Best Dot Com Bubble Podcasts (2024)

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Is NVIDIA like Sun from the Dot Com Bubble? 1:28:58

16d ago1:28:58

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Every so often we like to give our Oxide and Friends hot takes (or as Adam puts it "Bryan getting trolled on Twitter"). This time, a viral tweet suggests that NVIDIA is on the same trajectory as Sun Microsystems on its ascent during the Dot Com Bubble. From two alumni of Sun's rise and fall: maaaaybe not. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leve…

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coming soon Meadowlark comic con 5:15

3d ago5:15

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coming soon meadowlark comic con podcastBy WonderingSaunders

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Michael A Gayed - Trump vs Biden: What's Next for the S&P 500 & Nvidia’s Rally? 26:44

1h ago26:44

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📲 Find top-performing stocks & ETFs - Install app for free 🇺🇸: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd The US tech sector has dominated the market for so long that it has almost come to be taken for granted: Nvidia stock is now in almost every portfolio. Today, Michael A. Gayed, founder & author of The Lead-Lag Report, tells us why he believes …

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Heterogeneous Computing with Raja Koduri 1:54:19

1h ago1:54:19

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Raja Koduri joined Bryan and Adam to answer a question sent in from a listener: what's are the differences between a CPU, GPU, FPGA, and ASIC? And after a walk through history of hardware, software, their intersection and relevant companies, we ... almost answered it!By Oxide Computer Company

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Episode 153: The Oregon Trail PC Game; What Ended McDonaldland?; Shocking Razzie Nominated Musicians; Tom & Jerry(7-17-2024) 52:36

1h ago52:36

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Send us a Text Message. Don't catch dysentery on the Oregon Trail. What spelled doom for McDonaldland? Some of the most accomplished musicians nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award. Episode 153 brings all the nostalgia you could possibly want. The show kicks off with a favorite memory of many school-aged kids of the 1980s and 1990s. Oregon Trail w…

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Doomberg - Why Nuclear is Better Than Renewables 37:37

2d ago37:37

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📲 Find top-performing stocks & ETFs - Install app for free 🇺🇸: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, Doomberg, one of the most successful financial Substack newsletters, delves into the compelling case for nuclear power over solar energy, highlighting how intermittent renewable sources might be driving up costs and how hydrogen could b…

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Innovation Tokens with Charity Majors 1:26:24

7d ago1:26:24

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Charity Majors joined Bryan, Adam, and the Oxide Friends to talk about the idea of "innovation tokens"--a fixed budget for, so called, "innovative" projects. When is boring better and when is innovation the safer approach? Is Oxide issuing innovation tokens in some sort of hyper-inflationary cycle!? In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal,…

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Episode 152: Blair Witch Project 25th Anniversary, What Was the Sega Channel?, Best As-Seen-On-TV Products, Disco Demolition Night(7-10-2024) 51:07

8d ago51:07

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Send us a Text Message. The anniversary of the OG of found-footage movies, Blair Witch Project. The trailblazing but ultimately failed attempt of the Sega Channel. The best As-Seen-On-TV products. Episode 152 is like an infomercial for nostalgia. We start with the ingenious trauma caused by the Blair Witch Project. 25 years ago this groundbreaking …

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Adam Swick - MARA: Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital's Solutions to the World's Energy Problems 54:11

8d ago54:11

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📲 Find top-performing stocks & ETFs - Install app for free 🇺🇸: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), the world's largest bitcoin mining company, currently boasts a hash rate of 31.5 EH/s and aims to reach 50 EH/s by the end of 2024. Today, Marathon's Chief Growth Officer, Adam Swick, discusses the company's b…

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Episode 151: 1994 Year In Music Pt. 2, 1980s Children's Clothing Brands, Favorite Ice Cream Truck Treats, First TV Station(7-3-2024) 53:26

10d ago53:26

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Send us a Text Message. A look back at the second half of 1994's year in music. Some beloved children's clothing brands of the 1980s. Iconic ice cream truck treats. Episode 151 of the podcast is diving headlong into the Fourth of July weekend with boatloads of nostalgia. It starts with a look at how we dressed in the 1980s. Several quintessential b…

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Edwin Dorsey - Short Selling & Exposing Corporate Misconduct: Care.com, Chegg, DeFi Technologies 49:37

16d ago49:37

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📲 Find top-performing stocks & ETFs - Install app for free 🇺🇸: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming Edwin Dorsey, Founder and Author of the short-selling newsletter The Bear Cave, back to the show. Edwin shares his journey from a college short-selling enthusiast to an expert in identifying corporate m…

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Episode 150: Listener's Choice - 1988 Pizza Hut Training Video, K-Tel Music Compilations, Discontinued Cereals, Digital Music Origins(6-26-2024) 54:09

17d ago54:09

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Send us a Text Message. It's Listener's Choice as we celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast! All that is a part of this week's show was chosen by you, the listeners. Episode 150 kicks off with a new edition of the vintage employee training videos segment. This time we are going all the way back to 1988 to find out what goes into making pizzas at Piz…

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Anthony Scaramucci & Dan Tapiero - Digital Assets Are ‘The Biggest Opportunity of All Time’ 45:43

23d ago45:43

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📲 Blockchain has been the top-performing theme over the past 12 months, the OPTO screener shows. Discover top-performing stocks within this theme - Install app for free 🇺🇸: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner at SkyBridge Capital & Dan Tapiero, Managing Partner, CEO and CIO of 1RoundTa…

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Episode 149: Boston's Very Own Music TV Station; When the Dot-Com Bubble Burst; Highest Rated TV Show Episodes Ever; Baseball's Origin(6-19-2024) 49:33

24d ago49:33

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Send us a Text Message. The brief time when Boston had it's own music television station. The financial catastrophe of the bursting of the dot-com bubble. The highest-rated television show episodes ever. Episode 149 of the podcast turns up the heat with nostalgia as summer kicks off. As MTV was conquering cable television in the early 1980s a Bosto…

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Musing with Changelog's Adam Stacoviak 1:46:50

26d ago1:46:50

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Bryan and Adam were joined by The Changelog’s Adam Stacoviak for a … wide ranging conversation! Something for everyone—especially fans of HBO’s Silicon Valley! In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by special guest Adam Stacoviak. Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them: Bryan on Changelog Changelog: 2…

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Cathie Wood - Why Innovation Could Be Worth $220 Trillion by 2030 | Repost 25:41

1M ago25:41

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► Invest in top-performing innovation stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Cathie Wood, CEO & CIO of ARK Invest, explains that disruptive innovation makes up a sixth of global business value today. ARK predicts 60% by 2030, potentially catapulting its market cap to $220 trillion. In this episode, Cathie identif…

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Episode 148: The Unique Story of Solo the Cat; Napoleon Dynamite 20th Anniversary; Briefly Famous People From the 1980s(6-12-2024) 51:00

1M ago51:00

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Send us a Text Message. A pet story that needs to be heard to be believed. The anniversary of the world's most popular Napoleon. Some people who had their 15 minutes of fame in the 1980s. Episode 148 of the podcast is a crazy collection of nostalgic fun. We kick the show off with an anniversary. 20 years ago this week a small, low-budget indie flic…

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Miriam McLemore - AWS - Amazon, Cloud, Data & Generative AI 40:51

1M ago40:51

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► Invest in top-performing AI stocks with OPTO - Install FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, Miriam McLemore, Enterprise Strategist at AWS, discusses her journey from CIO at Coca-Cola to her current role, emphasising the importance of cloud adoption and data security in leveraging AI. She highlights that 2023 was a year of …

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Episode 147: Who Was Mr. Delicious?, Weirdest Jobs Ever, Wacky Packages Stickers, Babe Ruth(6-5-2024) 52:10

1M ago52:10

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Send us a Text Message. Could a mascot really tank a fast food franchise? Some of the weirdest jobs ever, including ones you can apply for today. The parody stickers Gen-X kids loved. Episode 147 starts June off with some fun and unusual nostalgia. Some advertising mascots become iconic. They seep into the very fabric of our consciousness. Then the…

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Que Nguyen - Gen AI Mania: Next DOT-COM Bubble About to Burst? 32:17

1M ago32:17

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► Invest in top-performing AI stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Que Nguyen, Chief Investment Officer at Research Affiliates. Que explores the lifecycle of generative AI, drawing parallels to the early Internet boom and discussing its current stage of development. …

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Rebooting a datacenter: A decade later 1:40:34

2M ago1:40:34

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Back in May 2014 Joyent accidentally rebooted an entire datacenter (not just the handful of node as intended!). That incident--traumatic was it was--informed many aspects of the Oxide product. Bryan and Adam were joined by members of that former Joyent team to discuss, commiserate, and--perhaps--get some things off their chests. a live show weekly …

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Episode 146: Me v. AI - Underrated New England Towns, TVs Bloopers & Practical Jokes, Blink & You'll Miss It Retro Part 2, Ford Model T(5-29-2024) 51:48

2M ago51:48

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Send us a Text Message. A new battle for supremacy with AI. A time before bloopers and practical jokes went viral. TV shows that were here and gone in the blink of an eye. Episode 146 ushers in the unofficial start of summer with plenty of blistering nostalgia. It kicks off with the return of Blink & You'll Miss It Retro. In this installment, we lo…

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Yuri Khodjamirian - Tema ETFs - Life Sciences: An Undervalued Megatrend? 42:34

2M ago42:34

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► Invest in top-performing biotech stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Over the past 25 years, the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index has outperformed the S&P500 by 467%. This growth, fueled by a tripling in FDA drug approvals since 2002, coincides with the UN's prediction that the over-60 population will double by 20…

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Bookclub: How Life Works by Philip Ball 1:50:30

2M ago1:50:30

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The long-awaited Oxide and Friends bookclub! Bryan and Adam were joined by special guest--and real life biologist--Greg Cost to discuss Philip Ball's terrific book, How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology. Spoiler: Alan Turing makes a very expected appearance! In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by special gue…

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Episode 145: 1980s Educational Kids Shows, The Madness of Playing Tetris, Defunct TV Channels(5-22-2024) 50:48

2M ago50:48

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Send us a Text Message. Sharpening young minds with some 1980s kids' television shows. Melting young minds in the 80s with Tetris. Some television channels that are no longer around. Episode 145 rings in summer (unofficially) as Memorial Day Weekend approaches. The show kicks off with some of the shows that helped teach the youth of the 1980s. Span…

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Kate Moore - BlackRock - Why Stocks Could See An Upside At the End of 2024 34:14

2M ago34:14

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► Discover stocks before they take off - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Welcome back! Today, Kate More, Head of Thematic Strategy for BlackRock’s Global Allocation Fund, joins OPTO Sessions to discuss its allocation strategy, her macro-driven approach to investing thematically, her predictions for inflation and eq…

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Episode 144: The Crow 30th Anniversary; 1970s Diet/Exercise Fad Fails, Forgotten 80s MTV Shows, First McDonald's Restaurant(5-15-2024) 53:19

2M ago53:19

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Send us a Text Message. The 30th anniversary of the movie The Crow. Some amazing diet and exercise fad fails of the 1970s. MTV shows that came and went in the 1980s. The very first McDonald's restaurant. Episode 144 will super-size your nostalgia cravings. It kicks off with a look back at the movie The Crow on the week of its 30th anniversary. Marr…

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Matt Hougan - Stablecoins: Bigger Than Bitcoin ETFs? 46:09

2M ago46:09

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► Discover top-performing spot bitcoin ETFs & blockchain stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, discusses the transformative impact of spot bitcoin ETFs and the future of stablecoins, including potential US legislation and the disruption that coul…

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Episode 143: Restaurant Storytime 8, Sweet Pickles Books, Forgotten 90s Musical Artists, 4-Minute Mile(5-8-2024) 50:41

2M ago50:41

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Send us a Text Message. The beloved Sweet Pickles books. Some forgotten 90s musical acts. The most toxic workplace I've experienced. Episode 143 of the podcast has a bit of everything. It begins with the return of a podcast staple, Restaurant Storytime. This 8th installment is a segment 143 episodes in the making. Toxic workplaces are unfortunately…

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EP06 MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU 12:18

3M ago12:18

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talking about Star WarsBy WonderingSaunders

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EP.05 ghostbusters 11:24

3M ago11:24

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talking a little about ghostbusters 40Anniver and afterlife frozen Empire and talking 80sBy WonderingSaunders

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Episode 142: 90 Years of The Three Stooges; Had You Lived in 1800 Film; Discontinued Sodas; Seinfeld(5-1-2024) 54:48

2M ago54:48

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Send us a Text Message. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic comedy group The Three Stooges. An educational short film about life in 1800. Some long-forgotten discontinued sodas. Episode 142 of the podcast covers a lot of ground. It begins with a look at the Three Stooges and their legacy in comedy as their very first short film Woman Hat…

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Nick Percoco - Kraken CSO: Why Cybersecurity is Key for a Cryptocurrency Exchange 51:06

3M ago51:06

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► Discover top-performing cybersecurity stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Nick Percoco, Chief Security Officer at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, tells OPTO Sessions why he believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can play a pivotal role in the future of the industry, and explains how his team is set up to…

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All we have to fear is FUD itself 1:21:01

3M ago1:21:01

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The Oxide Friends have talked about the Hashicorp license change, the emergence of an open source fork of Terraform in OpenTofu, and other topics in open source. A few weeks ago both InfoWorld and Hashicorp (independently?) accused OpenTofu of stealing Terraform code—a serious claim that turned out to be fully unfounded. We (you!) have been lucky t…

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Tim Bixby - Lemonade [LMND]: Disrupting Insurance with AI & Big Data 40:44

3M ago40:44

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► Discover top-performing AI stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Digital insurer Lemonade [LMND] is shaking things up in the insurance sector. Today, Chief Financial Officer Tim Bixby discusses how the insurtech’s understanding of big data and AI is equipping it for long-term success. Enjoy! Our previous inter…

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Episode 141: Who Was The Winnebago Man?; Classic 1980s Board Games; Forgotten 1970s Cartoons(4-24-2024) 54:22

3M ago54:22

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Send us a Text Message. Was the Winnebago Man truly the Angriest Man In America? Were any of these board games on your family fun nights in the 1980s? How about some of the forgotten 1970s cartoons? Episode 141 of the podcast is unique in a few ways. It includes a first, that being a review of a full documentary, The Winnebago Man. Jack Rebney beca…

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Peter Beck - Rocket Lab CEO: Challenging Elon Musk in the New Space Age 47:05

3M ago47:05

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► Discover top-performing Space stocks - Install our FREE app: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, Peter Beck, Founder & CEO of Rocket Lab, discusses his vision for Rocket Lab's future as it solidifies its position as one of the leading forces in the new space age. Beck explains the strategic significance of recently announced govern…

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A Baseball Startup with Paul Freedman and Bryan Carmel 1:13:11

3M ago1:13:11

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Bryan, Adam, Steve, and the Oxide Friends are joined by the founders of the Oakland Ballers, the continuation of a long history of baseball in Oakland. There turns out to be a plenty in common between founding a computer company and founding a baseball team--and we both have our fans supporting us! In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, …

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Episode 140: The Demise & Potential Comeback of Ames Department Stores; Old School Mall Portrait Studios; Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games(4-17-2024) 53:02

3M ago53:02

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Send us a Text Message. The rise and fall, and rise again(possibly) of Ames Department Stores. Old school trips to the mall to get professional photos taken. The best-selling Atari 2600 games ever. Episode 140 returns after a week off filled with fun nostalgia. It begins with the story of a Northeast staple for decades. Generations of those who gre…

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Dr. Jeff Ross - Bitcoin Price To Drop 40% Post Halving? 52:30

3M ago52:30

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► Invest in innovation with OPTO: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, Dr. Jeff Ross, Founder and Managing Director of Vailshire Partners and Vailshire Capital Management, joins the show to discuss why he believes the bitcoin price could fall in the aftermath of the halving, before gaining in the second half of 2024 through 2025. Jeff…

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Discovering the XZ Backdoor with Andres Freund 1:37:17

3M ago1:37:17

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Andres Freund joined Bryan and Adam to talk about his discovery of the xz backdoor. It’s an incredible story… so great to get into the details with Andres. We started by ranting about the coverage in the New York Times… coverage that explicitly refused to dig into the details! It’s all the more shocking because the big story here is how Andres’ pen…

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Cultural Idiosyncrasies 1:27:17

4M ago1:27:17

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The Oxide Friends talk about about cultural idiosyncrasies--turns out we have a lot of them at Oxide! Some might even sound good enough for you to try out! Demo Fridays, morning water-cooler, no-meet Wednesdays, recorded meetings, dog-pile debugging (aka CSPAN for debugging), RFDs (requests for discussion), no performance review process... In addit…

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Episode 139: Kurt Cobain's Death 30 Years Later; Old Country Buffet Memories; Stores That Closed In the 80s & 90s; TV Guide(4-3-2024) 56:46

3M ago56:46

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Send us a Text Message. The death of a Gen-X icon 30 years later. Memories of Old Country Buffet plus tips on how to be a meat carver. Some heavy-hitting stores that closed in the 1980s and 1990s. The legacy of TV Guide magazine. Episode 139 of the podcast runs the gamut from heavy to light but is filled with nostalgia. 30 years ago this week the w…

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The Big Picture | Jens Nordvig - What Trump II Could Mean for Markets & the Economy 40:30

4M ago40:30

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► Download our App to invest in innovation: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Welcome back to the Big Picture, OPTO's macro show in partnership with MarketReader. Together with Danish economist Jens Nordvig, we explore the potential stock market and broader economic implications of a second Donald Trump presidency. We unpack the macro fac…

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Adversarial Machine Learning 1:23:30

4M ago1:23:30

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Nicholas Carlini joined Bryan, Adam, and the Oxide Friends to talk about his work with adversarial machine learning. He's found sequences of--seemingly random--tokens that cause LLMs to ignore their restrictions! Also: printf is Turing complete?! In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by special guest Nicholas Carlini. If …

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Episode 138: 1990s Product Fails; Napster & the Dawn of Music Downloading; Most Dangerous Vehicles Ever; Three Mile Island Disaster(3-27-2024) 52:04

4M ago52:04

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Send us a Text Message. Some of the biggest failures of 1990s products. Some of the most dangerous vehicles ever created. The rise of Napster and the dawn of music downloading in general. The nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island. Episode 138 of the podcast has warm and fuzzy nostalgia, horrific and scary events, some laughs and some head-shaking a…

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Pedro Palandrani - Roadmap to Tomorrow: Autonomous Vehicles, Driverless Trucks & Robotaxis 38:14

4M ago38:14

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► Download our App to invest in innovation: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Autonomous vehicles have the potential to completely overhaul transportation, one of the most fundamental elements of our lives. Today, Pedro Palandrani, Director of Research at Global X ETFs, will join OPTO Sessions to discuss the opportunities, as well as the …

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Episode 137: Blink & You'll Miss It Retro; Bomb Threat! Plan, Don't Panic; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery; Best Long Songs(3-20-2024) 53:04

4M ago53:04

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Send us a Text Message. Products that were here and gone in a flash. A serious 70s educational short film with some underlying humor. One of the most infamous unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Some of the best long songs. Episode 137 has nostalgia in bloom as the calendar turns to spring. It begins with a look at some products that were here and…

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Data Visualization 1:25:52

4M ago1:25:52

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Data visualization is an important--and overlooked!--tool in the software engineer's tool belt. Bryan describes a recent journey with gnuplot while Oxide colleague, Charlie Park, shares his own experience with data visualization and Adam offers a visual analysis of Simpsons episodes. Stay tuned to the end to find out about the Oxide and Friends boo…

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Jim Rogers - "Time To Worry" About China's Economic Troubles & Market Overexuberance 35:40

4M ago35:40

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► Download our App to invest in innovation: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fd Today, we are privileged to welcome Jim Rogers, investing legend and co-founder of the Quantum Fund, which famously returned 4200% over just 10 years. In this episode, Jim discusses the overexuberance that he believes is ramping up in global markets in 2024. One…

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