A weekly podcast from Chris Chinchilla featuring interviews with interesting and inspiring people from the field of technology plus news from the industry. Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcast
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The enthusiastic amateur is a show about people, and their passions. It is a show with two different, but connected motivations. The first is to highlight people working enthusiastically on a subject in their spare time. The second is for those of you enthusiastic about a topic yourselves, and to give you what you need to know to get started.
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No real episode, but rather a small update on some changes coming to the show.By Big Pond Podcasts
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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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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.…
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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. Like what you’re listening to? It’s…
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Kubecon 2: CIVO and the Open infrastructure foundation
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In this episode, more interviews from KubeCon Paris. I speak with Dinesh from CIVO, a European cloud-native hosting company, and Thierry of the Open Infrastructure Foundation, whose projects typically power data centres. This episode is powered by magic mind, a little green bottle of goodness that helps your focus and energy. Head over to magicmind…
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5th July: Sim Life, AI vs Music, and after cloud comes?
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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. Like what you’re reading? It’s a to…
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Voices from UK tech: Lorna Mitchel and Amanda Brock
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Two of my interviews from the State of Open Con in London back in February. Featuring Lorna Mitchell, VP of developer experience at Redocly and Amanda Brock, CEO of open UK. Lorna and I cover open source developer experience and with Amanda, we discuss the unique role the UK can take in open tech in the world.…
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20th June: WWDC, Streaming vs Music, and Chinese keyboards
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Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud security.apple.com Depending on who you speak with and how much attention they actually paid to the event, WWDC was either one of the best or worst events Apple has ever done. Personally, I was excited by a lot of the user and developer-facing announcements and can't wait to try them…
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Make Synthetic Data a reality with Datacebo
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I spoke with Kalyan of Datacebo, a company that creates open-source and enterprise tools for generating synthetic data for testing, load testing, and more.By Chris Chinchilla
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Enterprise-level knowledge bases with Saravana Kumar of Document 360
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I speak with Saravana Kumar of Document 360 about their enterprise-level solution for documentation and knowledge management and what AI could mean for the industry. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:50 Interview with Saravana Kumar Begins 01:11 Document360: Use Cases and Benefits 02:18 The Origin Story of Document360 06:52 Customization and Int…
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25th May: Batten down the hatches, AI is here
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Mac Power Users #745: “Inventing the Future” with John Buck — Relay FM relay.fm Another MPU recommendation from me and a trip down Apple memory lane. John Buck published a book covering the “Apple Technology Group,” a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that w…
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KubeCon EU 2024: Humanitec, Dagger, Scalr
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In the first round-up of interviews from KubeCon EU 2024 in Paris, I focus on developer platform-related tools and productivity. The episode features interviews with Luca Galante of Humanitec, Sebastian Stadil of Scalr, and Lev Lazinskiy of Dagger. 0:00 Intro 02:26 Humanitec 17:23 Scalr and OpenTofu 40:27 Dagger 01:01:23 Outro…
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In this episode of Chinchilla Squeaks, I delve into two main topics. First, a series of articles on how AI, specifically GPT-4 and other models, struggle to understand and generate sheet music, highlighting issues with tempo, dynamics, and basic music theory. Second, the financial hardships faced by touring musicians today, with insights into the l…
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Generative Infrastructure as code with AppCD
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I speak with Asif Awan of AppCD about their generative AI tool that creates the infrastructure as code configuration you need based on application code.By Chris Chinchilla
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In this episode I feature the following: https://writingcooperative.com/the-ai-revolution-and-the-economy-have-killed-my-highly-skilled-job-4795551399be https://www.vox.com/culture/24127542/alcohol-alternatives-kava-shrooms-weed-sleepygirl-mocktail https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-we-get-kids-off-smartphones https://www.youtube.com/…
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Real-time analytics at cloud scale with Rockset
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I have Venkat from Rockset back to discuss their search and analytics database built for the cloud, with real-time indexing and full-featured SQL on JSON, time series, geospatial and vector data.By Chris Chinchilla
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News 12th April: Coding in the 80s, flaws in the open, and the floppy Jonathan
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In this news episode: https://danluu.com/slow-device/ https://512pixels.net/2024/03/apple-jonathan-modular-concept/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo47qPvs3HQ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/26/1090129/how-adobes-bet-on-non-exploitative-ai-is-paying-off/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/3m-floppy https://www.infoworld.com/article/3714980/opentof…
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Software supply chain security with Socket.dev
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I speak with Feross Aboukhadijeh of Socket.dev about their smarter and more considered solution for securing software supply chains.By Chris Chinchilla
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News 28th March: What is open AI and long live the Twiggy drive!
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A light news show where I cover the growing need to label what "open" AI really is, local LLMS reprised, and long live the Twiggy drive!By Chris Chinchilla
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Generative AI for 3D asset creation and market research with Atlas and Gathers
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In this episode, I speak with Atlas about their AI tool for generating 3D assets for games and architectural use and with Gathers about their AI tool for market research and competitive analysis.Generative AI tools all the way down!https://www.atlasai.co/https://gathers.ai/By Chris Chinchilla
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News for 14th March: What lurks in LLMs, Ableton 12, and Star Trek musical instruments
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It’s been a while! I have decided to split my podcast and newsletter into two streams: Every two weeks a news and resources round up. You’re reading it! I am not 100% sure where else I will archive those yet. With that out the way, time to dig in. AI (of course), music, and SciFi this issue. Rise of Local LLMs ? → In the not-so-distant past, dabbli…
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Generative AI meets Observability with Flip AI
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In this episode I speak with Corey Harrison of Flip.ai, one of a handful of new companies bringing generative AI to the DevOps space. In Flip.ai's case, this is leveraging to bring intelligence and flexibility to observability data.By Chris Chinchilla
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Internet and cultural preservation with Fastly and BevArt
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In this episode I speak with Simon Wistow of Fastly about their work to keep the internet running and Christian Nielsen of BevArt who aim to keep cultural artefacts in museums and galleries lasting for as long as possible.By Chris Chinchilla
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I have a fascinating conversation with Alex from Respeecher, a Ukranian startup whose work you have probably heard in high-profile games, movies, and campaigns.By chris chinchilla
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Data processing made easy, e-governance in Ukraine, and marketing Pharma
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Two interviews from Web Summit 2023 in this episode.First, with Irina and Dmitri of Datuum, an interesting data processing platform powered by AI.Second, Anna from Viseven, where we talk about Ukraine's DIA app and how the company she works for handles marketing with the pharmaceutical industry.By Big Pond Podcasts
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In this episode, I speak with Anna Skoulikari about her new book, "Learn Git" from O'Reilly.https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-git/9781098133900/Use the code "learngit23" for a 30% discount!By Big Pond Podcasts
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Open source at Wikimedia and Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity in Open Source
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In this episode, I finish up my interviews from last year's Open Source Summit with two amazing interviews.First is Leszek Manicki, engineering manager at the Wikimedia FoundationSecond is Jessica Tegner an advocate for diversity, inclusivity, and equity in open sourceBy Big Pond Podcasts
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In this episode, I finish up my interviews from We Are Developers earlier in the year and speak with Filip Hrick about testing websites with Cypress and Dennie Declercq about creating vision-accessible websites. Enjoy! Full show notes at: http://chrischinchilla.com/podcast/By Big Pond Podcasts, Chris Chinchilla
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A more sustainable internet with Chris Adams of the Green Web Foundation
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I speak with Chris Adams, the director of the Green Web Foundation. We discuss their mission, tools, programs, and plans for making the online world as sustainable as possible. https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrchrisadams/By Big Pond Podcasts, Chris Chinchilla
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Stories from Ukraine, IT Arena 2023: The future of airports, hiring, and education.
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In this episode, I share interviews from the IT Arena event in Lviv, Ukraine. As I dive into conversations with tech innovators from around the world, we discusses a range of topics, from a digital platform for airports to remote hiring of developers and the future of education in tech. I also explores the state of the tech industry in Ukraine, the…
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What is Developer relations with Richard Roger
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I speak with Ricarhd Roger of VoxGig to discuss what exactly developer relations is, its history, future, and potential impact. Show notes: chrischinchilla.com/podcastsBy Big Pond Podcasts, Chris Chinchilla
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I'm back with a great interview covering Sysdig and its journey in helping secure cloud computing. Accompanied by a healthy dose of news. We speak about the history of the company, Falco, eBPF, and cloud security and observability from a person who has been involved in the ecosystem for some time. Full notes: https://chrischinchilla.com/podcast/…
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OSS Summit Linux Foundation Europe and Open Source metrics
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This episode is another round of interviews from OSS Summit in Bilbao and features interviews with Gab Columbro, the general manager of LF Europe and Dawn Foster of the CHAOSS project. We talk about open source strategy and challenges in Europe and measuring the health of large and small open source projects. It also features more announcements fro…
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OSS Summit Energy and Sustainability
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In this episode, I speak about the sustainability of cloud-native workloads and infrastructure and how the Linux Foundation spearheads efforts for open-source energy generation, distribution, and monitoring.Also features links to the latest Ubuntu and Canonical releases, the death of Unity, how the US military wants to understand Linux, and much mo…
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Greetings from a hotel room in Lviv where I am attending IT Arena for the fourth time 😱.In this episode, I continue clearing my interview backlog to speak with Dragos Nedelcu of the Senior Dev, a company that provides training, upskilling, and mentoring for JavaScript developers looking to advance their careers.Full show notes: https://chinchillasq…
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Molham Aref of RelationalAI, the AI coprocessor
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In this episode I speak with Molham Aref from Relational AI. we discuss the concept of an AI co-processor for data and its relevance to those working with Snowflake. We delve into the importance of data management in machine learning and AI projects. The interview covers topics such as the integration of Relational AI with Snowflake, the company's …
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IFA and Startup night Berlin 2023, slow but steady
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It's a busy weekend of tech in Berlin, but have things cooled or are we all taking a well-earned break? No ads for this episode, but instead, a personal request to anyone I’ve interviewed or featured or if you’re a long-term or short-term follower. Please spread the word by rating, reviewing, or sharing the newsletter or podcast. First, a couple of…
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Sefi Carmel of Spheretrax and what is music?
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Something of a music theme in this issue. My interview is with Sefi Carmel of Spheretrax, a new take on selecting, synchronising, and licensing music for TV, films, and games. I also look at what “noise” really is, ancient music software, the continuing sage of Terraform, the end of Google, and maybe one of the most famous Rock and roll fights of a…
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Elise Bently on TincyMCE and CKEditor, AI in the developing world
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A packed issue full of AI content, what powers the internet, the real cost of food, offline-first, and an interview all about CK editor and TinyMCE. Full show notes here: https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com/p/bd2d57e5-b110-4963-947b-5afaa19130c8By Big Pond Podcasts
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This episode I speak with Ines Akrap at the recent We Are Developers event about how we can make the web greener. Trust me on this one, nothing captured the enthusiasm I felt from her in the room, but I try 😁. This issue is sponsored by Zencaster, who’s all-in-one podcasting platform helps me deliver my show episode. Use my special link zen.ai/chin…
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This episode is a links show and I cover Red Hat’s latest open source upsets, lab grown meat, AI ‘aint that bad, happy birthday ethernet, and more! This episode is sponsored by Zencaster, who’s all-in-one podcasting platform helps me deliver my show episode. Use my special link zen.ai/chinchillasqueaks to save 30% off your first month of any Zencas…
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Replacing people with machines that play Mad Libs with John Davenport
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I am joined by hacker turned software entrepreneur, John Davenport to show me his new idea for using AI to summarise conversations and drill into topics covered. Also features… AI and Music-Making Part 2: Tomorrow Is The Question →This is Part 2 of our deep-dive into AI music-making. In Part 1, we learned what AI is; examined the challenges of appl…
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50 years of text adventures and 50 weeks of AI adventures
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Hello all! It’s been a little while and I’ve been holding on to a really great interview the whole time. In summary, after a long few years of running the podcast through varying shapes and sizes… I am joining a podcast network and agency! This is great news for me and will help me move the show to the next level, however I need to do a few technic…
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Open Source insights with Scarf and questioning AI
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Hello everyone! A big dive into questioning artificial intelligence and an interview with Avi from Scarf, who aims to help open source developers gain insights into their usage. Questioning artificial intelligence It’s another AI-heavy issue, but this time I want to highlight some content that questions the technology and attitudes to it in some nu…
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Let’s start with some fun This newsletter gets dark quickly, so first something to enjoy. Farrago 2 soundboard for Mac arrives with 50 new features including Shortcuts and Stream Deck integration → Rogue Amoeba is releasing a major update to Farrago, the great soundboard app for Mac. Farrago 2.0 includes 50 new features ranging from fun emoji art t…
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KubeCon, back to business Ahead of the event I arranged some interviews with companies that piqued my interest and don’t all fit under the headings in my write up that you can read here - https://chinchillasqueaks.substack.com/p/9c266812-78f0-4985-a719-2b745ff7053c SLIM.AI I previously covered the slim toolkit from Slim.ai and in the interview I am…
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Podcast version Find the podcast version of this newsletter, including my interview with Bertrand of Canonical on the Substack podcast page or wherever you find your podcasts. Tech A mixed bag this issue covering everything from the slow death of Russia’s tech scene, a visual history of Android, GPT-4 in role-play games in role-play games in classi…
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It's time for open-source users to open their wallets → It was around the year 1999 and I was attending my first Linux convention at the Research Triangle where Red Hat was headquartered. I was, needless to say, excited. Internet Arcade → The Internet Arcade is a web-based library of arcade (coin-operated) video games from the 1970s through to the …
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Hello everyone welcome to my regular ramble through geeky subjects from tech, to history, games, writing, language, and more. This issue is a little light on links, but I have a great interview with Marshall Jung of Tabnine you can hear in the voiceover section of this newsletter or wherever you find your podcasts. We spoke about the company’s take…
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Welcome Hello everyone welcome to my regular ramble through geeky subjects from tech, to history, games, writing, language, and more. This issue is a little light on links, but I have a great interview with Josh Koenig of Pantheon you can hear in the voiceover section of this newsletter or wherever you find your podcasts. I remember Pantheon from m…
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