IT in the D

The IT in the D guys with the day off from work.

Their kids with the day off of school.

Naturally, this means they all went downtown for coney dogs at Lafayette and then took the kids into the studio to let the kids talk about things from their points of view - technology, games, and even their dads...

...and a good time was had by all.

Not really one of our "normal" shows...not by a long shot.

No beer, no slim jims, no whacky antics...well, at least not from us this time around.

The kids give a crash course on Minecraft, the cloud, and even us.

So...give it a listen if you want.  We think it's pretty funny to listen to them roll...

...but we're biased.

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We'll be back live with our normal show schedule this coming Monday night when we're live with Billy Strawter from Social Coop Media Detroit and Kevin Krason from Biznet.  Should be a fun show, so be sure to listen live: https://itinthed.com/listen/

The IT in the D guys with the day off from work. Their kids with the day off of school. Naturally, this means they all went downtown for coney dogs at Lafayette and then took the kids into the studio to let the kids talk about things from their points of view – technology, games, […]

IT in the D, Episode 64.

Also known as "Dave completely nerds out beyond all ability to recover".

Why? Because we had Jack Olson in-studio with us, that's why.  And if you don't know why that triggered a major nerding out, then you might as well just completely avoid segments two and thre of this one because it's all nerd, all the time.  We also ran long, with a full fifth segment as we talked with Amanda Lewan and Ebrahim Varachia.  Amanda's been on our show a couple of times in the past, talking about her work with Michipreneur.com and Bamboo Detroit.  Ebrahim is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for Patronicity.com...

Our first segment was all about news and events.  From the Honey Boo Boo / TLC debacle to schools not teaching the critical thinking skills that employers are looking for, we had some good discussions.

As always, links for the various topics we covered (and those we didn't get to due to time constraints) are down below.  So check those out to see what we found interesting this week.

And then...then The Geekening happened.

Jack Olson is the man behind the software that many of us use every day.  IMS. DB2. UDB. Operating systems. Databases. His bio and background are here if you're interested: Jack Olson Bio Background

And so we went on a deep dive.

From the history of databases to the evolution of business intelligence, data profiling, security and archiving...such a wide, cool variety of topics.

And then in segment three, we got into what he's working on these days, and it got even more awesome.

What are the biggest problems that face companies dealing with big data? Data security.  Encryption.  Safety of the data.  Corporate policies around access and use.

Well, he's gone and build something that addresses all of those issues and more...oh, and also managed to utilize compression to get some awesome performance gains along the way.

Got your attention?  Good.  Go check it out at http://www.3lgtechsolutions.com/solutions.html

In our fourth and fifth segments, we dove in with Amanda Lewan discussing her recent article about funding sources for companies here in Michigan, which you can read out at http://www.michipreneur.com/michigan-funding-resources/  Amanda's a repeat guest with us, and we're always happy to talk with her about the work she's doing at Michipreneur and Bamboo Detroit.

Amanda Lewan is Co-founder of the creative work space Bamboo Detroit and Editor of Michipreneur, and online community for Michigan creatives and entrepreneurs. She's passionate about building a more creative economy in Michigan. Her work has been featured in local and national publications, including Entrepreneur, The Nation, and Crain's Business. Follow the conversation online at Michipreneur.com.

One of those funding sources is Patronicity.com, a localized version of something like Kickstarter, but also with the bonus of working with MEDC and providing matching grants.  What does that mean? So let's say your project requires $20,000.  Launch a project on Patronicity, get it rolling, and you raise $10,000 from the community and you'll get the remaining $10,000 from a matching grant.  Ebrahim Varachia is the co-founder and Director of Operations for Patronicity, and he had a lot of great insight into not only his own site and company, but also other options as well.

Check out https://patronicity.com/ and see if they're right for you.

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As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

- The whole TLC / Honey Boo Boo / pedo saga

- WTF? There's a conference...on creationism...at MSU in Lansing on November 1: http://news.sciencemag.org/education/2014/10/creationism-conference-large-u-s-research-university-stirs-unease

- ...which is awesome, as lizards in Florida are not only proving evolution, but are in a pattern of rapid escalation: http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/10/23/anole-lizards-evolution-florida/

- Would you pay $50 for a "shapie"...a 3d figure of yourself? http://www.computerworld.com/article/2836838/worlds-first-3d-full-body-scanning-booth-to-create-custom-you-figurines.html

- Companies want critical thinking skills - http://online.wsj.com/articles/bosses-seek-critical-thinking-but-what-is-that-1413923730 - but schools still aren't teaching critical thinking - http://news.dice.com/2014/10/24/employers-worried-critical-thinking-skills/

- Busted California cop admits it's a game among cops to find and distribute nude photos from women's phones: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/24/east-bay-chp-officer-accused-of-stealing-nude-photos-says-its-game-for-police-california-highway-patrol-sean-harrington/

- Rite Aid and CVS block Apple Pay and Google Wallet, leaked memo shows homegrown solution the reason: http://mashable.com/2014/10/25/apple-pay-blocked-at-rite-aid-and-cvs-reports-say/

- So Ballmer paid $2 billion for the Clippers...but half of that will be a tax write off. WTF?! http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Report-Steve-Ballmer-Could-Claim-1B-in-Tax-Write-Offs-For-Buying-Clippers-280466752.html

- Elon Musk warns of the dangers of AI: http://mashable.com/2014/10/26/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-demons/

- The Florida mom and Breaking Bad action figures: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/20/living/breaking-bad-action-figures-toys-r-us-protest/index.html

- Google's new inbox: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits/2014/10/22/google-unveils-inbox-a-new-take-on-email-and-possibly-a-replacement-for-gmail/

- Ello's $5.5million http://betabeat.com/2014/10/ello-takes-5-5-in-vc-money-signs-a-legally-binding-charter-to-never-sell-ads-or-data/

- Bluesmart: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bluesmart-world-s-first-smart-connected-carry-on

- DIE SLOW ROLL, DIE: http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2014/10/26/slow-roll-season-ends-with-a-special-halloween-edition

- XBox One prices dropped by $50 http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-to-slash-xbox-one-price-by-50-until-end-of-year-as-holiday-season-heats-up/

- Why google shows big data in hiring is dumb: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html

IT in the D, Episode 64. Also known as “Dave completely nerds out beyond all ability to recover”. Why? Because we had Jack Olson in-studio with us, that’s why.  And if you don’t know why that triggered a major nerding out, then you might as well just completely avoid segments two and thre of this […]

IT in the D, Episode 63.

We've been looking forward to this episode for a while now.

We were joined in-studio by Mike from Motor City Drone Co...yes, a company right here in the area that makes drones, one of our favorite topics.  Also joining us were Matt and Jon from RhinoCoders, a great program focused on getting children more involved and engaged with technology in the best way possible - by diving in and getting hands-on with it...

Just like always, our first segment was all about some of the news and events that caught our eye this past week.  Of course, we had to kick off by sending a happy birthday shout out to William Zabka, because, well, we still laugh and talk about the conversations we had with him at Motor City Comic Con. We talked about our event last week at Blackfinn, our upcoming event with Social Media Club Detroit, the November casual networking social at Stray Cat Lounge, the December event at Falling Down Beer Company, and the other events you can find out at https://itinthed.com/meet/.  We got into the recent news that HBO and CBS are launching their own online streaming services, which seems like it's leading to the dream of unbundled content...but there's an inevitable downside.  The chaos going on in a local school with teens, sexting, and pending felony charges.  And so, so many more rantworthy topics...

For segment two, we dove in with Mike from Motor City Drone Co.  And you know how we love to talk about drones.  It was really cool having someone in-studio with us who's very close to the topic and paying attention to things like pending legislation, what the market for drones is, practical applications of it for home and corporate buyers, and all sorts of other topics we've been dying to deep dive on.  They're a great local company with drones ranging from a few hundred dollars all the way out to something that could, you know, hypothetically speaking, move a body if you wanted to.  Not that Motor City Drone Co condones that usage.  Or encourages it.  But, you know, you could.  Find out more about them and go shopping at http://motorcitydroneco.com/

Segment three was all about RhinoCoders.  They're a group of people in the information technology industry that are trying to get kids more interested in careers in IT as they grow up.  They do that by getting them in a hands-on environment teaching them HTML, CSS and Javascript in a series of classes.  The computers are there.  A thumb drive helps the kids bring their work home.  If they miss a class, no big deal, there's a whole online syllabus of the course and work to keep them caught up.  It's a pretty damned cool initiative, and it was great talking with Matt and Jon last night.  Go learn more about RhinoCoders and get your kids rolling with classes starting after the holidays at http://www.rhinocoders.com/

And then, as always, segment four was all about doubling back on points we might have missed from our earlier conversations, a couple more news items that we didn't get to in the first segment and the usual wrap up stuff.

And hey, one more time for good measure - hope you had a great birthday man!

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As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

- People listing Google Glass, Xbox One, Go Pro as "skills" on LinkedIn profiles: http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-new-profile-skills-2014-10

- Yep, Uber drivers are rating you. Are two-way reviews the wave of things to come? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141018152152-1665462-yes-uber-drivers-are-rating-you-welcome-to-the-future-of-reviews?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0

- Guy meets girl online, girl tries to break into guys house, gets trapped in chimney: http://ktla.com/2014/10/19/firefighters-rescue-woman-trapped-in-chimney-at-thousand-oaks-home/

- Facebook tells DEA "no, you can't impersonate users" http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/20/technology/security/facebook-dea/index.html

- Google mobile ads: clicks up...but revenue down: http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/16/technology/mobile/google-mobile/index.html

- Netflix cost hike coming? http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/15/technology/netflix-price/index.html

- UK court convicts man over manga/hentai animated images of porn: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/uk-convicts-man-over-manga-sex-images-of-children/

- No matter what you do, the Yosemite release is phoning home and sending data: https://github.com/fix-macosx/yosemite-phone-home/

- Bob can never move to England, they want to send internet trolls to jail for two years: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/19/justice-secretary-chris-grayling-pledges-stiffer-sentences-for-internet-trolls

- The BBC thinks right to be forgotten is stupid, will publish all content http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29658085

- Our old guest Matt Oehrlien wants you to watch fighting robots everywhere: http://www.businessinsider.com/megabots-at-new-york-comic-con-2014-10

- Like Snapchat doesn't have enough problems, they're rolling out ads: http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/17/snapchat-will-roll-out-its-first-ad-in-the-us-this-weekend/

- Facebook rolls out "safety check" to let people know you're ok during disasters: http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/10/introducing-safety-check/

- Anonabox had so many problems and lies, Kickstarter shut their campaign down: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/10/16/this-debunked-kickstarter-project-may-be-the-biggest-crowdfounding-fail-to-date/

- Building an air traffic control system for drones: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/531811/air-traffic-control-for-drones/

- Heads up parents, you're liable for your kids Facebook posts: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/10/15/parents-may-be-liable-for-what-their-kids-post-on-facebook-court-rules/

- Oh good. Voiceprints are being harvested and stored: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3049bb6c769b4fb38df9fcf5f410b8b2/banks-harvest-callers-voiceprints-fight-fraud

IT in the D, Episode 63. We’ve been looking forward to this episode for a while now. We were joined in-studio by Mike from Motor City Drone Co…yes, a company right here in the area that makes drones, one of our favorite topics.  Also joining us were Matt and Jon from RhinoCoders, a great program […]

IT in the D, Episode 62, also known as "have you tried putting a pickle in that?"

Listen, that'll make sense, honest.

We're joined by Mark Larson from Falling Down Beer Company, along with Courtney Ochab and Ian Burk from Detroit Beer Press.

Great conversations...sure, mostly about beer, but also about a whole variety of topics as well...

In our first segment we dove into the news stories caught our eye over the past week.  From the Snapchat video leak to recruiters being told not to hire US based workers, there were quite a few topics.  As usual, links for all of those topics...including the ones we wanted to get to but just simply didn't...are included down below.  Oh, and of course our event on Thursday night: https://itinthed.com/meet/

Segment two was all about Falling Down Beer Company, with topics from their ever changing awesome menu, the various beers they have on tap, the beers that we had in-studio with us, and the booking of our December event (which we're calling "Elf on the Beer Shelf" this year, and you can read all about what we've put together just since the live broadcast here: https://www.facebook.com/events/740335262686532/).  Great chat with Mark Larson, as always.  You can find Falling Down Beer Company at https://www.facebook.com/fallingdownbeer and we highly encourage you to stop in and check out not just the beer, but the food (reuben eggrolls...trust me...reuben...eggrolls...)

Our third segment dove in with Courtney and Ian from Detroit Beer Press.  Really fun set of conversations with two people who are really passionate about what they're doing...and it doesn't hurt that what they're doing is all about beer.  From the publication that they're putting out (and you can find it in breweries and other locations around the area) to printing off things like custom coasters and other items for the brew pubs and bars...very cool stuff they've got going on.  Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/detroitbeerpress

Our fourth segment doubled back on some of the earlier topics from the evening as well as follow up items with our guests.

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As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

The news and stories we discussed:

- The Snappening. Snapchat videos (over 200,000, gigs and gigs) nabbed through API availability (read: "yes, it's still your fault, Snapchat!) http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/snapchat-images-stolen-from-third-party-web-app-using-hacked-api/

- ebola, Ebola, EBOLA!!!

- 30 acre "city" outside of Ann Arbor build to test driverless cars: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/531301/town-built-for-driverless-cars/

- Meanwhile, in London: driverless subways: http://inhabitat.com/sleek-new-driverless-trains-unveiled-for-londons-underground/

- Guy complains to Comcast, Comcast calls his boss, guy loses job: http://consumerist.com/2014/10/06/unhappy-customer-comcast-told-my-employer-about-complaint-got-me-fired/

- Infosys recruiter under oath says he was told explicitly to not hire US workers: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2692372/former-infosys-recruiter-says-he-was-told-not-to-hire-us-workers.html

- ATMs infected by malware give out millions...with no cards required: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2880

- Oh, and Kmart got hacked: http://www.securityweek.com/kmart-says-hackers-breached-payment-system

- 5 programming languages marked for death: http://news.dice.com/2014/10/09/5-programming-languages-marked-for-death/

- Why Bob should not be allowed on Wikipedia: http://wikipediocracy.com/2014/07/20/how-pranks-hoaxes-and-manipulation-undermine-the-reliability-of-wikipedia/

- Snowden: drop Dropbox, avoid FB and Google: http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/11/edward-snowden-new-yorker-festival/

- 4 Uberpop drivers in Amsterdam arrested: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/10/four_uberpop_taxi_drivers_arre.php

- WhatsApp to roll out VOIP calling...and recording http://www.geektime.com/2014/10/12/exclusive-whatsapp-to-pioneer-voip-call-recording/

- PETA is, of course, pissed that Google used a camel to get their desert street view. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/national/google-straps-camera-to-camels-back-for-street-view-of-arabian-desert

- Birth control pills are completely jacking up the ecosystem: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/birth-control-pills-have-negative-effect-on-lake-ecosystems-study-1.2051279

- The Sheldon Effect: a statistical breakdown on what makes for a stable marriage http://www.randalolson.com/2014/10/10/what-makes-for-a-stable-marriage/

- 5 programming languages likely to die soon: http://news.dice.com/2014/10/09/5-programming-languages-marked-for-death/

IT in the D, Episode 62, also known as “have you tried putting a pickle in that?” Listen, that’ll make sense, honest. We’re joined by Mark Larson from Falling Down Beer Company, along with Courtney Ochab and Ian Burk from Detroit Beer Press. Great conversations…sure, mostly about beer, but also about a whole variety of […]

IT in the D, Episode 61...in which we discover more about connected cars and mobility standards with a repeat guest, and catch up with an old friend who's a first timer.

Great talks, good times, and even a fifth segment.

Because we wanted to, that's why.

So let's find out what Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile Comply and Terry Bean had to say...

As always, our first segment was, as always, a round up of news stories that caught our eye.  From keycards given to seven people that'll reboot the internet to a school district getting rid of swingsets, from a dude killed over Facebook poking his friend's wife out to the insidious evil that is most flashlight apps...good stuff you need to know.

The second segment was all about Elaina Farnsworth from Mobile Comply.  Elaina was on back in Episode 22 talking about the CompTIA Mobility+ certification, and a lot has happened since then so it was time for her to come back and chat some more.  We talked about connected cars, the liability and legal issues around them, and all sorts of other fun.  It's always a good chat with Elaina, and it was great to have her back in.  Check out her company at http://mobilecomply.com/

Segment three moved on to chat with Terry Bean about everything from TEDxDetroit to 313Dlove and things around the city.  We've known Terry for well over a decade, and there are some interesting things brewing behind the scenes (other than beer, for once) that might have us chatting more in the future.  Go ahead and check out what he's got going on at https://www.facebook.com/313DLove

The 4th segment doubled back on earlier topics that we wanted to get into a little bit more, and then the 5th segment (yes, there was a fifth segment) wrapped things up for the night.

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Thanks for listening, and tune in next week as we have Mark Larson from Falling Down Beer Company in along with some of his friends doing cool things with beer and more.

As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

- Where can we get our hands on one of these nifty keycards that'll reboot the internet? http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/select-seven-to-hold-internet-reboot-keys/5719

- Paying via Facebook Messenger?  Ummm...no thanks... http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/05/pay-with-facebook-messenger/

- Lawyers + lazy parents = kids can't have swings any more. http://www.keprtv.com/Richland-School-District-is-Saying-Goodbye-to-Swings-277833231.html

- Pokes kill: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-jailed-after-killing-pal-4376061

- That little flashlight app on your phone is doing more than helping you find your keys: http://benswann.com/exclusive-top-10-flashlight-apps-are-stealing-your-data-even-pics-off-your-phone/

- AT&T gets hacked: http://www.zdnet.com/at-and-t-hit-by-insider-data-breach-unspecified-number-of-accounts-accessed-7000034386/

- You can be served legal papers via Facebook.  That's certainly not going to cause problems... http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/06/notice-sued-judge-allows-summons-served-via-facebook/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

- Why military folks make the best IT candidates: http://news.dice.com/2014/10/06/why-military-personnel-make-ideal-it-pros/

- Microsoft's "RoomAlive" uses kinect to turn your entire room into the video game http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6912979/microsoft-roomalive-research-projector-system

- The FCC really doesn't give a damn what you think about Net Neutrality http://www.vox.com/2014/10/5/6905369/fcc-public-comment-broken

- But the FCC *has* put the Comcast / Time Warner merger/buyout deal on hold http://thewestsidestory.net/2014/10/04/18269/fcc-puts-comcast-time-warner-merge-hold/

- The Navy is building swarming robots to take out enemy ships. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/us-navy-robot-boat-swarm

- You beta testing Windows 10? Surprise! It has a keylogger in it: http://www.winbeta.org/news/using-windows-10-technical-preview-microsoft-might-be-watching-your-every-move-help-feedback

- One dude caused the whole "Facebook real name crackdown". No really, one guy: http://www.dailydot.com/technology/realnamepolice-facebook-real-names-policy/

- Marriott gets hit with $600,000 fine for blocking external / guest WiFi and forcing people to use theirs: http://www.slashgear.com/marriott-fined-600000-for-jamming-guest-hotspots-03349010/

- Google hit with $100MM lawsuit over Fappening photos http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/google-threatened-with-100m-lawsuit-over-nude-celebrity-photos-1.2785565

- Chemical in beer found to increase memory: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432814005646

IT in the D, Episode 61…in which we discover more about connected cars and mobility standards with a repeat guest, and catch up with an old friend who’s a first timer. Great talks, good times, and even a fifth segment. Because we wanted to, that’s why. So let’s find out what Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile […]