Divergent Opinions

This week, Mike and Colin discuss the significance of an open source h264 implementation from Cisco, BitTorrent Sync, and the financial system. BitTorrent Sync [Planet Money ACH podcast] (http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/04/229224964/episode-489-the-invisible-plumbing-of-our-economy) [Cisco opens H.264] (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/cisco-plans-to-open-source-h-264-code-for-webrtc/) [Cisco blog post on H.264] (http://blogs.cisco.com/collaboration/open-source-h-264-removes-barriers-webrtc/) [xiph daala] (http://www.xiph.org/daala/) [Google helpout - dr house call edition] (https://helpouts.google.com/108135037100946836685/ls/b3c7b9c307250e27) [SpotShooter] (http://www.theverge.com/us-world/2013/11/4/5066300/shotspotter-analyzes-sound-waves-detects-crime)