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March 28, 2013
Tech News Today 720: BlackBerry Preserve
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Honestly good news for Blackberry, the real damage of the Spamhaus war, Sony shows a little more PS4, and more.
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Running time:: 0:49:16
Interview with Aussie Tech Heads
I had the chance to sit down and have a lovely chat (over Skype of course) with Shayne Johnston from Aussie Tech Heads.
You can watch the interview at their site!
Tech History Today – March 28, 2013
In 1905 – Cornelius Ehret of Rosemont, Pennsylvania received a patent for the “Art of Transmitting Intelligence.” It was the forerunner of the modern fax.
In 1935 – Robert Goddard launched the first rocket equipped with gyroscopic controls near Roswell, New Mexico. The rocket reached an altitude of 4,800 feet and flew 13,000 feet at a speed of 550 mph.
In 1979- A combination of equipment malfunction and human error caused a partial reactor meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. While no injuries or deaths have been attributed to the accident, it changed US nuclear attitudes significantly.
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March 27, 2013
Tech News Today 719: Trolls Gone Postal
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Biggest Internet attack in history, Flipboard gets even prettier, Attack Cats protect the Net, and more.
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Running time:: 0:46:31
Tech History Today – March 27, 2013
In 1850 – San José was incorporated as one of the first cities in California and was the site of the first state capital. It would lose the capital to Vallejo in 1852 but eventually become the center of Silicon Valley and the de facto capital of the technology world.
In 1884 – The first successful long-distance telephone conversation took place. Bell and Watson experimented with a line of two twelve gauge hard-drawn copper wires connecting Boston and New York City. The line worked for about ninety minutes before finally falling.
In 1899 – Guglielmo Marconi made the first wireless transmission from France to England. A message was sent 32 miles from Wimereaux near Boulogne, France, to the South Foreland lighthouse near Dover, England. This became an important alternative to laying undersea cables for telegraphy.
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March 26, 2013
Bonus Episode: Tom Merritt and Len Peralta talk about their comic book TenState
Len Peralta and I had a very enjoyable time talking with Andrew of Giant Fire Breathing Robot about the Kickstarter for our comic book, TenState.
Tech News Today 718: Google is my Co-Pilot
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
T-Mobile simplifies stuff, BlackBerry teases new phone, Evernote cozies up to the Germans, and more.
Guests: Wil Harris and Rene Ritchie
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Running time:: 0:53:52
Tech History Today – March 26, 2013
In 1973 – Larry Page was born in East Lansing, Michigan. He would go on to help invent and co-found Google.
In 1976 – Queen Elizabeth II sent the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment in Malvern as a part of a demonstration of networking technology.
In 1999 – The “Melissa” worm showed up in a file on the alt.sex usenet group and became the first successful mass-mailing worm. The worm’s creator, David L. Smith, apparently named the worm after a lap dancer in Florida.
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March 25, 2013
Latest Line: 2013 FSL Odds
Mitzula forwarded us this latest book sheet for the 2013 season dropped off by “Mr. Green”.
Mitzula says bookies seem unsure of the Time Lords and their eligibility but the public is “really hammering them” with a large influx of credits.
