BOL 1081: Rafe's last day on Comcast Video

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BOL 1081: Rafe's last day on Comcast
Created: 10/05/2009
Video description: Rafe wonders what could possibly go wrong with Comcast monitoring its users to protect them from malware. In the process, Rafe makes a few comments that have us wondering whether he'll return home to any internet at all. Barnes and Noble is rumored to be rolling out an Android E-book reader while Steve Ballmer claims that the PC is the best E-book reader.

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