Tech Break (Audio)

We now know the whole backstory behind Mirai, the most sophisticated botnet to date which was responsible for originating the many largest, most potent and devastating DDoS bandwidth attacks ever seen. It was three Minecraft playing college kids running a profitable Minecraft server who wanted to blast competing Minecraft hosting servers off the Net in order to obtain their competitors' user bases.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss the Drafts app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Take notes anywhere on any iOS device and share them on social media or send a direct message. Great for Bullet Journalers who want to keep track of their notes on their devices.

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FCC cancels Net Neutrality and Ajit Pai mocks protesters. What next?

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen JJ Stone, Harry McCracken, and Dan Gillmor

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Chris Marquardt has a list of great photography gifts just in time for the holidays.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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On The New Screen Savers, Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone meet Dr. Leslie Dewan, the CEO of Transatomic. She runs a startup looking to shake up the nuclear industry. Leslie champions the use of a molten salt based reactor versus a water cooled one. The company has designed a cleaner, more affordable and safer reactor to take the place of conventional reactors.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guest: Dr. Leslie Dewan

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Matthew's Pioneer Elite TV (a Plasma) has finally died after 14 years. Leo Laporte says his best TV recommendation would be a LG B7 OLED 4K HDR Smart TV, which features a very flat screen, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos audio. Leo also suggests to get one of the larger versions and a nice surround system.

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Fr. Robert Ballecer talks to Christopher Mitchell, the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. They discuss the value of community networks as great refuge, especially after the FCC's recent decision.

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The Friendly Orange Glow tells the largely ignored story of PLATO an education focused computer system that spawned the first social computer revolution in the 1970s.

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Host: Jason Howell

Guest: Brian Dear

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Ernesto Falcon from the Electronic Frontier Foundation talks about the FCC's party line vote to eliminate Net Neutrality rules, and how it might affect the 2018 election.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Ernesto Falcon

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Jason Howell demos creating a multi-track composition with the Spire Studio.

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Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Jason Howell

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