Software Defined Talk

Episode 488: Am I Here for the Mission or the Paycheck?

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This week, we discuss WordPress paying employees to quit, the perils of management by fear, and Matt shutting down his datacenter. Plus, the definitive top 5 ranking of Australia’s iconic Big Things.

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Runner-up Titles
  • The Spirit of Open Source
  • Debating ‘Benevolent’
  • The Hero 1-Day Guy
  • The Mullenweg Way
  • He has Been Great for Podcasting
  • Spider Vacuuming
    • Rundown
    • A Guide To 30 Of Australia's Iconic Big Things
    • More WordPress
      • WordPress cofounder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him
      • The WordPress Saga: Does Matt Mullenwegg Want a Fork or Not?
      • Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
      • WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power
      • Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’
      • Automattic Alignment
      • RTO or GFTO / Oxide
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        • Wayback Machine integrated into Google search
        • OpenStack Dalmatian debuts with better dashboard, security
        • Gmail adding redesigned summary cards to your inbox with ‘Happening soon’
        • How I exited the cloud
        • As data center usage heats up, Submer raises $55.5M to cool things down
        • Palmer Luckey, American Vulcan
        • A Look Back at Q2 '24 Public Cloud Software Earnings
        • Google’s AI search summaries officially have ads
        • OpenWrt One WiFi 6 router samples are now available for $89 - Liliputing
        • Elastic CTO Shay Banon on suing AWS and returning to OSS
        • AWS CEO Matt Garman on generative AI, open source, and closing services
        • Bitcoin’s inventor is a mystery. An HBO filmmaker thinks he found him.
        • HBO doc names Bitcoin creator suspect - who says ‘not me’
        • Apple Tweaks Screen Recording App Permissions to Decrease Popup Frequency
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          • Autonomous Ride-Hailing in Austin, Texas - Waymo
          • NYC Costco shoppers empty shelves in panic over port strike
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