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Today in Tech History – July 22, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 22nd, 2016

1933 – Wiley Post returned to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes after leaving, becoming the fastest person to circumnavigate the Earth by air and the first to do it solo.

1962 – The first Mariner space probe to Venus had to be destroyed shortly after lift-off because of “improper operation of the Atlas airborne beacon equipment.” The error was caused by a missing overbar in the program that must have disappeared during hand transcription.

1997 – Apple announced OS 8 for Macintosh computers. It added easier Internet integration and a 3D look to the OS.

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DTNS 2815 – The Skype Train is leaving you behind

Daily Tech News Show / July 21st, 2016

Microsoft’s leaving behind older Skype install as it transitions off P2P and some folks are mad. When is a company allowed to ditch an old platform? Chris Ashley and Tom Merritt discuss.

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 21, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 21st, 2016

Firefox says no to Flash, Tinder just wants to be friends, and VCRs go the way of Betamax.

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Today in Tech History – July 21, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 21st, 2016

1975 – Xerox announced its withdrawal from computer mainframe manufacturing. The company did indicate it would continue activities in other computer-related businesses like computer disk drives, serial printers, and apparently giving away secrets to companies like Apple and Microsoft.

2002 – WorldCom filed for the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US history. It was the number two long-distance phone company, at a time when that still meant something. It would end up changing its name back to MCI, and its remains exists as Verizon’s business division.

2011 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Runway 15, ending the US space shuttle missions.

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DTNS 2814 – John Deere Hackt0rz

Daily Tech News Show / July 20th, 2016

Farmers in Nebraska fight for the right to repair their own tractors. Dealers use copyright law to stop them from using the software on their vehicles. Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt discuss.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 129

Cordkillers / July 20th, 2016

Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (101), Mr. Robot (201, 202), Preacher (108), Justified (301).

01:01 – Summer Movie Draft

05:56 – Stranger Things (101)

11:44 – Mr. Robot (201, 202)

16:50 – Preacher (108)

22:54 – Justified (301)

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 20, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 20th, 2016

Twitter bans more users, Microsoft’s cloud boost revenues, and Pokémon Go stimulates battery sales.

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Today in Tech History – July 20, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 20th, 2016

1960 – In a first for missiles, a Polaris A1 test vehicle was successfully launched from the USS George Washington submarine off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

1969 – In a first for humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin A. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. successfully landed the Lunar Module “Eagle” on the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission and became the first humans to ever set foot on Earth’s satellite.

1976 – In a first for robots, the Viking 1 lander successfully set down on on Mars in the Chryse Planitia and performed its mission.

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DTNS 2813 – Playing Whack-A-Troll

Daily Tech News Show / July 19th, 2016

Online harassment is not new, so why haven’t we learned how to deal with it better? Patrick Beja and Tom Merritt discuss.

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 19, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 19th, 2016

Netflix meets earnings but not subscribers, iTunes fixes Apple Music, and Mercedes drives to Haarlem.

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