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Today in Tech History – August 23, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 23rd, 2017

1852 – The first time signals were transmitted by telegraph from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ypdoE4w2P1gC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&dq=august+23+First+time+signals+transmitted+by+telegraph+from+the+Royal+Observatory+Greenwich&source=bl&ots=pUn__hqLFS&sig=iAdOZ1u1nf7zt1Cvob8zH57gjAY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AiIGUPe_EIqW2QXolYTDBQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=august%2023%20First%20time%20signals%20transmitted%20by%20telegraph%20from%20the%20Royal%20Observatory%20Greenwich&f=false

1966 – Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/milestones-space-photography/#/earth-from-moon_6428_600x450.jpg

1991 – Nintendo launched the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in North America.

http://fortune.com/2016/08/23/snes-25-year-anniversary/

1993 – Nintendo agreed to use Silicon Graphics Inc. technology in a video game player it was developing.

https://books.google.com/books?id=PTrcTeAqeaEC&pg=PT681&lpg=PT681&dq=august+23+1993+nintendo+silicon+graphics&source=bl&ots=amIm27YYa9&sig=DZk-LCUOMGMJoEtjQyb6mutQwuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68vDEpKjOAhVJ8WMKHZlRACMQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q=august%2023%201993%20nintendo%20silicon%20graphics&f=false

2012 – Microsoft unveiled a new logo for the first time in 25 years, opting for simple squares of color and block type with an overlapping ‘f’ and ‘t’.

http://blogs.microsoft.com/next/2012/08/23/microsofts-new-logo/

2013 – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced he would retire within the next 12 months.

https://news.microsoft.com/2013/08/23/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-to-retire-within-12-months/#PJthcAE6ABhCKgWG.97

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DTNS 3100 – Patrick’s Technophile senses tingle

Daily Tech News Show / August 22nd, 2017

The scoop on Crash Plan getting out of home backups and what the heck an ICO or Initial Coin Offering is.

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News You Should Know
- (01:15) Google launched Chrome Enterprise
- (01:55) SNES Classic up for pre-order
- (02:30) DJI Spark UAVs stop flying Sept 1st without firmware update
More Top Stories
- (03:20) CrashPlan shutting down consumer backup service
  - HashBackup
  - Rclone
  - IDrive
  - The Best Online Backup Services of 2017 – PCMag
- (05:15) Google planning new Chromebook and Home devices
  - Google app 7.10 reveals that ‘Bisto’ are headphones… – 9to5google
- (07:25) Verizon splits ‘Unlimited’ plan
- (11:10) eMarketer estimates 12-17 yo Facebook use to drop
  - Let’s face reality: US Teens engage with iMessage… – Giuseppe Stuto
- (15:25) IBM announced consortium to explore blockchain use
Discussion
- (20:05) Estonia joins Russia and China by creating its own cryptocurrency
  - What is an ICO… – FX Empire
  - Golem
  - ICOrating
  - Initial coin offerings have raised $1.2 billion… – CNBC
Thing of the Day
- (00:00) DTNS Facebook Group
Message of the Day
- (33:35) Travis (mechagobbler) – autonomous weaponized robots
- (34:30) Rich Stroffolino – the Cloud

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Daily Tech Headlines – August 22, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / August 22nd, 2017

Android Oreo, Google rumors, blockchain for food, and a cryptocurrency for Estonia.

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Today in Tech History – August 22, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 22nd, 2017

1932 – The BBC began public television broadcasts.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1146543.stm

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.

http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC0567.htm

2007 – The Storm botnet sent out a record 57 million virus-infected emails. It failed to take down the Internet.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090803175547/http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/clay-dillow/culture-buffet/fast-history-storm-botnet-sends-57-million-emails-one-day-2007

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Cordkillers 184 – Popcorn is Worse Than Free Towels (w/ Sean Hollister)

Cordkillers / August 22nd, 2017

Can MoviePass sustain $10 a month all-you-can-eat theater movies? Plus, Apple and Comcast team up to put theater movies in your home anyway.

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DTNS 3099 – When electricity picked up steam

Daily Tech News Show / August 21st, 2017

Android Oreo is official, AI experts warn against autonomous lethal weapons, and what steam engines and computers have in common.

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News You Should Know
- (00:55) NuTonomy’s CEO hopes to launch autonomous car service by mid-2018
- (01:15) Vote for new Uber CEO expected within two weeks
- (01:35) Vive VR headset priced dropped to $599
More Top Stories
- (02:10) Android 8.0 is called ‘Oreo’
- (04:05) Intel announced updated U-series mobile processors
- (06:40) Xbox One X available for pre-order
- (07:50) United Nations urged to prevent arms race of autonomous weapons
  - AN OPEN LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS… – Future of Life Institute
- (12:50) Nielson reports on listenership of music apps and radio
Discussion
- (16:25) Why didn’t electricity immediately change manufacturing? – BBC News
Thing of the Day
- (28:15) Amateur Traveler with a tip for tech in Rome

Daily Tech Headlines – August 21, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / August 21st, 2017

Intel’s 8th-generation chips, Xbox One X pre-orders begin, Warnings about lethal Autonomous Weapons.

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Today in Tech History – August 21, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 21st, 2017

1888 – William Seward Burroughs received four patents, including one for a ‘Calculating Machine’. It would power the Burroughs Adding Machine Company.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=BehtAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

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.
http://www.biography.com/people/sergey-brin-12103333

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.

http://science.nasa.gov/missions/mars-observer/

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DFP #45 – Twin Peaks: The Return Part 15

Damn Fine Podcast/ Shows / August 21st, 2017

From the big romantic payoff, to Sunset Boulevard, to saying goodbye to a beloved character, this episode of Twin Peaks had it all. Ken Denmead from Geekdad joins us to revel in the rollercoaster of emotions brought to us by the Convenience Store.

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Today in Tech History – August 20, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 20th, 2017

1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK, began operating in Michigan. Now, WWJ, it is owned by CBS.

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

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.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/w2xcr.html

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.

http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/A-Ca/Carmack-John.html#b

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