S&L Video – #03 – Interview with Lev Grossman & our Hyperion kick-off!

Shows / May 11th, 2012

Celebrated author and book critic Lev Grossman answers your questions about The Magicians, and we kick off our brand new “laser” pick, Hyperion by Dan Simmons!

Learn more about our guest and book pick!

Tech News Today 498: What’s The Iron Price For Semantic Search?

Shows/ Tech News Today / May 11th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Chad Johnson

Bing and Facebook team up to beat Google, Google and Mozilla beat up on Microsoft, Harry Potter and Amazon team up to … lend you Harry Potter books, and more.

Guest: Jonathan Strickland

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Running time: 55:28

Tech History Today – May 11

Today in Tech History / May 11th, 2012

In 1951 – Jay Forrester filed a patent application for matrix core memory. Professor Forrester led a team at MIT that developed a three-dimensional magnetic structure code-named Project Whirlwind. It was the first random access memory that was practical, reliable and relatively high-speed.

In 1979 – Daniel Bricklin and Robert Frankston gave the first demonstration of VisiCalc, the program that made the Apple II popular with businesses.

In 1997 – Deep Blue won its final match against Chess master Garry Kasparov, becoming the first computer to defeat a chess champion in match play.

I’m speaking at BayCon 2012

Speaking Appearances / May 10th, 2012

BayCon, the San Francisco Bay Area science fiction and fantasy convention is happening Friday, May 25 to Monday, May 28 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.

My Sword and Laser co-host Veronica Belmont is speaking on practically every panel!! I think she’s only outdone by star convention guest Brandon Sanderson.

Of course Veronica got me to head down there too and we’re doing a Sword and Laser panel!! So come on Bay Area SFF fans, head down to Santa Clara.

The Sword and Laser panel is Saturday from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in Central. I assume “Central” is the name of a ballroom. But it *might* be Central Command or something which would rock.

Hope to see you there!

Tech News Today 497: Don’t Worry, I’m In My Pod Sack

Shows/ Tech News Today / May 10th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Chad Johnson

Ultrabook? So over. SLEEKBOOK! The great Zuck hoodie scandal, A Bioshocking delay, and more.

Guest: Scott Johnson

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Running time: 46:47

Tech News Today 496: License To Not Drive

Shows/ Tech News Today / May 10th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Chad Johnson

Yahoo CEO is sorry you’re mad, Google self-driving car got its license. ROAD TRIP! And Comcast in trouble for packet prioritization, and more.

Guest: Peter Wells

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Running time: 42:58

Tech History Today – May 10

Today in Tech History / May 10th, 2012

In 1946 – The US launched its second V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground, which became the first successful launch of a large rocket on US soil. The rocket climbed straight up then pitched to the north reaching an altitude of 71 miles and impacted about 35 miles uprange.

In 1960 – The nuclear-powered USS Triton submarine, arrived in Groton, Connecticut, after completing the first completely submerged circumnavigation of Earth.

In 2011 – Google announced its Open Hardware Platform and the Google Music service which would eventually become Google Play Music.

Autopilot 07 – Emergency!

AutoPilot/ Shows / May 9th, 2012

Autopilot 07 – Emergency!

Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited (Jack Webb’s company) and distributed by Universal Studios. It debuted as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, on NBC, replacing the short-lived series The Good Life, and ran until September 3, 1977, with several more made-for-TV movies during the 1978–1979 season. Emergency! was created and produced by Jack Webb and Robert Cinader, both of whom were also responsible for the police dramas Adam-12 and Dragnet.