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ENTRE NA LISTA DE ESPERA DO VIVER DE RENDA: https://r.vocemaisrico.com/2578c2bd18ABRA SUA CONTA NA COINBASE: https://r.vocemaisrico.com/72f2133408Ao longo da história, algumas mentes se destacaram tanto que passaram a ser lembradas como os maiores gênios da humanidade — indivíduos capazes de revolucionar a ciência, a arte, a filosofia e a forma como compreendemos o mundo.De Leonardo da Vinci a Einstein, de Mozart a Marie Curie, cada um deixou um legado que atravessa séculos e continua influenciando a vida de todos nós.Mas quem realmente merece o título de "maior gênio" de todos os tempos? Seria justo comparar um cientista como Newton com um artista como Shakespeare, ou cada área exige seus próprios critérios de genialidade?Quais nomes menos conhecidos, esquecidos pela história ou pouco celebrados no Ocidente, também deveriam estar nessa lista? E o que aprendemos, afinal, observando as trajetórias dessas mentes extraordinárias?Para conversar sobre isso e muito mais, convidamos Felipe Guisoli (Universo Narrado) para o episódio 313 do podcast Os Sócios. Falaremos sobre os maiores nomes da história humana, seus legados, suas histórias pessoais e por que continuamos fascinados por eles até hoje.Ele será transmitido nesta quinta-feira (27/08), às 12h, no canal Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidados: Felipe Guisoli @universonarrado
Hey this is Alex, welcome to... the chillest week in AI, since ... a long time. Chill, if you consider Moderna and MERK announcing a cancer vaccine and surging 115% in a day, a chill week. This week, the only two model drops we really saw came from the excellent Z.ai folks, they announced GLM 5.3, API only for now, and an amazing tiny release of Qwen 3.89 27B. In other big AI news, OpenAI announced they are pausing RL efforts (Reinforcement Learning) to focus on security and alignment post the scary AI Swarms hacking incident, dedicating up to 20% of compute towards reviewing agent thinking processes, and Stripe buying OpenRouter for a reported $8B! Sometimes the chill weeks are actually good, we're able to chat about how we use AI, what changed for us, and give our guests a bit of breathing room. This week, I invited Francesco from CUA to talk about computer use in open source + their new history plugin, Bin from HeyGen to talk about HyperFrames, a way for your agents to create videos and a breaking news guest, Jeff Huber from Chroma jumped on to talk about their new Foundations release, a unified memory for your agents! This was a great episode, I hope you'll like it, it's up here on Substack and everywhere you get your pod (Spotify, Youtube, Apple Podcasts). ThursdAI - Highest signal weekly AI news show is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Are we being fed slop again? (Is Claude dumb again?)Before we get to releases, this week on the show, I complained, again, that I feel my AI's are degrading. If this feels like de-ja-vu to you, it's because the same happened a year ago in September 2025 (and Anthropic admitting this 2 weeks later), and ... now this happens with Fable?You see, I use pretty much the same prompts, every week, preparing for the show. This is partly my way to evaluate new models and compare to existing and previous ones while also bringing you the best researched weekly show in AI. Well, this week, one after another, Claude Fable, which is... like the best intelligence, gave me such poor output, that I couldn't believe what I'm seeing. First, literally ignoring instructions that say “hey, show me all the items I've collected and let me pick the most important ones”, Fable instead sent all of them to my research pipeline, without showing me. This has worked, consistently, without fail, for the past... year? maybe more! This worked with open source models, worked with GPT, and now Fable, a Mythos Level LLM, is doing the most basic dumb s**t possible, ignoring the main reason I even have this workflow. And this wasn't just a fluke either, when asked to create a run of show document, and given an example, Fable produced this... whatever this is. This is the same document and same format that Fable produced for me during AI Engineer which got me thinking “ok, this is AGI”, and here, given an example, I got a completely unusable artifact, despite direct instructions, structure and example! I got to say, given that privately this week, Anthropic disclosed that they have passed $65B in revenue, which is absolutely insane, this doesn't add up. So I figured, ok Alex, maybe this is your prompts or skills. But no, LDJ came in with some charts that show degradation, one from MarginLab.ai that shows significant lowering on number of tool calls and average runtime recently (this is for Opus 5) and And another chart from modelverify.ai model drift monitor showing drift scores.Do we have anoher Claude Gate on our hands? Is your Fable/Opus behaving weird lately? Or did you completely switched away to other models? OpenAI pausing RL and focusing on safetyLook, when we covered the HF hacking incident and then the pacing the frontier letter, I didn't imagine that results will come this fast, but this week, OpenAI publicly announced that they are pausing RL training, which is the last step of models, until they get their sandboxes in order and align the models better. We all agreed on stage that this is likely a very good move, and Peter was really awe-struck at the 20% dedication of resources towards reviewing thought processes of models. Is this a good enough response to the scary hacking incident? we'll see, but I think this is the right move from OpenAI, and still, waiting for the full postmortem on the OpenAI security incident. Open Source LLMsQwen3.8-27B ties GPT-5.6 Luna and runs on a 4090 (X, HF, Announcement)Following the release of their flagship, Alibaba dropped a model that became a community darling overnight, Qwen 3.8 with just 27B parameters. This “tiny” model scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, same score as GPT 5.6 Luna at Max reasoning and 51 on Agentic index, beating Opus 4.8 MaxAll while running at around 68t/s on a 4090 GPU, and around 40 on max via MLX, hell it even does 11t/s on Xenova's WebGPU kernels right in the browser! This model exploded on the HuggingFace hub, with tons of quants, over 152 fine-tunes, it was downloaded over 10M times overall
We finally sit down for a show amidst dishwasher failures, trips out of town, listener meet-ups, and neighborhoods running rampant with dinosaurs! Obviously that last one was Oak Street, and we find time to get into The Diplomat and read from a month's worth of email. Bonus content: We talk about OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Read along with Mac - Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler Other great stuff we like: It's OK to Be Catholic Baritus Catholic Illustrations Pacem in Terris Retreat Center Picnic Blanket Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey Restoration of Christian Culture PDF Spiritual Direction.com Sam and Mena's podcast: Engaged at 18 https://www.fatimafarm.com/ liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press Wyoming Catholic Gregory the Great's St. Nicholas Guild Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee Find us on our website Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes Theme song by Mary Bragg. Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
ENTRE NA LISTA DE ESPERA DO VIVER DE RENDA: https://r.vocemaisrico.com/32dfe58945 A história do Brasil que você aprendeu na escola é a verdadeira, ou apenas a versão que interessava contar?Por que a história que aprendemos na escola parece ser tão diferente da história real do Brasil? Do "descobrimento" às revoltas coloniais, do Império às diferentes fases da República, muitos dos fatos que consideramos absolutos escondem versões mais complexas — e às vezes bem diferentes do que os livros didáticos ensinam.Será que a miscigenação foi apenas um processo cultural espontâneo, ou também uma estratégia política deliberada? Os bandeirantes foram heróis ou vilões — ou nenhum dos dois? A abolição foi mesmo uma conquista pessoal da Princesa Isabel? E até que ponto figuras como D. Pedro II, D. João VI e Getúlio Vargas foram simplificadas por narrativas que serviam a interesses específicos de cada época?Será que, de fato, a "sequência de fatos" que aprendemos é história ou apenas uma seleção conveniente de eventos? Quantas vezes tomamos como verdade absoluta episódios que, na realidade, escondem disputas de poder, interesses econômicos e escolhas estratégicas?Para responder a essa e outras perguntas, recebemos Rafael Nogueira no episódio 312 do podcast Os Sócios.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperini Convidado: Rafael Nogueira @nogueira.r
In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we begin a journey into one of the darkest and most overlooked chapters of the 20th century: the establishment of neocolonialism in Africa after the formal end of European empires.After the Second World War, the dreams of a genuinely independent Africa – of nations free from exploitation, able to chart their own futures – were mercilessly snuffed out by Western powers. Drawing on Susan Williams's brilliant White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonialisation of Africa, we explore the relationship between Ghana and Congo, and the forces that destroyed the hopes of the independence era.We begin with the brutal history of King Leopold II's Congo Free State – a territory nearly 80 times the size of Belgium, where an estimated 10 million Congolese people died as a consequence of forced labour, mutilation, and murder. The purpose of Belgian rule, as Kwame Nkrumah observed, was not to suppress slavery but to change its nature, to make it more profitable.But the exploitation did not end with formal decolonisation. The Congo's Shinkolobwe mine produced uranium of unparalleled richness – up to 75% uranium oxide, compared to ores from America that contained just 0.2%. This uranium was essential to the Manhattan Project, powering the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, the resource extraction continued, but through new means: corporate infiltration, debt, coups, and the tools of the Bretton Woods system.We trace the origins of American intelligence operations in Africa, from the OSS bases in Accra, Cape Town, and Addis Ababa, to the top-secret mission to protect Congolese uranium from falling into enemy hands. And we consider the broader tragedy of neocolonialism – how the West used every tool at its disposal to ensure that Africa's resources remained under its control, long after the flags of empire had been lowered.Topics covered:The Belgian Congo and the crimes of King Leopold IIThe forced labour system and the rubber tradeThe Shinkolobwe uranium mineThe Manhattan Project and the atomic bombThe OSS and early US intelligence in AfricaKwame Nkrumah and Pan-AfricanismThe tools of neocolonialism: debt, coups, and corporate powerThe continuing relevance of resource exploitation todaySusan Williams's White Malice is available from all good bookshops. Please consider buying from an independent retailer.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us – we are migrating from Patreon to Substack. Details in the show notes.Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperWebsite: explaininghistory.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SUMMARY: This episode is the second part and explores the flip side of OSS models. Last episode, we discussed the potential decline; this episode, we'll talk about the potential positive future of OSS models. Aaron and Brandon explore the future of open source AI models, the role of industry consortia, and how major tech companies like NVIDIA, Apple, and Google are shaping the AI landscape. They discuss the potential for open models to become industry standards and the strategic motivations behind these moves.SHOW: 1054SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1054 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/w238Y1ZKG1QSHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demo Topic: Are we seeing the end of OSS models?Why now? NVIDIA Open Secure AI Alliance (all except Anthropic joined) & Linux Foundation is managing proposalsPast: OSS runs the world… Up until now, there hasn't been an overarching “AI Model” project managed by the CNCF or Linux Foundation that has gained any tractionPresent: As model sizes increase, who pays for training? I think the DB market is the closest parallel here, and it's also where the most OSS rug pulls have happened in the past. Is this history repeating itself, but also a lesson learned because so many DB companies got burned?Future: Someone will have to donate a trillion+ parameter model to a foundation. My bet is NVIDIA will eventually drive this through Nemotron; it makes the most sense, and they have the most to lose if OpenAI and Anthropic take over and also eventually use their own chips.FEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow
GARANTA SUA VAGA NO PROGRAMA "DOBRE SEU LUCRO": https://r.vocemaisrico.com/5fc3f6cd35CONHEÇA A AQUILA: https://aquila.com.br/Muitos empreendedores sabem exatamente onde estão os problemas da própria empresa, mas simplesmente não conseguem resolvê-los. Falta de gestão, ausência de processos, sociedades mal estruturadas e uma dificuldade enorme de sair da zona de conforto — tudo isso vai, aos poucos, minando negócios que poderiam prosperar.Enquanto isso, o Brasil enfrenta seus próprios gargalos: alto custo de capital, insegurança jurídica e uma produtividade que praticamente não avança desde os anos 80.Diante disso, qual é o erro mais comum dos empreendedores brasileiros? Por que 90% das estratégias fracassam na hora de serem implementadas? Como saber se vale a pena ter um sócio — e o que realmente garante que essa sociedade não termine em briga judicial? Vale a pena colocar um filho para trabalhar na empresa da família, e como prepará-lo para realmente sucedê-la? E existe um caminho para o país deixar de "andar de lado" e se tornar, enfim, protagonista?Para responder a essas e outras perguntas, convidamos Raimundo Godoy, presidente executivo, sócio e cofundador do Instituto Áquila, para o episódio 311 do Podcast Os Sócios. Ele será transmitido nesta quinta-feira (13/08), às 12h, no canal Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidado: Raimundo Godoy
Why do the same arguments keep happening? Why do certain people trigger us so deeply? And what if the biggest obstacle in our relationships isn't the other person... but the unconscious patterns we've carried for years? In this episode of The Breaking Free Podcast, I sit down with Matt Castle, neurotransformational therapy practitioner and NLP life coach, for a powerful conversation on relationships, emotional healing, and personal transformation. Matt explains how emotional triggers are often unresolved patterns rather than problems created by other people. Together, we explore how changing the meaning we assign to our emotions can completely transform the way we experience conflict, connection, and love. The conversation also dives into fear, judgement, nervous system regulation, personal values, and the importance of becoming someone who responds rather than reacts. Matt also shares his own personal journey, including navigating ongoing court proceedings, parenting challenges, and how those experiences shaped his mission to support men going through separation and major life transitions. Whether you're single, dating, married, separated, or simply wanting healthier relationships, this episode offers practical insights to help you understand yourself and others on a much deeper level. In this episode: Why emotional triggers aren't your enemy The hidden patterns sabotaging relationships Responding instead of reacting How NLP can reshape emotional responses Fear, judgement and unconscious programming Aligning your values for stronger relationships Men's mental health after separation Parenting, resilience and personal growth Building emotional intelligence Creating healthier, more conscious relationships If you've ever wondered why the same relationship challenges keep showing up, this conversation may help you see them through a completely different lens. Thank you for listening and watching wherever in the world you are. Jump on BonCharge and grab yourself some protection from wifi, 5G, blue/red light and so much more… At the Checkout Use Code “Nath22” to receive 15% off. RESOURCES: Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgJniAABDY Part I Audio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/60Hmu3Wwy4HbLCzCUUh49p?si=f5b90eeaa0984719 Connect With Matt Castle: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.castle.397 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt.castle.397/ Website: https://emotionalrestorationproject.com Skool: https://www.skool.com/emotional-restoration-project-1981/about Retreat: https://emotionalrestorationproject.com/retreats Connect With Me (Nathan Francis Coach/Mentor) Substack: https://substack.com/@nathanfrancis Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/OSS.Health.Mind Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nath.francis69 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanfrancis222?_t=8iKxXw8R2ee&_r=1 Telegram: https://t.me/nathf94  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanfrancis__/ Email me anytime: nathanselfsabotage@gmail.com The Breaking Free Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fHxmfbFZwyZPIcOrjw3Hf?si=q42PtUR4Qeu8SvUuWDMrpw Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/breaking-free-podcast/id1657951151 Youtube: https://youtube.com/@nathanfrancis__?si=df69YA7zK-CUeG8-
Historikern Dick Harrison om hur imperier faller och vilken roll krig spelar när stormakter går under. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Det har gått 35 år sedan några dramatiska augustidagar i Moskva som ledde fram till Sovjetunionens sönderfall. Men tre och ett halvt decennium senare frodas den ryska stormaktsdrömmen igen.Varför sitter imperietanken så djupt rotad i Kreml och vad kan historien lära oss om hur imperier faller?I veckan gästas Radiokorrespondenterna Ryssland av Dick Harrison, professor i historia vid Lunds universitet och författare, bland annat till boken ”Imperiernas fall”.Programledare: Johanna MelénProducent: Marina Nilsson Malmström
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Brandon explore the potential decline of open-source models in AI, discussing market trends, financial challenges, and the future of OSS in the AI landscape.SHOW: 1053SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1053 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/-9iwoC5-muESHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demo Topic: Are we seeing the end of OSS models?Why now? The trend towards fewer and fewer Apache models on the high end.Past: The OSS “rug pull” joke comes to mind: HashiCorp, MongoDB, Redis, Elastic Present: Governments might jump in: The US Government with Mythos and GPT. Rumors are that China might start to restrict their high-end. Companies:Kimi K3 as an example, 100M users or 20M in revenue. Others that used to be Apache are now closedFuture: Maybe something like a Modified MIT license will likely be the future, as the models now cost millions to produce and the shelf life is measured in weeks to monthsFEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow
Reddit has questions about bisexuality… and some of them are MESSY. With Jess away on maternity leave, Lawrence is joined by returning guests Bradford and Angela from By the Bi to tackle Reddit's wildest bisexual dilemmas. From women refusing to date bisexual men and the double standards surrounding bi relationships, to discovering same-sex attraction later in life, the trio unpack where personal preference ends and biphobia begins — and why bisexuality still gets tangled up with assumptions about cheating, masculinity, monogamy and commitment. Want more of this smut? Join our Patreon for extra spicy content! Bradford & Angela’s Links Website Instagram Sponsors: “Flirt” https://flirtadultstore.com.au (use promo code: secret15) “Stigma Health” https://www.stigmahealth.com (use promo code: secretspot20) New to the podcast? Don't worry — you can catch up on all 100+ spicy episodes anytime, anywhere. Got a fantasy, story, or sexy prompt you'd love us to read on-air? DM us or drop it in our inbox Instagram (Podcast) Reddit (Podcast) TikTok (Podcast) Facebook (Club) Instagram (Club) X (Club) Our Secret Spot is a multi-award-winning swingers club. Want to join the party IRL? Purchase your tickets here: UPCOMING EVENTS Want to connect with other open-minded folks?Join our Online Member’s Area — where you can share stories, plan meetups, and stay in the loop on all things OSS. Get in touch with us:Email | Phone – 1300 OSS 069 Love the pod? A 5-star Google review goes a long way. Leave yours [here]. The post Reddit's Wildest Bisexual Dilemmas (with By the Bi) appeared first on Our Secret Spot.
Last time we spoke about the ending of the Second Battle of Changsha. In late September and early October 1941, Chinese commander Chen Cheng planned an operation to retake Yichang, a strategic Yangtze River city whose control was essential for protecting the approach to Chongqing. Japanese forces were pulling back from Changsha, weakened by supply problems and casualties, which created an opportunity for Chen to intensify his campaign. Yichang had been captured by Japan in 1940, a defeat that Chen carried as a personal and political burden. He therefore moved to encircle the Japanese 13th Division inside Yichang and drive it to collapse. Although the Chinese held a clear manpower advantage—fourteen divisions against the encircled Japanese—progress was slowed by stubborn fighting from prepared, entrenched positions. The battle inside the city produced desperate close-quarters combat and heavy casualties, showing how the fate of Yichang and the wider defense of Chongqing were tightly linked. #214 War hits the Pacific Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. The guns fell silent on October 9, 1941, as the Ninth War Zone's forces restored their pre-battle positions, marking the end of the Second Battle of Changsha. The balance sheet was grim on both sides, but it was China that bore the heavier cost. The Ninth Military Front suffered 70,672 killed, wounded, or missing. The concurrent Yichang offensive added a further 21,368 casualties to the Sixth Military Front, a force that outnumbered its Japanese opponents ten to one yet still failed to retake the city. By the time the dust settled, the Chinese army had lost nearly 100,000 men across both theatres. The Chinese command was frank, at least in private, about what had gone wrong. The Japanese had moved with a speed that recalled Blitzkrieg, advancing 130 kilometres in eleven days and withdrawing at twelve kilometres a day, catching the defenders perpetually off-balance. The 26th, 37th, 10th, and 74th Corps had been picked apart piecemeal rather than fighting in concert, the original plan to destroy the Japanese south of the Miluo River coming to nothing. Elite formations had paid a disproportionate price: the 74th Corps suffered 14,521 casualties, the 37th Corps 14,015, and the 58th Division alone lost 6,192 of its 11,907 men, nearly its entire fighting strength. Yet none of this was the story the public would hear. On October 10th, China's National Day, radio stations announced the "Second Great Victory in Northern Hunan", the annihilation of over 40,000 enemy troops. Newspapers rushed out special editions. Congratulatory telegrams flooded in from government ministries and civic organizations. Senior officials seized on the moment: Sun Ke, Premier of the Executive Yuan, declared that the victory "laid the foundation for the counter-offensive and the recapture of Hankou and Guangzhou," while General Bai Chongxi called it "the pivotal moment for us to turn defeat into victory." Chiang Kai-shek, reading through the pages of triumphant commentary produced overnight by his propagandists, was reportedly impressed by their industry, if not convinced by their content. He had not wanted to call it a victory at all, but the political calculus was unavoidable: after four years of war, an exhausted nation needed the psychological sustenance that only "victory" could provide. The gap between public performance and private reality was nowhere more visible than in the arrival of a twenty-two-member international press delegation on October 13th. Journalists from Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Hong Kong, and major Chinese newspapers were flown to Changsha and carefully guided through selected battlefields, where they inspected mountains of war trophies and heard testimony from soldiers and civilians. They left satisfied, presenting their war souvenirs—swords, binoculars, Japanese military flags—to their audiences back home as proof of Chinese heroism and Japanese defeat. Both China and Japan were claiming victory simultaneously. The only conclusion the foreign press could draw was that one side was lying, and it was not the side that had shown them the evidence. Chiang Kai-shek's real verdict came at the Third Nanyue Military Conference, held from October 16 to 21. His anger was withering. He condemned his generals for their obsession with defending sprawling outer perimeter lines while leaving city centres barely fortified, a mentality so rigid, he said, that the Japanese could announce the exact time of their advance and withdrawal in advance and still execute it on schedule without interference. "Generals, what a disgrace this is!" On the failure to capture prisoners, only 263 prisoners were claimed across the entire front, of whom only 16 names were actually published, he was almost incredulous: "We can definitely defeat the enemy, capture many enemy prisoners, and seize countless enemy weapons! Even if we cannot capture ten thousand prisoners, we should at least capture a thousand! If not a thousand, then at least a hundred! But now, you don't even have ten!" The conference handed down punishments to match the rhetoric. Liao Lingqi, commander of the shattered 58th Division, was sentenced to death for desertion and shot on October 22nd. His men were so outraged that three regimental commanders resigned in protest; the division was pulled from the order of battle entirely and given three months to rebuild. Li Yutang, commander of the 10th Corps, was dismissed—though the Third Battle of Changsha would begin before his replacement could take post, and he would be reinstated to play a key role in the city's defence. On the Japanese side, the 11th Army acknowledged 1,670 killed, 5,184 wounded, and 14 missing, far fewer than Chinese claims, though post-war regimental histories suggest the true figure was higher. Lieutenant General Anami, who had championed the operation, found himself stung by the charge that the battle had served mainly as material for Chinese propaganda. On November 23rd, he reportedly reacted with visible displeasure when someone in his headquarters said as much aloud. Anami's annoyance was easy enough to understand, but the accusation carried a troubling degree of accuracy. The Second Battle of Changsha had yielded no decisive strategic gain and no substantial alteration in the military balance. What it did generate, rather effectively, was a story and by the autumn of 1941, stories were one of the few things China still had in plentiful supply. The most consequential struggles were taking place not along the Miluo River, but in foreign ministries and embassies, in Washington and Moscow, in the messages passing between Chongqing and London, and in the increasingly strained calculations of statesmen trying to determine, amid rapidly changing circumstances, whom to support and for how long. For Chiang Kai-shek, the challenge was never merely military. It was structural, and had been so from the outset. He had always seen clearly, precisely because he understood China's weakness, that Japan could not be defeated by China alone. The country lacked the industrial base, the logistical reach, and after four years of relentless attrition more and more the manpower needed to force a decisive result on the battlefield. China's survival depended on making its war inseparable from the wars of other powers. Since 1937, Chiang's diplomacy had pursued that single objective: convincing enough great powers that their interests were aligned with China's, and holding that coalition together long enough for Japan to be subdued. That effort turned out to be vastly more difficult than it ought to have been. The problem started with the international order in which the war emerged. Chiang had hoped to assemble a concert of allies willing to help defend China against Japanese aggression. He was blocked not just by the reluctance of neutral states to aid China, but by the speed with which alliances shifted in the opening years of the Second World War. He had never welcomed the prospect of a general European conflict, correctly fearing that it would push China even further to the margins of world attention. Even so, he recognized that once the lines had hardened between the imperial democracies and fascism, new alignments might become possible. From his perspective, the growing amity between Berlin and Moscow was therefore disastrous. He had been eager to draw the USSR into war against Japan. Instead, the Soviets were now effectively aligned with the Nazis, who were themselves allied with Tokyo. The world created after Versailles had already enraged many Chinese. After all, the May Fourth demonstrations of 1919 had arisen directly from the settlement reached at the Paris Peace Conference. Yet that older order had at least possessed recognizable anchors, especially the dominance of the two great European empires and the United States. Now those empires were weakening, and no one could say with confidence what the new geopolitical order would be. For all Chiang knew, Germany might emerge as Europe's new dominant power. The early years of the European war produced a bewildering spectacle of diplomatic realignment. The Nationalist government had previously enjoyed a short-lived flirtation with Nazi Germany. In fact, Hitler's regime continued supplying Chiang with munitions in the first months of China's war against Japan. The Anti-Comintern Pact of 1936 had theoretically joined Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis, but mutual distrust prevented them from forming anything like a fully coherent alliance. Chiang found it useful to imply to Western powers that he might be pushed into closer alignment with Germany, a particularly disturbing possibility for the USSR, which faced enemies in both Europe and Asia. But eventually the contradictions in German policy toward East Asia became too severe. In April 1938, Germany yielded to Japanese pressure and ended its support for China. Britain offered little meaningful help. Neville Chamberlain became prime minister in May 1937 at the head of a Conservative-led National Government, and was quickly overwhelmed by the deteriorating European situation. If Czechoslovakia was for him a "far-off country of which we know nothing," China's fate was even more distant and obscure to many, perhaps most policymakers in London. The Nationalists had more success in cultivating the United States. At the Nine-Power Conference in Brussels in November 1937, the Chinese delegation failed to persuade Washington to impose sanctions on Japan and confront it directly. By the middle of 1938, however, American views were beginning to shift. As Japan pushed deeper into southern China, it became increasingly obvious that the occupied territory would be closed to foreign trade. In December 1938, Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau arranged a private American loan of $25 million to China, to be repaid through shipments of tung oil, a varnish product whose real importance lay not in itself, but in what the arrangement signified: a quiet American expression of faith that Chongqing would survive. Chiang also held on to the hope of an even less likely partnership. He had become fiercely anti-Communist during the 1920s, yet in the early years of the anti-Japanese war his greatest hope still rested on Soviet entry into the conflict. Soviet advisers and pilots had aided China from 1937 to 1939, but the USSR never formally declared war on Japan. Still, as Japanese aggression in northern Asia intensified, it remained possible that the Soviets would eventually be drawn in. Then, as so often happened whenever Chiang tried to impose some control over the course of the war, events beyond China's borders altered the struggle in fundamental ways. While Western attention remained fixed on Europe's darkening horizon, a battle with major consequences for East Asia unfolded on the frontiers of Outer Mongolia, Manchukuo, and the eastern Soviet Union. Throughout much of 1938 and early 1939, one faction within the Japanese Imperial Army sought to pressure the Soviets along their eastern frontier. The USSR appeared vulnerable; Stalin's paranoid purges had executed or exiled many of the Red Army's best officers. In May 1939, fighting broke out near Nomonhan between forces from Soviet-backed Mongolia and Japanese troops from Manchukuo. Within days, both sides had reinforced heavily, until nearly 60,000 Soviet troops faced about 40,000 soldiers from the Kwantung Army. Over the next four months, until mid-September, they fought a major battle ending in a decisive Japanese defeat and establishing the reputation of General Georgi Zhukov, who would later become one of Stalin's most celebrated wartime commanders. The much-derided Soviet Army had fought with formidable effectiveness, and the result was not only a ceasefire but also a nonaggression pact between the two sides, extinguishing, in one stroke, Chiang's hopes for a Chinese-Soviet military alliance. The final blow came after developments in northern Europe. In the Winter War of 1939–1940, the Soviet invasion of Finland led Britain and France to back a motion expelling the USSR from the League of Nations. China, then a member of the League Council, declined to use its veto to block the resolution. Stalin was enraged by Chiang's failure to prevent Soviet expulsion, and mutual suspicion thereafter poisoned relations between the two leaders for the rest of the war against Japan. China would now have to continue without further major Soviet backing. By the spring of 1940, China's position had become deeply precarious. In March, senior Japanese negotiators sought an agreement with Chiang in Chongqing, while Wang Jingwei was trying to formalize his rival Nationalist government in Nanjing. This effort, known in Chinese as the Tong Operation, and in Japanese as Operation Kiri, led to talks in Hong Kong from March 7 to 10, 1940. Militarily, the Nationalists were in grave danger: the United States remained neutral, and Europe was in chaos. Indeed, that same spring, with France seemingly near collapse, the British government also sent out discreet feelers to explore the possibility of a negotiated peace with Germany. For China, Western assistance was nowhere in sight. The Japanese judged the moment favorable for pressing Chiang toward concessions. Faced with serious danger to his regime, Chiang allowed the door to negotiation to open just slightly. As a consequence, the Japanese delayed full recognition of Wang Jingwei's new government. Through the summer and autumn of 1940, Tokyo remained uncertain about the defector. Prominent Japanese figures such as Count Arima Yoriyasu of the Privy Council said Wang's conduct demonstrated his untrustworthiness, and Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yōsuke continued to express interest in an agreement with Chongqing. Zhou Fohai captured the defectors' frustration, men who believed they had made the highest patriotic sacrifice when he wrote: "Chongqing sees us as collaborators, we see ourselves as heroes. We think only peace can save the country — that's why we think of ourselves as heroes. If we end up classed as heroes, then China and Japan will be at peace. If we end up classed as collaborators, then China and Japan will never be at peace."That formulation conveyed something genuine about the moral dizziness of the period. Most of the defectors were not men devoid of principles; they were men whose principles had carried them to a place that history would find exceptionally hard to pardon. The "New Fourth Army Incident" brought to a close one of the most consequential years in modern Chinese political history. The battle of ideas unfolding in 1940 was already visible to informed contemporaries. Early in 1941, US Ambassador Nelson Johnson sent Washington a detailed assessment of the Chinese political situation in reply to another report passed along by Major Evans Carlson, an American officer who had made an extensive journey through the Chinese interior. The contrast between the two documents revealed a widening split in American views of China. Carlson, together with his travelling companion, the New Zealander Rewi Alley, had become increasingly sympathetic to the Communists after visiting their territories in 1938 and admiring their discipline. Carlson described the Nationalists as moving toward "fascism," and argued that American aid should be conditioned on Chiang's government being compelled to adopt more "democratic" institutions. Johnson strongly disagreed. It was "only normal and natural," he wrote, that the Nationalists wanted to retain power, but during the war they had established the National Political Consultative Council, in which multiple parties, including the Communists, were represented. He also noted that the CCP could publish its own newspaper in Chongqing in a way that would have been impossible before the war. One might have expected the Nationalists to use the war as a justification "to extinguish . . . all political opposition," yet instead they had chosen to "muddle along." Johnson further thought that the influence of competing cliques inside the Nationalist Party had been overstated. Chiang Kai-shek, by contrast, had "grown in stature, as he has come to be recognized as the symbol of united resistance to Japanese encroachment"; ultimately, "it is he who makes the final decisions." Johnson did agree with Carlson that Chiang's regime was hesitant to encourage a broad-based popular movement animated by anything beyond anti-Japanese feeling, though he also pointed to Nationalist cooperative programs and county-level reforms. But he rejected the idea that American support should depend on sweeping political transformation. Chiang was committed to continuing the war against Japan, and Washington should back him in that effort. In a notably farsighted passage, Johnson wrote: "It is my view that since the fall of the Manchu dynasty and the collapse of the traditional Chinese concept of government the Chinese people have been feeling their way along toward a new evolving form of government. A definitive form of government has not yet been established and may not be established for decades; it may or may not be in the form of a democracy, but it will be a type of government that will be adapted to the needs of China and its people." The tension between these two American interpretations, Carlson's idealized belief in the Communists and Johnson's pragmatic support for Chiang was more than a minor bureaucratic dispute. It foreshadowed a debate that would dominate American foreign policy for the next decade, and would still echo when the People's Republic was proclaimed in 1949. The disastrous experience of 1940 seemed to cast doubt on whether any future for China existed outside the Japanese Empire. As 1941 wore on, another dreadful event shook the exhausted wartime capital. On June 5, Chongqing endured roughly five hours of bombing, driving the population into air-raid shelters. In one tunnel in the Shibati district, the conditions were even worse than usual. The large shelter was supposed to have lights and electric fans, but the generators had never been connected. Inside, the air was dark, hot, and suffocating. Around ten that evening, people began emerging from the tunnel when rumors spread that the Japanese were returning with poison-gas bombs. Air-raid wardens forced people back inside, even as others were still trying to come out. Bodies toppled over one another, and panic spread as people realized they could not breathe. Over the next few hours, hundreds died underground in the darkness. The exact number was never definitively established: the official figure was 461, though a contemporary police report placed it far higher, at 1,527. What rescuers remembered most vividly were the tortured expressions of the dead, people tangled together in each other's arms as they lost consciousness, clothing ripped to shreds by desperate hands clawing at one another, and bodies so drenched in sweat that they looked as though they had been soaked in water. One survivor, Tang Zhengchang, remembered a hand reaching out from a pile of corpses and pleading, "Sir, please help me . . ." The grip on Tang's shorts was so tight that it pulled them off; he escaped the tunnel naked from the waist down. Official descriptions of the disaster were softened. Even so, the tragedy deepened the city's gloom and in a place already saturated with grief, an added layer of darkness mattered a great deal. Yet events elsewhere would soon offer the National Government a narrow margin of hope. Late in 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election as president of the United States. "I am not going to send your boys into any foreign wars," he had proclaimed during the campaign against Wendell Willkie. But Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull both understood that Nazi domination of Europe posed a grave challenge to American influence there. And with China's "Open Door" to trade effectively shut by Japanese occupation, it was becoming increasingly clear that strict neutrality might not remain viable. In a 1941 report on China's domestic and foreign situation, Ambassador Johnson noted that during Germany's sweeping victories across Europe in mid-1940, the Chinese had become anxious about whether the Allies would remain committed to their cause. Britain's refusal to surrender, however, together with continuing Soviet goodwill, lifted public morale in China. People now looked toward the United States and Britain for support and felt that "victory" was "virtually theirs." Then, on June 22, 1941, the world awoke to news that roughly three million German soldiers were advancing into the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the USSR, dramatically overturned the nonaggression that had governed relations between the two major European dictatorships for the previous two years. It transformed the war in Europe entirely. Less obviously, it also transformed the war in Asia. Thanks to intelligence leaks, Chiang Kai-shek had already realized that war between Germany and the USSR was likely. After the neutrality treaty between the USSR and Japan was signed on April 13, 1941, Chiang predicted that the United States would be drawn into the Asian war, and even that Japan might eventually reverse course and strike the Soviet Union. If that happened, China would become the critical Asian ally of both Washington and Moscow. Stalin had been caught off guard by the German assault — largely because he ignored increasingly urgent warnings from senior colleagues receiving intelligence from well-placed spies in Germany and the Comintern, eager to preserve its alliances, now pressed the Chinese Communists to cooperate more closely with the Nationalists. On June 23, 1941, the CCP Central Committee responded with a declaration that it would "persevere in the Anti-Japanese United Front, persevere in Nationalist-Communist cooperation," and would align itself with the British, the Americans, and others resisting the "fascist rulers" of the Axis. In Chongqing and Yan'an, the German attack on the Soviet Union was interpreted as a hopeful sign that Japan's fortunes might be beginning to turn. In Nanjing, the reaction was different. On June 22, Zhou Fohai recorded in his diary that, although the outcome "cannot be predicted," members of the Nanjing regime "all believe Germany will win and will take Moscow within two months." Zhou speculated that Japan could not easily reconcile its neutrality treaty with the USSR and its membership in the Anti-Comintern Pact, which was supposed to unite the Axis against Soviet expansionism. Still, because Germany had struck first, Japan was under no formal obligation to help. Zhou also continued to view events through a lens he had never abandoned: that of Chinese nationalism. "If Chongqing joins the Allies and they win," he wrote, "then this is good for China." If they lost, it would be disastrous for Chiang Kai-shek; but because Wang Jingwei had established a government in Nanjing under Japanese sponsorship, China now had "a foot in both boats." It was a ruthless calculation, but not a wholly dishonorable one. Zhou was not merely advancing Japanese interests. He was hedging, wagering on multiple futures in the name of a China he believed would endure beyond whatever constellation of powers happened to dominate at the moment. Whether posterity would judge that conduct prudent or collaborative was a question he could neither settle nor live to see resolved to his satisfaction. The summer of 1941 marked a major geopolitical turning point in the war. Until then, the conflicts in China and Europe had remained separate, if desperate, struggles on the Eurasian continent. Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union now forced Japan to decide whether it too would enter war against the USSR. Debate in Tokyo was brief. Although some officials, including Foreign Minister Matsuoka, favored striking north before moving south, both the Kwantung Army and the Navy advised against helping Germany at least until Germany had succeeded in drawing substantial Soviet forces away from Siberia and into Europe. Konoye, once again prime minister, agreed. With the northern option set aside, Japanese leaders turned toward another great power instead: the United States. Japan's failure to gain further decisive momentum in China had fueled demands for broader regional expansion, especially into Southeast Asia, with its abundant oil, rubber, and other strategic resources. From 1940 onward, measures such as the pressure to close the Burma Road made it increasingly obvious that Tokyo had adopted a more aggressive posture in Asia. Unable to subdue China, Japanese policymakers chose instead to escalate the conflict still further. Japanese political life had become ever more dominated by the unresolved war in China. As early as 1938, military expenditures consumed about 70 percent of the national budget, and that same year a National Mobilization Bill granted the government "total war control" over the zaibatsu, Japan's major industrial conglomerates. By 1940, the New Order was making itself felt throughout everyday life, with campaigns against luxury and extravagant consumption taking on new prominence. In February 1940, a parliamentarian was expelled from the Diet simply for daring to criticize the "holy war" in China. In such an atmosphere, retreat from imperial ambitions became increasingly unthinkable. That figure, 70 percent of the national budget devoted to the military is worth dwelling on, because it reveals something essential about the trap in which Japanese strategists had placed themselves. The war in China had not been won, yet abandoning it would have meant admitting a failure so severe that it would have shaken the ideological and institutional foundations of military supremacy in Japanese politics. The only apparent ways out required pushing further in: more conquest, more extraction, more expansion. The logic was brutally clear, and profoundly destructive. The Roosevelt administration watched these developments with growing alarm. Though still formally neutral, the United States was already using Lend-Lease to provide major assistance to Britain and the Soviet Union in their struggles against Germany. It now expanded aid to China as well. On February 10, Roosevelt's representative Lauchlin Currie visited Chongqing to inform Chiang Kai-shek that the United States would soon provide $45 million in military equipment. General John Magruder, head of the small AMMISCA mission, the American Military Mission in China had been sent to Chongqing in September 1941, as part of quiet preparation for possible Chinese entry into an alliance against Japan. The China branch of the OSS, precursor to the CIA, was led by General William "Wild Bill" Donovan, whom Roosevelt had dispatched to China in early 1941. The Americans repeatedly tried to discourage Japan from moving south into Southeast Asia, but relations only grew more confrontational. Japan occupied the southern part of French Indochina, and in response the United States imposed an oil embargo in July 1941. The consequences were immense. Japan imported around 80 percent of its oil from the United States. Without that supply, its navy, the essential instrument for southern expansion had reserves for perhaps eighteen months. The real question facing Tokyo, then, was not whether it must act, but how soon. Unable any longer to resist mounting military pressure for war, Konoye resigned on October 16 and was replaced as premier by General Tōjō Hideki. Tokyo accelerated its preparations for conflict with the Western powers. Planned targets included Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies, and the Philippines. I should note, if you want to learn about all of this history in more detail, you can go check out the pacific war channel on youtube. I have a chronological series that is just now talking about events like the Japanese invasion of french indochina and the road to pearl harbor. Throughout the autumn of 1941, increasingly desperate negotiations took place between Japan and the United States. Washington insisted that Japan withdraw from China; Tokyo was equally firm that it would do no such thing. From the Japanese point of view, the demand to leave China was not a serious negotiating position but a demand for national humiliation a call to repudiate four years of war, vast casualties, and the ideological basis of Japanese militarism in a single diplomatic act. In the end, the gulf between the two positions could not be bridged. While civilian and military leaders in Tokyo argued over the pace at which they should move toward war, few among Japan's rulers doubted that war was coming. At the imperial conference of November 5, it was formally agreed that if no satisfactory diplomatic solution had been reached by December 1, war would follow soon after. Talks in Washington between Ambassador Nomura Kichisaburō, diplomat Kurusu Saburō, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull led nowhere. On November 26, Hull delivered a note repeating the American position that Japan must withdraw from both China and Indochina. On December 1, the imperial conference resolved to go to war; the following day, the date of attack was fixed as December 8, December 7 by American time. In one sense, this was the culmination toward which the entire previous decade had been moving. The war in China had started as a localized conflict, then expanded into a continental one, and was now about to become something larger still: a truly global war, stretching from the North Atlantic to the western Pacific. China's long, lonely resistance would suddenly gain new dimensions and new allies, though not the ones Chiang had spent four years trying to cultivate, and not under circumstances he would have chosen. In the early morning of December 7, 1941, the US Pacific Fleet lay anchored at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, its sailors and officers still largely asleep as dawn crept across the Pacific. The attack did not come without warning signs, American and Japanese diplomats had been locked in increasingly desperate negotiations throughout the autumn, each side hardening its position until no room remained to maneuver. Washington had demanded that Japan withdraw from China, a condition Tokyo viewed not as a serious opening offer but as a demand for national humiliation: a call to repudiate four years of brutal war, hundreds of thousands of casualties, and the entire ideological foundation upon which Japanese militarism rested. No agreement was possible on those terms, and both sides privately knew it. The strike force assembled in secret was formidable. Six aircraft carriers, the Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, and Zuikaku had sailed under strict radio silence across the North Pacific, launching their aircraft in two successive waves before the American base had any meaningful chance to respond. The first wave of approximately 183 planes swept in just before 8 a.m., targeting the rows of battleships moored along Battleship Row and the military airfields at Wheeler, Hickam, and Ford Island simultaneously, ensuring that American aircraft could not scramble in time to mount an effective defense. A second wave of roughly 170 planes followed less than an hour later, pressing the attack on damaged ships and harbor installations. The destruction was staggering. The battleship Arizona suffered a catastrophic magazine explosion after a armor-piercing bomb penetrated her forward decks, killing nearly 1,177 of her crew in minutes, almost half of the total American dead from the entire attack. The Oklahoma capsized after being struck by multiple torpedoes. The West Virginia and California sank at their moorings. In total, seventeen vessels were damaged or destroyed, and the vast majority of military aircraft at the nearby airfields were caught on the ground and obliterated before they could take flight. Around 2,400 Americans were killed and another 1,100 wounded, making it the deadliest single attack on American soil or territory in the nation's history to that point. Yet the attack was not a complete strategic success for Japan. The US Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers, the vessels that would ultimately decide the naval war in the Pacific happened to be at sea that morning and escaped unharmed. The harbor's fuel storage and repair facilities were also left largely intact, allowing the fleet to reconstitute faster than Japanese planners had anticipated. What Japan achieved in tactical devastation, it partly squandered in strategic miscalculation. The attack ended American neutrality instantly and irrevocably. The following day, President Roosevelt addressed Congress, calling December 7 "a date which will live in infamy," and within hours the United States declared war on Japan. For China, after more than four years of fighting alone, the blow that devastated Pearl Harbor paradoxically carried a thread of desperate hope at last, the great power Chiang Kai-shek had spent years trying to draw into the conflict had arrived, not under circumstances he would have chosen, but arrived nonetheless. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. After years of fighting, China's situation darkened in 1941 with intense bombing of Chongqing and fears of poison-gas attacks. Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June shifted alliances and pressured Japan toward wider war. Japan escalated plans for Southeast Asia, suffered an oil embargo, and negotiations with the United States broke down over withdrawing from China and Indochina. Then the Pearl Harbor attack began the Pacific War.
https://clearmeasure.com/developers/forums/ Today's guest is a true heavyweight in the .NET open-source world — someone whose work has quietly, but profoundly, shaped the way countless developers build software. Jimmy Bogard is the creator and maintainer of two very popular OSS libraries in the .NET ecosystem: AutoMapper and MediatR. If you've ever tried to simplify object mapping or decouple application logic, chances are you've used his tools. Based in Austin, Texas, Jimmy is an independent software consultant and a 15+ year recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award — every year since 2009. AutoMapper alone has been around for 17 years and racked up hundreds of millions of downloads. It started as a personal tool to streamline development for client projects and grew into a global standard for object mapping. Github eShop - https://github.com/jbogard/eShop Jimmy's Github - https://github.com/jbogard AutoMapper Github - https://github.com/AutoMapper/AutoMapper/releases AutoMapper Nuget - https://www.nuget.org/packages/automapper/ MediatR Nuget - https://www.nuget.org/packages/MediatR MediatR Github - https://github.com/jbogard/MediatR/releases Jimmy's Website - https://www.jimmybogard.com/ Jimmy's Website / AutoMapper - https://www.jimmybogard.com/automapper-and-mediatr-licensing-update/ Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast: Episode 356 Episode 264 Episode 98 Episode 11 Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump closed down the White House all day today after Iran won't let him surrender.Then, on the rest of the menu, two impeachments and thirty-four criminal convictions didn't work, so top lawyers are working on a stratagem to haul Trump out of office in an under-the-radar law; pogrom detainees allege torture as Trump's for-profit death camps deploy ‘involuntary medical procedures;' and, just like the Central Park Five who were found innocent, Trump still wants to execute the former Olympian who did nothing to his botched blue pool project.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a former Thai lawmaker was arrested after killing the head of a government administrative organization outside his offices; and, a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia and neighboring Ecuador today, forcing people to evacuate homes and buildings.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Host Edith interviews retired US Air Force officer and historical fiction/children's author Steve Doherty about his novels inspired by a WWII covert operative he interviewed in 1995 (renamed Jonathan Preston), whose missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater were classified for 50 years. Doherty explains how Preston and teammate George Linka worked with British intelligence and the OSS on dozens of missions across Southeast Asia, using disguises, languages, and local operatives. They discuss Doherty's fifth novel, Crossroads, a postwar story set during Japan's reconstruction involving war-crimes pursuits, a vengeful Japanese general turned criminal leader, and a real sacred katana used to lure him out via a kabuki play. Doherty also shares lessons on self-publishing pitfalls, active research, character development, dialogue, editing, and his children's books promoting values, which he gives away.Find out more about Steve:https://steve-doherty-books.comChapters00:00 Podcast Welcome00:41 Meet Jonathan Preston01:51 Secret Missions Revealed06:09 Elite Spy Training14:57 Disguises And Languages18:01 Publishing Lessons Learned22:38 Crossroads Prologue Research26:27 Postwar Japan Revenge Plot44:52 Writing Process And Origins46:31 From Articles To Novels50:43 Why Historical Fiction52:55 Writing By Instinct55:33 Making Characters Human59:25 Dialogue And Character Bios01:03:32 Building Foreign Characters01:05:42 Active Research Process01:08:01 Ten Novel Milestone01:08:52 Children Books Mission01:11:42 Advice For Writers01:16:58 Editing And Working With Editors01:19:42 Family Coauthors And Confidence01:22:33 Where To Find The Books01:23:43 Final Thanks And Sign OffIf you like what we do, you might consider buying us a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/booklovercom https://ko-fi.com/bookcompanionFollow us here: https://book-lovers-companion.com https://twitter.com/book_companion https://www.facebook.com/ez.fiction.7 https://www.instagram.com/book_companion/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vyAyrh3zzsxNeexfyU0uAFeedback is always welcome: bookcompanioncontact@gmail.comMusic: English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny Video Link: https://youtu.be/mDcADD4oS5E
On todays episode of True-Blue Conversations, I am joined by former Australian Special Forces SASR veteran Dr Dan Cooper. After underperforming at school, Dan joined the Army and posted to 3 RAR, deploying to Timor in 1999. A short time later, Dan attempted SASR selection in 2001 and completed the selection course. After Reo and 9-11, Dan (qualifying as a water operator) deployed straight away on the 2nd rotation to Afghanistan in 2002. Dan served in all 3 Sabre SQNs and OSS during his career. Between 2002 and 2016, Dan conducted dozens of operations in Afghanistan and other parts of the world. In 2008, Dan started what would grow into the SASR Human Performance program and the foundation program for SOCOMD and the Army to develop their Human Performance and gained an undergrad degree in Sports Science a double masters in Strength and Conditioning and conducted research into cognitive and physiological performance. After qualifying for a research scholarship, Dan has gone on to further studies and has completed a PhD on the Human Factors to improve transfer of training and performance in high-threat combat environments. On leaving SASR, Dan spent 2 years working with the QLD Reds high-performance program. Dan now uses his experience and research to develop a Critical response performance and innovation initiative to provide free education, training, and development to front-line performers/organisations. Between 2010 and 2022 Dan completed a range of activities including a 250km multi day ultra in the Aussie desert, several 100km ultra's, coveted at the Cross-fit regionals and masters games, the Yukon Arctic Ultra 750km foot race, a 24hr obstacle course race, the Iditarod trail invitational 550km and 1600km foot race and currently looking into an attempt at a solo South Polo expedition. This is a raw, powerful and deeply honest conversation about sacrifice, resilience and the realities of life as an elite Australian Special Forces operator. Presenter: Adam Blum Guest: Dr Dan Cooper Editor: Kyle Watkins
GARANTA SUA VAGA NO LUCRO 2X COM GRUPO PRIMO + G4ABRA SUA CONTA NA COINBASESimplifique seu IR com a myprofitO petróleo segue como um dos pilares da economia global, influenciando preços, relações diplomáticas, cadeias produtivas e a segurança energética de países inteiros.No Brasil, a descoberta do pré-sal consolidou o país entre os grandes produtores mundiais. Ao mesmo tempo, trouxe à tona desafios relacionados à capacidade de refino, à importação de derivados e ao papel estratégico da Petrobras.Mais recentemente, a Margem Equatorial passou a ser vista como uma das principais apostas para ampliar as reservas brasileiras nas próximas décadas — e pode redesenhar o mapa da produção nacional.Mas qual é, de fato, o potencial econômico dessa nova fronteira? O petróleo brasileiro tem características diferentes do produzido em outros países? Por que, mesmo sendo um grande produtor, o Brasil ainda importa diesel, gasolina e outros derivados?Em um mundo que busca reduzir emissões e acelerar a transição energética, qual será o papel do petróleo nas próximas décadas? Por quanto tempo ele continuará indispensável à economia global? E como o Brasil pode se posicionar diante das oportunidades e dos desafios desse novo cenário?Para responder a essas e outras perguntas, recebemos Adriano Pires no episódio 310 do Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini (@bruno_perini) e Malu Perini (@maluperini)Convidado: Adriano Pires (@cbie_brasil)
In this deeply personal episode of The Breaking Free Podcast, I sit down with my cousin, Josh, to share a story that many people silently relate to, but few openly talk about. From the outside, Josh appeared to be living the dream, playing the sport he loved. Behind closed doors, however, he was battling feelings of being trapped, unhappy, and disconnected from himself. After making the difficult decision to walk away from football, Josh faced one of the hardest chapters of his life. Losing his sense of identity led to binge eating, declining mental health, and questioning his purpose. But this wasn't the end of his story. Josh opens up about how committing to an Ironman 70.3 became more than just a physical challenge, it became a catalyst for rebuilding his confidence, mindset, and direction in life. Together, we explore the importance of vulnerability, changing negative self-talk, building healthier habits, finding gratitude, and asking for help when life feels overwhelming. This conversation is a reminder that your darkest chapter doesn't have to become your final chapter. In this episode: Josh's hidden mental health battle Walking away from football Losing identity and purpose Binge eating and emotional struggles Building resilience through Ironman training Reframing negative self-talk Gratitude and mindset The importance of asking for help Supporting men's mental health Finding purpose after adversity If this conversation resonates with you, share it with someone who might need to hear it. Thank you for listening and watching wherever in the world you are. Jump on BonCharge and grab yourself some protection from wifi, 5G, blue/red light and so much more… At the Checkout Use Code “Nath22” to receive 15% off. Connect with Josh Butson: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua.butson Connect With Me (Nathan Francis Coach/Mentor) Substack: https://substack.com/@nathanfrancis Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/OSS.Health.Mind Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nath.francis69 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanfrancis222?_t=8iKxXw8R2ee&_r=1 Telegram: https://t.me/nathf94  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanfrancis__/ Email me anytime: nathanselfsabotage@gmail.com The Breaking Free Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fHxmfbFZwyZPIcOrjw3Hf?si=q42PtUR4Qeu8SvUuWDMrpw Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/breaking-free-podcast/id1657951151 Youtube: https://youtube.com/@nathanfrancis__?si=df69YA7zK-CUeG8-
På ett labb har forskare hållit en släktlinje av skalbaggar vid liv sen 1980-talet. Skalbaggarna lär oss hur sexuellt urval kan snabba på artbildningen och också vad som ligger bakom ett längre liv. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Programmet sändes första gången den 16 april 2026.I ett labb på Uppsala universitet finns små skalbaggar, fröbaggar, som i rakt nedstigande led härstammar från skalbaggar som samlades in 1983 och började födas upp i Belgrad.Det handlar om att skapa evolution på labb. Göran Arnqvist, professor i zooekologi, berättar hur forskarna kan styra den i olika riktningar – till exempel mot kortare eller längre liv. I vissa linjer har fröbaggarna på några hundra generationer utvecklats till att leva ungefär dubbelt så länge som tidigare.Han är också intresserad av könskonflikter i djurvärlden. Sådant finns också bland fröbaggarna – alltså egenskaper som gynnar det ena könet men kan vara dåligt för det andra. I det här fallet hannarnas taggiga parningsorgan som skadar honorna inuti. Dessutom: om varför Ulf Lundell hörde av sig till Vetenskapsradion, två år efter att han hört om Görans forskning på radio, något som måste ha gjort intryck.Reporter: Lena Nordlundlena.nordlund@sr.seProducent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se
P1:s veckomagasin om Sverige och världen politik, trender och analyser. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. I första timmen:Tiotusentals flyktingar kom till och lämnade den spanska exklaven Ceuta. Hur ska vi förstå de politiska reaktionerna?Politiska följder i Spanien även till följd av bränderna.Isbergsturism i Newfoundland.Krönika av Ulrika Knutson.Veckans panel om migrationsdebatten efter Ceuta, Rut och rot samt mängdrabatt.I andra timmen:Onlyfans säljs in som lyxliv för unga tjejer.Infantino och hans Fifa ska inte längre sälja VM.Satir med Radioskugga.Milan Djelevic tackar för sig som Östeuropakorrespondent.Vad kan Harry Potter lära oss om folkmord?Midsommar, Bellmanvitsar och Newroz – immateriella kulturarv i Sverige.Kåseri av Emil Jensen.Programledare Jesper LindauProducent Mårten FärlinTekniker Lisa Nilsson
GARANTA SUA VAGA NO LUCRO 2X COM GRUPO PRIMO + G4CUPOM: SOCIOS NA OFICINACONHEÇA OS PRODUTOS DA CAFFEINE ARMYEm um ambiente de negócios cada vez mais desafiador — com juros altos, carga tributária, competição intensa e mudanças tecnológicas aceleradas — crescer de forma sustentável no Brasil exige muito mais do que uma boa ideia.Afinal, o que separa empresas que crescem, lucram e permanecem de pé daquelas que quebram no caminho? Até que ponto o cenário brasileiro é realmente um obstáculo — e quando ele vira desculpa para uma gestão fraca? É possível dobrar faturamento e lucro em apenas 12 meses sem colocar o negócio em risco?Para responder essa e outras perguntas, recebemos Tallis Gomes, Alfredo Soares e Bruno Nardon, fundadores do G4 Educação, para o episódio 309 do Podcast Os Sócios. Falamos sobre os erros mais caros no crescimento de uma empresa, o papel do líder nas decisões difíceis, a importância de escolher sócios complementares, a construção de uma cultura de vendas e como a inteligência artificial pode transformar a gestão, a eficiência e a competitividade dos negócios. Também percorremos a história do G4 — das trajetórias de Tallis Gomes, Bruno Nardon e Alfredo Soares ao encontro entre os três e à construção de uma das maiores empresas de educação e tecnologia para negócios do Brasil.Ele será transmitido nesta quinta-feira (30/07), às 12h, no canal Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidados: Tallis Gomes @tallisgomes Bruno Nardon @bruno.nardon e Alfredo Soares @alfredosoaresSua marca no podcast Os Sócios: publicidade@timeprimo.com
Welcome to the final episode of this season of Rust in Production. My guest is Orhun Parmaksız from JetBrains, and we talk about building developer tools with Rust.JetBrains is best known for IntelliJ IDEA, Kotlin, and a long line of IDEs for professional software teams. In the Rust world, that now includes RustRover: a commercial IDE built on the IntelliJ platform, with deep Rust support for navigation, refactoring, debugging, testing, and large codebases.This episode is about where Rust fits into that world. We talk about why JetBrains does not plan to rewrite the IntelliJ platform in Rust, why Fleet used Rust for its File System Daemon, how Air builds on parts of Fleet's architecture, and why JetBrains prefers out-of-process Rust helpers over JNI inside the JVM. We also get into RustRover's internals: PSI, THIR, MIR-based expression evaluation in the debugger, procedural macro sandboxing, library stubs, parser regression testing, cargo-nextest support, and the practical trade-offs between JetBrains' indexing model and rust-analyzer's Salsa-based approach.
In this episode of The Breaking Free Podcast, I sit down with health educator and root-cause practitioner Jordan Davey for a deep dive into what it really means to reclaim your health in today's world. Jordan shares his remarkable journey from a lifestyle centred around partying and sport to dedicating his life to understanding psychology, neuroscience, functional medicine, and the true foundations of human health. Together, Jordan and I unpack why so many people are struggling with anxiety, fatigue, chronic illness, and burnout. Also, why simply treating symptoms often isn't enough. The conversation explores how gut health, nutrition, hydration, sunlight, movement, sleep, stress, and our modern environment all influence physical and mental wellbeing. Jordan also shares practical strategies for regulating the nervous system, including breathwork, grounding, inner child work, and building healthier daily habits. We discuss societal pressures around alcohol, the stigma surrounding mental health, the importance of questioning conventional approaches, and why taking ownership of your health has never been more important. In this episode you'll learn: The root causes behind anxiety and chronic illness. The gut-brain connection explained. Why sunlight, movement and nature matter. Functional medicine and whole-body health. Breathwork and nervous system regulation. The role of nutrition and hydration. Breaking free from unhealthy social conditioning. Building resilience physically, mentally and emotionally. Supplements and supporting optimal health. Creating sustainable habits for long-term wellbeing. Whether you're beginning your health journey or looking to optimise every aspect of your wellbeing, this episode offers practical insights to help you build a healthier, more resilient life. Thank you for listening and watching wherever in the world you are. Jump on BonCharge and grab yourself some protection from wifi, 5G, blue/red light and so much more… At the Checkout Use Code “Nath22” to receive 15% off. Connect With Jordan Davey: Website: jordandavey.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordan_davey/ Skool: https://www.skool.com/organicoptimisation/about Connect With Me (Nathan Francis Coach/Mentor) Substack: https://substack.com/@nathanfrancis Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/OSS.Health.Mind Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nath.francis69 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanfrancis222?_t=8iKxXw8R2ee&_r=1 Telegram: https://t.me/nathf94  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanfrancis__/ Email me anytime: nathanselfsabotage@gmail.com The Breaking Free Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fHxmfbFZwyZPIcOrjw3Hf?si=q42PtUR4Qeu8SvUuWDMrpw Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/breaking-free-podcast/id1657951151 Youtube: https://youtube.com/@nathanfrancis__?si=df69YA7zK-CUeG8-
Dr. Juliette Engel is a living witness and victim of some of the most vile hidden Intelligence programs ever devised. She has survived and even thrived since her brutal childhood, going on to offer brave eyewitness testimony to the depravity that can result when persons in power decide that they can violate any morals and acceptable behavior in the pursuit of control. The justification, as warped as it can be, is to say that we must sacrifice some people/children in order to preserve the greater good. From being delivered by her parents into the arms of CIA handlers at the age of six, to meeting Jeffrey Epstein on the San Juan Islands in the 1980s, when he was talking of buying islands in the Caribbean, Dr. Engel has encountered evil and survived. On this week's “Breggin Hour,” Peter and I had the privilege of sitting with Dr. Juliette Engel. At 77, she carries herself with a quiet radiance that Peter described as angelic. After hearing her story, I understood why. What was done to her as a child would have broken most people. What she has done with her life since then is a testament to the best of the human spirit. Juliette was born into a family of OSS, CIA, and NSA operatives. At the age of six, in 1955, her own father sold her into the MKUltra Monarch program. There she endured mind control, satanic ritual abuse, and the deliberate fracturing of a child's mind through repeated trauma. The program's goal was to create a dissociated, highly controllable person—someone who could later be used as a prostitute or intelligence asset. She was trained in what she calls “sex magick,” prepared for a future of exploitation. She escaped at seventeen. With no memory of her childhood, she put herself through university and medical school and became a physician in Seattle. For decades the past remained locked away. Only later, in her sixties, after twenty years of extraordinary humanitarian work in Russia, did she begin the long, painful process of opening those sealed rooms in her mind. What she discovered there is almost unbearable. Yet she has chosen to tell it—first in her memoir *Sparky: Surviving Sex Magick as I Lived It*, written from the magical thinking of the ten-year-old child she once was, and later in *Angels Over Moscow*, the story of her twenty years building an underground railroad for trafficking victims across the former Soviet Union. While working to improve medical care for children in Russian orphanages, Juliette uncovered a trafficking network that moved young girls to Scandinavia and the United States. She followed the trail. What she found changed the course of her life. With the MiraMed Institute and the Angel Coalition she founded, she helped create a network of villagers, police, educators, journalists, and officials who rescued more than 70,000 children and young women. She did this at great personal risk, often traveling alone through dangerous territory. She did it because she knew, in a way few of us can, what it means to be a child with no one coming to save you. In our conversation, she spoke of creating “Sparky”—an internal role model, a tough, courageous little girl warrior she invented at age ten because she had no trustworthy adults. Sparky was everything Juliette longed to be: strong, pretty, smart, able to stand up for herself and others. That imagined self became her compass. Decades later, when Jeffrey Epstein and his brother approached her at a private gathering on the San Juan Islands—offering her a house, naming the exact amount in her bank account, inviting her into their world—something deep inside said no. She credits Sparky. The protective programming that had once kept her silent also, in that moment, kept her safe. She spoke, too, of the suicide programs that are deliberately installed in survivors—the overwhelming voices that rise up when a person begins to remember or to speak. She has faced them more than once. She has learned to recognize the attack when it comes and to pull it through what she describes as the eye of a needle until it becomes manageable. She offers this knowledge freely to other survivors, because she does not want another person to be lost to a programmed death. Peter reminded us that whether intentionally programmed or programmed by traumas of childhood and tragedies of life, one must resist an urge toward suicide. He said: “First of all, somebody probably put that idea in your head on some level. And also it is something you can definitely leave behind. People can leave being suicidal behind, but you can't leave dead behind. So you've got to work to overcome the pain. And we're getting a wonderful lesson today in how a fine person can overcome that pain. Dr. Engel actually has done amazing work in setting up networks to save children in different parts of the world. What an amazing outcome for somebody who's been about as abused as a person can survive.” How to Help the Suicidally Depressed Person—Dr. Peter Breggin's 5th Simple Truths About Psychiatry' Once again we see a pattern that Peter and I have seen throughout our decades of work: the same systems that harm children also work hard to keep the truth from being believed. For years, people who reported MKUltra experiences were told they were delusional. People who tried to expose the dark operations of the CIA were called “conspiracy theorists.” But now that the CIA has finally released thousands of pages admitting the program's existence, survivors can no longer be so easily disparaged. The scale of what was done and, many believe, continues today, is coming into the light. Despite the horrors Juliette endured and witnessed, she persevered. A child who was meant to be broken became a doctor. A woman who had every reason to remain silent spent twenty years rescuing other people's children. A woman recovering her own stolen memories continues to stand with those still finding theirs. Dr. Juliette Engel found the courage and created the safety net for herself that made it possible to survive and build a life of compassion, science, healing, and reform. Her courage opens a window which we must look through. From facing the suffering of children through the hidden programs of the past or the open trafficking of the present, we must refuse to turn away. We need to build our empathy, not our defenses. And we need to remember that the human spirit, even after the most deliberate attempts to destroy it, can still choose love, courage, and service. We are grateful to Dr. Juliette Engel for trusting us with her story. Listen to the full interview on “The Breggin Hour.” Her books Sparky and Angels Over Moscow are available for those who wish to go deeper. You can learn more about her work at www.JulietteEngel.com. May her example strengthen every person who has ever felt broken by forces larger than themselves. Survival is possible. Healing is possible. And sometimes, out of the worst soil, the most luminous lives grow.
What if better intimacy had less to do with technique and more to do with understanding your body? In this episode of Swapping Secrets, Jess and Lawrence are joined by Miranda Cheng, founder of We The Femme and a practitioner in pelvic care and holistic sexuality. Together, they explore how the pelvic floor, nervous system, stress and breath can influence desire, arousal and pleasure. Although many people focus on what they should do during sex, Miranda explains why noticing what is already happening in the body can be just as important. Find Miranda and We The Femme: Website Instagram Use SECRETS10 for 10% off We The Femme packages or SECRETS15 for 15% off a single session. Want more of this smut? Join our Patreon for extra spicy content! Sponsors: “Flirt” https://flirtadultstore.com.au (use promo code: secret15) “Stigma Health” https://www.stigmahealth.com (use promo code: secretspot20) New to the podcast? Don't worry — you can catch up on all 100+ spicy episodes anytime, anywhere. Got a fantasy, story, or sexy prompt you'd love us to read on-air? DM us or drop it in our inbox Instagram (Podcast) Reddit (Podcast) TikTok (Podcast) Facebook (Club) Instagram (Club) X (Club) Our Secret Spot is a multi-award-winning swingers club. Want to join the party IRL? Purchase your tickets here: UPCOMING EVENTS Want to connect with other open-minded folks?Join our Online Member’s Area — where you can share stories, plan meetups, and stay in the loop on all things OSS. Get in touch with us:Email | Phone – 1300 OSS 069 Love the pod? A 5-star Google review goes a long way. Leave yours [here]. The post Body Hacks for Better Sex with Miranda Cheng appeared first on Our Secret Spot.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the international Epstein investigation is catching up with Blanche, Trump and several major corporations.Then, on the rest of the menu, the guy who said the Continental Army “took over the airports” during the American Revolutionary War, now wants to put up warning signs about the Smithsonian's “fake history” exhibits; as Trump boosts nuclear power, the MAGA Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks to eliminate a fifty year foundational radiation safety practice; and, a US appeals court upheld an injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list. After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Romania scrambled its F-16 jets on Sunday and downed the third Russian drone in three days; and, Brazil's Foreign Ministry denied visas to two US State Department officials who wanted to cast doubt on the South American nation's upcoming October elections. All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365! “I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
GARANTA SUA VAGA NO LUCRO 2X COM GRUPO PRIMO + G4ABRA SUA CONTA NA COINBASESimplifique seu IR com a myprofitEm O Investidor de Bom Senso, John Bogle apresenta uma das filosofias de investimento mais influentes da história: a ideia de que o caminho para construir patrimônio não está em encontrar a próxima grande oportunidade, mas em investir de forma simples, diversificada e com baixos custos. Criador dos fundos indexados e uma das principais figuras por trás da popularização dos ETFs, Bogle questionou a indústria financeira e mostrou por que, muitas vezes, o maior desafio do investidor não está no mercado, mas no próprio comportamento.Afinal, por que investidores que buscam retornos extraordinários frequentemente terminam com resultados abaixo da média? Por que estratégias simples conseguem vencer abordagens mais complexas?Os ETFs realmente representam a evolução natural da filosofia de Bogle ou sua popularização criou novas formas de especulação? E será que o maior inimigo do investidor está fora dele ou dentro do próprio comportamento humano?Para responder estas e mais perguntas, convidamos Jessica Weigand, Alessandra Gontijo e Felipe Arrais para o episódio 308 do podcast Os Sócios. Falaremos sobre as principais lições de John Bogle, a revolução dos fundos indexados, o papel dos ETFs e como aplicar esses princípios na construção de patrimônio no longo prazo.Ele será transmitido ao vivo nesta quinta-feira (23/07), às 12h, no canal Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidados: Jessica Weigand @jessica._weigand, Alessandra Gontijo @alessandra.gontijo e Felipe Arrais @arrais.finclassSua marca no podcast Os Sócios: publicidade@timeprimo.com
Open source engagement is a journey, and it doesn't start with contributing large amounts of code, even if you're a large company.In this segment of the My Open Source Experience podcast Ashan Senevirathne talks about Swisscom's approach to explore and leverage projects from the CNCF ecosystem to build and operate their networks.Learn more about:- OSS projects that are easy to adopt in the telecom ecosystem- OSS projects that are addressing needs that are specific to the telecom segment, such as Nephio- How the telecom industry matured and started to flourish in how they are engaging with open source projects like openStack and Kubernetes- How standards bodies fit in between telecom operators, vendors and the open source ecosystem- The need for standards bodies to evolve faster#opensource #community #collaboration #experience #podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ben Castanon became Unitary Foundation's first CEO in February 2026, after roughly four years with the organization as Chief of Staff and then COO. He came into quantum from an unusual direction — leadership roles at Pioneer Works, the Brooklyn arts-and-science center — and that background shows in how he thinks about scaffolding communities, funding public goods, and borrowing what works from other fields.This conversation matters now because Unitary Foundation sits at an inflection point. It has scaled from a microgrant program (the "Unitary Fund") into a foundation with a global developer community, corporate members including NVIDIA and IBM, an active compiler collection, a benchmarking initiative, and an annual open-source survey that increasingly serves as the field's ground truth. If you care about how quantum computing actually gets built — not just who wins the hardware race — this episode lays out the infrastructure argument clearly.What You'll LearnWhy Ben argues quantum open source falls into a structural funding gap between academia (chasing novel papers) and venture capital (chasing profitable businesses), and what philanthropy has to do about itWhat "public goods" and "digital commons" actually look like in quantum — from benchmarking to compilation to error mitigation toolingHow to interpret the 2025 QOSS Survey finding that ~40% of full-time quantum OSS contributors are unpaid, and why Ben sees it as both an opportunity and a warningHow Unitary Foundation is experimenting with continuous compensation for contributors via bounty programs and pilots with Merit SystemsWhy corporate members like NVIDIA and IBM invest in a vendor-neutral nonprofit — and how governance keeps the "open" in open sourceWhat a healthy pipeline from first-time contributor to sustained open-source maintainer would look like, and why Ben wants an endowment behind itWhy Ben resists top-down definitions of the "open substrate" and prefers to let the community surface bottlenecksThe long-term vision: a "Linux moment" for quantum, and what it would take to install it before proprietary stacks lock inResources & LinksGuest & OrganizationAnnouncing Our New CEO — Unitary Foundation — The February 2026 announcement of Ben as UF's first CEO, with the full arc from Chief of Staff to COO to CEO.Ben Castanon on LinkedIn — Ben's professional history, including his Pioneer Works tenure and current UF work.Unitary Foundation — The organization's homepage and hub for grants, tools, membership, and community.Papers & Reports2025 Quantum Open Source Software Survey Results — The fourth annual QOSS survey, including the finding that ~40% of full-time contributors are unpaid.The Young and the Relentless — The Quantum Insider — Independent coverage of the QOSS survey's demographic findings.Celebrating Over 100 Microgrants — Impact report: 420+ citing papers, 3 startups, 1 nonprofit, and 400+ OSS contributors funded.Tools & ProgramsUnitary Compiler Collection (UCC) — The frontend-agnostic quantum compiler collection Ben references as a candidate for the open substrate.UCC on GitHub — The active repo, supporting Qiskit, Cirq, PyTKET, and OpenQASM 2/3.unitaryHACK 2026 — The sixth annual bug-bounty hackathon, one of UF's core mechanisms for compensating open-source contributors.EcosystemNVIDIA Joins Unitary Foundation as Core Member — The May 2026 announcement referenced in the conversation.Announcing Unitary Foundation (Rebrand) — Context on why "Unitary Fund" became "Unitary Foundation."Key Quotes & InsightsOn the structural gap: There are "third spaces" where projects don't fit the incentives of either a startup or an academic lab — but where the whole ecosystem benefits. Benchmarking is the clearest example.On unpaid contributors: "We've developed the field to a place where we're starting to hit up against the classic open source community issues." The volunteer surge is real — but so is the risk of losing those contributors to better-paying fields if UF can't convert enthusiasm into compensation.On why big companies join: A functional field needs people to hire. Ben's argument to corporate members is partly workforce development — thousands of developers getting on-the-job training on neutral, community-owned tools.On the substrate: Ben resists top-down definitions of what belongs in the open substrate. "It's much better to have all of the practitioners giving voice to what open tools they need."On his long-term ambition: Build a philanthropic endowment that funds the microgrant pipeline in perpetuity — because "I don't see that as ever becoming a resource that is not of use."Related EpisodesQuantum Open Source with Will Zeng and Ziyaad Bhorat — The direct companion to this episode, unpacking the white paper co-authored with Ben on why quantum OSS is structurally underfunded.Quantum Error Mitigation using Mitiq with Misty Wahl — A deeper look at Mitiq, one of UF's flagship open-source tools.Quantum Education and Community Building with Olivia Lanes — A parallel view on developer community and workforce development in quantum.Careers in Quantum with Anastasia Marchenkova — Relevant context on where quantum developers actually end up.Stay in the EcosystemSubscribe to The New Quantum Era on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or Amazon Music.Sign up for the newsletter at newquantumera.com for episode notes, essays, and follow-ups.Follow along on LinkedIn and Bluesky.If you're building open-source quantum tools — or want to support the people who are — start at unitary.foundation....
GARANTA SUA VAGA NO LUCRO 2X COM GRUPO PRIMO + G4ABRA SUA CONTA NA COINBASE E GANHE R$50 APÓS SUA PRIMEIRA COMPRA DE R$1000Já parou para pensar que talvez a humanidade não esteja sozinha no universo?Durante milhares de anos, diferentes civilizações relataram histórias sobre objetos no céu, seres desconhecidos e possíveis encontros com algo que parecia estar além da compreensão humana. Hoje, com documentos oficiais liberados por governos, relatos de pilotos militares e investigações realizadas ao redor do mundo, o fenômeno OVNI voltou ao centro dos debates.Mas afinal, o que existe por trás desses relatos? Como separar fenômenos reais de enganos, fraudes ou interpretações equivocadas? O que os arquivos secretos e documentos desclassificados dos Estados Unidos revelam sobre décadas de investigações? O que casos como Varginha, Operação Prato e a Noite Oficial dos OVNIs realmente mostram?E quando olhamos para o passado: existem relatos na Bíblia e em civilizações antigas que poderiam indicar contatos com fenômenos desconhecidos? Por que tantas culturas diferentes possuem histórias sobre seres vindos dos céus? Estamos diante de mitos, interpretações simbólicas ou evidências de algo ainda não compreendido?Para responder estas e muitas outras perguntas, convidamos Edison Boaventura Júnior, pesquisador e ufólogo com mais de 40 anos de investigação, para o episódio 307 do podcast Os Sócios. Falaremos sobre ufologia, casos históricos brasileiros, arquivos militares, vida extraterrestre, mistérios da humanidade e os maiores enigmas ainda sem resposta.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidados: Edison Boaventura @edisonboaventura
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On the latest episode of Tin Foil Hat, Sam sits down with Jay Dyer for a wide ranging conversation exploring the hidden power structures that have shaped the modern world. They dive into the approved Rothschild biography, the origins and evolution of the OSS, CIA, and Mossad, the enduring legacy of MK Ultra, the KGB's role during the Cold War, and the growing debate over whether UFO and alien disclosure is part of a larger psychological operation. It's a fascinating deep dive into intelligence agencies, geopolitics, and the narratives that continue to shape public perception. Please subscribe to the new Tin Foil Hat youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TinFoilHatYoutube Sam Tripoli's 5th Crowd Work Special "Hero Live From Batavia" Drops May 2nd On Youtube.com/SamTripoliComedy Grab your copy of the 2nd issue of the Chaos Twins now and join the Army Of Chaos: https://bit.ly/415fDfY Check out Sam "DoomScrollin with Sam Tripoli and Midnight Mike" Every Tuesday At 4pm pst on Youtube, X Twitter, Rumble and Rokfin! Join the WolfPack at Wise Wolf Gold and Silver and start hedging your financial position by investing in precious metals now! Go to https://www.samtripoli.gold/ and use the promo code "TinFoil" and we thank Tony for supporting our show. Grab Tickets To Sam Tripoli's Live Shows At SamTripoli.com: Miami, Fl: 7/31-8/1 Lawerence, KS: 9/17-9/19 Tulsa, OK: 10/9-10/10 Dallsa, Tx: Nov 7th (TrutherCon) Austin, TX: Dec 11th-13th Please check out Word War Debate and the WordWarDebate Contenders Series: https://wordwardebate.com Please check out Jay Dyer's internet: Website: https://jaysanalysis.com rokfin: https://rokfin.com/jaydyer twitter: https://twitter.com/Jay_D007 Please check out Sam Tripoli's internet: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/samtripoli Sam Tripoli's Stand Up Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@SamTripoliComedy Sam Tripoli's Comedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samtripolicomedy/%20P Sam Tripoli's Podcast Clip Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samtripolispodcastclips/ Please support our sponsors: Jack Archer: Instead of needing different pants for work, travel, and weekends, the Jetsetter Tech Pant is designed to do more with one pair. Built for the office, golf course, date nights, and everything in between. Right now, Jack Archer is offering our listeners 15% off your first order with promo code GETJACK. Go to Jack Archer dot com, and use promo code GETJACK for 15% off your first order, and see why thousands of people have given the Jetsetter Tech pant five stars. That's Jack Archer dot com, promo code GETJACK for 15% off your first order. Ultra: Ultra is the ultimate guilt-free pouch — delivering instant focus and mental clarity, without nicotine or caffeine. New customers can use code TINFOIL to get 15% off at Take Ultra dot com. That's TakeUltra.com for 15% off with code TINFOIL. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. ASPCA:This episode is sponsored by the ASPCA® Pet Health Insurance program, offering customizable accident and illness plans to fit your budget, lifestyle, and pet's unique needs. With nearly 30 years of experience and over one million pets covered, they make it easy to submit claims through their app and receive reimbursement for eligible vet bills. To explore coverage, visit A-S-P-C-A pet insurance dot com slash TINFOIL. That's A-S-P-C-A pet insurance dot com slash TINFOIL. Again, that's A-S-P-C-A pet insurance dot com slash TINFOIL.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump's own judge dressed him down for supporting white nationalist, paramilitary groups.Then, on the rest of the menu, an Illinois teacher targeted by vicious right-wing hate over critical posts about Charlie Kirk, is now hailed for ‘saving lives'; Trump justified all the grift, graft and insider trade fraud as president with a slew of inaccurate claims; and, with the resurgence of polio under MAHA, Martha Lillard, the last US polio patient using an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Nicaragua's husband-and-wife co-presidents stripped masses of lawyers of their licenses to practice in an ongoing crackdown on dissent; and, the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence officers, hackers and private companies, denouncing a years-long cyberespionage campaign to undermine the bloc.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Sportjournalisten Jonas Karlsson har sett ett och annat drömmål. I dag vill vi dela din berättelse, om just ditt drömmål - på plan, i livet... Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Det kan såklart handla om sport, men också om andra mål i livet.Mål som gått i uppfyllelse eller mål som aldrig nåtts.Vilka mål har du framöver? Kanske har du till och med en historia om dina drömmars MÅLtid.Dela din drömmål-historia med oss, så sprids den över hela landet - i Karlavagnen, Sveriges största samtalsrum.Ring eller mejla oss, på karlavagnen@sverigesradio.se eller skriv till oss på Facebook och Instagram.
GARANTA SUA VAGA NO LUCRO 2X COM GRUPO PRIMO + G4Vivemos na época com mais liberdade, conforto, tecnologia e acesso à informação da história. Ainda assim, nunca se falou tanto em ansiedade, solidão, falta de propósito e crise de identidade. O que aconteceu?Por que tantas pessoas sentem que estão perdidas? Estamos vivendo uma crise de sentido? Perdemos referências como família, comunidade, religião e tradição? As redes sociais mudaram a forma como construímos nossa identidade? E o que explicam mudanças tão marcantes como a queda da natalidade, os casamentos cada vez mais tardios, o aumento de jovens morando com os pais e a dificuldade de assumir responsabilidades da vida adulta?Essas transformações são apenas características das novas gerações ou representam uma mudança profunda na forma como vivemos, nos relacionamos e enxergamos o mundo?Para responder a essas e outras perguntas, convidamos Guilherme Freire para o episódio 306 do podcast Os Sócios.Uma conversa sobre filosofia, propósito, tecnologia, família, cultura e os desafios de construir uma vida com direção em uma sociedade que parece ter perdido suas bússolas.Ele será transmitido nesta quinta-feira (09/07), às 12h, no canal Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidado: Guilherme Freire @guilhermefclfreire
Jimmy Bogard is a software architect and consultant who created the OSS libraries AutoMapper, MediatR, and Respawn. He helps teams build systems faster, better, and more maintainable.You can find Jimmy on the following sites:BlogXGitHubLinkedInYouTubePLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTSpotifyApple PodcastsYouTube MusicAmazon MusicRSS FeedYou can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.comCoffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin
Today we cover the MK ULTRA program in its deepest, darkest revelations! Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/join Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY60LIFE for 60% off now https://choq.com Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Music by Dr Evo the Producer, Jay Dyer and Amid the Ruins 1453 https://www.youtube.com/@amidtheruinsOVERHAUL Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/joinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.
C dans l'air du 6 juillet 2026 - L'alerte des services américains... Poutine veut attaquer la Pologne La Pologne est-elle la prochaine cible de la Russie ? C'est en tout cas ce que soutiennent les renseignements américains qui ont multiplié les avertissements, selon The Telegraph.Il y a une semaine, les Pays-Bas alertaient déjà l'OTAN sur une possible intervention russe en Europe "dans l'année qui suivra la fin de la guerre" en Ukraine. Un scénario qui n'est pas sans rappeler les indications américaines en 2021 ; quelques mois plus tard, la Russie se lançait à l'assaut de l'Ukraine.À seulement quelques jours du sommet de l'OTAN à Ankara, ces annonces font l'effet d'une bombe sur fond de désengagement américain. Les budgets de défense des alliés devraient y être longuement évoqués, sous la pression de Donald Trump qui dénonce une "relation à sens unique". Son secrétaire d'État à la Défense, Pete Hegseth, a prévenu d'un "réexamen" de la présence militaire américaine en Europe.Mais les Polonais ne sont pas les seuls à s'inquiéter. Au sein des pays baltes, en première ligne face à la Russie, la guerre a déjà commencé. Brouillage de GPS, sabotage ou propagande prorusse, Baiba Braže, la ministre lettonne des Affaires étrangères, témoigne auprès de nos journalistes de la réalité de cette guerre hybride et abonde dans le sens de Donald Trump, pour enjoindre les Européens à se prendre en main en matière de défense.Au cœur des préoccupations : les accusations de discrimination envers les populations russophones, portées par Vladimir Poutine. Ces dernières sont particulièrement implantées dans les pays baltes (jusqu'à 38 % de la population en Lettonie). En 2022, pour justifier sa guerre, le président russe avait prétexté des "abus et un génocide" commis par le "régime de Kiev" à l'encontre de ces populations. La défense des droits des russophones, un motif déjà invoqué lors du lancement de l'offensive russe en Ossétie du Sud ou en Abkhazie, deux régions géorgiennes toujours occupées par la Russie."La permanence d'une menace russe sur notre continent, avec une guerre ouverte (...) reste ma préoccupation première en termes de préparation des armées", a déclaré récemment le chef d'état-major des armées, Fabien Mandon. Nous avons pu suivre les exercices de l'armée française, qui démontrent l'importance de la logistique dans les conflits de haute intensité. Dans ce contexte, 436 milliards d'euros vont être consacrés à la défense d'ici à 2030, en hausse de 36 milliards, suite à l'adoption par le Parlement d'une nouvelle version de la loi de programmation militaire.Faut-il prendre les avertissements américains et polonais au sérieux ? Malgré l'affaiblissement de la position de Vladimir Poutine, la Russie peut-elle attaquer l'OTAN ? Sommes-nous prêts à une guerre de haute intensité ? Le flanc Est de l'Europe sera-t-il la prochaine cible de la Russie ?Nos experts :- Général Jean-Paul PALOMÉROS - Ancien chef d'état-major et ancien commandant suprême de la transformation de l'OTAN- Pierre LEVY - Ancien ambassadeur en Russie et auteur de Au cœur de la Russie en guerre- Nicolas TENZER - Spécialiste en géostratégie, auteur de Notre guerre- Marie JÉGO - Journaliste pour Le Monde, ancienne correspondante à Moscou
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Patriot Front and Trump tried to ruin the Fourth of July weekend.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Neo Confederate MAGA White House branded the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution as radical leftists who cannot be trusted; Trump will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool but will “use the same company, because they did a fantastic job;” and, a decline in PH.D. admissions could imperil “a generation of new talent.”After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief, gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring that would be illegal in any other administration; and, Australia and Fiji signed a new bilateral defense alliance against Chinese influence in the South Pacific.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia Child Justice PutnamBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
FAÇA SUA INSCRIÇÃO PARA A LIVE GRUPO PRIMO + G4CONHEÇA OS PRODUTOS DA CAFFEINE ARMY - KOALAVocê sabe o que a neurociência recomenda para dormir melhor?
Most Rust in Production stories are about scale and performance. This one is a story about low-cost phones and patchy mobile connections in Africa, where a student is learning maths over WhatsApp. The whole point is to support hundreds of thousands of students cheaply enough to run at government scale.My guest is Dylan Brown, a Senior Engineering Manager at Rising Academies, and he comes at Rust from an angle of being the person who signs off on using Rust for a new project.For Dylan, it's about what Rust enables: lower compute costs, boring deployments, painless refactors, and code reviews that focus on business logic instead of null checks.
In this installment of our Lesser-trod Histories series, Stef and Jude explore The History of Middle-earth, volume 11, The War of the Jewel, specifically looking at the Grey Annals. The Grey Annals is the primary text for the structure of the history of Beleriand, and a year-by-year timeline of the First Age of Middle-earth. Jude muses on the etymology of the name “Beleriand” in regard to Ossë, and comes around to the tragedy of Túrin. Stef discusses the cruelty of Morgoth in paragraphs 80-82, and the conversation between Galadriel and Melian (and Melian and Thingol) in paragraphs 91-99. Citations Tolkien, J. R. R. War of the Jewels. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 11. HarperCollins, London, 1994. Tolkien Gateway entry for “Bay of Balar” https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Bay_of_Balar (Accessed June 27, 2026) Tolkien and Middle-earth Online Art Exhibition August 15, 2026. https://sites.google.com/view/bc-tolkien-online-art-exhibit/home?authuser=0 (Accessed June 27, 2026) Tolkien Society Seminar: Tolkien's Invented Languages November 21, 2026. https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2026/ (Accessed June 27, 2026) Join the Athrabeth Discord! https://discord.gg/4rZynfWv3f
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the walls are closing in on corrupt Judge Aileen Cannon in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.Then, on the rest of the menu, Fox News was forced to make a rare on-air apology after a Shark Tank panelist mouthed off; Trump stole the public golf course in DC so he can make beaucoup bucks turning it into an exclusive resort for the rich; and, NASA is racing to save the aging Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Australia will double potential fines for Facebook over child social media accounts; and, after claiming to have taken a chainsaw to woke Argentinian corruption, Milei's top aide and Cabinet chief has resigned over a spiraling corruption scandal.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
FAÇA SUA INSCRIÇÃO PARA O LEGADOAcesse o link da Hostinger e comece hoje mesmo seu projetoCLIQUE AQUI E APROVEITE A QUEDA DO BITCOINVocê sabe como construir patrimônio e viver de renda?
Faça sua inscrição para o Legado (16 produtos pelo preço de 1)Conheça a Conta SimplesO que é preciso para desafiar os maiores bancos do país e construir uma fintech bilionária praticamente do zero?Essa é a história dos fundadores da Conta Simples, empresa que nasceu dentro de uma biblioteca universitária, enfrentou dezenas de recusas de investidores, atravessou a pandemia e encontrou uma oportunidade que os grandes players do mercado financeiro ignoravam: ajudar empresas a terem mais controle e eficiência na gestão de seus gastos.Mas o que fez a Conta Simples crescer tão rápido? Como seus fundadores identificaram uma dor que passava despercebida pelos bancos tradicionais? Como conseguiram ser aprovados pelo Y Combinator, uma das aceleradoras mais prestigiadas do mundo? O que aprenderam ao levantar milhões de reais em investimento e construir uma empresa que já movimentou mais de R$ 80 bilhões em transações?Para responder essas e muitas outras perguntas, convidamos Rodrigo Tognini, cofundador e CEO da Conta Simples, e Ricardo Gottschalk, cofundador e vice-presidente da empresa, para o episódio 303 do podcast Os Sócios. Vamos conhecer os bastidores da construção de uma das fintechs que mais crescem no Brasil, sua trajetória empreendedora, os desafios de escalar um negócio em um dos mercados mais competitivos do país, além de lições valiosas sobre inovação, gestão, crescimento e o futuro dos serviços financeiros.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidado: Rodrigo Tognini e Ricardo Gottschalk
FAÇA SUA PRÉ-MATRÍCULA PARA O LEGADO (16 produtos pelo preço de 1)Abra sua conta na Coinbase, uma das exchanges de cripto mais seguras do mundo, e ganhe R$50 em BTC na sua primeira compra de R$1.000Descomplique seu IR com a MyprofitVocê conhece os ETFs e fundos do Grupo Primo?Nos últimos anos, começamos um processo de transformação na forma como o investidor brasileiro investe — indo de fundos de previdência a estratégias mais modernas de alocação, incluindo o nosso ETF de renda fixa, o GPCA11.Nosso ecossistema de ativos vem se desenvolvendo com o objetivo de oferecer melhores opções para o investidor brasileiro, combinando eficiência, diversificação, custos competitivos e maior inteligência na construção de carteira.Em um cenário de inflação e juros ainda relevantes, entender como proteger e construir patrimônio ao longo do tempo se torna essencial — e é nesse contexto que soluções mais eficientes, como ETFs de renda fixa de baixo custo, ganham cada vez mais importância.Mas afinal: como esses produtos funcionam na prática?Qual é o mais indicado para cada perfil de investidor?E como eles se organizam dentro de uma estratégia de investimento mais ampla?Apesar de serem instrumentos cada vez mais presentes no mercado, ainda existe muita dúvida sobre estrutura, funcionamento e custos desses produtos — e entender isso pode mudar completamente a forma de investir.Para responder essas e outras perguntas, recebemos Guilherme Cadonhotto, Head de Alocação da Grão.Ele será transmitido nesta quinta-feira, dia 11/06, ao meio-dia, no canal Os Sócios Podcast.Hosts: Bruno Perini @bruno_perini e Malu Perini @maluperiniConvidado: Guilherme Cadonhotto @gui.cadonhotto
和田卓人さんをゲストに迎えて、MS Build 2026, GitHub Copilot App, TDD, Anthropic IPO, OSS vs AI Slop, Vite などについて話しました。 Show Notes Microsoft Build 2026 Microsoft Build: Satya Nadella's Opening Keynote OpenClaw Microsoft: Coreutils for Windows microsoft/mxc Microsoft: Introducing Scout Microsoft Entra ID googleworkspace/cli GitHub Copilot App cmux — The terminal built for multitasking GitHub Copilot: Usage-based billing Uber: AI spending cap Microsoft: Introducing MAI-Code-1-Flash Microsoft Build: Build the thing that builds the thing (Peter Steinberger) Microsoft Build: Software Defensibility in the era of AI coding (Chip Huyen) AIエンジニアリング (Chip Huyen) 【翻訳】テスト駆動開発の定義 Simon Willison: Red/green TDD I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit Anthropic: Draft S-1 Andrew Tridgell: rsync and outrage 'Please do not vibe f--- up this software': AI coding row in rsync Node.js v26 sqlite/AGENTS.md mitchellh/vouch Cloudflare: VoidZero is Joining Cloudflare Astral to join OpenAI Bun: Joining Anthropic Vercel: Turbopack Cloudflare: How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week oven-sh/bun: Rewrite Bun in Rust Claude Code: Orchestrate subagents at scale with dynamic workflows Simon Willison: Can coding agents relicense open source? Adversarial reviews are stupidly easy and unfairly useful プログラマー脳 (Felienne Hermans)
True Crime Tuesday presents: Skyring Water: Cold War Spies & Family Ties with Researcher/Author Beau L'Amour!Louis and Beau L'Amour present a collaboration across time, an epic novel of Cold War suspense, as a pair of unlikely heroes, a woman without a name, and the undefeated agents of the Third Reich find themselves locked in a deadly race to control the greatest secret of the 20th century.1961. The world is on the brink of nuclear war. Walls are dividing East and West. Empires are crumbling. And in Barcelona, chaos is unleashed when a rogue officer of the East German STASI attempts to blackmail a pair of struggling arms dealers. The secret—30 tons of stolen gold hidden in an icebound wilderness at the end of the world.Mike Fowler is a former Navy salvage diver and OSS assassin. Anton Voss is an expatriate German scientist whose past grows darker the closer anyone looks. Once they might have been enemies, yet the two share an inseparable bond; they have saved one another's lives. But all of that is put at risk when Mike discovers Anton standing over a midnight visitor with a gun in his hand.Now they're on the run, allied with gangsters, pursued by the CIA, Israeli intelligence, and a shadowy cabal bent on creating an invisible empire. The trail leads from the rain-soaked docks of Marseilles to the futuristic towers of Caracas and the ruins of a secret island laboratory in Argentine Patagonia. The only way for Mike Fowler to save his oldest friends and the woman he loves is to unlock a decades-old mystery buried in his partner's Nazi past . . . before it destroys them all.On today's TCT, we sit down with Beau L'Amour to talk about his father, Louis' legacy, some of Beau's best childhood memories of North Dakota, How the idea and the final book, Skyring Water came together. And, we discuss the rich tapestry of plotlines and characters that are interwoven throughout this timeless new classic! Get your copy of "Skyring Water" here: https://bit.ly/4ubENUXLearn more about the legacy of Louis L'Amour, order Louis' books, and more here: https://louislamour.com/Find out more about Beau L'Amour here: http://beaulamour.com/PLUS DUMB CRIMES AND STUPID CRIMINALS W/JESSICA FREEBURG!Check out the arrest video of the one-armed woman who was ticketed for being on her cell phone while driving.... with the hand she doesn't have! : https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-news-viral-tiktok-charges-dismissed-for-woman-without-right-hand-cited-for-holding-phone-while-driving-south-florida-texting-while-driving-wireless-communication-deviceJessica Freeburg is offering a new program on her website! STOP SHRINKING: A 30 Day Path to Calm Inner Authority is for everyone who finds themselves:- Overthinking- People Pleasing- Replaying Conversations for hours- Shrinking when you want to speak- Reacting when you wish you had stayed calm.THIS COURSE WAS CREATED FOR YOU! Find out more here: https://www.jessicafreeburg.com/stop-shrinkingCheck out Jessica Freeburg's website and get tickets to her events here: https://jessicafreeburg.com/upcoming-events/and check out Jess on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicafreeburgwritesFor the first time, get ALL NEW TRUE CRIME TUESDAY GEAR! Represent your favorite true crime podcast in style! There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! Check out the Darkness Radio Store! https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps!and subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennis#crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #louislamour #beaulamour #skyringwater #mikefowler #crimefiction #spythriller #coldwarspies #worldwarII #nazis #mossad #antonvoss #nicole #jackjohnson #heinrichhartmann #ottoskorzeny #surpriseendings #cubanrevolution #raisingsubmarines #assault #murder #armssmuggling #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #jessicafreeburg #paranormalauthor #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes #airplanecrimes #sexcrimes
“Her Skin” first appeared in the anthology, They Walk Among Us: A Collection of Utah Horror (42 Books, April 2020). C/W: intimate partner abuse/control Notes contain possible spoilers: see Host Commentary below He found her in Hells Canyon. After that, my friend Oss liked to brag about how he'd gone fishing in the Snake River and caught a wife instead… Source
Craig Unger analyzes the specific allegations regarding meetings in Madrid and Paris that formed the core of the October Surprise deal. While alibis were created for both Bill Casey and George H.W. Bush, Unger and reporter Bob Parry found evidence to puncture these claims, such as Casey's supposed presence at an OSS reunion in London that he actually slipped away from. The Madrid meeting with Iranian cleric Mehdi Karrubi in July 1980 is where the parameters for delaying the hostage release were first sketched out. Regarding the Paris meeting, Unger believes the preponderance of evidence suggests Bush was there to provide a high-level "imprimatur" for the deal. The Iranians were desperate for American aircraft parts due to the sudden invasion by Iraq in September 1980, providing the Republicans with significant leverage. Unger contends that delivering arms to a hostile power holding Americans was politically unthinkable, making these secret negotiations a form of treason. (6/8)1903
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