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

Hosts & Guests

* Stuart Clark

* Derek Silva

* Jamieson Roberts

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* CRTC allows a second round of interventions on Wi-Fi-first MVNOs

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/crtc-allows-a-second-round-of-submissions-on-the-subject-of-wi-fi-first-mvnos/ (https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/crtc-allows-a-second-round-of-submissions-on-the-subject-of-wi-fi-first-mvnos/)

* Ontario government tables legislation that would make ticket bots illegal

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/ontario-governments-tables-legislation-make-ticket-bots-illegal/ (https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/ontario-governments-tables-legislation-make-ticket-bots-illegal/)

* Microsoft Edge preview arrives on iOS, coming soon to Android

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-edge-ios-android-preview/ (https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-edge-ios-android-preview/)

* The Alberta government wants to install smart thermostats and advanced power bars in your home

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/04/alberta-government-wants-install-smart-thermostats-advanced-power-bars-home/ (https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/04/alberta-government-wants-install-smart-thermostats-advanced-power-bars-home/)

Topics

* Here’s what you missed at Google’s Pixel event

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/04/google-pixel-event-new-canada/ (https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/04/google-pixel-event-new-canada/)

* Square Launches Debit Card and Contactless Payment in Canada

* https://techvibes.com/2017/10/03/square-launches-debit-card-and-contactless-payment-in-canada (https://techvibes.com/2017/10/03/square-launches-debit-card-and-contactless-payment-in-canada)

* Windows Phone is no longer a ‘focus’ for Microsoft, will not be building new hardware or features

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/09/windows-phone-canada-no-longer/ (https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/09/windows-phone-canada-no-longer/)

* Canada Needs To Get Ready For Driverless Vehicles

* https://techvibes.com/2017/10/06/canada-needs-to-get-ready-for-driverless-vehicles (https://techvibes.com/2017/10/06/canada-needs-to-get-ready-for-driverless-vehicles)

* Remote northern Ontario First Nation to begin getting drone delivery

* http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/drones-moose-cree-first-nation-1.4331076 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/drones-moose-cree-first-nation-1.4331076)

Stuff We Like

* Stuart – Reading The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (https://www.amazon.ca/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507575588&sr=8-1&keywords=the+big+leap+by+gay+hendricks)

* Derek – Google Pixelbook (https://store.google.com/product/google_pixelbook)

* Jamieson – Drop (https://b.ewd.io/code?c=4w9qk)

What are you up to lately?

* Stuart – Still job hunting, working on some sclarkconsulting.ca (https://sclarkconsulting.ca/) and life ideas. I’m a speaker on Podcasting Chat (https://jamesshelley.com/events/podcasting-chat/) scheduled to take place on Oct 20th.

* Derek – Started my Christmas shopping (I KNOW!!), attended a Council meeting and public meeting about the Ilderton arena needs study, wrote and published a blog entry about chatbots (https://chatbotslife.com/chatbots-are-here-so-how-do-you-get-one-8a2c05413c10), started digging into augmented reality and will be writing a blog entry about that, really enjoying watching the Chicago Blackhawks first few games, started watching Outlander and season 4 of Luther.

* Jamieson – Started three open source projects, and got promoted!

Noteworthy News

* Apple Maps adds data for six Ontario, Alberta and Québec cities

* https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/05/apple-maps-ontario-alberta-quebec-cities/ (https://mobilesyrup.

In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC (http://radiofreehpc.com/) team looks at Smart Cities. As the featured topic this year at the SC17 Plenary (http://sc17.supercomputing.org/presentation/?id=hpccp101&sess=sess413), the Smart Cities (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city) initiative looks to improve the quality of life for residents using urban informatics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_informatics) and other technologies to improve the efficiency of services.With the accelerating volume of data about cities, HPC is helping cities to optimize their services, from making food safety inspections more effective to identifying children most at risk for lead poisoning. HPC is supporting the creation of computational models of urban sectors such as transportation, energy demand, or economics. And increasingly there is opportunity—and need—to develop multi-scale, coupled modeling systems that harness new data sources and measurement techniques and that capture the interdependencies between these sectors to provide a more holistic modeling capability for urban designers, planners, and developers. This plenary panel will discuss emerging needs and opportunities suggesting an increasing role for HPC in cities, with perspectives from city government, planning and design, and embedded urban HPC systems.The SC17 Plenary on Smart Cities (http://sc17.supercomputing.org/presentation/?id=hpccp101&sess=sess413) takes place 5:30pm - 6:30pm on Nov. 13 at the Denver convention center.After that, we do our Catch of the WeekDownload the MP3 (http://radiofreehpc.com/audio/RF-HPC_Episodes/Episode161/RFHPC161SmartCities.mp3) * Subscribe on iTunes (http://bit.ly/WgEZzd) * RSS Feed (http://bit.ly/QXKy3V)(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RadioFreeHpcPodcast/~4/aYtorAURV0A)

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While at VMWorld, I learned more about nVidia’s offerings for server GPUs. Especially in companies where running and working with graphics is important. Instead of installing an expensive desktop at a person’s workstation, the Tesla series of GPU accelerators can give you the horsepower you need.

nVidia Tesla P40 GPU

With 24 GB of GDDR5, and a memory bandwidth of 346 GB, the P40 will give performance to high-performance need. Each GPU has 47 Tera-Operations per Second, a server with 8 P40’s will deliver the same performance of 140 cpu servers.

nVidia Tesla M10

This board allows for up to 64 users at a time, or 128 with 2 boards per server. Utilizing 2560 CUDA cores (640 per GPU), programs such as AutoCAD, Photoshop, Autodesk MAYA, ArcGIS, and more will deliver without buying another desktop machine.

nVidia at VMWorld 2017 (the video)

We saw how nVidia Grid with quadro VDWS workstation can perform better than a CPU based workstation. We saw an 8K video render in VMWare’s ESXI using a 40 core with 80 Hyperthreads, without dropping frames. We also saw Solidworks Visualise, with 2 renders of an Audi A8 design. Both of these renders are being performed on one server.

Finally, we see the vRealize operations manager. This dashboard can manage Esx servers, they can also see the GPU resource utilization.

Each Tesla GPU has a dedicated decode engine for AI-based Video Services. Check out nVidia.com/trygrid (http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=20383X779049&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2FnVidia.com%2Ftrygrid&sref=rss) to test Grid in a VMWare, or Citrix environment.

 

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Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane take a walk through a variety of websites and look at the issues at Spotify as they have major issues in there new implementation of there subscribe links.

You have heard me talk about proximity beacons. I know now how to do it with minimal investment! This course (http://584e7cm5-druvn32pyq8f61x3i.hop.clickbank.net/) that I endorse and have used successfully is the gateway to deploying proximity beacons for Android.

Reach out to Rob @robgreenlee or Todd @geeknews we are always open to a guest so reach out to Rob

Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane take a walk through a variety of websites and look at the issues at Spotify as they have major issues in there new implementation of there subscribe links.

You have heard me talk about proximity beacons. I know now how to do it with minimal investment! This course (http://584e7cm5-druvn32pyq8f61x3i.hop.clickbank.net/) that I endorse and have used successfully is the gateway to deploying proximity beacons for Android.

Reach out to Rob @robgreenlee or Todd @geeknews we are always open to a guest so reach out to Rob

Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

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

(http://www.canadiantechpodcast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/olio-square-150x150.png)Hosts & Guests

* Stuart Clark

* Derek Silva

Quick Hits

* Rog...

What the tech is happening right now? We start the podcast with the tragedy of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, exploring how social media helps us stay informed of local issues and how fundraising after tragedy is not always legitimate. Be aware that hundreds of social media scams pop up during tragedy as others look to profit off loss, heartbreak, and death. Also, during the planning of International Podcast Day, we run into some technical issues with our Google account and YouTube channel, including a copyright infringement, inability to edit video, restricted Hangouts On Air testing, and limited access to human contact. In other news, with school in full swing, we share some of the great discounts one could receive if using their .edu email address - from Squarespace to Microsoft, from Adobe to The Washington Post.

SHOW NOTES

It’s Official: Ubuntu 17.10 Is Killing 32-Bit Desktop ISO

https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-17-10-killing-32-bit-desktop-iso/ (https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-17-10-killing-32-bit-desktop-iso/)

Richard Stallman says Microsoft’s “Love” For Linux Will Hurt Free And Open Source Software

https://fossbytes.com/richard-stallman-microsoft-linux-love-will-hurt-free-open-source-software/ (https://fossbytes.com/richard-stallman-microsoft-linux-love-will-hurt-free-open-source-software/)

The ISS just got its own Linux supercomputer

http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-iss-just-got-its-own-linux-supercomputer/ (http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-iss-just-got-its-own-linux-supercomputer/)

Tails 3.2 release candidate has been released for testing

https://www.neowin.net/news/tails-32-release-candidate-has-been-released-for-testing (https://www.neowin.net/news/tails-32-release-candidate-has-been-released-for-testing)

Germany’s Election Software Is Dangerously Hackable

https://www.wired.com/story/security-roundup-germany-election-software-is-hackable/ (https://www.wired.com/story/security-roundup-germany-election-software-is-hackable/)

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CREDITS:

Intro: “Weapons” – Cory Gray

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cory_Gray/Music_For_Film__TV/Weapons_1703 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cory_Gray/Music_For_Film__TV/Weapons_1703)

News Beeps – johnnytal

http://freesound.org/people/johnnytal/sounds/88517/ (http://freesound.org/people/johnnytal/sounds/88517/)

Ubuntu drum – Canonical

The FCC asked Apple to turn on the FM radio inside the iPhone. Apple responded by saying there was no FM chip in either the iPhone 7 or 8. I talk about the ramifications of this acknowledgment and the future of radio. This has been a week where my sc...