The recent twitter hack should automatically remind you to change your password. And don’t make it easy to guess. You want your account active so that you can read all of the funny tweets that happen during, say a 30 minute blackout at the SuperBowl. We’ll recap the zany events, including some of the most memorable commercials. All this and much more tech news, Nerd history and a mobile app that you need to check out if you are planning any kind of remodel project at home.

Hosts: John Kresic, Tom Kresic, Mike Kresic

Running Time: 34:26

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• Houzz is a free mobile app for iOS and Android that gives you picture ideas for your next home project (thanks to Violet for tipping us off to this app).
  

 

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• Over 250,000 Twitter accounts hacked. Change your password!
  
• But it rebounded nicely for the SuperBowl, especially during the half-hour power outage, when everyone took to twitter to become a comedian, and some brands were quick to react.
  
• Review of SuperBowl commercials. Which did you like best? Which ones were the worst?
  
• Tweeeeeeeeets from Spaaaaaacccceee. Here.
  
• What can a Big Mac tell you? More than you think.
  
• Earth’s neighbor is only 13 Light Years away… Kepler Telescope and some math.
  

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• February 14, 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
  
• February 10, 1967 –  The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
  
• February 10, 1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
  

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