Episode 339: Just do some squats - a podcast by Software Defined Talk LLC

This week we discuss NPM corruption, why Web3 may not be different and the future focus of Hyperscalers. Plus, some thoughts on Dutch Doctors.
RundownNPM corruption
Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons of projects (https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/9/22874949/developer-corrupts-open-source-libraries-projects-affected)Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker' breaking thousands of apps (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-corrupts-npm-libs-colors-and-faker-breaking-thousands-of-apps/)Web 3 is exciting because incumbents like solving known problems
Computing and data infrastructure in '22 (https://www.kleinerperkins.com/perspectives/computing-and-data-infrastructure-in-22/)Aneel Lakhan take on Web3 and the need for a currency but not necessarily bitcoin via The Cloud Cast. (https://overcast.fm/+RrQyCAW4/33:45)
Reasons why Web3 may not be all that differentMatt Mullenweg on Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0 (https://twitter.com/photomatt/status/1479998907123863554?s=21)
My first impressions of web3 (https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html)The Cloud Cast episode Look Ahead VC Funding (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2022/01/2022-look-ahead-vc-funding.html)
Maybe Hyperscalers should just focus in on primitives? (https://www.kleinerperkins.com/perspectives/computing-and-data-infrastructure-in-22/)I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months. (https://benadam.me/thoughts/my-experience-at-amazon/)
Relevant to your InterestsIs Clubhouse dead? Not if you are in South Asia (https://restofworld.org/2022/is-clubhouse-dead-not-if-you-are-in-south-asia)
NFT kingpin OpenSea lands monster $13.3B valuation in new raise (https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/nft-kingpin-opensea-lands-monster-024228291.html)Andreessen Horowitz completes massive $9B fundraise for startups - FinLedger (https://finledger.com/2022/01/07/andreessen-horowitz-completes-massive-9b-fundraise-for-startups/)
The Multicloud Engineer (https://twitter.com/forrestbrazeal/status/1479518107207143432)Lyft did a four part blog series on scaling engineering productivity (https://twitter.com/copyconstruct/status/1478552675293696000)
Podcasting Hasn’t Produced A New Hit in Years (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-09/podcasting-hasn-t-produced-a-new-hit-in-years)Take-Two is buying Zynga (https://twitter.com/pkafka/status/1480529880240558095?s=21)
This company just decided to give employees a 4-day workweek permanently (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/05/the-4-day-workweek-becomes-permanent-for-tech-company-bolt.html)Free to read: Coronavirus tracked: has the epidemic peaked near you? (https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areas=aus&areas=can&areas=chn&areas=jpn&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usnh&areasRegional=uspr&areasRegional=usdc&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=usmi&cumulative=0&logScale=0&per100K=1&startDate=2021-06-01&values=cases)
New year, new CEO (https://signal.org/blog/new-year-new-ceo/)Carriers Are Pissed About Apple's Best New Privacy Feature (https://gizmodo.com/carriers-are-pissed-about-apples-best-new-privacy-featu-1848334572)
CEO Of $10 Billion Open-Source Company Elastic Steps Down, President Leaves (https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/01/12/elastic-ceo-shay-banon-steps-down/?sh=7b9d03e43aa8)Nonsense
Forced by shortages to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells customers how to bypass DRM warnings (https://boingboing.net/2022/01/08/forced-by-shortages-to-sell-chipless-cartridges-canon-tells-customers-how-to-bypass-drm-warnings.html)Every few years Australia takes an international superstar hostage for unclear reasons (https://twitter.com/andrewriddle36/status/1480324097024270343?s=21)
Snoop Dogg Is Planning To Launch A Hot Dog Brand Called “Snoop Doggs” – Billboard (https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/snoop-dogg-trademark-hot-dogs-1235017107/)Sponsors
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