141: Dogs Don't Talk Like That

The Frequency

Haddie and Dan are celebrating Labor Day by discussing their visit to test-drive a Tesla car, their visit to Rackspace's shopping mall and Smitty's BBQ in Lockhart, Texas, marijuana to be legalized in Colorado and Washington, part of the SOPA is back, New Zealand banning software patents, the Twitter app's new blue conversation lines, a site dedicated to funny Twitter bios, and the possibility that scientists may have found the lost city of Atlantis.

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• Advocacy | Texas | Tesla Motors
  Under the current Texas Occupations Code (TEX OC. CODE ANN. § 2301.476), Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the public because it has no franchised dealer relationships in Texas (or anywhere else in the U.S.). This regulation not only affects Sales, but also Service of Tesla vehicles for existing customers.
• Apple blocking support personnel vacations from Sept. 15-28 for launch of new iPhones & iOS 7
  AppleCare employees have been restricted from taking time off for a two-week period, from Sept. 15 through 28 ??a span during which Apple is expected to launch its new iPhone lineup, as well as the revamped iOS 7 mobile operating system.
• In historic vote, New Zealand bans software patents | Ars Technica
  A major new patent bill, passed in a 117-4 vote by New Zealand's Parliament after five years of debate, has banned software patents.
• BREAKING: Eric Holder Announces Department of Justice to Allow Marijuana Legalization to Go Into Effect
  During a conference call with state governors today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the US Department of Justice would allow the marijuana legalization laws in Colorado and Washington to go into effect.
• SOPA Censorship is back
  Last year the Internet defeated SOPA, the online censorship bill. But now the government wants to bring back one of its worst parts: jail time for streaming copyrighted content. Soon, uploading a YouTube video of you singing karaoke could become a felony.
• Apple hoping to trade mark the term ‘STARTUP’ | ™Watch
  Apple has lodged an audacious Australian trade mark application for the term ‘STARTUP’, covering a whole host of products and services.
• Doctape Launches Standalone File Viewer App For iOS With Support For 80+ File Types | TechCrunch
  German cloud storage and file management startup doctape has launched a new standalone iOS app aimed at making it easier for iPhone and iPad users to view file types not supported natively by iOS.
• New faces of Android: inside Google's management shuffle | The Verge
  One big loss at the world's most popular smartphone platform has been followed by another. Five months after Android founder Andy Rubin left his creation to work on unspecified other projects inside Google, head of Android product management Hugo Barra quit to take a job at upstart Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi.
• IRS to treat same-sex marriages equally for tax purposes
  The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday that they would treat legal same-sex marriages the same as heterosexual marriages for federal tax purposes.
• All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized for Federal Tax Purposes
  The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, will be treated as married for federal tax purposes.
• USB Power Adapter Takeback Program
  
• Gold, Graphite iPhone 5S shells shown on video, structure compared to iPhone 5 | 9to5Mac
  In the video above, Jonathan from TLDToday compares the internal structure of the iPhone 5S casing to that of the iPhone 5, pointing out notable changes and additions that make the current iPhone assembly incompatible with the new case. Notably, the area reserved for the battery has increased in volume, with the logic board screws being repositioned, reducing the amount of space for the logic board and chipset. This isn’t unprecedented, considering that ‘S’ model phones typically focus on under-the-hood improvements, rather than user-facing design changes. Also of note in the video is the iPhone 5S’s enlarged LED flash cutout, leaving room for the previously mentioned dual-LED flash.
• Shopify Blog - Introducing Shopify POS
  Today we’re excited to announce Shopify POS, a brand new, fully integrated point of sale system that bridges the gap between offline and online retail.
• Twitter's New Conversations Feature a Blue Line Causing Some Twitter Users to Feel Blue - ABC News
  Twitter made some updates on Wednesday to its apps and its website, as it does from time to time. The biggest change was intended to make it easier to keep up with conversations on the social network. In its iOS, Android and web applications it began grouping conversations together with a blue line linking them all together.
• KICKSTARTER OF THE WEEK: Neat Ice Kit
  
• Leave your bus glove at home with Rail Reach concept | The Verge
  Public transport isn't always the cleanest of places. With hygiene concerns leading many to wear gloves to protect themselves from free-riding bacteria, designer Justin Choy believes he has found a better solution. The Rail Reach attaches to any hand rail, letting you hold on without having to touch the rail with your bare hands. In addition to the hygiene benefits, it also lets you reach high-up rails that would otherwise be out of your grasp.
• Researcher controls colleague’s motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface | UW Today
  University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
• WEIRD NEWS: Higher Perspective: Giant Pyramids and Sphinxes Found in The Bermuda Triangle
  Two scientists, Paul Weinzweig and Pauline Zalitzki, working off the coast of Cuba and using a robot submersible, have confirmed that a gigantic city exists at the bottom of the ocean. The site of the ancient city — that includes several sphinxes and at least four giant pyramids plus other structures — amazingly sits within the boundaries of the fabled Bermuda Triangle.
• Kickstarter vs Indiegogo
  Interesting comparison on total funds raised:
• Twitter Bios
  Twitter Bios is a website I started after coming across too many ridiculous bios. My purpose isn’t to shame anyone’s bio, but to highlight the really funny and clever bios, as well as the ones that make me think WTF.
• Jing Zhang | | illustration portfolio |
  Hailing from Foshan, southern China, Jing is an illustrator/typographer/designer based in East London, the epicentre of hipsters, eccentricity, and of course creativity. With her clients mostly from advertising and publishing industry, she has been working in the creative field for over 5 years, from automotive to airlines, magazines to corporations.
• VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Every Tech Commercial - CollegeHumor Video
  
• parallax.js
  WOW, that's deep man! parallax.js reacts to the orientation of your smart device, offsetting layers depending on their depth within a scene... Oh, you don't have a smart device? No worries, if no gyroscope or motion detection hardware is available, parallax.js uses the position of your cursor instead. Radical.
• Vincent Connare, Inventor Of 'The Most Hated Font,' Defends Himself
  Connare knows what he did. He calls comic sans "the most hated and most loved font in the world."
• Nose Straighteners and Vibrating Nose Contraptions From Japan
  The Hana Tsun Nose Straightener and the vibrating Beauty Lift High Nose are two contraptions from Japan that claim to be able to improve the shape of your nose. The Hana Tsun Nose Straightener — “hana” means nose in Japanese and “tsun” means to perk or stick up, according to Japan Trend Shop — claims that it will “help balance and push up the bones and contours of your nose” giving it a sharper, straighter shape after using it for 20 minutes per day. The magenta Beauty Life High Nose aims to firm and shape the nose by applying “gentle electronic vibrations from the bottom, side, and front” for three minutes every day. Previously, we posted about the Face Slimmer Exercise Mouthpiece from Japan.
• TUMBLR OF THE WEEK: Screenshots of Despair
  
• Smitty's Market
  Nina Schmidt Sells established Smitty's Market in 1999 in the building that housed her father's Kreuz Market for more than 50 years. The market sits in the same location where barbecue has been sold in Lockhart since the turn of the last century.
• Learn More About The History Behind Rudy's BBQ
  Bar-B-Q was added to the operation in 1989, and Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q has been serving up tasty food ever since. The same original recipes that built Rudy's Leon Springs' reputation are now available throughout the Southwest.
• Gluten-Free Brownie Mix
  
• Remind Me on Vimeo
  
• Amazon.com: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 31313: Toys & Games
  
• Uniform number (American football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Below is the numbering system established by the NFL and in place since 1973
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