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Inside CNET Labs 31: 'Hey, look at me. I'm making out!'

Fear. That's the catalyst of our first segment this episode. Fear of the unknown? Fear of the unfamiliar? Fear because of cultural influence? Maybe, maybe fear of one's true feelings. I don't know. I'll leave it to you to decide. All will be clear when you start listening.

Thinking about buying a solid-state hard drive? Dong tells you why you're stupid for thinking this. His words, not mine. Well, not really. He thinks most people are stupid, though, so there's a good chance he thinks that way about you. Think.

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Inside CNET Labs 30: Does Samantha Mumba speak 'Ebonish'?

I guess 30 is a milestone huh? I mean in these times it's not saying that much when every Johnny Lunchpail and Sally Housecoat and their brother seems to have a podcast, but hey. Dong and I can now say we finally hit 30 and not be referring to our respective ages.

In this week's show, the Dongster (hey, he asked me to call him that) gets on his very worn soapbox a begins to insult my fellow Americans. He thinks we're all combative and warlike. To which I respond "Screw you pal! Say that again … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 29: Slumdog love affair

We're a day late, but still piping hot!! Possibly even still steaming. So remember to blow on this episode before listening. Nope. No double entendres in that sentence...let's move on.

With Valentine's Day this week, we brought the love. Oodles of it. It's everywhere. I think I'm even sitting in it as I type this. Gross!

In honor of this Hallmark-corporate holiday I tell a story of my favorite Valentine's Day and Dong, being the Scrooge McDuck that he is, regales us with his worst Valentine's Day.

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Inside CNET Labs 27: Year of the Ox

Dong and I waste no time getting right to some serious business by tackling San Francisco's homeless problem, or more our problem with the homeless--not all homeless, of course. Well, just check it out. It's very un-PC, although maybe not in the way you'd expect.

Then it's the Year of the Ox! Happy New Year, um again. This time it's the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year. Dong seems to think the Chinese and Vietnamese are one and the same, but he's very close-minded when it comes to cultures and honestly, a little slow. I … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 26: The Return

OK, that was kind of a longer break than we expected. Sorry about the whole no warning thing. We're back on at least a weekly schedule now, and because we've been away so long we're giving you over an hour of content even your mom would enjoy. If your mom's cool, that is.

First up, we have a little semi-impromptu discussion about one of our favorite shows Firefly. The nerds know what we're talking about. All of you who believe you're not nerds, first of all, wake up, then, get on board while the … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 25: Of NAS and mapped networks

Another short, but incredibly worldchangingly (look it up people) awesome episode in the can. First off, we have a very strange deja vu-ish intro that, if you've been listening closely to previous episodes, will sound strange and deja vu-ish to you as well.

After that, we briefly touch on the pseudo-fakery that is Bike Hero and Dong gets illmatic with NAS. LOL, not that Nas all you hip hop fans out there. No, I mean networked attached storage. I can understand why you'd get the two confused--what with the picture used for this episode and all--but seriously, try … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 24: 'Where Eric is the tangent and Dong is the technology'

Our longest podcast ever! Actually, I'm lying. It's not our longest, but probably our shortest episode. I feel we've packed it full of creamy goodness, though. I'm not really sure what I mean by that, but there's good stuff in here.

First off, we announce the winner of our first ever "Give us a tagline" contest. It wasn't officially called that but we're lazy and unorganized and didn't actually come up with an official name for the contest. For the next contest, we'll make sure the name is appropriately … Read more

Inside CNET Labs 23.5: The F-word

No, no not that F-word, the other F-word. Dong and I discuss fat. Fat people, fat stories about fat people, fat wads, and pho. Yep, bowls of pho.

Speaking of pho, during this whole exchange Dong tells the story of his Worst Faux Pas Ever! If you've been following this podcast with any kind of regularity, you know that's saying something.

After that, we're back getting political with it (did I just type that?). Well maybe not political, but at least social. This is your fair warning.

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Inside CNET Labs 23: This is 23, not 24...

We remember James Kim. Just a couple minutes of remembrance. James is still missed to this day.

Then, the unsung heroes of CNET Edit finally get their song. Well not really a song, but just some props.

After that it's the obligatory "gadgets we're thankful for" segment. Ours is pretty funny, though, and we also go into a few gadgets we're not so thankful for.

Finally Dong goes on a bit about something we've talked about many times on the show. Well, hopefully you haven't heard this stuff before.

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Inside CNET Labs 22: Nerds of a few different colors

Neeeerrrdddsss!!! We got black nerds, brown nerds, and yellow nerds represented here. It's a nerd fest as I prep for the Wrath of the Lich King launch.

Then Dong and I give out some helpful World of Warcraft add-on security hints and general Internet shopping security tips. This includes Dong's password-protection techniques. Can you believe people still fall for phishing?

Finally, a user has a problem with one of my extremely biased monitor videos.

BTW, we'll be announcing the winner of our tagline contest in the next episode.

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