This week, we discuss the role of DevRel, Remote Work and Layoffs. Plus, Matt reveals his latest keyboard recommendation.
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Life is a series of (shitty) cliffhangersSales is crazyDonut over-eating avoidanceFundamentals don’t changeDo you have good recipes for golden geese?We need better Dungeons and DragonsThe AI has been prompted beyond its level of competence.Peter Pan as DevRelHard stop goes softHR in volume feels dehumanizingMad Libs for layoffsWorkers 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 againThe Strangler Pattern for password managementSchwag cannot be stolen.Rundown
2024 Look Ahead - Surviving the Q1 Kickoff (Podcast)DevRelThe trouble with DevRelAmazon’s silent sacking (Podcast)Work, RTO and LayoffsWebMD’s RTO VideoBrittany Pietsch on LinkedIn: TikTokBrittany Peach cloudflare layoff TikTokCloudflare CEO responds to viral layoff videoSigns that it’s time to leave a company…A tool to algorithmically estimate fair compensationRemote Workers Are Losing Out on Promotions, New Data ShowsDiscord is laying off 17 percent of employeesCiti layoffs hit 20,000 -- as the bank spends big on techInfosys co-founder repeats call for 70-hour working weeksPasswords and KeyboardsMicrosoft Copilot keyboard keys are coming to Windows 11 PCs at CES 2024Microsoft’s keyboards and mice will live on under a unique new partnershipMigrating from 1Password to Apple KeychainNow in beta: Create and unlock a 1Password account with a passkeyRelevant to your Interests
Authy is shutting down its desktop appOpenTofu is going GAFramework Laptop 16 pre-orders are now openGoogle Cloud removes data transfer fees when clients switch to rivalsFeds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3MNearly a Thousand People Were Convicted of Stealing Over Decades. It Was a Computer Glitch.How a $300 Million Flop Turned Into an Improbable HitSlack Executives are all goneWhatsApp is Finally Starting to Dominate in the United States. Here’s Why.World's R&D spendingApple Relocating Siri Evaluation Team in San Diego to AustinThe Worst Devices of CES 2024!App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading DeadlineRed Hat Developer Hub Now Generally AvailableGoogle Ends Cloud Switching Fees, Pressuring Amazon and MicrosoftGartner Says 50% of Critical Enterprise Applications Will Reside Outside of Centralized Public Cloud Locations Through 2027Slashing Data Transfer Costs in AWS by 99%Nonsense
Costco $COST opened its 6th store in ChinaThese Are the World’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024The Official Passport Index Rankingwhy stanley is on its way out #stanleycup #stanleytumbler #genztrends #greenscreenThese smart binoculars can identify birds and animals for youListener Feedback
Sent stickers to Dan in IndianaShara recommends the Owala FreeSip.Craig shared a Hacker News link about the Google Dev experience that is called google3Conferences
That Conference Texas, Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1CfgMgmtCamp, Feb 5-7th - Coté speaking.The Uk's Open Technology Conference Open Source Software, Open Hardware Feb 6-7SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th to 17th, 2024 - Coté speaking, and there’s still sponsorship slots.KubeCon EU Paris, March 19-22 - Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference.DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17-18, 2024SDT 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! Follow us: Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads and YouTube.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: Carrot Weather App (the Netherlands weather app Coté mentioned is Buienradar).Matt: Murderbot Diaries Book 7: System CollapseAliens Fireteam Elite on sale for <$10Coté: The Lost Kingdom, book.HeaderArtwork
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