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Today in Tech History – February 23, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 23rd, 2017

1893 – Germany’s Imperial Patent Office granted Rudolph Diesel Patent No. 67207 for “a new efficient thermal engine”. We just call it, the Diesel engine.

1927 – US President Calvin Coolidge signed Public Law no. 632 establishing the Federal Radio Commission which was later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission.

1927 – German physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to Wolfgang Pauli, describing the uncertainty principle for the first time. He submitted a paper on the principle for publication the following March.

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DTNS 2972 – This will go down on your permanent Blockchain!

Daily Tech News Show / February 22nd, 2017

Is the blockchain good for anything besides Bitcoin? Yes. John Wolpert, Blockchain Offerings Director at IBM helps us understand.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 158

Cordkillers / February 22nd, 2017

Winter Movie Draft, Logan impressions, Split, The Young Pope (106-110), Justified (506)

01:09 – Winter Movie Draft
01:49 – Logan (spoiler-free impressions)
04:03 – Triage (The Expanse 203)
06:11 – The Young Pope (106-110)
20:56 – Split
29:51 – Justified (506)

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Daily Tech Headlines – February 22, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 22nd, 2017

Apple’s new campus to open in April, MLB in talks with Facebook, Skype Lite comes to India.

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DFP #14 – Demons

Shows / February 22nd, 2017

Introducing FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole! And to welcome him, Conor Kilpatrick of iFanboy returns to the show as we dive deep into the mythology of Twin Peaks as mysteries begin to be solved.

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Today in Tech History – February 22, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 22nd, 2017

1857 – Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was born in Hamburg, Germany. Hertz made key discoveries in optics but also transmitted and received electromagnetic waves and gave his name to the common unit of frequency, Hz.

1995 – Chicago stockbroker Steve Fossett completed the first hot air balloon flight over the Pacific Ocean. At 9600 km it was also the longest balloon flight.

1995 – US President Clinton signed an Executive Order directing the declassification of intelligence imagery acquired by the CORONA, ARGON and LANYARD US photo-reconnaissance satellites. More than 860,000 images of the Earth’s surface, collected between 1960 and 1972 were made public.

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DTNS 2971 – Scrapping Apps

Daily Tech News Show / February 21st, 2017

Are we entering a post-app era? and will messaging apps or voice assistants inherit the crown?

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Daily Tech Headlines – Feb. 21, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 21st, 2017

Verizon alters its Yahoo deal, WhatsApp adds status updates and Qualcomm releases a 1Gbps wireless modem.

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Today in Tech History – February 21, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 21st, 2017

1937- Waldo Waterman flew the first test flight of the Arrowbile, and found the aircraft easy to fly and virtually spin and stall proof. It is considered the first successful flying car to actually fly.

1947 – Edwin H. Land demonstrated his one-step instant camera and film at a meeting of the Optical Society of America. The first Polaroid camera was on sale within two years.

1986 – The Legend of Zelda, the first in the ongoing series, was released in Japan for Nintendo’s Famicom console.

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Cordkillers 158 – On… DEMAND! (w/ Jared Newman)

Cordkillers / February 21st, 2017

Apple’s plans for TV, Caavo gives one interface for all boxes, and the future of Plex from Jared Newman. With special guest Jared Newman (https://twitter.com/OneJaredNewman).

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