Tech Lounge
A weekly podcast that welcomes you to explore technology with an insightful interview every two weeks and topic-deep dives every other two weeks.
If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable.
Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcast
Formerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 331
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Augmented AI with Chris Longstaff of Mindtech
This week I speak with Chris Longstaff of Mindtech about their curious plan to help machine learning by augmenting datasets with synthetic data.
I also cover alternative calendars, the woes of WeWork,…
Universal code search with Sourcegraph - Civilization, Lockdowns, and AmigaOS
In this episode I speak with Quinn Slack of Sourcegraph about the universal code search tool. Also features news on AmigaOS, awesome repos for developers, the truths of lockdown, meetup spins out of …
Cybersecurity during a Pandemic - An interview with Critical Start
No links this week as I focus on an interview with Quentin Rhoads-Herrera of Critical Start where we talk about cyber security during a time of crisis.
Peter Suma of Applied Brain Research, a new Hello World, and how games influence policy
In this episode I speak with Peter Suma of Applied Brain Research about Nengo, a complete brain maker that allows you to develop and run models with deep learning, online learning, static weights, si…
Mobile engagement with mGage, why you should use Brave, ditch Discord and what actually is a URL
In this episode I speak with Nick Millward of mGage about the past present and future of mobile engagement, especially RCS. I also cover the history of the URL, teaching an AI to play D&D, how to wor…
Computing history with Sinclair Target of two-bit history
I'm taking a short break, so something from the archives this week of my ill-fated podcast from last year, "The Enthusiastic Amateur". This interview is reproduced in entirety to get the listeners it…
Patrick McFadin talks Datastax and Cassandra, MIDI 2.0 and how do planes fly?
In this episode I speak with Patrick McFadin about Datastax and their plans with Apache Cassandra, ponder on the release of MIDI 2.0 after 37 years, plane security, what happened in Iowa, and more
Paul Kuijf of learned.io, Wine, filter bubbles, and what is meat?
In this episode I speak with Paul Kuijf of learned.io, look at the new Lovecraft film, burst some bubbles, learn new languages, and much more.
The Tactigon, academic scandal, and gaming colonialism
In this episode I speak with the makers of the Tactigon wearable gesture controller, look at scandal in Oxford, DLC in D&D, decolonialising gaming, and much more.
Responsible AI with Shlomi Hod, the weird web and fax on the beach
This episode I speak with Shlomi Hod about responsible AI, look at the worst D&D monster of all, hello world in assembly, and more.
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Kin Lane the API evangelist, Linux revisited, and the lost story of Wolfenstein
In this episode I speak with the infamous Kin Lane, the API evangelist, now working with Postman. I also cover my new experiences with the Linux desktop, how "the rise of skywalker" has visions of ou…
5GTechritory, Y2K, BitTorrent, Monopoly, and future gazing
In this episode I speak with Laszlo Toth, Nikolai Astrup, and Dr. Suncheol Gweon from the recent 5GTechritory about the current state, and future promise of 5G. Also in this episode, the Y2K panic, i…
Chronosphere and fixing the internet, air conditioning and calculators
In this episode I speak with Martin Mao of Chronosphere about the massive scale monitoring platform. I also cover fixing the internet, fixing air conditioning, the problem with calculators, switching…
Raj Dutt of Grafana, Brave, WeWork, and Football manager
In this episode I speak with Raj Dutt of Grafana. I also cover the rise of the Brave browser, keep an eye on Softbank, question Apple's design, look at the new tabletop game, Tapestry, investigate th…
A fantasy Greek perfect for your eyes
Fresh back from Tekom's TCWorld event, Chris covers the difference between different types of tech writers, fantasy maps, running D&D campaigns with inconsistent players, is dark mode a myth, and why…
WeWorld
In this episode I cover the WeWork/Meetup/Softbank world domination saga, the sad state of affairs of online journalism, and has Apple had enough of Electron?
The Apache Software Foundation, UNIX at 50 and the story of a floating hotel
In this episode I speak with David Nalley of the Apache Software Foundation about their roles in the projects they work with. Also features how an Australian floating hotel ended up in North Korea, D…
Leemon Baird of Hedera Hashgraph, Wendys Horror, and GNU Start
In this episode I speak with Dr. Leemon Baird of Hedera Hashgraph about their DLT (not a Blockchain), plus the Saga of Richard Stallman continues, the history of Call of Cthulhu, and Wendys releases …
The Vermont Remote Workers Grant, Docker, Boeing, ICE and Thomas Jefferson
In this episode I speak with Commissioner Goldstein of the Vermont State Government about the policy of paying remote workers to relocate to the state. I also cover Docker, the tech backlash against …
The nerd legacy
In this episode I cover the resignation of Richard Stallman, historic installation windows, Apple and "sherlocking", COBOL, and the future of development.