TWiT Throwback (Audio)

Nest's platform team moves to Google's IOT team, Google discontinued the Chromebook Pixel 2, and Google+ gets a new look.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Padre shows how to build your own awesome hydroponic vase with LED's!

Project Overview

We're going to make a single-plant, soiless grow vase that uses standard hydroponic equipment

Parts List

All these files can be found at: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9042212/KH241_AquaVase_LED.zip

Optional Parts List

These parts aren't necessary for the operation of HydroVase, but they ARE cool and geeky! :)

Tools List

Segment Summary

We're designing a 3D object that will house our LEDs (Grow & Full Spectrum) atop the two aluminum risers

Intersting Design Features of the AquaVase_LEDFixture

Procedure:

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Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Windows 10 Build 14915 is now out for PC and mobile, Outlookgate, Microsoft is apparently expanding its Outlook.com premium pilot, Batterygate looks to be over, Kaby Lake officially arrives, new Office updates, a tip to hide Cortana, the Battlefield 1 Open Beta, Playstation Now becomes available, Office Lens goes UWP, Microsoft tries to win over VMware users with new promo, and Brewery Maker by Jack's Abby!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Google has amazing apps that will pay you for answering surveys, help you learn about art and the cultures that each piece derived from, and help teach future students around the world through a fun VR experience.

Host: Jason Howell

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This week, we'll be discussing the end of Nexus (yeah, we've heard that before), saving on data with Wi-Fi Assistant, a bunch of your email regarding the Nougat upgrade, Windows apps on Android, and more!

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: Chris Chavez

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Dropbox and Opera handle incidents responsibly, while a Chinese certificate authority could not have been more irresponsible. Facebook and WhatsApp announce an information sharing arrangement, the FBI discloses election site hacking, Tavis prepares DashLane and 1Password vulnerability disclosures, the threat of autonomous weapon systems and Wi-Fi router radio wave spying, the details behind Pegasus and Trident, the emergency Apple iOS v9.3.5 patch and more!

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how Google might be giving the Nexus branding the boot for its upcoming smartphones. Facebook's Trending News feature hits a major snag right after letting its algorithms command the feature. Amazon data could someday predict food recalls and save you from getting sick. Apple is facing a major tax bill in Ireland, and other companies could be next. Finally, Parrot unveiled a new drone that will remind you of an X-Wing fighter.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Clare McGrane and Christina Warren

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Apple sends out stylish invitations for a September 7th event, the EU demands $14.5 billion in back taxes for Apple's Irish holdings, Spotify may be blacklisting artists with Apple Music exclusives, Microsoft thinks the Macbook Air is as useful as "a hat for your cat."

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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Lucidworks employs 1/3 of the active Apache Solr committers and contributes 70% of the open source code so we have unparalleled Solr expertise when it comes to your project. We know Solr inside and out and can help your team leapfrog over common roadblocks in the design and deployment of your next search app.

Hosts: Aaron Newcomb and Jonathan Bennett

Guest: Will Hayes

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Apps for buying and selling cars online, what to expect from Apple's upcoming event on September 7, iOS malware uses zero-day vulnerabilities, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus may have a design flaw that's just beginning to surface, Apple might be making a Snapchat clone, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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