In this episode we talk about IT as a process. Setting up a workstation, a printer, or a server can […]

We love architecture, but we also hate architecture... so throw it all away! This week we take a look at UI Driven Development to get stuff done! We chat on the reasons why, the positives, the negatives, and what James and Frank both have built using this approach all in very little time.

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* Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventure

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In tonight’s episode of the Geocaching Podcast:

We discuss the new update to the geocaching app, a random question about creative micros and other stuff.

Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers.

We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there!

#geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast

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The Video Version of our Podcast

GCPC EPISODE 531 Show Notes

GCPC EPISODE 530 – Random Geocaching Questions

http://www.buzzfeed.com/amandam10/20-ridiculously-creative-geocache-containers-1kzg?sub=1586732_321697

Amanda MacArthur

1. A Fairy House in a Wooded Wonderland

2. In a Rock Hidden Among Cactus

3. In a Pre-Cut Log

4. Under a Table in Fake Gum

5. Under Fake Poo in the Brush

6. Driven into Nuts and Bolts

7. Tucked Inside a Birdhouse

8. In a Magnetized Gum Tin

9. Peeking Out of a Sprinkler Head

10. Rolling Around in a Tennis Ball

11. Sleeping with the Fishes

12. At The Bottom of a Tube

13. Squeezed with a Message in a Bottle

14. Corked Up

15. Growing Funghii

16. Nesting with the Birds

17. Exploring the Vents

18. Beneath the Tide

19. In a Miniature Ammo Box

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NEWS:

Calling all filmmakers!

https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2018/04/calling-all-filmmakers-submit-your-film-to-giff-2018/

Submit your film to GIFF 2018

The Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) returns for another year of epic geocaching moments captured on camera! Create and share your geocaching movie with thousands of people all over the world. If you’re a filmmaker, a geocacher, or something in between, GIFF is your moment to shine. Cast, film, edit, and share your geocaching masterpiece with us! Make sure to submit by August 1.

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GCPC Mailbag…

Send your geocaching email to:[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Sorry nothing this week…

Send in your feedback…

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LINKS

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Using too many libraries and your app size is too big? Don't worry the linker is here to save the day! That is right the Mono linker and .NET Native are here to shrink that app and library size and can be highly customized. We take a look at why you would want to use the linker, how to preserve code from getting linked, and how to optimize your libraries and apps.

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* Frank: Twitter (http://twitter.com/praeclarum), Blog (http://praeclarum.org), GitHub (http://github.com/praeclarum)

* James: Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno)

* Merge Conflict: Twitter (http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm), Website (http://mergeconflict.fm)

* Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventure

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I stumbled across a video on YouTube a few weeks ago by Evan Edinger wherein he talked about how he learned German using Duolingo (https://duolingo.com).

If you’re not familiar with Duolingo, it’s a website and app that helps you learn to speak a foreign language through gamification. It’s also free. It uses a very novel approach that I’ve previously discussed on the podcast (https://thewiredhomeschool.com/174).

I though I’d pull out some of the points in his video and share them with you if you’re thinking about using Duolingo to teach your kids a foreign language.

How to Use Duolingo to Learn a Foreign Language

1. Be Consistent

Consistency is very important when learning anything. With a foreign language it’s especially important. Taking time every day to learn something new and become familiar and comfortable with that language will go a long way.

2. Competition As Motivator

Some people are natural competitors. The creators of Duolingo understand that and they provided a little friendly competition withing their application and website to motivate people to learn a new language.

3. Don’t Rush

Spend at least 10 minutes every day with the website or app. Occasionally you’ll want to use it for up to an hour. If you just open the app and match a few words you’re not going to learn a foreign language. You really need to spend as much time as possible learning the language.

4. Use the Website More Than the App

The website has a much richer experience than the app. It requires you to recall more than just vocabulary. In addition, there are forums and discussion for each question you encounter so you can understand why your answer if right or wrong.

More immersive.

5. Engage With Your Foreign Language

As you progress through Duolingo, you’ll want to engage with the language in a natural way. One way to do that is to read books (simple ones) or blogs, watch TV shows, or listen to podcasts.

I hope this has helped you and you’re ready to learn a new language. That’s right, you should learn the language with your kids so that they can practice speaking it!

You can see the original video below.

Big Announcement

I’m teaming up with BecauseFamily (http://becausefamily.org) present workshops to churches, homeschool groups, and schools that will inspire and equip, parents, teachers, and teens to responsibly use technology.

I’ll be primarily providing these workshops in the northeast. For more information, please visit BecauseFamily.org (http://becausefamily.org).

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The Wired Homeschool is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network. For more family-friendly tech podcasts visit techpodcasts.com (http://techpodcasts.com/)

Music for the podcast by Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/).

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Zabbix is installed and pulling data from hosts on the network. We’re currently monitoring our Cisco switch, our Synology DiskStation […]

Bridget curated the distributed systems track at GOTO Chicago 2018 (https://gotochgo.com/2018/tracks/65). In the last timeslot of the day, she gathered all the speakers from the track to discuss their topics.

Show notes

* Jeff Hodges - Practicalities of Productionizing Distributed Systems, 2018 (https://gotochgo.com/2018/sessions/378)

* Jordan Hendricks - Designing Features for Mature Systems: Lessons Learned from Manta (https://gotochgo.com/2018/sessions/364)

* Erik St. Martin - Building Distributed Systems with Kubernetes (https://gotochgo.com/2018/sessions/347)

* Alena Hall - Distributed Data Stores on Kubernetes (https://gotochgo.com/2018/sessions/348)

* Kyle Kingsbury - Jepsen 9: A Fsyncing Feeling (https://gotochgo.com/2018/sessions/450); Kyle’s distributed systems class (https://github.com/aphyr/distsys-class)

Community & Event Stuff

If you have an upcoming conference you would like to see promoted on ADO, you can fill out the handy form at arresteddevops.com/conf (https://arresteddevops.com/conf)

Upcoming conferences

Open CFPs

* lots of DevOpsDays (https://devopsdays.org/speaking)

* Velocity EU (https://conferences.oreilly.com/velocity/vl-eu/public/cfp/648) - CFP closes May 8

Discount codes

* ADO2018 for 20% off lots of devopsdays, 10% off ChefConf, 5% off GopherCon.

Time to start some long over due projects. We prepare to install Zabbix for network monitoring. We also talk about […]

MVVM, Functional Reactive Programming, Redux, Reactive, or just straight up code behind! There are so many options out there and has been a huge debate. We sit down and discuss some architecture including Frank's latest experiment: Immutable UI.

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* Frank: Twitter (http://twitter.com/praeclarum), Blog (http://praeclarum.org), GitHub (http://github.com/praeclarum)

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In tonight’s episode of the Geocaching Podcast: We discuss some really creative geocache ideas. Have some to share? Join us in our chat room. Be sure to check it out!

Please share with other geocachers.

We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room.

See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast

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The Video Version of our Podcast

GCPC EPISODE 530 Show Notes

GCPC EPISODE 530 – Random Geocaching Questions

http://www.buzzfeed.com/amandam10/20-ridiculously-creative-geocache-containers-1kzg?sub=1586732_321697

Amanda MacArthur

1. A Fairy House in a Wooded Wonderland

2. In a Rock Hidden Among Cactus

3. In a Pre-Cut Log

4. Under a Table in Fake Gum

5. Under Fake Poo in the Brush

6. Driven into Nuts and Bolts

7. Tucked Inside a Birdhouse

8. In a Magnetized Gum Tin

9. Peeking Out of a Sprinkler Head

10. Rolling Around in a Tennis Ball

11. Sleeping with the Fishes

12. At The Bottom of a Tube

13. Squeezed with a Message in a Bottle

14. Corked Up

15. Growing Funghii

16. Nesting with the Birds

17. Exploring the Vents

18. Beneath the Tide

19. In a Miniature Ammo Box

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NEWS:

Calling all filmmakers!

https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2018/04/calling-all-filmmakers-submit-your-film-to-giff-2018/

Submit your film to GIFF 2018

The Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) returns for another year of epic geocaching moments captured on camera! Create and share your geocaching movie with thousands of people all over the world. If you’re a filmmaker, a geocacher, or something in between, GIFF is your moment to shine. Cast, film, edit, and share your geocaching masterpiece with us! Make sure to submit by August 1.

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GCPC Mailbag…

Send your geocaching email to:[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Sorry nothing this week…

Send in your feedback…

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LINKS

Videocast (https://youtu.be/Pk0eKh3kA2A)

Audio Podcast (http://traffic.libsyn.com/geocachingpodcast/GCPC530.mp3)

Google Search (http://google.com)

Geocaching Podcast Website (http://www.geocachingpodcast.com)

Subscribe To The Show (http://feeds.feedburner.com/GeocachingPodcast)

RSS Show Feed (http://geocachingpodcast.com/feed)

Please Support The GCPC

(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeocachingPodcast/~4/arLpW8gTDdw)