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March 7, 2013
Tech News Today 705: Thick Shell of Garbage
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Facebook tweaks the News Feed, Intel courts Apple (more), Path goes sticker crazy, and more.
Guest: Scott Johnson
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Running time:: 0:53:24
March 6, 2013
Tech History Today – March 7, 2013
In 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a US patent for an “Improvement in Telegraphy” (No.174,465) which established the principle of bidirectional signals that made the telephone possible.
In 1926 – The first successful Transatlantic telephone call was placed between New York City and London. Transatlantic service began the following year at $75 a minute.
In 1994 – The Supreme Court found that 2 Live Crew’s parody of Roy Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” was fair use, and not a violation of copyright, thus ensuring the future of The Onion.
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Tech News Today 704: Cook With Beats
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Google and Apple strike music deals, ABC counts all eyeballs equally, Windows Phone rises in rebellion, and more.
Guest: Brian Heater
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Running time:: 0:48:23
March 5, 2013
Tech History Today – March 6, 2013
In 1937 – Valentina Tereshkova was born in the Yaroslavl region of Russia. She would grow up to become the first woman in space and only woman ever to fly solo in space.
In 1992 – The first media-hyped computer virus reached fever pitch as the Michelangelo boot sector virus began to affect computers. Worldwide catastrophe did not follow.
In 2009 – NASA launched the Kepler space observatory, with a mission to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars.
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S&L Podcast – #122 – Interview with Michael J. Sullivan
We have a lovely chat with author Michael J. Sullivan, get down and dirty about Downbelow Station and celebrate the coming end of our YouTube video season!
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Boont Amber Ale
Veronica: Rioja Conde de Valdemar Crianza
QUICK BURNS
Hooray for an amazing season of YouTube videos. Thanks for all the fish!
Your 2013 SF/F Award Nomination Awareness Post: Readers and Fans
Adam Whitehead’s Hugo Nominations 2013 THANKS ADAM!!
VIDEO: Watch SF Legend Brian Aldiss Talk About Writing & The Passage of Time
Scott Lynch update on THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES
INTERVIEW
Michael J. Sullivan
BOOK CHECK-IN
Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
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Tech News Today 703: China Kvetching
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Samsung Galaxy S to have Eye Scroll, new iPhone specs may make your eyes roll, Twitter acting like an … eye hole, and more.
Guest: Randall Bennett
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Running time:: 0:47:38
March 4, 2013
Tech History Today – March 5, 2013
In 1975 – The Homebrew Computer Club, held its first meeting in the garage of Gordon French in Menlo Park, California. 32 people showed up for the first meeting. John Draper, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs were some of the more famous members of the club.
In 1981 – The ZX81 was launched by Sinclair Research in Britain for £69.95 and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world. It was much more successful than it’s predecessor the ZX80.
In 1982 – Four days after it’s twin, the second of two Soviet probes to Venus, the Venera 14 landed on the planet. Venera 13 and 14 would continue to send data until 1983.
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Frame Rate 114: What’s a Cord Mommy?
Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt
Viewers and advertisers flocking to streaming video, HitBliss money for “free” content, US TV director against illegal downloads, and more.
Guest: Justin Robert Young and Derrick Chen
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Running time:: 1:09:06
Tech News Today 702: Change or Die, Facebook
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Foursquare phone?, Samsung uses small blonde child to promote phone, nobody uses Facebook anymore, and more.
Guest: Lance Ulanoff
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Running time:: 0:48:01
March 3, 2013
Tech History Today – March 4, 2013
In 1976 – The first Freon-cooled Cray-1 supercomputer was shipped to Los Alamos Laboratories, in New Mexico at a cost of $19,000,000.
In 2000 – The Sony PlayStation 2 went on sale in Japan.
In 2007 – Election Day was held in Estonia, and for the first time in the world, voters were allowed to vote on the Internet. Approximately 30,000 voters took advantage of electronic voting. Ballots had to be completed three days before election day.
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