Bogosity Podcast for 14 April 2014
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Co-Host: Jakob Morris
News of the Bogus:
- 0:30 – Support is Ending for Windows XP http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help
- Windows XP support will be available after April 8—just not for you http://www.pcworld.com/article/2139929/windows-xp-support-will-be-available-after-april-8-just-not-for-you.html
- Setup Limited Users in Windows XP http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1838566,00.asp
- 7:40 – The IRS has called bitcoin property, but the Financial Crimes Enforcment Network calls it money
http://upstart.bizjournals.com/news/technology/2014/03/28/irs-calls-bitcoin-property.html?page=all- IRS Virtual Currency FAQ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdf
- FIN-2013-G001 http://fincen.gov/statutes_regs/guidance/html/FIN-2013-G001.html
- 11:21 – Lawsuit: Man Arrested, Searched For Marijuana Solely For Having Colorado License Plate http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/lawsuit-man-arrested-searched-for-marijuana-solely-for-having-colorado-license-plate/
- 16:54 – McCutcheon v. FEC http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-536_e1pf.pdf
- Here’s a Plain-English Explanation of the Huge Supreme Court Decision That Was Made Today http://www.policymic.com/articles/86763/here-s-a-plain-english-explanation-of-the-huge-supreme-court-decision-that-was-made-today
21:00 – Silver Cluon Award: James Wilson and Perry Willis https://secure.downsizedc.org/blog/the-untold-truth-about-the-mccutcheon-decision
25:04 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Adam Weinstein http://gawker.com/arrest-climate-change-deniers-1553719888
32:18 – Idiot Extraordinaire: San Francisco Google Protesters http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/google-ventures-kevin-rose-san-francisco-protesters/
This Week’s Quote: “I fear that in every assembly, members will obtain an influence by noise, not sense. By meanness, not greatness. By ignorance, not learning. By contracted hearts, not large souls.” —John Adams
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