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The Story of Mir Sep 13, 2021

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Mir was the first modular space station in orbit. It was simultaneously a scientific and engineering triumph and a chaotic mess. We look at the good, the bad and the on fire in this episode.

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TechStuff Classic: The History of Area 51 - Part One Sep 10, 2021

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What goes on at the most famous secret base in the world? Ben Bowlin joins the show to talk about Area 51, aka Groom Lake.

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Tech News: Facebook is so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Sep 09, 2021

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Facebook and Ray-Ban introduce new smart glasses. Twitter creates Communities. And the Australian High Court makes a really bad decision about Facebook.

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TechStuff Visits Space Stations Sep 08, 2021

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We've talked about space suits. Now it's time to talk about space stations! From the first Salyut space station to the incredible story of Skylab, we look at early space stations in this episode.

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Tech News: Tech and the Surveillance State Sep 07, 2021

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There's a lot of tech news about the role of tech in surveillance. It's not particularly happy news. We also talk about how Android users are watching more TikTok videos than YouTube videos. And I feel old.

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TechStuff Classic: 5 Technologies To End All Wars - That Didn't Sep 06, 2021

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Can technology end war? Several people thought so at one time or another. We look at five examples of idealists who thought tech would end warfare.

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Home Theatre 103 - Components and Cables Sep 03, 2021

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Just when you thought it was safe to watch a Blu-ray. We look at more tech that's necessary for a great home theater system. From AV Receivers to the cables you'll need to hook everything together, we get to the bottom of what makes home theater work.

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Tech News: Reddit Takes Misinformation Seriously Sep 02, 2021

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After numerous protests, Reddit shut down a subreddit dedicated to the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. Will it follow up on similar problematic subreddits? And in other news, India cracks down on VPNs, the feds still depend on facial recognition tech and Amazon and SpaceX are in a space fight.

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Rerun: The Dangers of Public WiFi Sep 01, 2021

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Hacker extraordinaire Shannon Morse joins the show to talk about how you can protect your data when browsing the Internet. Is public WiFi off limits? Are VPNs reliable? What about Tor?

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Tech News: South Korea Brings the Hammer Down on Apple Aug 31, 2021

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While the US debates whether Apple and Google's in-app purchasing systems are anticompetitive, South Korea jumps ahead and bans the companies from preventing app developers from using other purchasing systems. Also, China cuts down on video game time for kids and we have a launch date for Windows 11.

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