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This week on the 129th edition of Social Blend, Jay is out of the house, but filling his shoes for the show are Dave3 from GeeksOfDoom.com, Brian Hill aka Bdog2g2, and Brian Bickerton aka Tau_Zero. We kick off the show with a discussion about the major geek events over the last weekend – PAX, which Tau_Zero attended; and Dragon*Con, which Dave discusses with reports from Tched via articles at GeeksOfDoom.com.

We also have a quick follow-up on the controversies surrounding the new Digg redesign, with remarks from Kevin Rose as well as news that the VP for engineering has been let go from Digg.com as a result of the new site layout. We take a look at the return of Rick Astley, with his first new single release since the RickRoll phenomenon exploded on the web. We also discuss the breaking news about Mike Portnoy leaving the band Dream Theater, a revelation that has been sad news for the metalhead community.

On the other side of the Geek coin, we discuss some of the interesting movies soon to be coming out around the world, as well as an interesting TV series concept in development from Ronald D. Moore who was responsible for the rebirth of Battlestar Galactica.

All this and more on this week’s edition of Social Blend!

Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from cGt2099.com) and Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.com) the Social Blend is a fun, and hard-hitting, podcast, with no respect for rules.

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20 Cosplay Babes of Dragon*Con 2010 (Part 2)

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"Battlestar Galactica" Creator Ronald D. Moore To Bring "Harry Potter" Fantasy To NBC

FUCK SHIT STACK

FUCK YOU

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Kevin Rose Responds To Digg Criticism On Diggnation, Mostly Tells Users To Chill

Molestation charges linger against Dragon Con founder

The most epic and eclectic costumes from Dragon*Con 2010

Penny Arcade! – The Wager

Rick Astley is BACK – with a new song: LIGHTS OUT

Sad news for Metal fans around the world: MIKE PORTNOY Quits DREAM THEATER

Social Media Bill of Rights 0.1

The Top 30 Penny Arcade Comic Strips of All Time

Music Credits

Music used in the Social Blend 2010 Intro Theme was performed and written by EMERALD CITY