. "Even with Justin gone for over a week, the show must go on. Caroline McCarthy once again takes the reigns, all while helping to diversify the show. First, we're treated to a mashup made in hell, Rick Astley vs. Nirvana in a little tune called \"Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up\". You've been warned. To make things worse, we hear William Shatner's beat-poetry version of Sarah Palin's resignation speech."@en . "Where we're not spastic, we're just passionate"@en . . . . "Asian pears are delicious, which is why Jill Schlesinger--The 404's very own financial expert from CBS MoneyWatch--likes them so much! After getting through some munching and slurping noises in the first minute by Wilson, Jill explains to us what is going on with the economy and why we need to fear the End of Days. Just kidding...mostly."@en . . . . "Today we're graced by the presence of an actual superhero. Yes, Natali Del Conte has been transformed into the marginally intimidating geek hero \"Motherboard.\" Neither a mother nor a board, Motherboard was sent to this planet to fight crime with her magic gadgets. Too bad she must recharge every night on her magnetic induction bed. Find out the etymology behind our new superfriend and her trusty sidekick Green Show Boy, aka Mark Licea, by listening in!"@en . . "2009-07-31"^^ . "Where we celebrate wheels and women at the Bicycle Film Festival"@en . . "As a longtime fan and patron of the Bicycle Film Festival, we're proud to welcome its founder and director, Brendt Barbur, into the studio for a sit-down interview about the international filmfest. The BFF is a celebration of everything that encompasses cycling: joyrides, casual trips, long-distance journeys, trick sessions, racing, and so much more is captured by the unique program offered."@en . . . . "While Yahoo and Microsoft are flirting again and video game sales are plummeting, it doesn't matter. We are all going to be eaten soon by the blob of organic material floating by Alaska. It ate a bird, people! Get with it! Seattle is next. Oh and we can film our demise with the first 3-D webcam. So that will comfort us during our demise."@en . "2009-07-27"^^ . . . . . "Where Wilson needs a haircut"@en . "The following is a list of The 404 episodes that were recorded in July 2009."@en . . . . "We're gonna need a bigger bump"@en . "2009-07-22"^^ . "2009-07-03"^^ . "Where the 404 is a postmodern piece of art"@en . . . . "2009-07-28"^^ . "On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing we sadly report on the state of the broken toilet in the International Space Station. It means astronauts have to split up which toilets they use in order to load balance. No. Seriously. Plus we touch on the Amazon 1984 ironic mistake of the year."@en . . "What is a browser anyway?!"@en . . . . . . . . "2009-07-01"^^ . . "User clips galore"@en . "2009-07-13"^^ . . . . "Disregard this episode"@en . . "2009-07-09"^^ . "Goobuntu lives"@en . . . "Where Randall Bennett didn't start the fire"@en . "Episode Guide - July 2009"@en . "The monarchy comes to Twitter, but of course the Queen doesn't sully her fingers on the keyboard, she has a royal twitterer do that. We also discuss whether the new Universal Music Group deal with TuneCore will change the landscape of music. We also absolve North Korea of the botnet."@en . "Bing's June bump won't be enough to take significant share from Google according to JP Morgan analysts. Of course analysts will say anything anyway. And apparently so will we. About Blu-ray. It's kind of a complaining podcast today. But we do find a shining example of good at the end."@en . . . "378"^^ . "379"^^ . "376"^^ . "Where we'd do anything for love"@en . "377"^^ . . "382"^^ . . "383"^^ . "380"^^ . "381"^^ . . . "Where Natali Del Conte can't get her pinche computer online...AL;DKFJKASF"@en . . . "Pirate Bay or Cruiseship Bay?"@en . "The Del Conte Cartel"@en . "374"^^ . "375"^^ . . . . "Where we get spiflicated"@en . "We all get in a big argument over whether all-in-one devices are more convenient than discrete devices. Cooley thinks discrete devices are un-American. I think the opposite. And Molly has the logical arguments for discrete devices. We also find out a Judge has ruled IP addresses can only prove a computer existed and not a person. Good on ya Judge!"@en . "Where we have a ball with Steve Guttenberg"@en . "Randall Bennett, co-creator of The 404 and now the host of TechVi, joins us on today's show to talk about his journey around the globe, a few of his new projects, and how he's saving the world one post office box at a time."@en . . . . "2009-07-24"^^ . "Load balancing in space"@en . . . . . . . "Where Jill Schlesinger eats Wilson's Asian pear"@en . "Somehow we make it past the wild Tesla coil in the room to bring you an awesome show! Today we show you how to self-destruct your private data, discuss how 3D is totally lame, and why we think Jon Stewart should run for president."@en . "SSL is SOL"@en . "Happy SysAdmin Day!"@en . "Where we all hail Wilson"@en . "2009-07-02"^^ . "What's your major smellfunction?"@en . . "Maybe we should have used \"So bad, but so good\" as our show motto instead of \"High Tech, Low Brow!\" Today's show is a good example of that, and we kick it off with Wilson's brief and spoiler-free review of Bruno. We also talk about the rise of the Twitterns, Apple breaking the Pre-iTunes lovefest, and Jeff meeting Tony Hawk!"@en . . "Today we hear how the Del Conte's deal with their enemies, find out what kind of deposit Tong makes when he visits a bank, wonder why on EARTH Google ever even bought the slice of AOL it just dumped, and look forward to the Pre on Verizon -- but when?\nWatch Video"@en . "Where we get affirmative"@en . "Could the Internet be any filthier than it is right now? Today's show highlights some of the more disturbing stories that we haven't been able to get to over the past few weeks, but not before complaining about the dirty microphone screens pressing up against our mouths on a daily basis. Wilson seems to like it!"@en . . . . "Natali has some tips for secure password hints that involve her armpits. You'll just have to listen. We also give our thoughts on Office 2010 and what kids these days are doing on the Internet. That includes Brian Tong."@en . . . "The Microsoft Yahoo hook-up finally happened and now all their friends are glad the drama's over. But they're not getting hitched. Microsoft's shelling out some dough for Yahoo to use Bing and Yahoo's going to sell the crap out of it. In other news we will all die from automatic drones programmed to make their own decisions about who to kill.\nWatch Video"@en . "Donald is non-stick"@en . . . "21"^^ . "Armpit passwords"@en . . . . . . "Today, the last Friday of July is SysAdmin day and we appreciate them even more because they came through during the live show and got us back on line. We also talk about David Pogue's new movement to 'take back the beep.' And we need to watch out for Pandas. Listen and you'll find out why. Special Guests: The hosts of Hak5.\nWatch Video"@en . . . "CNET official Audiophiliac Steve Guttenberg guest hosts today's ball-busting show. Steve brings his usual brand of random topics to the table today that include the most bizarre festival you'll never want to visit and the world's largest ketchup bottle. We also introduce another awesome band in our Becks/Last.FM semiweekly Audio Draft!"@en . "Today's show covers Wilson's ever-growing locks of hair and Google ads catering to stupid people. We also take a look back at the original Sony Walkman and examine the best-selling video games of the '90s. Finally, stick around for our weekly Audio Draft Pick sponsored by Beck's Beer in conjunction with Last.fm!"@en . "On today's show, it's the last day of the Becks Beer sponsorship, so we end on a high note. Joining us in the studio again is Caroline McCarthy, bringing her wit and charm, and we also have Tim Geisenheimer, who always has something clever to say. So apparently, CNET broke during today's live stream, which is why some people are getting 404 error pages when they visit our Web site. Today's Audio Draft is sponsored by Beck's Beer in Conjunction with Last.fm, a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, 5000 XP GTS, is a rising European pop-rock star, Paolo Nutini."@en . . . "CNET's U.S. offices are closed today, but we have a special episode for you. We had so many great submissions to our 1,000th episode that we couldn't fit all the clips in the show and do everything else we wanted. So, today you get all the clips--or at least most of them. Every clip sent to us that is usable is in today's montage. We've credited everyone who sent us a clip, even if there was a problem with the submission and we couldn't use it. You're too cool BOL audience. Thanks for listening! And believe us, we know it's long. You don't have to listen to the whole thing if you don't want to. We'll be back with regular episodes Monday."@en . . "Kilo-sode"@en . . "Where there's a Tesla coil in the room"@en . . "Where we gotta stay positive"@en . . "2009-07-29"^^ . . "Just like the LG watch we are a 21st century product for the 21st century consumer. Which means we exist now for people who exist now. Sigh. Ryan Block of gdgt joins us to talk about an algorithm to steal your Social Security Number and how Gmail finally came outta beta! Yay! Bad times and good times all in one. Now if only we could get those implants for cell phones. In our neck people, in our neck!"@en . "Who loves the show? Metrologists"@en . "2009-07-07"^^ . . "Who has the most perfect balls in the world? Metrologists. No, seriously. They do. You should see the pictures. This is serious science, people, so quit your childish sniggering. In actual news for the day, Apple misses its chance to make iTunes the world's music software by blocking Pre syncing with its latest iTunes update, and they actually called Microsoft to demand that they take down their Laptop Hunters ads. Wow. Talk about balls."@en . . . . . "2009-07-21"^^ . . "We're very happy to welcome you to our 1024th episode, which as we know means we will no longer to count the shows in binary on two hands. But that's OK. We will still be doing shows. Because we have more hands. And our eleven-finer listeners can still count on two hands. We also have a date for Windows 7. He's nice. They'll like him."@en . "Amazon's new kicks"@en . . "2009-07-14"^^ . "Perfect, luminous, and lustrous balls"@en . "2009-07-17"^^ . . "Well, you don't really need to totally disregard this episode, but that is what 10-12 means in CB radio talk. And the news is light. Although we do learn that the head of MI6's Speedo is not a state secret. But it SHOULD be!"@en . "2009-07-10"^^ . "It's Wilson's turn again to choose The 404 semi-weekly Audio Draft sponsored by Beck's Beer in conjunction with Last.FM, a subsidiary of CBS Interactive and CNET News and Reviews 5000, so naturally we're a little skeptical , but Mr. Tang comes through again with the beautiful music of Priscilla Ahn, a young singer-songwriter with a light, ethereal voice that drifts through the layered atmosphere of her acoustic folk melodies."@en . "Teflon Don reveals that he is well, entirely coated in Teflon. But we still don't know if the iPhone 3GS is. So if you know, tell us. We also discuss how Twitter could improve it's home page and why the AP just doesn't get it.\nWatch Video\n\nWeb Exclusive"@en . "394"^^ . . "392"^^ . "2009-07-20"^^ . "Where we elect Jeff Bakalar the new mayor of Hoboken"@en . "393"^^ . "Where The 404 gets a 404"@en . "2009-07-16"^^ . "386"^^ . "2009-07-08"^^ . . "387"^^ . "384"^^ . "385"^^ . "390"^^ . "2009-07-30"^^ . "On today's show, CNET reporter and 404 BFF Caroline McCarthy directs us in a live read-through of the actual script for the upcoming Facebook movie and also joins us in talking about 4Chan, Comic-Con, and this weekend's insane hailstorm."@en . "391"^^ . "We always try our best to keep a positive mental attitude on The 404, so it makes sense that we've chosen The Hold Steady's latest album, \"Stay Positive,\" as today's Audio Draft Pick. We also run through the accidental video game archive, shame the Guinness World Records, and warn our listeners about open manholes, literally."@en . . . . "388"^^ . "2009-07-23"^^ . . "As the new owners of the Pirate Bay take over they will have to eventually change things and sell out. So Rafe has dubbed them as Cruiseship Bay. We also discuss the pyrrhic victory of RIAA over Usenet.com and Rafe and Natali hate some more on Verizon."@en . "389"^^ . "Where Where it's so bad it's good"@en . . . "The following is a list of The 404 episodes that were recorded in July 2009."@en . . . "On today's show, we discover that Microsoft is a fine American company that thinks nothing of shafting its highest-paying users or subjecting the entire Internet to multiple episodes of projectile vomiting. And Apple shouldn't be forced by some pissy little upstart to change its perfectly legitimate EULA. And don't even get Cooley STARTED on sending self-replicating nanobots to Mars. Good times all around. Plus: Metrologists!"@en . "1026"^^ . "1027"^^ . "1024"^^ . "1025"^^ . "1030"^^ . "1031"^^ . "1028"^^ . . "2009-07-06"^^ . "Bird-eating blob"@en . . "1029"^^ . . "802.11"^^ . . . "Since we're not having a show tomorrow for Independence Day, there's a lot to cover today, including a new segment with Beck's Beer and Last.fm, a chat with the winner of our logo design contest, and a hilarious voicemail from everyone's favorite Tina Schwartz."@en . "Where Natali's alter-ego is Motherboard"@en . . "MicroHoo: Friends with benefits"@en . "1920.0"^^ . . . . . "Zappos has been acquired by Amazon, meaning Amazon will have even more shoes to sell, but also a new corporate culture to integrate with. Windows 7 gets released to manufacturing, meaning it's on its way to you. And Microsoft and UBIsoft are getting into the movie business. Is that a good thing?"@en . . "Black Hat this week means lots of security vulnerabilities in the news, including the fact that Secure Sockets Layer is now just Sockets Layer thanks to an exploit discovered by Kaminsky and friends. We also decide that you can't fix stupid. Too bad. I wish we could.\nWatch Video"@en . "On today's episode, we invent a new word that we hope will show up on a show like \"The Hills\" sometime soon. Plus, we get fired up, make terrible jokes about monkeys controlling computers with their brains, and actually work in a tiny bit of news. For example, Apple's doing a tablet and music labels are trying to sell some new weird digital album thing. You might like the \"fired up\" part better.\nWatch Video\n\nWeb Exclusive"@en . . . "Keep it convenient"@en . . . . "Supposedly, we will get finalization on the 802.11N wireless standard in September. Of course, we've been waiting for that for years now, so we're not too confident. We also almost forget we're talking about the new Yahoo home page, and only I am impressed by Microsoft contributing to the Linux Kernel. But, I still think it's cool!"@en . "Where we get lost in the dream"@en . . "1018"^^ . "1019"^^ . "1016"^^ . "1017"^^ . . . "1022"^^ . "Summon the royal Twitterer"@en . "1023"^^ . . "1020"^^ . . . "1021"^^ . . . "1010"^^ . "We have an especially fun episode for y'all today, with a comparison between Transformers 2 and GI Joe, a brief rundown of old video game movies, the decade's biggest tech flops, and OF COURSE: The 404 Semi-Weekly 'Audio Draft Sponsored by Beck's Beer in conjunction with Last.fm, a subsidiary of CBS Interactive and CNET News and Reviews 5000!"@en . "1011"^^ . . . "1009"^^ . . "1014"^^ . . "1015"^^ . "1012"^^ . "We invite Natali Del Conte onto today's show to have some fun with us, but you should've been there in the preshow--she went berzerko! We calm her down a little bit and she talks to us about her Palin/Twitter fallout and her upcoming appearance at Comic-Con 2009. She also dispels rumors about drugs in her undergarments, and we get to a few more exciting stories on the show!"@en . . "1013"^^ . . "Today's show welcomes Eric Franklin, host of the Inside Labs Podcast, who comes on to talk about the new Watchmen Blu-ray/DVD. We also talk about Xbox Portable, Hoboken's newest mayor, Comic-Con, and, of course, Beck's Beer/Last.FM Audio Draft!"@en . . "We're all still in shock about receiving a tweet from one @LesMoonves, but we get through it to bring you an awesome Monday show. Today's stories cover Twitter getting hacked and why it does matter; a guy who got a Palm Pre tattoo; and Kazaa making a comeback!"@en . "On today's Buzz Out Loud, Natali and Molly form a new Amazonian society in advance of the development of artificial sperm. But in much more important news, Google is finally building the thin-client, Netbook-friendly operating system that Molly predicted back in 2005. And poor Yahoo is stuck in 2005: it just announced Search Pad. Aw. Poor Yahoo."@en . . "This is the last time we let Wilson choose the show title. Good news--The 404 Wikipedia page is BACK! Edit away, but please don't redirect the page. Today we talk about a fake bus stop in Germany, a \"green\" iPhone app, the iPhone 4G prototype, the \"World of Warcraft\" movie, and Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia."@en . . "2009-07-15"^^ . "Where that ain't right"@en . "Where these wind screens won't stand, man"@en . "Bill Gates wonders why Google would want to make a browser-based operating system. In fact, he wonders what exactly a browser is, anyway. We also have some crazy Steve Ballmer quotes and some crazy stats of how many people respond to spam."@en .