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1955 – The first computer user group, SHARE was founded by users of IBM’s Model 704 computer. The first meeting was held in the basement conference room of the RAND Corporation.

http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC0567.htm

2007 – The Storm botnet sent out a record 57 million virus-infected emails. It failed to take down the Internet.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090803175547/http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/clay-dillow/culture-buffet/fast-history-storm-botnet-sends-57-million-emails-one-day-2007

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DTNS 3552 – For Community Knowledge: DRM

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 22nd, 2018

Good Old Games has launched on a new site dedicated to promoting DRM-free content. Will it succeed in creating a DRM-free alternative to iTunes and Amazons of the digital marketplace?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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- (01:05) Facebook and Twitter remove hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian and Russian political meddling | tech crunch
- (01:35) China shuts down blockchain news accounts, bans hotels in Beijing from hosting cryptocurrency events | south china morning post
- (02:10) Qualcomm is sampling 7nm, 5G-compatible chipsets for smartphone launches in the first half of 2019 | android police
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- (02:40) Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire | ars technica
- (05:25) Google Assistant Fights Negative News Fatigue With Positive Stories | pc mag
- (08:20) New tech lets submarines ’email’ planes | bbc news
- (12:10) Xiaomi’s New Pocophone F1 Undercuts Rivals With A Low Price and High-End Processor | the verge
  - China Xiaomi’s second-quarter revenue soars 68 percent, driven by smartphones, internet devices | reuters
- (14:30) Valve’s “Steam Play” uses Vulkan to bring more Windows games to Linux | ars technica
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- GOG Launches FCKDRM to Promote DRM-Free Art and Media
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 233 – Better Call Saul (402), Preacher (309), Deadwood (309)

Cordkillers/ Shows / August 22nd, 2018

Preacher: gratuitous? Flat? Just fine? Better Call Saul hits some of our buttons. Plus, amateur night on Deadwood.

00:38 – Summer Movie Draft update

03:14 – Preacher (309)

09:49 – Better Call Saul (401-402)

23:33 – Deadwood (309)

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Xiaomi’s High-end $300 Phone – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 22nd, 2018

Xiaomi making money and lowering prices, Facebook and twitter ban accounts they say originate in Iran and Russia, Verizon caught throttling fire department during California fires.

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CurrentGeek 182: Godfather Part II

Current Geek/ Shows / August 21st, 2018

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I’m Scott Johnson and he’s Tom Merritt

Our monthly look at the best films ever continues, this time with The Godfather Part II

DTNS 3351 – Agree to Disagree on a Degree’s Pedigree

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 21st, 2018

Top tech companies are looking to hire experience over formal education, Netflix wants to escape the Apple’s cut on subscriptions, and Microsoft cracks down on Russian bots.

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Microsoft Gains Control of Russian-based Phishing Sites – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 21st, 2018

Tinder launches Tnder U for college students, Winklevoss twins create digital currency association, Facebook gives users reputation scores.

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Cordkillers 233 – Giving Up on Being a Completionist

Cordkillers/ Shows / August 21st, 2018

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Today in Tech History – – August 20, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 20th, 2018

1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK, began operating in Michigan. Now, WWJ, it is owned by CBS.

http://nationalradioclub.org/articles/1stfacts.txt

1930 – W2XCR began broadcasting at 2.1-2.2 mHz from Jersey City, New Jersey, with the first demonstration of telecasts meant for the home. A half-hour program, hosted by the cartoonist Harry Hirschfeld, was viewed on screens placed in a store in the Hotel Ansonia, the Hearst building, and a home at 98 Riverside Drive.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/w2xcr.html

1970 – John Carmack was born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He would grow up to co-found id software and bring the world Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake.

http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/A-Ca/Carmack-John.html#b

2017 – Microsoft opened preoders for the XBox One X, a console which supported 4K video games.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/20/16160650/microsoft-xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-edition-preorders

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