vPirate Radio: Recent Episodes
Brian Knudtson, Jim Jones, Joe Houghes and Matt Crape
vPirate Radio is thing from @bknudtson, @k00laidIT, @jhoughes, & @MattThatITGuy here to discuss IT, life and everything in between. Find us on twitter at https://twitter.com/vpirateradio
- Jim increases his fiber, and we're all better for it
- Brian shares what it's like to live through a literal disaster
- Jim talks marketing to two marketing folks and the grief he feels
- Not letting the lack of a rule dictate what you can or can't do
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- A view from the inside as Rubrik goes public
- Signs of trouble for VMC on AWS
- Broadcom shenanigans create an opportunity for alternative hypervisors
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- Return to office and the artificial limitations that come with it
- Will the push of return to office foster a renaissance in the startup world?
- Are there times in your career where certs are more worthwhile than others?
- Using certifications to prove what you know vs. using them as a learning path
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- Jim is visited by a West Virginian superhero
- Ransomware groups are being taken down
- Scams are abound
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Topics:
- Brian's joining Rubrik!!
- https://knudt.net/2023/12/18/concluding-my-job-search/
- Searching for jobs in 2023
- https://knudt.net/2023/10/31/lessons-learned-from-a-layoff/
- https://knudt.net/2023/12/20/wrapping-up-a-layoff-job-hunt/
- The VMware/Broadcom acquisition closes
- https://www.broadcom.com/blog/broadcom-announces-successful-acquisition-of-vmware
- Broadcom is already simplifying the VMware portfolio
- https://news.vmware.com/company/vmware-by-broadcom-business-transformation
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- Beard-mic fails Matt
- Set yourself up for success with your network
- Silos are real between your security and backup teams
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Topics:
- MGM Ransomware
- Caesar’s, too
- https://cisoseries.com/cyber-security-headlines-caesars-mgm-attacks-weather-network-down-lockbit-dual-deployment/
- https://www.engadget.com/hackers-claim-it-only-took-a-10-minute-phone-call-to-shutdown-mgm-resorts-143147493.html
- VMware/Broadcom
- Oct 31
- Layoff email - https://dataconomy.com/2023/09/15/vmware-leaked-email/#:~:text=VMware%20employees%20have%20found%20themselves,giant%20reaches%20its%20anticipated%20conclusion
Topics:
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Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and why none of us are getting anything done
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Things that need to fuck off
- Time zones
- UTC to save a life
- Counterpoint UTC can fuck off
- People who can’t convert to save a life
- People that don’t use ISO 8601
- Why do schools schedule everything at once, be proactive!
- The 6 Ps still apply here
- Soda pop vs soda vs pop vs Coke (TX = Coke, nothing else)
- People who don’t use Oxford Commas
- “Y’all”
- Figuring our fiscal years between companies
- The British and their extra U and S
- IT for technical companies
- *GB in a laptop, fucking really???
- It’s been 20 years Outlook, why do you suck
- Counterpoint… Google Workspaces for work
- People who schedule meetings even though they see I am already busy
- At least your people try to look at your calendar!!!
- When people schedule meetings by email but don’t include calendar invites
- Workday.com
- Why don’t portable pressure washers exist, or why aren’t they allowed for international travel?
- Poll: Most moist exotic location where you missed your pressure washer?
- Flammable or inflammable or enflame .. why both?
- TiB vs TB
- My bits aren’t metric
- Measuring things in animals
- Time zones
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Topics:
- vExpert +
- Looking for love in all the wrong AI
- GPT oops
- GPT Hutchins
- Microsoft Love
- Google faux pas
- Balloons
- Balloony!
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In this episode we discuss
- Impressions from VMware Explore
- Comparisons to other modern tech conferences
- The growing discussions and trend of moving to Cloud, or just off vSphere
- https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/xda3jr/sudden_disturbing_moves_for_it_in_very_large/
- Supercloud is a dumb term created by and for analysts to have something to rant and rave about
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- https://twitter.com/dvellante/status/1574931373634179073
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- Polycloud/Multicloud differentiation from @ExchangeGoddess is probably the most intelligent splitting of these terms that I’ve seen
- CFD takeaway - vendors are actively looking to handle multi-cloud services intelligently
- Gossip of cost increases by Broadcom
- Enterprise IT is slow, vSphere isn't going anywhere tomorrow
- COBOL, tech conferences, and social media
- AI is keeping James Earl Jones around for awhile longer
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/24/23370097/darth-vader-james-earl-jones-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-ai-disney-lucasfilm
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With VMware Explore coming up next week, we discussed our thoughts and shared experiences. Topics include:
- VMunderground - What it is, how to get tickets, and why it's awesom
- Solutions Exchange - Great conversations, a chance to network, and the cost of free swag
- Dogs - The joys of dog ownership, and Matt's dog's snoring
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Topics:
- VMware Explore
- Why rename? This is horrible. Bad marketing people, BAAD
- Why? Making the case for the hallway track
- Echo chambers and the value of being in person to break out of them
- What’s next?
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- IoT
- What is it?
- Use of it in the world
- Use of it in the home
- Technical support of the house
- Security concerns
- Calling home to China, etc.
- Patching/updating
- Similar to Matt’s bike story -> Privacy, surveillance state and facial recognition.
- Jan 6 committee and all the people who filmed themselves doing crimes
- Benefits of Z-Wave / Zigbee vs. Wifi devices
- Best practices
- Joe mentioned -> Segmenting network
- Careful of exposure to the internet
- Understand call-home/cloud
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In this episode we discuss:
- Some brief personal thoughts on Uvalde
- Joe is in Australia
- Broadcom intends to buy VMware
- https://worldnewsera.com/news/tech-tips/sources-the-broadcom-vmware-deal-happened-within-two-weeks-broadcom-ceo-had-switched-his-focus-to-software-amid-regulatory-headwinds-for-semiconductor-deals-financial-times/
- Investor presentation: https://investors.broadcom.com/static-files/232c0cd2-02d9-4704-bb7b-5659cef67fae
- Brian shares some past experiences across a myriad of acquisitions
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Topics:
- Twitter, Elon Musk, and “free speech”
- Musk buying Twitter for $44b
- Musk promised changes:
- Edit button
- Open-sourced algorithm
- Shut down bots/verify all humans
- Is twitter the “de facto town square”?
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of free speech
- When is speech _too_ free
- Should speech be 100% free
- Tuning what you see (avoiding the town square)
- Government regulated
- US vs. the rest of the world
- Non-US politicians invoking the 1st amendment
- Twitter as a private vs publicly-traded company
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With travel opening back up, we are also seeing a shift back to in-person events. But after being away for 2 years, what do we expect to see has changed or stay the same? We touch on all sorts of topics from social cultures, pros and cons of virtual vs. in-person, and the somewhat nostalgic, but quickly dissipated beast known as travel.
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Topics:
- New branding for vPirateRadio
- Defining your brand
- What’s your schtick?
- Social media profiles
- Do you need to have a blog? How do you determine a “theme”
- Do you need a podcast?
- Graphical art - how do you develop, where do you use, should you outsource?
- Do you need to have stickers?
- How do you value your time / brand?
In this episode we discuss:
- Tech Field Day events
- Virtual vs hybrid vs in-person events
- The desire to return to in-person conferences
- The real value of session content vs. the hallway track
- The suckage that is the whole of virtual events for presenters
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Facebook / Meta stock falls off a cliff
- ~%30 drop after earnings statement
- Added only 2M users for the quarter vs 15M the quarter before
- Daily Active users dropped by 1M
- Are we choosing platforms based on belief system?
- Alternative: all the slacks, is it a feedback loop though? (private vs. public SoMe)
- Spotify
- Twitter/Gettr
- Slack/Discord
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In this episode we discuss
- How life is going
- The Microsoft Activision/Blizzard Acquisition
- Background Links
- https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/?ocid=Evergreen_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Photo_lrn_1.18.1
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/01/21/microsofts-activision-blizzard-buy-is-not-a-metaverse-bet/?sh=b66bcb97ddc8
- Background Links
- What the Heck is the Metaverse and why is this related
- When in doubt, ask wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse
- Where @mattThatITGuy makes absolutely certain that the Oculus game Super Hot is totally, definitely not porn https://superhotgame.com/superhot-vr
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Everybody makes New Year’s resolutions. In this episode we discuss our plans and initiatives for 2022 that focus more on evolving ourselves rather than reinventing.
Jim
- NSX-T-
- NSX-V going End of Support 1/16/2022 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2149616
- Kubernetes and Containers
- Automation- Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform
- Reading things longer than 240 characters at a time
- Focus on being more impactful with my time
Joe
- Structured Plans
- Deep Work
- Focusing on life goals and living/enjoying the journey
- Mental health & unplugging from tech - needing hobbies/distractions
- Writing (both journals & a book)
Matt
- Get back to content creation
- Blogging
- Presenting
- Podcasting (hopefully!)
- Cloud focus
- Azure
- AWS
- Traditional on-prem
- Level up existing certs
Brian
- Business and industry focused
- Security industry
- More non-IT related projects
Training Links:
- https://www.udemy.com/course/vmware-nsxt-fundamentals/
- https://www.udemy.com/course/vmware-nsx-t-30-fundamentals-part-two-security-2020-nsx
- Learning.kasten.com - https://learning.kasten.com
- CKA - https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/cka-cks-exam-bundle/
- KubeAcademy - https://kube.academy/
- Geerling Ansible Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2_OBreMn7FplshFCWYlaN2uS8et9RjNG
- https://www.udemy.com/course/terraform-hands-on-labs/
- https://www.udemy.com/course/hashicorp-packer/
- https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/terraform-getting-started-2021
- https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/terraform-deep-dive
- https://app.pluralsight.com/paths/skill/implementing-it-automation-with-salt-open
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