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Autopilot 05 – Mission Impossible Mission: Impossible is a U.S television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill;...

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Frame Rate 73: TV Be Nimble

April 24, 2012 by
Frame Rate 73: TV Be Nimble

Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt NimbleTV, Hollywood is doomed? Original content on the web heats up, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/fr. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:04:45

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Tech News Today 485: Sheep Are Awesome

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Intel Ivy Bridge gets real, Microsoft arms Facebook for the patent wars, Cable TV comes to the Internet, and more. Guests: Dana Wollman and Loyd Case Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite...

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In 1970 – The Chang Zheng-1 rocket launched the first Chinese satellite, the Dong Fang Hong-1. In 1981 – Apple introduced the portable Apple IIc. The machine came with 128 kilobytes of RAM and a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk drive. In 1990 – The Space Shuttle Discovery launched with the Hubble Space Telescope...

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In 1827 – Mathematics student William Rowan Hamilton presented his “Theory of Systems of Rays” at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. It led to the development of the wave theory of light and led to the development of quantum mechanics. In 1940 – A patent was granted to Herman Anthony for a leak-proof...

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In 1592 – Wilhelm Schickard was born. He would grow up to create an early form of calculating machine called the “calculating clock”, that could add and subtract up to six-digit numbers. In 1993 – NCSA Mosaic 1.0 was released, becoming the first web browser to achieve popularity among the general public. In 2000...

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Tech News Today 484: Lon Done 20. 12 O’ Limb Pics!

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Apple admits 4G is meaningless, why I call them Oh! Limb pics, 500-mile electric vehicles, and more. Guest: Denise Howell Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to read, add to, and...

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In 1962 – President John F. Kennedy opens the Seattle World’s fair by telephone from Palm Beach, Florida. He pressed a gold telegraph key which focused an antenna at Andover, Maine and a Navy radio telescope station in Maryland on a star to pick up a 10,000 year-old radio signal. That in turn set...

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Tech News Today 483: Xolo, More Like Zoloft

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell One data plan for many devices coming, government demands to spy on your car, Intel arrives on the cell phone, and more. Guest: Patrick Beja Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you...

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Tech News Today 482: Don’t Tip The Bellman In The Face

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Who has the fastest 4G, is there really a spectrum crisis? Hope for the Internet’s future, and more. Guest: Danny Sullivan Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to read, add to,...

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