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Today in Tech History – August 18, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 18th, 2017

1937 – The first Frequency Modulation or FM radio permit was granted to W1XOJ, in Paxton, Massachusetts. It went on the air with scheduled programs in May 1939 and operated with the highest output power (50 kilowatts) granted prior to World War II.

http://www.nrcdxas.org/articles/1stfacts.txt

1947 – Eight years after William Hewlett and David Packard founded it, Hewlett-Packard was officially incorporated.

http://books.google.com/books?id=KMSH_wzyDaEC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=august+18+1947+hewlett+packard+incorporated&source=bl&ots=YfkA9g_uAY&sig=mDYAGbyTlXh-xMlVMVbqAEwJlCk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gckHUoTJBI7OyAHKl4C4Aw&ved=0CHsQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=august%2018%201947%20hewlett%20packard%20incorporated&f=false

2005 – The largest and most widespread power outage in history happened on the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bffd3f32-1044-11da-bd5c-00000e2511c8.html?nclick_check=1

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DTNS 3097 – With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Daily Tech News Show / August 17th, 2017

A Dashboard for privacy management, self-healing phone screens, and due process for websites.

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News You Should Know
More Top Stories
Discussion
- (19:20) CloudFlare CEO canceled account of neo-Nazi site
  - …says his Daily Stormer takedown was “arbitrary” and “dangerous” – Ars Technica
  - Why We Terminated Daily Stormer – CloudFlare Blog
  - The Daily Stormer just lost the most important company… – The Verge
  - Tech companies are rushing to ban hate groups… – The Verge
Thing of the Day
- (34:10) After On: Cindy Cohn executive director of the EFF
Message of the Day
- (34:30) SGT_fudd – MoviePass warning
  - How MoviePass will defy AMC to get you into theaters – cnet

#303 – Smooth Roberator

Shows/ Sword and Laser / August 17th, 2017

All the best books are being adapted into TV shows and movies including Good Omens, The City and the City, Dawn, and The Fifth Season! Plus we dive into the Gunslinger and talk mostly spoiler-free about fantasy westerns. And BONUS song about our Goodreads moderator, Rob.

Daily Tech Headlines – August 17, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / August 17th, 2017

Google tweaks Google Docs, launches Google Home calling and HMD shows off Nokia 8.

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Today in Tech History – August 17, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 17th, 2017

1944 – Larry Ellison was born in the Bronx in New York City. 9 months later, after contracting pneumonia, he was taken to Chicago to be raised by his Aunt and Uncle. He would grow up to drop out of college, move to Berkeley and co-found Software Development Labs, one of the most successful corporations in history. Today it’s known as Oracle.

http://nordic.businessinsider.com/the-rise-of-larry-ellison-the-jet-setting-billionaire-founder-of-oracle-2017-1/

1982 – Royal Philips Electronics manufactured the world’s first Compact Disc (not counting test pressings) at a Polygram factory in Langenhagen, just outside of Hanover, Germany. The CD was “The Visitors” by Abba.
http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/about/news/press/20070816_25th_anniversary_cd.wpd

2000 – Nielsen/NetRatings announced that according to their data, more than half (52%) of United States households had Internet access for the first time. This confirmed Media Metrix’s report from April which estimated that 51% of US households now had Internet access.
http://www.zdnet.com/news/more-u-s-households-online-than-not/109736

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DTNS 3096 – MoviePass the Buck

Daily Tech News Show / August 16th, 2017

In-theater movies for $10 a month. Plus Microsoft’s Glider and Apple’s big TV bet.

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News You Should Know
- (01:10) Amazon expands plan to pay Voice Services skill developers
- (02:00) Amazon launching Echo in India
More Top Stories
- (02:45) Apple original content budget may reach $1 billion
- (08:40) Essential phone shipping within a week
- (10:05) Microsoft completed autonomous glider tests
- (11:50) Google Allo comes to desktops paired with Android
- (14:55) Tech companies weigh in on Carpenter vs U.S.
Discussion
- (19:15) MoviePass lowered subscription to $10 per month
  - MoviePass threatened with lawsuit… – The Verge
  - Neflix Co-Founder’s Crazy Plan… – Bloomberg
Thing of the Day
- (27:20) Frederik – Reply All podcast
Message of the Day
- (28:35) Pushpak Ravitej – renting farm equipment in India
  - Land laws across India
- (30:35) Anonymous from Hak5 – LockState RemoteLocks update

It’s Spoilerin’ Time 183

Cordkillers / August 16th, 2017

Rick and Morty (304), Preacher (208), Game of Thrones (705), Firefly (“Safe”).

00:47 – Summer Movie Draft
03:54 – Triage (Your emails to cordkillers@gmail.com)
06:31 – Rick and Morty (304)
13:33 – Preacher (208)
20:55 – Game of Thrones (705)
34:23 – Firefly – “Safe”

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Daily Tech Headlines – August 16, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / August 16th, 2017

Apple may spend $1 billion on making video, Tech companies push for warrants to surveil cell phones, FCC filing points to Pixel 2.

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Today in Tech History – August 16, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 16th, 2017

1989 – A solar flare created a geomagnetic storm that caused three hard drives to fail in an otherwise fault-tolerant system at the Toronto Stock Exchange. This prevented access to critical market data, leading the exchange to be shut down for three hours.

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/9.15.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12316812.400-solar-storms-halt-stock-market-as-computers-crash-.html

1993 – Ian Murdock announced the Debian Linux distribution system. The name combined his then girlfriend Debra’s name with his own, Deb-Ian. And now you know how to properly pronounce it.

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ch-intro.en.html

1994 – The IBM Simon went on sale, combining a mobile phone with computer functions. It weighed 500 grams, could run apps and be linked to a fax machine, selling for $899. The word smartphone hadn’t even been coined yet.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28802053

1995 – The first version Microsoft’s Web browser, Internet Explorer 1, debuted. It was based on Mosaic, which Microsoft had licensed from Spyglass Inc.

http://gizmodo.com/5614186/internet-explorer-turns-15-today

2011 – Xiaomi launched its first phone, the M1 or ‘Xiaomi Phone’ with a 1.5 GHz dual core chip and 1 GB of RAM for ¥1,999.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/xiaomi-m1-with-miui-os-a-310-phone-with-1-5ghz-dual-core-soc-a/

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DTNS 3095 – Minitel Me About It

Daily Tech News Show / August 15th, 2017

Dreamhost resist a warrant, Uber for farm equipment taking off in India, and what the hel, was Minitel?

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