Net Neutrality vs Summer Glau

Joint Failures Episode 3: We cover entertainment stories you care about, tech stories you may have missed, and debate Net Neutrality and discuss our thoughts on Obama’s first 12 months in office.

Geek ‘tainment:

Terminator Franchise to be Auctioned Off – For sale: One slightly-used Terminator. Still works, minor attitude problems, get it cheap now!
Stargate Universe Writer To Trolls: Stop Being Idiots – After Actress Julia Benson (She’s the female LT) stirred the pot, Joseph Mallozzi’s (SGU writer) felt compelled to address the SGU trolls calling them idiots.
Nintendo Wii to Get Netflix Streaming… in HD? – There’s no official confirmation as yet but the very dependable Business of Video have the scoop and have also received some images showing a prototype of the service undergoing testing. Might use an Expansion unit?
Roger Rabbit Sequel Being Written by the Original’s Screenwriters – Screenplay already currently underway.

Tech:

Apple Says Booting OS X Makes an Unauthorized Copy in RAM – Copying a computer program into RAM as a result of installing and running that program is precisely the copying that Section 117 provides does not constitute copyright infringement for an owner of a computer program.
Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Drops Atom Support – Hackintosh Netbooks dead in the water if upgraded to OSX 10.6.2 (currently in beta).
Music pirates spend more on Music – The results of a survey, announced yesterday, show that the biggest buyers of music are in fact those that pirate the most. The conclusions come from a poll of 1,000 people between the ages of 16 and 50, with 10% of those admitting they download music illegally.

Politics:

Anti-Net Neutrality Bill Introduced by John McCain – "Regulation kills innovation," McCain ends. "Let’s not kill the Internet."
Obama’s First Tweleve Months a Flop?

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