Podcasts

This week I speak with Chris Longstaff of Mindtech about their curious plan to help machine learning by augmenting datasets with synthetic data. I also cover alternative calendars, the woes of WeWork, robot writers and more. * https://www.mindtech.global/ * https://chrischinchilla.com/ * Mindtech presentation [https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/54816a218d17b7dede6f1b16/5e72520122c13c1843b448bd/3c4587f986775aeb817127d78afe69e9/Mindtech_Intro_March2020.pdf] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Quinn Slack of Sourcegraph about the universal code search tool. Also features news on AmigaOS, awesome repos for developers, the truths of lockdown, meetup spins out of WeWork, and early internet streamers. * https://about.sourcegraph.com [https://about.sourcegraph.com/] * https://chrischinchilla.com [https://chrischinchilla.com/] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

No links this week as I focus on an interview with Quentin Rhoads-Herrera of Critical Start where we talk about cyber security during a time of crisis. * https://www.criticalstart.com * chrischinchilla.com [https://chrischinchilla.com] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Peter Suma of Applied Brain Research about Nengo, a complete brain maker that allows you to develop and run models with deep learning, online learning, static weights, simple linear neurons, complex spiking neurons, and everything in-between. Also features content covering tools for working from home, two player games, a "Hello World" for the modern era, and much more! * appliedbrainresearch.com/products/nengo/ [https://appliedbrainresearch.com/products/nengo/] * chrischinchilla.com [https://chrischinchilla.com] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Nick Millward of mGage about the past present and future of mobile engagement, especially RCS. I also cover the history of the URL, teaching an AI to play D&D, how to work from home, why Discord is bad, Brave is good, and so much more. * mGage [https://mgage.com/] * chrischinchilla.com [https://chrischinchilla.com/] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

I'm taking a short break, so something from the archives this week of my ill-fated podcast from last year, "The Enthusiastic Amateur". This interview is reproduced in entirety to get the listeners it deserved. A great interview with Sinclair Target of two-bit history [https://twobithistory.org] about the hidden stories from computing history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Patrick McFadin about Datastax and their plans with Apache Cassandra, ponder on the release of MIDI 2.0 after 37 years, plane security, what happened in Iowa, and more * https://www.datastax.com/ * https://cassandra.apache.org/ * chrischinchilla.com [http://chrischinchilla.com] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Paul Kuijf of learned.io [http://learned.io], look at the new Lovecraft film, burst some bubbles, learn new languages, and much more. * chrischinchilla.com/podcasts [http://chrischinchilla.com/podcasts] * chrischinchilla.com/contact [http://chrischinchilla.com/contact] * learned.io [http://learned.io] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with the makers of the Tactigon wearable gesture controller, look at scandal in Oxford, DLC in D&D, decolonialising gaming, and much more. * www.thetactigon.com/ [http://www.thetactigon.com/] * chrischinchilla.com/podcasts [http://chrischinchilla.com/podcasts] * chrischinchilla.com/contact [http://chrischinchilla.com/contact] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

This episode I speak with Shlomi Hod about responsible AI, look at the worst D&D monster of all, hello world in assembly, and more. * chrischinchilla.com/podcasts [https://chrischinchilla.com/podcasts] * chrischinchilla.com/contact [https://chrischinchilla.com/contact/] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with the infamous Kin Lane, the API evangelist, now working with Postman. I also cover my new experiences with the Linux desktop, how "the rise of skywalker" has visions of our dystopian future, and more! * chrischinchilla.com/contact [https://chrischinchilla.com/contact] * kinlane.com [http://kinlane.com/] * getpostman.com [https://www.getpostman.com/] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Laszlo Toth, Nikolai Astrup, and Dr. Suncheol Gweon from the recent 5GTechritory about the current state, and future promise of 5G. Also in this episode, the Y2K panic, incentivising BitTorrent, Monopoly, tech sexism, and so much more. * https://chrischinchilla.com/podcasts * https://chrischinchilla.com/contact/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Martin Mao of Chronosphere about the massive scale monitoring platform. I also cover fixing the internet, fixing air conditioning, the problem with calculators, switching from macOS to Linux, the death of Lil Bub and more! * facebook.com/chrischinchilla [https://facebook.com/chrischinchilla] * twitter.com/ChrisChinch [https://twitter.com/ChrisChinch] * chrischinchilla.com [http://chrischinchilla.com/] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In this episode I speak with Raj Dutt of Grafana. I also cover the rise of the Brave browser, keep an eye on Softbank, question Apple's design, look at the new tabletop game, Tapestry, investigate the issues with coworking, and much more! * facebook.com/chrischinchilla [https://facebook.com/chrischinchilla] * twitter.com/chrischinch [https://twitter.com/chrischinch] * chrischichilla.com/podcasts [https://chrischichilla.com/podcasts] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fresh back from Tekom's TCWorld event, Chris covers the difference between different types of tech writers, fantasy maps, running D&D campaigns with inconsistent players, is dark mode a myth, and why do so many cultures think Greek is so complicated? Questions: 1. Would you watch live documenting / tech writing? 2. Have you ever run a West marches campaign? 3. Do you like dark mode? Why? Contact me: * facebook.com/chrischinchilla [https://www.facebook.com/chrischinchilla] * twitter.com/chrischinch [https://twitter.com/chrischinch] * linkedin.com/in/chrischinchilla/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrischinchilla/] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinchillasqueaks/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chinchillasqueaks.substack.com [https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]