It’s windy but in among the breeze, N.K. Jemisin shares wisdom about writing, characters and wrapping up the Broken Earth Trilogy. Plus she accidentally brings up FanFic and talks about why, even though it can be more than practice, it’s really good for honing your writing.
Daily Tech Headlines – July 13, 2017
Oculus making a wireless VR headset, Uber merges Russian business with Yandex’s. Apple may put 3D lasers in iPhone.
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Today in Tech History – July 13, 2017
1919 – The British airship R34 finished the first airship roundtrip journey across the Atlantic from Scotland to Mineola, Long Island and back to Norfolk, England after 182 hours of flight.
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1919/1919%20-%200948.html
1973 – Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of the Nixon tapes to the US Senate committee investigating the Watergate break-in. Always make back-ups, unless you want to remain President.
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/butterfieldapapers.asp
1977 – Lightning struck a Consolidated Edison substation on the Hudson River, tripping two circuit breakers and setting off a chain of events that resulted in a massive power failure. The entire city of New York was blacked out.
http://www.bronx.com/news/local/429.html
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DTNS 3071 – The Secret History of Net Neutrality
Yes there’s a new glasses-free 3D tech and Overwatch esports league. But the star of today is net neutrality and how its current insane situation started with one little power move in 2002.
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- News You Should Know
- (00:25) Net Neutrality Day of Action
- Top Stories
- (01:36) Verizon subscriber records exposed
- (03:00) Apple establishing its first data center in China
- (04:05) Oculus Rift users can stream VR on Facebook Live
- (05:50) Microsoft ends support for Windows Phone 8.1
- (07:25) Univ of Washington neural network matches video to audio
- (09:00) Activision Blizzard establishes Overwatch League with 7 teams
- Discussion
- (11:30) The Secret History of Net Neutrality
- DTNS Net Neutrality Explainer
- One investor’s thoughts on the effect of net neutrality rules on investment
- FCC Classifies Cable Modem Service as Information Service
- FCC Classifies DSL as Information Service -Tech Law Journal
- Supreme Court Upholds FCC Classification of Cable Modem Broadband Service As An Information Service – NTCA
- If FCC gets its way, we’ll lose a lot more than net neutrality – Ars Technica
- To kill net neutrality rules, FCC says broadband isn’t “telecommunications” – Ars Technica
- NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
- On this day of action, the internet needs a law, not a regulation – Recode
- Congressional Leaders Unveil Draft Legislation Ensuring Consumer Protections and Innovative Internet – U.S. Senate
- Battle for the Net
- (11:30) The Secret History of Net Neutrality
- (34:50) Monthly Tech Views Preview
It’s Spoilerin’ Time 178
Spider-Man: Homecoming, Nobody Speak, Preacher (203), Justified (613), Summer Movie Draft. With special guest Justin Robert Young.
00:51 – Summer Movie Draft
03:48 – Spider-Man: Homecoming
12:48 – Nobody Speak
20:34 – Preacher (203)
23:47 – Justified (613)
Daily Tech Headlines – July 12, 2017
Apple opens data center in China, Overwatch announces its esports franchises, MIT develops glasses-free 3D tech.
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Today in Tech History – July 12, 2017
1854 – George Eastman was born to Maria Kilbourn and George Washington Eastman in Waterville, New York. He went on to found the Eastman Kodak Company and invented the roll of film.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Eastman
1949 – At an IBM sales meeting, Thomas J. Watson Jr. predicted that within 10 years, electronics would replace moving parts in machines. His vision launched IBM into dominating the computer industry.
http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/July/12/
2004 – Apple announced the iTunes Music Store sold its 100,000,000th downloaded song. “Somersault (Dangermouse remix)” by Zero 7 was purchased by Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/07/12iTunes-Music-Store-Downloads-Top-100-Million-Songs.html
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DTNS 3070a – Rent Umbrellas, Buy Software
When is it better to own software vs. subscribing? Plus Microsoft goes rural, Audi goes self-driving and umbrellas have a hard-time in the sharing economy.
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- News You Should Know
- Top Stories
- Discussion
- Messages of the Day
- (30:40) Allen (money vs time)
- (31:50) Bill Burlingame (Bluetooth pacemaker)
- (32:40) Security Now 587 (LessPass review)
Daily Tech Headlines – July 11, 2017
Microsoft wants to connect rural areas, Twitter adds mute options and a Google Smart radio is alleged to have done something.
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Today in Tech History – July 11, 2017
1976 – K&E produced its last slide rule, which it presented to the Smithsonian Institution. While slide rules continue to be made, especially for marine and aviation uses, K&E had been the dominant manufacturer, and this signaled the end of an era, and the rise of the electronic calculator.
http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4390151/Last-slide-rule-manufactured–July-11–1976
1979 – The US space station Skylab returned to Earth scattering debris over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/skylab/
2008 – Apple’s second phone, the iPhone 3G went on sale, featuring 3G data connectivity.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/10iPhone-3G-on-Sale-Tomorrow.html
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