CTP Ep. 84 – Aug 29, 2016: To Proxima b, And Beyond!

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CTP Ep. 84 – Monday, Aug 29, 2016

Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Thanks to techdoz.ca for the loan of the snowball mic.

Topics

• Inter-city ride-sharing company targets the GTA
  • https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/08/21/inter-city-ride-sharing-company-targets-the-gta.html
• Twitter Begins Offering Some Anti-Harassment Tools to Every User
  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/twitter-beings-offering-some-anti-harassment-tools-to-every-user/
• The push to teach coding in school reflects our digital world
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/coding-education-curriculum-1.3728942
• Apple issues global iOS update after attempt to use spyware on activist’s iPhone
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/25/apple-ios-update-arab-activists-iphone-spyware
• Apple’s iPhone 7 event is happening on September 7th
  • http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/29/12429510/apple-iphone-7-event-date-announced
• WhatsApp privacy backlash: Facebook angers users by harvesting their data
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/25/whatsapp-backlash-facebook-data-privacy-users
• Canadian Chromecast owners can now redeem $20 in Play Store credit
  • http://www.androidauthority.com/canada-chromecast-deal-712903/
• It’s true—the closest star to the Sun harbors an Earth-sized planet
  • http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/its-true-the-closest-star-to-the-sun-harbors-an-earth-sized-planet/
• Check out the world’s 1st web page, from 25 years ago, on Internaut Day
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/25th-internaut-day-1st-web-page-1.3732077

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Space Engine
• Derek – GitLab

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Starting to look at some video tools including Resolve. (Thanks to a listener, Rick Pinto, for the suggestion!)
• Derek – Made some progress on CleverHost’s new website, set up new my Izon 2.0 security camera to monitor my front yard and driveway, looking to move my wife over to Bell and get her a Samsung Galaxy S7 this week.

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