Episode 482: Tip Jar Economy

This week, we discuss our AI usage, recap key announcements from VMware Explore, and examine RedMonk's analysis of how open-source licensing impacts revenue and market cap. Plus, some thoughts on power bricks. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 482 Runner-up Titles Information wants to be free, yo Stay In The Bushes Tip Jar Culture Tell Me About Meatloaf I want you in here with me Platforms For Building Platforms Private SaaS Mom and Dad having a fun conversation on a road trip I have my special chargers I want it back Rundown Sign up for Coté’s Newsletter IDC's Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Private Cloud at VMware Explore - Notebook Cursor.com OSS Software Licensing Changes and Their Impact on Financial Outcomes Coté’s proposal for how to fix it. Another Thread from Adam Jacob on OSS Zoom Docs Is Here. Is It Any Good? Relevant to your Interests Apple’s App Store Head to Leave in Reorganization Amid Global Scrutiny Snowflake Outlook Fails to Ease Investor Fears of Competition Microsoft revamps reporting structure to give better visibility into cloud consumption revenue More than 28% of Americans are searching for new jobs — the highest rate in a decade Microsoft is reportedly making more branding changes for Copilot business services SolarWinds left hardcoded credentials in helpdesk product Intel has hired Morgan Stanley, other advisers for activist defense The Future of the Trade Show Industry – Are We In Danger of Losing Our Soul? The massive Social Security number breach is actually a good thing Continuous reinvention: A brief history of block storage at AWS Grafana Labs raises $270M Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, Rackspace Goes All In – Again – On OpenStack Sonos App Debacle Leaves Company Racing to Save Its Reputation Nonsense Chick-fil-A Opens First Elevated Drive-Thru Concept How Costco Hacked the American Shopping Psyche NASA Picks SpaceX to Rescue Astronauts Marooned in Space The startup teaching your computer how to smell Conferences DevOpsDays Antwerp, Coté Speaking, Sept 4–5, 2024, 15th anniversary. Civo Navigate Europe, Berlin, Sept 10-11, 2024. SREday London 2024, Sept 19–20, 2024. Coté speaking, 20% off with code SRE20DAY. Cloud Foundry Day EU, Karlsruhe, GER, Oct 9, 2024, 20% off with code CFEU24VMW. SREday Amsterdam, Nov 21st, 2024. Coté speaking, 20% off with code SRE20DAY. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: [email protected] Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show: [email protected] Recommendations Brandon: Ozlo Sleepbuds. Coté: Original Cloud Foundry launch videos, April, 2011. Photo Credits Header Artwork