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**Coder Radio**

A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology.

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480: Google's 1984 Moment Aug 24, 2022

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We're spooked to learn how one man's life has been turned upside down just because he used Google Photos.

Plus Mike's thoughts on .Net 7's trajectory and a little hope for Ionic.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — Check out "TCG-Con Tampa"
Why Pixelmator Photo is switching to subscription pricing — TL;DR: Pixelmator Photo will now cost $4.99 per month, $23.99 per year, or $54.99 for a lifetime license but existing paid users get unlimited access for free.
Our West Coast Meetup Chat Room on Matrix — Join our room and get the inside deets.
Jupiter @ JPL - Get your name in the Hat! — We picking names SOON.
Announcing .NET 7 Preview 7 — This preview of .NET 7 includes improvements to System.LINQ, Unix file permissions, low-level structs, p/Invoke source generation, code generation, and websockets.
A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. — Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.
Matthew Green on Twitter — He took a private photo intended for a doctor. In a situation where human being expect (but may not be entitled to) the most extreme privacy that our technical situations have to offer. Instead his child’s genitals were transmitted to a team of people and he lost years of data.
Matthew Green on Twitter — This is the situation that every normal person fears will happen when “classifiers work as intended” on their private data. It’s fine to argue this is an extreme and regrettable edge case we can design out of the system. To say it’s defensible? That’s dangerous.
Deirdre Connolly¹ on Twitter — "Fun" reveal in this story: per the (erroneous) referral to police, Google complied with a warrant for this user's /entire Google search history/, as well as location history, messages, and any documents they had associated with the account
The Amazing Critter Man 🇺🇸🐍 on Twitter — Consider this: These photos were unique. There was no hash in any law enforcement database for these images. Google still found them. They look at your stuff, you have no secrets from Google. Don't give them anything, you have everything to hide.
Micro Frontend Architecture for Mobile Web Apps — Portals micro frontends allow multiple teams to build, test, and ship in parallel with hyper-focused embedded web experiences in your React Native, Android, and iOS mobile apps.
Appflow — Move faster with cloud native builds, live updates, app publishing, and the ability to automate all of it.
It’s time for Apple to fix texting. — These problems exist because Apple refuses to adopt modern texting standards when people with iPhones and Android phones text each other.
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479: Apple's Mob Move Aug 17, 2022

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New leaks reveal how hollow Apple's claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme to monetize the downturn.

Plus, why we've never seen an App blow it as severely as Telegram is right now, and Electron's Flash moment.

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CoderRadioMascot on Twitter — I want to remind you that we have strict labor laws in Europe. I don't think denying a mascot it's vacation is legal. I consider founding the first podcast mascot union to make sure podcast mascot's rights are respected and not eradicated.
Workplace Productivity: Are You Being Tracked? - The New York Times — Across industries and incomes, more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost?
Archive.org: The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score — Now digital productivity monitoring is also spreading among white-collar jobs and roles that require graduate degrees. Many employees, whether working remotely or in person, are subject to trackers, scores, “idle” buttons, or just quiet, constantly accumulating records. Pauses can lead to penalties, from lost pay to lost jobs.
Stof's thoughts on tabs or Spaces — Essentially, tabs are idealistic and would win any argument not based on real world 'not caring' of humans, so in reality spaces win, but how many spaces is a better question! I wonder what the audience would say about 2 spaces?
West Coast Crew Chat — Join our west coast locals chan room.
Want to join us at JPL? — Put your name in the hat, just be sure you can be there Sept 29th!
Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Software Underlying Discord, Microsoft Teams, and Other Apps — Aaditya Purani, one of the researchers who found these vulnerabilities, said that “regular users should know that the Electron apps are not the same as their day-to-day browsers,” meaning they are potentially more vulnerable.
RCE Vulnerability found in Electron — This occurs because of the way ElectronJS is designed and is a fundamental design issue within the framework. (ElectronJs = JS + Chromium so this intersection is where the flaw occurs as it’s not same as your normal chrome browser).
Telegram update brings new animated emoji — The latest update to Telegram’s app for iOS comes with multiple new features, especially for Premium subscribers.
Telegram CEO complains about App Store 'obscure review process' — For example, our upcoming update – which is about to revolutionize how people express themselves in messaging – has been stuck in Apple’s ‘review’ for two weeks, without explanation or any feedback provided by Apple.
Apple asked for a cut of Facebook’s ad sales years before it stifled Facebook’s ad sales — Apple reportedly argued that it deserved a cut of certain portions of Facebook’s ad revenue.
Apple Set to Expand Advertising, Bringing Ads to Maps, TV and Books Apps — Apple is set to expand ads to new areas of your iPhone and iPad in search of its next big revenue driver. Also: The company slows its pace of acquiring startups, and Peloton embarks on a major overhaul.
Apple and Facebook’s Pre-ATT Negotiations, Timing and Documentation — The Wall Street Journal fills in important details about the run-up to ATT, including negotiations between Apple and Facebook. Then, ATT denials don't hold water. – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Mark Gurman on Twitter — Power On: Apple is set to expand ads to more parts of your iPhone, beyond News, Stocks and the App Store. Up next? Probably in Maps, Books, Podcasts and one day TV+.
Patrick Moorhead #SixFiveSummit on Twitter — What an Apple power move: Hobble the advertising efforts of your ecosystem and then start monetizing the real estate yourself. Redefines vertical integration. Truly brilliant.
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478: Strange New Workflows Aug 10, 2022

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Why we think Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about remote work, and the complicated answer to a simple question.

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Egon on Twitter — I am on vacation at Mediterranean Sea trying to cope with the high humidity. I will now jump into the sea for a swim, maybe that can fix the issue.
Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups — Let's end the summer with a west coast bang!
West Coast Crew Matrix Chat Room — Hang out with the locals on the west coast.
Cloud CPU Benchmarking Report — The report reveals how VPS offerings from these cloud providers stand up in terms of price, performance, and value, or performance per dollar spent. It is available as an instant download with no registration required.
Author Malcolm Gladwell slams working from home — “It’s very hard to feel necessary when you’re physically disconnected,” the Canadian writer said.
That Jerk at the Café? C'est Moi | Malcolm Gladwell on Writing in Coffee Shops - WSJ — The coffee-shop writer needs to be, as the sociologists would say, an outlier and not a pioneer. You don't want to be the laptop cowboy who signals to other laptop cowboys that this is the place to be.
Google CEO to employees: Productivity and focus must improve — “There are real concerns that our productivity as a whole is not where it needs to be for the head count we have.” He asked employees to help “create a culture that is more mission-focused, more focused on our products, more customer focused. We should think about how we can minimize distractions and really raise the bar on both product excellence and productivity.”
Lenovo Expects 30+ Platforms With Linux Support This Year, Both AMD & Intel Systems — Lenovo's Mark Pearson provided an update on Linux for their laptops/PCs, including 30+ platforms for 2022 with Linux support.
Brandon beautifully explains why he loves VIM
nixbytes: vim or emacs is more efficient
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477: Sweet Little Lies Aug 03, 2022

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We debate the lies our tool makers tell us, if Clojure has a Rails-sized hole, and the secrets of a successful software engineer.

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Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Page — London Meetup just days away!
Join our West Coast Crew Matrix chat. — Calling West Coast Locals!
ResearchKit — ResearchKit is an open source framework introduced by Apple that allows researchers and developers to create powerful apps for medical research. Easily create visual consent flows, real-time dynamic active tasks, and surveys using a variety of customizable modules that you can build upon and share with the community. And since ResearchKit works seamlessly with HealthKit, researchers can access even more relevant data for their studies — like daily step counts, calorie use, and heart rate.
ResearchKit and CareKit - Apple — a framework for developers to build apps that let you manage your own well-being on a daily basis.
What is GitOps? — GitOps is an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices used for application development such as version control, collaboration, compliance, and CI/CD, and applies them to infrastructure automation.
Clojure needs a Rails — Other programming languages have their definitive web framework. Ruby has Rails, Python has Django, Java has Play, Elixir has Pheonix.
Luminus - a Clojure web framework — Luminus is a Clojure micro-framework based on a set of lightweight libraries. It aims to provide a robust, scalable, and easy to use platform. With Luminus you can focus on developing your app the way you want without any distractions.
Michael Dominick on Twitter — First time using Migration Assistant. Going from an M1 to an Intel Mac. Let’s see how this goes lol
Skills of a Successful Software Engineer — Skills to grow from a solo coder into a productive member of a software development team, with seasoned advice on everything from refactoring to acing an interview.
Coder to Developer
Open Source Licenses to Avoid — Check if the open sources you use pose a threat to your business and find out what to do today to secure your company for years.

476: Tapping the Breaks Jul 27, 2022

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We're looking at the big picture and, surprisingly, seeing a lot of possibilities.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — The little @system76 is pretty in pink next to its bigger bro! Review to come!
Matrix Meetup Space — A collection of rooms to organize our upcoming meetups.
Apple Silicon Is an Inconvenient Truth — Apple silicon is a profoundly inconvenient truth for many computer enthusiasts who do not like Macs, so they’ve gone into denial.
Netflix rolling out external subscription button for iOS — Any accounts or purchases made outside of this app will be managed by the developer “Netflix.” Your App Store account, stored payment methods, and related features, such as subscription management and refund requests, will not be available. Apple is not responsible for the privacy or security of transactions made with this developer.
Big Tech lay-offs and hiring freezes prompt recession fears — Big Tech is bracing for an economic recession and an uncertain future. That, in turn, is triggering more economic angst.
Apple hits breaks on hiring amid economic uncertainty — 12 Apple is joining other tech big-hitters that have frozen hiring across parts of their organization in response to a cooling global economy.
Google pausing hiring for two weeks — The company a week ago said it would slow hiring for the rest of the year - the sort of announcement that has come from all of its big-tech rivals facing a decelerating economy.
Hardwear – Microsoft Gear Shop — Inspired by Microsoft and Supervsn Creative Director Gavin Mathieu’s love for building a community that empowers innovation through authenticity.
Mario, Not So Super at Forty — I was-a born in 1981, which means, if you do-a the math, I’m-a forty years old.
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475: I Do Declare Jul 20, 2022

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Mike's ready to make a case for Declarative UI, and Chris pulls back the curtain to reveal a spicy take.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — Living more or less purely in desktop #Linux, I’m finding a lot to love but do wish the community didn’t have to rely so heavily on electron and that there we’re some blessed gui app toolkit that’s was well supported.
West Coast Matrix Chatroom — Join our West Coast chat room.
Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups — Our west coast tour dates are published!
Introduction to declarative UI — Frameworks from Win32 to web to Android and iOS typically use an imperative style of UI programming. This might be the style you’re most familiar with—where you manually construct a full-functioned UI entity, such as a UIView or equivalent, and later mutate it using methods and setters when the UI changes.
SwiftUI Overview — SwiftUI helps you build great-looking apps across all Apple platforms with the power of Swift
React Native — React Native combines the best parts of native development with React, a best-in-class JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
Why SolarWinds just may be one of the most secure software companies in the tech universe — A house gets burglarized, the owners buy a fancy alarm system. A hurricane knocks a house down, it gets rebuilt bigger and stronger.
SolarWinds hack: Untangling U.S. cybersecurity mess — “It’s certainly going to be the worst cyberattack in United States history thus far, and I don’t believe people understand its magnitude,”
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474: Horton Hears a Linux User Jul 13, 2022

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Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC serious credibility.

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Coder 474 - Double Batch Video Stream - JupiterTube — Catch the live stream playback of this week's recording.
Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal — Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter.
Peter Zeihan Video Linked via Email
VSCodium — This is the The Telemetry less version of Visual Studio Code, packaged into a Flatpak. This repackaging is not supported by Microsoft.
West Coast Crew Matrix Room — Join our West Coast Crew Matrix chat room and join our community putting together our west coast road trip in September.
Microsoft To Ban Commercial Open Source from App Store — Microsoft apparently does not want any FOSS developers to be able to write open source in a sustainable way.
Microsoft responds to controversial store policy change — Microsoft has clarified its stance about legitimate open-source and generally free apps on the Microsoft Store.
Systemd Creator Lands At Microsoft — The prominent open-source developer responsible for several prominent projects joined Microsoft and continuing his focus on systemd development.
This ad company subsidiary is teaming up with US carriers to take over your lock screen — The lock screen platform is part of the pre-installed software on many, if not most, Android phones sold in India and other Asian markets. Glance says that since it was launched in 2019, it has become part of over 400 million sold smartphones.
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473: Laptop Coasters Jul 06, 2022

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Mike's Linux Toolchain for 2022, and his first week with CoPilot. Then we chat about the series of choices that led us to go independent so many years ago.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — Is this tweet too corny? ;)
Matrix Meetup Space
Calagator — Calagator is an open-source community calendaring platform.
My Linux Toolbox '22 - dominickm.com — I got some request for what my work stack is like on Linux compared to what it was on macOS. Some of these applications I use on both systems but am listing anyway because they have some feature that facilitates that.
Junction: Application/browser chooser — Junction lets you choose the application to open files and links.
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472: Drunken Copilot Jun 29, 2022

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Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch each other up on some recent surprises.

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Drunken Copilot | CR 472 Live - JupiterTube — Catch the live video stream of Coder on Jupiter.Tube
Michael Dominick on Twitter — Runs #Linux @system76 tested and kitten approved! #HPDevOne. My boy has asked to learn #Minecraft modding. Why wouldn’t I teach him on @pop_os_official
Meta is launching an avatar store, and designer clothes — If you can’t afford the actual clothes, I guess?
Guides - Migrate a PostgreSQL Database to a Managed Database — Fully managed cloud database clusters built on top of Linode’s trusted and reliable platform.
HP Dev One Review - dominickm.com — System 76 and HP have LET THEIR POWERS COMBINE to create the HP Dev One
GitHub Copilot launches with $10/month subscription — Microsoft's GitHub on Tuesday released its Copilot AI programming assistance tool into the wild after a year-long free technical trial.
Senior Oops Engineer on Twitter — github copilot is incredible. it just sells code other people wrote, but because it's an "AI" it is apparently allowed to launder that code without it being a "derivative work". lol. lmao. what an amazing grift.
GitHub Copilot and open source laundering — GitHub’s Copilot is trained on software governed by these terms, and it fails to uphold them, and enables customers to accidentally fail to uphold these terms themselves.
Mosh: the mobile shell — Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.
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471: Technical Guardians of the Galaxy Jun 22, 2022

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Mike's hitting the road to solve his old man's PC woes; Chris channels his early inner 80s and some Google AI conspiracy bacon.

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Picture of Mike's Birthday Podcasting Setup 🐧
Nonsense on Stilts — No, LaMDA is not sentient. Not even slightly.
OK if not Access, then what? — As a regular listener - at least in the last almost year now - I've heard fun comments around MS Access...but more seriously, what would be today's (ideally open source, or at least better) equivalent?
Managed PostgreSQL and MongoDB are Here — With the addition of PostgreSQL and MongoDB, we now offer SQL and NoSQL database options to scale based on your architecture design.
Inflation Chart — Since the COVID19 pandemic started, the printing has gone to a whole different level though. The M1 money supply has almost doubled since. What that means for inflation is heavily argued about by different sides.
Truflation Dashboard
Tesla's Musk feels 'super bad' about economy — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of salaried staff at the electric carmaker, he said in emails seen by Reuters.
Digital Mortgage Startup Tomo Lays Off One-Third of Staff — A total of 44 employees were let go, Insider reported Tuesday.
Revoking job offers is an increasingly common cost-cutting strategy — HR leaders are now looking at this as a cost-cutting strategy, she says. "A lot of people who never thought this was an option, it has now become an option."
There’s a major recession signal everybody is missing: small businesses cutting spending as they prepare for the worst — “Small businesses are able to meet local demands and local idiosyncrasies in the markets that the larger companies just can’t meet,” Audretsch says. Despite their more limited resources, he adds, small businesses can be more flexible and responsive to shifts in markets and in demand than their larger counterparts.
Milton Friedman - Understanding Inflation - YouTube — The professor provides an explanation of the origins of money as well as the cause and cure for inflation
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