DTNS 3358 – Curbing Cacti Crime

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 30th, 2018

Google Assistant goes bilingual, Twitter tests “unfollow” feature, and microchipping cacti.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Anthony Lemos, and Erin Carson.

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#332 – Losers and Lovin’ It

Shows/ Sword and Laser / August 30th, 2018
We lost the Hugos and it was AWESOME! Plus we have great news about a new novel coming from Rivers Solomon, and a new ebookstore from Wal-Mart. Plus we kick off Slan by A. E. van Vogt and our final thoughts on Jade City.

Apple Acquires Akonia Holographics – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 30th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Apple announces September 12 event, Google’s Titan Security Key now available to public, Uber building its own scooter?

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Today in Tech History – – August 29, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 29th, 2018

1831 – Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction, which is used in power generation and power transmission by generators, transformers, induction motors, electric motors, synchronous motors, and solenoids.

https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200108/history.cfm

1965 – Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, orbiting 100 miles above the Earth in Gemini 5 talked with aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter in Sealab II, 205 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. It happened to be Cooper’s wedding anniversary.

http://history.nasa.gov/40thmerc7/cooper.htm

1990 – The British Computer Misuse Act went into effect. The Act resulted from a long debate in the 1980s over failed prosecutions of hackers.

http://usir.salford.ac.uk/15815/7/MacEwan_Crim_LR.pdf

1997 – Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings founded Kibble Inc. The service initially let you rent individual DVDs by mail without late fees. There was no subscription service and no streaming. And the service was later renamed Netflix.

http://money.cnn.com/quote/profile/profile.html?symb=NFLX

2003 – Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis started Skype service, the Voice over Internet Provider that would go on to dominate the space.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/skypes-secrets/

2005 – Music service Pandora left preview and became open for all to use.

http://blog.pandora.com/2005/08/29/pandora_for_eve/

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DTNS 3357 – Smart Watches, It’s Not About Time!

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 29th, 2018

Watches dominate IFA, Sonos wants to simplify your home audio, and Acer announces a Throne.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, and Anthony Lemos.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 234 – Better Call Saul (403), Preacher (310), Deadwood (310)

Cordkillers/ Shows / August 29th, 2018

Are we seeing a new face of Jimmy on Better Call Saul or an old one? Preacher’s season finale feels like three. Plus, Deadwood’s almost wrapped up!

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00:38 – Summer Movie Draft update

01:58 – Better Call Saul (403)

14:01 – Preacher (310)

21:36 – Deadwood (310)

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Hot New Products from IFA – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 29th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Dell has a high-quality Chromebook, Acer claims the world’s thinnest laptop and Skagen has a gorgeous new smartwatch.

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Current Geek 183: Mars Dictator School

Current Geek/ Shows / August 28th, 2018
NASA wants you to watch your mouth. GRRM says some die in the show that live on in the book. We all want Elephant genes. Lego goes plant based bricks. MIT predicted our demise by 2040. And so much more!

Today in Tech History – – August 28, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 28th, 2018

1845 – Scientific American began publication with the issue for this day. It would become the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States.

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=sciam

1991 – The crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis sent an electronic mail message using AppleLink. The message read: “Hello Earth! Greetings from the STS-43 Crew. This is the first Applelink from space. Having a GREAT time, wish you were here!”

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6115/First%20E-mail%20From%20Space%20Is%20Sent%20from%20a%20Mac%20Portable

2009 – Apple released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard featuring many minor improvements and integration with Microsoft Exchange.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/08/24Apple-to-Ship-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-on-August-28.html

2017 – Amazon acquired the Whole Foods grocery store chain and immediately set about cutting prices.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-28/amazon-cuts-prices-at-whole-foods-as-much-as-50-on-first-day

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DTNS 3356 – Verify Everyone!

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 28th, 2018

Intel announces new chips, Bose enters the smart speaker market, and Google helps US Veterans transition to civilian life.

With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Anthony Lemos, and Justin Robert Young.

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