Episode 435: SSH in a for loop but faster

This week, we discuss paying ransom to cyberattackers, an overview of the "Infrastructure as Code" market, and remote worker productivity. Plus, Matt provides a review of the Raspberry 5 and shares his reasons for refusing to install the Global Entry Mobile App.

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Runner-up Titles

• All my takes are spicy, once I get enough caffeine
• We’re doing this for science
• No, just no, Dad
• No exceeding expectations in that role
• I will do horrible things with YAML
• My business is my business
• They don’t have room for purity

Rundown

• Emergency broadcast not used by Trump
• CBP announces new
  
• MGM, Caesars Cyberattack Responses Required Brutal Choices
• Creator of Ansible ships "Jetporch"
• Cloud startup Pulumi raises $41M from Madrona, NEA to grow ‘infrastructure as code’ platform
• Red Hat bins Bugzilla for RHEL issue tracking, jumps on Jira
• Work From Home Works - Marginal REVOLUTION
• The Raspberry Pi 5 is finally here

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• How Swiggy migrated its k8s workload to Graviton
• Passkeys: all the news and updates around passwordless sign-on
• The potential gap
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• AI, Hardware, and Virtual Reality
• The Senate’s email system melted down in the face of security test and reply-all chaos.

Nonsense

• Costco is selling gold bars and they are selling out within a few hours
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Conferences

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• November 6-9, 2023 VMware Explore Barcelona, Coté’s attending
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