August 11, 2023

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

52 minutes

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.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 427

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

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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.

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.

Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!

Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.

Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

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August 11, 2023

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

52 minutes

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.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 427

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.

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.

Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!

Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.

Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

Brandon:

What to Know About Scleral Contact Lenses

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.

Photo Credits

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Artwork

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