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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Toronto Star receives $65,000 fine for violating CRTC Do Not Call List rules
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/18/toronto-star-receives-65000-fine-violating-crtc-not-call-list-rules/
• RIP Jerry Pournelle, the first author to write a novel on a computer
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/9/16279582/jerry-pournelle-science-fiction-author-writing-computers-obituary
• New Bluetooth vulnerability can hack a phone in 10 seconds
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/new-bluetooth-vulnerability-can-hack-a-phone-in-ten-seconds/
• Toronto-Montreal Hyperloop Plan Considered Among Top 10 in the World
  • http://betakit.com/toronto-montreal-hyperloop-plan-considered-among-top-10-in-the-world/
• Facebook is Opening an AI Lab in Montreal
  • http://betakit.com/facebook-is-opening-an-ai-lab-in-montreal/
• Audible launches dedicated Canadian audiobook marketplace
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/13/audible-launches-dedicated-canadian-audiobook-marketplace/

Topics

• Review of road trip to Camp Walden
• The CFL embraces Twitter emoji
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/14/cfl-twitter-emoji/
• Equifax breach
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-opinion-equifax-data-breach-1.4293609
  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ve-breached-inside-equifax-hack-120400074.html (sound warning)
  • http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/equifax-hack-no-numbers-released-yet-as-company-promises-canadian-update-1.3594656
• Apple announcements
  • • Summary
      • https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/12/16290080/apple-keynote-2017-iphone-x-8-event-news-recap
      • https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/12/16298988/apple-itunes-desktop-update-removes-app-store
    • Now that iPhone has joined other makers with having facial recognition, people should be aware of some of the ramifications
      • https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/12/16298192/apple-iphone-face-id-legal-security-fifth-amendment
  • CRTC let’s Bell bill differently depending on type of wholesale high speed access
    • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/18/crtc-allows-bell-to-use-different-billing-models-for-wholesale-high-speed-internet-services/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – The Phoenix Project
• Derek – Jaxx

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Recovering from a migraine / cold. Still looking for that next great role. #hirestu
• Derek – Also recovering from my voice being messed up for a whole week after Fireside Conference, plus a cold on top. Going to work with Jamieson to cycle him in as a regular co-host again, and generally just working hard at CleverHost, Olio, and Councillor duties.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:50 — 43.3MB)

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Derek and Jamieson sit down with Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Tendermint and Cosmos, to talk about the upcoming real world implications of blockchain technology, and where Canadians can expect it to impact their daily lives.

Sponsored by Fireside Conference, Codeship, and Olio Digital Labs.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:02 — 51.5MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Apple’s big iPhone event is officially set for September 12th
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/31/apples-big-iphone-event-is-set-for-september-12th/
• An Instagram hack hit millions of accounts, and victims’ phone numbers are now for sale
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/1/16244304/instagram-hack-api-bug-doxagram-selena-gomez
• Developer of Popular Kik Messenger Plans $125 Million ICO
  • https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/interview/developer-popular-kik-messenger-plans-125-million-ico/
• Essential Phone Review: No one said hardware was easy
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/01/essential-phone-review/
• RBC wants to use artificial intelligence to help customers make financial decisions
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/28/rbc-artificial-intelligence-financial-assistance-customers/

Topics

• Eligible Ontario homeowners to get smart thermostats
  • https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/08/30/eligible-ontario-homeowners-to-get-smart-thermostats-under-new-program.html
• CRTC makes new wholesale internet available to resellers
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/29/crtc-makes-fibre-wholesale-internet-services-available-to-upstart-providers/
• Innisfil saved $73,500 by using Uber as a public transportation service
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/09/innisfil-saved-73500-by-using-uber-as-a-public-transportation-service/
• Canada in the race for driverless tech
  • https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7535153-canada-in-the-race-for-driverless-tech/
• People Are Using Old Laptop Batteries to Build Their Own Versions of Tesla’s Powerwall
  • https://futurism.com/people-are-using-old-laptop-batteries-to-build-their-own-versions-of-teslas-powerwall/
• Ottawa teen’s low-cost smartphone to take on Apple, Samsung
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-teen-launching-180-smartphone-1.4267763

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Fall weather is coming.
• Derek – Freight Farms

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Job hunting and kicking off my side hustle continues.
• Derek – Got the oldest child off to school today, getting ready for Fireside Conference next weekend, and currently debating whether to acquire a Superbook instead of a Chromebook.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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