Kyle's Friday Tech Rant

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Kyle Westhaus, CSE '22 at THE Ohio State University, rants about technology and the industry on Friday on the Oval.


    • May 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Episode 17: Android Auto Cables

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 14:05


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 17: May 30th, 2022. Kyle talks about his journey to understanding why one cable worked for Android Auto in his new car, why another didn't, and what he could look for in buying a new cable. As mentioned in the show, you can find the 3ft USB 3.0 Anker PowerLine+ USB-C to USB-A cable here: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Powerline-Durability-Samsung-MacBook/dp/B01GN0M6NE. You can also find Google's recommendation for choosing a cable here: https://support.google.com/androidauto/answer/6348190#usb&zippy=%2Ccheck-your-usb-cable.

    Episode 16: Password Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 13:03


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 16: April 17th, 2021. Kyle talks about the basic steps people can take to improve their personal security, beginning with passwords.

    Episode 15: Tech Debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 10:04


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 15: October 3rd, 2020. Kyle shares his thoughts and frustrations on tech debt- what it is, and how it affects projects.

    Episode 14: Hacker Culture 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 8:16


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 13: November 24th, 2019. Kyle continues the discussion of hacker culture by sharing Aaron Swartz's story of hacktavism. Watch The Internet's Own Boy (2014) here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ

    Episode 13: Hacker Culture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 9:42


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 13: November 8, 2019. Kyle discusses the hacker culture and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including his CYA approach.

    Episode 12: Identity Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 9:05


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 12: November 1, 2019. Kyle discusses identity management and how to stay on top of it for the average person.

    Episode 11: Paid Political Social Media Ads

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 5:27


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 11: November 1, 2019. Kyle discusses the recent news about paid political social media ads and their implicit effects on the spread of ideas.

    Episode 10: Open Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 10:18


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 10: November 1, 2019. Kyle describes the community around Open Source Software (OSS) and its business and social implications.

    Episode 9: Charging Cables

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 8:49


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 9: October 25, 2019. Kyle responds to Lori McAlister's concerns about Apple chargers and discusse the future of the technology.

    Episode 8: Apple Chargers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 7:15


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 8: October 9, 2019. Special guest to the podcast Lori McAlister talks about Apple chargers and the influence of their inconsistency.

    Episode 7: Phone Carriers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 9:52


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 7: October 8th, 2019. Kyle talks about various cell phone providers and how to compare their offerings and select a plan for you.

    Episode 6: Net Neutrality

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 6:27


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 6: October 4, 2019. Kyle talks about net neutrality and it's political and technical implications.

    Episode 5: Technical Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 5:50


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 5: September 27, 2019. Kyle discusses interview practices within computer science and other technical industries.

    Episode 4: Programming Languages

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 7:14


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 4: September 20, 2019. Kyle talks about types of programming languages and gives a taste of why people make fun of them.

    Episode 3: Planned Obsolescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 7:45


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 3 - September 13, 2019. Kyle talks about planned obsolescence and it's effects on consumers.

    Episode 2: Abstraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 6:31


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 2 - September 6, 2019. Kyle talks about abstraction and it's application to his passion of cyber security.

    Episode 1: Walled Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019 6:06


    Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 1 - August 30, 2019. Kyle talks about walled gardens like Slack and Apple.

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