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Hosts & Guests

• Derek Silva

Topics

• Elon Musk Says Tesla’s New Solar Shingles Will Cost Less Than a Regular Roof
  • https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2FR7.SoC-elon-musk-says-teslas-new-solar-shingle/f-4362faf3b0%2Ffortune.com
• Mark Zuckerberg outlines how Facebook will tackle its fake news problem
  • http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/19/13685548/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-fake-news-problem-solutions
• Police want the right to force Canadians to unlock their smartphones
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/11/18/police-want-the-right-to-force-canadians-to-unlock-their-smartphones/
• Back-up cameras to become mandatory for cars in May 2018
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/back-up-cameras-to-become-mandatory-for-cars-in-may-2018/article32591991/
• Twitter upgrades some features in bid to thwart online abuse
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/twitter-to-allow-muting-keywords-phrases-in-bid-to-thwart-cyberbullying/article32848166/
  • https://blog.twitter.com/2016/progress-on-addressing-online-abuse
• Customers not happy with Apple’s ‘pitiful’ cure for iPhone ‘touch disease’
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-iphone-touch-disease-1.3856850
• Microsoft joins the Linux foundation
  • https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/16/microsoft-joins-the-linux-foundation/
• Google signs on to the .NET Foundation as Samsung brings .NET support to Tizen
  • https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/16/google-signs-on-to-the-net-foundation-and-samsung-brings-net-support-to-tizen/
• WhatsApp unveils video calls, Skype pops open guest accounts
  • http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/11/whatsapp-video-calls-skype-guest-accounts/
• Pick and pay CRTC reforms arrive Dec. 1
  • http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6974240-pick-and-pay-crtc-reforms-arrive-dec-1/
• Google announces RAISR, a method of upscaling images with machine learning
  • http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/11/14/google-announces-raisr-method-upscaling-images-machine-learning/

Local Story

• U.K. high-tech leader to make North American debut with 20-job medical parts plant
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/11/16/uk-high-tech-leader-to-make-north-american-debut-with-20-job-medical-parts-plant

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – N/A
• Derek – Atom

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Unpacking, prepping for a busy week ahead.
• Derek – Put a stop to initiatives like HostEsperto, SSLcheap, and The IT Dept. Needed to make way for recently being appointed Councillor of Ward 4 in Middlesex Centre.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:49 — 63.9MB)

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Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

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

Topics

• U.S. visitors flooded immigration website prior to election night crash, department confirms
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-immigration-website-crash-presidential-election-1.3845080
• NES Classic Edition now available in Canada, though good luck finding one in stores
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/11/11/nes-classic-edition-now-available-in-canada-though-good-luck-finding-one-in-stores/
• Huawei forges R&D partnership with the University of Waterloo, pledges $3 million over three years
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/11/11/huawei-forges-rd-partnership-with-the-university-of-waterloo-pledges-3-million-over-three-years/
• Las Vegas gets “kinetic tiles” that power lights with foot traffic
  • http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/11/las-vegas-gets-kinetic-tiles-that-power-lights-with-foot-traffic/
• After cyber attacks, Internet of Things wrestles with making smart devices safer
  • http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attacks-manufacturers-idUSKBN133199
• $25 basic TV can’t stop customers from cutting their cable in record numbers
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/basic-tv-cord-cutting-cable-1.3847342
• Google’s Chrome Hackers Are About to Upend Your Idea of Web Security
  • https://www.wired.com/2016/11/googles-chrome-hackers-flip-webs-security-model/
• Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research testing highly automated vehicles in Stratford
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/11/11/waterloo-centre-for-automotive-research-testing-highly-automated-vehicles-in-stratford

Local Story

• Game maker Big Viking announces $21-million financing for 2016
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/game-maker-big-viking-announces-21-million-financing-for-2016/article32628667/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Star Citizen
• Derek – Nextcloud

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Vacation week, stuff done around the house, digital purge continues.
• Derek – Started some home renovations in the kitchen, will move into the basement afterwards. I installed Plex on my desktop, will use it again as a media server with my Roku soon. I enabled AutoSSL and Let’s Encrypt at CleverHost, giving everyone free SSL certificates — need to ensure that works properly and will announce formally soon.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:34 — 55.6MB)

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Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

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

Topics

• Apple cuts price of USB-C accessories in Canada following MacBook Pro outrage
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/11/04/apple-cuts-price-of-usb-c-accessories-following-macbook-pro-outrage/
    • Side note: Derek found a reason to buy a MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar! https://www.producthunt.com/posts/touch-bar-nyancat
• Google Play Store to support cheap introductory subscription periods for apps
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/11/04/google-play-store-will-soon-offer-apps-with-cheap-introductory-subscription-periods/
• Netflix Could Release Offline Mode, But You Might Not Be Able To Use It
  • http://www.itechpost.com/articles/49694/20161103/netflix-release-offline-mode-use.htm
• LastPass Makes Multi-Device Access Free to All
  • https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/84551/lastpass-makes-multi-device-access-free
• Class-action lawsuit filed in Canada against Samsung over Note 7 phones
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/class-action-lawsuit-filed-in-canada-against-samsung-over-note-7-phones/article32696967/?reqid=f0f10a3e-f175-4d05-b708-37286818630d
• CraveTV boosts Bell’s bottom line as Shomi pulls the plug
  • https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/11/03/bce-third-quarter-profit-up-as-bell-wireless-revenues-rise.html
• CRTC orders telecoms to start blocking ‘blatantly illegitimate’ spam calls
  • http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/canadian-telecoms-told-by-crtc-they-must-start-blocking-spam-calls-within-90-days?__lsa=5dda-41ec

Local Story

• Next stop success for London app maker
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/10/30/next-stop-success-for-london-app-maker

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Dupe Guru
• Derek – Napflix

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – London Public Library and CBC had a big announcement last week. Trying to clean up and purge digitally and physically.
• Derek – Tuned into some local issues in Middlesex Centre lately and have been giving me feedback where asked, and where I can. Looking to launch a new service for CleverHost, still translating things into Portuguese for HostEsperto, and trying to find time to make some tweaks to CleverHost’s servers, and study up so I can take the LPIC-1 exams next year.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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