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Michael, Andy, and Michael come together this week to a plethora of user tags, and somehow we get very morbid with our discussion. Is Second Life dead (again), can heroes come back to life if they are played by Cats, and why do we keep hearing tweets from the dead? All these questions will be answered… So sit back, grab a beersicle from the freezer and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Andy — Reenactment (with cats): The Princess Bride
Michael R — Backpack with frickin’ lasers in it
Michael M — Star Trek iPad – 23 years ago

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Collada mesh networks and Hypergrid – Is SL dying?
End of the (virtual) world as we know it epredator
Eight BILLION dollars 
Disney CEO: Social Gaming epredator
Yakuza game reviewed by yakuza bluebus

Tech-no-tronic
Wake up! (based on bed movement) lx5
On a hot day, what you need is a beer popsicle gypsychk
Rather put the kettle on 17.5 times, or email 4 pictures? gypsychk

Mac-a-rooni 
Camera plus easter egg gypsychk
iPhone data trail gypsychk

Social Networkin’
Twitter deceased user policy established heidigoseek
You’ve been accused of seriously dumbing down the internet lx5
twitter/foursquare/qik marriage proposal wideawakewesely

Final thoughts
Andy – Traveling – follow on personal blog
Michael M — Pop Goes the Weasle 
Michael R — Cows & Fish

bonus links
The Princess Bride board game
IT Crowd Series 4
Red Dead Redemption 
Civilization iPhone game

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The guys are excited to have our master tagger ePredator (or as some may know him – Ian Hughes) on the show this week. And while ePred is best known for his work within the 3D Internet, our tags this week focus on cool tech and social networking capabilities, with a slight diversion to legal action be brought against Apple. We also indulge in our inner geek with the new Thor trailer, even if some of us weren’t able to view it during the show – Michael R. assures us all that the link is still good (having tested it during the editing of the show). So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Ian / epred — Manchester Fablab and New Chairman of British Computing Society group for Animation and Game Development
Andy — Presentation about Social Software Adoption in the Workplace
Michael R — IT Crowd Series 4 Coming to the US
Michael M — Burningman visualzation

Obligatory 3-D Internet
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Tech-no-tronic
AR drone (not the vuvuzela kind) – allerhed
Forget the OLPC — how about a $35 tablet – gypsychk
London Zipbike Locations – bluebus

Mac-a-rooni
iPad doesn’t work like a book? – heidigoseek
iPad owners are selfish elites – billsweeney1
Users now free to break out of jail, on the iPhone – heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
HRH Flickerstream – gypsychk
Life, don’t talk to me about life – epredator

Final thoughts
Michael M — Michael Loves the Loved Game
Ian — Really irritated by Bejeweled Blitz and Michael Jackson Zombie removed from PvZ
Andy — MS Street Slide and Microsoft can still Innovate
Michael R — THOR! – we hope the link still works

bonus links
Gamestorming
Star Wars trench run
#wookieleaks meme
Experts question the $35 tablet

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