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We don’t often cover news stories here at 40Tech, but this one bears mentioning. A recent FCC decision now allows the movie industry to disable analog outputs on your equipment in certain situations. Say what? Yes, you heard that right- in some cases, a content provider can reach in and mess with your gear. What is the practical effect of this? It really has three ramifications, two of which are bad.

Major League Baseball was handed a viral video opportunity on a silver platter on Tuesday night.  In a Philadelphia Phillies game, a fan made a tremendous catch of a foul ball from his seat near the railing in the upper deck, leaning over the railing.  After high-fiving nearby fans, he handed the ball to his [...]