Nanosatellites Unify ADSL :Lets Talk Geek Episode 78

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• Jan Vermeulen
• Johan Els
• Tim Haak

Mixing

• The Mixer

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• @letstalkgeek
• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Events

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Topics

• Launch Your Own Nanosatellite Into Space
  • http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/20/0143212/launch-your-own-nanosatellite-into-space
• Microsoft Visual Studio Get Achievements Badges and Leaderboards
  • http://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/19/1334253/visual-studio-gets-achievements-badges-leaderboards
• Town turns off the lights to see the stars
  • http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/19/0412235/town-turns-off-the-lights-to-see-the-stars
• The truth about ADSL costs in SA
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/adsl/41847-the-truth-about-adsl-costs-in-sa.html
• Alan Knott Craig at Cell C
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/41787-how-alan-knott-craig-got-the-cell-c-job.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/41715-alan-knott-craigs-plan-for-cell-c.html
  • http://www.techcentral.co.za/knott-craig-out-to-shake-up-boring-telecoms-sector/28651/
• Nokia Lumia launch
• BB vs Android vs Apple
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/41777-blackberry-vs-android-vs-apple-ios.html
• Ubuntu Readies New Unity
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/41911-ubuntu-readies-new-unity.html
• Digital TV encryption debate settled?
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/42069-digital-tv-free-to-air-encryption-debate-settled.html
• Should your broadband data expire
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/41907-should-your-broadband-data-expire.html
• Steve Song’s AfTerFibre project hits Telkom snag
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/columns/41951-a-gentle-plea-to-telkoms-ceo.html

Kicker

• Star Wars Uncut Project

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/12/01/23/1835202/star-wars-uncut-project-complete

Nokia Lumia, AfTerFibre and Should your broadband data expire?: QuickGeek E006

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• Jan Vermeulen
• Tim Haak

Mixing

• The Mixer

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• @letstalkgeek
• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Topics

• Alan Knott Craig at Cell C
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/41787-how-alan-knott-craig-got-the-cell-c-job.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/41715-alan-knott-craigs-plan-for-cell-c.html
  • http://www.techcentral.co.za/knott-craig-out-to-shake-up-boring-telecoms-sector/28651/
• Nokia Lumia announced/launched in SA
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/42139-nokia-lumia-800-pricing-and-launch-details.html
• Digital TV encryption debate settled?
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/42069-digital-tv-free-to-air-encryption-debate-settled.html
• Should your broadband data expire?
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/41907-should-your-broadband-data-expire.html
• AfTerFibre
  • http://manypossibilities.net/afterfibre/

Question

What is Android?

TopTV porn problems, Galaxy Nexus and Which media devices to get: QuickGeek E005

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• Jan Vermeulen
• Tim Haak

Mixing

• The Mixer

Contacts Us

• @letstalkgeek
• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Topics

• Alan Knott Craig refutes Cell C CEO rumours.
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/41579-alan-knott-craig-refutes-cell-c-ceo-rumours.html
• TopTV facing off against ICASA over its 3 proposed porn channels and its website getting hacked
• Google Kenya
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/41309-google-accused-of-dodgy-business-practices.html
• Social search, new features for Google+
• MyBusiness
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business
• Rudi Jansen leaves mweb
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/40953-rudi-jansen-leaves-mweb.html
• Galaxy Nexus and Nokia Lumia launch info update

Questio

Which media device to get

Vodacom 20GB,Porn in SA and Wikileaks says your being watched: QuickGeek E004

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In this show

• Jan Vermeulen
• Johan Els
• Tim Haak
• Gerrit Vermeulen

Mixing

• The Mixer

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• @letstalkgeek
• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Topics

• Vodacom 20GB for R499 deal extended to contract customers
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/39511-vodacom-20gb-for-r499-deal-extended-to-contract-customers.html
• Even quantum physics can’t escape rumour-mongers... God particle may be within our grasp
  • http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/07/higgs_boson_comes_closer/
• Porn channels in SA
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/39461-playboy-tv-confirmed-for-toptv-porn-channels.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/39383-toptv-porn-plans-clarified.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/39353-pay-tv-porn-channels-for-sa.html
• Dictators used SA surveillance equipment WikiLeaks:
• http://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/39239-dictators-used-sa-surveillance-equipment-wikileaks.html

Facebook, porn and livable planets :Lets Talk Geek Episode 76

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• Stewart Allen
• Gerrit Vermeulen

In this show

• Jan Vermeulen
• Johan Els
• Tim Haak

Mixing

• The Mixer

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• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Events

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Topics

• Porn channels in SA
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/39461-playboy-tv-confirmed-for-toptv-porn-channels.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/39383-toptv-porn-plans-clarified.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/39353-pay-tv-porn-channels-for-sa.html
• No data rollover lands broadband providers in trouble
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/39431-no-data-rollover-lands-broadband-providers-in-trouble.html
  • http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/20430-cpa-and-3-year-prepaid-data-rollover.html
• Piratebay lens for Unity
  • https://plus.google.com/u/0/104126327661540805262/posts/Pf7kLipwYKw
• Facebook bug exposes Zuckerberg’s privates
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16067383
• Google’s graphic calculator
  • http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/12/googles-graphing-calculator.html
• Jan-AppleScript to convert list of Markdown references to list of Markdown links (compared to the string manipulation / parsing of other languages)
• Android Market sale to celebrate 10 billion app downloads: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/10-billion-android-market-downloads-and.html,
• http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Android-Market-Tops-10B-Downloads-Google-458134/
• Android Market sale Day 2
  • https://market.android.com/details?id
    

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• Chrome overtakes Firefox according to StatCounter
  • http://gs.statcounter.com/press?PHPSESSID

 

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• Kepler 22-b
  • http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/multimedia/images/kepler-22b-diagram.html, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655
• MS previews Windows store
  • http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2011/12/06/windows-store-preview-amp-app-contest.aspx
• How we almost lost Doom 3 and id for good
  • http://opensource.com/life/11/11/we-almost-lost-doom-3-id-for-good?sc_cid
    

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Kicker

• Copter Swarm
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

wwK7WvvUvlI

LLU Scoping document, Sony marketing failures: QuickGeek E003

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• James Etherington-Smith
• Jan Vermeulen
• Johan Els
• Luke Potgieter

Mixing

• The Mixer

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• @letstalkgeek
• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Topics

• Sony’s biggest marketing fails » MyGaming News and Reviews
  • http://mygaming.co.za/news/ps3/27987-sonys-biggest-marketing-fails.html
• First Demonstration of Inkjet-Printed Graphene Electronics - Technology Review
  • http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27368/
• Web Africa uncapped ADSL now supports FreeZone » MyGaming News and Reviews
  • http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27771-web-africa-uncapped-adsl-now-supports-freezone.html
• LLU Scope document published today.
  • http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid
    

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WhatsAPP with NASA underwear, Star Wars? And the Old Republic? :Lets Talk Geek Episode 75

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• James Etherington-Smith
• Jan Vermeulen
• Johan Els
• Luke Potgieter

Mixing

• The Mixer

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• feedback@letstalknetwork.tv

Events

Checkout http://www.stardates.co.za/

• The Fifth Annual International Blue Beanie Day in support of web standards will be celebrated Wednesday, November 30, 2011. http://www.zeldman.com/bbd/

Topics

• What's App vulnerabilities reported by Andreas Kurtz (@aykay) and fixed
  • http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/2011/09/shooting-messenger.html (messages still seem to go out in plain text as described by @quintinza, however)
  • http://g33q.co.za/2011/08/23/whatsapp-broadcast-messages-and-other-info-in-plain-text/ (Via @singe, Dominic White)
• Private browsing
  • Private browsing mode doesn't do anything: http://donottrackplus.com/learn/pbrowsing.php (Via @singe, Dominic White)

• NetNewsWire
  • A Jan Rant: Switched from Gruml to NetNewsWire RSS and suddenly I can use my Mac again.
• Young cellphone
  • How young is too young for a cellphone or smartphone? http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57333400-266/how-young-is-too-young-for-a-cellphone-or-smartphone/

• Predibirth
  • Predibirth: Will it be a C-section? Childbirth simulator helps predict http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-57333276-247/will-it-be-a-c-section-childbirth-simulator-helps-predict/
• NASA
  • NASA wants space washing machine for ISS, Mars bases: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/30/astronauts_to_get_clean_underwear/

• GAMES
  • PS Vita

PS Vita: It’s going to cost you » MyGaming News and Reviews

http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27795-ps-vita-it%e2%80%99s-going-to-cost-you.html

• Sony’s biggest marketing fails » MyGaming News and Reviews

http://mygaming.co.za/news/ps3/27987-sonys-biggest-marketing-fails.html

• PS3 firmware update to enable PS Vita Remote Play » MyGaming News and Reviews

http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27429-ps3-firmware-update-to-enable-ps-vita-remote-play.html

• PS Vita launch titles revealed » MyGaming News and Reviews

http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27029-ps-vita-launch-titles-revealed.html

• PS Vita 3G will require RICA registration » MyGaming News and Reviews

http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27007-ps-vita-will-require-rica-registration.html

• PS Vita pre-order Gift Pack availability plans announced » MyGaming News and Reviews

http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/26209-ps-vita-pre-order-availability-plans-announced.html

• Diablo 3:
  • Jan Monk, Wizard, Demon Hunter; skill system in general; crafting
• Star Wars the Old Republic
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic first impressions » MyGaming News and Reviews http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/27607-star-wars-the-old-republic-first-impressions.html

• Guild Wars 2
  • is looking amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
    

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• World Of Warcraft Patch Release

Due for yesterday and today.

• Piracy issues

Piracy is fun and free (and a convenient excuse for Ubisoft)

• I Am Alive on PC “not worth it” because of piracy » MyGaming News and Reviews http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27307-i-am-alive-on-pc-not-worth-it-because-of-piracy.html
• No Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for PC because… wait for it… » MyGaming News and Reviews http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27397-no-ghost-recon-future-soldier-for-pc-because-wait-for-it.html

• Devil’s Advocate: Does Ubisoft have a point? » MyGaming News and Reviews http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/27387-devils-advocate-does-ubisoft-have-a-point.html
• Conservative estimates put The Witcher 2 piracy ratio at 5:1; DRM still not the solution: http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/27753-cdprojekt-still-anti-drm-despite-high-piracy-rates.html

• New study shows software piracy up 20 percent in last five years » MyGaming News and Reviews http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/25489-new-study-shows-software-piracy-up-20-percent-in-last-five-years.html
• Gabe Newell: “Piracy is a non-issue” for Valve: http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/27437-gabe-newell-piracy-is-a-non-issue-for-valve.html

• GoG MD: “DRM is hurting sales” » MyGaming News and Reviews http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/25433-gog-md-%e2%80%9cdrm-is-hurting-sales%e2%80%9d.html

Kicker

• Quake I today
• If Quake was made today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ZtBCpo0eU