In 1932 – The BBC began public television broadcasts.
In 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.
In 2007 – The Storm botnet sent out a record 57 million virus-infected emails. It failed to take down the Internet.
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Coruscant seizes the top spot as it loses a top player. The surprising Skaro comeback that knocked Gallifrey out of space, time, and the playoffs.
Darren Kitchen, Shannon Morse, Justin Robert Young, and Len Peralta are filling in for Tom, who is out on assignment. What the Ashley Madison leak says about the state of internet security, an update on Spotify’s controversial new privacy policy, and quantum computing-powered cryptography.
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In 1888 – William Seward Burroughs received four patents, including one for a ‘Calculating Machine’. It would power the Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
In 1973 – Sergey Brin was born in Moscow. His family emigrated to the US in 1979. He would grow up to co-develop a search engine with Larry Page and co-found Google.
In 1993 – NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer three days before it was supposed to enter orbit. As it began to pressurize fuel tanks, the spacecraft’s transmitters went silent and it was never heard from again.
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Justin and Andrew Mayne fill in for Tom, who is on assignment. New hardware from Microsoft, the insistence to be forgotten, and diamonds in the sky
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In 1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK, began operating in Michigan. Now, WWJ, it is owned by CBS.
In 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.
In 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.
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Scott Johnson and Jon Strickland filling in for Tom, who is on assignment. A film for your subconscious, emoji overload, and more Apple rumors
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Movie Draft Update, Mr. Robot (5-8), The Shield (701) Rick and Morty (204)
00:45 – Movie Draft Update
03:30 – Mr. Robot (5-8)
11:13 – The Shield (701)
16:17 – Rick & Morty (203)3
In 1839 – At a crowded meeting of the Paris Academy of Sciences, Louis Daguerre demonstrated the process of making photos called daguerreotypes.
In 1906 – Philo Farnsworth was born on Indian Creek in Beaver County, Utah. He would grow up to inspire the beloved professor character on Futurama. He also gets credit for inventing the first completely electronic television.
In 1934 – Gordon Bell was born in Kirksville, Missouri. He would grow up to help build PDP computers and oversee the development of DEC’s VAX series.
In 2003 – Dave Winer posted an experiment with RSS enclosures. It allowed subscribers with the right aggregator to have an MP3 of an interview Chris Lydon did delivered with no click-wait. This would lead to Christopher Lydon becoming the first podcaster before it was called podcasting.
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Patrick Beja and Allison Sheridan filling in for Tom who is on assignment. Facebook’s overhaul of Notes, more AppleTV rumors, and Google’s new wifi router
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