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1894 – The first Sunday Comics section is printed by the New York World. 1985 – 91 years later, Bill Watterson syndicates a comic about a boy and his stuffed Tiger. Calvin and Hobbes will bring laughter to millions for the next ten years. It reached through 2,400 newspapers (at it’s height) and spun off 18 books. Bill Watterson ended the comic on December 31st, 1995 and has left it retired since. This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 18 A court says Microsoft is free to market BASIC International Cryptography Framework (ICF). DivX sues Yahoo over Google-Yahoo...

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Curtis Franklin and Brian Chee. The US Department of Justice is using "stingers" in Cessna's to capture cell data, location metadata is protected by the 4th amendment, why AT&T isn't rolling out fiber, and more. Guest: Tim Matthews Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twiet. For additional show notes, visit the wiki page for this episode. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:08:27

Host: Sarah Lane Tech's largest companies lobby to limit NSA surveillance, Wirelurker malware site is shutdown, how to Spotify your Uber ride, Apple Pay lands China's largest bankcard, send cash through Snapchat, Facebook to launch "Facebook at Work", the FCC wants more internet in schools, NYC to turn old phonebooths into WiFi hotspots, and here come the robot security guards. Guest: Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/217. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 15:57

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Sarah Lane. Leo & Sarah's home screen showdown, VSCO Cam vs. Aviary, Rovio's Retry, 3rd party keyboard tricks, & more Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ipt. You can contribute to iPad Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iPadToday@TWiT.tv. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:36:42

Producer of The Meltdown, co-host of The Indoor Kids podcast and former couples therapist Emily Gordon joins the festivities this week to talk about rage oranges, webcams, Jesse making three Subway trips in a day, why rocket science is so damn hard, co-ed fraternities, people trying to get free therapy at parties, Emily's blog, decorating your house with Dave Kloc posters, astronomy sleuths uncovering the origins of Monet paintings, Brooks being cast in an upcoming movie, schizophrenia actually being eight different disorders, dating the person in front of you, algae that makes us idiots, the films of Dwight Yoakam, the Magnolia scene filmed in our neighborhood bar, out-of-date Philae comet-landing news, a robot that makes you think there's a ghost behind you, the Third Man Factor experienced by mountain climbers, British accents vs. American Southern accents, Jesse and Andy's counseling breakthrough, working with your spouse, the video game nostalgia of Ready Player One, and game recommendations including Splatoon, Unfinished Swan and Spirits.

Host: Leo Laporte Gareth Cook is a Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine journalist, a contributor to NewYorker.com, and the series editor of "The Best American Infographics." Guest: Gareth Cook Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tri. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv/wiki/Triangulation_176. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 52:40

Hosts: Mike Elgan and Lindsey Turrentine Facebook is launching a social network for professionals, France wants to censor the Internet worldwide, tech companies are banding together to support a Senate bill called the USA Freedom Act, Uber and Spotify partner-up, and more. Guests: Hannah Kuchler and Julian Hattem Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 33:33

Josh Dzieza, editor at The Verge, talks about using satellite data and algorithms to track illegal fishing. And Jonathan Zittrain, law professor and co-founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, stops by to talk about what’s next for the FCC.

2008 – After battle upon battle between Microsoft, Google and shareholders (including Carl Icahn), Jerry Yang finally announced to all he was stepping down as CEO of Yahoo! The previous days, Steve Ballmer said they are not going forward with any future purchase of Yahoo! Because of this, stock hit it’s lowest share price, $8. That, the failed Google affiliation (due to antitrust issues), and a very despondent group of investors, Jerry felt it best to step back in his roll. This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 17 USB 3.0 Specification is released Apple vs. Carl Sagan...

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Brett Glass, Dane Jasper, Myriam Joire, and Mike Masnick Net neutrality debate, 'Dirtbox' spy planes targeted Americans' cellphones, YouTube announces plans for a subscription music service, Google Glass future in question, Spotify CEO and Taylor Swift butt heads, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twit. For additional show notes, visit twit.tv/twit/484. Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 2:09:27

The Tech Guy for Sunday 16 November 2014 - Show 1136 Host: Leo Laporte. The transition from web sites to mobile apps, what DSLR to buy, the best Android Twitter client, is it time to upgrade to OS X Yosemite? Alternatives to iTunes Match, the reason why apps need access to so much of your system, streaming concerts to a TV, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ttg. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by Cachefly.

1977 – Most of the time, we skip over movie releases, unless it has had a definite impact on the Tech and geek community. That is the case with this movie. Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, and Teri Garr was released to 272 US theaters. It was produced on a budget of US$20 million, amd would gross US $5,379,460 in the opening weekend.It also changed the way I ate mashed potatoes. This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 16 3Dfx Interactive unveils the Voodoo ICANN selects 7 top...

The Tech Guy for Saturday 15 November 2014 - Show 1135 Host: Leo Laporte. Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet and Dick DeBartolo Are planes flying overhead gathering cellphone data? Sending large video files, Fiber vs. DSL, and your calls. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ttg. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by Cachefly.

Another fitness tracker. Awesome. This one goes in your ear and listens to you eat. We're serious. We'll also listen to post-game Jeopardy! chat, learn a disturbing fact about Big Bird and try out McDonald's bubble gum broccoli.

As Nexus 6 hits carriers, the latest Android update begins to arrive. Kindle e-readers and Skype also get updates, and researchers find sketchy ads for fake goods on Facebook.