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Today in Tech History – November 7, 2015

Today in Tech History / November 7th, 2015

In 1960 – The JOSS (Johniac Open Shop System) conversational time-sharing service began on the Rand Corporation’s Johnniac computer. Time sharing reduced the time programmers had to wait after turning in their punch cards.

In 1994 – University of North Carolina student radio station WXYC began what is considered the world’s first Internet radio broadcast. DJ Michael Shoffner set it up. The simulcast continues today.

In 1996 – NASA launched the Mars global surveyor, humanity’s return to Mars after a 10-year absence. The mission discovered much about the Geology of the planet.

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DTNS 2620b – Part 2 Online Communities

Daily Tech News Show / November 6th, 2015

Not all online communities are toxic. One of the biggest online communities of any kind in the world Alea Iacta Est, which started as a World of Warcraft Guild. Tom Merritt, Brian Ibbott and Todd Whitehead talk with other members about what makes a successful online community.

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DTNS 2619b – Part 2 Online Communities

Daily Tech News Show / November 6th, 2015

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DTNS 2620 – Part 1 Headlines and Email

Daily Tech News Show / November 6th, 2015

Tom talks Google’s desire to make its own chips and the hard road post-millenials have in this modern world. It’s just headlines and emails in this one from Blizzcon.

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DTNS 2619 – Part 1 Headlines and Email

Daily Tech News Show / November 6th, 2015

Tom talks Google’s desire to make its own chips and the hard road post-millenials have in this modern world. It’s just headlines and emails in this one from Blizzcon.

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Today in Tech History – November 6, 2015

Today in Tech History / November 6th, 2015

In 1928 – The New York Times began flashing headlines outside its offices in Times Square using an electronic sign that wrapped around the 4th floor called the Motograph News Bulletin.

In 1935 – Edwin Armstrong presented his paper “A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation” to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers, braving the skepticism of AT&T’s John Renshaw Carson who wrote previously that FM radio had no particular advantages over AM.

In 1980 – Microsoft signed a contract with IBM to create an operating system for the new IBM PC. Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer had convinced the heritage tech company that the two were not only talented enough to pull it off, but that they should be paid a royalty on the software.

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DTNS 2618 – Social Not Work

Daily Tech News Show / November 5th, 2015

Are the millennials rebelling against tech? Two popular Instagram accounts closed up shop this week both making points about the unrealistic depiction of life on social media. Lyndsey Gilpin and Tom Merritt discuss.

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PIDASW Ep. 01 – The Phantom Menace

PIDASW / November 5th, 2015

The first episode of “Pretend I’m Dumb About Star Wars” wherein we meet our heroes, good robe guys– who fight bad robe guys– and meet special boy in their mission to help a planet caught in the war between the Republic and the Federation.

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Today in Tech History – November 5, 2015

Today in Tech History / November 5th, 2015

In 1895 – The US Patent office granted George B. Selden the US patent for his road engine, often considered the first car. He made good money licensing the patent, until Henry Ford crushed him in court. Hence the reason none of us drive Seldens.

In 1994 – Ken McCarthy of the Internet Gazette along with Marc Andreessen of the brand new Netscape (still called Mosaic Communications Corp) and Mark Graham held the first conference to focus on the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.

In 2007 – China’s first lunar satellite, the Chang’e 1 went into orbit around the Moon. The spacecraft operated until March 2009.

In 2007 – The Open Handset Alliance introduced a little something called the Android operating system for mobile phones. Few people expected it to seriously challenge the dominance of Blackberry and Palm.

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DTNS 2617 – AI Carumba!

Daily Tech News Show / November 4th, 2015

Facebook can look at photos and answer your questions about them while making 90% accurate predictions about the future. Meanwhile Google Inbox can answer your mail for you. Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt talk about how AI is showing up in our daily lives.

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