Summary: We answer our askMTJC from Paul Wilkinson about eSim support and Aussie Apple retail pricing. Tim discusses his Apollo XI T-shirt and Wikipedia's support drive. We follow up on Testflight public betas which inspire a new site, Google Plus is shutting down, Secrets & Lies, and Facebook Portal introduces new smart screens for the home. 3D Bananas are the new scale of processor performance. Another follow up on Saqib Shaikh as he appears on CBC's Spark. Luna Display is available for sale. We discuss iOS 12 and Core Data External Binary Data Storage, State of Developer Ecosystem, Apple vs the Big Hack, Aussie Day Light Savings Apple Watch bug, iOS 12.0.1 bug fixes, and Apple's overpriced repairs. Picks: The Apple II Source Code for the LOGO Language Found, CodeMobile Weekly Episode 2: A fireside chat with Jaime Lopez, Designing Websites for iPhone X, REPL Support for Swift Packages. <strong>Episode 216 Show Links</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/PaulWilko/status/1048761948718788608" target="_blank">"eSIM is a carrier thing, not an Apple thing... #askmtjc"</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/PaulWilko/status/1048762968312143874" target="_blank">"Australian retail prices include our 10% sales tax... About $50 more... #askmtjc"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.publicbetas.com/" target="_blank">PublicBetas</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/10/google-exposed-non-public-data-for-500k-users-then-kept-it-quiet/" target="_blank">Google+ shutting down after data leak affecting 500,000 users | Ars Technica</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/facebook-portal-smart-displays-put-messenger-on-your-countertop/" target="_blank">Facebook unveils smart displays, promises not to snoop on your video calls | Ars Technica</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jamesthomson/status/1048970642400403457?s=21" target="_blank">J"This is the raw banana power of a Series 4…</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/408-1.4850226/i-designed-the-tool-that-i-wanted-engineer-who-is-blind-creates-app-to-describe-the-world-around-him-1.4850231" target="_blank">'I designed the tool that I wanted.' Engineer who is blind creates app to describe the world around him | CBC Radio</a></li> <li><a href="https://mjtsai.com/blog/2018/10/01/ios-12-and-core-data-external-binary-data-storage/" target="_blank">Michael Tsai - Blog - iOS 12 and Core Data External Binary Data Storage</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/research/devecosystem-2018/swift-objc/" target="_blank">Swift in 2018 - The State of Developer Ecosystem by JetBrains</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/07/apple-watch-series-4-daylight-saving-time-bug/" target="_blank">Apple Watch daylight saving bug leaves Series 4 devices in a loop</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/apple-releases-ios-12-0-1-to-fix-charging-and-wifi-bugs/" target="_blank">iOS 12.0.1 arrives with fixes for a couple of early user complaints | Ars Technica</a></li> <li><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/09/apple-investigated-by-cbc-news.html" target="_blank">Apple investigated by CBC news for overpriced repair charges / Boing Boing</a></li> </ul> <strong>Episode 216 Picks</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/10/04/the-apple-ii-source-code-for-the-logo-language-found/" target="_blank">The Apple II Source Code for the LOGO Language Found « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!</a></li> <li><a href="https://weekly.codemobile.co.uk/2" target="_blank">CodeMobile Weekly Episode 2: A fireside chat with Jaime Lopez</a></li> <li><a href="https://webkit.org/blog/7929/designing-websites-for-iphone-x/" target="_blank">Designing Websites for iPhone X | WebKit</a></li> <li><a href="https://swift.org/blog/swiftpm-repl-support/" target="_blank">Swift.org - REPL Support for Swift Packages</a></li> </ul>
