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Tech: Off-topicMultitenancy, nerdom, and down with capitalism (even though it's how we earn money) with Ollie Read (@ollieread)Hello 2024, it's Tech: Off-topic here!
Mike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz https://mastodon.social/@ukmadlz) has brought in Ollie Read
(https://twitter.com/ollieread https://phpc.social/@ollieread) to talk tech and what's happened recently. However, that barely happens and the tangents are strong. We end up talking about:
Multitenancy in software (you can ask Ollie about that all you want)
RGB & Camera stuff (thanks to tech difficulties)
Gundam, Warhammer, and hobbyist "plastic crack"
Corporations and patent fights https://news.sky.com/story/apple-watch-to-lose-feature-after-us-court-reinstates-sales-ban-over-patent-dispute-13050692
Super rich (plenty of tech money) spending lots of money to build a city...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-n...2024-01-221h 21Tech: Off-topicStuart Langridge (@sil) is a true wonder of the world, off-topic is default setting!Mike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz https://mastodon.social/@ukmadlz) and co-host Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej https://phpc.social/@SecondeJ) gather for the first time in a while and are joined by Stuart Langridge (https://twitter.com/sil https://mastodon.social/@sil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Langridge). The usual variety of social tech chat goes truly off the rails to the point where it's more teachable moments than tech discussion. But some of what we cover is:
Elon is against Chat GPT 4+ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/pause-ai-development-open-letter-warning/
Don't deploy on Friday horseshit is BACK https://twitter...2023-04-031h 23Tech: Off-topicThe one where Jim got replaced with DianaMike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) couldn't bring Jim with him to Japan so we replaced him with Diana (https://twitter.com/dianasoyster) and she was the best co-host/guest you could ask for! The one is a truly off-topic session, so much so that we didn't actually follow many of our starter points. But we did cover:
Bidets
Vending machines
VR influence to save the virtual world https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64862006
Mushroom clothes! https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64810935
Robot restaurant servers
Square watermelons
Parking garage elevators
Driving system
Enjoy the truly random conversation we...2023-03-141h 18Tech: Off-topicWhat the heck does international tomato trolling have to do with time shares?Mike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) and Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej) are at it again, did you miss the tangential chat? The odd directions the conversation goes in this episode are truly off-topic, but our starter topics are:
Trongate, the legendary new PHP Framework
New Relic is hiring! That was an expensive mistake
ChatGPT Articles and Avatar 2 gaslighting - https://twitter.com/MovingToTheSun/status/1625156575202537474
Google wants people to share a desk - https://fortune.com/2023/02/23/google-returning-staff-share-desks-partner-maximize-office-space-tidiness-expectations-rotational-model/
The tomato thing is real - https://www.itv.com/news/2023-02-24/europeans-mock-uk-shoppers-over-tomato-shortage-but-is-brexit-to-blame
What on EARTH did Purple Bricks DO https://w...2023-02-271h 42Tech: Off-topicBig biz has been weird this month, let's talk about itMike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) and Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej) missed a few weeks due to life but they're back talking about some of the weird and terrible things that have happened in software land:
Twitter turning off the API with a week to spare https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/2/23582615/twitter-removing-free-api-developer-apps-price-announcement
Netlify buys Gatsby https://thenewstack.io/netlify-acquires-gatsby-its-struggling-jamstack-competitor/
Netlfix canning shared passwords https://news.sky.com/story/revealed-how-netflix-plans-to-stop-you-sharing-your-password-12800510
More layoffs, this time PayPal with 2000 and Pinterest with 150
Jamstack man all over promoted Twitter
Microsoft is doubling down on OpenAI https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/01/23/microsoftandopenaiextendpartnership/
Amazon closing AmazonSmile...2023-02-061h 31Tech: Off-topicNew year, same noise, but it is shenanigansMike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) and Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej) start the year with shenanigans, and the usual madness covering:
Mastodon rejecting funding https://technology.inquirer.net/120533/mastodon-rejects-funding
Tech salaries https://mastodon.online/@chaosmonster/109545607020550255
CES provides https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/loreal-brow-magic-eyebrow-printer-ces-2023-news/
Salesforce ELT wouldn't understand Slack https://fortune.com/2023/01/05/leaked-slack-all-hands-meeting-reveals-a-strong-culture-clash-and-growing-rift-with-parent-company-salesforce/
AWS nuclear layoffs https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/05/tech_workers_in_the_firing/
And the usual off-topic tangents.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-off-topic/message2023-01-101h 28Tech: Off-topicTikToks, Tantrums, Leaks, and some Christmas Cheer with Steve Goode & Christopher MillerMike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) couldn't get Jim to come to play, so instead dragged along Chris Miller (https://twitter.com/ccmiller2018) and Steve Goode (https://twitter.com/sociablesteve1) to keep me company during this holiday episode:
Myspace Tom to replace Elon Musk https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/myspace-tom-twitter-elon-musk-ceo-position/
SBF got out of jail for $250m https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64068810
LastPass leak https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/lastpass-says-hackers-have-obtained-vault-data-and-a-wealth-of-customer-info/
TikTok reading data from Journalists https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/22/23522808/tiktok-journalists-data-accessed-bytedance-internal-audit
Twitter to have public view counts https://www.searchenginejournal.com/twitter-adds-public-view-counts-to-tweets/475185/
Pokemon Samsung Accessories https://www.androidpolice.com...2022-12-241h 18Tech: Off-topicGenerative AI, Perpetual Late Stage Capitalism, and Naruto Running: A Conversation with guests Julia Biro and Eli HoldernessMike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) and Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej) drag along Julia Biro (https://twitter.com/juliadoesthat) and Eli Holderness (https://twitter.com/EliHolderness) for a genuinely unruly and off-topic conversation. Any yes, one of the topics did generate the title of this episode:
Was anything interesting from DevRelCon?
That new OpenAI chatGPT bot
Lensa and its considerations
New Pokemon called Spidops in the Scarlet/Viole
Raspberry Pi managed to hire some nutter - https://twitter.com/adacable/status/1600830256780570626
Literal killer robots - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63883235
And the usual off-topic tangents.2022-12-121h 24Tech: Off-topicSome spice and odd takes on events and open-source with Alistair HeyMike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) and Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej) have our usual chat and pseudo spicy takes, this episode with guest Alistair Hey (https://twitter.com/alistair_hey), and cover:
Modern Frontends Live!! https://dylanbeattie.net/2022/11/22/modern-frontends-2022.html / https://www.cassie.codes/posts/modern-frontends/ / https://dev.to/thisisjofrank/my-experience-of-modern-frontends-conference-1cgg
Going through a lovely bit of MongoDB marketing fluff https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/25/mongodb_marketing_movie_dross/
Black Friday. Really. Is it a thing anymore here
"The backend shouldn't exist" - Conversation with bootcamp mentees
Hive to replace Twitter (and mastodon) https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-competitor-hive-social-run-by-24...2022-11-271h 17Tech: Off-topicEvery topic ends with Elon Musk and special guest Luke BrowneA quick note to start, sorry about the audio... teething problems with the new kit
Mike (https://twitter.com/ukmadlz) and Jim (https://twitter.com/secondej) have our usual chat and weird humour, this episode with guest Luke Browne (https://twitter.com/lukebrwne), and cover:
The regular cycle of layoffs
Finding some amusing takes about Musk’s Twitter bin fire
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH ON DISCORD, RESULTS ARE HILARIOUS https://kotaku.com/uk-britain-treasury-discord-government-bullied-tories-1849787589
Evernote has been bought!!! EVERNOTE! Remember that? https://www.engadget.com/evernote-bending-spoons-acquisition-201505825.html
Maybe Sam Bankman-Fried, if we can be arsed wi...2022-11-241h 29Tech: Off-topicWe predicted the future and discussing how some companies are just plain stupidMike and Jim have our usual chat and weird humour, this time we give our take on:
PHP gets a new web server, built-in Go! https://github.com/dunglas/frankenphp
Hey, pop the cloud, move to physical infrastructure
Pulumi get busted papering themselves all over Hashiconf
Canonical’s interview process - I’m sure we never discussed this and it came up recently
No Man’s Sky drops another enormous update. How are Hello Games making money
First Github Copilot litigation has arrived, as predicted on Tech: Off Topic.
The price of a Bratwurst and a beer at the Bi...2022-10-271h 20Tech: Off-topicSomething got burnt in the Oven.sh and reaffirming the Internet is a weird place to beMike and Jim have our usual chat and weird humour, this time we give our take on:
Oven.sh “grind” culture https://twitter.com/oven_sh/status/1562248121656102914 (thread after deleted tweets https://twitter.com/oven_sh/status/1562248122633314304)
Build a city with your GH contributions because why the hell not https://honzaap.github.io/GithubCity/
https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1562104562219196416 wtf John Carmack is at Meta
FN Meka dropped by Capitol Records https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/24/entertainment/fn-meka-dropped-capitol-records-cec/index.html
Because Excel https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/892919315395903578/1012513522313343057/unknown.png
Max headroom Chicago takeover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...2022-08-291h 24Tech: Off-topicTech tangents, memes, and a sprinkling of shiny new PHPMike and Jim have our usual chat and dark humour moments, but this time we also chat about interesting new tech.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-off-topic/message2022-08-151h 15Tech: Off-topicBuns and sports ball! Things are interesting here in BrumMike Elsmore & Jim Seconde can't help but talk about the commonwealth game, but we also have takes on bun.sh, latest layoffs, and evil corp.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-off-topic/message2022-07-291h 08
Tech: Off-topicNo crypto but plenty of tech bad takesMike Elsmore & Jim Seconde chat about all the things that have been happening in the tech space recently.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-off-topic/message2022-06-241h 28
Island StoriesS1 Ep 4: Dr Hayley Elsmore - have you had your Island ‘tweakment’?This week on the podcast we meet Dr Hayley Elsmore who’s lived in the West Wight for 20 years and has recently opened a cutting-edge aesthetic medical clinic in Newport - described by one beauty blogger as ‘somewhere people in London would be jealous of!’ Well-known as a popular Island GP for more than 15 years, Hayley retrained a few years ago and has quickly built up a reputation as the go-to person for ‘tweakments’ and treatments on the Island. On enticing more GPs to the Island: ‘If GPs knew how gorgeous the Island was they would come running...2022-05-1830 minTech: Off-topicChatting about tech built on blockchain and a giggle along the way with Matt from RippleXThis is episode was an awesome chat with Matt Hamilton who is the Principle Developer Advocate from RippleX. Our chat covered his route into his current role, including the home experiments that got him to Ripple, as well as Mike learning a lot about Ripple and the XRP Ledger.
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and ask a question, please just head to https://twitch.tv/ukmadlz and join the conversation.
If you have anything you'd like to follow up, or you'd like to be a guest at...2022-01-141h 32Tech: Off-topicWhat happened to the community and life around us with Hannah & Andy from FusionI had the amazing chance to have a nice chat with Hannah Jones & Andy Jones from The Fusion Group, you may have heard of a little thing they run called Fusion Meetup. During this chat, which we kept relatively short, we covered recruitment, the community in and around Birmingham (our shared city), and some of the transition for people working in tech over the last year or so.
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and ask a question, please just head to https://twitch.tv/ukmadlz and join the conversation...2021-08-131h 26Tech: Off-topicWhere databases, web monetisation, music, and a lions mane meet with Simon MetsonIn this episode Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore has Simon Metson, VP of Engineering at EDB get ever so nostalgic and then the conversation gets interesting. An amazing conversation unfolds talking about music, web monetisation (if interested check out https://coil.com/), and building stuff.
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and ask a question, please just head to https://twitch.tv/ukmadlz and join the conversation every other Friday at 3pm UK time.
If you have anything you'd like to follow up, or you'd like to be a...2021-07-301h 15Tech: Off-topicTinkering with things on the internet with Marcus NobleIn this episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore has Marcus Noble, Principle Systems Engineer at Elsevier on for a conversation about tinkering. Over the course of the conversation we talk, home setups, IoT, Smart Home tech, and all roads seem to lead to a Kubernetes conversation.
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and ask a question, please just head to https://twitch.tv/ukmadlz and join the conversation every other Friday at 3pm UK time.
If you have anything you'd like to follow up, or you'd like to...2021-02-251h 11Tech: Off-topicSurviving Bootcamp, chatting to the amazing people graduating from the School of CodeIn this episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore, a Developer Advocate at Logz.io, has a gaggle of bootcampers new and old from the School of Code in Birmingham to talk about the experience and everything around it from remote learning to the realities. The bootcampers involved were:
Chris Miller (Cohort 1) from Jump24.co.uk (can be found on Twitter & LinkedIn)
Katie Hawcutt (Cohort 4) and is available for full-stack JS work (can be found on Twitter & LinkedIn)
Tom Bennett (Cohort 4) and is available for full-stack JS work (can be found on LinkedIn)
Carl McIntosh (Cohort 4...2021-01-251h 12Tech: Off-topicUnicorns, pictures, and internet from a bygone era with Lech GuzowskiIn this episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore, a Developer Advocate at Logz.io, has Lech Guzowski, the man behind Human.pm, on for a chin wag and gentle heckling. We talk tech, a tiny bit of politics, and just have a giggle ridiculous things happening at the moment.
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and ask a question, please just head to https://twitch.tv/ukmadlz and join the conversation every other Friday at 3pm UK time.
If you have anything you'd like to follow up, or yo...2021-01-101h 08Tech: Off-topicHappy Techmas! 2020 Gift RoastIn this episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore, a Developer Advocate at Logz.io, and co-host James Seconde, also a Developer Advocate at Jump24 decided to roast tech gifts. Earlier in the month, we asked the internet to suggest the worst tech gifts they could think of and we decided to give eight of them the once over. In no particular order, here they are and you can judge for yourself:
https://portal.facebook.com
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/revolution-cooking-r180-smart-toaster/s661747
https://amzn.to/3nMB4Mg
https://www.greatbigstuff.com/products/computer-mouse
https://smarter.am/products/smarter-coffee
...2020-12-2554 minTech: Off-topicProtocols, fire, and corporate overlords with Jon KingsleyIn this episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore, a Developer Advocate at Logz.io, and co-host James Seconde, also a Developer Advocate at Jump24 just chat about some interesting stuff that's happened recently. This episode we were joined by Jon Kingsley who's a Software/Hardware Engineer (genuine builder of many random things…), and we chat about everything from start-ups and protocols, meetups, past Kingsley adventures, and even some on our corporate overlords.
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and ask a question, please just head to https://twitch.tv/ukmadlz an...2020-12-111h 11Tech: Off-topicKerbal SpaceXIn this episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore, a Developer Advocate at Logz.io, and co-host James Seconde, also a Developer Advocate at Jump24 just chat about some interesting stuff that's happened recently. We chat about start-ups, outages, space, and our home town of Birmingham (BHX).
We also mention some events coming up, here are the links:
PyJamas, Dec 5th - https://pyjamas.live/
NorDev: the Webb Telescope, Norwich Astronomical Society, Dec 3rd - https://www.meetup.com/Norfolk-Developers-NorDev/events/274592397/
If you want to be part of the live recording and give opinions and...2020-11-281h 10Tech: Off-topicStart talking before the year gets cancelledThe first episode of Tech: Off-topic, Mike Elsmore, a Developer Advocate at Logz.io, and co-host James Seconde, also a Developer Advocate at Jump24 just chat about some interesting stuff that's happened recently.
We also mention some events coming up, here are the links:
Fusion Meetup, November 26th https://www.meetup.com/Fusion-Technology-Meetup-Birmingham/events/274553750/
Fusion Workshops:
Introduction to Distributed Systems (.NET Core) with Dylan Beattie, November 19th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-distributed-systems-net-core-with-dylan-beattie-tickets-119602742021
Communication for Software Teams, November 24th - 27th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/communication-for-software-teams-tickets-120395206303
OpenObservability Podcast, November 26th https://openobservability.io/
RubyConf, November 17...2020-11-161h 09
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