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Today we've got ThinkGeek Battle Mugs, undercover cops Catfishing your house party, and a weekend story of a wedding proposal gone sour.

Our guest is Nick Ghanbarian. He plays bass in Bayside and started Born and Bred, a clothing label out of NY. He'll tell us what it's like to be a career musician and how the job has changed in the last decade.

Today we'll sit down with Robert Greene, the bestselling author of "The 48 Laws of Power" and "Mastery" for an examination of history's "masters" and what we can learn from their connective patterns of success.

As telecommunications extends its reach, some clever landscape artists are using strategic foliage to camouflage electrical poles and cell phone towers. Combating visual pollution on today's 404 episode.

Remember all the mislabeled mp3s that cropped up on filesharing sites in the 90s? Turns out they're weren't harmless pranks, but rather a nefarious plan to end P2P using a clandestine network of "Napster bombs" and Trojan Horses.

Jeff spent his 31st birthday weekend playing Bioshock Infinite and writing the CNET review. I can't tell if that's fun or really depressing, but check out today's episode for his full report.

Today we'll reminisce about Now That's What I Call Music compilations and "Antitrust" starring Tim Robbins. We'll also tell the story of "Donglegate" and why all jokes are now banned from public use.

Facebook knows more about you than your own mother, but who knew its "Frictionless Sharing" algorithm could predict your sexuality and out your secrets? Disturbing stories of Facebook TMI on today's episode.

Rappers Big Boi and B.o.B. came through the studio yesterday to tell us about their new game Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. Other topics discussed include guns, balls, ratchet, tea bags, and plants.

Today we're taking you to the caverns of Reddit for a story cloaked in mystery: a New Zealander wants to know the contents of an abandoned safe, and 60,000 Redditors just showed up to answer the call.

Today we'll discuss insidious ads popping up in strange places, using things like subliminal messages, involuntary human placement, and even targeted smells to influence your next purchase.

CNET's Jessica Dolcourt made it through yesterday's banal Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement and stops by The 404 studio to give us a first-take review of the new handset.

Bridget Carey helps us trace the origins of RSS feeders in light of news that Google will shut down their Reader service on July 11th. Are news addicts actually in love with Google Reader or are they just loathing the process of exporting their subscriptions to a different service like Feedly or Flipboard? We'll discuss the different ways you can stay on top of the news on today's show.

Have you ever heard of a store that doesn't sell anything? A new crop of Bonobos "guideshops" are opening soon that act as show rooms for men's clothing, but customers that find things to buy are encouraged to go home and order it online. If independent retailers catch onto this model, it could change the way we shop at brick and mortar stores. Find out more on today's episode of The 404.

Zombie Web tropes overrun today's headlines: Baauer is finally sued for using uncleared samples in "Harlem Shake," Sweet Brown is sueing Apple for using her news interview for capital gains, and pre-parent couples are taking to IndieGogo for handouts. Is there anything that can pull us out of this dystopic news bog? Okay, 700 free #1 Marvel issue comics are a start.