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TechStuff Looks at Generic Top Level Domains
What is a top level domain? How many new top ...
What is a top level domain? How many new top level domains were proposed in 2012? How much does it cost to register a new top level domain? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris go to the very top (of domains) for the answers to these questions and more.
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TechStuff Arms Itself with Non-lethal Weapons
How do pain rays work? What is the Portal Denial ...
How do pain rays work? What is the Portal Denial System? How does the Taser shotgun shell work? Join Jonathan and Chris as they introduce you to a new world of excruciating -- but, theoretically -- non-lethal pain.
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TechStuff Plays with Microcontrollers
What is a microcontroller? What do microcontrollers do? What is ...
What is a microcontroller? What do microcontrollers do? What is the difference between a microcontroller and a microprocessor? Listen in as Jonathan and Chris delve into the tiny, crucial world of microcontrollers.
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TechStuff Rides the Vacuum Train
What is a vacuum train? How fast could a vacuum ...
What is a vacuum train? How fast could a vacuum train travel? What are the challenges of building a vacuum train system? Hop aboard as Chris and Jonathan give you a nuts-and-bolts look at vacuum trains in this episode.
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TechStuff Checks the Flame
What is the Flame malware? Should you be worried about ...
What is the Flame malware? Should you be worried about getting the Flame malware? Who could be behind Flame? Join Chris and Jonathan as they get to the bottom of the perplexing malware known as Flame.
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TechStuff Clicks on Web Ads
How does Web advertising compare to traditional advertising? What do ...
How does Web advertising compare to traditional advertising? What do the terms CPM, CPA and CPC mean? How do affiliate programs work? Join Chris and Jonathan as they explore the nuts and bolts of online advertising.
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The Facebook Financial Fiasco
What happened with Facebook’s IPO? Why did Facebook’s stock price ...
What happened with Facebook’s IPO? Why did Facebook’s stock price drop shortly after going public? Why are people suing Facebook? In this episode, Chris and Jonathan share the latest information on Facebook's controversial IPO.
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Happy Fathers of the Internet Day
What was ARPANET? Who was on the team that designed ...
What was ARPANET? Who was on the team that designed the basic infrastructure for the Internet? What was the first message sent over the ARPANET connections? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris pay their respects to the Dads of the Internet.
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The Future of Search
Today's internet users are only a web search away from ...
Today's internet users are only a web search away from accessing a mind-blowing amount of information, and the story's not over yet. Search 1itself is still evolving. Join Chris and Jonathan as they ask: What is the future of search?
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TechStuff Plays the Slot Machines
How did the earliest slot machines work? How do modern ...
How did the earliest slot machines work? How do modern slot machines use random number generators? Where are you more likely to find slot machines that pay out frequently? Listen in as Chris and Jonathan explain the science behind slot machines.
