Latest Throwdown Podcast Episodes
CFT 153: Nebraska vs Minnesota/Colorado Recap and Week 3 Preview
College Football Throwdown - September 15, 2023 04:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down this week to go over Nebraska's first two games of the year. They also discuss the national upsets in college football and the top news stories of the first 2 weeks. 46:05 - National discussion begins
164: Choosing a Database For Your Project With Kris Zyp
Programming Throwdown - September 11, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThings to consider when choosing a database Speed & Latency Consistency, ACID Compliance Scalability Language support & Developer Experience Relational vs. Non-relational (SQL vs. NoSQL) Data types Security Database environment Client vs Server access Info on Kris & Harper: W...
CFT 152: Nebraska vs Minnesota and Week 1 Preview
College Football Throwdown - August 30, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down to discuss Nebraska's first game of the year against Minnesota. They give their usual predictions, talk some Nebraska Volleyball, and preview the biggest national games of week 1. National talk starts at 38:15.
CFT 151: Nebraska Fall Practice
College Football Throwdown - August 28, 2023 22:32 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down to catch up on the Summer and Fall news for the Cornhuskers. They breakdown the news from fall practice, giver their impression of Matt Rhule's leadership style, and discuss some Nebraska women's volleyball.
CFT 150: Pac-12's Collapse and a Brief History of Conference Realignment
College Football Throwdown - August 26, 2023 21:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down for their 150th episode to breakdown all the recent Pac-12 news, some conference realignment history, and the implications for the future of college football.
163: Recursion
Programming Throwdown - August 14, 2023 15:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsEpisode 163 - Recursion Intro topic: Electric Cars News/Links: Snake Game in 101 Bytes in a QR Code https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/15ab4ct/my_qr_code_snake_game_is_now_only_101_bytes/ Superconductor Rumors abound https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/whats-going-o...
162: Interactive Fiction
Programming Throwdown - July 24, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsIn the latest episode of Programming Throwdown, we delve into the captivating world of interactive fiction. We explore: Wordnet, Inform, and how games in the past have been the forerunners of today’s NLP challenges. 00:00:22 Introductions 00:00:39 To hard mode or not to hard mode ...
161: Leveraging Generative AI Models with Hagay Lupesko
Programming Throwdown - July 10, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsMosaicML’s VP Of Engineering, Hagay Lupesko, joins us today to discuss generative AI! We talk about how to use existing models as well as ways to finetune these models to a particular task or domain. 00:01:28 Introductions 00:02:09 Hagay’s circuitous career journey 00:08:25 Build...
160: Position Localization
Programming Throwdown - June 26, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsWhere are you now? It’s a question that may seem easy to answer on the surface, but in truth hides more complexity than people expect. In today’s episode, we tackle the latest on AI, creative endeavors, and more before diving into the meaty discussion of position localization. 00:01:1...
CFT 149: Nebraska Transfers, Big 10 Schedules, and Athletic Dept
College Football Throwdown - June 20, 2023 08:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down to discuss some important Nebraska transfers, the Big 10's schedules for 2024/25, and how athletic department debt is a growing problem for many universities. 20:45 - Big 10 discussion starts
159: GraphQL with Tanmai Gopal
Programming Throwdown - June 12, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsGraphQL is one of the biggest API enablers in software development, but just how complicated can things be? Tanmai Gopal – Hasura’s CEO extraordinaire – talks with Jason and Patrick about how the secret sauce gets made. They dive deeply from how APIs function to having them managed in p...
ISS 011 - Amphenol - High Speed Data Center Cabling
Instor Solution Spotlight - May 30, 2023 21:39 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAmphenol is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of connectors and interconnect systems, antennas solutions, sensors and high-speed cable. With the massive increase in density and bandwidth, cable routing for data centers is more complex than ever. Amphenol offers hi...
158: Software Supply Chain with Bill Manning
Programming Throwdown - May 22, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsIn today’s episode, Jason and Patrick dive deeply with JFrog’s Senior Solutions Engineer, Bill Manning. With the conversation tackling the depth and complexity of software supply chains, vulnerabilities and more, Bill deftly offers grounded advice to listeners old and new. 00:00:26 ...
ISS 010 - Tier44 EM/8 Data Center Management
Instor Solution Spotlight - May 17, 2023 18:27 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTier44 EM/8® provides maps, floor plans, rack views, real-time access to IT and Facilities metrics, with full historic analysis. Built directly on the ServiceNow platform, EM/8 uses the CMDB details, configuration information, images and relationships to render rack content, either individually,...
157: Kubernetes with Craig Box
Programming Throwdown - May 08, 2023 15:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThere’s more than what meets the eye when it comes to Kubernetes, and Craig Box – ARMO’s VP of Open Source & Community –is one of several who have seen its many twists and turns since its inception. He talks with Jason and Patrick about Kubernetes’ origins in pop culture, utility in the...
CFT 148: 2023 Nebraska Spring Game
College Football Throwdown - April 29, 2023 04:27 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down to discuss Nebraska's Spring Game, Frank Solich, and recent recruiting/transfer speculation.
156: Perl and Regular Expressions
Programming Throwdown - April 24, 2023 20:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsShould AI research be paused? How far ahead have deepfakes come? Join Patrick and Jason as they tackle their answers to these timely questions – plus an in-depth discussion on Perl in practice – with today’s episode of Programming Throwdown. Resources mentioned in this episode: Join ...
ISS 009 - Excipio Data Center Lifecycle Management
Instor Solution Spotlight - April 12, 2023 18:27 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsExcipio’s Data Center Lifecycle Management helps organizations through comprehensive gap analysis to eliminate engineering issues in their operations. It also explores consolidation and alternative strategies, process, and timelines in order to minimize risk and financial loss. As a result of th...
155: The Future of Search with Saahil Jain
Programming Throwdown - April 10, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsWhen it comes to untangling the complexities of what lies ahead for search engines in this age of AI, few are as deeply versed in the subject as You.com Engineer Saahil Jain. Jason and Patrick talk with him in this episode about what search even is, what challenges lie ahead, and where ...
154: Python Again with Jason C. McDonald
Programming Throwdown - March 27, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsA second Jason joins this episode of Programming Throwdown! Jason McDonald – Python evangelist, author, and more – talks to Patrick and Jason about his experience with the programming language, how his disability helped and hindered his software career, and where its strengths and weakn...
CFT 147: Rule Changes, Pac-12 Realignment, and Nebraska Spring Recruiting
College Football Throwdown - March 24, 2023 02:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down to discuss 3 proposed NCAA rule changes, the rumors swirling about the Pac-12, and a critical upcoming recruiting weekend for Nebraska. 47:06 - Nebraska discussion begins
ISS 008 - Zonit Z-ATS Micro
Instor Solution Spotlight - March 18, 2023 01:26 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDesigned specifically to overcome the challenges presented by single corded devices, the Z-ATS Micro (also referred to as the Zonit Micro ATS) automatically switches from the primary power source (A) to the backup source (B) as needed, guaranteeing redundant power to connected devices at all tim...
153: ChatGPT
Programming Throwdown - March 13, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsChatGPT has made a mark on the world as we know it, but that’s only the tip of the AI iceberg. Join us as we discuss how the field of artificial intelligence is growing – including some developments that might not be on your radar! 00:00:23 Introductions 00:02:01 Jason’s attic adventu...
CFT 146: Nebraska Coaching Staff, 2023 Recruiting, and Pac-12 Conference Realignment
College Football Throwdown - February 28, 2023 02:28 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down to go over Matt Rhule's finalized coaching staff, how Nebraska's recruiting year turned out, and the rumors about the Pac-12 adding more teams.
ISS 007 - Corning EDGE Rapid Connect
Instor Solution Spotlight - February 28, 2023 00:36 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEnable fast, easy data center interconnect (DCI) deployments with the Corning EDGE™ Rapid Connect Solution. Designed to facilitate DCI deployments and connections between data halls, EDGE Rapid Connect Solution utilizes trunk cables with the all-new Fast-Track MTP® Connector. In this episod...
152: The Future Database with Sam Lambert
Programming Throwdown - February 27, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsDatabases are key to almost any project, large or small. Most database systems in the cloud are designed for heavy use and the costs can get expensive quickly, but database-as-a-service is a rapidly growing area, where many databases can share the same hardware for a much reduced rate,...
151: Machine Learning Engineering with Liran Hason
Programming Throwdown - February 13, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsMachine Learning Engineer is one of the fastest growing professions on the planet. Liran Hason, co-founder and CEO of Aporia, joins us to discuss this new field and how folks can learn the skills and gain the experience needed to become an ML Engineer! 00:00:59 Introductions 00:01:44...
ISS 006 - Starline Track Busway
Instor Solution Spotlight - February 08, 2023 23:40 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStarline, a brand of Legrand, first introduced their track busway solution in 1987. The Starline Track Busway provides for overhead power distribution featuring a continuous access slot that runs along the bottom of the system. This allows for the flexibility of being able to easily change or ad...
150: Code Reviews with On Freund
Programming Throwdown - January 24, 2023 00:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsPatrick and I are always stressing the importance of code reviews and collaboration when developing. On Freund, co-founder & CEO at Wilco, is super familiar with how code review processes can go well, or become a hinderance. In today’s episode with us, he shares his unique perspective ...
CFT 145: National Championship and Final Bowl Games Discussion
College Football Throwdown - January 13, 2023 05:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlex and Pete sat down for the final week of college football to discuss the last bowl games, the National Championship, and how the SEC will continue to leverage its many advantages.