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DTNS 2964 – What Are Months Made Out Of?

Daily Tech News Show / February 9th, 2017

Where Twitter is headed, when drone delivery will take off, and your thoughts on 5G, sweaty VR headsets and more!

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Daily Tech Headlines – February 9, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 9th, 2017

Twitter growth slows, Google puts devs on notice, and the NBA creates an esports version of itself.
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Today in Tech History – February 9, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 9th, 2017

1870 – US President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill authorizing “the Secretary of War to take observations at military stations and to warn of storms on the Great Lakes and on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.” This agency operating under the Signal Service eventually became the National Weather Service.

1969 – The Boeing 747 jumbo jet took flight for the first time. It was the first wide-body plane ever produced.

1995 – Dr. Bernard Harris became the first African-American to walk in space. Joining him, Michael Foale became the first British-born American to walk in space.

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DTNS 2963 – 5Gee Whiz!

Daily Tech News Show / February 8th, 2017

We explain what 5G is and what it could mean for you plus a response from Molly Wood to the FCC’s new approach to net neutrality.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 156

Cordkillers / February 8th, 2017

Winter Movie Draft, The Expanse (201-202), The Young Pope (103-104), Justified (504).

00:41 – Winter Movie Draft
03:56 – The Expanse (201-202)
14:41 – The Young Pope (103-104)
20:00 – Justified (504)

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Daily Tech Headlines – February 8, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 8th, 2017

Facebook provides more help in disasters, Microsoft defends against patent trolls, Google Brain learns to zoom and enhance.

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Today in Tech History – February 8, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 8th, 2017

1971 – 10 years after the SEC suggested automation could solve the problem of fragmentation in over-the-counter stocks, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations or NASDAQ index began trading, the world’s first electronic stock market.

1996 – The US Congress passed the Communications Decency Act, part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. In part, it attempted to hold website operators responsible for anyone younger than 18 seeing porn on the Internet. That provision was later struck down by the Supreme Court, however Section 230 which provides safe harbor to service providers is still in force.

1996 – John Perry Barlow posted “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace” written in Davos, Switzerland. He foresaw a “civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before.”

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DFP #12 – Laura’s Secret Diary

Shows / February 8th, 2017

High drama in Twin Peaks this week with a cowboy judge, some heroin, a Japanese businessman, a beauty pageant and lots of thunder.

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DTNS 2962 – Safer Internet Day Tips Your Friends Will Ignore

Daily Tech News Show / February 7th, 2017

Twitter announces three new methods to counteract “low-quality posts” and abuse. Plus Safer Internet Day tips to share with your friends.

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Daily Tech Headlines – February 7, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 7th, 2017

Twitter gets safer, YouTube goes live and Vizio pays a fine for snooping on its users.

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