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Episode 398 – GenAI: Introduction to LLM Ops
April 23, 2024 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe hype around Generative A.I. is everywhere. But just how are you supposed to use this technology? Well, look no further but let Alex and Zach take you on a wild tour on everything around LLM Ops: the "right" way to use and implement GenAI? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 397 – Secure All The Things With Open Source!
April 16, 2024 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 13-14Download Please use the Contact Form on thi...
Episode 396 – All Your DATA Are Belong to OSS!
April 09, 2024 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 11-12Download Please use the Contact Form on thi...
Episode 395 – The UPs and DOWNs of Cloud Native
April 02, 2024 06:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 9-10Download Please use the Contact Form on this...
Episode 394 – The Linux Distro Wars Heating up?
March 26, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 394Download Please use the Contact Form on this ...
Episode 393 – Is the OSS Skill Gap Real?
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 393Download Please use the Contact Form on this ...
Episode 392 – Why Adopting Open Source is Good(TM)!
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 392Download Please use the Contact Form on this ...
Episode 391 – Who is Using Open Source These Days?
March 05, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBThe 2024 State of Open Source Report is out and as usual, we're going through it to find out how things changed. And as an added bonus, we took last years report and made "evolution slides" to compare previous years to the latest report, something we always find missing in the report as OpenLogic publishes it. The 2024 State of Open Source Report by OpenLogic was the main inspiration for this episode. And here are the slides we used today: 391Download Please use the Contact Form on this ...
Episode 390 – Artificial Intelligence Ruins Lives?
February 27, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBComputers have definitely improved life for most, but with the proliferation of machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, we might want to take a step back, or at least re-evaluate our priorities? For this episode, we found inspiration at: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/fujitsu-apologizes-for-software-bugs-that-fueled-wrongful-convictions-in-uk/ https://gizmodo.com/google-search-results-are-getting-worse-study-finds-1851172943 Please use the Contact Form on this blog or o...
Episode 389 – Data Engineer on GenAI: The Bad!
February 20, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBYou have heard Dave and Jhon talk a little bit on GenAI, but now we're brining in the experts! Out first guest is Marcel-Jan Krijgsman, a Data Engineer, A.I. enthusiast and, most importantly, long time fan and Patreon of the show! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 388 – Data Engineer on GenAI: The Good!
February 13, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBYou have heard Dave and Jhon talk a little bit on GenAI, but now we're brining in the experts! Out first guest is Marcel-Jan Krijgsman, a Data Engineer, A.I. enthusiast and, most importantly, long time fan and Patreon of the show! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 387 – Spilling Data Breaches
February 06, 2024 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBNew rules are put in place by the SEC that should make the effects of Data Breaches more visible. However, they seem to be rules without any system to enforce them... Fir this episode, we found inspiration at: https://gizmodo.com/sec-rule-cyber-security-data-breach-cfo-reporting-days-1851114300 https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-role-supervisor/personal-data-breach_en Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episo...
Episode 386 – 2020 Wants Its Money Back!
January 30, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBBy Chance we found an article from 2020 making predictions for the next few years and could not resist talking about something other than GenAI and LLMs for a change! Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://www.agiratech.com/10-mind-blowing-new-technologies-that-will-change-the-world Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 385 – Google’s Two-Faced Gemini!
January 23, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBCompetition is a good thing. It really is. So when Google announced Gemini, we were excited for it. And then we saw the presentation and doubt crept in... Did Google really pull another "Duo"? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 384 – GenAI: Data Privacy
January 16, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIt's that time of the year again when honorary fourth host John Mertic joins the regular crew. In this final part we discuss Data Privacy when it relates to AI. Linux Foudation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 383 -GenAI: the Good, Bad and Ugly!
January 09, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIt's that time of the year again when honorary fourth host John Mertic joins the regular crew. In this third part we discuss how GenAI just might not be good for you? Linux Foudation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 382 – Open Source Funding Improved?
January 02, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBIt's that time of the year again when honorary fourth host John Mertic joins the regular crew. In this second part we discuss if any progress was made on the sustainability of Open Source projects. Linux Foudation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 381 – 2023 Linux Foundation Update
December 26, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIt's that time of the year again when honorary fourth host John Mertic joins the regular crew. In this first part John takes us on a general update trip. Linux Foudation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 380 – The REAL YOU Not Good Enough?
December 19, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIt's nearing the end of the year and so everybody is dig their predictions for the near and far future. Not surprisingly, it's all about AI! For this episode, we fond inspiration at: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-17-gartner-unveils-top-predictions-for-it-organizations-and-users-in-2024-and-byond Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 379 – When Information goes BAD!
December 12, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIt's nearing the end of the year and so everybody is dig their predictions for the near and far future. Not surprisingly, it's all about AI! For this episode, we fond inspiration at: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-17-gartner-unveils-top-predictions-for-it-organizations-and-users-in-2024-and-byond Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 378 – My GenAI is Stronger Than Yours!
December 05, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBIt's nearing the end of the year and so everybody is dig their predictions for the near and far future. Not surprisingly, it's all about AI! For this episode, we fond inspiration at: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-17-gartner-unveils-top-predictions-for-it-organizations-and-users-in-2024-and-byond Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 377 – The Soul of Open Source
November 28, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBNearing the end of the year, it's a time of introspection. A time of deep soul searching, right? So what about the soul of open source? Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-soul-of-open-source https://fossforce.com/2023/10/mariadbs-financial-worries-go-from-bad-to-worse/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 376 – HELP! We’re Replaced by GenAI ?!
November 21, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBIn our 8th year celebration episode, it's just business as usual. Or is it? Are sinister games of body snatching afoot? For this episode, we found inspirations at: https://gizmodo.com/sag-aftra-nava-nycc-ai-voice-acting-consent-legislation-1850933813 https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to c...
Episode 375 – API Takedown Massacre!
November 14, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBWhen the world is good, corporations give us APIs to connect to their wonderful contraptions. And then they take it away... Guess we really cannot get have good things... Inspiration for this episode was found at https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/10/mazdas-dmca-takedown-kills-a-hobbyists-smart-car-api-tool/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 374 – The Robot Overlord Effect
November 07, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBDo computers, robots and A.I. serve us, or do they just serve as a good excuse? For this episode, we found inspiration at: https://gizmodo.com/study-humans-slack-off-when-working-with-robots-1850937406 Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 373 – Death by Abstraction
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBThere seems to exist a motion where people only teach themselves "that" it works, but "how" it works is usually not part of the education. Whether due to time constraints or just laziness doesn't really matter when it turns the world in a place where substandard becomes standard... For this episode, we found inspiration at: https://unixsheikh.com/articles/we-have-used-too-many-levels-of-abstractions-and-now-the-future-looks-bleak.html Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter...
Episode 372 – Behind the Podcast: The Secret of My Success
October 24, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBSuccess! Maybe not what you are doing it for, but lack of success can definitely put a damper on the fun of things. So, OK, Success it is! But... What is success? What does it look like for you? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 371 – Behind the Podcast: Podcast (Im)Perfection
October 17, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBAs we are getting to the end of this series, we're doing a little summarization of things with an eye to perfection. Or rather, the dangers that lurk when perfection is the aim! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 370 – Behind the Podcast: Guests Make Everything Better! (Part 2)
October 10, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBMaking a podcast is certainly fun, but as the saying goes: the more the merrier! So inviting guests onto your podcast really helps keep things fresh. In this episode, we continue about all the logistics and, more importantly, how to get good guests on your show! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 369 – Behind the Podcast: Guests Make Everything Better!
October 03, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBMaking a podcast is certainly fun, but as the saying goes: the more the merrier! So inviting guests onto your podcast really helps keep things fresh. In this and next episode, we talk about all the logistics and, more importantly, how to get good guests on your show! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 368 – Cisco Buys Splunk… Now What?
September 26, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIn a surprise move to many, the Cisco behemoth decided to gobble up poor little Splunk. Well, of course, Splunk isn't really that small, or that poor either... So does it actually make sense? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 367 – Behind the PodCast – Employer On-Board!
September 19, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBOver the years, we've had people ask us about what it's like to start a podcast, how to keep it going and how to not let it ruin your life. (OK, that last one maybe not so much.) In this fourth episode where we take you behind the scenes, we handle the sticky discussion with your employer and how the get hem on-board! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 366 – Behind the PodCast – Evolving…
September 12, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBOver the years, we've had people ask us about what it's like to start a podcast, how to keep it going and how to not let it ruin your life. (OK, that last one maybe not so much.) In this third episode where we take you behind the scenes, we go focus on letting the podcast evolve naturally and keeping it fresh. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 365 – Behind the PodCast – How to Start?
September 05, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBOver the years, we've had people ask us about what it's like to start a podcast, how to keep it going and how to not let it ruin your life. (OK, that last one maybe not so much.) In this second episode where we take you behind the scenes, we talk about what decision we had to make when we decided to take this ting for a spin. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 364 – Behind the PodCast – Why?
August 29, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBOver the years, we've had people ask us about what it's like to start a podcast, how to keep it going and how to not let it ruin your life. (OK, that last one maybe not so much.) In this first episode where we take you behind the scenes, we talk about why you would want, or not want to do a podcast. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 363 – The “WHY” Behind A.I. Regulation
August 22, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBEverybody is talking about the real or perceived need for regulating all that is A.I.. But who are the powers behind this and why do they really want this?
Episode 362 – Scaling Open Source Ecosystems
August 15, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBOpen Source is much more than "just code". So much more that our guest John Mertic actually wrote a book to tell you all about it! As we are always happy to invite John on to the podcast, we invited him to talk about the book and, as usual, much more. So much more that this inevitably became a multi-part episode and in this part we are talking mostly about scaling open source projects. Open Source Projects- Beyond Code Get John's new book on Amazon. This was not a sponsored episode. We jus...
Episode 361 – Running an Open Source Project
August 08, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBOpen Source is much more than "just code". So much more that our guest John Mertic actually wrote a book to tell you all about it! As we are always happy to invite John on to the podcast, we invited him to talk about the book and, as usual, much more. So much more that this inevitably became a multi-part episode and in this part we are talking mostly about actually running an open source project. Open Source Projects- Beyond Code Get John's new book on Amazon. This was not a sponsored epis...
Episode 360 – Getting Ready for Open Source
August 01, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBOpen Source is much more than "just code". So much more that our guest John Mertic actually wrote a book to tell you all about it! As we are always happy to invite John on to the podcast, we invited him to talk about the book and, as usual, much more. So much more that this inevitably became a multi-part episode and in this part we are talking mostly about getting ready for Open Source. Open Source Projects- Beyond Code Get John's new book on Amazon. This was not a sponsored episode. We ju...
Episode 359 – Growth Mindset
July 25, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBContinuing the current series, here is the next value that we have picked up along the way that we find are important and lead to a healthy, productive, environment. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 358 – Help Each Other Thrive
July 18, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBContinuing the current series, here is the next value that we have picked up along the way that we find are important and lead to a healthy, productive, environment. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 357 – Progress Over Perfection
July 11, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBContinuing the current series, here is the next value that we have picked up along the way that we find are important and lead to a healthy, productive, environment. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 356 – High Say/Do Ratio
July 04, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBContinuing the current series, here is the next value that we have picked up along the way that we find are important and lead to a healthy, productive, environment. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 355 – Our Roaring Values (p2)
June 27, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBContinuing the current series, here are the next few values that we have picked up along the way that we find are important and lead to a healthy, productive, environment. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 354 – Our Roaring Values
June 20, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAfter dissecting and commenting on other organizations' mission statements and values, we are now taking a look at our own house: what values have we picked up along the way that we find are important and lead to a healthy, productive, environment? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 353 – Company Hit & Miss-ion Statements? (p5)
June 13, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBCompanies have, or pretend to have, values and those are usually nicely encapsulate in a mission statements. But how accurate are these and do they really represent the company fairly? In this and the next few episodes, we are going to have a little bit of fun discussing various well known mission statements and along the way give our personal opinions on them. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you wou...
Episode 352 – Company Hit & Miss-ion Statements? (p4)
June 06, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBCompanies have, or pretend to have, values and those are usually nicely encapsulate in a mission statements. But how accurate are these and do they really represent the company fairly? In this and the next few episodes, we are going to have a little bit of fun discussing various well known mission statements and along the way give our personal opinions on them. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you wou...
Episode 351 – Company Hit & Miss-ion Statements? (p3)
May 30, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBCompanies have, or pretend to have, values and those are usually nicely encapsulate in a mission statements. But how accurate are these and do they really represent the company fairly? In this and the next few episodes, we are going to have a little bit of fun discussing various well known mission statements and along the way give our personal opinions on them. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you wou...
Episode 350 – Company Hit & Miss-ion Statements? (p2)
May 23, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBCompanies have, or pretend to have, values and those are usually nicely encapsulate in a mission statements. But how accurate are these and do they really represent the company fairly? In this and the next few episodes, we are going to have a little bit of fun discussing various well known mission statements and along the way give our personal opinions on them. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you wou...
Episode 349 – Company Hit & Miss-ion Statements?
May 16, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBCompanies have, or pretend to have, values and those are usually nicely encapsulate in a mission statements. But how accurate are these and do they really represent the company fairly? In this and the next few episodes, we are going to have a little bit of fun discussing various well known mission statements and along the way give our personal opinions on them. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you wou...