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  • Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy.
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  • Episode 2: Mitan's OnlyFans beard niche side hustle

    Episode 2: Mitan's OnlyFans beard niche side hustle
    Nov 22 2024
    We're back for episode two! We've got an old friend, Mitan Patel as our guest this week. Mitan tells us about his career break. We chat about AI tools. Mark reviews the last recommendations, badly. Michael has put some effort into the news. Mitan was gonna write his recommendations down but his ADHD got the better of him this time. Big topics The Career Break. Why? Why now? What are you doing? Journalling and AI tooling Bolt.new (https://bolt.new/) and Cursor.com (https://www.cursor.com) Have I got tech news for you? O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time (https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/) Cheating the GitHub activity graph (https://github.com/Shpota/github-activity-generator) Musk $1M giveaway wasn’t random (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/musk_america_pac_sued/) "We're basically building Webkinz + Sims + Tamagotchi." (https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/your-most-dramatic-human-friend-cant-hold-a-candle-to-the-ai-friends-you-can-soon-wear-around-your-neck) Robotic dog runs marathon (faster than I ever have) (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/robo_dogs_marathons/) Google Gemini tells grad student to 'please die' while helping with his homework (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/google_gemini_prompt_bad_response/) Russia be cutting undersea cables (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/baltic_sea_cables_cut/?td=rt-3a) Northern Ireland cancels IT contract with Fujitsu for Schools worth £485M (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/northern_ireland_schools_fujitsu/) Microsoft PC that is just a wrapper for Windows 365 (https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/microsoft-built-a-pc-that-cant-run-local-apps/) Github giving away $1.25m, $10k at a time for open source peeps to stay secure (https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/github-launches-1-25m-open-source-fund-with-a-focus-on-security/) Christmas Scams cost over £11m (https://12ft.io/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615884/UK-consumers-losing-more-than-ever-to-holiday-scams) Recommendations: Tools Bolt.new Cursor.com Obsidian Notion Music Michael: Father John Misty's album Pure Comedy (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/pure-comedy/1193788689) Worriedaboutsatan (https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/worriedaboutsatan/259009902), tasty electro working music Mark: Girlie and Frankie by Alexandra Saviour (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/belladonna-of-sadness/1211892421) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill/1276760743) Cinema 3000 (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/cinema-3000/1758060980) Mitan The Low End Theory by a Tribe Called Quest (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-low-end-theory/278911460) Podcasts Jim Browning (https://www.youtube.com/JimBrowning) hates scammers, who contributed to O2's Daisy AI, is a guest on Darknet Diaries (https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/143/), fasinating listen on a really good podcast Apple Music 100 Best Albums radio (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/100-best-albums-radio/id1743037216?i=1000656351917) TV Monk (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312172/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Brian Cox' Wonders of the Solar System (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611787/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Books Cujo by Stephen King (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cujo-Stephen-King/dp/1444708120) Beer Hepcat IPA (https://gipsyhillbrew.com/product/hepcat-2) Tippy Yoghurt's Fruity Sour (https://deadtime.co.uk/products/pretty-decent-beer-co-tippy-yoghurts-fruity-sour?srsltid=AfmBOorxteZnqdLKNI_hTWFGEosOLSDUSwLAoCOA3K5KMPd2ji_00dn-) Jubel peach beer (https://jubelbeer.com) Roadie IPA (https://www.signaturebrew.co.uk/products/roadie-all-night-ipa-330ml-cans) Special Guest: Mitan Patel.
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Episode 1: Jess tells us career fairs are a real thing

    Episode 1: Jess tells us career fairs are a real thing
    Nov 14 2024
    We're live! How early is too early for the Christmas Tree? How many plugs is the right number of plugs for your workspace? Who even are these people? Imposter syndrome is our big topic Who are these psychpaths that don't get imposter syndrome? Newsy stuff Excel turns 40, with a few bloopers of usage in that time (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/28/microsoft-excels-bloopers-reel-40-years-of-spreadsheet-errors) Google has racked up $2.5 decillion of fines in Russia (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephentelford_russia-activity-7257710903033217024-vtux/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios) UK Gov website launches an AI chatbot (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephentelford_russia-activity-7257710903033217024-vtux/) AWS CDK flaw exposed accounts to full takeover (https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/aws_cloud_development_kit_flaw/) Apple Intelligence Ads are out in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m0MoYKwVTM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deNzYrTvqCs Recommendations Music: The Cure - Songs of a Lost World, recommended by Michael (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/songs-of-a-lost-world/1768728131) Therapy?, recommended by Michael again and again (https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/therapy-essentials/pl.941fd3aa78954f6b9f988b4d4e0bef8e) Sleep Token, recommended by Jess (https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/sleep-token-essentials/pl.fdb79a40f1944786868890c6e1f94321) TV The Day of the Jackal, recommended by Mark (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24053860/) The Penguin (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15435876/) Books Code Dependent - Living in the shadow of AI, recommended by Jess (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Code-Dependent-Living-Shadow-AI/dp/1529097304/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4bghFkC-EctLND2dFkeHuxbwz1zO6lI-lfUGEK_kNLHGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.UdlJ-4KVvV6RvC5f1GhAkF4xGYTFv-d255HsuJxMbC0&qid=1731625709&sr=8-1) How Big things Get Done, recommended by Mark (https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Big-Things-Get-Done/dp/1035018934/) Deep Work by Cal Newport, recommended by Michael (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/0349411905/) Games Baulder's Gate 3 (https://baldursgate3.game) Technology Dagger.io (https://dagger.io) Special Guest: Jess O'Neill.
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    1 hr and 23 mins

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