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NOTE: If you didn't see my other post or the news elsewhere, Patreon has decided not to change how it charges fees. So nothing is changing. Nothing to see ...
2017-12-14 18:31:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon reverses course on fee changes, Eagles are losing their drops as drone catchers, and 3.5 Mbps internet over wet string is now possible.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Scott Johnson.
2017-12-13 22:24:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon founder Jack Conte just made a blog post titled "We messed up. We’re sorry, and we’re not rolling out the fees change."
https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/
He admits they underestimated the importance of certain features that would have been changed.
He wrote "We still have to fix the problems that those changes addressed, but we’re going to fix ...
2017-12-13 18:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Official tweetstorms, following hashtags on Instagram and why Patrick thinks there may be an anti-bubble that's ruining your day.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
2017-12-12 22:18:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Are you a bad person for looking at someone else's phone while they're texting? Plus, there's a way to 3D print WiFi devices made of plastic and a way to start learning quantum computing without owning a quantum computer.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Veronica Belmont.
Uber pays hush money to 20 year-old man to keep corporate data breach secret. YouTube plans to launch a new music service called Remix in March. And Nvidia releases the Titan V video card for machine learning.
With Sarah lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Shannon Morse.
2017-12-08 22:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou can believe Patreon when they say the transaction fees are just transaction fees or you can decide not to believe them. I personally believe them. But that doesn't really matter, if you just want to know what's best for Daily Tech News Show.
If you want to know how you can best support the show, here's the answer. Decide how much you can afford. Then go and pledge that amount minus $1 on Patreon. Patreon allows us to deliver rewards and keep people updated and it's worth the money to...
2017-12-08 16:20:18 +0000 UTC View Post
A blockchain-based replacement for Wikipedia, Qualcomm's hot new mobile chip and Patreon's watershed moment.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young
2017-12-07 22:24:40 +0000 UTC View PostBy now most of you have got an email from Patreon indicating they're changing how they handle fees. Up until now if you pledged $5, Patreon took 5% out of that, as they should, and credit card and Paypal processing fees were also taken out. That meant we ended up usually getting like $4.35 of your pledge.
We were fine with that but it did cause some Patreon creators to have problems budgeting since the number could fluctuate a lot.
So Patreon is changing that. Now they'll charge a ...
2017-12-07 19:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Amazon comes to Apple TV, Facebook wins best place to work, you won't believe who's winning in smartphones in China? (Yes you will, it's Huawei) but why isn't Samsung? AND whether Bitcoin will ruin our power grid and climate.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Scott Johnson.
2017-12-06 22:15:07 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube is adding 10,000 people in a new push to filter objectionable content from the site. Will it work? And what about other popular online social platforms? Plus the FCC is going full steam on head on dismantling FCC provisions on Net Neutrality.
Featuring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
2017-12-05 22:20:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends, old and new,
THIS is the DTNS Monthly Update available to all backers at the $1 a month level or more. Each month I let you know what's going on at DTNS and highlight a few awesome patrons in the audience.
TOM'S NOTE
It's that busy holiday time when we start recording our holiday week specials. Those that don't know, we take a break from the news between Christmas and New Year's Day but we keep shows coming with predictions, listener cohosting ...
2017-12-05 19:00:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, we explain everything you need to know about lootboxes in five questions:
What are loot boxes?
Why are they becoming an issue now?
Are governments getting involved?
Will they get banned?
What will happen?
With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.
YOU are getting this episode early for supporting us on Patreon. THANK YOU!!!
2017-12-05 17:17:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Facebook launches Messenger Kids, Broadcom gets pushy with Qualcomm, and Australia goes after Facebook and Google for hurting journalism.
2017-12-04 22:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason Howell shares his tips on tech you need to make music, plus drones that plant forests and Tesl powers up South Australia.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Jason Howell, Iyaz Akhtar and Len Peralta.
2017-12-01 22:18:17 +0000 UTC View PostWell we missed our goal this month and ended up with 4 fewer patrons than last month so that means we appreciate YOU all the more! Thanks for supporting the show!!
We do a weekly post with a recap of the week's news and an exclusive column. Keep an eye out for it here or in your email!
And for those of you using Resilio to access the treasure chest. Here is the new link!
Resilio Sync
2017-12-01 18:59:58 +0000 UTC View Post
In our second round table episode we dive into social media and whether Snapchat has correctly identified its future, find out what other encryption issues might haunt your privacy, check in on websites that want to use your visit to mine bitcoin, and talk through some of the implications of the net neutrality debate and why nobody is right.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young, Rich Stroffolino and Bart Busschots.
2017-11-30 22:51:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Are laptops hurting students? Plus, Apple apologies for the root bug, Facebook checks your face and Snapchat draws a line between social and media.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
2017-11-29 22:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Microsoft puts tabs in everything, another promise of hybrid electric planes, and how Netflix affects content distribution in Mexico and beyond.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Dan Campos.
2017-11-28 22:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We talk with Kelly Weinersmith about her book, Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything, and how she worked to make complex scientific subjects easy to understand while still being accurate.
This will show up in the regular feed on Saturday. As a patron you get it early!
2017-11-28 19:31:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The future of robots in the warehouse, plus methadone for your phone addiction and Facebook's efforts at suicide prevention.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Thomas McLeod
2017-11-27 22:24:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom chats with iOS developer Joe Keeley about developing on the platform. Bonus pre-show talking a bit with Joe's daughter Audrey about her code platforms of choice.
2017-11-25 15:39:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Breaking: Peter Thiel sells a lot of his Facebook stock and applies to buy Gawker. Why HQ is taking the app world by storm and almost getting its star host fired, plus Uber's hidden data breach and whether loot boxes should be gambling.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson
2017-11-22 22:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the weekly newsletter companion to Daily Tech News Show at http://dailytechnewsshow.com/
You can get this newsletter by backing DTNS for $5 a month or more at http://patreon.com/dtns
This week's column is out a day early because of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. Also with the FCC releasing its proposal on net neutrality, a lot of y...
2017-11-22 17:21:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom explains the encryption debate, Foxconn's got worker controversy, an Apple rumor, Net neutrality! It's like a greatest hits of tech news!
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
2017-11-21 22:20:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Exoskeletons! They don't require any electricity and they can help your neck. Are they still cool if they can't fly? Plus A cheap Tesla battery that is also expensive and do we need a new over-the-air TV method?
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Dr. Kiki
2017-11-20 22:22:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Tesla and Wal-mart get trucking, Apple moves farther from Qualcomm, and if you can't weaken encryption, what's a law enforcement official to do?
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Annalee Newitz.
2017-11-17 23:54:11 +0000 UTC View Post
A new system to help you decide whether to trust news sources on Facebook and Google and a new system to stop verifying people form Twitter.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Justin Robert Young.
2017-11-16 22:23:24 +0000 UTC View Post
A Hyperloop/Boring Company hybrid planned for Denver, Kickstarter launches a Patreon competitor, and Patrick Norton helps yo wade through the 4K nonsense if you want to buy a new TV.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Norton.
2017-11-15 22:23:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Everything you need to know about the big games of 2017!
With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.
The games we cover:
* The classics:
Call of Duty WWII
Assassin's Creed Origins
Fifa 18 (and other sport sims)
Forza Motorsports 7 (and Forza Horizon 3) (XBox)
Gran Turismo Sport (PS4)
* Big IPs from other media:
Star Wars Battlefront II
Middle Earth Shadow of War
Injustice 2
South Park The Fractured But Whole
* Other multi-s...
2017-11-15 18:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post