Leo’s Twitter Updates For The Week Of 2011-08-14

I'll be serving on a jury for the next couple of weeks. I'll miss Tues/Wed shows on TWiT but will be on Thu/Sat/Sun. #
It's official… I'm @W6TWT. Next step: general exam in 10 days! http://t.co/1Wc1j5U #
@Jeffg_CTG Let me check into it! @twitlive in reply to Jeffg_CTG #
@dhhood @w6twt You get access to more bands, esp. the High Frequency bands. The FCC is smart – encouraging learning by expanding access. in reply to dhhood #
Believe me – I've got the Heil mics @c0manche ! Bob is getting me an Icom 7800, too. Wow! in reply to c0manche #
@tomwongby Send us a SASE and we'll send the stickers: TWiT Stickers, Box 1018, Petaluma, CA 94953 USA in reply to tomwongby #
@arnoschmidt70 The DA did ask me if she could expect to hear about the trial on the radio. I said possibly. But only after it's over. in reply to arnoschmidt70 #

Why Amazon got out of the Apple App Store tax, and why other developers won’t - The Verge 5 April 2020

If the rule is you pay Apple a 30-percent cut of your app’s cost unless Apple really needs something from you to bolster its own subscription business, that’s neither fair nor consistent.

Russia postpones smartphone software law until January 2021:TASS - Reuters 5 April 2020

Russia on Tuesday pushed back legislation that would require all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia to come pre-installed with Russian software, by six months until January 1, 2021, the TASS news agency reported.

A Microsoft Employee Literally Wrote Washington’s Facial Recognition Law 5 April 2020

The bill has little impact on the commercial development or sale of facial recognition technology. The bill doesn’t limit sales to law enforcement, or even hold companies responsible for the outcomes of their algorithms.

Exclusive: Apple likely buyer of NextVR, a live event streaming AR/VR company being sold for ~$100M - 9to5Mac 5 April 2020

NextVR also has holds patented technology that upscales video streams. NextVR uses this technology to support high quality video streams of music and sporting events to VR headsets. NextVR holds over 40 technology patents in total. The company failed to secure a Series C round of funding in early 2019, however, which resulted in a […]

The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order - WSJ 4 April 2020

A global retreat from balancing power with legitimacy will cause the social contract to disintegrate both domestically and internationally. Yet this millennial issue of legitimacy and power cannot be settled simultaneously with the effort to overcome the Covid-19 plague. Restraint is necessary on all sides—in both domestic politics and international diplomacy. Priorities must be established.

Share this:

Like this: