Future Chat (old): Wireless

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Sunday, May 3, 2015

#56 - We Don't Need A Biologist

This week, Rob gets a new job, we discuss Microsoft's Build conference (much to Nick's chagrin), Tesla's big new battery, and how a woolly mammoth burger would taste.

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

#55 - Playing Chess with a Pigeon

In this episode, we discuss Google's new mobile network, Google Fi, the possible "cure" for asthma, and decide whether buying a field Roomba (aka a tractor) means you own it.

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Monday, April 13, 2015

#53 - Enema Shooters (Season 2 Begins!)

We're back with Season 2 of Future Chat. We're well rested and chatted about giant telescopes, the end of Soylent flatulence, and tiny, tiny "computers".

We're so glad to be back, be sure to go tell a friend about Future Chat!

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

#52 - Ceres, Get It Together

In this episode, we discuss Canadian Open Source science research, updates to nuclear fusion, and dwarf planets. And much, much more!

This is the last full Future Chat episode until April, when we begin Season 2, so buckle up!

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If you enjoy the show, be sure to check out our Patreon page, patreon.com/UnwindMedia. Every little bit helps to keep this and all of our shows running!

This episode of Future Chat is also brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audible.futurechat.me today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show.

You can also WATCH the chat if that's your thing!

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

#51 - Some Kind of Magic

This week, net neutrality wins big, we debate the validity of hydrogen fueled cars, and maybe "gluten sensitivity" is really a thing.

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If you enjoy the show, be sure to check out our Patreon page, patreon.com/UnwindMedia. Every little bit helps to keep this and all of our shows running!

This episode of Future Chat is also brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audible.futurechat.me today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show.

You can also WATCH the chat if that's your thing!

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Sunday, February 22, 2015

#50 - Future Chat...In Spaaaace...

This week, Rob teaches Nick (and Mike) about the security of Apple Pay, we complain about the agglomeration of corporations in the Western World, and debate the future of human space research.

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Monday, February 16, 2015

#49 - The Great Stench Debacle

This week, we discuss the future of electric cars some more, decide if inappropriate drinking will save, or bring down our civilization, and endlessly debate the worthiness of a smell-detecting patent from Google. This one got a little crazy...

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Monday, February 9, 2015

#48 - The First Poop Segue

This week, net neutrality has a fighting chance, Google Glass starts over, and we have more than one story about poop.

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

#47 - That Unfortunate Looking Car

This week, we follow up on Windows 10, the Internet gets better in the US, and scientists can't get no respect.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

#46 - What About Duck Hunt

This week, we get up to speed on the week in Microsoft news, reflect on why people keep using 'password' for security, and dream about Google Voice going mainstream.

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

#45 - Rogers Whispered Sweet Nothings

This week, more pseudoscience debunking, cool stuff Google's been up to, and are we doing enough to deter fraud as services move online?

We record in HD now as well, so enjoy the higher quality audio version of the show here!

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Future Rant #4 - Rogers Troubles

This weekend, in an effort to understand why our home internet was so slow, we decided to call Rogers. What followed is a frustrating, but altogether too common story about customer service policy that resulted in our Internet speeds being cut approximately in half without us knowing, and with no recourse to get what we had back without paying about double what we have been.

Rogers, I would love to hear how you think treating customers this way helps your bottom line, and how you think it makes financial sense to disenfranchise customers who are the most likely to recommend GOOD service to their less technically savvy friends.

Before (6 months free with "New Home" offer):

Home Phone with Bonus Features
Cable with Movie Channels
45 mbps/4 mbps Internet with 150 GB cap

After (18 months at 50% off under "New Home" offer):

Basic Home Phone
Basic Cable Package
25 mbps/2mbps Internet (unlimited for $10/month)**

**We were not told about the speed change to 25/2 mbps internet service, a VERY noticeable difference when you upload video and audio files on a nearly daily basis.

Now we pay $120 a month for VERY basic services, which is somehow half the normal price?! And customer service giving us the run-around and changing their story to avoid culpability.

If you are offered the free "New Home" package by Rogers, please consider if it is really worth the trouble...nothing is really free, and we'll be paying over $2000 to Rogers for 2 years with a service level considered this year to be the baseline for normal (or "broadband") internet service.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

#44 - Not Sorry for Party Rocking

This week, a CES recap of all our most exciting futuristic tech, lots of science entertainment news, including Discovery Channel, Phil Plait and Neil DeGrasse Tyson, as well as some thoughts on "human" rights for primates.

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Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to mail@futurechat.me.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

#42 - Happy Saturnalia, Everyone!

This week, we wrapped up the year in a neat little bow, learned a little bit more about solar power, and mourned Mike's mauling from the wild Alberta bear.

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Subscribe to the podcast (for the higher-quality audio version of the show) here: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurechat/all.

Seriously, by the end of the year, all your feeds will automatically update to this version, so if you don't want to subscribe to the new format of the show, now is your chance to get away! You have been warned!

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to mail@futurechat.me.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

#41 - That'll Cook Your Phone

We discuss the science and tech movies and trailers that have come out in the last few weeks, get into the nitty-gritty of magnetic induction, and Nick finally gets Teksavvy internet hooked up!

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Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to mail@futurechat.me.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Future Chat #40: Well That Went Well

This week on Future Chat, we did an experiment, ran into a few bumps along the way, but overall had a great conversation.
**FYI, as you will hear, we had some audio issues in this episode (hence the delay from the usual weekend posting). I have cleaned it up as much as I could, but that's what you're hearing.**

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Subscribe to the podcast here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/futurechat/all.

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to mail@futurechat.me.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Future Chat #39: Light

This week's show is a special science AND technology extravaganza. We talked about some scientific and technical applications of light of all energy, from radio waves to gamma rays.

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Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Future Tech Chat #26: Automation

We had a great time this week with the help of Alex from the UK talking about automation. We also had a heated discussion about political science and voting systems. +CGP Grey would be proud of this episode, and you can find links to several of his projects below.

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Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Future Tech Chat #25: Social Media in Crisis

On Future Chat this week, we talked about how social media and the Internet can be used and abused during crises and emergencies. We discussed how social media was important to us during the 100 year flood in Calgary last year, and during the Ottawa shooting this past week, as well as in the protests going on in Hong Kong right now.

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http://blog.robattrell.com/2012/10/the-future-of-morality.html
We talk about this in the aftershow, weirdly it was written 2 years ago today.

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com.

Monday, October 6, 2014

Future Tech Chat #24: Google Y

This week on Future Chat, we chatted about Google 2.0, the BIG projects wing of Google Inc. responsible for things as big as building model cities and more efficient airports. We talked a lot about those projects, as well as some big projects that we think they could be working on to improve everybody's life!

**The podcast version of the show will be up later today.

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Google 2.0

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com.