Episode 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep!




Tech Talk Y'all show

Summary: <p>In this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff (1:43)</li> <li>ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries (4:56)</li> <li>Robots are not taking over, says head of UN body on autonomous weapons (9:37)</li> <li>California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers (12:24) </li> <li>FTC Warns Companies ‘Warranty Void if Removed’ Stickers Are Flatly Illegal (19:44) </li> <li>Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service (26:18)</li> <li>Steve Wozniak drops Facebook (30:21) </li> <li>A long awaited IOT Crisis is Here, and many devices aren’t ready (34:28)<br> </li> </ul> <p>Weird and Wacky: </p> <ul> <li>The seismic signal of Lionel Messi (39:32)</li> <li>European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks (41:14) </li> <li>Waze crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts (43:17) </li> </ul> <p>Tech Recommendations (46:05): </p> <p>Sanjay - <a href="https://www.wachete.com/" rel="nofollow">Wachete </a><br> Jack - <a href="http://www.bear-writer.com/" rel="nofollow">Bear</a> </p> <p>Bonus: </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://amazonfctours.com/" rel="nofollow">Amazon offers fulfillment center tours</a> </li> <li>Past tech recommendations are available <a href="http://www.techtalkyall.com/techrecommendations" rel="nofollow">here</a> </li> </ul><p>Special Guest: Jack Wells.</p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="Theranos lays off about 100 employees" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-lays-off-about-100-employees-2018-4">Theranos lays off about 100 employees</a></li> <li><a title="ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries" rel="nofollow" href="https://dyn.com/blog/ace-submarine-cable-cut-impacts-ten-countries/">ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries</a></li> <li><a title="'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The Guardian" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/17/killer-robots-un-convention-on-conventional-weapons">'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The Guardian</a></li> <li><a title="California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-selfdriving-regulations-california/california-proposes-new-rules-for-self-driving-cars-to-pick-up-passengers-idUSKCN1HD2ZL">California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers</a></li> <li><a title="FTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly Illegal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/267288-ftc-warns-companies-warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-are-flatly-illegal">FTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly Illegal</a></li> <li><a title="Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/">Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service</a></li> <li><a title="How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/how-to-keep-your-isps-nose-out-of-your-browser-history-with-encrypted-dns/">How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS</a></li> <li><a title="Steve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/steve-wozniak-leaves-facebook-the-profits-are-all-based-on-the-users-info/">Steve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”</a></li> <li><a title="A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/upnp-router-game-console-vulnerabilities-exploited/">A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready</a></li> <li><a title="The seismic signal of Lionel Messi" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43715026">The seismic signal of Lionel Messi</a></li> <li><a title="European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/european-grid-dispute-resolved-lost-6-minutes-returned-to-oven-clocks/">European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks</a></li> <li><a title="Waze’s crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/waze-blamed-for-rise-in-accidents-along-one-of-steepest-streets-in-us/">Waze’s crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts | Ars Technica</a></li> </ul>