In this episode:

• Culture: Do UK people make fun of Canadians?
• Culture: 'and more'
• The Convergence Forum Post - go there.
• Wayne confesses Joe influenced him on a topic.
• Joe is torn between cool and goofy on the new NexDock crowdfunding thing announcement
• Wayne & Joe discuss pros and cons (again) about this device
• The 2010 multi-function convergence-like device has been around a while - this topic ain't new
• Are we innovating stuff from the wrong perspective? We may be basing our ideas of technological innovations based on past and present.
• Back to the Future and Minority Report. Yeah. Those movies...
• Has Joe become an Old Linux Guy (OLG)???
• Are we trying to fix stuff that isn't broken?
• Wayne concludes the only thing missing is a dock and a box.
• Markdown Talkdown: why can't we format a text document with speech-to-text?
• Where is innovation needed: backup and security
• Joe hit Wayne with a Eureka Punch:
  • Conscious: Screen, keyboard, dinging apps, phone ring, etc
  • Subconscious: backups, redundancy, sharing resources
• Metal As A Service (MAAS)
• Wrist watches: a great way to get addicted to looking at your hairy wrist...and also tell the time!
• Here's an idea: Let's make smartphones... smart!
• Should we hack the phone to match society, or hack society to match the tech?
• Freedom of choice is key, but do we have a healthy choice now?
• Don't you dare stop Wayne's pipe-smoking!
• Can community help members make better choices?
• The power of convergence is that it allows the reduction of development from multiple environments into one - just one. How much money/time would this save?
• Joed's nice convergence article

Action Items

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