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While we start with a full crew, we ultimately dwindle down to one Michael, due to network issues and other interruptions. A great set of listener tags all seem to be converging around Google this week. And we find out that Michael R. can actually pronounce Ubuntu.

We also go off on a rant about how badly the eWeek iPad article is designed. What is your least favorite way of presenting information on the web?

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What’s Cool
Andy — We need some nerd badges
Michael R — Great visualization – The known universe
Michael M — Intel’s serious game IT Manager III What happened to 1 and 2?

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Nooka augmented reality accessorizer – wideawakewesley
360 CNN video of Haiti – uncommonman

Tech-no-tronic
Make your reference URLs more suspicious – heidigoseek
Google Sitebricks – duckboxxer
On Demand Virtual Assistant – allerhed
Bonus Link
Siri – iPhone assistant
Google Buzz separate from Gmail – lunamoth rickmans heidigoseek (all tagged this!)
Google acquires Aardvark – lunamoth duckboxxer

Mac-a-rooni
10 things about the iPad that eWeek doesn’t want to show you – billsweeney1

Social Networkin’
ubuntu fair trade cola, so refreshing – lx5
Peeps diorama contest! – Heidigoseek
Bristol Lightsaber Flashmob – wideawakewesley

Final thoughts
Andy — Network problems
Michael R — The truth about Macworld Expo and Lotus Symphony and The Stealth Mac Podcast
Michael M — TriOut NC – Wayne Sutton

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Michael and Michael welcome Pranab Sharma from IBM’s Virtual Universe Community. We focus on Signing Avatars, Real Race cars, Cool Software and $5 Dollar Water.

Communication Section:
Tuba Hero – http://www.theonion.com/content/news/activision_reports_sluggish_sales?utm_source=digg_1
IBM Creates Signing Avatars – http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JSFEGYFBTFRYAQSNDLQCKIKCJUNN2JVN?articleID=201806222
Mastor Speech to Speech Translation – http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.uit.innovation.html
40 Watt Club – http://www.40watt.com/
The Man Cave – http://www.baekdal.com/design/architecture/qube-private-space/

Virtual Worlds Section:
Cisco Virtual Worlds Blog – http://blogs.cisco.com/virtualworlds/
ePredator’s real world drive – http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JSFEGYFBTFRYAQSNDLQCKIKCJUNN2JVN?articleID=201806222
IAC Acquires Majority share of GarageGames – http://www.garagegames.com/news/13587
Only a Lad Paroday – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD7aI45cRrE

Software Section:
Notes code added to Open Office – http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YQUYWPGKNHSQCQSNDLRCKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=201805296
Lotus Symphony – http://tahoe.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.jspa
Graphics for Mac – http://www.flyingmeat.com/acorn/

Environmental Section:
$5 Bottle of Water – http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-message-in-a-bottle.html
Eco Drive – http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/12/frankfurt-2007-fiat-and-microsoft-announce-ecodrive-datalogging/

Listener Tag -
Google Zietgeist – http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html

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