George Thomas calibrates and tests an MFJ-941 tuner kit.

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Host: George Thomas

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At Apple's education event, the company announced a new stylus-capable 9.7" iPad, along with a new, cheaper stylus called Crayon.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay

Guest: Tonya Engst

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Florence Ion, Ron Richards and Tony Hannides talk about Acer's announcement of the first tablet running Chrome OS, the Acer Chromebook Tab 10.

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Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Tony Hannides

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We've been discussing the problems with voting machines for years. We talked about how difficult it is turning out to be for the this summer's BlackHat and Defcon conferences to obtain secondhand machines. How their manufacturers are threatening resellers with legal action. This entire model -- of commercial manufacturers selling proprietary machines -- is all so broken and wrong.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Bob in Alpine, CA has a really old Mac that won't work, and whenever he tries to start it up, he just gets a long beep code.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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The CLOUD Act, passed as part of a $1.3 trillion government spending bill this Friday, will empower police, US agents, and foreign nations to demand personal data stored anywhere in the world.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Denise Howell, Harry McCracken, and Iain Thomson

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Todd in Torrence, CA wants to know why smartphone manufacturers haven't allowed for AM/FM radio in smartphones.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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As the controversy around Facebook and Cambridge Analytica grows, Cory Doctorow joins us to help sort through this mess and discuss if Facebook or regulation can help fix these privacy issues and whether people should delete their Facebook account.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Snell

Guest: Cory Doctorow

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Denise Howell, Tiffany Li, J. Michael Keyes, and Matt Curtis discuss the legal details around the Marlon Bundo children's book by the Pence family, as well as the recent parody book by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Both books have proceeds going to charity.

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Check out the original book at https://amzn.to/2GizK13

Hosts: Denise Howell, J. Michael Keyes, and Matt Curtis

Guest: Tiffany Li

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Melissa Schilling is the author of Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World. She talks with Jason Howell about the traits that make serial innovators so successful.

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Host: Jason Howell

Guest: Melissa Schilling

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