Tag: podcasts
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CCOS #004 – Facebook culling, plain txt vs. f2f, dungeons
Senior Dancy and myself are back to talk about life in a too connected world and oblique strategies for coping with the world outside out head. As ever, very soon, there will be a proper podcast. In the meantime, check out the video above, and here’s some show notes: The Facebook culling, by Kim –…
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DrunkAndRetired.com #183 episode up, in video form. Here’s the audio only, and remember, you can subscribe to the podcast feed to get the audio versions of each episode downloaded automagically. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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I’ve spent years puttering around at the “infrastructure layer” in IT: programming, systems management, cloud, all that gunk. From what I can tell much of the growth in IT is being driven by companies wanting to engage in “social” more. What is “social,” though? Indeed, that’s one of the things this podcast will try to…
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Building a Great Team (Dell buys Enstratius)
With the Enstratius acquisition, Dell is getting a group of people with deep influence in the community. Founder George Reese is an O’Reilly author and a cloud pioneer. He is supported by James Urquhart, Bernard Golden and John Willis, all recognized as influencers in the cloud community. —Alex Williams, TechCruch cloud strength.Welcome @botchagalupe @davidajbagley @georgereese…
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How the kids learn about new stuff – DrunkAndRetired.com Podcast
Check it out! Charles and I recorded an episode. In Video! Charles and I discuss DevOpsDays Austin, how programmers keep up with things now-a-days, and some detailed examples of the social parts of GitHub.
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VMware – Back of the Envelope #013
Ed and I discuss VMware, a fascinating company for many reasons. Click play below to listen: Click here for episode MP3 …or download it directly here or subscribe to the podcast feed.
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An OK TV show, but a zombie let-down – The Walking Dead, Season 1
We finished watching AMC’s The Walking Dead tonight (through Amazon Video OnDemand in beard stubble HD clarity) – I wouldn’t recommend it as a super zombie show. There are a few good scenes, maybe a whole episode (the second?), but overall or suffers from being a drama instead of a zombie show. A second season,…
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Enterprise Software Explained, Oracle vs. ASF – DrunkAndRetired.com Podcast #169
In this episode, we discuss what’s up with Oracle and the ASF, which leads us to also discuss that weird world of “enterprise software.” There’s probably more too. If you don’t like the video, you can get the audio by downloading it directly or subscribing to the feed.
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All the world’s furniture – DrunkAndRetired.com Episode #168
In this mini-episode, Charles talks about the excess of furniture, as he sees it, in the world. Audio only is also available, and in the feed if you’re subscribed to the podcast.
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Coming to Austin? Here’s what I recommend – Things to do in Austin
Folks coming to Austin often ask me for recommendations of things to do and eat. Here’s my most recent write up. Feel free to leave comments and additions, someday I’ll polish it up real good like. There’s two foods you need to eat, of course: BBQ and Tex-Mex. Austin has it’s own type of Tex-Mex…
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Debt, The Ruby Racer, Tales of Platinum Amex – DrunkAndRetired.com #167
Finally, we record an episode. You can download it directly as well. I’ll put an audio version in the podcast feed soon!. The audio only version is now available, and in the podcast feed.
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Voting, Texas-style – Austin’s Very Own #51
After voting in the Texas Primaries, Kim and I discuss the fun of the voting process. A loud motor-scooter goes by and launches us into a conversation of impolite noises. Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click…
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Americans don’t know how to eat French bread – Austin’s Very Own #50
On the way to a friend’s house for dinner, we go over the truth about bread: Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play above to listen right now. We talk about the types of bread we…
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Cloud Closures and Server-side JavaScript Injection – DrunkAndRetired.com Episode #165
Charles asked me to think of some ways you’d use sandboxed JavaScript on the server side – I jump right in with some examples: To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3…
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Things that cannot be done
I have been trying to use my iPhone for more publishing scenarios, but the limitations are bad for even the simplest things on a laptop: most tools don’t provide formatting options. Like a bullet lost in the WordPress app I’m using to write and publish this. Hence my astrick use. lack of spell check. I…
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I pledge allegiance to Spaghetti – DrunkAndRetired.com #164
On the way home, I ponder possible pasta dinners. To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 I ended up cooking up some spaghetti, with ground meat! I had two servings a…
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DrunkAndRetired.com #163 – Business Hours
Over some lunch, Charles and I discuss HTML 5 and some other hoopla: To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 I realize eating during podcasts is some sort of forbidden ear…
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Kim’s morning iPhone routine – Austin’s Very Own #48
Every morning, Kim goes through the same routine on her iPhone – checking email, reading news, Twitter, etc. One morning I asked her to go through the typical morning routine. Click below to listen: Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the…
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DrunkAndRetired.com #161 – iPad Madness
To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 While in Charles’ little truck, we talk about the iPad.
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“I’m in your hands”
It’s hard to get good customer service, but it’s hard to be comfortable expecting it. On a recent Robert Brook episode he complains at length about the lack of old school customer service in London book stores: at the grand old Foyles in London. At least, he makes it sound as if it had been…
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