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| Today We Flap Back | |
| Number | 2168 |
| Broadcast Date | February 11, 2014 |
| Episode Length | 37:51 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | David Prager |
David Prager joins us as we enjoy “Today We Fight Back” “Safer Internet Day” and the idea of an airline gate agent wearing Google Glass being a first class ticket perk.
Guest
Headlines
- Forbes spoke with Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen and got a little more info about his reasons for removing the popular game from the app stores. Nguyen said “Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed. But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. It’s gone forever.” Nguyen met a Forbes reporter at a hotel in Hanoi after meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Duc Dam. Nguyen also said he will continue to develop games and he does not plan to remove his other games, some of which are also highly ranked.
- The internet fights back against surveillance
- A broad coalition of organizations, companies, and individuals joined together today to take a stance against unwarranted mass spying—over 6,000 websites have demanded reform. Some links:
- Today We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance
- Demand an end to mass surveillance
- Microsoft, Google and Twitter mark Safer Internet Day with privacy awareness initiatives
News From You
- In an HP Blog post Monday, ZDNet’s Ed Bott noticed that starting Feb. 19 HP says it will “provide firmware updates through the HP Support Center only to customers with a valid warranty, Care Pack Service or support agreement.” Everybody else has to pay. The new policy applies to ProLiant system ROM and CPLD firmware. Security patches will remain free, as will upgrades to HP’s iLO server management, I/O and controller firmware.
- Submitted by: spsheridan
- Ars Technica story about San Marcos, Texas-based Grande bringing GigaBit Internet to western parts of Austin, Texas this week, several months ahead of AT&T and Google Fiber. Grande’s President Matt Murphy told the Austin American-Statesman that the service will cost $65 per month with no contract required.
- Submitted by: jaymz668
Discussion
- Lithium Technologies will acquire Klout, the ranker of popularity on the Internet
- Google and Foxconn discuss building robotic manufacturing technologies
- Yahoo acqui-hires company that makes Days App
- Verizon says they are not throttling Netflix
- Bitcoin exchanges halt withdrawals as “massive” attack spreads
- Sprint Q4 earnings
- Two competing wireless charging standards agree to join forces
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| Preceded by: "Flappy Drone" |
Today We Flap Back |
Followed by: "Give the Fish the Keys" |