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October 11, 2008 Announcements

Hello Everyone,
Planet TV is back online after almost a week. We suffered a massive DOS attack which took out our server farm on October 4, 2008. I won’t go into the details of how they did it, but it was a very sophisticated attack meant only to take Planet TV offline. We have now hardened [...]

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DPTV-205-2008-09-28

September 28, 2008 PTV 2008

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Episode 205

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Ubisoft game trailer for Armored Core
Chinese Say They’re Building EM Space Drive
King Richard II’s recipe book to go online
How a $2 pingpong ball saved a little girls life
Darpa Budget Cut $130 Million
Senate Boosts Funding for Laser Weapons
U.S. Denies Drone [...]

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DPTV-204-2008-09-19

September 19, 2008 Editorials and Rants

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Episode 204 – Editorial about the propaganda film “Obsession.”

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I received a DVD in the mail several days ago supposedly containing a preview of a documentary film (at the value of $19.95) titled “Obsession.”
The film does not state that it comes [...]

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Lucian Solutions – 04

September 15, 2008 Audio Files

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Lucian Solutions Number 04

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By Baxter – If dropped into Earth’s atmosphere, would a kernel of popcorn, pop, before being incinerated by re-entry?

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It would not be able to pop because the water would evaporate and crack the shell. The [...]

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DPTV-203-2008-09-12

September 12, 2008 PTV 2008

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Episode 203

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Sept 9, 1947 – First documented Computer bug
Harvard Mark II computer
Star Trek is 42 today
Three-pieces robotic musicians react to humans and plants
Wired Magazine photo of robot by Nemo Gould
Nemomatic robotic art by Nemo Gould
The-secret-life-of-paper
Thinkgeek.com retro handset with cord
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The Ancients of Eden – Chapter 20

September 1, 2008 Ancients of Eden

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Chapter Twenty of The Ancients of Eden, written and read by Lucian

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Dwayne nodded his head in agreement. “Yeah… I know.” Then he looks out the front window at the sun, which is about halfway down the horizon and dropping fast. “But that’s [...]

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