Episode 376: Businesses that use computers

This week we discuss Japan’s “war” on floppy disks, Twitter adds an edit button and Apple going all-in on eSIM. Plus, will the U.S. finally get instant bank transfers?

Runner-up Titles

• They were already in the system.


• Headless Optimization Gone Amuck.


• While sitting on the toilet


• Extensive iPhone Carrying Strategy Breakdown. We need fanny packs.


• All you have to do to know the problem is to hear the solution.


• Bring Paul Ford out of retirement.


• Great ideas, getting close


• Prevent the typo


• 73 SaaS Companies


• “Because, you know, Coté: I’m a pro.”


• That may be his family crest

Rundown

• Checking on Digital Transformation
  
  
  • Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use
  
  
  • Instant Payments in the U.S.?
  
  


• You Asked for It: Twitter’s Getting an Edit Button


• SaaS spend ratios on R&D/S&M/G&A

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• Microsoft: The deadline to get off Basic Auth is approaching


• 1 big thing: What's behind chip giants' lawsuit


• Cloudflare drops Kiwi Farms harassment site


• Open-source password manager Bitwarden raises $100M • TechCrunch


• AWS Preps ‘Bastion’ Cloud Service for Advertisers


• The cloud computing giants are vying to protect fat profits


• Blackouts possible at height of California’s heat wave Tuesday as grid struggles with record usage


• For homesick Marylanders


• Google announces October 6th event to launch the Pixel Watch, Pixel 7, and new Nest devices


• Isovalent Cilium Enterprise: For Kubernetes Networking & Security


• Introducing Ambient Mesh


• Muck Rack scores one of the largest growth equity investments in PR tech

Nonsense

• Southwest Pilot Threatens to Turn Plane Around if Unruly Passengers Keep AirDropping Nudes


• New escape room just opened in town


• Jaws is a box office hit again, 47 years after it first hit theaters

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Conferences

• DevOps Talks Sydney, Sydney, September 6-7, 2022


• Sydney Cloud FinOps Meetup, online, Oct 13, 2022 Matt’s presenting


• KubeCon North America, Detroit, Oct 24 – 28, 2022


• SpringOne Platform, SF, December 6–8, 2022


• THAT Conference Texas Call For Counselors Jan 16-19, 2023

Listener Feedback

• Patrick tweeted about Birdnet and his 5-year-son likes the pictures

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• Coté: Cavender’s All Purpose Greek Seasoning.

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