Episode 427: You must be this tall to be a customer

This week, we discuss Open Source licensing, Cloud Earnings and presentations without slides. Plus, Coté shares his minimal-tech vacation strategy and Matt Ray spills Orange Juice on his keyboard.

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Runner-up Titles

• Girl do you need some Squirrel
• Kinky Friedman would be proud
• Stallman would be spinning in his grave
• What does this guy like?
• I’ve got plenty of beer
• That’s not a feature, it’s a bug
• Never a Marketplace

Rundown

• The open source licensing war is over
• Clouded Judgement 8.4.23 - Cloud Giants Q2 Update
• Amazon reports blowout profit, beats on sales and issues optimistic guidance

Relevant to your Interests

• Amazon to invest $7.2b in Israel as it rolls out local cloud data region
• Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers
• As Cruise Expands To Los Angeles, Self-Driving's Breakout Moment Has Arrived
• Billionaire Larry Ellison plotted with Trump aides on call about overturning election
• Dell Confirms Sales Layoffs As Part Of New Partner-Led Storage Strategy | CRN
• For Meta, the big AI play is shoring up its ad business
• Corey Quinn on Gartner MQ
• Slack's latest redesign has a dedicated DM tab and a Discord-style Activity view
• Downfall
• Google is offering an on-campus hotel 'special' to help lure workers back to the office
• Even Zoom is making staff return to the office now
• Venture-backed startups are failing at record rates
• Zoom's Updated Terms of Service Permit Training AI on User Content Without Opt-Out
• Zoom CEO admits mistake as terms-of-service changes raise AI fears
• WeWork warns of bankruptcy risk after years of losses
• Python moves to remove the GIL and boost concurrency
• Exclusive: Amazon in talks to become anchor investor in Arm ahead of IPO

Nonsense

• Analysis | LK-99 and the Desperation for Scientific Discovery
• Disney discontinues DVD and Blu-ray production in Australia effective immediately
• Google Web Environment Integrity draft draws developer rage
• Google Meet plays Oscars music and credits roll as meeting ends

Conferences

• Aug 21 - 22, Kubernetes Community Day Australia in Sydney, Matt attending.
• August 21st to 24th SpringOne & VMware Explore US, in Las Vegas.
• Explore EU CFP is open.
• Sep 6th to 7th DevOpsDays Des Moines, Coté speaking.
• Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, Coté speaking.
• October 2-6, 2023, QCon San Francisco, Matt’s doing a workshop
• October 6, 2023, KCD Texas 2023, CFP Closes: August 30, 2023
• November 6-9, 2023, KubeCon NA, SDT’s a sponsor, Matt’s there
• Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas CFP Open 6/1 - 8/21
• If you want your conference mentioned, let’s talk media sponsorships.

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• Brandon:
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  • Keratoconus Eye Doctors Map
  • The Keratoconus Specialist List
  • Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)
  • Why is Lala's Little Nugget in Austin always decorated for Christmas?
• Matt: Rechargeable cordless Waterpik
• Coté: “How to Draw Fantasy Map Trees and Forests - 5 easy styles to make your maps look awesome,” and playlist of related how to videos.

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