Best Gpac Podcasts (2026)

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The story of Apple's advanced technology group with John Buck 41:02

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In this episode, I speak with John Buck about the book "Inventing the Future" about Apple's advanced technology group and the myriad technologies they created. https://books.by/john-buck 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. https://go.…

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Open source in Energy with Jonas van den Bogaard of Alliander 28:58

1M ago28:58

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I speak with with Jonas van den Bogaard of Alliander about the Linux Foundation's energy community that fosters open source energy generation and distribution Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/merma…

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The European Open Source Academy with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg 36:41

1M ago36:41

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In this episode, I speak with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg from the European Open Source Academy and their efforts to highlight excellence in European open source communities. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. go.chrischinchi…

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AI and Tech Writing with Selvaraaju Murugesan 33:20

2M ago33:20

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Selvaraaju Murugesan of Kovai and I speak about the future of AI in tech writing. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast…

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Fourty-Four Esoteric languages with Daniel Temkin 38:37

2M ago38:37

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I speak with Daniel Temkin about his book, Fourty-Four EsoLangs and about the world of esoteric programming languages. Formed the basis of this article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkin Learn something new today Start learning something new or up-skilling with a book or course. 30% off anything at Manning. http…

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The width and breadth of European tech: Events roundup 40:11

3M ago40:11

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Cate and Chris recap a month of events, including IFA, the Bologna Gathering, LF Energy, IT Arena, and How to Web. Write your way Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. https://go.chrischinchil…

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Craft exceptional API experiences with Speakeasy. 30:40

3M ago30:40

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I speak with Sagar Batchu about Speakeasy, the platform for crafting API experiences from simple definition files, including exposing them as MCP servers. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. For show notes and an interactive trans…

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Empowering open source multimedia innovation with GPAC 38:56

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In this episode, I speak with Romain Bouqueau of Motion Spell about GPAC, an open source framework that has revolutionized the way we handle audio-video streaming, transcoding and packaging. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement for macOS. https://go.chrischinchilla.c…

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Telemetry and observability for Security with Cribl 38:03

4M ago38:03

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I am joined by Ed of Cribl, an observability and telemetry platform for security tracking and teams. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast…

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30 years of MySQL with Peter Zaitsev of Percona 35:53

4M ago35:53

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In this episode, I speak with Peter Zaitsev of Percona about the history of MySQL, his history with the venerable database, and his history with Percona. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show not…

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Emotional Digital Design with Vadym Grin 36:54

5M ago36:54

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I speak with Vadym Grin about his forthcoming book on good, bad, and ugly design for digital products and services. Find the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/emotional-digital-design Use the voucher "CSgrin" to get 40% off the book Text based video and audio editing Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful wi…

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The state of European tech media 57:23

5M ago57:23

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In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss some of the recent downsizing of European tech media and ask how we got here, what's next, and what does it all mean for the European tech industry. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast.…

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Container management and security with Platform9 and Root 1:02:58

5M ago1:02:58

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A packed container of an episode where I speak with Madhura Maskasky of Platform9 about their long-running container management platform and efforts to help people migrate from VMware and John Amaral of root. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look …

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Voices from FOSDEM 2025 1:38:32

6M ago1:38:32

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Fast rewind back to February and I had some fascinating conversations with various projects at FOSDEM in Brussels, including the Rust Foundation, Sysdig about StratoShark, Nextcloud, and Mastodon. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid…

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Precious metal recovery with Regenx 29:57

6M ago29:57

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I spoke with Dom Weatherbee of Regenx to discuss their precious metal recovery technology and how it can benefit the circular economy for new gadgets and devices. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. Sign up at go…

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From Berlin to Bono 52:46

7M ago52:46

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In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss a flurry of events over the past months, including Deep Tech Momentum, Gitex, London Tech Week, Super Invest, and more! Learn something new with a book or course from Manning Start today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at manning.com by visiting go.chrischinchilla.com/manning T…

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Robust, Turnkey Caching at Massive Scale with Momento 30:27

7M ago30:27

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I speak with Daniela Miao of Momento to discuss her journey from DynamoDB at AWS to creating an alternative caching platform for large scale real time applications. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show …

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Using AI to assist breast cancer examination with Jessica Baladad 30:47

8M ago30:47

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In this episode, Chris and Cate speak with Jessica Baladad, of feelforyourlife.com, an advocacy platform that utilizes digital and print resources for better breast health. Write your way with Scrivener Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academ…

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Defending the internet with the EFF and delivering the Internet with Harness 56:43

8M ago56:43

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Two interviews from Web Summit 2024… Corynne McSherry from the EFF and Nick Durkin from Harness. Quite the variety of topics, but both fascinating! 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp T…

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Italian Tech and Opera 36:25

8M ago36:25

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In this episode, Cate discusses the state of Italian tech, and Chris and Cate discuss the recent Opera Days announcements. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp Links https://tech.eu/2025…

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Build faster and waste less time with Depot.dev 26:07

8M ago26:07

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I speak with Kyle from Depot.dev, which promise to speed up your your Docker image builds and GitHub Actions workflows. Depot easily integrates with your existing CI provider and dev workflows to save hours of build time. Learn something new with a book or course from Manning Start today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHI…

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Automate any workload with Northflank 25:57

8M ago25:57

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I speak with Will of Northflank, a self-service developer platform for apps, databases, and jobs. Start with one workload, scale to hundreds on compute or GPUs. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show note…

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Functional licenses and the open source pledge with Chad Whitacre of Sentry 41:54

9M ago41:54

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In this episode, I speak with Chad Whitacre of Sentry about their functional software license and the open-source pledge. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. Sign up at go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show not…

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Onehouse: Your Universal Data Lakehouse 36:36

9M ago36:36

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In this episode, I speak with Vinoth Chandar about Onehouse, a Universal Data Lakehouse and the only data platform instantly accessible from any engine, from BI to AI. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast. For show notes and a…

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MedTech and FOSSBackstage 46:19

10M ago46:19

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In this episode Cate talks about the state of European medical tech and Chris talks about the recent FOSSBackstage event that covered topics around open source software that aren't development. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from …

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30 years of pragmatic programming with Dave Thomas 38:55

10M ago38:55

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I speak with the infamous Dave Thomas about his programming journey, his book, the pragmatic programmer and his publishing history, and much more! Text based video and audio editing with Descript Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more prowerful with a suite of AI-powerd features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my po…

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What is the future of European tech? 51:44

10M ago51:44

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In this episode Cate and Chris talk about the future of European tech in the wake of the many challenges the block faces from the US, Russia, China, and more. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. Sign up at go.chr…

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Infobip's global startup program with Nikola Pavesic 30:18

11M ago30:18

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I speak with Nikola Pavesic about Infobip's global startup program, Tribe. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, https://raycast.com/?via=chris-chinchilla For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say h…

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Copy editing game rules with Rachel Lapidow 40:09

11M ago40:09

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I speak with Rachel Lapidow about tips and tricks for copy editing role play and board game rules. Want to get dozens of helpful Mac apps for only $9.99 a month? Setapp is what you need! For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show…

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EdTech and Open Source in Europe 37:15

11M ago37:15

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In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss the state of education tech in Europe, and as the open source community gears up for FOSDEM and side events week, how does open source look in Europe? drewdevault.com/2025/01/23/2025-01-23-Transparency-and-governance-FOSDEM.html tech.eu/2025/01/27/meet-codecrafters-the-upskilling-platform-trusted-by-devs-from…

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Intelligent Telemetry Data Management & Observability with Apica 31:01

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I speak with the CPTO of Apica, Ranjan Parthasarathy, about how they bring AI to the big and busy world of telemetry and observability data. Want to Build Your Mental Wealth in 2025? Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/techJAN For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/…

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2025 tech trends 45:41

11M ago45:41

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A few weeks late but what they hey. In this episode Cate and Chris share their tech trends and predictions for 2025. Want to Build Your Mental Wealth in 2025? Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/techJAN For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say he…

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The Developer Relations Foundation 32:02

12M ago32:02

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I speak with Stacey and Phil of the newly launched Developer Relations Foundation, recognising the work of tech workers with community, marketing, and relations roles. https://lists.dev-rel.org/g/community/wiki For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/cont…

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Testcontainers 33:51

1y ago33:51

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In this episode, I speak with Oleg of Testcontainers, an open source library for providing throwaway, lightweight instances of databases, message brokers, web browsers, or just about anything that can run in a Docker container. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrisch…

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Tech layoffs and what even is tech anyway? 46:49

1y ago46:49

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In this episode Cate and Chris discuss recent tech layoffs and how to handle them better, plus what even is tech anyway? For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.co…

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Astro version 5 with Elian Van Cutsem 33:25

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In this episode, I speak with Elian Van Cutsem about one of my favourite web frameworks and what I use for my own website, Astro. We talk generally about the project, its history, and version 5, which was released this week! For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinc…

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Accessible quantum computing with Horizon 28:53

1y ago28:53

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I speak with Joe Fitzsimmons of Horizon Quantum, who are attempting make the move from traditional computer programming easier. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinch…

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Circularity startups and alternatives to X 56:03

1y ago56:03

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In this deep dive episode Cate and Chris dig into circular economy startups and how all the alternatives to Twitter/X/Twix compare. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrisch…

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The graph renaissance with neo4j 39:11

1y ago39:11

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I speak with Michael Hunger of neo4j about the history of graph databases and how they are finding new use cases with the current wave of generative AI tools. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and e…

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Government bailouts in tech and tech influence in government 58:16

1y ago58:16

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In this topic deep dive, Cate and I discuss government bailouts for tech companies, EU investment in tech companies, and the possible manipulation of US politics by tech companies and cybercrime. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support…

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Creating an Open Source AI definition 33:38

1y ago33:38

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I speak with Stephen Hood of Mozilla about their joint efforts with the Open Source Initiative to create a definition of open source AI. Read all about the announcement Learn more about the definition For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To su…

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Workbrew, turning Homebrew into a business with Mike McQuaid 40:34

1y ago40:34

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I speak with Mike McQuaid, long-term maintainer of Homebrew, the macOS package manager, about Workbrew, a new commercial version of Homebrew that brings extra security and governance features to Homebrew. This interview formed the basis of my article on The Next Web in July. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/po…

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Tech events 55:28

1y ago55:28

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In this episode, Cate and Chris dive into tech events. The different types, how they work, how they feel, and how they've changed the past few years. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra cont…

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AI-powered code reuse with Crowdbotics 31:23

1+ y ago31:23

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Corey from Crowdbotics joins me in the Tech Lounge to talk about their six year journey in creating an AI-powered code reuse platform, long before others jumped on the bandwagon. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-…

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WASM at KubeCon EU 2024 30:07

1+ y ago30:07

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This episode is all about WASM at KubeCon EU 2024 way back in March. I speak with WASMEdge and Cosmonic to find out what they bring and their thoughts on WASM. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and …

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Alternative meats and what actually is AI? 49:59

1+ y ago49:59

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It's a discussion episode! And this time, Cate Lawrence from Tech.eu joins me to talk about alternative meats and proteins, and I ask in a sea of jargon and hype, what really is artificial intelligence? For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To …

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Sustainable infrastructure and AI powered IDEs 51:57

1+ y ago51:57

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In the tech lounge this episode, I have Leonard Pahlke talking about bringing sustainability to infrastructure and the work of the CNCF sustainability TAG and Dedy Kredo from Codium AI talking about their AI-powered IDE and text editor extension. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say h…

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Programming update 2:31

1+ y ago2:31

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No real episode, but rather a small update on some changes coming to the show. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz…

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1st August: Classic crunch crawl 12:55

1+ y ago12:55

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:33 AI Crawlers and Content Scraping 04:17 TechCrunch and the State of Tech Journalism 06:12 Retro Tech: Classic Mac OS and Image Formats 08:25 Web Browsing Privacy Enhancements 10:08 Sleep Tracking and Orthosomnia 11:05 Sign Off Like what you’re reading? It’s a tough time for content creators right now. If you enjo…

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Kubecon: Docker Build Cloud and Aiven 42:13

1+ y ago42:13

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I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It’s helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code “CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20” for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one-time purchases. More interviews from KubeCon Paris.…