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Today's discussion was about distributed ledger technology (DLT), also known as blockchain and the technology behind Bitcoin. We had a balanced discussion: some people who were excited about the technology and others who were skeptical. That interplay really created one of the best conversations I've heard about DLT and its applications Throughout the conversation, we tested each other and we came back to basics. We didn't assume that blockchain was good because it was new, or that organizations like Banks or Ticket Sellers were bad. That neutrality really plays out by helping us consider how DLT can actually benefit people. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/iox4ywvekE-3zWDDWyAPFkUGJtA Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/toasted-bread-beside-french-fries-1437568/

Today's episode is about measuring complexity. Complexity is a topic that we cover a lot. And in this case, we really went past the idea that we could measure complexity, and into looking at the causes and costs of complexity. We had a remarkable conversation about what it means to say something's too complex? What are the consequences of complexity? And what should we do about them? Ultimately, it’s about how how we measure the cost or the risk of complexity? In the end, we are reframing complexity in business terms and human terms. That is the important approach to looking at complexity. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/qOBFHwMfUd0ELCnnD63AXcTLe9I Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/colorful-threads-on-spools-scattered-on-floor-5723513/

Today's episode is about Web3. By now hopefully you've heard of Web3, but… what is Web3 really!?! That's exactly what this conversation is about! We really talked about how Web3 is more than tech bros marketing Bitcoin. There actually are real legitimate business interests around Web3. Uses like breaking transaction log jams when a small number of providers are actually controlling and running the internet. Or looking at ways to decentralize infrastructure and remove bottlenecks within transactions flows. You will be surprised at how much of the evolution of the Internet is captured in what Web3 could be. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/j9LW8BlgtDoCMw5JyweGiyGIS5o Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/three-gray-and-white-xbox-controller-2106215/

We went beyond what the Continuous Delivery Foundation is doing to talk about how to scale Continuous Delivery. Especially around the continuous reconciler pattern. So what does CD take beyond committing something in git? To make scalable continuous delivery systems and cross team continuous delivery systems means building things beyond GitOps that really scale and work for enterprise teams. The use cases are not just cloud native technologies, but really useful for established enterprise tech too. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/JkTWNWtaaUEOHrd-bdHIP3rsmO8 Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-wearing-a-face-mask-putting-food-on-a-thermal-bag-4393667/

This discussion is about the infrastructure behind augmented reality. We really dive into how augmented reality will take place in our environment. And the spoiler is it AR is already here! We are actually building augmented reality systems everywhere and they're showing up in our daily lives. The group believes very strongly that the automotive space is already leading AR for a whole bunch of reasons, including ease, progress so far, and profit motives. We also talked about why it's so hard to build the networks of infrastructure that need to be consumed or make augmented reality so much easier. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/1k7WpYtdpzpNVlf6FDzU_u7nIy8 Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-playing-a-virtual-reality-game-6498965/

How should we think about migrating legacy workloads to new infrastructure and modernize them? The group addresses this question methodically incuding how databases get linked, how they get used, how they get migrated, how important it is to maintain languages and what it would take to migrate in language. In the end, we look back on that conversation apply lessons learned to what we are building today, This is absolutely essential because new designs will become tomorrow's legacy! We'll be struggling to migrate those in 10 or 15 years too. So everything we can learn helps prevent that cycle. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/sHB8507KjZlZPBMToBUCEKjPVQY Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-and-woman-climbing-a-mountainside-8968077/

We know that humans have trouble keeping systems updated, but… how can we address the challenge of knowing which updates are required and, critically, if the updates with break other systems? Even knowing if they worked is a really thorny problem! In this episode, we focus on actions about what’s going on and why this problem has persisted in industry for so long. Starting from the news of the day about CentOS 8 mirrors being taken down. That’s exactly the type of challenge we are facing when we think about where updates and repos are coming from. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/rRMIT6kkTTtyWrzdBnuq63nvKuE Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-using-an-eye-examination-equipment-5996696/

We seem to be very worried about complexity in technology, but how bad is it really? Do we have a way of measuring complexity? Figuring out how to actually quantify it could help eliminate and manage it. We started by discussing mathematical concepts to capture the systemic nature of complexity. That turns out to be really hard, so we got into some really interesting thoughts about what it takes to manage and understand complexity. Is it even possible to measure complexity? The group is mixed. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/qWkkgyKCXX89jcirBdni9ExkOq8 Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/random-objects-piled-up-for-balance-9304725/

This discussion sifts into tactical concerns for containers in the near term. We've gotten far with containers and Kubernetes. But what about process controls that we need to wrap around containers? We talked through how we need to be thinking about containers now that we have good control surfaces around them to make things work. If you were using containers and Kubernetes, this podcast will certainly inform your thinking. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/NKNuTQQCXGXbVrZq_4pHazt4sZA Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-canned-beans-9902268/

We talk about software licensing in open source, and what it means to the broader market. In fact, we cover how it's changing what the market actually is! This is not not just open source licensing in general because at the end we didn't care about the license. We are more concerned about utility, serviceability and operability of the products we use. We need to understand whether or not we can rely on them! In short, the supply chain of the software was much more important than the licenses of the software Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/kH-vbVxoymH9GGdNEi3jvF07c5s Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-planes-right-wing-with-view-of-snow-covered-mountains-view-from-window-127441/