DTNS 3328 – 99 Project Loons Go By

Daily Tech News Show / July 19th, 2018

DC is launching the DC Universe streaming service as a hub for all of its properties. One of the chief aims of the service is to bring fans of the DC universe into a location that can provide the detail and nuance that twitter and Facebook can’t provide while also weeding out toxic behavior and harassment. Will it work?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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Project Fuschia Could Replace Android in 5 Years – DTH

Daily Tech News Show / July 19th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Alphabet’s Loon set to cover rural Kenya, last remaining Siri co-founder leaves Apple, DC announces DC Universe at SDCC.

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Today in Tech History – – July 18, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 18th, 2018

1968 – Robert Noyce, Andy Grove and Gordon Moore incorporated Moore and Noyce electronics, swiftly renamed at Noyce’s daughter’s suggestion to Integrated Electronics Corporation, or Intel for short.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1031210/secret-intel-revealed

1992 – Silvano de Gennaro, an IT developer at CERN took a picture of the singing group ‘Les Horribles Cernettes’ who sang mostly about physics. Tim Berners-Lee would later use that picture as a test, making it the first photo uploaded to the World Wide Web.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9391110/How-the-first-photo-was-posted-on-the-Web-20-years-ago.html

2001 – Apple announced Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, the first update to OS X.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2001/07/18Apple-Previews-Next-Version-of-Mac-OS-X.html

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DTNS 3327 – Your “Free” Isn’t Really Free

Daily Tech News Show / July 18th, 2018

The EU has handed down a €4.3 billion fine for three cases of Google abusing its dominant Android market position. We examine the reasoning and the implications have for Google and its operations in Europe.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Tristan Jutras.

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EU fines Google €4.3 billion – DTH

Daily Tech News Show / July 18th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google gets another Eu antirust fine, Apple moves iCloud data to Chinese provider in China, Samsung may be working on a foldable phone.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 228 – Preacher (304), Deadwood (304)

Cordkillers/ Shows / July 18th, 2018

A visit with Satan on Preacher. Plus, Deadwood and a defining Summer Movie Draft update!

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04:33 – Preacher (304)

15:04 – Deadwood (304)

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CurrentGeek 178: Land of Lando

Current Geek/ Shows / July 17th, 2018
Lando is coming back for number 9. Space stuff! HBO is doing a new Whedon show. Do NOT open that coffin. Y: The Last Man is coming to FX. What Star Trek ship would you live on? Echos but for dogs! Toto’s perspective and more!

Today in Tech History – – July 17, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 17th, 2018

1899 – Nippon Electric Company Ltd. (NEC) was founded by Iwadare Kunihiko, an expert in telegraphic systems who worked under Thomas Edison. Western Electric provided funding, making it the first Japanese joint-venture with a foreign company.

http://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html

1995 – The US Air Force announced the Global Positioning System had met requirements for Full Operational Capability. The navigation system was strictly the province of the US Department of Defense operated by the 2nd Space Operation Squadron of the 50th Space Wing at Falcon Air Force Base in Colorado.

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/foc.txt

1997 – DNS was widely disrupted making email routing and web page delivery spotty throughout the day. An Ingres database failure resulted in corrupt .COM and .NET zone files. A system administrator mistakenly released the zone file without regenerating the file and verifying its integrity.

http://scripting.com/davenet/stories/DNSOutage.html

2002 – Apple announced PC versions of the iPod with MusicMatch software instead of iTunes. The company also announced a 20 GB version of the music player and touch-sensitive scroll wheel and dropped the prices.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/07/17Apple-Unveils-New-iPods.html

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DTNS 3326 – Airbnb On The Side of Caution

Daily Tech News Show / July 17th, 2018

How should Airbnb handle people with criminal convictions. Should all data be made relevant or just the most recent or the most serious?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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