Episode 246: Istio-washing, 20 domain names, .docx

Software Defined Talk

English - July 11, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
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Next Episode: Episode 247: Richard Seroter on App Modernization

We discuss: the trademark moves of Google; open source skullduggery; why Slack has the upper-hand on Teams…or not?; and Coté’s growing love of .docx files.
Mood board:
I read a lot of Wikipedia when I should be working
After all this, time people probably think that whatever you’re doing is “working.”
Did you respond with an emoji thumbs-up?
I read the email. Thought about it for a few hours. Then thought “I’m just going to archive that email.”
He’s big in the Angular community - works all the angels.
Little components that talk with each other over the network. Gotta do a whole bunch of shit for that.
You don’t sue people who are using it if you want them to use it.
Service mesh is Greek for “service mesh.”
Lady Cathemhouse’s Rules.
Chekhov’s Trademark.
Couple thousand stores.
…and maybe integrate with their Active Directory.
“Federated Slacks.”
I think I like the Word file.
No one can poop all over your stuff in a way that you forgot what it looked like when it was clean.
De-headwind yourself from the COVID.
I’m mad about The Edit by Default.
I can’t find my tongs, they’ve gone somewhere.
I wouldn’t say that I’d recommend it, I’m just saying I enjoy it.
The Rundown
Commons cause: IBM, Oracle, CNCF protest over Google's handling of Istio governance (https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/09/ibm_oracle_cncf_protest_commons/)
SUSE corrals Rancher Labs
SUSE to Acquire Rancher Labs (https://rancher.com/press/suse-to-acquire-rancher/)
SUSE acquires Kubernetes management platform Rancher Labs (https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/08/suse-acquires-kubernetes-management-platform-rancher-labs/)
Linux company SUSE outbids competitors for fast-growing start-up Rancher Labs (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/08/suse-acquires-rancher-labs.html)
Slack
The Slack Social Network (https://stratechery.com/2020/the-slack-social-network/)
swyx Writing | Slack is Fumbling Developers (https://www.swyx.io/writing/slack-fumble/)
Slack acquires SaaS start-up Rimeto (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/08/slack-acquires-saas-startup-rimeto.html)
State of Developer Relations 2020 Report (https://www.wip.org/post/state-of-developer-relations-2020-report)
Redis
The end of the Redis adventure (http://antirez.com/news/133)
New Governance for Redis | Redis Labs (https://redislabs.com/blog/new-governance-for-redis/)
Relevant to your interests
Tim Bray Blogs
Anti monopoly (https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/06/08/Anti-monopoly)
Amazon profit from AWS (https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/06/14/Amazon-profit-from-AWS)
A Cloud PR FAQ (https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/06/21/A-Cloud-PR-FAQ)
Break up Google (https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/06/25/Break-Up-Google 7:02 Interesting reads for sure.)
Why Buybacks & Boeing are Public Enemy Number One (w/ Dr. William Lazonick) (https://youtu.be/UAjQLYEQ9dc?t=3206)
iOS 14 Snitches on LinkedIn and Reddit's Snooping Practices (https://gizmodo.com/linkedin-and-reddit-are-the-latest-apps-found-to-be-sno-1844268155)
Quibbi Gossip (http://bwhichard:grinning: 1:57 PM https://twitter.com/dkthomp/status/1280150657018855424?s=21)
Third Base | No Mercy / No Malice (https://www.profgalloway.com/third-base?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NMNM20190703)
Uber Buys Postmates for $2.65 Billion (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/technology/uber-postmates-deal.html)
Digital Contact Tracing's Mixed Record Abroad Spells Trouble for US Efforts to Rein in COVID-19 (https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2020/07/digital-contact-tracings-mixed-record-abroad-spells-trouble-us-efforts-rein-covid-19/166649/)
FBI Opens a New China-Related Counterintelligence Investigation Every 10 Hours, Director Says (https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/07/fbi-opens-new-china-related-counterintelligence-investigation-every-10-hours-director-says/166706/)
Oracle: Low Revenue Growth And Excessive Buybacks Have Pushed Oracle Out Of Competition (https://seekingalpha.com/article/4357400-oracle-low-revenue-growth-and-excessive-buybacks-pushed-oracle-out-of-competition)
The collaborative browser based IDE (https://repl.it/)
How to add a README to your GitHub profile (https://dev.to/natterstefan/how-to-add-a-readme-to-your-github-profile-2bo9)
Nonsense
How to make incredible juicy burgers from extra lean ground beef (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qztzj8sb-fE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1O8ajeQek83IiaYmSTn0DUiSs33DXpMa1fSlBgT6V613XwdhG-2UAaq14)
The Blue Label Burger Blend Recipe (https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/10/the-blue-label-burger-blend-recipe.html)
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Conferences
Kubecon + CloudNativeCon Virtual Conference (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) on August 17th-20th
SDT news & hype
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Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-concall/id1399948033?mt=8) and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total.
Recommendations
Brandon: The Missing (https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/22387/episodes?season=2)
Matt Ray: Watchmen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7049682/)
Coté: Oatly Milk (https://us.oatly.com/products/barista-edition-oatmilk).

We discuss: the trademark moves of Google; open source skullduggery; why Slack has the upper-hand on Teams…or not?; and Coté’s growing love of .docx files.

Mood board:

I read a lot of Wikipedia when I should be working
After all this, time people probably think that whatever you’re doing is “working.”
Did you respond with an emoji thumbs-up?
I read the email. Thought about it for a few hours. Then thought “I’m just going to archive that email.”
He’s big in the Angular community - works all the angels.
Little components that talk with each other over the network. Gotta do a whole bunch of shit for that.
You don’t sue people who are using it if you want them to use it.
Service mesh is Greek for “service mesh.”
Lady Cathemhouse’s Rules.
Chekhov’s Trademark.
Couple thousand stores.
…and maybe integrate with their Active Directory.
“Federated Slacks.”
I think I like the Word file.
No one can poop all over your stuff in a way that you forgot what it looked like when it was clean.
De-headwind yourself from the COVID.
I’m mad about The Edit by Default.
I can’t find my tongs, they’ve gone somewhere.
I wouldn’t say that I’d recommend it, I’m just saying I enjoy it.