Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Star Trek 8 – The Ocho

Episode 132

All Hail Peacock, FTC drops the ban-hammer, and DNA is kinda important

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Kimberly DeFilippi, Project Manager, Business Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-defilippi-77b39

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Star Trek 8 – The Ocho

Episode 132

All Hail Peacock, FTC drops the ban-hammer, and DNA is kinda important

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Kimberly DeFilippi, Project Manager, Business Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-defilippi-77b3986/

Brenda Heisler, Resource Coordinator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-heisler-b5431989/

Hank Yee, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hankyee/

Longer Topics

All Hail Peacock!

* https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/17/20870213/nbcuniversal-peacock-streaming-service-name-price-launch-date-battlestar-galactica

* http://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/nbcuniversal-announces-%E2%80%98peacock%E2%80%99-name-its-streaming-service-and-unveils-initial

* https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/20/everything-you-need-know-about-upcoming-streaming-services-one-handy-rundown/

* https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/17/20870502/nbc-streaming-service-peacock

* https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hbo-max-streaming-service-20190709-story.html

* https://deadline.com/2019/09/hbo-max-l-the-big-bang-theory-streaming-rights-tbs-extends-cable-window-mega-deal-warnermedia-1202736725/

* https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-deal

* https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-sets-staggering-multi-billion-dollar-hbo-max-streaming-deal-1240250

* https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/19/20874115/office-nbc-reboot-peacock-netflix-steve-carell-friends-hbo-max

* https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/netflix-debt-junk-bond-2-billion-content-spending-1203377007/

Lightning Round

* The FTC has banned companies from selling stalkerware for the first time

* Controversial new study argues that kids need to spend MORE time on screens

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Domesticated Snakes

Episode 131

Facebook Libra, Solaring in the dark, and Moon O2

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Brenda Heisler, Resource Coordinator

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Domesticated Snakes

Episode 131

Facebook Libra, Solaring in the dark, and Moon O2

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Brenda Heisler, Resource Coordinator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-heisler-b5431989/

Longer Topics

Give me Libra or give me something else!

* The EU launched an anti-trust investigation into the Libra Assoc.

* Japan set up a task force to determine Libra’s possible impact on financial markets

* PayPal backs out on October 4 citing a focus on core business

* Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe all pull out

Solar energy is making inroads in new and interesting ways

* And the prices on the electricity coming from Molten Salt plants is dropping, down from 13.5cents per kilowatt hour in 2009, down to appx 5 cents per kilowatt hour in 2017.

* The feature is called “Anti-Islanding,” and it is intended to protect utility workers who would logically assume that there is no power on the line.

Lightning Round

* Amazon finally dumps Oracle for good

* Motorola RAZR might be making a comeback

* Great news! Putting tiny spy chips into computer hardware is not as hard as you’d think!

* Samsung announces that the thumbprint reader can be unlocked with ANY thumbprint

* Rather than using schmancy antibiotics on bacteria, why not just rip them apart?

* Moon settlers could get oxygen from the surface of the satellite

Music Credits

Intro: Jason Shaw – Tech Talk

Outro: Jason Shaw – Feels Good 2 B

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Impenetrable Spaghetti

Episode 130

AI Makes Headway, Everything’s Zen with Passwords, and Nobel on Lithium

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Kimberly DeFilippi, Project Manager, Busin

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Impenetrable Spaghetti

Episode 130

AI Makes Headway, Everything’s Zen with Passwords, and Nobel on Lithium

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Kimberly DeFilippi, Project Manager, Business Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-defilippi-77b3986/

Brenda Heisler, Resource Coordinator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-heisler-b5431989/

Longer Topics

AI Makes Headway In Fate To Take Over World

Death to Passwords!

* There is also FIDO2 that supports the WebAuthn and CTAP protocol

Lightning Round

* Essential Phone still exists, makes Blackberry look relevant

* Ken Thompson’s password cracked! From 40 years ago…

* NASA acknowledges space bears aren’t a thing, let’s ladies roam alone

* The Korn Shell is back! Back Again!

* Rwanda hits milestone with first smartphone designed and assembled entirely in Africa

* Nobel Prize for chemistry goes to innovators responsible for rechargeable lithium batteries

Music Credits

Intro: Jason Shaw – Tech Talk

Outro: Jason Shaw – Feels Good 2 B

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Twaylaid

Episode 129

DNS over HTTPS, Net Neutralized, and Twitter does the obvious thing for once

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Longer Topics

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Twaylaid

Episode 129

DNS over HTTPS, Net Neutralized, and Twitter does the obvious thing for once

Hosts

Ned Bellavance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52

@Ned1313

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Longer Topics

DNS over HTTPS is coming and ISPs are Mad

* DNS was invented around 1983

* They have distilled this fit into a letter to congress

* HTTP/3 is an implementation of Google’s QUIC protocol

Lightning Round

* Stack Overflow just got a new CEO and.. Well, it’s been a bit of a rocky start

* A Federal Court Just issued a major decision on this year’s favorite topic!

* Microsoft announces new foldable Surface phone in time for 2020 Holiday Season, and other stuff as well

* Twitter Decides that Abuse through DMs is not as fun as it sounds

* Car crash? Hey Google call… oh wait I probably shouldn’t say this

* iOS 13 and *sigh* iPadOS 13 are out and it’s actually kind of a big deal

Music Credits

Intro: Jason Shaw – Tech Talk

Outro: Jason Shaw – Feels Good 2 B

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Brunch at Naruto’s

Episode 128

Google Images, the latest terrible thing from Facebook, and robot terrors of the not so distant future.

Hosts

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Kimberly DeFilippi, Project Manager, Business Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-defilippi

Show Notes

Buffer Overflow: Brunch at Naruto’s

Episode 128

Google Images, the latest terrible thing from Facebook, and robot terrors of the not so distant future.

Hosts

Chris Hayner, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhayner

Kimberly DeFilippi, Project Manager, Business Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-defilippi-77b3986/

Brenda Heisler, Resource Coordinator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-heisler-b5431989/

Hank Yee, Delivery Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hankyee/

Longer Topics

Google Images: A Brief & Surprising History of…plus some other things

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Images

* https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017864/google-removes-view-image-button-from-search-results

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Versace_dress_of_Jennifer_Lopez

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Versace_dress_of_Elizabeth_Hurley

* https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/22/20878881/jennifer-lopez-versace-google-images-grammys-2000-milan-fashion-week

Lightning Round

* Snap hates facebook and has a Snap-hates-facebook-scrapbook

* Who’s got two thumbs, your sandwich, and just gave out 5 million users’ worth of PII? Doordash, that’s who!

* Amazon wants to bring Alexa out of your home and into your life, your body, and your soul

* In the not so distant future, you could get your own K9! Alternatively, we’re one step closer to Black Mirror!

* WhatsApp’s step to limit disinformation is actually working

* So, the Area 51 ‘Raid’ happened… and it looked more like a rave

Music Credits

Intro: Jason Shaw – Tech Talk

Outro: Jason Shaw – Feels Good 2 B