#16 – The Neckbeard Development Hour

May 7, 2012

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Synopsis: Merlin Mann says that podcasting is a first draft for thoughts – tune in to hear our first draft on the clash between the unstoppable force of the internet and the immovable object(s) of cable companies. But first we have some followup on Nintendo’s nadir and Adam directs the Two Minutes Hate toward a particular 5by5 host. Finally, Paul Miller’s uber nerd hipsterism draws Shadoe’s ire.

Duration: 1:26:12

Present: Michael, Shadoe, Adam

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Episode Links

Nintendo Followup

• Miyamoto and gardening
• Twilight Princess–Wikipedia

A grand unified theory of Kabletown

• Rumor and Hulu’s response
• Patience and Piracy on the A.V. Club
• Netflix loses Starz
• Original iMac
• HBO Go

Paul Miller

• A year without the internet
• A year without reading
• On hypocrisy