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Episodes

Sept. 5, 2023

Spinning Rust Ain't Dead Yet …

The humble hard drive isn't going anywhere, despite rumors of its imminent demise. Tape too.

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Aug. 31, 2023

Tech News of the Week for 8/31/2023 …

Dropbox drops unlimited, Instacart IPO, and Excel loves Python.

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Aug. 29, 2023

Exploring VMware, err, Explore …

Spelunking Into VMware Explore to Discover the Hidden Secrets. It's AI. Because, of course it is.

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Aug. 24, 2023

Tech News of the Week for 8/24/2023 …

Jetporch is the new Ansible, GCP sets egress free, and Generative AI is your drunk uncle.

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Aug. 22, 2023

Software Licensing is BS...L …

Ethan Banks joins Ned and Chris to discuss HashiCorp's BSL change.

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Aug. 17, 2023

Tech News of the Week for 8/17/2023 …

HashiCorp goes BSL, Intel SGX is feeling vulnerable, and Microsoft Teams loves Windows For Workgroups.

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Aug. 15, 2023

Soapbox Engineering? …

Chris helps to illuminate what the heck a Platform Engineer even is.

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Aug. 10, 2023

Tech News of the Week for 8/10/2023 …

DevOps goes local (to us), SEC demands faster disclosure on breaches, and Zoom stumbles into an AI brouhaha.

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Aug. 8, 2023

Honesty Is The Worst Policy …

Ned walks us through Microsoft's lost MSA Key and the ensuing disaster.

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Aug. 3, 2023

Tech News of the Week for 8/3/2023 …

AI is coming for your job, AWS is charging for IPv4, and FCC updates their broadband standards... to 2013.

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July 20, 2023

Tech News of the Week for 7/20/2023 …

Broadcom lumbers towards VMware acquisition, InfluxDB deletes data, and Elon has more bad AIdeas.

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July 18, 2023

Hyper Prologue Log […

Chris introduces us to LogLog, SuperLogLog, and HyperLogLog. I swear these are real things.

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July 13, 2023

Moar Tech Garbage [M…

AI Still Sucks at FanFic, JumpCloud revokes all the API keys, and Threads is 100M strong.

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July 11, 2023

Microaggressive Licensing …

Ned walks us through the RHEL licensing debacle with a historical perspective on Linux, GPLv2, and Red Hat.

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July 4, 2023

Thirty-Six GigaToasters …

Chris relays his experience at Security Field Day 9, Ned is amazed Yammer still exists, and we all lament the recent RHEL changes.

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June 27, 2023

Just Disappointed [6…

Chris teams up with CISA to talk about Zero Trust in the government (no, not like that), Ned is pumped about the Aurora supercomputer, and Oregon does what New Jersey couldn't.

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June 20, 2023

Sometimes You���re The Problem …

Ned tells us why OpenStack is not dead yet, Chris reminds us that Twitter continues to be awful, and we both wonder if anyone isn't using us-east-1.

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June 13, 2023

Cher: The Cheez-It of Pop …

Chris introduces us to the pointless term Hyperautomation, Ned reminds us that crypto is a scam, and we all agree that Barracuda needs a hug and a juice box.

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June 6, 2023

The Algorithm Made Me Do It …

Ned summarizes his experience at Cloud Field Day 17, Chris is pumped about satellite hacking IN SPACE, and we both agree that patent trolls are patently awful.

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May 30, 2023

Lying To Itself And Others …

Ned puts on the AI goggles for Microsoft Build and Red Hat Summit, Chris is excited about Azure Linux, and we are both thankful PyPI is starting to require 2FA.

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May 23, 2023

New Ways To Do Things Wrong: RSA Conference 2023 …

Chris picks out the highlights and themes of RSA 2023, Ned applauds the EU fine against Facebook, and we both are suspicious of Intel's intentions with x86S.

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May 16, 2023

Squiggly Red Lines: Adventures in WiFi 7 …

Ned sails the high seas of WiFi 7, Chris talks about Google in Paris, and we're both impressed with how busy Microsoft's legal team must be.

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May 9, 2023

Moar AI Goshdarnit […

Chris wonders if AI can replaced him, Ned investigates ransomware in Texas, and we both remind you that passwords are terrible.

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May 2, 2023

Regular Mario Can���t Jump: The State of IPv6 in 2023 …

Ned ponders on the state of IPv6, Chris has kind words for Microsoft (sorta), and we both think Elon's micropayment idea is hot garbage.

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