This week, we recap the WordPress showdown between Automattic and WP Engine, and discuss the future of OpenAI. Plus, Coté has a lot (maybe too much) to say about Chick-fil-A coming to the UK.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/KDlBdG0OlZ8?si=bg705q4AX0WmFOcr) 487 (https://www.youtube.com/live/KDlBdG0OlZ8?si=bg705q4AX0WmFOcr)
Runner-up Titles
Time change is a-comin’.
Don’t worry, I’m wearing clothes under this bathrobe.
Where-ever there are chickens, there is fried chicken, I assume.
Waffle Chips
Free Refills and Ice
The tyranny of no free refills
Take the Five Guy approach
You can’t change the rules in the race
Fill the square
Rundown
Chick-fil-A to open in the UK (https://www.chick-fil-a.com/press-room/chick-fil-a-launching-in-the-uk)
Wordpress
Big chronological list of WordPre (https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)s (https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)s/WP Engine drama (https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)
The Word (https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABCzxY8I1T5GJaC-5-r2ZPSlWzU70oxy1GPtzV7NLmfUAUGFSUWFhX3OVxWCqeZSWLn4lCXlNat3dpWXnwTFqZsG8MzcRTsgkMQDrOCIoYElP84SzmjPhQwrQEeSvmBZ_IJ050-ixuNbmzEZyxQjVzDZLlbXy1ViAS0Xdx89AAFM)P (https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABCzxY8I1T5GJaC-5-r2ZPSlWzU70oxy1GPtzV7NLmfUAUGFSUWFhX3OVxWCqeZSWLn4lCXlNat3dpWXnwTFqZsG8MzcRTsgkMQDrOCIoYElP84SzmjPhQwrQEeSvmBZ_IJ050-ixuNbmzEZyxQjVzDZLlbXy1ViAS0Xdx89AAFM)ress vs. WP Engine drama, explained (https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABCzxY8I1T5GJaC-5-r2ZPSlWzU70oxy1GPtzV7NLmfUAUGFSUWFhX3OVxWCqeZSWLn4lCXlNat3dpWXnwTFqZsG8MzcRTsgkMQDrOCIoYElP84SzmjPhQwrQEeSvmBZ_IJ050-ixuNbmzEZyxQjVzDZLlbXy1ViAS0Xdx89AAFM)
How much would it cost to fork WordPress? (https://www.threads.net/@hazardalexander/post/DAjbKhtTiiS?xmt)
Charitable Contributions (https://ma.tt/2024/09/charitable-contributions/)
OpenAI
New funding to scale the benefits of AI (https://openai.com/index/scale-the-benefits-of-ai/)
OpenAI Is A Bad Business (https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai-business/)
Relevant to your Interests
Announcing Upgraded Docker Plans (https://www.docker.com/blog/november-2024-updated-plans-announcement/)
OpenAI Discusses Giving Altman 7% Stake in For-Profit Transition (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-25/openai-cto-mira-murati-says-she-will-leave-the-company)
Intel's Transformation 2.0 (https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/intels-transformation-20)
Intel begins reducing real estate holdings worldwide (https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-begins-reducing-real-estate-holdings-worldwide-european-hq-up-for-sale-leaving-purpose-built-swindon-site-after-more-than-40-years)
Arm Is Rebuffed by Intel After Inquiring About Buying Product Unit (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-27/arm-rejected-by-intel-after-approaching-it-about-buying-product-unit?srnd=phx-deals&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top)
Hurricane Helene May Have Given Intel (https://www.tipranks.com/news/hurricane-helene-may-have-given-intel-nasdaqintc-a-death-blow)
Pure Storage announces VM assessment service (https://www.itpro.com/cloud/cloud-storage/pure-storage-announces-vm-assessment-and-it-could-please-beleaguered-vmware-customers)
Attacking UNIX Systems via CUPS, Part I (https://www.evilsocket.net/2024/09/26/Attacking-UNIX-systems-via-CUPS-Part-I/)
Clouded Judgement 9.27.24 - The Foundation of Foundation Models (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-92724-the-foundation?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=149461824&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
The streaming wars are over. (https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-stock-historic-high-chart-streaming-2024-9)
Uber’s next act: taking on Amazon (https://www.ft.com/content/7b503c54-ee5b-4413-ad06-580cdab531e5?accessToken=zwAGIx5DTf8Akc97UDxU7ltEE9OtBlgM2rUx5Q.MEUCIQCpieab4UZjnSSY9bGhGLZwigzHqcUUtL5cx0LMP8_17AIgQZD3nUAX-gsir_cRYv9AK2SdTf_JSVYiV-ZAGL5f7-Y&sharetype=gift&token=556e605c-1bb8-4882-a66d-9ce783d5103a)
Trump Says He'll Prosecute Google If He Retakes Power (https://gizmodo.com/trump-says-hell-prosecute-google-if-he-retakes-power-2000504499)
Epic is suing Google — again — and now Samsung, too (https://www.theverge.com/policy/2024/9/30/24256395/epic-sues-google-samsung-antitrust-auto-blocker)
Windows 11 Patch Tuesday preview is a glitchy disaster (https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/30/windows_11_kb5043145/)
Observe Inc. Introduces AI-Powered Observability, Closes Series B Funding Of $145M (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/observe-inc-introduces-ai-powered-observability-closes-series-b-funding-of-145m-302259523.html)
How North Korea Infiltrated the Crypto Industry (https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/02/how-north-korea-infiltrated-the-crypto-industry/)
How to share your access to media with family and simultaneously sweep the annual nerdy nephew of the year awards (https://a.wholelottanothing.org/how-to-share-your-access-to-media-with-family-and-simultaneously-sweep-the-annual-nerdy-nephew-of-the-year-awards/)
Nonsense
A guide to 30 of Australia's iconic Big Things (https://www.australiantraveller.com/australia/most-iconic-big-things-of-australia/)
Chick-fil-A to open in the UK (https://www.chick-fil-a.com/press-room/chick-fil-a-launching-in-the-uk)
Listener Feedback
Observability Architect (Remote, USA) (https://boards.greenhouse.io/grafanalabs/jobs/5336194004)
Conferences
Cloud Foundry Day EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-europe/), Karlsruhe, GER, Oct 9, 2024, 20% off with code CFEU24VMW.
VMware Explore Barcelona (https://www.vmware.com/explore/eu), Nov 4-7, 2024. Coté speaking.
GoTech World (https://www.gotech.world/), Coté speaking, Bucharest, Nov 12th and 13th.
SREday Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2024-amsterdam/), Nov 21, 2024. Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2024-amsterdam/Michael_Cote_VMwarePivotal_We_Fear_Change), 20% off with code SRE20DAY.
DevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOP
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Recommendations
Brandon:
Balatro on the App Store (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/balatro/id6502453075&ved=2ahUKEwiRjYOywfCIAxW74skDHTpRLeoQFnoECAoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1yGgqh4oVBzK4ocblojsY6)
Cloud News of the Month - September 2024 (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2024/10/cloud-news-of-month-september-2024.html)
Matt: Some Like it Hot (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)
Coté:
Creaks (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creaks/id1466040723)
Software Defined Interviews relaunch (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/83), with Whitney Lee.
Photo Credits
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