Discussion Topics, October 7 [Discussion Topics]
Accountability is a powerful concept, and so is curiosity. That is why I’m making a habit of creating a post like this for every show, wherein I will provide links to the news stories I talk about on every show. That way, when you’re done listening and think “Gee, I wonder if that scurrilous ne’erdowell Kole was duping me,” you don’t have to do all that inconvenient footwork: It’s done for you. So, enjoy the linky goodness below.
REAL NEWS
Grenade found in D.C. park [Via CNN]
TV’s ‘Mr. Clean’ dies at 92 [Via CNN]
IDIOTS OF THE WEEK
O.J. Simpson guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping [Via CNN]
Engineer sent text 22 seconds before fatal train crash [Via CNN]
Nobel judge: U.S. too ignorant to compete [Via CNN]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Apple Has Already Reached 10 Million iPhone Sales in 2008? [Via MacRumors]
Google’s Mail Goggles Prevents Drunk Emailing [Via Wired]
VIDEO GAME NEWS
Nintendo DSi: Everything You Need To Know [Via 1up]
Game Biz Types Leaning Toward Obama? [Via GamePolitics]
Teen Cites America’s Army Game in Enlistment Decision [Via GamePolitics]
Sega Getting Back into the Hardware Game [Via Wired]
GameStop: GameStop Employees Nabbed In Stolen Game Sting [Via Kotaku]
Rock Band 2 Adds ‘Bandmate’ Custom Figures, Merchandising [Via Gamasutra]
Rock Band Gives Birth to Offspring DLC [Via 1up]
Mario Golf, Shining Force II swing their armaments on Virtual Console [Via Joystiq]