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This week on Tech’s Message:

• Pedestrian ‘jungle’: the row in Paris over rented e-scooters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/23/pedestrian-jungle-the-row-in-paris-over-rented-e-scooters
• In the UK tests are still ongoing but legalisation actively considered: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61354078
• https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e-scooter-trials-guidance-for-users
• Ericsson Kicks Off 6G Mobile Research Program in the UK https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/11/ericsson-kicks-off-6g-mobile-research-program-in-the-uk.html
• Public toilet ‘smell sensors’ warn potential visitors if cubicle is too stinky
• https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/22/public-toilet-smell-sensors-warn-visitors-if-cubicle-is-too-stinky-17805663/
• BBC One HD regional versions to finally roll out spring 2023 https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/bbc/163564-bbc-one-hd-regional-versions-to-finally-roll-out-spring-2023
• https://www.t3.com/news/the-bbc-has-found-a-clever-way-to-make-iplayer-streaming-even-better-quality
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2021-06-streaming-adaptive-bitrate-quality-resolution-bandwidth

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• The 10 Worst and Weirdest Computer Mice
• https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-worst-and-weirdest-computer-mice
• https://boingboing.net/2009/11/06/the-openoffice-mouse.html
• https://www.wired.com/2007/06/skype-mouse-pho/

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This week on Tech’s Message:

• Spam phone calls
• Gnoming on the dark web
• ‘Guess the hole’
• Ticketing system failures
• Taylor Swift

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• Is now a good time to buy a new TV?
• Samsung vs LG vs Sony
• Effective upscaling technologies
• Outtakes and much, much more…

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TECH’S MESSAGE IS:

Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

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This week on Tech’s Message:

DISCUSSIONS:

Social media

Mastodon

Future of live TV

Netflix’s first UK TV ratings

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How to sort massive photo libraries

Memes

AI photo assistance

Should we ever delete large video files?

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This week on Tech’s Message we take an in-depth look at the history of fax machines in the UK.

• UK Prepares to Condemn Fax Machines to Death
• https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2022/farewell-to-the-fax-machine
• https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/246866/Consultation-Removing-fax-from-the-universal-service-obligations-on-BT-and-KCOM.pdf
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/07/japanese-fax-fans-rally-to-defence-of-much-maligned-machine
• https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/news-and-events/media-centre/press-releases/nhs-fax-machines/
• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jul/14/fax-machine-mia-farrow
• Twitter Says UK Users Among Those to Pay For Blue Tick
• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/05/twitter-launches-8-blue-tick-subscription-service

The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes:

• Where do we buy electronics these days?
• Has Apple got it right with it’s stores?
• History of Tandy and PC World
• When we worked for Phones4U and Curry’s
• Outtakes and much more…

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TECH’S MESSAGE IS:

Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

Production and Editing: Nate Lanxon

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Music: Audio Network & Pond5

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This week on Tech’s Message:

• If you think 5G is overhyped, wait till you meet 5.5G
• https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/28/5_point_5_g_network/
• Disney+ Will Change Doctor Who in One Major Way
• https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-disney-major-change/
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/25/doctor-who-get-american-makeover-disney-takes-british-classic/

• Redditor acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storage
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/redditor-acquires-decommissioned-netflix-cache-server-with-262tb-of-storage/
• https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7bkev/how-a-redditor-ended-up-with-an-industrial-grade-netflix-server
• Although they deleted the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/ydollm/so_i_got_a_netflix_cache_server/
• https://www.ft.com/stream/f8949c24-78bc-474b-aea2-a2517d323547

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• In Praise if Single-Purpose Websites and In Hatred of Most Websites
• “This service looks better in the app!” Yes, of course it does, because you’ve made your website unusable
• WAP sites and our old usage of them

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TECH’S MESSAGE IS:

Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

Production and Editing: Nate Lanxon

Voiceover Artist: Marta Svetek

Music: Audio Network & Pond5

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This week on Tech’s Message:

• What the hell is Sky Stream?
• https://www.sky.com/tv/stream
• https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/reviews/sky/163028-sky-stream-review
• https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/buyers-guides/sky/162786-sky-stream-vs-sky-glass-which-sky-service-suits-you-better
• Net Neutrality – Ofcom UK Softens Open Internet Safeguards
• - https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/10/net-neutrality-ofcom-uk-softens-open-internet-safeguards.html
• - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/245926/net-neutrality-review.pdf

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• Amazon UK makes cautious move into insurance sales
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63301143
• Outtakes and more…

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TECH’S MESSAGE IS:

Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

Production and Editing: Nate Lanxon

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Music: Audio Network & Pond5

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This week on Tech’s Message, Ian takes the host’s chair as Nate’s out sick and his brother, Andrew Lanxon, steps in to help discuss:

• Netflix ad-supported service to launch in November
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63245483
• Netflix signs up to ratings body Barb
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63218707

• Grand Theft Auto is 25!
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_(video_game)
• https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Hot_Coffee_Modification
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105956/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/07/grand-theft-auto-and-pac-man-the-same/

• Google Pixel 7 Pro Review
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/pixel-7-pro-review-googles-best-flagship-phone-gets-better/

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• Moving people from WhatsApp to Signal — is it just self-righteousness gone mad or is it in our hands as experts to help people realise there are other options?
• When cars are just too long
• Let’s insult Nate since he’s not here this week!
• Many outtakes and extended conversations

• CNET: https://www.cnet.com/profiles/ahoyle/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLanxonPhotography
• Portfolio: http://lanxonphotography.com

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This week on Tech’s Message:

• EU Parliament approves common charging cable from 2024
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63132831
• https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2021/698819/EPRS_BRI(2021)698819_EN.pdf
• YouTube locks 4K playback behind Premium subscriptions
• https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/4/23386782/youtube-premium-subscription-4k-quality-resolution-restriction-google
• https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/10/pros-and-cons-for-uk-broadband-isps-if-youtube-paywalls-4k-videos.html

• Hive smart radiator valves
• Eve smart motion sensors
• Building multiple PCs for kids

• Quiz: Who am I? Guess the cable!

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• Apple ‘notebooks’ become ‘laptops’
• https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/07/apple-mac-notebooks-become-laptops/
• Even Signal is hopping on the Stories bandwagon
• https://www.engadget.com/signal-stories-messaging-162037970.html
• Jaguars, cars, miles-to-the-gallon
• Stargate
• Bowel movements
• Star Trek transporter physics
• The Grand Tour’s very bad accident

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TECH’S MESSAGE IS:

Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

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This week on Tech’s Message:

• Bruce Willis’s face https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63106024
• Google is shutting down Stadia https://www.engadget.com/google-shutting-down-stadia-162704135.html?src=rss

• Smart kitchens and movement sensors
• In-car CD changers
• Label printers and labelling label printers

• Budget tech product price quiz
• Reviewing a one-star review

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• ’Ghosting’ is just digital rudeness, isn’t it?
• Posting 3D-printed bodyparts to girlfriends
• Outtakes & more

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This week on Tech’s Message:

The James Webb Space Telescope is capturing the universe on a 68GB SSD

https://www.engadget.com/the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-a-68-gb-ssd-095528169.html

https://spectrum.ieee.org/james-webb-telescope-communications

Engineers with Umbrellas Protect UK Broadband Cabinets from Heat

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/07/engineers-with-umbrellas-protect-uk-broadband-cabinets-from-heat.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/how-to-keep-cool-in-heatwave-uk-data-centers-use-hosepipes-on-roofs

London Tube cooling system trial for deepest lines begins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62172343

30 Years Of Rosetta Stone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone_(company)

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Are Phones Just Too Boring Now?

Plus

• VHS tape editing memories
• TourBox
• Nothing Phone (1)

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