Tech Lounge

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]

In this episode I cover the WeWork/Meetup/Softbank world domination saga, the sad state of affairs of online journalism, and has Apple had enough of Electron? * https://chrischinchilla.com/podcasts * http://facebook.com/chrischinchilla * Meetup interview [https://anchor.fm/theweeklysqueak/episodes/Scott-Heiferman---The-past--present-and-future-of-meeting-people-with-meetup-founder-e14p6r] * One day the World ended game [https://chrischinchilla.itch.io/one-day-the-world-ended] Questions for you: 1. Who should buy Meetup? 2. Should we all produce less content? 3. Will Apple only allow users to install from the App store in the future? Let me know at: * https://chrischinchilla.com/contact * http://facebook.com/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]

In this episode I speak with David Nalley of the Apache Software Foundation about their roles in the projects they work with. Also features how an Australian floating hotel ended up in North Korea, D&D with sign language, long distance flights, and Happy birthday UNIX. * https://www.facebook.com/chrischinchilla * 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 Dr. Leemon Baird of Hedera Hashgraph about their DLT (not a Blockchain), plus the Saga of Richard Stallman continues, the history of Call of Cthulhu, and Wendys releases a RPG… * facebook.com/chrischinchilla [https://facebook.com/chrischinchilla] * chrischinchilla.com [https://chrischinchilla.com/] * www.hedera.com/about [https://www.hedera.com/about] --- 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 Commissioner Goldstein of the Vermont State Government about the policy of paying remote workers to relocate to the state. I also cover Docker, the tech backlash against ICE, the Boeing 737 Max, and Thomas Jefferson's Bible… * https://facebook.com/chrischinchilla * https://chrischinchilla.com/podcasts * Transcript [http://chrischinchilla.com/chris/podcast/theweeklysqueak/2019/10/03/the-vermont-remote-workers-grant-docker-boeing-ic.html] (New, very beta) --- 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]