Summary: <p>This week AC and CJ talk about KubeCon 2018 the big Kubernetes conference going on in Seattle this week, Microsoft’s presence there and interesting things going on in the Kubernetes ecosystem. We also discuss Microsoft’s new A/B testing tool, deprecation of ACS and what is going on with encryption in Australia. </p><p>Banter</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mscloudshow/status/1072997979030573056">T-Shirts in the Wild</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/10/18134541/google-plus-privacy-api-data-leak-developers">Google will shut down Google+ four months early after second data leak</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/bill-announcement/">White House Bill Announcement</a></li> </ul> <p>News</p> <ul> <li>Kubernetes <ul> <li><a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2018/">KubeCon</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/c_f_johnson/status/1072738497553809408">CJ @ KubCon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cncf.io/blog/2018/12/11/phippy-comes-to-cncf/">Phippy + Cloud Native Friends Make CNCF Their Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/videos/the-illustrated-children-s-guide-to-kubernetes/">The Illustrated Children’s Guide to Kubernetes</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.digitalocean.com/digitalocean-releases-k8s-as-a-service/">Managing Kubernetes Just Got a Lot Simpler</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-container-service-will-retire-on-january-31-2020/">Azure Container Service Will Retire on January 31, 2020</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Clarity <ul> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/12/microsoft-takes-on-google-optimize-with-clarity/">Microsoft takes on Google Optimize with Clarity</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Australia Privacy Laws <ul> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/10/silicon-valley-denounce-australia-encryption-law/">US tech giants decry Australia’s ‘deeply flawed’ new anti-encryption law</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Picks<br> AC’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46502820">Nasa’s Voyager 2 probe ‘leaves the Solar System’</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americaspace.com/2018/12/09/dying-all-tensed-up-30-years-since-the-troubled-secret-mission-of-sts-27">‘Dying All Tensed-Up’: 30 Years Since the Troubled Secret Mission of STS-27</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.drewexmachina.com/2016/06/13/nasas-unintentional-venus-lander/">NASA’s Unintentional Venus Lander</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.somfysystems.com/residential/interior/blinds-shades">Somfy Blinds & Shades</a></li> </ul>
