This week, we dive into the state of SBOMs, what’s going on with Harness, and the ongoing collision of tech and politics. Plus, Coté finds himself a stranger in the Texas he once called home.
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Runner-up Titles
Who knows what’s going to happen on that side of the planet?
There are no hacks in The Netherlands.
I know it’s not the quality.
An explosion of Eggnog
The resident American American
This topic will be boring
Thank goodness it’s part of my existing vendor relationship
It’s a webhook, knock yourself out
They unlocked Ayn Rand
Hacking it on the mainland
Rundown
Rust Will Explode, SBOMs Will Be Duds: Open Source Predictions (https://thenewstack.io/rust-will-explode-sboms-will-be-duds-open-source-predictions/)
Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal on "startups within startups" (https://www.thestack.technology/harness-ceo-jyoti-bansal-the-stack-interview/)
Marc Andreessen on Trump, the vibe shift, and what’s after wokeness (https://youtu.be/l8X8jecivWw?si=fgNzX7OXqupKcbiM)
A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgTeZXw-ytQ) 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgTeZXw-ytQ)- (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgTeZXw-ytQ)hour interview with Andreessen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgTeZXw-ytQ)
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