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Shawn Tierney meets up with Henrik Pedersen and Jacob Abel to learn about OTee Virtual PLCs in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For any links related to this episode, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 252 Show Notes: Special thanks to Henrik Pedersen and Jacob Abel for coming on the show, and to OTee for sponsoring this episode so we could release it “ad free!” To learn about the topics discussed in this episode, checkout the below links: OTee Virtual PLCs website Schedule an OTee demo Connect with Henrik Pedersen Connect with Jacob Abel Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Thank you for tuning back into the automation podcast. Shawn Tierney here from Insights. And this week on the show, I meet up with Henrik Pedersen and Jacob Abel to learn all about virtual PLCs from OTee. That’s o t e e. And, I just thought it was very interesting. So if you guys have ever thought about maybe running virtual PLCs to test some processes out, I think you’ll really enjoy this. With that said, I wanna welcome to the show for the very first time, Hendrik and Jacob. Guys, before we jump into your presentation and learn more about what you do, could you first introduce yourself to our audience? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. Sweetly. So my name is Hendrik. I am the cofounder, COO, OT, a new industrial automation company, that, we’re really glad to present here today. I have a background from ABB. I worked eleven years at ABB. In terms of education, I have an engineering degree and a master degree in industrial economics. And, yeah, I’m I’m excited to be here. Thanks, Rom. And I’ll pass it over to Jake. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): I’m, Jacob Abel. I’m the principal automation engineer at Edgnot. EdgeNaught is a systems integrator focusing on edge computing and virtual PLCs. My background is in mechanical engineering, and I’m a professional control systems engineer, and I have thirteen years experience in the machine building side of industrial automation, specifically in oil and gas making flow separators. And I’ll hand it back to Henrik here. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): K. Great. So OT, we are a a new industrial automation company, the new kid on the block, if you will. We’re a start up. So, we only started, about three years ago now. And, we focus solely on virtual PLCs and and the data architectures allow you to integrate virtual PLCs in in operations. And, you know, some of the listeners will be very familiar with this first, thing I’m gonna say, but I think it’s valuable to just take a take a little bit step back and and remember what has happened in in history when when it comes to to IT and OT and, and and what really what really happened with that split. Right? So it was probably around the ‘9 you know, around nineteen nineties where the the the domain computer science were really split into these two domains here, the IT and OT. And, and that, that was, that was kind of natural that that happened because we got on the, on the IT side of things, we got Internet, we got open protocols and, you know, we had the personal computers and innovation could truly flourish on the IT side. But whereas on the OT side, we were we were kind of stuck still in the proprietary, hardware software lock in situation. And and that has that has really not been solved. Right? That that that is still kind of the the situation today. And it this is what this is obviously what also, brought me personally to to really got really super motivated to solve this problem and and really dive deep into it. And I experienced this firsthand with with my role in NAD and, how how extremely locked we are at creating new solutions and new innovation on the OT side. So so we’re basically a company that wants to to truly open up the the the innovation in this space and and make it possible to adopt anything new and new solutions, that that sits above the PLC and and, you know, that integrate effectively to to the controller. So I I have this this, you know, this slide that kind of illustrates this point with with some some, you know, historical events or or at least some some some big shifts that has happened. And, Aurene mentioned a shift in nineteen nineties. And it wasn’t actually until ’20, 2006 that Gartner coined this term OT, to explain the difference really what what has happened. And and, you know, as we know, IT has just boomed with innovation since since the nineties and OT is, is, is slowly, slowly incrementally getting better, but it’s still, it’s still the innovation pace is really not, not fast. So, this is also, of course, illustrated with all the new developments in in GenAI and AgenTic AI, MCP, and things like that that is kinda booming on on the IT side of things. And and and yeah. So, but we do believe that there is actually something happening right now. And and we have data that they’re gonna show for for that. Like, the the large incumbents are now working on this as well, like virtual PLCs, software defined automation and all kinds of exciting things going on on the OT side. So we do believe that that we will see, we will see a shift, a true big shift on the OT side in terms of innovation, really the speed in which we can, we can improve and adopt new solutions on the OT side. And this is kind of exemplified by, like, what what is the endgame here? Like, you could say that the endgame could be that IT and OT once once again becomes the same high paced innovation domain. Right. But then we need to solve those underlying problems, the infrastructural problems that are still so persistent on the OT side of things. The fine point of this slide is to just illustrate what’s happening right now. It’s like cloud solutions for control is actually happening. Virtual PLC, software based automation, AI is happening all at once. And we see it with the big suppliers and and also the exciting startups that’s coming into this space. So I think there’s there’s lots of great excitement now that we can we can expect from the OT side, in in next few years. Shawn Tierney (Host): Yeah. You know, I wanna just, just for those listening, add a little, context here. If we look at 1980, why was that so important? Why is this on the chart? And if you think about it, right, we got networks like Modbus and, Data Highway in nineteen seventy eight, seventy nine, eighty. We also got Ethernet at that time as well. And so we had on the plant floor field buses for our controls, but in the offices, people were going to Ethernet. And then when we started seeing the birth of the public Internet, right, we’re talking about in the nineties, people who are working on the plant floor, they were like, no. Don’t let the whole world access by plant floor network. And so I think that’s where we saw the initial the the divide, you know, was 1980. It was a physical divide, just physically different topologies. Right? Different needs. Right? And then and and as the Internet came out in the early nineties, it was it was now like, hey. We need to keep us safe. We know there’s something called hackers on the Internet. And and I think that’s why, as you’re saying in 2006, when Gartner, you know, coined OT, we were seeing that there was this hesitant to bring the two together because of the different viewpoints and the the different needs of both systems. So I think it’s very interesting. I know you listeners, you can’t see this, but I kinda want to go back through that and kinda give some context to those early years. And and, you know, like Henrik says, you know, now that we’re past all that, now that we’re using Ethernet on the plant floor everywhere, right, almost everywhere, on all new systems, definitely, that that becomes the right now on this on the today on the, on the chart. And I’ll turn it back to you, Henrik. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. I’ll search that. I just wanna echo that as I think that there are really good reasons for why this has happened. Like, the there has you could argue that innovation could flourish on the IT side because there was less critical systems, right, less, more, you know, you can do to fail fast and you can do, you can test out things on a different level. And so so there’s really lots of good reasons for why this has happened. We do believe that right now there is some really excitement around innovation, the OT side of things and and this pent up kind of, I wouldn’t call it frustration, but this pent up potential, I think is the right word, is is can be kind of unleashed in our industry for for the next, next decade. So so we are like this is really one of the key motivators for me personally. It’s, like, I truly believe there’s something truly big going on right now. And and I I do I do encourage everyone, everyone listening, like, get in get in on this. Like, this is happening. And, you know, be an entrepreneur as well. Like, build your company, build and, you know, create something new and exciting in this space. I think I think this is this is a time that there hasn’t been a better time to create a new new technology company or a new service company in this space. So this this, this is something at least that motivates me personally a lot. So let me move over to kind of what we do. I mentioned I mentioned that we focus solely on the virtual PLC. This this is now presented in the slide for those that are listening as a as a box inside a open hardware. We can deploy a virtual PLC on any, ARM thirty two thirty two and and sixty four bit processor and x eighty six sixty four bit with the Linux kernel. So so there are lots of great, options to choose from on the hardware side. And and, and yeah. So you can obviously when you have a Virtual PLC you can think of it new in terms of your system architecture. You could for instance, you know deploy multiple Virtual PLCs on this on the same hardware and you can also, think about it like you can use a virtual PLC in combination with your existing PLCs and could work as a master PLC or some kind of optimization deterministic controller. So it’s it’s really just opening up that, you know, that architectural aspect of things. Like you can think new in terms of your system architecture, and you have a wide range of hardware to choose from. And, and yeah, So the the flexibility is really the key here, flexibility in how you architect your system. That CPU that you deploy on will will obviously be need to be connected to to the field somehow, and that’s that’s true, classical remote IO, connections. So we currently support, Modbus TCP and Ethernet IP, which is kind of deployed to to, our production environment, as it’s called. So moving on to the next slide. Like, this is kind of the summary of our solution. We have built a cloud native IDE. So meaning anyone can can basically go to our website and log in to into the solution and and give it a spin. And, we’ll show you that afterwards with with Jake. And the system interacts through a PubSub data framework. We use a specific technology called NUTS, for the PubSub communication bus. And you can add MQTT or OPC UA to the PubSub framework, according to your needs. So, and from that, you can integrate with, whatever whatever other, software you might have, in your system. So we have these value points that we always like to bring up. Like, this obviously breaks some kind of vendor lock in in terms of the hardware and the software. But it’s also, our virtual PLC is based on on the six eleven thirty one. So it’s not a lock in to any kind of proprietary programming language or anything like that. There is, there’s obviously the cost, element to this that you can potentially save a lot of cost. We have, we have verified with with with some of our customers that they estimate to save up to 60% in total cost of ownership. This is there is obviously one part is the capex side and the other part is is the opex. And and is this data framework, as I mentioned, is in in in which itself is is future proof to some extent. You can you can integrate whatever comes comes in in a year or or in a few years down the line. And, there’s environmental footprint argument for this as you can save a lot on the on the infrastructure side. We have one specific customer that estimates to save a lot on and this this particular point is really important for them. And then final two points is essentially that we have built in a zero trust based security, principle into this solution. So we have role based access control. Everything is encrypted end to end, automatic certification, and things like that. The final point is, is that this is the infrastructure that allows you to bring AI and the classical, DevOps, the the thing that we’re very used to in the IT side of things. Like, you you commit and merge and release, instead of, instead of the traditional, way of working with your automation systems. So I know this is like, this is pro pretty much, like, the boring, sales pitch slide, but, but, yeah, I just wanted to throw this this out there for for the guys that there is some there is some, intrinsic values underneath here. The way the system works, you will you will see this very soon, through the demo, but it’s basically you just go to a website, you log in, you create a project. In there, you would create your your PLC program, test, you code, you simulate. You would onboard a device. So onboard that Linux device that you you want to deploy on. This can be as simple as a Raspberry Pi, or it can be something much more industrial grade. This depends on on on the use case. And then you would deploy services like, as I mentioned, MQTT and OPC UA, and then you would manage your your your system from from the interface. And, I have this nice quote that we got to use from one of the customers we had. This is a global, automotive manufacturer that, basically tells us that it’s, they they highlighted the speed in which you can set this up, as as one of the biggest values for them, saving them a lot of hours and setting setting up the system. So I also wanted to show you a real you know, this is a actual real deployment. It was it was deployed about a year ago, and this is a pump station, or a water and wastewater operator with around 200 pump stations. They had a mix of of Rockwell and Schneider PLCs, and they had a very high upkeep, and they were losing a lot of data from these stations because they were connected over four g. When the Internet was a bit poor, they lost a bit of data in their SCADA systems, so they had these data gaps and things like that. So pretty pretty, you know, standard legacy setup to be to be honest. Quite outdated PLCs as well. So what they what they did for the first, pump station was they they, you know, removed the PLC. They put in a Raspberry Pi for for, like, €60 or, like, $70, connected it to to a to a remote IO Ethernet IP module they had, in in the storage, and deploy this data framework as I’m showing on the screen now. So so they that was that was the first station they put online, and they they chose a Raspberry Pi because they thought, okay, this is interesting, but will it work? And then they chose a pump station, which was was really just poor from before. So they had very little to to to lose to to deploy on this station. So so, yeah, this has been running for a year now without any any problems on a Raspberry Pi. We have obviously advised against using a Raspberry Pi in a critical environment, but they just insisted that that what that’s what they wanted to do for this first case. Shawn Tierney (Host): And I’ll back that up too. Your generic off the shelf Raspberry Pi is just like a generic off the shelf computer. It’s not rated for these type of environments. Not that all pump houses are really bad, but they’re not air conditioned. And I think we’ve all had that situation when it’s a 120, 130 out that, you know, off the shelf computer components can act wonky as well as when they get below freezing. So just wanted to chime in there and agree with you on that. For testing, it’s great. But if you’re gonna leave it in there, if you were in my town and you say you’re gonna leave that in there permanently, I would ask to have you, assigned somewhere else for the town. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. No. So and and that point is also illustrated with the second station they brought online. So there they chose a much more industrial grade CPU, that, that, was much, you know, cost cost a bit more, but it’s more suited for the environment. And, and yeah. So this was, I can disclose it was a Bayer Electronics, CPU. So so yeah. And, and they reported, some good, good metrics in terms of, like, the results. They they said around 50 on the hardware, 75% on the management of the PLC system. So this relates more to that they have very a lot of, you know, driving out with the car to these stations and doing changes to their systems and, and updates. They no longer have any, any data loss. It’s local buffer on the data framework. They’ve increased tag capacity with 15 x, resulting in in four fifty five x better data resolution and a faster scan frequency. And this is actually on the Raspberry Pi. So so just just think of it as as the the even the even the, kind of the lowest quality IT off the shelf, computers, are are able to to, to execute really fast in in in, or fast enough for for, for these cases. So, Shawn, that was actually what I wanted to say. And, and also, you know, yeah, we are we are a start up, but we do have, fifth users now in 57 different countries across the world. And it’s it’s really cool to see our our our, our technology being deployed around the world. And, and yeah. I’m really, really excited to to, to get more, users in and and hear what they what they, think of the solution. So so yeah. I’ll I’ll with that, I don’t know if, Shawn, you wanna you shoot any questions or if we should hand it over to Jake for for for a demo. Shawn Tierney (Host): Yeah. Just before we go to Jake, if somebody who’s listening is interested, this might be a good time. It said that, you already talked about being cloud based. It’s, o t e e. So Oscar Tom, Edward Edward for the the name of the company. Where would they go if if they like what Jake’s gonna show us next? Where will they go to find out more? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. So I would honestly propose that they just, reach out to to me or Jake, on on one of the QR codes that we have on the presentation. But they can also obviously go to our website, 0t.io,0tee.io, and just, either just, log in and test the product, or they could reach out to us, through our website, through the contact form. So yeah. Shawn Tierney (Host): Perfect. Perfect. Alright, Jake. I’ll turn it over to you. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Thanks, Shawn. Fantastic stuff, Henrik. I wanna take a second too to kinda emphasize some of the technical points that you, presented on. Now first, the the fact that you have the built in zero trust cybersecurity is so huge. So, I mean, the OT cybersecurity is blowing up right now. So many certifications, you know, lots of, consulting and buzz on LinkedIn. I mean, it’s a very real concern. It’s for a good reason. Right? But with this, zero trust built in to the system, I I mean, you can completely close-up the firewall except for one outgoing port. And you have all the virtual PLCs connected together and it’s all done. You know, there’s no incoming ports to open up on the firewall to worry about, you know, that security concern. You know, it’s basically like, you know, you’ve already set up a VPN server, if you will. It’s it’s not the same, but similar and, you know, taking care of that connection already. So there’s an immense value in that, I think. Shawn Tierney (Host): And I wanted to add to the zero trust. We’ve covered it on the show. And just for people, maybe you’ve missed it. You know, with zero trust is you’re not trusting anyone. You authorize connections. Okay? So by default, nobody’s laptop or cell phone or tablet can talk to anything. You authorize, hey. I want this SCADA system to talk to this PLC. I want this PLC to talk to this IO. I want this historian to talk to this PLC. Every connection has to be implicitly I’m sorry. Explicitly, enabled and trusted. And so by default, you know, an an integrator comes into the plant, he can’t do anything because in a zero trust system, somebody has to give him and his laptop access and access to specific things. Maybe he only gets access to the PLC, and that makes sense. Think about it. Who knows whether his laptop has been? I mean, we’ve heard about people plug in to the USB ports of the airport and getting viruses. So it’s important that person’s device or a SCADA system or a historian only has access to exactly what it needs access to. Just like you don’t let the secretary walk on the plant floor and start running the machine. Right? So it’s a it’s an important concept. We’ve covered it a lot. And and, Jake, I really appreciate you bringing that up because zero trust is so huge, and I think it’s huge for OT to have it built into their system. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): I wanted to highlight too the Henrik mentioned that the the backbone of the system is running on a technology called NATS. That’s spelled n a t s. And why that’s important is this is a a lightweight messaging, service, and it’s designed to send millions of messages per second. You know, that’s opposed to, you know, probably the best Modbus TCP device that you can find. You might get a couple 100 messages through per second. It’s millions of messages per second. It’s, you know, especially with, you know, we’re dealing with AI machine learning, you know, training models. I mean, we’re data hungry. Right? So this gives you the backbone too. You know, it’s like it can push an immense amount of tag data, you know, with ease. I think that’s another really important point. With that, though, I’ll I’ll get on to the demo. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Oh, that’s great. We do we do see that, Jay, that most of our customers report on that, you know, 400 or 700 x better data resolution. And so it’s it’s a step change for for for the data resolution there. Yeah. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Excellent. So one of the things that I personally love about OT is how quickly you can get into the PLC once everything’s set up. So this is OT’s website, obviously, ot.io. So once you’re here, you just go to log in. And that brings in the login screen. Now I’m are I’m using my Google account for single sign on, so I can just click continue with Google. And this brings me into the main interface. And another thing that I love is that, you know, it is very simple and straightforward, you know, and simple is not a bad thing. Simple is a good thing. I mean, the way that things should be is that it should be, it should be easy and the finer details are taken care of for you. So right here, we have our main project list. I just have this one benchmarking program that I’ve imported in here. And you also have device lists, just a a test device that I’ve installed the runtime on. Just real quick. You know, you have a Martha, the AI assistant in the corner here. And, the documentation guides is up here. So you can get help or look into reference material very easily. It’s all right there for you. So I’m gonna open up this program here. So just a quick tour here. Right up here in the top left is basically where where most everything’s done. So if you click on this little down arrow, you can choose what virtual PLC runtime to attach it to. I’ve already attached it to the device. I installed the runtime on. You can add, you know, a new program, driver, function blocks, custom data types real quick here. Compile your program, download it to the device. Check the release history, which is really, really great. As you can, you can go into release history and you can revert to a prior version very easily. We got built in, version control, which is another, great feature. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): I can also just comment on that, Jake, that we do have we do have, in the quite short term roadmap to also expand on that with Git integration, that, a lot of our customers are are asking for. So yeah. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Awesome. Yeah. I mean, that’s that’s another, very hot topic right now. It’s, you know, getting getting the revision control systems, as part of, you know, at least the textual, programming languages. See, so, you know, we have a few, like, housekeeping things here. I mean, you can delete the program, export it. It’s a good good point here is that, OT complies with the PLC open, XML specification. So you can import or export programs, in this XML format, and it should work with solid majority of other automation software out there. You know, if you need to, you want to transition over to OT, you know, you can export it from your other software and import it rather easily. Got your program list here and, you know, just the basic configuration of, you know, you can add global variables that you wanna share between the different programs and POUs or, you know, change the, cycle rate of the periodic tasks, add more tasks. Let’s just get jump into this program here. Both the system uses the IEC sixty one one thirty one dash three standard structured text. So here’s just a little, quick benchmark program that I’ve been using to do some performance testing. Like you, you have the, the code right here, obviously. And on our, our right, the variable list, very easy to add a new variable and pick out the type. You can set a set of default value, add some notes to it. Super easy. So let’s go online. So if you have these little glasses up here in the top, right, you display live tag values. And so it’s grabbing from the runtime that’s running and plopping it right in here in the editor, which I I love the way it’s displayed. It makes it. And, you know, it’s one of the question marks is if you’re doing structured text instead of letter logic, like how it’s gonna show up and how readable is it gonna be. I think the, the text, like the color contrast here helps a lot. It’s very, very readable and intuitive. And we also have the tag browser on the right hand side. Everything is, organized into, you know, different groups. There’s the the resources and instances that you’ve set up in the configuration tab. So the by default, the tag the tags are all listed under there. And here too, you know, you can set tag values doing some performance testing, as I said. So this is, recording some some jitter and task time metrics. And that’s that’s really it. That’s the that’s the cloud IV in a nutshell. Super easy, very intuitive. I mean, it’s there there’s zero learning curve here. Shawn Tierney (Host): For the, audio audience, just a little comment here. First of all, structured text to me seems to be, like, the most compatible between all PLCs. So, you know, everybody does ladder a little bit differently. Everybody does function blocks a little bit differently. But structured text and, again, I could be wrong if you guys think out there in the in listening, think I’m wrong about that. But when I’ve seen structured text and compared it between multiple different vendors, it always seems to be the closest from vendor to vendor to vendor. So I can see this makes a great a great place to start for OT to have a virtual PLC that supports that because you’re gonna be able to import or export to your maybe your physical PLCs. The other thing is I wanted to comment on what we’re seeing here. So, many of you who are familiar with structured text, you know, you may have an if then else, or an if then. And and you may have, like, tag x, equals, you know, either some kind of calculation, you know, maybe, you know, z times y or just maybe a a constant. But what we’re seeing here is as we’re running, they have inserted at a in a different color the actual value of, let’s say, tag x. So in between you know, right next to tag x, we see the actual value changing and updating a few times a second. And so it makes it very easy to kinda monitor this thing while it’s running and see how everything’s working, and I know that’s that’s huge. And I know a lot of vendors also do this as well, but I love the integration here, how it’s so easy to see what the current values are for each of these variables. And, I’ll turn it over to you, Hendrick. I think I interrupted you. Go ahead. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. No. I was just gonna comment on that. Jake said, like, this is the this is the POC editor, and the next the next big feature that we’re releasing very soon is essentially the service, manager, which is the, which is the feature that will allow our users to deploy any kind of service very efficiently, like another runtime or OPC UA server or an entity server or or or whatever other, software components that that, you want to deploy, like a Knox server or things like that. So and that’s that’s, we were really excited about that because, that will kind of allow for a step change in how you kind of orchestrate and manage your system and your, your system and your, your, you have a very good overview of what’s going on with versions of, of the different software components running in your, your infrastructure and your devices and things like that. So we’re really excited about that, that it’s coming out. And it might be that actually when when this, episode airs, who knows if it’s if it’s done or or not, but we’re very close to release the first version of that. So excited about that. Shawn Tierney (Host): Now I have a question for you guys, and maybe this is off topic a little bit. So let’s say I’m up here in the cloud. I’m working on a program, and I have some IO on my desk I wanna connect it to. Is that something I can do? Is there a connector I can download and install my PC to allow the cloud to talk to my IO? Or is that something where I have to get a a, you know, a local, you know, like we talked about those industrial Linux boxes and and test it here with that? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. So I think you what you what you’re you’re after is, like, the IO configuration of, if you wanna deploy a driver, right, or, like, a modbus driver and how you figure out the system. Right? Shawn Tierney (Host): Yeah. Because this is in the cloud. It’s not on my desk. The IO is on my desk. So how would I connect the two of them? How would I is is that something that can be done? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yep. Yeah. Exactly. That’s that’s actually the you know, I I think, Jake, you might just wanna show why you deploy a driver. Right? Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Sure. Sure. And I just wanna take a second to, clarify. You know, it’s something that kinda comes up often, and I I don’t I don’t think it gets it’s it’s cleared up enough is that so, you know, we have this cloud ID here. So, you know, you can open this from anywhere in the world. But the virtual PLC run times get installed on computers preferably very locally, you know, on the machine, on the factory floor, something like that. I I’ve got, an edge computer right here. Just as an example. I mean, this is something you would just pop in the control panel and you can install OT on this. So to answer your question better, Shawn, you know, to get to, you know, the remote IO that you need essentially, or actually in the, in the case of this, this has onboard IO. You know, you’re looking at connecting with MOBAs, PCP, Ethernet IP. I I know that a lot more protocols are coming. Profinet. So how you would do that is that you have that plus sign up here and add a driver config. We’re just gonna do, Modbus real quick. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Mhmm. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): And we wanna add a TCP client. So you can name the client, tell it how fast to pull, you know, any delays, put in the IP address. Just an example. Do the port number if you need and then add your requests. You know, you have support for, all the main function codes and mod bus right here, you know, read holding, read input, you know, write multiple coils, all that good stuff, you know, tell address how many registers you wanna do, timeouts, slave ID. And then, you know, once you’ve done that, so let’s say, you know, I’m gonna read, and holding registers here, the table on the right auto updates. You can do aliases for each one of these. You can just do register one Mhmm. As an example Shawn Tierney (Host): It’s showing just for the audio audience, it’s showing the absolute address for all these modbus, variables and then, has the symbols, and he’s putting in his own symbol name. It has a default symbol name of symbol dash something, and he’s putting his own in, like, register one, which makes it easier. Yeah. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Good point. Yeah. Good point. Thanks, Shawn. So, yeah, once once you put in your request and you can throw in some aliases, for the different registers, you know, you can go back to your program and here’s this, sample variable that I just added from earlier. You know, you can the registers are 16 bits. I’m gonna select, an int. And what you can do here now is select those modbus requests that you just set up. So it automatically maps these to those variables for you. So that that way you don’t have to do anything anything manual, like have a separate program to say, you know, this tag equals, you know, register 40,001. You know, it’s already mapped for you. So that’s that’s essentially how you would connect to remote IO is, just add a client in the driver configs and, fill in all your info and be off and running. Shawn Tierney (Host): That’s excellent. I really liked how you were able to easily map the register to the modbus value you’re reading in or writing to to your, variable so you can use that in your program. That was very easy to do. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Oh, yeah. Yeah. It’s that it’s like I said, that’s one of the things that I love about this interface is that everything is just very straightforward. You know, it’s it’s super easy to just stumble upon whatever it is you need and figure it out. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): And just just, to add to to kinda your your processors, like, once you have created that connection between the IO and and and the program, you basically just, compile it and download it to the to the runtime again, and and it executes locally the based on the yeah. Nice. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): Oh, right. Good point. Yeah. Of of course, after we add something, we do have to redownload. So Shawn Tierney (Host): Very interesting. Well, that answers my question. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): I think that’s that’s about it for the the demo. I mean, unless, Shawn, you have any more questions about the interface here. Shawn Tierney (Host): No. It looked pretty straightforward to me, Hendrik. I don’t know. Did you have anything else you wanted to discuss while we have the demo up? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Nope. Not nothing related to this except for that, you know, this is probably something that’s quite new in the OT space is that this is a software service, meaning that there are continuous development going on and releases, and improvements to the software all the time. Like literally every week we deploy new improvements. And, and what, I typically say is that like, the, you know, if you if you if you sign up with OT, what you what you will experience is that the actual software keeps on becoming better over time and not is not going to become outdated. It’s going to be just better over time. And I think that’s part of what I really loved about the innovation space, innovation happening around IT is that that, that has become the new de facto standard in how you develop software and great software. And I think we in, in, in the OT space, we need to adopt that same methodology of developing software, something that continuously becomes better over time. Shawn Tierney (Host): Yeah. And I would just say, you know, if you’re if you’re on the OT side of things, you wanna be in six eleven thirty one dash three languages, because these are things that your staff, you know, what you know, your electricians and technicians and even engineers, you know, should know, should be getting up to speed. I don’t know. We’re at the automation school. We’re teaching, structured text. And so, easier. I look at this, and I’m like, this is a lot easier than trying to learn c plus or or JavaScript. So in any case, I think, you know, if it’s an OT side real IO control, real control system or data collection, you know, you know, very important, you know, mission critical data collection, then, you know, I’d rather have this than somebody trying to write some custom code for me and, you know, use some kind of computer language who doesn’t understand, you know, the OT side of things. So, I could definitely see the advantage of your system, Henrik. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yep. I I I also wanted to say to that, Stike, the I I do not believe the EIC standards in general will disappear. They exist for a very good reason. Right. Exists to standardise to to ensure safety and determinists, determinism in this. So I don’t think they will disappear. But there are obviously advances now with AI and things like that that can can help us create these things much faster and much more efficient and things like that. So, so but, but the EIC standards, I think, will be there for a very long time. Obviously, the 06/4099 standard is is really exciting, and and we believe that that can be, yeah, that that can clearly be there, but it’s still a new EIC standard. So, Shawn Tierney (Host): it’s not think what we’re gonna see is we’re gonna see a lot more libraries fleshed out. There’ll be a lot less writing from scratch. We’ve interviewed on the History of Automation podcast. We’ve interviewed some big integrators, and they’re at a point now, you know, twenty, thirty years on that they have libraries for everything. And I think that’s where we’ll see, you know, much like the DCS, I think, vendors went two years ago. But I still think that the there’s a reason for these languages. There’s a reason to be able to edit things while they run. There’s a reason for different languages for different applications and different, people maintaining them. So I agree with you on that. I don’t I don’t think we’re we’re gonna see the end of these, these standard languages that have done us very well since the, you know, nineteen seventies. Jacob Abel (Edgenaut): I just wanna add a bit on there about, Shawn, you mentioned, you know, doing less code. I I did show earlier in the bottom right hand corner here, we have our our little AI assistant, Martha. I don’t believe the feature, it has been released yet. You know, Henrik, correct me if I’m wrong, but I know one of the things that’s coming is, AI code generation, you know, similar to that of cloud or chat GPT. So it’s going to, you know, you can open this guy up here. You know, right right now, I think it’s just for, help topics, but you’ll be able to talk to Martha and she’s gonna generate code for you in your program there all built in. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. Yeah. That’s that’s coming really fast now. So, it’s it’s not been implemented yet, but it’s, it’s right around the corner. Shawn Tierney (Host): Yeah. And it’s it’s not gonna be able to it’s you’re not gonna be able to hook a camera up to it and, like, take pictures of your machine and say, okay. Write the control code for this. But, you know, if you had a, you know, process that had 12 steps in it, the AI could definitely help you generate that code and and other code. And we’ll have to have Henrik and Jake back on to talk about that when it comes out, but, you know, it’s gonna be able to save you, reduce the tedious part of the the coding. You know, if you need an array of so many tags and so many dimensions or, you know, the stuff that, you know, it would just be the typing intensive, it’s gonna be able to help you with that, and then you can actually put the context in there. Just like, you can pull up a template in Word for a letter, and then you can fill in the blanks. You know? And and, of course, AI is helping make that easier too. But, in any case, Henrik, maybe you can come back on when that feature launches. Henrik Pedersen (OTee): Yeah. Absolutely. And I’m also excited about just a simple a use case of of translating something. Right? Translating your existing let’s say if it’s a proprietary code or something like that, like, getting it getting it standardized and translating it to the ESE six eleven thirty one standard, for instance, or, so so the obviously AI is, like, perfect for this space. It’s there is no doubt, And and it’s, like, that’s also why I’m so excited about, like, what’s going on at the moment. It’s like there’s so much innovation potential, in the on the OT side now that, they are with all these new technologies. Shawn Tierney (Host): Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. Well, gentlemen, was there anything else you wanted to cover? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): I think just just one final thing from from me is, like, we thought a lot about it, like, before this this episode, and we thought, like, let’s offer let’s offer the listeners something something of of true value. So so we thought, the, you know, after this after this episode launched, we want to want to offer anyone out there that’s listening a free, completely hands on trial of our technology, in their in their in their environment or on their Raspberry Pi or whatever. So just just reach out to us if you wanna do that. And, and I yeah. We’ll get you set up for for for testing this, and it’s not gonna cost you anything. Shawn Tierney (Host): Well, that’s great. And, guys, if you’re listening, if you do take advantage of that free trial, please let me know what you thought about it. But, Henrik, thank you so much for, that offer to our listening audience. Guys, don’t be bashful. Reach out to him. Reach out to Jake. Jake, thank you for doing the demo as well. Really appreciate it. My pleasure. Any final words, Henrik, before we close out? Henrik Pedersen (OTee): No. It’s been great. Great, being here, Shawn, and thanks for for helping us. Shawn Tierney (Host): Well, I hope you enjoyed that episode. I wanna thank Hendrik and Jacob for coming on the show, telling us all about OT virtual PLCs, and then giving us a demo. I thought it was really cool. Now if any of you guys take them up on their free trial, please let me know what you think. I’d love to hear from you. And, with that, I do wanna thank OT for sponsoring this episode so we could release it completely ad free. And I also wanna thank you for tuning back in this week. We have another podcast coming out next week. It’ll be early because I will be traveling and doing an event with a vendor. And so expect that instead of coming out on Wednesday to come out on Monday if all goes as planned. And then we will be skipping the Thanksgiving, week, and then we’ll be back in the in the, in December, and then we have shows lined up for the new year already as well. So thank you for being a listener, a viewer, and, please, wherever you’re consuming the show, whether it’s on YouTube or on the automation blog or at iTunes or Spotify or Google Podcasts or anywhere, please give us a thumbs up and a like or a five star review because that really helps us expand our audience and find new vendors to come on the show. And with that, I’m gonna end by wishing you good health and happiness. And until next time, my friends, peace. Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content

In dieser Folge besprechen wir: "Boss Fighters QR", "Compile", "Cosmolancer", "Masters of Crime: Hollywood", "Herr der Ringe: Das Schicksal der Gemeinschaft", "Heredity"

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday instructed relevant ministries and agencies to draw up an urgent package of measures against wild bears by mid-November amid a series of attacks on people across the country.

"It's not what you are doing, it's how you are approaching it. So if you approach that job like an actor or writer, it's what I told Erin Galvin years ago when she was coming to my classes in LA and she was doing a temp job. And she would come in and start telling me about the thing and she was making us laugh. And I'm like that's the show, or movie, you should be writing!"Today's episode was ripped directly from one of our 10,000 NOs Working Actors Community weekly zooms where Matt addresses the challenges that face our members. Today, we discuss how even when you are doing your side gig or side hustle, there's opportunity to be creative. Your personal life experiences outside of acting will feed you so much material if you choose to look for it. So even when you're at your job and wishing you were on set, remember that it is still serving you. Compile those funny stories, the crazy thing that happened during your shift, or how you boss treated you and use it to tell your next story. It can be funny, relatable, and most importantly uniquely yours to tell.10,000 NOs is here to inspire you and help you realize you are not alone if you're battling to overcome rejection in your career or life.So, if you're an actor, writer or filmmaker and you like what you hear in the snippets from our Working Actors Community zooms enough to want to be a part of it, CLICK HERE.Remember, “failure” is just opportunity in disguise, and you can flip the script to make your setbacks serve you.SHOW LINKS:10,000 NOs: THE BOOKSUBSCRIBE TO OUR (WEEKLY) NEWSLETTERFOLLOW MATT ON SOCIALFIND OUT HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE WORKING ACTORS COMMUNITY

Moin und Hallo,zu einer neuen Ausgabe des MonkeyTalks und heute geht es weiter mit unserer Essen-Preview zur SPIEL die in wenigen Tagen endlich losgeht. Waren letzte Woche Alex und Andreas noch sparsam unterwegs, so eskalieren Roy und Daniel nun so richtig - 45 (!) Titel werden in dieser Folge genannt - entweder wird man sie häufiger auf dem Weg zum Auto finden oder vor der Halle nach Geld für Benzin fragen. Auf folgende Titel könnt ihr euch freuen: Artengarten, Mischwald Dartmoor, SETI Erweiterung, 7 Wonders  Dice, Der Hobbit Hin & Zurück, Jungo, Top Tean Adventures, La Cuenta, Fritanga, Cat and the Tower, Tornado Splash, Everdell Silverfrost, Abroad, Die weiße Burg Duell, Boss Fighter QR, Compile, Fertig Ich Habe, The Druids of Edora, Die glorreichen Gilden von Buttonville, Chaosteria, Sneaky Supper, L'Oaf, Lifeboats, Green Team Wins, Pyradice, Point Galaxy, All-Star Draft 2nd Edition, Formidabel, Furchtlos, Peak Team Ranger, Rowdy Partners, Lucha Lucha 3,4,5 , Little Soldiers, Pincoladice, Emergency Exit Only, Luthier, Thesauros, The Presence, Coming of Age, Leviathan Wild, Orloj, Recall, Thebai, Fortunes of Scroundel Bay, Ra 25th Anniversary und Feya's Swamp...Puuuh... kurz gesagt: es wird eine tolle Messe! Euch allen viel Spaß beim Hören und dann bei den tollen Tagen die kommen.euer MonkeyTalk-TeamSupport the show

Ett spel som flera lyssnare hört av sig och tipsat om! En vertikal rymdshooter från fanfavoriterna Compile, från deras spelserie Aleste, dit även Guardian Legend på NES hör. Ska Power Strike bli första Master System-spelet att få 8 av 8 bitar i betyg?

Brandt and Eric take a bit of a musical interlude before moving on to reviews of Storyfold: Wildwinds, EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race, Gwent, Ace of Spades, and Trickarus. The d12 of Fate turns us toward Future Aquisitions, and our Doubles Review is the Main 1 set of Compile. 00:33 - Music Talk 04:26 - Storyfold: Wildwinds 09:55 - EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race 14:20 - Gwent 20:57 - Ace of Spades 26:23 - Trickarus 31:20 - The Big Roll: Future Aquisitions 42:02 - Doubles Review: Compile Main 1 ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Wir haben uns an die (Papp)-Rechner begeben und fleißig "Protokolle" kompiliert. In "Compile", der Herbstneuheit von Pegasus sind wir gegnerische AIs, die darum ringen, ihre Kartenreihen zu dominieren. Wir haben das simple, aber sehr ausgefeilten Bietspiel ausprobiert und sagen euch, wie viele Bugs wir produziert haben.

On commence avec la polémique du bureau de François Bayrou à 40 000 euros, alors que le premier ministre demande à faire des économies, son bureau de la Mairie de Pau va être rénové moyennant cette somme de plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'eau

On commence avec la polémique du bureau de François Bayrou à 40 000 euros, alors que le premier ministre demande à faire des économies, son bureau de la Mairie de Pau va être rénové moyennant cette somme de plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'eau

In Episode 172 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we share our highlights from PeachCon (and meeting Chris Peach from Peachy Tips) while diving into Altay, Ponzi Scheme, Gwent, Burnt Moon, and Compile—all with the usual mix of board game chat and PhC nonsense. Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider In Episode 172 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the lads return fresh from PeachCon, where they finally got to meet the legend himself—Chris Peach of Peachy Tips—and, naturally we've played a mountain of games since last episode. This episode is jam-packed with board game reviews - as we discuss deck building area control on Altay, make questionable financial decisions in Ponzi Scheme and round off the episode with a two-player lane-battler extravaganza. We discuss Geralt of Rivia's favourite card game in Gwent: The Legendary Card Game, hack the planet with Compile, and carefully co-ordinate drone strikes in Line of Fire: Burnt Moon. Alongside the gaming chat, expect the usual Collider mix of nonsense, tangents, and a lot of laughter. Tune in for board games, hobby highlights, and more than a few questionable financial decisions. And don't forget—you can join the discussion (and maybe pitch us your own con name) over on our [Discord server]!    Podcast Contents 00:00:00 #Ramshackle 00:17:18 PeachCon, Peachy Tips, Necromunda 00:14:53 Altay: Dawn of Civilization 00:32:00 Ponzi Scheme 00:43:46 Gwent: The Legendary Card Game 00:53:22 Compile: Main 1  00:58:13 Line of Fire: Burnt Moon For a 10% discount at Tabletop Dominion (the amazing makers of the dice cubes), go to tabletopdominion.com/POLYHEDRONCOLLIDER or use the code POLYHEDRONCOLLIDER at checkout ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway

In dieser Episode von Brettspiel-News-Spezial bieten wir einen umfassenden Rückblick auf die herannahende Spielemesse im Herbst, die im berühmten Messegelände in Essen stattfindet. Zehn Mitglieder unserer Redaktion haben sich zusammengefunden, um ihre mit Spannung erwarteten Spiele des Herbstes vorzustellen. Wir analysieren, welche Neuheiten die Spieleszene dominieren werden und welche Spiele wir unbedingt auf unseren Tisch bringen möchten. Einer der ersten Beiträge kommt von Steffen, der die Vorfreude auf das Spiel "Compile" teilt. Hierbei schlüpfen die Spieler in die Rolle von KIs, die versuchen, ihr Gegenüber in spannenden Duellen zu überlisten. Sein zweites Highlight, "Echoes of Time", fasziniert durch seinen innovativen Mechanismus, bei dem Karten verzögert ins Spiel kommen. Auch "Froschreich" überzeugt mit seinem charmanten Design und ist ein weiteres Spiel, das Steffens Interesse geweckt hat. Tobias präsentiert die Neuheit "Onward", die sich als Nachfolger des beliebten Spiels "Skytear" versteht und ein breiteres Publikum ansprechen möchte. Zudem zeigt er sich begeistert von "Deckers", einem kooperativen Deckbuilding-Spiel im Cyberpunk-Setting, das vor allem die Fans kooperativer Spiele ansprechen dürfte. Daniel II bringt seine Begeisterung für die deutschen Versionen von "Arcs" und "Galactic Cruise" zum Ausdruck, während er sein Augenmerk auch auf "Vantage" legt, ein Open-World-Spiel, das mit seiner Koop-Dynamik für Aufregung sorgt. Maximilian stellt "Feya's Swamp" vor, ein Spiel, das sich durch ein faszinierendes Setting und ansprechende Illustrationen hervorhebt, während Johanna "Dinogenics" sowie das interessanten Kickstarter-Projekt "Jisugi" ins Rampenlicht rückt – beide Spiele zeigen spannende Management-Mechaniken. René richtet den Blick auf "Foxbowl", ein umstrittenes Worker-Placement-Spiel, sowie das Solo-Spiel "Fear of the Dark" und informiert über die deutschen Lokalisierungen wie "Fromage" und "Horror im Orientexpress". Thomas hingegen gibt Einblicke zu "Rewild South America" sowie "Dirt & Dust", zwei Spielen, auf die er sich besonders freut. Er nennt auch die Pixel-Serie, die bei der Messe zu finden sein wird, und hebt die Besonderheiten von "Ant - For the Colony" hervor. Zuletzt beschließt Daniel die Runde mit seinen Geheimtipps: "Pulitzer", ein kreatives Spiel für Journalisten, "Otter" und "Meltwater", das in einer herausfordernden Antarktis spielt, ziehen meine Neugier an. Wir laden euch ein, die spannenden neuen Titel zu entdecken und während der Messe in Essen auf unseren Stand vorbeizuschauen. Wir freuen uns darauf, euch vor Ort zu treffen, eure Spieltipps zu hören und zu erfahren, welche Neuheiten ihr entdeckt habt.Euer FeedbackIhr habt Feedback zu dem Podcast und Themen- oder Gastwünsche? Schreibt uns an podcast@brettspiel-news.de oder auf Facebook, Twitter oder Instagram. Außerdem könnt ihr auf unserem Discord Server vorbeischauen und den Podcast auch auf Youtube anhören.

This week we discuss 90s era Shadowrunl; The SNES version (1993, Beam Software/Data East) presents an isometric action-adventure with a strong narrative focus, following protagonist Jake Armitage as he uncovers a conspiracy in a cyberpunk Seattle. The Genesis version (1994, BlueSky Software/Sega) takes an open-world approach with real-time combat, Matrix hacking, and more direct role-playing elements. We also briefly discuss Shadowrun for Sega CD, an unfinished and unreleased version in development by Compile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss 90s era Shadowrunl; The SNES version (1993, Beam Software/Data East) presents an isometric action-adventure with a strong narrative focus, following protagonist Jake Armitage as he uncovers a conspiracy in a cyberpunk Seattle. The Genesis version (1994, BlueSky Software/Sega) takes an open-world approach with real-time combat, Matrix hacking, and more direct role-playing elements. We also briefly discuss Shadowrun for Sega CD, an unfinished and unreleased version in development by Compile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For another "Couch Bro-Op", Parasite Steve and 8-Bit Alchemy play through one of the most criminally under appreciated titles on the NES. The Guardian Legend was released in 1988, and to this day, there's still nothing like it! This hybrid action-adventure/shoot 'em up game was developed by Compile—a company who has quite the pedigree when it comes to vertical shooting games. You take control of a nameless female cyborg, with the ability to shift between humanoid and spaceship forms. Because—like the Megamaid...she's a TRANSFORMER. As a humanoid, you'll traverse a vast sci-fi labyrinth, collecting power-ups, new sub-weapons and keys that unlock vertical shoot-em up levels (twenty-one in all)! The controls are tight, the exploration is fulfilling and the bosses are pure nightmare fuel! If you haven't played this absolute gem of a game, change that as soon as possible. The Guardian Legend is a must have for fans of both classic Zelda and vertical SHMUPS! ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus is:• Parasite Steve (read)• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen) • Coopster Gold (join) • Nintenjoe (subscribe)----------------------------------------All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile

In our last few lessons, we've been building out the ecosystem that supports a scalable UX strategy. We've covered services, tools, design systems, and even preferred suppliers. But there's one more piece of infrastructure that can have a surprisingly big impact; your user research repository.If you want to empower others to take on UX work without losing too much quality, you need to give them a solid foundation to build on. That means they shouldn't have to start from scratch every time they run a project. And they certainly shouldn't have to repeat the same user research over and over again just because nobody saved the results.That's where your repository comes in.What a UX Repository Actually IsAt its core, this is simply a central, searchable place to store past user research. Not just what you have done, but what anyone across the organization has conducted.This could include:Personas or audience segmentationJourney mapsSurveys and interview transcriptsUsability testing resultsAnalytics insights, heatmaps, and recordingsNotes from field studies or observational researchIt's your institutional memory. A UX library, if you like.Why It MattersA well-managed research repository offers a ton of practical benefits:Saves time and budget by avoiding repeated researchImproves consistency in how decisions are madeReveals patterns and trends across multiple teams or time periodsEncourages adoption by making research feel more accessible and less mysteriousAnd just as importantly, it gives your colleagues the confidence to use research in their own projects. When people know they're not starting from a blank page, they're far more likely to engage.What to Include (and How to Organize It)You'll want to organize your repository around two primary themes:Audience ResearchThis includes everything related to your user groups:Personas (or audience profiles)Journey mapsSurvey resultsInterview transcriptsService ResearchThis is about specific products or experiences:Task completion insightsUsability testing resultsAnalytics dashboardsHotjar or Microsoft Clarity recordingsConversion funnel analysesUse tags and categories to make these easy to find. Things like project names, audience types, dates, and tools used.You'll also want to note the age of the research. Outdated insights can be misleading, so having a simple “last updated” or “research date” field is a big help.Tools That Can HelpThere are purpose-built platforms like Condens or Dovetail that do this well. But if budgets are tight, a shared Notion workspace or Microsoft Teams library can work just fine, what matters most is that it's:Easy to searchClearly structuredOpenly accessible (with appropriate privacy controls)Don't Forget RecruitmentRelated to the repository, there's another simple asset that can massively speed up research across your organization: a user mailing list.Maintaining a list of users who've opted in to participate in testing, interviews, or surveys can save hours every time someone wants to run a study. You can build this list by:Including a research opt-in checkbox on forms or newslettersPromoting it in email footers or product dashboardsAsking customer service teams to flag helpful usersIn large orgs, you may need to gate access so users aren't bombarded. But in smaller teams, making the list available to trusted colleagues can really encourage adoption.Outie's AsideIf you're running a freelance practice or small agency, this applies just as much to you. But instead of organizing internal research, think about what you can package up for clients.You could:Compile insights from previous similar clients into a reference deckOffer templated journey maps or personas as part of a discovery phaseMaintain your own user panel for fast, lightweight testing on behalf of clientsOver time, this builds intellectual property that adds value to your services. It also makes you faster and more credible in the eyes of prospective clients because you're not just winging it. You're bringing tested insights and proven patterns to the table.The TakeawayIf you're serious about scaling your UX influence, a research repository and user mailing list aren't just “nice to haves.” They're part of the invisible infrastructure that lets good UX practice flourish without your constant involvement.We'll talk more next time about how to keep quality high as more people start running their own research. Because empowering people is one thing ensuring they do it well is another.

Computers! They're always doing pesky things like falling in love. For today's episode, we're joined by Michael Yang to discuss Compile, his hit lane-battler that sees two rival programs compete to expand their nascent sentience. Along the way we discuss the game's inception during the pandemic, the joys of nailing that first pitch, and the heartbreak of having your publisher dissolved by venture capital.

Hey all you burners, stoners, and potheads welcome back to the show! Mr and Mrs Weedman start the episode getting normal, toking on some fine Melted Strawberries from their friends @ Midwest Terps.  From there they get right to sharing stories from their week in the world of weed, cannabis news from all around this big ol' world and the latest hot topics in cannabis law, research, studies and perspectives. In this episode Mr Weedman delivers an important perspective on contaminated cannabis and some bad actors in cannabis lab testing, the latest reports highlighting concerns of potential cardiovascular risks from cannabis use, and a fun piece on the relationship between video games and weed.  Mrs Weedman shares a perspective on the consumption habits of women vs men, a great multi-year study on the cannabis Pangenome that revealed so much potential for medicinal and industrial uses, and a great report on New Mexico's UBI plan that's using cannabis tax income to help alleviate poverty. Thanks for listening and as always, hit us up!YouTube: Weedman420 ChroniclesEMAIL:  weedman420chronicles@gmail.comSHOP: www.eightdecades.comIG: @eightdecadesEMAIL: eightdecadesinfo@gmail.com#ImHigh #Cannabis #StomptheStigma #HomeGrow #FreethePlant #Stoners #Burners #rosin #liverosin #Potheads #Vipers #CannabisEducation #CannabisResearch #Weed #Marijuana #LegalizeIt #CannabisNews #CBD #Terpenes  #Podcast #CannabisPodcast #eightdecades #LPP #Lifestyle #HealthyLifestyle #NaturalMedicine #PlantMedicine #News #Research #MedicalMarijuana #Infused #420 #Education #Health #Wellness #WorldNews #Gardening #budtender #kief #hemp #dabs #hash #joints #edibles #gummies #tincture #vapes #esters #pauliesayssmokesmart Article Links:* https://www.greenstate.com/business/labgate-cannabis-solution/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other* https://www.marijuanamoment.net/men-are-more-likely-than-women-to-smoke-marijuana-while-females-prefer-cannabis-edibles-drinks-and-lotions-federal-study-shows/* https://www.greenstate.com/news/study-uncovers-troubling-new-cannabis-health-risk/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/GreenState* https://phys.org/news/2025-05-cannabis-pangenome-reveals-potential-medicinal.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/cannabis* https://www.marijuanamoment.net/smoking-marijuana-and-playing-video-games-go-hand-in-hand-right-not-so-fast-researchers-say/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/ChefJeff314* https://www.marijuanamoment.net/a-lot-more-older-americans-are-now-using-marijuana-federally-funded-study-shows/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=Cpizzo721/magazine/Marijuana+Investing COPYRIGHT 2021 WeedMan420Chronicles©Suggestions? Questions? Chat with us here.

In this throwback episode, host Chris goes into the essential strategies for scaling a real estate business from goose eggs to 24 deals per year. He offers actionable insights to help real estate professionals navigate common pitfalls and achieve sustained success.Takeaways:- Focus on the right activities.- Master the basics before getting fancy.- Turning your "shoulds" into "musts."- Lean on your network to find deals now and in the future.Action steps:- Compile a list of contacts and reach out consistently.- Concentrate on lead-generating activities.- Practice scripts to build confidence.- Transform "shoulds" into "musts" and maintain high motivation.- Provide value to contacts to leverage reciprocity.In-episode mentions:Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert CialdiniHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieHit Chris up: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChrisCraddockBusiness/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/craddrock/RESOURCES: 

In this jam-packed episode, Conor takes the reins as host and is joined by Adrian and Joe to chat about what they've been playing, some solo deep-dives, party chaos, and emerging favourites. Joe's Long Weekend of Mayhem Joe dives into his recent experience playing Blood on the Clocktower over a long weekend with friends. Expect stories of bluffing, betrayal, and late-night accusations as he shares how this social deduction classic went down with his group—and whether any friendships survived the chaos! Conor Compiles... and Compiles Again Conor has been putting in serious time with Compile, getting in multiple plays of this clever and compact card game. He shares his thoughts on how it holds up after repeated plays, where it shines, and whether it's earned a permanent spot in his rotation. Adrian Goes Solo with The Anarchy Adrian has been digging deep into The Anarchy, especially in solo mode. He breaks down how the game works, what makes it stand out mechanically, and why it's kept him coming back to the table. If you're a solo gamer or a fan of crunchy historical themes, this one's for you. Plus, the team riffs on gameplay highlights, player dynamics, and what's exciting them in the hobby right now.   To vote for us for Best Podcast in the BGG Golden Geek Awards, go here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame   Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483 SPONSORS Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games and More Than Meeples. Advent Games is an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. http://www.adventgames.com.au/ More Than Meeples is an Australian retail and online game store based in Brisbane, QLD. https://morethanmeeples.com.au/ PATREON Hey there, BBQ fans! Guess what? We've got a Patreon! By joining, you'll unlock exclusive content, gain access to a members-only section of our Discord where you can help shape the show, and so much more. Plus, your support will help us grow and bring some awesome new projects to life in 2025. At the Board Game BBQ Podcast, we're passionate about what we do and promise to keep the fun and shenanigans rolling. We're so grateful for your support! Joining our Patreon is totally optional, and we ask that you don't contribute if it'll cause financial stress. But if you'd like to chip in from just USD$5 a month, click the link to check out our Patreon page. Thanks a million for being amazing! We're committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community, and you all make it special. See you at the BBQ!! https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ SOCIALS Support the podcast and join the community! https://linktr.ee/BoardGameBBQ LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-board-game-bbq-podcast/id1515192971 LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.  Spoiler: Adrian didn't win any games of Tang Garden despite what he thought happened....

Episodio con vivero en el que os hablamos de siete juegos. Pero antes hablamos un poco de Toledum, un festival de juegos de mesa que va a comenzar a celebrarse en Toledo en junio. Finalmente os hablamos de Haikyuu, uno de los spokon que mas impacto ha tenido entre los aficionados al anime en los últimos años. Ahí os va el menú: (0:03:32) Toledum: Festival Internacional de Juegos de Mesa de Toledo El Vivero: (0:12:40) Compile (0:28:02) Nova Era (0:34:24) Happy Mochi (0:47:24) Finspan (0:57:52) Leaders (1:05:23) Kronologic 1920 (1:16:04) Things in rings (1:26:16) El Cerezo: Haikyuu

What does it mean to be feminine? What does it mean to be masculine? More importantly, what does it look like to be connected with our divine masculine and feminine? These polarities are present in all of us; sometimes we display balanced energy and other times we are completely out of whack. In order to address an unbalanced energy, we must first know what balance looks like. Sacred masculine energy looks nothing like the toxic masculinity we've come to recognize in patriarchal society. Similarly, sacred feminine energy is in direct opposition to the clinging, desperate energy we see in the unbalanced feminine. As we wander through the woods on this misty afternoon, get in touch with the energy within you, it's time to meet the sacred! What am I reading?The Lanterns of Lost Memories by Sanaka HiigariThe Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins  What's playing on repeat?Say it Ain't So by WeezerWhat's for dinner? Southwest Black bean and Sweet Potato Bowl Ingredients:2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed1 cup cooked quinoa1 cup fresh corn kernels (or frozen, thawed)1 red bell pepper, diced1 avocado, diced1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved½ cup red onion, finely chopped¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped1 tsp olive oil for roastingSalt and pepper to tasteDressing Ingredients3 tbsp olive oil2 tbsp lime juice1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp smoked paprika½ tsp garlic powder½ tsp chili powder1 tsp maple syrup (optional for sweetness)Salt and pepper to tasteInstructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dice potatoes, coat in olive oil and salt and pepper, spread onto lined cookie sheet. Bake until fork tender. Cook quinoa according to package directions. Wash and chop veggies. Whisk together dressing ingredients. Compile bowls with quinoa, sweet potatoes, beans, veggies, and drizzle with dressing. Enjoy! Greek Yogurt Cookie DoughIngredients:1/2 cup Greek yogurt1 tablespoon whey protein powder (vanilla, cookie dough, or unflavored)1-2 tablespoons peanut butter (creamy)Sweetener of choice, to taste1 teaspoon chocolate chipsInstructions:Mix Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, protein powder, peanut butter, and your chosen sweetener. Stir until smooth and creamy.Adjust Consistency: Gradually add milk if needed to achieve your desired texture. The amount of milk will depend on the thickness of the yogurt and protein powder.Add Chocolate Chips: Fold in the chocolate chips to complete your cookie dough.Serve or Chill: Enjoy immediately or refrigerate for a cool treat later.Articles:https://iamsahararose.com/blog/what-is-divine-feminine/https://medium.com/@tanyanatazsha/9-powerful-ways-to-connect-with-the-divine-feminine-e547c94ccc8ahttps://lonerwolf.com/divine-masculine/Support the show

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showDavey is back as first player after wrestling control from Tambo and remember the good old days of "Pimp My Ride" with Tim Westwood.  Davey channels his inner Westwood along with airhorns in our new version "Davey's Chop Shop" where we take board games and give them a glow up.  Will the games be improved? or are we left with just a bag of knackers? Lets face it...we're not designers so our opinions are just for entertainment only.FIRST PLAYER: DaveyOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & TamboIn this episode you'll learn:- that co-op trick taking causes high fiving and whooping in Fellowship of the Ring: The Trick Taking Game by Office Dog - our thoughts on the newest "span" game Finspan by Stonemaier Games- how JP has become a rogue AI and loving life (artificial life) in Compile by Greater Than Games- that Rob has FINALLY got his copy of Elder Scrolls: BOTSE by Chip Theory Games and is now neck deep in neoprene - whether our games which come out of the chop shop are worthwhile contenders for the hobby space...probably not you know us by now.LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWElder Scrolls: BOTSE Playthrough (JP & Davey) on Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxYAXqhhY9MEpisodes referenced in the show:https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/13822012-expansion-pack-oliver-kiley-s-turn-pax-illuminatenhttps://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/15433738-expansion-judson-cowan-s-turn-deep-regrets-tettix-gamesEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count0:50 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex1:00 - Tambo - Finspan7:34 - Rob - Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era13:17 - JP - Compile20:28 - LOTR: The Trick Taking Game28:09 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Davey's Chop Shop30:03 - UNO: World Battle Campaign33:20 - WHO'DO34:58 - Dog Park Bag Em & Tag Em Expansion37:36 - Cubitos Kart41:09 - Brass To Ride43:17 - Dune Imperium of Thrones48:17 - Caverna with drafted worker placement tiles51:56 - Evolution of Dracula & His Beasts59:20 - Time travelling hydro-damsMEET US AT THE UK GAMES EXPO 2025We're returning again from their debut at last years UKGE on Friday 30th 12pm-1pm so if you are a listener, attendee or just fancy an hour not being on your feet we will love to entertain you.https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/2314-whose-turn-is-it-anyway-live/Support the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok

Richard and Luke regale their tales of Airecon, including cropdusting, meeting good friends and playing games for hours.. 02:30 Chef Dogs 06.45 Living in a world of Gluten 20:00 The Cairn Hotel https://strathmorehotels-thecairn.com/ 26:00 Galactic Cruise https://www.drandagames.co.uk/product-page/galactic-cruise Dranda Games 28:00 SETI https://www.czechgames.com/games/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence Czech Games Edition 34:00 Bomb Busters https://pegasus.de/en/17712/bomb-busters-english-edition Pegasus Spiel 49:30 The Gang https://www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk/product/the-gang/?v=0b3b97fa6688 Kosmos 53:30 Ponzi Scheme https://www.brighteyegames.com/games Bright Eye Games 58:00 I'm Toll 59:30 Strike https://www.ravensburger.us/en-US/products/games/family-games/strike-26840 Ravensburger 01:02:00 Can't Stop https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41/cant-stop 01:04:00 Roll 20 Hachette & Stand Stuff 01:07:00 Wyrmspan https://europe.stonemaiergames.com/products/wyrmspan Stonemaier Games 01:14:30 Foundations of Rome https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/foundations-of-rome/ Arcane Wonders 01:16:00 World Wonders https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/world-wonders/ Arcana wonders 01:17:00 Wonder bowling https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392842/wonder-bowling Itten 01:18:30 Bonhanza https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza AMIGO 01:21:00 Things in Rings. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408547/things-in-rings A;;play 01:24:45 5 Towers https://pegasus.de/en/16613/5-towers-deep-print-games-english-edition Pegasus Spiele 01:25:15 Skyteam https://www.scorpionmasque.com/en/sky-team Scorpion Masque 01:33:30 Cursed Court https://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG1400 Atlas Games 01:34:00 Challengers https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers 01:35:00 Compile https://www.greaterthangames.com/pages/compile Greater Than Games 01:40:00 Vita Luna, Monuments CYOA, Imposter Pigeon, Cosmic Conquest, Ironwood, 01:50:00 Outro Our Links of Note If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below.  Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice.  Also, please let someone else know about our show, as recommendations are wonderful things. OUR LINKS OF NOTES (⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/werenotwizards⁠⁠) ⁠⁠RATE US ON SPOTIFY⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠   | ⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Our Blog⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Our YouTube Channel⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Our BGG Guild⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Board Game Geek Page⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠| ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Buy Some Merch⁠⁠ Stay Safe, Roll Sixes, Make Something Awful. Stay Spicy. 

Giorgio Andonian is the Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, where he specializes in mergers and acquisitions within the Consumer and Automotive Aftermarket industries. He joined FOCUS in 2019, bringing over 15 years of operational experience, including his role as Vice President of a regional tire chain in Southern California, where he oversaw sales, marketing, finance, and human resources, ultimately preparing the business for a successful exit to a private equity platform. Giorgio holds a MBA with an emphasis in finance from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management and maintains several professional licenses, including Series 79, Series 82, Series 63, and a California Real Estate License. In this episode… The tire and auto repair industry is experiencing a wave of consolidation as shop owners consider mergers, acquisitions, and succession planning. What steps should business owners take to maximize the value of their business, whether they plan to sell or grow? According to Giorgio Andonian, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, preparation is key to achieving the best outcome. Business owners should start by evaluating their financial structure, understanding fair market rent, and optimizing operations well before considering a sale. Giorgio emphasizes that having a clear succession plan, even if an immediate sale isn't in the works, can significantly impact long-term profitability and stability. Additionally, for those looking to expand rather than exit, securing the right capital and investment partners can help fuel growth while maintaining control over their business. On this episode of Gain Traction, Mike Edge chats with Giorgio about market trends in the tire industry, how to prepare for an acquisition, and the role of private equity in fueling business growth. They also discuss why many shop owners overlook key financial details, such as fair market rent, and how proper planning can prevent costly mistakes. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [01:52] Giorgio Andonian discusses his background in the tire industry and his role at FOCUS Investment Banking [04:13] The value of having a second set of eyes on a business for operational improvements [05:52] The importance of exit strategies and succession planning for tire shop owners [07:27] How FOCUS helps business owners prepare for a sale years in advance [17:00] Key factors buyers evaluate in a tire shop, including cleanliness and efficiency [17:41] The most-overlooked factor in selling a business: fair market rent [19:20] Buyer preference in purchasing both the business and the real estate or just one [20:22] How long-term lease agreements with national tenants can increase property value Resources mentioned in this episode: Giorgio Andonian on LinkedIn  FOCUS Investment Banking  Les Schwab Tires Mike Edge on LinkedIn Tread Partners Quotable Moments:  "Preparation is key; start planning your exit strategy years in advance to maximize your business's value." "Understanding your corporate structure, like C Corp versus S Corp, can significantly impact the taxes you pay upon selling." "Charging yourself fair market rent is crucial; many owners overlook this, affecting their business valuation." "It's not just about the sale price; the right buyer ensures your company's legacy and employees are in good hands." "Our industry experience allows us to identify operational improvements that can enhance profitability before a sale." Action Steps:  Assess your financials: Conduct a thorough evaluation of your tire shop's financial performance, including profit margins and detailed financial statements, to present an attractive profile to potential buyers. Enhance curb appeal: Improve your shop's exterior by cleaning surfaces, updating signage and lighting, and organizing display areas to create a positive first impression. Streamline operations: Optimize inventory management and invest in employee training to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction, making your business more appealing to buyers. Gather legal documents: Compile all necessary legal paperwork, such as business licenses, tax filings, employee contracts, and insurance policies, to ensure compliance and facilitate a smooth transaction.  Set a realistic price: Determine a fair market value for your tire shop based on thorough market analysis to attract serious buyers and facilitate a successful sale. Sponsor for this episode... This episode is brought to you by Tread Partners.  At Tread Partners, we provide digital marketing for multi-location tire dealers and auto repair shops.  By using our strategy, branding, and marketing services, we help shops sell more tires and put more cars in bays. We've helped companies like Action Gator Tire, Colony Tire and Service, and Ulmer's Auto Care Center bring extreme growth in paid leads, ROI, and searches.  So, what are you waiting for? Visit www.treadpartners.com or email info@treadpartners.com to learn more.

Learn step-by-step strategies for email management, scheduling, social media, and SOPs to save time and scale your online business. In this episode, we discuss:  (4:41) Automation saves you time, money, and precious energy. It eliminates human error and allows you, and your team to focus on the big picture.  (7:32) Email automation. Only check your email once a day and set up an autoresponder for the other times.  (9:06) Create guided responses for common email questions that you get. You can still add a personal touch. You can use Boomerang to mark your email to go away and come back on another day. (11:15) Scheduling automation. Schedulicity is an online calendar that you can integrate with your calendar and create a personalized link with your availability. (12:37) Automating social media and weekly content. A social media automating tool will allow you to plan out your social media all at once.  (14:49) Managing emails from your community. ConvertKit is a good solution if you're just getting started.  (17:00) Standard operating procedures or SOPs. These documents will save you a lot of headaches down the road when you hire and scale your team.  (19:05) Compile tasks that can be passed off to a professional VA, even if it's just for a few hours a week. This will allow you to stay in your zone of genius. (20:05) Action steps: Decide on one automation step that you can set up within the next 7 days. Send me a DM and tell me about it! Resources Mentioned in the Episode Boomerang for Gmail Schedulicity Later Buffer Hootsuite Gain ConvertKit Follow Amy Online Marketing Made Easy podcast instagram.com/amyporterfield amyporterfield.com Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts  "I love Amy and Online Marketing Made Easy." If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move toward the online life and business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed, and if you're not following, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Follow now!

On commence avec l'inauguration du 61eme salon de l'agriculture par le président de la république Emmanuel Macron ce samedi

On commence avec l'inauguration du 61eme salon de l'agriculture par le président de la république Emmanuel Macron ce samedi

Whether we admit it, like it, or believe it, we're in a relationship with AI.That's the first of many powerful reflections made by Sara Vienna, Metalab's Chief Design Officer, in her must-read manifesto about how design and product must evolve. Unlike the design leaders who speculate about AI's impact, Sara and her world-class team are years ahead. They are designing disruptive AI product experiences and leveraging AI to elevate their workflows. Sara's episode is one of the most important conversations we've had about the future of design and products.Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple PodcastsShe believes that AI will change how we work and what we build. Those who embrace the potential of AI will succeed in the oncoming disruption. But most importantly, the future of product+AI will be in making five mindset shifts:They're fundamentally principles for humanizing experiences. The hope is that AI will finally bridge the divide so products can deliver the value we've always wished was possible in the most humanized way possible. But there will be challenges in accomplishing this:* Most product orgs are built around the concept of delivery, not design excellence* Unlocking user data: Getting access to valuable data and knowing how to use it in a meaningful way are still more fantasy than reality* In every direction we turn, trust is being diluted* Design as we know it will need to be reborn to adapt to move from creating pixel-perfect interfaces to ones that adapt and spawn based on user interactionsAgain, I highly recommend listening to the entire episode.Thanks for reading Design of AI: Strategies & insights for product teams! This post is public so feel free to share it.Envisioning the future of design & productIf we extrapolate on Sara Vienna's vision of how design should change, a couple of core reality checks come to mind:* Today, we can't even conceptualize what products will be able to do tomorrow. Just like new AI tools are being released faster than we can read about them, more teams than ever are competing to deliver the use case & interaction model that will redefine a category. It's a race to an undefined & moving finish line.* The underlying models may be the heartbeat of future products, but design will always be the brain. Products plug into whichever model suits them best at a particular moment, usually based on cost and accuracy. But just like each of our minds brings a different lived reality and way of using knowledge, the models are less important than the strategy that's been designed into the product.* Fewer designers and product managers will yield immense power. AI automation platforms —like Make and Loveable— can effectively replicate more than half of products today. This percentage will grow until such a point that any product will soon be able to be cloned, undermining its competitive advantage. The designers and product managers working on the future of design will have the funding that enables them to compete in a global race that they're likely to lose because they don't know what competition they're actually facing. The rest of us will be working to keep the lights on.Big question: How should we be using AI, today?Photoshop celebrated its 35th birthday today and is a perfect reminder of how disruptive platforms eventually become part of the boring vocabulary of the everyday.GenAI platforms, like ChatGPT, are in their infancy. Everything seems equal parts novel and confusing. We're still unsure how to use this superintelligence, only that we should be using it. Photoshop's rise was similar: a platform that opened up so many possibilities but whose ultimate impact wasn't felt until it redefined the designer role many years later. What's happening today is that employees are smuggling AI into work and this makes sense given the recent McKinsey report that finds that leaders are slow to adopt because of risks and a lack of vision.Our research finds the biggest barrier to scaling is not employees—who are ready—but leaders, who are not steering fast enough.Anthropic, the maker of Claude, published their Economic Index report and found that AI use is most prevalent in computer & mathematical occupations. Their AI model is mainly used for programming and administrative tasks.What the data also show is that design and creative tasks aren't core use cases, yet. And rightfully so, large language models best serve requests about processing content and code, not pixels and ideas. A report about how generative AI is used in journalism showcases this by highlighting that even the creative tasks are largely operational ones, like resizing images and animating.This data highlights the divide in how leading organizations, like Metalab and Superside, leverage AI compared to the everyday user. While the average person uses Midjourney to generate stock art, leading designers automatically generate localized creative based on design systems and content guidelines.The reality is that product teams have three core workstreams:* Operations: Planning, organizing, editing, describing (e.g. Notion)* Creativity: Ideating, revising, collecting, analyzing (e.g. Cove)* Productivity: Deciding, planning, organizing, explaining (e.g. ChatGPT)Every designer, product manager, writer, producer, and researcher completes tasks in these three workstreams. And every one of you should be taking the time to break down your typical workflows into discrete activities so that you can explore what AI solutions can either augment or automate non-critical tasks.An example of this is how Kyle Soucy is using AI to streamline person and journey map creation. This type of knowledge work is considered sacred by traditionalists but as you can see in her article, she's broken down her workflow to find effortful tasks to be augmented/automated. We can question AI's accuracy all we want. We can challenge if models were trained ethically. And we can debate what percentage of your job may benefit from using AI. What will not change is the undeniable truth that the intelligence and capabilities of these models and tools will only improve. The sooner we embrace that truth, the better positioned we are to control our own fates. For example, a recent study evaluated AI vs. human-generated therapy responses from 13 expert therapists (clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and a psychiatrist). The report found (questionable) data to indicate that users couldn't tell if a human or an AI made the responses. The AI also outperformed human therapists on empathy, professionalism, and cultural competence.We'll soon reach a point where generative AI can output designs that are indiscernibly human or automated. In this near-term reality, the role of designers must evolve or be replaced.A recommended action plan for how you should be using AI today:* Plan projects and workstreams using templates, resources, and added context* Communicate ideas and insights better by using AI to iterate and expand* Question the rationale, assumptions, and factors that impact the project goal* Compile inspiration, ideas, and information that will broaden your thinking* Analyze larger data sets and more sources than you could have before* Challenge your concepts by making variants and exploring new directions * Create more deliverables by automating localization, multiple formats, and generating content based on systemsIf you enjoy this content, please make sure to listen to the Design of AI podcast on Spotify and Apple. Make sure to follow us and rate the show if you like the show!Add me on LinkedIn if you want to ask any questions or discuss a project. This is a public episode. 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Rajvir Singh, founder of "Code and Compile," joins hosts Ed Fuentes and Phil Seboa to discuss his journey from mechatronics engineer to educator, sharing insights on the most popular courses in PLC programming and Node RED. This episode offers a deep dive into the role digital twins play in both education and industry, explores cybersecurity considerations, and dissects practical applications of automation technology using affordable tools like Raspberry Pi. Rajvir was also kind enough to provide a discount to "Code and Compile" to our listeners, perfect to anyone looking to advance their skills in industrial automation, making it a must-listen for aspiring and seasoned professionals alike. Connect with Phil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-seboa/ Connect with Ed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-fuentes-2046121a/ Connect with Rajvir on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhrajvir/ Join Code and Compile (Use code "UNPLUGGED30" for 30% Discount): https://www.codeandcompile.com/ About Industry Sage Media: Industry Sage Media is your backstage pass to industry experts and the conversations that are shaping the future of the manufacturing industry. Learn more at: http://www.industrysagemedia.com

Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 147 of The Gamecasters podcast. In tonight's episode we talk about a bunch of cool games, including one Ryan is designing! Jeff takes us through an Instagram Inbox of people's anti-resolutions, Natalie takes us through our 2025 resolutions and our 2024 stats in the Natalie's Nook, and then Ryan plays the whisper game with Jeff and Natalie before ending the show with our top 5 games of 2024. There's a lot to get through in this one! Enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Let's get STICKY! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:42:56 Will this be the final moment of Setback?! How can he survive such a defeat?!?! You'll just have to listen to find out! We've already recorded next week's episode about Akash'Thriya and Necrosis, but the following week will be the last Editor's Note of the year, followed by a Santa Scholar holiday episode! If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, come by and say hi! We've got a booth with Flat River Group, and Paul and Matt Kroll and I will be running a COMPILE tournment all day Sunday! We hope to see some of you there!

Discover the wisdom of Dennis J. Henson, a seasoned entrepreneur, educator, and author with over five decades of experience transforming lives and industries.   From his groundbreaking work in real estate investment to his recent focus on personal development, Dennis has built a legacy of empowerment and success.   As the founder and president of Vanguard Marketing and Investments, Inc., and a long-time leader of the Arlington Real Estate Investing Association, Dennis has mentored countless individuals in achieving financial freedom through real estate.   His bestselling books, The Royal Flush of Real Estate Investing and A Millionaire's Treasure Map to Real Estate Investing, have set the standard for practical and profitable investing strategies.   Now, Dennis is expanding his mission, teaching the mindset and habits essential for true success.   With a transformative training program rooted in his lifelong learning, proven practices, and business acumen, Dennis is inspiring individuals worldwide to unlock their full potential.   Tune in for actionable insights and the roadmap to achieving your goals.   Learn More Here: https://www.realimpactbook.com/ ...... Want to be a guest on WITneSSes? Send Elisha Arowojobe a message on #PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/elishaarowojobe   Elevate your business with Anastasia's expert consulting. Use code Elisha3 for an exclusive offer and transform your business today! https://resurrectionmentor.wixsite.com/so/42PDEPEB8?languageTag=en  

There's releases, bug fixes, and Windows news. We covered CAD, DigiKam, and Wine. Then new hardware and support, EPEL on WSL, and the Free Software Foundation's de-blobbed kenel. Then finally we cover the latest drama in the kernel and Code of Conduct enforcement. For tips we have pw-container, kdocker on Wayland, and Qucs-S. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/3ALweut and we'll see you next time! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie and Ken McDonald Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

If you're struggling to keep people engaged and loyal in your product or business, check out my FREE gamification course to learn how to do just that: professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse-web Can embracing failures and iterative improvement lead to lasting success and innovation in game creation? This conversation sheds light on how strategic experience design can achieve educational and business objectives while maintaining an element of fun and excitement. Michael also recounts his early struggles with teamwork and humility, as well as the tension between creative fulfillment and financial stability. From his tranquil morning rituals to his meticulous planning and innovative evening sessions, Michael shares invaluable insights into maintaining productivity and creativity. Michael Yang is a game designer with over a decade of industry experience, both in video games and board games. He's played an instrumental role in the release of over 20 games; everything from educational video games to mobile freemium games, to most recently making a lateral shift into Card Games as the designer and developer of Greater Than Game's hot new release, Compile. Michael dreams of making engaging content accessible to everyone and believes in the power of games to revolutionize lives and learning. Rob is a host and consultant at Professor Game as well as an expert, international speaker and advocate for the use of gamification and games-based solutions, especially in education and learning. He's also a professor and workshop facilitator for the topics of the podcast and LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) for top higher education institutions that include EFMD, IE Business School and EBS among others in Europe, America and Asia.   Guest Links and Info X/Twitter: @JustGravyLLC Boardgamegeek: boardgamegeek.com/user/JustGravy   Links to episode mentions: Proposed guest: Richard Garfield of Magic: The Gathering Recommended book: Anything Sci-Fi  The Art of Game Design: A Book Of Lenses by Jesse Schell Favorite game: World of Warcraft Keep the Heroes Out   Lets's do stuff together! Get started in Gamification for FREE! LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Ask a question

On this eclectic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are talking LOGISTICS in Minecart Town, CURRENCY in Pax Penning, and CONCEPTS THAT ARE AS LARGE AS DEATH in Compile! Have a great weekend!  Timestamps: 02:22 - Minecart Town 15:31 - Pax Penning 32:13 - Compile

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include Greater Milwaukee Committee President Joel Brennan and Milwaukee Bucks radio play-by-play announcer Dave Koehn. We wrap up with the new bets out for who will become the next president after Donald Trump, what are the odds of Aaron Rodgers sitting in the Oval Office?

The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Bloody Mary's, meat straws, beach tax, Seaside, Russell Brand, pickle ball, Andrew Woods joins the chat on Discord, Compile, Hamster Roll, Blank Slate, Scout, why Jerry failed to upload content and more. Enjoy!! Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs/ Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send emails to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com

In episode 77, we're talking about our annual year-end show retreat, sharing our top takeaways, organization hacks, and some creative touches we add to make our year-end show is a fun and unique experience!Annual Year-End Show Retreat HighlightsPre-Retreat PrepReview last season's recap to set clear goals.Streamline props and sets; reduce and repurpose where possible.Pre-plan with team: collaborative playlists, light decor, idea sharing via Google Docs.Brainstorm preschool production ideas in advance with voice recordings.Setting the Creative SceneRetreat held in a decor-rich setting inspired by Oz and Wicked themes.Green decor, custom banners, themed books, and collectibles for an immersive environment.Key team member Beth joined for early insight into props, sets, and coordination for smoother season planning.Retreat AgendaArrange costumes on poster boards for visual organization.Finalize show concepts, music, costume sizing, and themes.Develop massive planning spreadsheets, finalize dress rehearsal schedules, and outline communication materials for families.Compile visual boards for costume inspiration and show themes.Costume PlanningQuicker costume selection process.Frustrations with character costumes addressed.Organized costumes with garment bags and tags.Finished the lookbook ahead of schedule.Fun ElementsListening to themed playlists.Candy bar, themed drinks, bell for costume choices.Oz-inspired “explosion” cake and charcuterie board.Top 3 WinsDani: Detailed notes, organized props and sets, early hand-held prop orders.Becca: Completed lookbook early, streamlined decor, more organized with Beth's support for team questions.Pro Tip:Consider planning a day or afternoon retreat if a full weekend isn't possible.Did You Know? We offer a recital planning course! Your Fun Big Show is a Complete Recital Planning Course with an extra fun Confetti factor! We'll provide you with a proven formula and lots of tools to plan the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, CONFETTI-ational Fun Big Show ever!This Course allows you to listen and learn at your own pace to nearly 3 hours of recorded presentations from us, as well as all the notes, guides, resources and more! Purchase it today and your download will be emailed to you immediately!Related Episodes on Recital and Show PlanningPlanning YOUR Fun Big Show (+ Our Fave Recital Moments)!Fall Recital-A-RamaMake Recital Planning FunLet's Get Social! Join our FREE Confetti Circle Request to join our private Facebook Group Follow us on Insta, Facebook and Pinterest

In space, no one can hear you control the weather... Show Notes: Run Time: 2:00:09 Another two hour episode? Must mean we were recording two episodes in one day again! (That's exactly what happened, in fact!)  Welcome to the first of two spooky months! I hope you're ready for so many spooky times! (And some non-spooky times, as well.) This one we really went all out for, in terms of crafting a tale wholecloth on the air. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Next week's episode (which is about Darkstrife and Painstake) is already in the bag, but definitely send in questions for La Comodora's first appearance AND the upcoming Guise in hell episodes! And if you're going to be in Essen, Germany this weekend, come by our booth in Hall 2 and say hi! I'll be there running games of Defenders of the Realms and/or Compile!

Topics covered in this episode: uv venv --python & uv python Python 3.12.5 released Compile and use dependencies for multiple Python versions in Tox Catalog of Dark Patterns Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by ScoutAPM: pythonbytes.fm/scout Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Tuesdays at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Brian #1: uv venv --python & uv python I was reading this article Python Packaging is Great Now: uv is all you need It's a little too “look, a silver bullet” for me, but it did point out some cool uv stuff I didn't know about. uv venv venv --python 3.12 creates a virtual environment with Python 3.12, even if you didn't have 3.12 installed on your system already. If it doesn't work, try adding --python-preference managed uv python list shows all the python versions on your computer There's quite a few “experimental features” run Run a command or script (experimental) init Create a new project (experimental) add Add dependencies to the project (experimental) remove Remove dependencies from the project (experimental) sync Update the project's environment (experimental) lock Update the project's lockfile (experimental) tree Display the project's dependency tree (experimental) tool Run and manage tools provided by Python packages (experimental) python Manage Python versions and installations (experimental) uv add --dev pytest will add pytest to your dev dependencies. uv tree rocks uv might not have “solved packaging” (or maybe it might have) but it sure is fun to watch the experimentation of different workflows. Michael #2: Python 3.12.5 released Lots of changes, see the release notes Brian #3: Compile and use dependencies for multiple Python versions in Tox Viktor Rimark Cool idea to use the {envname}, which specifies the tox environment, in the name of a requirements-dev.txt file name. Then add a requirements tox target to generate pip-compile-ed files. Now I gotta try doing all of this with uv lock Then we need everyone to mod their tools to comply with PEP 571, when/if it's adopted (covered it last week) Michael #4: Catalog of Dark Patterns Including Bait and Switch Confirm Shaming Disguised Ads Roach Motel Fake Scarcity … Extras Brian: Recording of Hello, pytest! is done. Editing now. On track for the 19th (or before). Michael: Django 5.1 released Python 3.13.0 release candidate 1 released Joke: clownstrike ARS Technica article on DMCA for ClownStrike

What sets a fitness studio apart? It's about mastering the basics and implementing smart strategies. Join Mike Arce as he chats with Nick Page, the 26-year-old owner of The Trainer Page Fitness Studio. Nick's journey is remarkable; he grew his studio's revenue from $25K to $53K per month by focusing on continuous improvement, using virtual assistants effectively, and shifting from personal to group training. His story highlights the impact of dedicated leadership, data-driven decisions, and a cohesive team, illustrating how commitment and strategic thinking can lead to significant growth. The secret behind their incredible success?? Tune in to find out!  - To learn more go to LoudRumor.com Subscribe for new weekly videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Loud-Rumor   Free Resources Mentioned: How to Compile a Great Offer: https://bit.ly/3VYBliJ Intake Form-Turn Prospects Into Members: https://bit.ly/4cAY1Lm Scorecards- Measure Employee Performance: https://bit.ly/45Lmag4 - Let's Connect... Follow Nick On Instagram! Nick Page: @nickpage_nx ----------- Follow Us! Instagram: Mike Arce- CEO & Founder of Loud Rumor Loud Rumor- Where the Best Gyms Go to Grow  ----------- LinkedIn: Mike Arce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikearcelive/ Loud Rumor: https://www.linkedin.com/company/loud-rumor  

In this episode, host Chris goes into the essential strategies for scaling a real estate business from goose eggs to 24 deals per year. He offers actionable insights to help real estate professionals navigate common pitfalls and achieve sustained success.Takeaways:- Focus on the right activities. - Master the basics before getting fancy.- Turning your "shoulds" into "musts."- Lean on your network to find deals now and in the future.Action steps:- Compile a list of contacts and reach out consistently.- Concentrate on lead-generating activities.- Practice scripts to build confidence.- Transform "shoulds" into "musts" and maintain high motivation.- Provide value to contacts to leverage reciprocity.In-episode mentions:Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert CialdiniHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieHit Chris up: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChrisCraddockBusiness/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/craddrock/RESOURCES: 

Another Legacy episode, but younger! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:42:22 We're feeling the pressure of the looming Gen Con. Are you gonna be there? Will you be at this event? We hope so! Also, we talk about the Compile livestreams I've been doing lately with two Matts. Check them out on our Twitch channel! Next week's episode is an Editor's Note, which means we'll be doing a live recording this coming Friday, July 19th, at 11 AM Central! If you're a member of The Letters Page Patreon, you can join us! Please do!

Scott and Wes chat with Richard Davison from AWS about LLRT, a new runtime tailored specifically for Lambda. They dive into the benefits of using LLRT, challenges with JavaScript in serverless, and why Rust was chosen for its development. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:07 Who is Richard Davison? 05:11 What is LLRT and what's the motivation for building it? 08:25 AWS Lambda example. 11:20 What makes LLRT specifically tailored to Lambda? 14:55 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 15:22 Node.js in Lambda. 16:00 What are some challenges that people have with JavaScript in serverless? 17:20 Lambda memory configuration. 19:23 Managing cost of compute. 21:29 Simpler and faster than Node, Bun, Dino, but not a replacement. 22:31 The benchmarks. 27:00 Quick.js, the main reason for the performance gains. Fabrice Bellard QuickJS. 28:03 The Quick.js engine. 30:35 What was the reason behind creating Quick.js? 33:46 What made you pick Rust for LLRT? 36:34 Abstractions and the value of speed. 39:08 The JIT Compiler. 42:38 Compile cache. 43:27 De-optimizations. 44:59 Node.js Compat, what to use and avoid with LLRT. GitHub AWS Labs Compatibility Chart. 47:52 Will you target with WinterCG spec? 50:22 Streams API. 52:06 What about WebSockets? 53:10 Is this going to be promoted from a labs project? 54:49 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Richard: QuickJS Engine, JSLinux. Shameless Plugs Richard: Javascript Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

Don't Start Touching Things…First VIS-U-AL-IZATION  Start with the end in mind. We do this in our paid work, but now we need to do it for our meaty project. I know it's so exciting when you have all your supplies. But to be most effective, I want you to have a meaningful start. When you are done, come Labor Day, how does it look? AND how does it function? Will it effectively support you during the upcoming most productive weeks out of the year? Teacher When you think about going to school, how do you envision the Teacher Friday Workbox® effectively helping you with your administrative tasks? Compile the paper and slash pockets you need to make it a reality. Maybe set up a table in the corner of a room as your project station for the summer. Communicate with your family and remind them about planned neglect. Organizing Your Paper The first few steps are very much like starting the Teacher Friday Workbox®. And you get to start once you have time blocked out on your calendar. How much paper will you go through at time? Starting a Sunday Basket®? Consider the Paper Organizing Retreat or hire a professional paper organizer to help. And then plan it on your calendar. Organizing Your Health Journey When spaces are modified to support goals, goals are more likely achieved. Again visualize how the kitchen will best support your new goals. If it's losing weight, visualize how you want it to look. I know I'm looking forward to a half full refrigerator and replacing some items I will hand down to Abby and getting some new ones I have my eye on. Personal Development/Personal Spaces Reflect! This is time you are setting aside to reflect on who you are and what you want. I strongly encourage you to attend Embrace. I'd start there because you may find you want to do something different than before Embrace. This is also a time to think about your wants. It's not like “I deserve this.” No, maybe you have wanted something and everyone else has their needs met…go ahead and dream. And if it's in the budget, get it! What do you want your life to look like? Getting Your Kids Organized Dream with your kiddos how their rooms could look. Consider your budget and make a plan. I noticed I did this about every three years. Your kids have grown and are now different people. Make sure you know how you will do it because once you tell them they will want to start tomorrow! Organizing Your Family & Communal Spaces Just visualize functionality. I remember this lady who had a perfect home and when a magazine came to take pictures, they replaced some of her decor! It was in that moment that I realized even perfect isn't perfect. These are communal spaces and they will not stay organized long at all. This is the first floor of a two story home. Plan it out on your calendar when you will do each room and in what order.  Focus Since this is your summer long project, I want you thinking about it all the time. On the way to the grocery store you may have a great idea come to you; write it down. And the next time you get 5 minutes or 3 hours, you can implement that idea! EPISODE RESOURCES: The Sunday Basket® Teacher Friday Workbox® Paper Organizing Retreat The Productive Home Solution® Embrace Self-Guided Retreat Kids Program Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter  Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media!

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