We were saddened to learn this past week that we lost Leonard Nimoy, as any Star Trek fan knows. Though most closely identified with his character on that show “Mr. Spock,” Nimoy had many other memorable roles and most who encountered him found that he was a very nice and gracious man.
One of his signature phrases was “live long and prosper” and we think he did exactly that in his life. In fact, as many have pointed out, his very last tweet was a sweet summation of his outlook on life:
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2015
One who did encounter him was our friend and journalist (Your Tech Weblog at St. Paul Pioneer Press’ TwinCities.com & TidBits), Julio Ojeda Zapata, who joins us this week as our guest host. Listen to what he says about his experiences with Nimoy.
Hosts: Steve Borsch,Tim Elliott and Julio Ojeda Zapata (Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson are off).
Music: Steady as She Goes by Harmonica Jack under a Creative Commons License.
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Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories
- Net Neutrality is Passed
- Sen. Franken wins his (complicated) cause celebre: Net neutrality
- Now The Internet Belongs To Us — And To Politics
- Obama, AT&T, Verizon, Netflix and more react to the FCC’s historic net neutrality vote
- Net neutrality’s next chapter: How experts saw today’s milestone and next steps
- FCC’s net neutrality OK raises worries of mobile over-regulation
- University of Minnesota-born startup Vidku raises $17M in 17 days
- Group launched by Torii Hunter invests in Minneapolis startup iMyne
- Anthem data breach affects 300,000 Minnesotans
- Target
- Minneapolis mom launches design-it-yourself website for handmade kids clothing
- Camera gives Twin Cities real estate buyers 3-D home tours online
- ‘Virtual reality’ is moving out of science fiction to real-world computing and entertainment
Other Top Stories
- Leonard Nimoy
Nimoy & Zachary Quinto (the ‘new’ Spock) in an Audi commercial
- The NSA’s SIM heist could have given it the power to plant spyware on any phone
- Apple to Live Stream ‘Spring Forward’ Apple Watch Event on March 9
- Pebble Unveils Color-Screen Time Smartwatch as Apple Threat Looms
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
- Have a Mac? You can no no longer laugh at Windows users who have dealt with crapware and malware for years. Listen to learn about it what’s going on and how to keep your Mac safe.
- Article that spurred this tip: Mac OS X Isn’t Safe Anymore: The Crapware / Malware Epidemic Has Begun
Cool Thing of the Week
- Tim: IFTTT Do
- Steve: Layers for WordPress
- Julio: Samsung Gear VR
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