The Pop Culture Edition – What Had Happened Was Ep. 27

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What Had Happened Was is a grumpyhawk collective podcast co-hosted by grumpyhawk (that would be me) and Benjamin Combs. In this "week-in-review style" show, we cover and comment on stories with a tech, science, weird, or strange sort of angle. Visit grumpyhawk.com to see and hear more from the collective. 

Hello people of the internet! Today grumpyhawk and Benjamin Combs are talking about China collecting body parts from prisoners and how that will now be optional, Snowden denies giving sensitive information to the Guardian, Arkansas bill limiting body modification goes to the State House of Representatives, Time Warner Cable offering antennae to their customers as a way to alleviate the CBS situation, Marvel to bring superhero-themed road show to the US next year, and Ben Affleck as the new Batman. All on today's episode, The pop culture edition.

Show Notes:

1. China says it will stop harvesting organs from prisoners
2. Snowden denies being source of The Independent's "NSA leak" story exposing UK base
3. Senate Passes Bill That Bans Certain Tattoos, Body Markings
4. Time Warner Cable offers free antennas, Best Buy credit to customers caught in CBS blackout
5. Marvel to bring superhero-themed road show to the US next year
6. Ben Affleck is the next Batman

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The One Without a Theme - What Had Happened Was #20

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Hello Everyone, and welcome to the 20th episode of What Had Happened Was. On today's episode grumpyhawk and Benjamin Combs talk about the U.S. Postal service tracking the mail, Visa and Mastercard blocking anonymous VPN's, Google paying AdBlock Plus to allow their ads, Train windows vibrating with high tech ads, a Tone Deaf DRM for eBooks, and Snowden Watch 2013. Thanks for listening to today's episode, The One Without a Theme.

Show Notes:

1. U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement
2. Mastercard and Visa Start Banning VPN Providers?
3. AdBlock Plus lets some advertisers pay to play
4. Allowing acceptable ads in Adblock Plus - Agreements
5. Vibrating train window to play ads through the skulls of tired commuters
6. New ebook DRM isn't just easy to break, it makes no legal sense
7. Snowden suspicions cause chaotic rerouting of Bolivian president's plane

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Welcome to the 21st Century - What Had Happened Was #18

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What Had Happened Was is a grumpyhawk collective podcast co-hosted by grumpyhawk (that would be me) and Benjamin Combs. In this "week-in-review style" show, we cover and comment on stories with a tech, science, weird, or strange sort of angle. Visit grumpyhawk.com to see and hear more from the collective.

On today's episode grumpyhawk and Benjamin Combs discuss how Edward Snowden escaped Hong Kong, Texas protecting the emails of the citizens of it's state, the FAA reconsidering how to treat electronic devices on airplanes, Microsoft's 180 on their DRM policies, and a body modification grumpyhawk would be interested in. Welcome to the 21st Century.

Show Notes:

• Aided by WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong to seek asylum in Ecuador
• Hong Kong Press Release
• Texas first state to mandate warrants for email surveillance
• FAA ready to ease restrictions on in-flight gadgets
• WSJ reports Xbox One-80: Microsoft reverses Xbox One DRM features
• Implanted invisible headphone

Post show notes:

Since we are putting this episode up on Wednesday, there have been some additional clarifications as to the discrepancy that allowed Ed Snowden to leave, as in the government didn't get his middle name correct. Here is that article. US got NSA leaker Edward Snowden's middle name wrong, says Hong Kong

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