Is Google dumping to compete with Nuance as they prepare to unleash their voice API to developers for free? Mike updates us on his Linux switch adventure, his new toy & a couple of important PSAs.

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Hoopla:

• Google opens access to its speech recognition API, going head to head with Nuance | TechCrunch

Google is planning to compete with Nuance and other voice recognition companies head on by opening up its speech recognition API to third-party developers. To attract developers, the app will be free at launch with pricing to be introduced at a later date.

Mike’s New Toy — Nexus 5X

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• XCode 7.3 breaks debugging on AppCode until the update
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Linux Adventure Pt 2

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• Michael Dominick on Twitter: “Wow I forgot how generally oblivious #linux users are to the needs / desires of commercial #app developers @ChrisLAS”

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