Episode 363: Bad Bosses

This week we discuss Oracle buying Corner, drama at Coinbase and the Gartner MQ for Observability. Plus, some thoughts on European Design Style…

Runner-up Titles

• Secular Winds.
• Internet Hygiene
• Don’t Bang the Table
• Do you own a motorcycle?
• The Hilda World-building Executive Retreat for Toxic Crytpo Execs.
• That’s some flavor
• Client/server Bias.
• Power of Privilege

Rundown

• Everyone tries to fix verticals like healthcare but can an outsider really do it?
  • Oracle thinks it can fix healthcare’s biggest tech issue
  • Oracle stock jumps 9% on strong cloud revenue
• CEO Bias
  • Silicon Valley’s Horrible Bosses
  • Coinbase CEO Twitter Thread
  • An Open letter to Elon…
• Productivity
  • Google’s changing its calendar invites to be clearer and more modern
  • Who the **** Enjoys Using Outlook?
• Honeycomb Cements Its Position as a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ - Honeycomb

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• The Origin of Git
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• The Washington Post is not selling its software business, despite offers

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