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.