Kyle's Friday Tech Rant: Recent Episodes
Elizabeth Gilbert
Kyle Westhaus, CSE '22 at THE Ohio State University, rants about technology and the industry on Friday on the Oval.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 18: October 24th, 2022. Kyle and Elizabeth present a double feature where they both rant about the services you rely on. We rely on both IoT and online services for our digital lives, and it is useful to consider the choices and risk that come with these services. In this episode, your hosts will address this from security and data stewardship perspectives.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 17: May 30th, 2022. Kyle talks about his journey to understanding why one cable worked for Android Auto in his new car, why another didn't, and what he could look for in buying a new cable. As mentioned in the show, you can find the 3ft USB 3.0 Anker PowerLine+ USB-C to USB-A cable here: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Powerline-Durability-Samsung-MacBook/dp/B01GN0M6NE. You can also find Google's recommendation for choosing a cable here: https://support.google.com/androidauto/answer/6348190#usb&zippy=%2Ccheck-your-usb-cable.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 16: April 17th, 2021. Kyle talks about the basic steps people can take to improve their personal security, beginning with passwords.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 15: October 3rd, 2020. Kyle shares his thoughts and frustrations on tech debt- what it is, and how it affects projects.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 13: November 24th, 2019. Kyle continues the discussion of hacker culture by sharing Aaron Swartz's story of hacktavism. Watch The Internet's Own Boy (2014) here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 13: November 8, 2019. Kyle discusses the hacker culture and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including his CYA approach.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 12: November 1, 2019. Kyle discusses identity management and how to stay on top of it for the average person.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 11: November 1, 2019. Kyle discusses the recent news about paid political social media ads and their implicit effects on the spread of ideas.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 10: November 1, 2019. Kyle describes the community around Open Source Software (OSS) and its business and social implications.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 9: October 25, 2019. Kyle responds to Lori McAlister's concerns about Apple chargers and discusse the future of the technology.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 8: October 9, 2019. Special guest to the podcast Lori McAlister talks about Apple chargers and the influence of their inconsistency.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 7: October 8th, 2019. Kyle talks about various cell phone providers and how to compare their offerings and select a plan for you.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 6: October 4, 2019. Kyle talks about net neutrality and it's political and technical implications.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 5: September 27, 2019. Kyle discusses interview practices within computer science and other technical industries.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 4: September 20, 2019. Kyle talks about types of programming languages and gives a taste of why people make fun of them.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 3 - September 13, 2019. Kyle talks about planned obsolescence and it's effects on consumers.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 2 - September 6, 2019. Kyle talks about abstraction and it's application to his passion of cyber security.
Kyle's Friday Tech Rant 1 - August 30, 2019. Kyle talks about walled gardens like Slack and Apple.