Thomas Hatch and Jimmy Chunga are The Hacks! Join them every week as they talk about nerd stuff. If you’re into cybersecurity, DevSecOps, SecOps, DevOps, all the Ops, infrastructure automation, network automation, configuration management, and open source then subscribe now. This will be your new favorite podcast! Because we know you’re thinking it...NO, they don’t live in their moms’ basements...this month.
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Mormon Land explores the contours and complexities of LDS news. It's hosted by award-winning religion writer Peggy Fletcher Stack and Salt Lake Tribune managing editor David Noyce.
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A Weekly Real Housewives Recap
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Welcome to Habits for Humans, the show that teaches you how to develop habits to live a healthy, sustainable, deeply satisfying way of life. Kim Flynn is a best-selling author, podcaster and serial entrepreneur. She has mastered the art of the retreat, growing her largest event business to 10M in revenue and hosting 500+ business retreats in 10 years. She splits her time between Costa Rica and Salt lake City, teaching business owners her unique system of how to run profitable events through ...
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How to live a creative, outside-the-box life even when we spend a majority of our time in a cubicle… or within the boundaries of a role like “professional” “student” “parent” or “partner.” This podcast aims to shake up the humdrum with two-week "life experiments" designed to put color and interest back into our days, relationships and work-lives.
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What happens inside LDS families when a loved one leaves the faith | Episode 334
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Few conversations are as fraught as those among family members who disagree about ideas they hold dear, and none more so than religion.Such exchanges can be especially painful for believers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a faith that can be all encompassing with strong teachings about here and the hereafter, especially about fa…
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When Bravo gives us whiplash with a stack of updates & #boycottRHOP or not?
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What a start to the week, it seems fitting given the drought we're currently in. Did you know we're entering 5 weeks of no Bravo Housewives franchises!? Insanity, but lots of change is afoot. From house husbands filing for divorce, baby updates, engagements, trailers and some overdue firings we have been fed, and to top it all off the Real Housewiv…
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Stability AI's Mistakes, and How YOU Can Avoid Them
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Tom and Chunga are tired, TIRED of talking about AI! They need a dang break from talking about AI!! Are they going to get a break in this episode of The Hacks? Nope... Well, ok, kind of. At the start of the year, Tom predicted one of the biggest stories of 2024 will be the failure and ultimate collapse of a whole bunch of AI focused companies and p…
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A conversation about General Conference | Episode 333
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The recently completed 194th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may merit no more than a mere mention in the history books of Mormonism. There were no theological breakthroughs, no major policy changes, no sweeping shake-ups among the top echelons.But the sessions did feature significant speeches, memorable…
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Do you remember a few episodes ago, when Chunga said "The tech industry is terrible at this! We're the worst I've ever seen, in any industry, when it comes to taking 20-steps to do something, when it can be done in two!" This episode of The Hacks, is a perfect case study of what Chunga's talking about. Recently, Terraform changed it's license. Shor…
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Tales from the housewives drought: Why you should be watching The Real Housewives of Cheshire & maybe it's time to say goodbye to taglines
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Slight content warning on this week's pod as we get very risque when discussing the current level of taglines, while also asking the hard-hitting questions: should we say goodbye to taglines?
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Who should decide when, where and how often Latter-day Saints wear temple garments? | Episode 332
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Latter-day Saint leaders seem to be concerned about what they believe is the causal, even “cavalier” wearing of religious underclothing by devout members.Indeed, in a recent speech, a general authority Seventy reportedly condemned women who wear temple garments only on Sunday and to the temple and the rest of the week can be seen in “yoga pants.” H…
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Tom and Chunga have a good one for you today! Late last week, news broke that an extremely dangerous backdoor CVE, built within the XZ compression library had compromised Linux Debian Unstable and Fedora 40-41. Fortunately, was discovered before it could hit an enterprise platform! Tom says this particular CVE was especially dangerous and hard to d…
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Bet it all on Blonde & Potomac, at last!
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As we continue wading through the drought that is no new Real Housewives franchises, we take a quick look back at the Erika Giradi spinn-off, Bet it all on Blonde and a quick look at season 18 of Real Housewives of Potomac. Remember to hit us up over @fromthelowerlevelpod and let us know which housewives episodes you'd like us to dive into during t…
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What LDS women want — in the wake of a controversial ‘priesthood power’ speech | Episode 331
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A decade after the Ordain Women movement within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made national news, another feminist issue is getting lots of media attention.During a March 17 meeting to celebrate the creation of the church’s Relief Society, J. Anette Dennis, first counselor in the faith’s global women’s organization, declared that …
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Tom tells people a lot... a lot. When you choose to pick up or "adopt" open source software, you take on a certain level of liability. If you choose to deploy open source software into your infrastructure you run the risk of that software going away! We've seen this happen several times within the past year. Now things are changing at Redis. Last w…
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A tale of two finales, PT2: Beverly Hills Reunion
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This week it's all about the season 13 Beverly Hills Reunions. From Dorit, being the problem, to Kathy putting a curse on Sutton, we're mentioning it all. Swing by our DMs and let us know what you'd like to hear as we head into our first-ever Housewives drought!
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Preserving the Kirtland and Manti temples — through the eyes of LDS historians | Episode 330
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In the past, historians and preservationists were not always pleased with how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints treated its treasured buildings. Bulldozing Utah’s Coalville Tabernacle and gutting the Logan Temple led to cries of anguish from insiders and outsiders alike.These days, though, the same groups are lauding the painstaking a…
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What Is DBOS? Will It Change Infrastructure Forever?
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Chunga noticed somehting recently, and he's wondering if it's symptomatic of a larger problem. A few weeks ago, a video game emulator company called "Yuzu" was sued by Nintendo. Yuzu folded and disappeared almost immediately. Since then, several other emulator makers have done the same thing. Many of them have scattered to the four winds! Unfortuna…
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A tale of two finales PT1: The Real Housewives of Miami
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We're back after a staggering hiatus while we went in search of she who must not be named on behalf of "the firm", and we're dishing on everything we loved and were gagged by from the season 6 Miami reunion. Next week we're doing Beverly Hills so get in with your tea & question @fromthelowerlevelpod
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A look at the Kirtland Temple’s past and its future under a new owner | Episode 329
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The recent acquisition by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Mormonism’s first temple — in Kirtland, Ohio — along with historic buildings in Nauvoo, Ill., similarly tied to founder Joseph Smith and his band of believers thrilled the global faith’s members.For followers of the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Ch…
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AMD & Intel Have An Open Source Answer to CUDA!
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Score another one for Tom Hatch! He and Chunga have been trying to get to this episode for weeks! As all of you know, Nvidia is king. At the first of the year, Tom said that if AMD and Intel wanted to have any hope being competetive and gaining ground against Nvidia's AI strangle hold, they'd have to do something "Unthinkable", and team up. Good ca…
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The Huntsman case, ‘copycat’ tithing lawsuits and expanding LDS Church wealth | Episode 328
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Money talks. It makes headlines, too. Just ask The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The Utah-based faith’s finances have become a source of discussion, debate and, yes, dissent among insiders and outsiders.In recent weeks, the church’s chief investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, has seen its publicly reported stock portfolio shoot past $…
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Tom is THRILLED!!! KDE 6 is out! (crickets). Sorry Tom, nobody cares. Is that what Tom and Chunga are talking about today? KDE 6? Uh... No. Chunga doesn't really care either. Instead, they're talking about something everyone loves, video games! More specifically, video game emulators. Tom & Chunga are both big fans of emulators & have owned them fo…
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Even in the 19th century, Brigham Young Academy (later Brigham Young University) welcomed students of both sexes, all nationalities, religions, races and colors.Nearly from the start, it included women, which made it distinctive among other American higher-education institutions. And the school — owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of …
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Are Some Tech Companies Too Big Too Fail?
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Nividia is big. It's been really big for a long time. Last week it got even bigger! Nividia had their earnings call late last week and caused quite a stir, in a good way, on Wall Street and it made their stock rise 16% in one day. While Nividia is the big dog, they're definitely not alone. There are more than just a handful of big tech companies th…
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The life and legacy of historian D. Michael Quinn | Episode 326
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What most Latter-day Saint historians and other scholars know about D. Michael Quinn is that he was, by all accounts, a remarkable researcher who could assemble disparate dots into a colorful mosaic.They may know that he was excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of the “September Six” for his discussion of post…
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Its embarassing. Did you see the recent story about how hackers turned 3 million toothbrushes into a botnet in order to steal a bunch of money from people in Europe? Lots and lots of people including Tom and Chunga saw this story and thought it was amazing! Unfortunately, there was a problem... It wasn't real. The story was completely fake. As an i…
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BJs in Beverly Hills & Petty Pippin in Miami
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Patrizio & Moshi are back together this week, and the jury's out on whether that is a good thing. This episode is messy, it's loud and just foolish. We hope you enjoy it.
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Finding love in today’s Latter-day Saint dating scene | Episode 325
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Ah, Valentine’s Day, a holiday full of hearts and hopes, cards and candy, roses and romance. It’s a time couples seek their favorite table at their favorite restaurant and view their favorite rom-com from their favorite couch.What does it mean, though, for young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Are they on the lookout for…
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Recently, Chunga was talking with a guy in his teens who was really struggling, and having a hard time with some life and career choices. To many, it appeared that he had simply given up on his interests and goals. During his discussion, Chunga learned that this young man had a strong interest in cybersecurity and "counter-hacking". Sadly, he was o…
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4D in Beverly Hills & A Trifle of Chaos in Miami
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Moshi has released Patrizio this week and is going solo, with a huge Word on the Street. She also talks about growth, who is giving 4D on Beverly Hills, and a deep dive into the reunion looks of the Miami Mamis and possibly the world's worst gondola ride. But it's not all doom and gloom as Mexico Pride is giving, the place to be!…
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How Latter-day Saints can add other Christian traditions to Easter | Episode 324
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Easter is the most significant holiday on the Christian calendar, celebrated in solemnity and song, pageantry and prayer, rituals and rejoicing, “hosannas and hallelujahs.”While members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe deeply in Christ’s resurrection, they have not participated as a church with the rest of Christendom in i…
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Volt Typhoon and Why You Should Be Very Afraid!
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Chunga is thinking there is going to be a prominent theme for the 2024 season of The Hacks. Last week, the FBI and additional government agencies, announced an imminent attack on United States infrastructure and corporate entities. The group responsible is a Chinese nation state hacker group called "Volt Typhoon". The FBI has been very public about…
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Miami mamis on the gondola ride from hell
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With Moshi out visiting the shrine of the Guadalupe, Patrizio spreads the word on the street and gives his hot takes on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Potomac and Miami. From Karen’s B&B in Surrey County to the gondolas of Mexico City, find out the tops and flops from this week’s episodes.
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Abuse and forgiveness — How gender imbalances sometimes protect LDS predators | Episode 323
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Chelsea Goodrich was a returned missionary pursuing a graduate degree in California when she came forward with allegations that her father, John Goodrich, had molested her throughout her childhood.(In a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, John Goodrich has denied the accusations of sexual assault.)The alleged abuse, the subject of a recent Associat…
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How Things Can Still Slip Through the Cracks!
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Have you been following the news story about the airplane that lost one of its doors shortly after take off? Tom has been fascinated with this story. Chunga has been following it closely, as well. He's honestly shocked that in todays world, something thats as important to a passenger jet as an air tight door, can fall through the cracks and create …
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Traitors amongst us & bye baby gorgeous
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This week we're mixing things up with an overview of the Traitors US season 2 and why you should be watching it & wrapping the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion.
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Why can’t Latter-day Saint girls pass the sacrament? | Episode 322
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Every year, a new crop of young Latter-day Saints turning 12 by December will graduate from Primary, the faith’s program for children. The boys will get a new title — “deacon” — and start passing the bread and water of the sacrament (known as Communion in other Christian faiths and mostly distributed by priests and pastors), while the girls will st…
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The Ridiculous Uptick In Corporate Cyberattacks
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Typically, when Tom accurately predicts the outcome of a large event or the large event itself, Chunga will tactfully remind everyone that Tom had previously said something was going to happen. This time however, he feels that Tom really does need to celebrate and take a victory lap, which he would indeed do, if the circumstances weren't so dire. A…
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Benjamin Park on a fresh take of 200 years of Mormon history | Episode 321
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Scholar Benjamin Park’s new book, “American Zion: A New History of Mormonism,” tells the sweeping saga of the rise, rifts and resilience of the nation’s most successful homegrown religion.“The Mormon story,” he writes, “is the American story.”Under the guidance of founder Joseph Smith, this new movement was cradled in upstate New York and nurtured …
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