3×06 hellyeah! show: Hoge’s white whale

In this Melvillesque episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss fishing and more fishing, The Last of Us, eBay, the 3DS XL, city councils, Bezos and the Washington Post, Brian Krebs, Mophie Air, Opinel knives, camcorders, and Emory’s review of a Ford Taurus. Check out the show notes after the break…

Emory’s stuff

 

the Last of Us single-player complete

 

Fishing Trip

 

Walleye, Northern, and … oh my

• reflective pools http://www.flickr.com/photos/sempai/sets/72157635066571560/

 

Putting bags on the eBay

Alan’s stuff

 

Black 3DS XL

• Best Buy experience

• (uhhhh hold up, SNL Starbucks ad: http://www.hulu.com/watch/447642)

 

Twitch.tv is the new TV

 

my visit to the Palo Alto City Council

internet & news

 

the Washington Post buy

• Bezos delivering papers

 

the put-upon Brian Krebs almost got SWATed again

• and free heroin!

  • http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybercrime-underground

 

WordPress 3.6 released with very little fanfare

 

Jekyll Themes

• http://jekyllthemes.org

reviews

 

Mophie Air for iPhone 5

 

Opinel #8

• http://www.opinel-usa.com/categories.asp?cat=CLASSIC

  Emory’s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sempai/sets/72157634946535505/

 

Review: Canon HR 400 HD Camcorder http://www.amazon.com/Canon-VIXIA-Stabilized-Optical-Camcorder/dp/B00AWZFJ22

(amazon)

 

Review: 2013 Ford Taurus

• Loves

  • Zone audio and climate control

  • Air conditioned seats

  • Great driver instruments

  • Parking cam

• Meh

  • Ambient lighting

  • Interior is cheap

  • Underwhelming performance

  • Too heavy

  • Hard to park in narrow spaces between SUVs

  • Sure are a lot of cup holders

  • SYNC system

    • Unpredictable audio sources mixing iPhone and SiriusXM

    • Unreliable google maps voice notices

    • No place to put phone while charging

    • Great steering controls, DND