Welcome to the Chaos

Episodes

Sept. 6, 2022

Soapy Alt Dave [24]

Ned and Chris discuss how Best Practices don't exist, Cloudflare still sucks, and we all agree Chili Dogs also suck, but like in a good way.

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Aug. 30, 2022

Centralia Hairspray Challenge …

Chris covers the Mudge and Twitter drama, Ned gets riled up about Cloudflare sucking, and we both agree that Centralia is a perfect metaphor for most corporate IT.

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Aug. 23, 2022

Down With The Sickness …

Ned laments the use of IPU in a deep dive on SmartNICs, Chris is upset about Protons, and we all bask in the glow of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation.

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Aug. 16, 2022

A Table Of Cards [21]

Chris reminds us of the deep existential crisis in late-stage capitalism, Ned gets excited about open-source emoji ����, and we both agree Comcast sucks.

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Aug. 9, 2022

It Wasn���t Worth The Effort …

Ned pontificates on the meaning of Zero Trust, Chris coins the term EquiFail, and we all ponder for whom the llama's ass is whipped.

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Aug. 2, 2022

The Wisdom of Fred Smellypants …

Chris takes us on a QUIC journey through HTTP/3. Ned does and does not cover quantum cryptography. And we all lament the untimely death of the Choco Taco.

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July 26, 2022

Synchronous Viralicity …

Ned pontificates about the premature announcement of Open Core's death, Chris is incensed by Facebook (again), and we all sigh heavily about hardcoded passwords.

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July 19, 2022

Shiny Vampires in the Woods …

Chris argues for pervasive, specialized clouds in a hyperscaler world. Ned fetches FIDO keys. And we once again lament the inevitable Muskination of Twooter.

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July 12, 2022

DevOops I Did It Again …

Ned gets in his feels about DevOps, Chris maligns Elon's good name, and we both agree the Star Wars prequels are trash.

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June 28, 2022

Exactly One Giraffe …

Live? from Cloud Field Day 14, Chris and Ned talk about AIOps limitations, illogical air gaps, and the hypercloud (you're welcome Stephen).

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June 21, 2022

Shallow HAL 9000 [14]

Unconscious and uncaring AI will come for us all. IE is undead. And Musk continues his hot streak of being an ass.

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June 14, 2022

Manifest Developer […

Ned helps you to manifest your inner developer. Chris argues with himself over USB-C. And Gartner once again states the glaringly obvious.

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June 7, 2022

Internet Explorer Nostalgia …

Hey Google, find me browsers that respect people's privacy. Zero results found? Ouch. Also, Seth Green is being a weenie about NFTs. And layoffs serve as a friendly reminder that companies are not your friend.

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May 31, 2022

More Like VMwhere? […

We take a moment to reflect on VMware's past, present, and future given the Broadcom acquisition. Ned is furious about Chris' distaste for cake. And we all agree WSL on Windows Server is silly.

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May 24, 2022

Wenceslas Denied [10]

Security is a philosophy with a practical application, unlike anything Hegel ever wrote. Ned is dismissive of golf. And we all get a good laugh at Elon's expense.

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May 17, 2022

Strawberry, No Icing …

Google wants to HELP whether you want it or not, Chris has a sad about the iPod'd demise, Ned reminisces about a high school sweetheart, and Stablecoins seem anything but.

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May 10, 2022

Supercloud Is Banish-ed …

Ned finally dissects the hyperscaler's earnings and the entrails are promising, Chris fumes about Facebook (#NeverMeta), and someone (not saying who) got an italian hoagie that was WAY too big.

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May 3, 2022

Poised for Data Dominance …

Chris puts on a Brave face about Google's AMP project, Ned adopts a basset hound and names it Istio, and we all get progressively more confused about VMware and SD cards.

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April 26, 2022

There Is No Multicloud …

Ned insists that both spoons and multicloud do not exist, Chris introduces us to the ThunderBert cable standard, and we literally lament the figurative use of literally.

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April 19, 2022

Dog Is My Copilot [5]

Chris adorns aviator goggles for a flight with Copilot, Ned continues to be correct about Ampere, and we begrudgingly address the Musk situation.

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April 12, 2022

Rabid NFT Squirrels …

Ned expresses his disdain for all that web3 nonsense, Azure ARMs itself with new SKUs, and Elon is still a troll.

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April 5, 2022

Half An Arsonist [3]

Chris finishes his thoughts about the presentations from Security Field Day 7 (#XFD7). Ned threatens to commit arson. And guess who's coming for dinner? No really, guess.

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March 30, 2022

Secure Virtual Giraffe …

Chris talks about interesting tidbits from Security Field Day 7 (#XFD7). Ned bakes bread and breaks encryption. And we all agree that NFTs are the hottest grabage of all.

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March 22, 2022

Layered Tech Garbage …

In this inaugural episode, we cover DNA based storage, Microsoft Ad problems, Oracle & Ampere, and a lack of lasagna emojis.

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