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We like talking about technology, how it affects the people that use it and wider society. We will be discussing new technology, the effects on privacy and the politics around them. We’ll be interviewing the professionals that work in and adjacent to technology about their work and the effects of te…

Chris & Ben


    • Apr 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Homelabs in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 55:10


    In this episode we explore Chris' use of his Homelab and discuss the future of his setup.

    Basecamp bans societal and political discussion in the workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 29:11


    In this episode Chris & Ben discuss Bascamp's decision to ban societal and political discussion at work. The incident at Basecamp happened in April 2021 so by the time we came to record this episode we had more of the story than some of the initial reports did. Chris has pieced together much of the story and gives an overview of what happened. We then look at some of the problems with such decisions and how politics and political language is intrinsically linked to both technology and workplace culture.

    Fq_codel and Migrating to Open Standards

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 41:22


    In this episode Chris & Ben talk about the fq_codel queuing alogrithm and migrating our personal data to software based on open standards. Lawrence Systems "How To Solve pfsense Bufferbloat With A CodelQ / FQ_Codel Limiter in 2.4.4" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXqExAALzR8 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZnFrefp5BYnrG6LbeCSyYA

    Instant Messaging and PC Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 63:09


    In this episode Chris and Ben discuss the recent discussion around WhatsApp terms of service and the future of computer hardware. New YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZnFrefp5BYnrG6LbeCSyYA

    Chef ICE contract, RMS Stepping Down and Software Testing with David

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 49:58


    Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of rape, sexual assault and pedophillia. In this episode we discuss the controversy around Chef working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Richard M. Stallman stepping down from MIT and the Free Software Foundation and speak to David about his experiences in software testing.

    Discussing Extremism Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2019 40:55


    In this episode Chris and Ben are joined by Dan to discuss his talk about fighting extremism online and to talk around the subject. You can read more about the issues discussed in this episode at - https://datasociety.net/output/alternative-influence/

    Changing your legal name and Raspberry Pi 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 55:57


    In this episode Chris and Ben talk with Chad about their experience changing their name in the UK, afterwards Ben and Chris chat about the new Raspberry Pi 4

    Moving from Enterprise to Startup and the Digital Economy Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 35:28


    In this episode Chris and Ben talk with Cat about their experience of moving from a large company to a small one, after that Cat sticks around to discuss the impact of the UK’s Digital Economy Act 2017.

    Node Red, Edge Chromium, Calm Window Manager and Contracting as an Android Developer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 72:36


    In this episode Chris and Ben chat about Node Red, Microsoft switching Edge to Chromium and Calm Window Manager. Last they chat to Alec Holmes about contracting as an android developer.

    Password Managers, Chat Applications and Virtual Learning Environments in Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 51:31


    In this episode Chris and Ben chat about password managers, the merging of WhatsApp, Instagram Messenger and Facebook Messenger. Then they interview Michael Collins about Virtual learning environments in education

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