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Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• Mike Battista
  • Mike Battista used to cover mobile devices and futurism as an enterprise tech analyst. Now he’s working as a scientist at a neuroscience startup based in Toronto. Oh, and he co-founded Forest City Pulp, which is a small publisher of provocative fiction. Find him on Twitter: @phronk

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

Topics

• Your Texts Are Not Private, Ontario Court Rules
  • http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/your-texts-are-not-private-ontario-court-rules
• Facebook shuts out ad blockers, but offers users more control
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/facebook-shuts-out-ad-blockers-but-offers-users-more-control/article31336574/
• CRTC confirms Canadians pay more than everyone else in international telecom price study
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/08/11/crtc-releases-international-telecom-price-study-confirms-canada-pays-more-than-everyone-else/
• Apple rumoured to finally refresh its aging MacBook Pro line
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/08/10/apple-rumoured-to-finally-refresh-its-aging-macbook-pro-line/
• Alberta class-action lawsuit against the creators of Pokemon Go
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/pokemon-go-lawsuit-class-action-torrington-alberta-schaeffer-1.3715263
• Tesla Pledges to Launch Minibus and Semi Truck by 2017
  • http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/17955/20160806/tesla-minibus-semi-truck-2017.htm
• New air-gap jumper covertly transmits data in hard-drive sounds
  • http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-air-gap-jumper-covertly-transmits-data-in-hard-drive-sounds/

Local Story

• Ladies Learning Code National Code Day is happening September 24, 2016 (HTML & CSS Game Design)
  • http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/london-national-learn-to-code-day-2016-interactive-stories-game-making-with-html-css-on-september-tickets-26414884631

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Nothing I can think of
• Derek – Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
• Mike – Harambe Wealthsimple

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Unpacking, setting up a Facebook page for the podcast
• Derek – Son’s soccer season is over, I just snagged $250 worth of free Microsoft Azure credit, so I’m looking forward to using that. Huge Best Buy sale on cell phones next weekend, looking forward to checking that out.
• Mike – Settling in to the new job, getting used to working from home.

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