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  • Every Game is a Party: CEO, Steve Hall, on Digital Strategy

    Every AUDL game is a party according to Steve Hall, the CEO of the American Ultimate Disc League. 🎉 From releasing their first NFT to taking live games to live streams, AUDL is a very digital organization. Despite being in the sports & entertainment industry, Steve tells Amy about his strategic focus on building digital engagement with fans.

    In this episode of the Hacker Noon Podcast:

    • How do you get into the CEO mindset? 🧠 (03:29)
  • COVID-19 pushed AUDL to create the Athletic Care Network - a virtual healthcare system for the players (5:05)
  • Pivoting to live stream events after the loss of in-person events and building electronic engagement 📺 (06:58)
  • AUDL launched AUDL MoMintz, their player video-highlight NFTs. Steve talks about how they were inspired by NBA Top Shot (12:34)
  • Steve says, "Entertainment is digital now". AUDL takes its digital strategy beyond social media marketing 📲 (17:28)
  • To keep your customers, you need to digitally innovate or you will get left behind. Steve talks about AUDL upcoming digital plans (21:00)
  • Setting a corporate vision, motivating employees, and establishing trust are important aspects of the CEO role 👀 (25:49)
  • Diversity in hiring is important - 35% of AUDL are women, including women who hold leadership positions (28:32)

    • Connect with AUDL:

    • You can connect with AUDL on Twitter @theAUDL

    Shownotes:

    • Learn more about AUDL MoMintz: https://theaudl.com/league/news/audl-announces -first-collection- non-fungible-tokens
  • Connect with AUDL: https://theaudl.com/league/contact
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    33 min
  • They Can’t Stop All Of Us!!

    Do Aliens exist? 👽 Limarc Ambalina, David Smooke, and Amy Tom talk about storming area 51 and the Pentagon's upcoming UFO report, El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin, and the return to the office. 🤪

    This Week On Planet Internet 🎧

    • How will the return to the office affect workplace culture? 😭 (01:56)
  • Maybe this will lead to a rise in coworking spaces 🤔 (06:20)
  • The President of El Salvador declared they will soon accept Bitcoin as legal tender. What does this mean for Bitcoin? 📈 (08:03)
  • Amy tries to wrap her head around governmental backing of cryptocurrency 🤯 (10:58)
  • Limarc, Junior UFO Hunter, discusses the Pentagon's upcoming scheduled release of a report on UFOs 🛸 (15:44)
  • LET'S STORM AREA 51 🏃‍♂️ (18:39)
  • Tech of the Week: Amy just discovered some new exciting settings on her Android (23:55), David's been considering buying his daughter her first computer (25:59), and Limarc is playing a new VR game that sounds pretty cool 🖥 (27:59)

    • 🗒️ SHOW NOTES:

    • The Back to the Office Maximum by Anne Helen Petersen on Substack: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/the-back-to-the-office-maximum
  • Babysitter Managers Are in Trouble and They Know It by Anthony Watson on Hacker Noon: https://hackernoon.com/babysitter-managers-are-in-trouble-and-they-know-it-5p12932sq
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Latin American Politicians Embracing Cryptocurrency by Claudio Cossio on Hacker Noon: https://hackernoon.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-latin-american-politicians-embracing-cryptocurrency-b38a32bo
  • The Pentagon Could Finally Tell the Whole Truth About UFOs by Matthew Gault: https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgxgvj/the-pentagon-could-finally-tell-the-whole-truth-about-ufos

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    33 min
  • Using Feature Flags For Testing In Production

    Amy Tom talks to Yoz Grahame, a Solutions Architect at LaunchDarkly about feature flags. 🏴 Yoz has worn many hats in his tech career - from programming to movie production to developer advocacy - he seems like he's done it all! Yoz talks about his career and how he ended up at LaunchDarkly. Amy gets curious about feature flags and how they work. 🤓

    In this episode of The Hacker Noon Podcast:

    • Yoz says that as you become a more experienced engineer, you realize that it is your ability to communicate with others that is important 🗣 (5:40)
  • Yoz took an interest in tech at 5 or 6 years old and learned basic programming on a Sinclair ZX80 (09:15)
  • Yoz talks about how he worked on The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in the late '90s 👍 (12:39)
  • Amy asks if Yoz has suffered from switching projects too many times and gets his thoughts on corporate loyalty (16:20)
  • Sooooo Amy wants to know Yoz's process for evaluating project opportunities 🤔 (21:14)
  • What's tech scene like in London? (27:30)
  • Amy attempts to explain feature flags - it actually goes pretty well 😎 (30:30)
  • Yoz talks about the idea of testing in production (36:28)
  • Is there a situation where feature flags don't make sense? ⛳️ (41:10)

    • Connect with Yoz and LaunchDarkly

    • Follow Yoz on Twitter @yoz
  • Follow LaunchDarkly on Twitter @LaunchDarkly

    • Shownotes:

    • Yoz mentions Today in tabs by Rusty Foster: https://www.todayintabs.com/
  • Yoz mentions Dave Pell's newsletter: https://nextdraft.com/
  • Sign up for the Hacker Noon newsletter: https://help.hackernoon.com/customize-your-tech-brief
    • 50 min
  • Managing Databases on Kubernetes with Anil Kumar

    Amy Tom talks to Anil Kumar, the Product Manager at Couchbase, about becoming a Product Manager, writing his book: Couchbase on Kubernetes, and creating a multi-cloud strategy. 😁

    This week on The Hacker Noon Podcast:

    • Anil has been at Couchbase for 8 years, and prior to that was at Microsoft for 7 years. Amy needs to know - what is it like to grow within a company? 🤯 (05:25)
  • Anil did his Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science. Amy asks if he has any regrets about his education experience (10:10)
  • Anil talks about the book he wrote: Couchbase on Kubernetes 📗 (12:03)
  • Anil talks about what you need to manage the database and the levels of complexity with databases and multi-cloud strategies (16:00)
  • What are the trends around Kubenetes containers and databases? 📈 (19:42)
  • Anil gives advice to businesses looking to move their database operations to Kubernetes (27:15)

    • Follow Anil Kumar and Couchbase:

    • You can follow Anil on Twitter @anilkumar1129
  • You can connect with Anil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilkumar29/
  • You can follow Couchbase on Twitter @couchbase

    • Shownotes:

    • Check out Anil's book: Couchbase on Kubernetes on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Couchbase-Kubernetes-Autonomously-Distributed-Database/dp/0692039724
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    31 min
  • Is Rainbowification Controversial?

    Happy Pride Month, Hackers! 🏳️‍🌈 Amy Tom, Linh Dao Smooke, and Kien Dao have a thoughtful conversation about LGBTQ+ culture in the tech industry and intersectional discrimination in the workplace. They also discuss WWDC 2021, the iOS 14.6 privacy update, and security news. 🖤🤍🤎

    This Week On Planet Internet, Amy and the Daos get into:

    • Is participating in rainbowification for Pride month considered controversial? ❤️ (05:27)
  • What is Pride/LGBTQ+ culture like in Vietnam where Kien currently lives? 🧡 (08:03)
  • Rainbowifying the Hacker Noon brand: Kien gets into his design process 💛 (12:30)
  • Kien, our resident Apple lover, explains what went down at Apple's WWDC 2021 Keynote 💚(17:43)
  • Linh updated to iOS 14.6 and Facebook asked her to share 3rd party data permissions. Whaddup with that? 💙 (21:58)
  • Amy gets jazzed about the cybersecurity news in America - she explains the JBS foods cyberattack 💜 (27:17)
  • So apparently Jeff Bezos is going to space 🖤 (34:39)

    • 🗒️ SHOW NOTES:

    • Want to see whether a company is supporting LGBTQ+ matters? Head to progressiveshopper.com
  • Check out the @soyouwanttotalkabout Instagram post about Rainbow Washing https://www.instagram.com/p/CPnmMm1HDAs/
  • Read Kien's article about the rainbowification of the Hacker Noon brand: https://hackernoon.com/the-rainbowfication-of-the-hacker-noon-logo-happy-pride-month-hr4c34l9
  • Hacker Noon contributor, Tara, writes about the JBS Foods cybersecurity incident: https://hackernoon.com/the-jbs-foods-cybersecurity-incident-8ls36ic
  • Bezos is going to space on July 20th, as reported via this video

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    38 min
  • Should Indie Game Devs Print Physical Copies? | Interview with Quest Arrest Dev

    Limarc Ambalina talks to John Roo, the Solo Indie Game developer behind Quest Arrest, an RPG detective game developed for the Nintendo Game Boy in 2020. John explains some of the reasons for the game's success and his decision to print physical cartridges for a Nintendo system discontinued in 2003.

    In this episode, John and Limarc discuss:

    • Becoming an indie game dev
  • Making Quest Arrest
  • Quest Arrest gameplay mechanics
  • How to print physical Game Boy cartridges
  • Marketing your indie game to gaming communities

    • Follow John Roo and The Retro Room:

    • You can purchase Quest Arrest at The Retro Room Roo
    Podcast Promotion: Top 3 Quotes from the Show
    • Getting involved in gaming communities helps nurture indie game dev careers
  • Game devs should create a cutoff date to fight analysis paralysis
  • I couldn't find any Game Boy games that have the level of profanity that my game has

    • Learn about #indiegame development and making #Gameboy games from #QuestArrest developer John Roo

    In this episode of the HackerNoon Gaming Podcast, learn about #indiegame development and how to pring physical #Gameboy cartridges in the modern era from #QuestArrest developer John Roo.

    31 min
  • Let's Talk About Sec, Baby

    In the age of extreme personalization, how can you remain safe and secure online? 😭 Amy Tom talks to Jeff Morris, VP of Product & Solutions Marketing at Couchbase, and Mike Schwartz, Founder & CEO of Gluu. Mike is an expert in authentication and application security and Jeff brings his expertise on solutions marketing and tech trends. The trio discuss the rise of extreme personalization, collecting data to meet consumer expectations, and improving the experience for the user - all through the lens of a security mindset. 🕵️

    In this episode, Amy chats to Jeff Morris and Mike Schwartz about:

    • The first instances of extreme digital personalization showed up in the 90s (04:20)
  • "With personalization comes more and more demand for concurrency", says Mike 🧠 (08:52)
  • What's the "front door" experience like online today? (12:53)
  • What's the deal with CAPTCHA and the anxiety that comes with selecting all the traffic lights? ☠️(15:55)
  • The rise of smart environments to create better user experiences (22:49)
  • In the age of extreme personalization, how can my data and I remain safe? 🔒 (26:47)
  • Google Maps and your location information - how accurate is accurate? "The value of location data is very high", says Jeff 📍 (30:30)

    • Connect with Jeff and Mike:

    • You can connect with Jeff on LinkedIn
  • You can connect with Mike on LinkedIn
  • Follow Mike's podcast - opensourceunderdogs.com

    • Shownotes:

    • You can learn more about Couchbase at https://www.couchbase.com/
  • You can learn more about Gluu at https://gluu.org/
  • Become a Hacker Noon contributor https://app.hackernoon.com/new
    • 35 min
  • We're Just Riding the Ups and Downs of Investing in Bitcoin

    Okay yes, Natasha, Linh, Amy, and Hang do a HOT TAKE on the Friends Reunion for the first 5 minutes of this episode. 🙄 BUT they also talk about the most traded tech stocks, investing in Bitcoin, and local startup news. This Week on Planet Internet:

    • Linh has FEELINGS on the Friends Reunion. But also, wtf was up with James Corden? 😳 (0:29)
  • Hang goes over the 10 most traded tech stocks in 2021. She has mixed feelings about Tesla's stocks 📈 (9:21)
  • Amy drops some Vancouver-based tech news about Dapper Labs, the company that is now valued at $2.6 billion 🚀 (13:27)
  • Wait, people invest for reasons other than getting rich? Linh and Hang explain the latest ups and downs of crypto and the real reasons you would invest in crypto 💰(14:44)
  • Natasha can't stop thinking about Amsterdam-based, Gorillas, and how she'll never be able to catch up to the speedy cyclists that deliver groceries in under 10 minutes 🚴‍♂️ (19:24)
  • Linh noticed that more and more businesses are moving their operations to rural Colorado, which is where HackerNoon is based 🏠 (20:30)
  • Hang brings the Detroit-based startup into the mix - Autobooks - a financial/accounting startup that Hang has been following 🤓 (22:30)
  • As they recount their tech joys of the week, Natasha recalls being "thanked for her energy" at Apple 💁‍♀️ (24:59)

    • Read the stories mentioned in this podcast:

    • From Canada's Toronto to Netherland's Amsterdam, AI-enabled smart cities are making their way around the world. Check out Evelyn's HackerNoon story: https://hackernoon.com/ai-enabled-smart-cities-what-to-get-right-p01935r0
  • How the city of Amsterdam uses AI: https://algoritmeregister.amsterdam.nl/en/ai-register/
  • Amy discusses Dapper Labs - the Vancouver-based tech startup behind NBA Top Shot
  • Which are the Most Traded Tech Stocks in 2021? Hang goes through Khunshan Ahmad's top 10 list: https://hackernoon.com/10-best-tech-stocks-which-are-the-most-traded-in-2021-vo3l34ks
  • The rise of Colorado startups on the Western Slope by Jason Blevins
  • Learn more about Detroit-based accounting startup Autobooks: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autobooks-debuts-new-way-for-small-businesses-to-get-paid-online-301051629.html
  • Are the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 Worth the Hype? Read Natasha's full review on hackernoon.com: https://hackernoon.com/are-the-bose-noise-cancelling-headphones-700-worth-the-hype-2fh342f🎧 https://amzn.to/3vNSyMj

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    32 min
  • The Journey Of The CTO

    What's it like to be a CTO? 😱 Amy Tom talks to Ravi Mayuram, CTO of Couchbase, about the CTO mindset, Ravi's career journey to CTO, and skill trends in tech. Amy and Ravi talk about education, trends in data, building trust, and more.

    In this episode of The Hacker Noon Podcast:

    • What does a CTO do? What's the day-to-day like? Ravi says his role involves setting the right technology goals and seeing them through to completion 👊🏻 (01:50)
  • Ravi explains that he got his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, but his career grew with the digital journey of technical innovations 📈 (04:50)
  • Is a degree or MBA required to pursue a tech career or to pursue a management role? Ravi says, no but it does give you the theoretical knowledge you can't get from learning to code online (06:15)
  • Amy asks Ravi about when he decided to get into management. He says he grew out of the phase where it was easier to talk to machines than humans 🤖 (09:00)
  • Ravi hasn't always wanted to be a CTO - at one point, he dreamed of being some kind of machine operator/freight train driver. And then he found the even more beautiful digital world (14:44)
  • The trend towards Artificial Intelligence and data shifts the data processing industry. Ravi and Amy talk about biases in AI, the maturity of the industry, and the need for explainability 🧠(19:30)
  • To build trust and confidence with your coworkers, you should work on your domain expertise. Ravi says when you can have an honest debate about your business problems and you have the expertise to solve the problem, you have a healthy and creative environment with autonomy (23:43)
  • Did Ravi have any qualms with employees working from home as we transitioned into that era of the pandemic? 🏠 (27:30)
  • Ravi says, "don't expect somebody else to sit you down and teach you". Learn from a community, online, meetups, schools, etc. (29:23)
  • How do you mitigate the feelings of impostor syndrome? 😳 (32:34)

    • Connect with Ravi Mayuram:

    • You can connect with Ravi on LinkedIn
  • You can follow Ravi on Twitter @RaviMayuram

    • Shownotes:

    • You can learn more about Couchbase at https://www.couchbase.com/
  • Become a Hacker Noon contributor https://app.hackernoon.com/new
    • 36 min
  • Did You Say $500,000 For A Virtual Plot Of Land?

    Catch up with the Hacker Noon Editors This Week on Planet Internet — Amy Tom, Limarc Ambalina, and Natasha Nel are wrapping their head's around a delicious piece of news in the NFT world. A plot of land on the Decentraland platform was sold for $572,000 😱

    🎧 TUNE IN:
    • Will China's Digital Yuan enable more money laundering, or will it have the opposite effect as China's CBDC intends? 💰 (00:45)
  • More vaccine dram 💉 French influencers were offered €2,000 to claim that Pfizer is causing more deaths than AstraZeneca. We're scared for the world 😅 (05:28)
  • Amy's research process for getting her COVID-19 vaccine was... admittedly less than thorough 😳 (07:03)
  • Over in Norway, Tesla's under some fire for a software update that reduced battery capacities and charging speeds... oh, btw they didn't even reply to the lawsuit. Okay, Elon 🙄 (10:43)
  • Okayyyyy, so what's the deal here? Is Europe just a lot better at regulating/punishing big tech than America is? Or is there something that Natasha is missing here? 🤔 (11:32)
  • So.. you're telling me that a piece of virtual real-estate sold for over $500,000 USD?! 🤯 (15:52)
  • Limarc helps Natasha and Amy cross The Bridge of Understanding (cue magical chime sounds) into the virtual world 🌈 but like... for real... why would I pay half a million for a plot of virtual land? (18:09)
  • Oh, and Natasha has strong feelings about Eurovision. She refuses to watch the Will Farrell Eurovision movie because "it's not okay" 😂 (21:04)

    • Read the tech stories talked about in this podcast:

    1. Norway fines Tesla for reducing battery capacities and charging speeds by Steve Dent
  • The Digital Yuan is China’s Biggest Pushback Against Global AML Initiatives on Hacker Noon by @hughharsono (https://hackernoon.com/the-digital-yuan-is-chinas-biggest-pushback-against-global-aml-initiatives-qz6p34j9)
  • French influencers offered €2,000 to claim Pfizer vaccine is dangerous (https://www.connexionfrance.com/index.php/French-news/French-influencers-offered-2-000-to-claim-Pfizer-vaccine-is-dangerous)
  • Virtual real-estate can be worth upwards of $500,000, according to this Hacker Noon article by Dan Khomenko (https://hackernoon.com/nfts-metaverses-and-the-virtual-real-estate-q9l34ul)

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    27 min

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