. Is it your understanding that they will force ME to add a data plan, even though I’m not under contract?
By the way, within a few minutes of moving your SIM card to another phone, the AT&T website will change to show that your phone is the one into which you have installed the SIM card. My family has been “swapping” phones around a little bit lately and I was amazed at how fast they detected the change.
Love the show.
Bryan Taylor
Jonesboro, Arkansas'''
==After The Credits==