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TNT 908: Open Mic
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
The crew invites three fans of the show to tell us all about who they are, why they listen, and what they love about tech.
Guests: Scott Theede, Cynthia Mavros and Tobias Hieta
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Running time: 31:23
TNT 907: Hope for the Llama
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Jason Howell
NSA told to back off cell phone metadata, Yahoo is/isn’t making its own Siri, Bill gates wins Christmas, and more.
Guests: Darren Kitchen, Tim Stevens and Len Peralta
You can buy the amazing Christmas print that was drawn live during this episode of Tech News Today, “A Very TNT Holiday”, at lenperaltastore.com.
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Running time: 47:06
Tech History Today – Dec. 20, 2013
In 1880 – New York’s Broadway from 14th to 26th street was first lighted by electricity and became known as the “Great White Way.”
In 1951 – In Idaho, the Experimental Breed Reactor no. 1 aka EBR-1 became the first power plant to produce electricity using atomic energy. It would take 2 more years to prove it could create more fuel than it consumed.
In 1996 – Apple announced it would acquire NeXT Computer and bring co-founder Steve Jobs back to the company he left in 1985.
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TNT 906: Bitcoinvoluted
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Jason Howell
NSA told to back off cell phone metadata, Yahoo is/isn’t making its own Siri, Bill gates wins Christmas, and more.
Guest: Nate Lanxon
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Running time: 51:20
Tech History Today – Dec. 19, 2013
In 1958 – The first known radio broadcast from outer space was transmitted. US President Eisenhower spoke from a pre-recorded message aboard the Project SCORE experimental satellite. Redundancy paid off as the first recorder failed but the backup worked.
In 1972 – Apollo 17, the last manned lunar flight crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returned to Earth.
In 1974 – The Altair 8800 microcomputer from Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico went on sale. For $439 you got everything you needed to build a computer in one kit boasting 256 bytes of memory!
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Patreon Site Created!`
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Also, if you pause at the right moment, you can catch a perfect, simultaneous blink:
Autopilot S3E10 – The Incredible Hulk
Welcome to the revolution
Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for your freedom? Are you tired of living under the oppression of that snake-like coax cable that insists IT is the true arbiter of what you can watch and when and where you can watch it?
Kill it.
We’ll help.
So many people and things have led up to this moment. The big bang. DNA. Seafaring. Peanut butter. Philo Farnsworth. Walt Disney. Ted Turner. Vint Cerf. Tim Berners-Lee and You.
You hold the power. Previously we’ve framed this movement as something that only rated a cautious approach. Now we’re headed over the top. Join us.
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TNT 905: Bit Hummels
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell
How much will you pay for LG’s Chrome desktop PC? Bitcoin plummets, tech execs give US President what for, and more.
Guest: Rafe Needleman
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Running time: 44:09