Hope in Source

Hope in Source

By Henry ZhuSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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Hope in Source episodes

  • MA 2: Stephanie Hurlburt on Boundaries
    How is business development relevant to open source? Stephanie Hurlburt (Binomial) joins Henry to chat about understanding learnings from success, setting health boundaries, what "networking" really means, conversations/pitching, and more! (recorded in February) Transcript: https://maintainersanonymous.com/boundaries
    50 min
  • MA 1: Omnigamer on Speedrunning as Research
    What's beyond simply beating a video game? Eric "Omnigamer" Koziel joins Henry to chat about speedruning as an optimization problem (code golf), game knowledge as discovery, access as a result of technology, issues of game preservation/archival, coordination issues, obscure/popular games, versioning/patches, and more! (recorded in January. Since then, Eric has a new book out, Speedrun Science). Transcript: https://maintainersanonymous.com/speedrunning
    1 hr 27 min
  • 11: City as Liturgy (Timothy Patitsas)

    Is the city a toaster (an object) or a cat (a living organism)? We are joined by Dr. Timothy Patitsas to talk about how our physical and digital spaces, like liturgy, can be understood as "the work of the people". We discuss science as organized complexity, the meaning of knowledge, recursive societies, fractal hierarchies, and implications for governance.Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/city


    55 min
  • 10: Trust
    Why do we trust anyone? We talk about trust as an act of faith, trusting people versus trusting code, and the relationship between trust and work.
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/trust
    35 min
  • 9: Liturgy
    How do our rituals shape us? We talk about where habits come from, why we use them, and whether they strengthen our belief systems.
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/liturgy
    33 min
  • 8: Authority and Leadership
    Does authority have a place in religion? We talk about authority in decentralized organizations, listening to others versus trying something new, and when to fork or leave a community.
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/authority
    27 min
  • 7: Mythology and Symbolism
    How do symbols and stories foster culture? We talk about stories as a way to onboard new contributors, the mythology of leadership, when leaders step down, and how traditions evolve over time.
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/myth
    36 min
  • 6: Money
    How do communities handle money? We talk about money and centralization, tithing systems, how much funding is too much, and when to contribute money versus time.
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/money
    45 min
  • 5: Evangelism
    How do we evangelize our ideas? We talk about evangelism in religion and tech, meeting people where they're at, living one's values in public, and maintaining humility in the face of conviction.
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/evangelism
    34 min
  • 4: Holy Inefficiency
    Can everything that matters be measured? We talk about measuring the output and health of a community, competition between groups, growing a community without losing authenticity, and embracing "holy inefficiency".
    Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/inefficiency
    38 min

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What are the parallels between faith and open source software? Join Henry Zhu for an off-the-cuff conversation between friends. Check out hopeinsource.com and nadiaeghbal.com/public-faith for the…