Tech Lounge

I am back after a small break… And a spell of COVID 😷.

This issue I look far and wide at the "wonders" of Crypto, ponder why I should care if I take too long to reply to an email, and dig deep into a thorny issue I recently discovered with virtual cameras on M1 Macs 🤓.

xx Chinch

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I take a look back on the year that was. What did I accomplish, what did I want to accomplish and what do I have planned for 2022?

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In this episode I look at the abstraction of code, writing rules (and why?), Mac migrations, and historical religions (ooh yeah).

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In this episode I look at the (un)intended consequences of tech utopias, why wired is back baby, why (oh why) are 15 minute delivery companies spreading so fast, reflections on Nanowrimo, and much much more.

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Acrolinx is an AI-powered platform/framework/tool/🤷‍♂️ for content optimisation. I have always wanted to know more about the product, and for this episode I speak with their CMO, Christopher Willis to finally find out more.

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This episode… The browser wars, developer tools you should now about, how could the Touch Bar have succeeded and much more!

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In this episode I discuss the latest releases from Apple, the tribulations of Clubhouse, 20 years of the iPod, what to do with files you find on old computers, and much more!

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Another KubeCon roundup from the recent hybrid event in Los Angeles. Featured are:

• Nick Durkin of Harness


• Buddy Brewer and Mark Robinson of New Relic


• Anurag Gupta of Calyptia


• Martin Mao of Chronosphere


• Chang Li of Hashicorp


• Laurent of Cast AI

Enjoy!

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How will the landline "die", adding emotion to games, Twitch.tv leaked, life coaches exposed, and much more!

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In this episode I cover AI coding, GitLab, filling all those tech vacancies, trusting VPNs, undersea cables, and obscure actors with popularity in equally obscure places…

xx Chinch

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