Episode 63: The Snack-Tracker, Uber in Austin, & Tater Salad

This week, we second guess recent decisions made by Google and Apple. Plus, what social media sites is everyone actually using these days? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKPcTxTejYM) 456 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKPcTxTejYM) Runner-up Titles Is it Russian hackers? Bad upgrade is the 1B to DNS They’re all bad product launches Vikings are 98% more Nordic Can I pay for features? They’ve defeated vaporware Interoperability is for underdogs Rundown Google Google pauses Gemini AI image generator after it created inaccurate historical pictures (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/22/google-pauses-gemini-ai-image-generator-after-inaccuracies.html) Google Pay app is shutting down in the US after being replaced by Google Wallet (https://mashable.com/article/google-pay-shutting-down-replaced-by-google-wallet?ref=cardsftw.com) AT&T outage caused by software update, not malicious intent: Sources (https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/att-outage-impacting-us-customers-company/story?id=107440297) AT&T reimburses customers after massive network outage | CNN Business (https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/25/business/att-network-outage-reimbursement/index.html) Apple Apple Music testing feature that easily imports playlists from Spotify and other services (https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/19/apple-music-spotify-playlists-music-transfer/) Apple Cancels Work on Electric Car, Shifts Team to Generative AI (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/apple-cancels-work-on-electric-car-shifts-team-to-generative-ai) Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079081/apple-imessage-pq3-post-quantum-cryptography) Apple launches Apple Sports app with scores and betting odds (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079064/apple-sports-app-launch-iphone-live-scores-odds-stats) Don't dry your iPhone in a bag of rice, says Apple (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68357165) The Sneaky Genius of Apple’s AirPods Empire (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-09-22/apple-airpods-sales-bode-well-for-vr-headset?sref=9hGJlFio) Relevant to your Interests Reddit’s IPO Is for Redditors (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-02-21/reddit-s-ipo-is-for-redditors?srnd=undefined) Open Source Doesn't Require Providing Builds (https://codeengineered.com/blog/2024/open-source-not-builds/) Cloud-Native Is In Shambles (https://dev.to/thenjdevopsguy/cloud-native-is-in-shambles-1klf) S&P 500 rallies to record high on the back of strong Nvidia earnings: Live updates (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/stock-market-today-live-updates.html) Reducing Waste and Managing Commitments Top Key Priorities for FinOps Practitioners (https://www.finops.org/insights/key-priorities-shift-in-2024/) SadServers - Troubleshooting Linux Servers (https://sadservers.com/) The Open Source Sustainability Crisis (https://openpath.chadwhitacre.com/2024/the-open-source-sustainability-crisis/) Octopus Deploy Acquires Codefresh to Bring CD, CI, and GitOps Into One Trusted Platform (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/octopus-deploy-acquires-codefresh-to-bring-cd-ci-and-gitops-into-one-trusted-platform-302071690.html) What to Do about VMware (https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/day-two-cloud/d2c234-what-to-do-about-vmware/) Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’ (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24085075/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-lawsuit) Improving Developer Experience Drives Profitability (https://thenewstack.io/improving-developer-experience-drives-profitability/) ServerlessHorrors | Home (https://serverlesshorrors.com/) Sony is laying off 900 employees from its PlayStation unit | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/27/sony-is-laying-off-900-employees-from-its-playstation-unit) Future Software Should Be Memory Safe | ONCD | The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/oncd/briefing-room/2024/02/26/press-release-technical-report/) Malicious AI models on Hugging Face backdoor users’ machines (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ai-models-on-hugging-face-backdoor-users-machines/) Snowflake says Frank Slootman is retiring as CEO, stock plunges more than 20% (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/28/snowflake-says-frank-slootman-is-retiring-as-ceo-stock-plunges-20percent.html) HDMI Forum Rejects Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Driver Support Sought By AMD (https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-2.1-OSS-Rejected) Nonsense Dope'n'Stack - Cloud Anthem (https://youtu.be/3jUQ09Jf4GU?si=umY8M2w8y9ALsE6f) Dope'n'Stack - E.N.T.E.R.P.R.I.S.E. (https://youtu.be/KHqzTBPQYl8?si=gSpufvgHGlTHWyv4) Conferences SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)– (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) — Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), sponsorship slots available. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)– (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. Get 20% off with the discount code KCEU24VMWBC20. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) Exe (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)cutive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 13st, 2024 (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming). If you’re an “executive” who might want to buy stuff from Tanzu to get better at your apps, than register. There is also a Tanzu exec event coming up in the next few months, email Coté (mailto:cote@broadcom.com) if you want to hear more about it. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Delta Wi-Fi (https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/inflight-entertainment/onboard-wifi) Matt: Anti-pick Aliens 3 Aliens Dark Descent (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/Aliens_Dark_Descent/) Coté: GM’s Apprentice (http://jamesturneronline.net/game-masters-apprentice/). Also: How to Survive and Thrive in a Big Company: Tactics and Practices to Manage Your Time and Relationships (https://learning.oreilly.com/course/how-to-survive/0790145433268/) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/social-media-icons?orientation=landscape) Google Gemini

1 Maalis 202449min

This week, we discuss open source forks, what’s going on at OpenAI and checkin on the IRS Direct File initiative. Plus, plenty of thoughts on taking your annual Code of Conduct Training. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAwXvnb53iY) 455 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAwXvnb53iY) Runner-up Titles I live my life one iCal screen at a time We always have sparklers Meta-parenting Everyone is always tired Cheaper version of Red Hat This week in “Do we need to be angry?” All we get is wingdings. I’m in a Socialist mood this week Pies shot out of my eyes and stuff Those dingalings bought my boat Dingalings of the mind Rundown CIQ Offers Long-Term Support for Rocky Linux 8.6, 8.8 and 9.2 Images Through AWS Marketplace (https://ciq.com/press-release/ciq-offers-long-term-support-for-rocky-linux-8-6-8-8-and-9-2-images-through-aws-marketplace/) Will CIQ’s new support program alienate the community (https://medium.com/@gordon.messmer/will-ciqs-new-support-program-alienate-the-community-it-built-on-an-objection-to-subscriber-only-fb58ea6a810e) NGINX fork (https://narrativ.es/@janl/111935559549855751)? freenginx.org (http://freenginx.org/en/) Struggling database company MariaDB could be taken private in $37M deal (https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/19/struggling-database-company-mariadb-could-be-taken-private-in-a-37m-deal/) Tofu (https://opentofu.org) So Where’s That New OpenAI Board? (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/so-wheres-that-new-openai-board?utm_source=ti_app&rc=giqjaz) The IRS has all our tax data. Why doesn’t its new website use it? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/04/direct-file-irs-taxes/) Relevant to your Interests Apple on course to break all Web Apps in EU within 20 days - Open Web Advocacy (https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-on-course-to-break-all-web-apps-in-eu-within-20-days/) Bringing Competition to Walled Gardens - Open Web Advocacy (https://open-web-advocacy.org/walled-gardens-report/#apple-has-effectively-banned-all-third-party-browsers) Introducing the Column Explorer: a bird’s-eye view of your data (https://motherduck.com/blog/introducing-column-explorer/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=294232392&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8vobC3nom9chsGc_Y8KM9pO75KKvrGTtL7uS-sfcNQ1sNd8ThaMnP5KsfbSUWCWW2KOjlPpa3AwC4ToYbaCmYOAMva0rvKIZ2jkB461YKJX2TLQtg&utm_content=294233055&utm_source=hs_email) Apple TV+ Became HBO Before HBO Could Become Netflix (https://spyglass.org/its-not-tv-its-apple-tv-plus/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) Sora: Creating video from text (https://openai.com/sora) Sustainability, a surprisingly successful KPI: GreenOps survey results - ClimateAction.Tech (https://climateaction.tech/blog/sustainability-kpi-greenops-survey-results/) Slack AI has arrived (https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/blog/news/slack-ai-has-arrived) What's new and cool? - Adam Jacob (https://youtu.be/gAYMg6LNEMs?si=9PRiK1BBHaBGSypy) Apple is reportedly working on AI updates to Spotlight and Xcode (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24074455/apple-generative-ai-xcode-spotlight-testing) Apple Readies AI Tool to Rival Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/apple-s-ai-plans-github-copilot-rival-for-developers-tool-for-testing-apps) VMs on Kubernetes with Kubevirt session at Kubecon (https://kccnceu2024.sched.com/event/1YhIE/sponsored-keynote-a-cloud-native-overture-to-enterprise-end-user-adoption-fabian-deutsch-senior-engineering-manager-red-hat-michael-hanulec-vice-president-and-technology-fellow-goldman-sachs) Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/air-canada-must-honor-refund-policy-invented-by-airlines-chatbot/?comments=1&comments-page=1) Microsoft 'retires' Azure IoT Central in platform rethink (https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/microsoft_retires_azure_iot_central/) The big design freak-out: A generation of design leaders grapple with their future (https://www.fastcompany.com/91027996/the-big-design-freak-out-a-generation-of-design-leaders-grapple-with-their-future) Most of the contents of the Xerox PARC team's work were tossed into a dumpster (https://x.com/DynamicWebPaige/status/1759071289401368635?s=20) 1Password expands its endpoint security offerings with Kolide acquisition (https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/20/1password-expands-its-endpoint-security-offerings-with-kolide-acquisition/) Microsoft Will Use Intel to Manufacture Home-Grown Processor (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/microsoft-will-use-intel-to-manufacture-home-grown-processor) In a First, Apple Captures Top 7 Spots in Global List of Top 10 Best-selling Smartphones - Counterpoint (https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/apple-captures-top-7-spots-in-global-top-10-best-selling-smartphones/) Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/technology/google-open-source-ai.html) Apple Shuffles Leadership of Team Responsible for Audio Products (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-20/apple-shuffles-leadership-of-team-responsible-for-audio-products?srnd=premium) Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames (https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/20/signal-now-lets-you-keep-your-phone-number-private-with-the-launch-of-usernames/) How Google is killing independent sites like ours (https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/) VMware takes a swing at Nutanix, Red Hat with VM converter (https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/21/vmware_kvm_converter/) (https://narrativ.es/@janl/111935559549855751)## Nonsense An ordinary squirt of canned air achieves supersonic speeds - engineer spots telltale shock diamonds (https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/an-ordinary-squirt-of-canned-air-achieves-supersonic-speeds-engineer-spots-telltale-shock-diamonds) Conferences SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)– (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) — Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), sponsorship slots available. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)– (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. Get 20% off with the discount code KCEU24VMWBC20. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) Exe (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)cutive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 13st, 2024 (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming). If you’re an “executive” who might want to buy stuff from Tanzu to get better at your apps, than register. There is also a Tanzu exec event coming up in the next few months, email Coté (mailto:cote@broadcom.com) if you want to hear more about it. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Fair Play (https://www.netflix.com/title/81674326) on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81674326) Matt: Julia Evans: Popular Git Config Options (https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/02/16/popular-git-config-options/) Coté: Anker USB C Charger (Nano II 65W) Pod 3-Port PPS Fast Charger (https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09LLRNGSD?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details). Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-couple-of-large-sculptures-sitting-on-top-of-a-cement-floor-g4xIcepnx6I) Google Gemini

23 Helmi 202452min

This week, we discuss the ever expanding CNCF Landscape, bundling and unbundling, and the latest cloud earnings. Plus, some thoughts on soap dispensers in Europe vs. U.S. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pg_rXxn1YQ) 454 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pg_rXxn1YQ) Runner-up Titles Are we streaming. I have the whole earth to roam, so I’m not going to get space madness. If you watch it long enough every movie represents all of life. The sound track to walking the dog. At least it’s open source. The Magic Quadrant of Fashion. I guess everyone’s cool? What pair of pants do I need? The AirPods Pro pocket. Go down the metaphor hole. I was eating steak, and now I’m eating OpenTofu. Not good, but good enough. The Metaphor Hole Rundown CNCF Landscape (https://landscape.cncf.io) Bundling, Unbundling and Ensh*tification (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2024/02/bundling-unbundling-and-enshtification.html) (Cloudcast Pod) Earnings Meta Beats Sales Forecast Estimates; Announces First Dividend (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/meta-beats-sales-forecast-estimates-announces-first-dividend) Amazon Projects Profit Topping Estimates on Further Cost Cutting (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/amazon-projectsprofit-topping-estimates-on-further-cost-cutting) Clouded Judgement 2.2.24 - Cloud Giants Report Q4 '23 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-2224-cloud-giants?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=141292535&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&utm_medium=email) Alphabet: Cloud Rebounds (https://www.appeconomyinsights.com/p/alphabet-cloud-rebounds?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) Platformonomics - Follow the CAPEX: Cloud Table Stakes 2023 Retrospective (https://platformonomics.com/2024/02/follow-the-capex-cloud-table-stakes-2023-retrospective/) Relevant to your Interests Shift Happens: A book about keyboards (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwichary/shift-happens) Broadcom's strategy ignores most VMware customers (https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/30/broadcom_strategy_vmware_customer_impact/) Allen Institute for AI releases ‘truly open source’ LLM to drive ‘critical shift’ in AI development (https://venturebeat.com/ai/truly-open-source-llm-from-ai2-to-drive-critical-shift-in-ai-development/) OLMo - Open Language Model by AI2 (https://allenai.org/olmo) Threads is growing steadily with more than 130M monthly actives. (https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/C20tMr8Pjeh/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) Leaky Vessels: Docker and runc Container Breakout Vulnerabilities - January 2024 (https://snyk.io/blog/leaky-vessels-docker-runc-container-breakout-vulnerabilities/) From unicorns to unicorpses: Why billion-dollar startups and even VC firms keep imploding (https://fortune.com/longform/failed-unicorn-startups-billion-dollar-valuation-unicorpses/) Dell said to be preparing broad Return To Office mandate (https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/03/dell_return_to_work/?td=rt-3a) Weaveworks shuts down (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/richardsonalexis_hi-everyone-i-am-very-sad-to-announce-activity-7160295096825860096-ZS67?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) A Giant Reborn: Satya Nadella’s Decade as Microsoft CEO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KzIKFpKZKM) Is the $139 Amazon Prime Subscription Still Worth It? (https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/is-the-139-amazon-prime-subscription-still-worth-it-83a597c7?reflink=integratedwebview_share) Everbridge Agrees to $1.5B Buyout Offer From Thoma Bravo (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/everbridge-agrees-to-1-5b-buyout-offer-from-thoma-bravo-179db224?mod=newsviewer_click) Adam Neumann Tries to Buy Back WeWork (https://www.wsj.com/articles/adam-neumann-looks-to-buy-back-wework-86ee5f2b) NinjaOne Notches $1.9 Billion Valuation in Deal Led By Iconiq (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/ninjaone-notches-1-9-billion-valuation-in-deal-led-by-iconiq) YouTube TV says it has more than 8 million subscribers (https://www.axios.com/2024/02/06/youtube-tv-subscribers-cable-satellite) Pivotal founder Rob Mee is back with a new startup. (https://twitter.com/alexrkonrad/status/1755278551828300162?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A) ESPN, Fox, WBD shake up media with plans for new sports streaming service (https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/02/06/ESPN-Disney-Warner-Bros-Discovery-Fox-pay-joint-streaming-service) Arm shares surge 48% after SoftBank-controlled chip designer issues strong forecast (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/08/arm-shares-soar-after-reporting-strong-earnings-and-forecast.html) Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-seeks-trillions-of-dollars-to-reshape-business-of-chips-and-ai-89ab3db0?page=1) Disney invests $1.5B in Epic Games, plans new “games and entertainment universe” (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/02/epic-working-with-disney-on-new-gaming-universe-after-1-5b-investment/) Dynatrace hits $1.4 billion ARR, grabs logos from AppDynamics, aims to grow logs offering (https://www.thestack.technology/dynatrace-hits-1-4-billion-arr-grabs-customers-from-appdynamics-aims-to-grow-logs-offering/) Google and Yahoo Are Cracking Down on Inbox Spam. Don’t Expect Less Email Marketing. (https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-and-yahoo-are-cracking-down-on-inbox-spam-dont-expect-less-email-marketing-dd124c19) Cloudflare's crowd-sources another patent troll case victory (https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/12/cloudflare_patent_troll/) (Almost) Every infrastructure decision I endorse or regret after 4 years running infrastructure at a startup (https://cep.dev/posts/every-infrastructure-decision-i-endorse-or-regret-after-4-years-running-infrastructure-at-a-startup/) 2024 State of Internal Developer Portals | Port (https://www.getport.io/state-of-internal-developer-portals) Amazon’s Cloud Crisis: How AWS Will Lose The Future Of Computing (https://www.semianalysis.com/p/amazons-cloud-crisis-how-aws-will?ck_subscriber_id=1141233388) Yandex: The end of an era for Russia’s most innovative firm (https://en.thebell.io/yandex-the-end-of-an-era-for-russias-most-innovative-firm/) How Mastodon made friends with Meta (https://www.platformer.news/mastodon-interview-eugen-rochko-meta-bluesky-threads-federation/?ref=platformer-newsletter) The Vision Pro (https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/the_vision_pro) Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and more are coming to Apple’s Vision Pro at launch (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24057122/microsoft-apple-vision-pro-office-apps-microsoft-365) Apple’s Vision Pro battery pack is hiding the final boss of Lightning cables (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24057392/apple-vision-pro-battery-lightning-cable) Why Tim Cook Is Going All In on the Apple Vision Pro (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/tim-cook-apple-vision-pro?mbid=social_twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=vf) the thing no one will say about Apple Vision Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvkgmyfMPks) Working in the Vision Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV9Xy6L_rlM) Forgot Your Apple Vision Pro’s Passcode? You May Have to Take It Back to Store (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-05/forgot-your-apple-vision-pro-s-passcode-you-may-have-to-take-it-back-to-store) Tesla owners told not to wear Apple virtual reality headsets while driving (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68215614) Nonsense Cynical book summaries (https://www.plg.news/p/aoapm-002-cynical-book-summaries) H-E-B's North Texas impact starting to become clear across groceries, real estate (https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/h-e-b-stores-north-texas-impact-starting-to-become-clear-across-groceries-real-estate/287-86836f22-e000-4d67-83d7-42e66ac01542?fbclid=IwAR1feOapOO7kMdv-xH3oBATelXpoKvf2ioNJEGt5MUzvA_X8C4nYMYPNquI_aem_AUUb7ZEwow8o6qAELGm8Xwb8eYCBdezDAdIpe-9nCSanh6MKQWpd8RIZRqMgBJekf6U#ls972nf7ju9xufblh6q) The 10 Best-Selling Vehicles in America in 2023 (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-selling-vehicles-in-america-in-2023/) One of Our Best Websites Died While No One Was Looking (https://slate.com/technology/2024/02/quora-what-happened-ai-decline.html) Stanley Made Reusable Cups Huge. Now It Has to Make Them Sustainable (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/stanley-made-reusable-cups-huge-now-it-has-to-make-them-sustainable) Most accurate video I’ve ever seen (https://x.com/anothercohen/status/1756181201847509392?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A) Listener Feedback Brian recommends Subprime Attention Crisis (https://www.audible.com/pd/Subprime-Attention-Crisis-Audiobook/0593454103?ref_pageloadid=Dsqv0n17FOwUqOpK&ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_0593454103_0&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=7C4TQFGZXK856S6W40BH&pageLoadId=Fo0QcV8X3KEf9ys4&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225) Andrew recommends the Amazon.com: Sink Soap Dispenser (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SJ8SQ6Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) Conferences SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)– (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) — Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), sponsorship slots available. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)– (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. Get 20% off with the discount code KCEU24VMWBC20. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) Exe (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)cutive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 13st, 2024 (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming). If you’re an “executive” who might want to buy stuff from Tanzu to get better at your apps, than register. There is also a Tanzu exec event coming up in the next few months, email Coté (mailto:cote@broadcom.com) if you want to hear more about it. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Chamberlain Smart Garage Control (https://www.myq.com/products/smart-garage-control) Matt: FLOSS Weekly Episode 769: OpenCost — We Spent How Much? (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/floss-weekly-episode-769-opencost-we-spent-how-much/) Coté: chocolate covered dates at Tree of Dates (https://maps.app.goo.gl/QRc9Zj89cn4CZmMbA). Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-row-of-books-sitting-on-top-of-a-shelf-HqA7l8IbhmY) Artwork by Google Gemini

16 Helmi 20241h 6min

This week, Coté interviews John Willis and they discuss how Kubernetes ultimately won, why large companies struggle with Digital Transformation, and Systems Thinking. Plus, John shares his opinions about Human Resources and Venture Capital. Show Links Kubernetes: The Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77h7dmoQU) Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge (https://www.amazon.com/Demings-Journey-Profound-Knowledge-Industry/dp/B0CCW999G8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ABYP2L2X31GG&keywords=Willis+Deming&qid=1707157953&s=books&sprefix=willis+deming%2Cstripbooks%2C110&sr=1-1) The Problems with Money In (Open Source) Software (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCuLyv6SHo) Profound Deming (https://www.profound-deming.com) Profound Podcast (https://profound.buzzsprout.com) Contact John Willis LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwillisatlanta/) botchagalupe@gmail.com (mailto:botchagalupe@gmail.com) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/grayscale-photo-of-man-89rul39ox2I) Special Guest: John Willis.

9 Helmi 20241h 30min

This week, we examine the balancing act CEOs face between maintaining operations and pursuing growth, the IRS's attempt to automate tax filing, and defining success in thought leadership. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBlRgILBnn0) 452 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBlRgILBnn0) Runner-up Titles Know the rules Until you reach infinity When you’re washing your full ass, don’t half-ass your shower door. All-in on Minecraft Eminent domain for digital transformation. There’s usually a stray banana in the Hilton Garden Buffet. Rundown Alphabet Shares Fall After Search Revenue Misses Estimates (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/alphabet-search-revenue-misses-estimates-shares-fall) Microsoft beats Q2 earnings on AI, cloud strength, shares flat (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-beats-q2-earnings-on-ai-cloud-strength-shares-flat-185023451.html) The CEO and the Three Envelopes - Kevin Kruse (https://kevinkruse.com/the-ceo-and-the-three-envelopes/) Direct File | Internal Revenue Service (https://www.irs.gov/about-irs/strategic-plan/direct-file) DX: Developer Experience Insights Platform (https://getdx.com/) Relevant to your Interests Google to Team Up With Startup Hugging Face to Host AI Software (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/google-to-team-up-with-startup-hugging-face-to-host-ai-software) Chrome updates Incognito warning to admit Google tracks users in “private” mode (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/chrome-updates-incognito-warning-to-admit-google-tracks-users-in-private-mode/) IBM shares soar to more than 10-year high on rosy AI outlook (https://www.reuters.com/technology/ibm-shares-soar-over-10-year-high-rosy-ai-outlook-2024-01-25/) Apple is finally allowing full versions of Chrome and Firefox to run on the iPhone (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050478/apple-ios-17-4-browser-engines-eu) Michael Leonard on LinkedIn: r/vmware (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mcleonard_rvmware-activity-7156387151335583744-y6sT) A massive tech company exodus is occurring in Texas, reports show (https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/austin-loses-tech-companies-18541636.php) Red Hat Enterprise Linux scalable pricing to cloud partners announcement (https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-scalable-pricing-cloud-partners-announcement) Info-stealers can steal cookies for permanent access to your Google account (https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/01/info-stealers-can-steal-cookies-for-permanent-access-to-your-google-account) A brief history of Dell UNIX (https://technologists.com/notes/2008/01/10/a-brief-history-of-dell-unix/) OpenNebula Systems welcomes the EU decision to approve the €1.2B IPCEI-CIS (https://opennebula.io/blog/announcements/opennebula-systems-welcomes-the-eu-decision-to-approve-the-e1-2b-ipcei-cis/) Apple Home Devices, Car Veteran Exits for Top Rivian Product Role (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-28/apple-home-devices-car-veteran-exits-for-top-rivian-product-role?srnd=undefined&sref=9hGJlFio) Canon aims to ship low-cost ‘stamp’ machine this year to disrupt chipmaking (https://www.ft.com/content/2643ed31-8b8c-4d3d-a7a8-c4383d06e8a6?shareType=nongift) #446: Python in Excel — Talk Python To Me (https://overcast.fm/+F4RDQLYqc) Truly shocks me how many people use Apple Mail (https://www.threads.net/@mkarolian/post/C2psXiBLCAU/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) Amazon’s $1.4B iRobot deal is dead. Now what? (https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/29/amazons-1-4b-irobot-deal-is-dead-now-what/) Arc Search combines browser, search engine, and AI into something new and different (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/28/24053882/arc-search-browser-web-app-ios) Startup Funding Simulator (https://www.fundingsimulator.com/) Streaming media company Plex raises $40M as it nears profitability (https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/29/streaming-media-company-plex-raises-new-funds-as-it-nears-profitability/?guccounter=1) Porsche Hands Infotainment Keys To Apple, iPhone Can Now Rule The Cockpit (https://www.carscoops.com/2024/01/porsche-owners-can-now-control-more-of-their-car-from-their-phone-and-their-watch/) Kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year, 20% tried OpenAI's ChatGPT (https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/25/kids-spent-60-more-time-on-tiktok-than-youtube-last-year-20-tried-openais-chatgpt/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYWlsLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHUFVfBqHjfrzvj78nV4pd013t4qGTZkbjj8VrFNi7p2wfe-VHyVFiYib--w35RbY9v9xf8QAvVUDICR-85tA8cVzmVp9ivn652tXrsoKk333WtxmwlP2f8sryDOS-eL0XsJ2xcuhUuvc8Ypz-KJ--p59pvO9ZRXl3j-hk0Zru9s) ChatGPT is leaking passwords from private conversations of its users, Ars reader says (https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/ars-reader-reports-chatgpt-is-sending-him-conversations-from-unrelated-ai-users/) Musk Risks Losing World’s Richest Title After Pay Package Voided (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/elon-musk-s-55-billion-tesla-pay-package-voided-by-judge) Inside the Numbers: The KubeCon + CloudNativeCon selection process for Europe 2024 (https://www.cncf.io/blog/2024/01/30/inside-the-numbers-the-kubecon-cloudnativecon-selection-process-for-europe-2024/) Delaware Tells Musk ‘No’; Alphabet and Microsoft’s AI-Driven Earnings (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/delaware-tells-musk-no-alphabet-and-microsofts-ai-driven-earnings?utm_source=ti_app&rc=giqjaz) But they got back online quickly -- because their trading system used a Novell Netware server that the ransomware didn't understand. (https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1751831764207612357) Nonsense Fifty Years Ago Today (https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2024/01/fifty-years-ago-today.html?m=1) (D&D) I built my own 16-Bit CPU in Excel (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5rg7xvTJ8SU) More things that blow my American mind about living in Australia (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8tvAr5K/) Make it Taylors Version (https://github.com/ipc103/make-it-taylors-version) Conferences CfgMgmtCamp, Feb 5–7th (https://cfgmgmtcamp.eu/ghent2024/) — Coté speaking. The Uk's Open Technology Conference Open Source Software, Open Hardware Feb 6–7 (https://stateofopencon.com) SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)– (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) — Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), sponsorship slots available. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)– (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) Exe (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)cutive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 31st, 2024 (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming) If you’re an “executive” who might want to buy stuff from Tanzu to get better at your apps, than register. There is also a Tanzu exec event coming up in the next few months, email Coté (mailto:cote@broadcom.com) if you want to hear more about it. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Stanley Cups Are Just Water Bottles. How Did They Get So Popular? (https://overcast.fm/+1LeeZEfKE) Coté: Mythic Game Master Emulator, version 2 (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gs6-SDXiSjo) (I don’t think the version matters, really). Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/gray-shower-stall-yKqF8nuKPH8) Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/three-white-mail-envelops-iZCHv8ViRdw)

2 Helmi 20241h 15min

This week, we discuss what “enshittification” is, what causes it, and whether it can be prevented. Plus, stay tuned until the end to hear the Software Defined Talk origin story. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 451 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4CnW_RciZ4) Runner-up Titles Enshittification The Fahrenheit 451 Reorganization Wait for Wifi Taxes by beef rib It’s actually not fine Smoking crack in Disneyland AI is accelerating the crappiness. Why don’t you just sell more cloud? Generated Garbage I can’t tell if it’s a coffee mug or a ballistic missile. Accidentally upgraded Jury duty…”pretty cool.” Rundown Airalo (https://www.airalo.com/spain-esim) for mobile cell phones plans when traveling. How Google perfected the web (https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization) AdNauseam - Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To (https://adnauseam.io/) Subprime Attention Crisis (https://www.audible.com/pd/Subprime-Attention-Crisis-Audiobook/0593454103?ref_pageloadid=Dsqv0n17FOwUqOpK&ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_0593454103_0&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=7C4TQFGZXK856S6W40BH&pageLoadId=Fo0QcV8X3KEf9ys4&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225) 2023 Word of the Year Is “Enshittification” (https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/#:~:text=Sheraton%20New%20York%20Times%20Square,of%20the%20Year%20for%202023) Instagram’s co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/12/24036539/artifact-shutting-down-kevin-systrom) Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find (https://www.404media.co/google-search-really-has-gotten-worse-researchers-find/) Relevant to your Interests Tens of thousands of GPUs go under-utilized in the cloud (https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/15/cloud_providers_gpu_analysis/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_reshare_feed-article-content) Creating a Sales Commission Plan (https://open.substack.com/pub/onlycfo/p/creating-a-sales-commission-plan?r=2d4o&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams - Waxy.org (https://waxy.org/2024/01/the-quiet-death-of-ellos-big-dreams/) Nutanix set to benefit most from Broadcom's VMware upheaval (https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/18/broadcom_vmware_channel_disruption/) VMware is killing off 56 products amid "tectonic" infrastructure shift (https://www.thestack.technology/vmware-is-killing-off-56-products-including-vsphere-hypervisor-and-nsx/?ref=the-stack-newsletter) Taming the dragon - Chinese and US Semiconductor competition (https://kitsonjonathon.substack.com/p/taming-the-dragon-chinese-and-us) ‘I dreamed of blocky pixels’: the strange, sweaty, sociable early days of gaming – in pictures (https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/jan/20/strange-sweaty-sociable-early-days-of-gaming-in-pictures) Lofree Flow (https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/01/20/Lofree-Flow) — Keyboard Review via Tim Bray Remembering Bell Labs as legendary idea factory prepares to leave N.J. home (https://www.nj.com/essex/2024/01/remembering-bell-labs-as-legendary-idea-factory-prepares-to-leave-nj-home.html) IBM Consulting orders a return to office - and means it (https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/18/ibm_consulting_office/) Apple Dials Back Car’s Self-Driving Features and Delays Launch to 2028 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-23/apple-car-ev-set-to-debut-in-2028-with-limited-autonomous-driving) Introducing Docker Build Cloud (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxPwXfmwHU) It's time to build (https://open.substack.com/pub/benn/p/its-time-to-build?selection=0c874398-fde8-45be-b547-f51d3c6a7c93&r=2d4o&utm_medium=ios) "And we call it... the Vision Pro holster. We think you're going to love it." (https://x.com/JoannaStern/status/1748354349116301487?s=20) For a moment there, Lotus Notes appeared to do everything (https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/19/remembering_lotus_notes/) Campfire is ONCE #1 (https://world.hey.com/dhh/campfire-is-once-1-d2cebd12) Lessons learned: 1,000 days of distributed at Atlassian - Work Life by Atlassian (https://www.atlassian.com/blog/distributed-work/distributed-work-report) Bosses want to work from home more than employees do, says new survey—but they're still pushing RTO requirements (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/10/bosses-want-to-work-remote-more-than-employees-but-still-push-return-to-office.html) Nvidia, a $1 trillion AI powerhouse, is fine with remote work (https://fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/fortune.com/2023/10/14/nvidia-skips-return-to-office-sticks-to-remote-work-among-hottest-tech-companies/amp/) Why constant job cuts could be the new normal for Big Tech (https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-new-normal-constant-layoffs-job-cuts-google-amazon-meta-2024-1) Culture Change at Google (https://social.clawhammer.net/blog/posts/2024-01-19-CultureChange/) Frustrated Googlers are speaking out on the corporate dysfunction (https://www.threads.net/@marcslove/post/C2Y7qCPu6Gz/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) Bell Labs & Google: bookends of the same sad story? (https://om.co/2024/01/22/bell-labs-google-same-sad-story/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) Mourning Google (https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/01/15/Google-2024) Nonsense We lost some real stars this past year (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8p6Tsv6/) Startups Are Shutting Down! (https://youtu.be/-V9yPGdubHQ) It’s Just a Water Bottle (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/01/stanley-cups-valentines-day-target-starbucks/677190/) Listener Feedback Robert recomends the Zojirushi SM-SR48E Stainless Mug (https://www.zojirushi.com/app/product/smsre) Conferences That Conference Texas, Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1 (https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Business-BS-Dictionary--CFtt8vL15hIcWTIAgoxIWH6nAg-xCwuOhkOT7Ts26WfLtsX8) CfgMgmtCamp, Feb 5–7th (https://cfgmgmtcamp.eu/ghent2024/) — Coté speaking. The Uk's Open Technology Conference Open Source Software, Open Hardware Feb 6–7 (https://stateofopencon.com) SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)– (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) — Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), sponsorship slots available. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)– (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Travis County Jury Duty (https://www.traviscountytx.gov/district-clerk/jury-duty) Matt: Perplexity.AI (https://www.perplexity.ai) Coté: Kantjil & De Tijger (https://maps.app.goo.gl/GC11U6FpGsoQ9A1b8?g_st=ic) or Kartika (https://maps.app.goo.gl/VqSxkb5m2zVdugLz7?g_st=ic) — which is also good and less fancy in a good way. Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/flat-screen-monitor-z1aLTzG2VGU) Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/flat-screen-monitor-z1aLTzG2VGU)

26 Tammi 202452min

This week, we discuss the role of DevRel, Remote Work and Layoffs. Plus, Matt reveals his latest keyboard recommendation. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QzqV99Hc4U) 450 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QzqV99Hc4U) Runner-up Titles Life is a series of (shitty) cliffhangers Sales is crazy Donut over-eating avoidance Fundamentals don’t change Do you have good recipes for golden geese? We need better Dungeons and Dragons The AI has been prompted beyond its level of competence. Peter Pan as DevRel Hard stop goes soft HR in volume feels dehumanizing Mad Libs for layoffs Workers of the world, don’t let HR hide in darkness. We’ve had a great time, that other keyboard and I, but we’ve made a decision… Status quo wins again The Strangler Pattern for password management Schwag cannot be stolen. Rundown 2024 Look Ahead - Surviving the Q1 Kickoff (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2024/01/2024-look-ahead-surviving-q1-kickoff.html) (Podcast) DevRel The trouble with DevRel (https://jicowan.medium.com/the-trouble-with-devrel-80ebcd0f5b36) Amazon’s silent sacking (https://overcast.fm/+HZUfHNb-M) (Podcast) Work, RTO and Layoffs WebMD’s RTO Video (https://x.com/maxwellstrachan/status/1745446449343795506?s=46&t=EoCoteGkQEahPpAJ_HYRpg) Brittany Pietsch on LinkedIn: TikTok (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brittany-pietsch-237893173_tiktok-britt-activity-7151621500440104960-cTtw?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_ios) Brittany Peach cloudflare layoff TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@brittanypeachhh/video/7323004085043612959) Cloudflare CEO responds to viral layoff video (https://www.threads.net/@jonathangarelick/post/C2BgfIpLUup/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) Signs that it’s time to leave a company… (https://adrianco.medium.com/signs-that-its-time-to-leave-a-company-5f8759ad018e) A tool to algorithmically estimate fair compensation (https://www.fairoffer.ai) Remote Workers Are Losing Out on Promotions, New Data Shows (https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/remote-workers-are-losing-out-on-promotions-8219ec63) Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034705/discord-layoffs-17-percent-employees?ueid=3d6a2c800561880c901963d51e644d95) Citi layoffs hit 20,000 -- as the bank spends big on tech (https://www.thestack.technology/citi-layoffs-tech-spend/) Infosys co-founder repeats call for 70-hour working weeks (https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/15/narayana_murthy_long_work_comments/) Passwords and Keyboards Microsoft Copilot keyboard keys are coming to Windows 11 PCs at CES 2024 (https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-copilot-keyboard-keys-are-coming-to-windows-11-pcs-at-ces-2024-080126519.html) Microsoft’s keyboards and mice will live on under a unique new partnership (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24026323/microsoft-incase-partnership-keyboards-accessories-partnership) Migrating from 1Password to Apple Keychain (https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/12/migrating-from-1password-to-apple-keychain/) Now in beta: Create and unlock a 1Password account with a passkey (https://blog.1password.com/unlock-1password-individual-passkey-beta/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=beyond-passwords-newsletter-december&utm_campaign=passwordless&utm_ref=email-beyond-passwords-newsletter-december) Relevant to your Interests Authy is shutting down its desktop app (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24030477/authy-desktop-app-shutting-down) OpenTofu is going GA (https://opentofu.org/blog/opentofu-is-going-ga/) Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are now open (https://frame.work/) Google Cloud removes data transfer fees when clients switch to rivals (https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-cloud-removes-data-transfer-fees-when-clients-switch-rivals-2024-01-11/) Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M (https://apnews.com/article/ebay-spiders-cockroaches-steiner-newsletter-9ac2c35bcd4c87af181382c71d992343) Nearly a Thousand People Were Convicted of Stealing Over Decades. It Was a Computer Glitch. (https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/nearly-a-thousand-people-were-convicted-of-stealing-over-decades-it-was-a-computer-glitch-c3290fcf?st=u4lotebs168d5xg&reflink=article_copyURL_share) How a $300 Million Flop Turned Into an Improbable Hit (https://www.wsj.com/tech/cyberpunk-2077-videogame-flop-to-hit-58ed2741?st=b0umpe50ngp0o87&reflink=article_copyURL_share) Slack Executives are all gone (https://www.threads.net/@kylie.robison/post/C2Ai8cDJc7C/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) WhatsApp is Finally Starting to Dominate in the United States. Here’s Why. (https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/whatsapp-is-finally-starting-to-dominate) World's R&D spending (https://x.com/emollick/status/1746254000914092480?s=20) Apple Relocating Siri Evaluation Team in San Diego to Austin (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/14/apple-moving-san-diego-siri-team-to-austin/) The Worst Devices of CES 2024! (https://youtu.be/NXhmnQzZ7n8?si=RJptIRZQNBlgjgYy) App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadline (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/15/app-store-to-be-split-in-two/) Red Hat Developer Hub Now Generally Available (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-developer-hub-now-generally-available) Google Ends Cloud Switching Fees, Pressuring Amazon and Microsoft (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/google-googl-ends-switching-fees-for-cloud-data-pressuring-amazon-microsoft) Gartner Says 50% of Critical Enterprise Applications Will Reside Outside of Centralized Public Cloud Locations Through 2027 (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-30-gartner-says-50-percent-of-critical-enterprise-applications-will-reside-outside-of-centralized-public-cloud-locations-through-2027) Slashing Data Transfer Costs in AWS by 99% (https://www.bitsand.cloud/posts/slashing-data-transfer-costs/) Nonsense Costco $COST opened its 6th store in China (https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/1745837524587561443?s=20) These Are the World’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/world-s-most-powerful-passports-henley-index-sees-europe-catch-japan-singapore) The Official Passport Index Ranking (https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking) why stanley is on its way out #stanleycup #stanleytumbler #genztrends #greenscreen (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8qU7AXT/) These smart binoculars can identify birds and animals for you (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24032871/ai-binoculars-swarovski-optic-ax-visio-ces-price-release-date) Listener Feedback Sent stickers to Dan in Indiana Shara recommends the Owala FreeSip (https://www.amazon.com/Owala-Nautical-Twilight-Stainless-Bottle/dp/B09SJY6K4C/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=fUV9t&content-id=amzn1.sym.35cab78c-35e3-4fc1-aab0-27eaa6c86063%3Aamzn1.symc.e5c80209-769f-4ade-a325-2eaec14b8e0e&pf_rd_p=35cab78c-35e3-4fc1-aab0-27eaa6c86063&pf_rd_r=RS0Y267S82H94Q7MKY4W&pd_rd_wg=vVjQj&pd_rd_r=d7373f5b-9016-45be-a120-abd43ab1572a&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1). Craig shared a Hacker News link about the Google Dev experience that is called google3 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15889691) Conferences That Conference Texas, Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1 (https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Business-BS-Dictionary--CFtt8vL15hIcWTIAgoxIWH6nAg-xCwuOhkOT7Ts26WfLtsX8) CfgMgmtCamp, Feb 5-7th (https://cfgmgmtcamp.eu/ghent2024/) - Coté speaking. The Uk's Open Technology Conference Open Source Software, Open Hardware Feb 6-7 (https://stateofopencon.com) SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th to 17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) - Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), and there’s still sponsorship slots. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19-22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) - Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17-18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Carrot Weather App (https://www.meetcarrot.com/weather/) (the Netherlands weather app Coté mentioned is Buienradar (https://www.buienradar.nl)). Matt: Murderbot Diaries Book 7: System Collapse (https://amzn.to/4aYe85E) Aliens Fireteam Elite (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549970/Aliens_Fireteam_Elite/) on sale for <$10 Coté: The Lost Kingdom (https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Kingdom-Matthew-J-Kirby/dp/0545274265), book. (https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Kingdom-Matthew-J-Kirby/dp/0545274265) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/close-up-of-mechanical-led-keyboard-Q_adc1_Ukc0) Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-people-holding-hands-on-top-of-a-tree-DNkoNXQti3c)

19 Tammi 20241h 24min

This week, we delve into the Stack Overflow Survey, compare AWS and Azure, and discuss why everyone loves "Coding at Google." Plus, thoughts on the new Mobile Passport Control App and Global Entry. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9W_WdnDWMg) 449 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9W_WdnDWMg) Runner-up Titles That is part of the podcast I am going to have a change of pants for that They’re very good notes “Buildies” Of course they are The Internet is a series of tubes… filled with money The easiest way to make money is to have a lot of money Gobsmacked Rundown Mobile Passport Control (MPC) (https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/mobile-passport-control) Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023 (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#ai-sentiment-and-usage) Amazon's Silent Sacking (https://justingarrison.com/blog/2023-12-30-amazons-silent-sacking/) AWS Overhauls 60,000-Person Sales Team to Fix ‘Fiefdoms,’ Customer Complaints (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/aws-overhauls-60-000-person-sales-team-to-fix-fiefdoms-customer-complaints) Coding at Google (https://textslashplain.com/2024/01/02/coding-at-google/) Relevant to your Interests Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/dropbox-spooks-users-by-sending-data-to-openai-for-ai-search-features/) Exclusive: GM's Cruise robotaxi unit dismisses nine execs after safety probe (https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gms-cruise-robotaxi-unit-dismisses-nine-people-after-safety-investigation-2023-12-13/) Apple Makes Security Changes to Protect Users From iPhone Thefts (https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-iphone-ios-update-stolen-device-protection-698d760e) Apple’s new iPhone security setting keeps thieves out of your digital accounts (https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/12/23998665/apple-stolen-device-protection-face-touch-id-icloud-account-vulnerability-ios-17-3-beta) The Rise and Fall of the ‘IBM Way’ (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/ibm-greatest-capitalist-tom-watson/676147/) Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot (https://apnews.com/article/tesla-autopilot-recall-driver-monitoring-system-8060508627a34e6af889feca46eb3002) Want to Store a Message in DNA? That’ll Be $1,000 (https://www.wired.com/story/store-a-message-in-dna/) Google's GitHub Copilot competitor is now generally available (https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/13/duet-ai-for-developers-googles-github-copilot-competitor-is-now-generally-available-and-will-soon-use-the-gemini-model/) Sourcegraph Cody is Generally Available (https://sourcegraph.com/blog/cody-is-generally-available) The Besties’ Revenge: How the ‘All-In’ Podcast Captured Silicon Valley (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-besties-revenge-how-the-all-in-podcast-captured-silicon-valley) Pipe Dreams: The life and times of Yahoo Pipes (https://retool.com/pipes) InfoWorld’s 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3711524/infoworlds-2023-technology-of-the-year-award-winners.html) DHH on LinkedIn: This is our cloud spend over the last 12 months. Can you tell when we… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-heinemeier-hansson-374b18221_this-is-our-cloud-spend-over-the-last-12-activity-7142603347013844992-MseI/) Apple Plans Rescue for $17 Billion Watch Business in Face of Ban (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-18/apple-plans-rescue-for-17-billion-watch-business-in-face-of-ban) Google to Pay $700 Million in Play Store Settlement (https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-to-pay-700-million-in-play-store-settlement-28bed6b6?st=gof21ww45isoe8a&reflink=article_copyURL_share) The Rule of X (https://x.com/BessemerVP/status/1736814812292952557?s=20) Practical Magic: Improving Productivity and Happiness for Software Development Teams (https://engineering.linkedin.com/blog/2023/practical-magic--improving-productivity-and-happiness-for-softwa) The Big Cloud Exit FAQ (https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-big-cloud-exit-faq-20274010) Pro Take: The Cloud Isn’t The Answer to All IT Problems—At Least for Now (https://www.wsj.com/articles/pro-take-the-cloud-isnt-the-answer-to-all-it-problemsat-least-for-now-2af43219?st=nwqof55uzxml475&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink) Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers (https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/comcast-xfinity-hackers-36-million-customers/) Who will buy VMware's end-user compute products? (https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/vmware_euc_sale_speculation/) Deploy web apps anywhere (https://kamal-deploy.org/) A Look Back at Q3 '23 Public Cloud Software Earnings (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/a-look-back-at-q3-23-public-cloud?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=139963148&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&utm_medium=email) End of Life (https://endoflife.date/) VMware’s Cheaper New Bundles May Drive Up Costs (https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemcdowell/2023/12/21/why-your-costs-may-go-up-with-vmwares-cheaper-new-bundles/?sh=3098f0d61b14) Intel CEO says Nvidia’s AI dominance is pure luck (https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-ceo-says-nvidias-ai-dominance-is-pure-luck-nvidia-vp-fires-back-says-intel-lacked-vision-and-execution) Sam Altman’s Knack for Dodging Bullets—With a Little Help From Bigshot Friends (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-openai-protected-by-silicon-valley-friends-f3efcf68?st=7ut2w92w2px1b9c&reflink=article_copyURL_share) Reddit’s CEO takes a victory lap (https://www.threads.net/@carnage4life/post/C1N-ilELo9Y/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) The eternal struggle between open source and proprietary software (https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/26/the-eternal-struggle-between-open-source-and-proprietary-software/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content) New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/new-york-times-sues-microsoft-and-openai-alleging-copyright-infringement-fd85e1c4?st=z5d54e5urzlthil&reflink=article_copyURL_share) Broadcom Hands VMware Partners ‘Termination Notice’ (https://www.crn.com/news/virtualization/broadcom-hands-vmware-partners-termination-notice) Investors Who Amassed The Most Unicorns Stepped Way Back In 2023 (https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/top-unicorn-investors-eoy-2023/) What comes after open source? Bruce Perens is working on it (https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/27/bruce_perens_post_open/) Clouded Judgement 12.29.23 - Year End Review (https://open.substack.com/pub/cloudedjudgement/p/clouded-judgement-122923-year-end?r=2l9&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) EU CRA: What does it mean for open source? - Bert Hubert's writings (https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/eu-cra-what-does-it-mean-for-open-source/) OpenAI’s Annualized Revenue Tops $1.6 Billion as Customers Shrug Off CEO Drama (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-annualized-revenue-tops-1-6-billion-as-customers-shrug-off-ceo-drama?utm_source=ti_app&rc=giqjaz) 2023 in Review: Reading and Writing Highlights (https://seroter.com/2024/01/01/2023-in-review-reading-and-writing-highlights/) The WELL: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky: State of the World 2024 (https://people.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/540/Bruce-Sterling-and-Jon-Lebkowsky-page01.html) Remembering the startups we lost in 2023 (https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/30/remembering-the-startups-we-lost-in-2023/) Windows boss pledges to 'make Start menu great again' (https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/03/windows_11_start_great_again/) Amazon eliminated his role. Four months later, he's still getting paychecks. (https://www.businessinsider.com/senior-amazon-employee-aws-quiet-firing-remote-work-severance-package-2023-12) Nearly Half of Companies Plan to Eliminate Bachelor's Degree Requirements in 2024 (https://www.intelligent.com/nearly-half-of-companies-plan-to-eliminate-bachelors-degree-requirements-in-2024/) Observability in 2024: More OpenTelemetry, Less Confusion (https://thenewstack.io/observability-in-2024-more-opentelemetry-less-confusion/) LastPass prompting users to set a stronger master password (https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/03/lastpass-stronger-master-password/) Apple rejects the HEY Calendar from their App Store (https://world.hey.com/dhh/apple-rejects-the-hey-calendar-from-their-app-store-4316dc03) This might be the end of Carta as the trusted platform for startups (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karrisaarinen_this-might-be-the-end-of-carta-as-the-trusted-activity-7149219878837583873-M2ea) Command line csv viewer (https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens) Alamo Drafthouse blames ‘nationwide’ theater outage on Sony projector fail (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/1/24021915/alamo-drafthouse-outage-sony-projector) Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX (https://www.wsj.com/business/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-e826a9e1?reflink=share_mobilewebshare) Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches first phone service satellites (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/03/spacex-elon-musk-phone-starlink-satellites) Elon Musk is not understood (https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/elon-musk-is-not-understood/) Elon Musk's X gets another valuation cut from Fidelity (https://www.axios.com/2023/12/31/elon-musks-x-fidelity-valuation-cut) 2024 Predictions (https://medium.com/@profgalloway/2024-predictions-a16e3cae1596) US fines Southwest Airlines $140M for 2022 IT meltdown (https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/us_fines_southwest_airlines_140m/) Scooter Company Bird Global Files Bankruptcy to Sell Itself (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/scooter-company-bird-global-files-070507154.html) 'everything' blocks devs from removing their own npm packages (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/everything-blocks-devs-from-removing-their-own-npm-packages/) Office vacancy rate hits record high (https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/economy/office-space-vacancies-hit-a-record-high/index.html) The robots will make us more human (https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/the-robots-will-make-us-more-human/) Amazon’s Twitch plans to slash staff: report (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazons-twitch-plans-to-slash-staff-report-ff30ddeb) Does kuberbetes make application development and delivery better? (https://newsletter.cote.io/i/140504484/got-java-apps-stay-on-top-of-security-patches-upgrades-and-out-of-support-apps) Mitchell reflects as he departs HashiCorp (https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/mitchell-reflects-as-he-departs-hashicorp) Quarterly Results | HashiCorp, Inc. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danlorenc_quarterly-results-hashicorp-inc-activity-7141026556419682304-BV66?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) Mitchell reflects as he departs HashiCorp (https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/mitchell-reflects-as-he-departs-hashicorp) Quarterly Results | HashiCorp, Inc. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danlorenc_quarterly-results-hashicorp-inc-activity-7141026556419682304-BV66?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) DocuSign surges amid report it is exploring buyout deal (DOCU) (https://seekingalpha.com/news/4046964-docusign-surges-amid-report-it-is-exploring-buyout-deal) Adobe walks away from its $20 billion Figma acquisition amid regulatory scrutiny (https://www.engadget.com/adobe-walks-away-from-its-20-billion-figma-acquisition-amid-regulatory-scrutiny-132203336.html?guccounter=1) IBM to acquire StreamSets and WebMethods from Software AG for $2.3B (https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/18/ibm-to-acquire-streamsets-and-webmethods-from-software-ag/) Thomas Graf on LinkedIn: Cisco to Acquire Cloud Native Networking & Security Leader Isovalent (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas-graf-73104547_cisco-to-acquire-cloud-native-networking-activity-7143601826083356672-jmSP/) Flexera enters into definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software (https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-enters-agreement-to-acquire-snow-software) Twilio CEO Lawson steps down after bruising activist battles (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/08/twilio-ceo-lawson-steps-down-after-bruising-activist-battles.html) Cisco to Acquire Isovalent to Define the Future of Multicloud Networking and Security (https://investor.cisco.com/news/news-details/2023/Cisco-to-Acquire-Isovalent-to-Define-the-Future-of-Multicloud-Networking-and-Security/default.aspx) HPE is in advanced talks to buy Juniper Networks for about $13 billion (https://x.com/BradCasemore/status/1744522655913357340?s=20) The companies employees don’t want to leave in 2023 (https://resume.io/blog/the-companies-employees-dont-want-to-leave-in-2023) Nonsense ‘You didn’t just succeed, you Exceled’: Sydney man dubbed the ‘Annihilator’ wins spreadsheet world championship (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/15/you-didnt-just-succeed-you-exceled-sydney-man-dubbed-the-annihilator-wins-excel-world-championship) The 52 definitive rules of flying (https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/interactive/2023/flying-airport-etiquette/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAyNzAyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA0MDg1MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDI3MDI4MDAsImp0aSI6ImNmM2M2ODZhLTA4MzItNGM0YS1iYWRjLTg0N2M1NzRhNDJkYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90cmF2ZWwvaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy9mbHlpbmctYWlycG9ydC1ldGlxdWV0dGUvIn0.IdztKBztAJw-CjJhPX2ne2tzRLtA2zP8-YTUfrbwPkg&itid=gfta&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) Neither Overhead nor Underground, PG&E Pilot Program Evaluates the Benefits of Putting Powerlines Right on the Ground (https://www.pgecurrents.com/articles/3901-overhead-underground-pg-e-pilot-program-evaluates-benefits-putting-powerlines-right-ground) Airline Amenities (https://www.threads.net/@airlineflyer/post/C1fKNbNOfjq/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall after door plug blows off Alaska Air flight 1282 (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/iphone-survives-16000-foot-fall-after-door-plug-blows-off-alaska-air-flight-1282/) Reacting to Blackstone's holiday video (https://twitter.com/goodworkmb/status/1735458629921206521?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A) The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc) Conferences That Conference Texas, Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1 (https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Business-BS-Dictionary--CFtt8vL15hIcWTIAgoxIWH6nAg-xCwuOhkOT7Ts26WfLtsX8) CfgMgmtCamp, Feb 5-7th (https://cfgmgmtcamp.eu/ghent2024/) - Coté speaking. SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th to 17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) - Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), and there’s still sponsorship slots. KubeCon EU Paris, March 19-22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) - Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17-18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! 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Recommendations Brandon: The Quick Flip Go Bottle | 24 Oz (https://www.stanley1913.com/products/the-quick-flip-go-bottle-24-oz) How a 40-ounce cup turned Stanley into a $750 million a year business (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/23/how-a-40-ounce-cup-turned-stanley-into-a-750-million-a-year-business.html) Cup Fever (https://www.chartr.co/stories/2024-01-10-otc-the-stanley-cup-is-surging) Matt: Apple Watch 9 Coté: Patagonia 3-in-1 Parka. It is fucking expensive (https://www.patagonia.com/product/mens-tres-3-in-1-parka/28389.html) and iPhone 15 Pro Max Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-hand-holding-a-book-YybJHvU-GOQ) Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-holding-white-ceramic-teacup-QLqNalPe0RA)

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