It’s a show of discovery, innovation and ranting. We discover some old ways are best for coffee shops and innovate a new method of eyebrow. Eyebrowing? Just listen. Also, Molly gets off a good old fashioned Molly rant. Thanks Apple! Plus, we figure out how to deal with twerking. Don’t miss this one people!
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BROWS THAT WOW: NYFW BEAUTY TREND – STRONG EYEBROWS
The Rise Of The Multi-Roaster Coffeehouse
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Steam drops the third shoe, Microsoft might steal Ford’s chief, Evernote’s thunder, and more.
Guests: Sean Hollister and Len Peralta
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Running time: 57:42
In 1922 – Scientists at the Naval Aircraft Radio Laboratory near Washington, D.C., demonstrated radar by showing that if a ship passed through a radio wave broadcast between two stations, that ship could be detected.
In 1983 – Richard Stallman announced the GNU project which aimed at the time to develop a free Unix-like operating system.
In 1996 – Kevin Mitnick was indicted on charges he broke into the systems of major software companies, then transferred stolen material to computers at USC via the Internet. Seems prosaic today, but was unheard of at the time.
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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
eBay buys more customers for Paypal, US Senators fight NSA surveillance, Netflix type service that’s just for kids, and more.
Guest: Loyd Case
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Running time: 47:08
In 1960 – For the first time, a US presidential debate was televised. Vice President Nixon and Senator Kennedy debated in Chicago and were perceived differently by those who listened on radio versus those who watched on television.
In 1983 – 17-year-old Neal Patrick, of the hacking group 414s testified before the U.S. House of Representatives about computer break-ins and how they might be stopped.
In 1991 – Eight people entered Biosphere 2, an airtight replica of the Earth’s biosphere in Oracle, Arizona. They left exactly two years later in 1993. Results of the experiment are still controversial.
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Amazon puts people in your Kindle, YouTube comments to get less horrible, Valve’s hardware announcement, and more.
Guest: Rachel Metz
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Running time: 50:51
In 1956 – The first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, TAT-1 was inaugurated, replacing slow telegraph and unreliable radio systems.
In 2001 – Apple announced the release of Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, the first major upgrade to OS X.
In 2012 – Blizzard launched its 4th World of Warcraft expansion, called Mists of Pandaria.
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We got chance to hang out (literally, Google hangout) with Robyn Schneider, author of many fine books, on top of many other talents! Find out her hidden secrets then go pick up her new book, The Beginning of Everything. Unless you’re British. Then you’ll need to look for Severed Heads, Broken Hearts. She’ll explain it all in the show.
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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Teens can delete MySpace, it’s the LAW! China unblocks Facebook and Twitter, why Fairfax wants to buy BlackBerry, and more.
Guest: Ewen Rankin
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Running time: 48:11
1979 – CompuServe began offering a consumer version of its dial-up online information service called MicroNET. The name would later be changed to CompuServe and offer public email among other online services.
In 1993 – Broderbund Software released the game Myst, for the Macintosh computer. It became a record-setting bestseller and helped popularize CD-ROM drives.
In 1997 – Ultima Online launched, revolutionizing online gaming by supporting thousands of simultaneous players in a persistent shared world.
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