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The Last I.T. Podcast In The World!
Добавлен 11 авг 2023
Fine. I'll do a podcast on corporate IT, tech in general, business, the AI Meltdown, and any other topic I find interesting (movies, tacos). This isn't some dry tech podcast for nerds only (nerds welcome), this is a banter-forward, why-so-serious pod that won't hesitate to take detours and try to entertain. But we'll also make serious points about how IT at growing businesses can be great, efficient, secure, strategic, automated, and even friendly (WHAT?!). Bring your sense of humor - life is too short for long-faced and boring IT podcasts.
The I.T. Nice and Naughty List
It's a special holiday episode of The Last I.T. Podcast In The World, where Darrick and I go through our IT Nice and Naughty list (mostly naughty).
And:
- I give my review of Silo season 2, where IT still rules the cylindrical dystopian future!
- I ask Darrick the existential question: Which is better, Copy and Paste or the Thumbs Up emoji reply?
- We design a much-needed app for the healthcare industry. But we can't decide what color the button should be.
And we discuss some AI wins and I disappoint Darrick's Personal Image Consultant. Something for everyone!
And:
- I give my review of Silo season 2, where IT still rules the cylindrical dystopian future!
- I ask Darrick the existential question: Which is better, Copy and Paste or the Thumbs Up emoji reply?
- We design a much-needed app for the healthcare industry. But we can't decide what color the button should be.
And we discuss some AI wins and I disappoint Darrick's Personal Image Consultant. Something for everyone!
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Snack Size: Everything Including the Kitchen Sink
Просмотров 814 дней назад
David, avowed technologist, draws the line at high tech kitchen faucets and has opinions about recent trends in sinks. We also wonder what's going on with the tech at fast food drive-thrus that they never seem to know the total till you pull up to the first window. And strangers tell David their passwords for no apparent reason. Spoiler: it's "password".
Big Rigs sans Humans + the Dutch Animal Test
Просмотров 101Месяц назад
In this Snyder Cut edition of The Last I.T. Podcast In The World, I welcome Brian Vos whose job might just be cooler than yours (and yours is pretty darn cool). Self-driving cars - pfft. Think bigger - Brian discusses how close we are to seeing autonomous big rigs rolling down a highway near you soon. We discuss what's driving the demand for autonomous freight vehicles and learn what "Class 8" ...
Employees or Hostages? And the Wall Street Journal Gets It Wrong
Просмотров 213 месяца назад
Is the Worker's Paradise Over? An Aussie CEO says 5 days in the office isn't enough - he'd like to (practically) duct tape employees to their chairs. A former boss bans laughter. JP Morgan grows a heart and caps hours at 80 a week (no cap) for SOME employees. And David screams "PUBLIC WIFI IS SAFE" into the void, but also to a WSJ journalist who's still spreading old wives' tales (no offense to...
Unsolicited Opinions & AI Fails
Просмотров 154 месяца назад
Nobody asked what we think about good vs. bad e-mail address name conventions, but did that stop us from sharing our opinions? No, it did not. Do we also have opinions about how some people use their cameras on video calls? Yes, we do. Then we talk about how AI adds prompts to posts on the Socials that are just silly. And we learn new words!
Evil Forces Attack Remote Work!
Просмотров 315 месяцев назад
We discuss three stories ripped from today's headlines that cover the forces of evil conspiring to ruin remote work for all of us including North Korea, The Evil HR Lady, Mouse Jigglers and yes, Wells Fargo. And we agree that Mouse Jigglers would be a good name for a band.
IT Smart Peeps Panel - What Makes a Great I.T. Staff Member?
Просмотров 237 месяцев назад
We welcome a panel of IT deep thinkers to discuss the attributes that make for great IT staff. Darrick and David are joined by Tejal Patel and Keven Pennock to share our experiences with what the very best IT staff we've ever worked with have in common. And in the final segment, we have fun trimming our list down to our Final Five. Along the way we put Eeyore and Tigger in a blender, discuss Co...
Technical Debt & A Perfect Remote Work Coffee Shop
Просмотров 178 месяцев назад
What makes a coffee shop perfect for remote work? We have a rating system. And we add a little bathroom talk in the banter segment. In The Big Idea Segment, we discuss a very important IT concept called Technical Debt. It's bad, like a car that burns oil so badly you have to add oil while you drive (true story).
Snack Size: Dell says "No promotion for you!"
Просмотров 48 месяцев назад
Hoo boy, the Return to Office wars have just gotten silly. And dark. Dell just announced they're going to start discriminating against their own employees who work not-near a Dell office. That's right, remote workers are no longer eligible for promotions at Dell. So we play the game "what if we replaced 'remote workers' with another group of people?" How would that sound? Spoiler alert - it sou...
Snack Size: #badIT The Online Appointment Head Fake
Просмотров 69 месяцев назад
In this Snack Size episode, I book an online service appointment for my car only to end up wondering "Do I or Don't I Actually Have an Appointment?" In a tale of woe - spoiler alert - I did not, thanks to some #badIT at my local dealership. That was bad enough, but they doubled down on some awful follow up to my mild-but-not-five-star review to answer another question "How to chase away custome...
Magical Gas Stations & The Beauty of Agile
Просмотров 199 месяцев назад
Darrick stans a magical gas station chain to a semi-skeptical David. But they both agree on the magic of the Agile methodology for code development, ERP projects, your next cross-country trip, and maybe even your marriage.
#badIT: The UK Post Office Scandal, with CNN's Anna Cooban
Просмотров 98110 месяцев назад
Thousands fired from their jobs and forced into financial ruin or bankruptcy. Ostracized from their families and communities as thieves and cheats. Hundreds falsely accused, prosecuted, and sent to prison. Several died of suicide. An ordeal lasting decades. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩. The cause? The worst #badIT story you’ll ever hear. CNN's Anna Cooban joins me on the podcast to dis...
IT Rules The Future + CSI(T): The Mystery of The Impossible Job Title
Просмотров 6310 месяцев назад
In "IT in Popular Culture" we talk about a TV show where the IT rules the dystopian future (finally!) Plus how we're not fond of dudes getting their swole on and posting sweaty photos on LinkedIn. In our new CSI(T) segment, we put on our detective hats to inspect a job posting that merges two completely different IT skillsets into a single job and attempt to solve the mystery of "what were they...
Snack Size Episode: Murky ERP Pricing Practices
Просмотров 3611 месяцев назад
Everybody loves surprises. Surprise birthday parties, unexpected bonuses, people hiding under your bed and grabbing your leg.. Wait, maybe some surprises that aren't so nice. In this Snack Size (shorter) episode, we discuss opaque pricing by some large software companies, including the hidden calculator keeping track of whether you've racked up enough system transactions to suddenly be charged ...
The Formula for Great I.T. Service + DC Travel Tips
Просмотров 23Год назад
In the opening banter segment, we question whether we should trust Spotify's AI DJ so much and give our Washington DC travel tips. Darrick focuses on history and culture, while David just wants to find something to eat. We have fun pronouncing "L'Enfant" in French, because we're apparently "L'Children". In The Big Idea segment, we share our formula for what makes up great IT (or any) service ex...
Tools of Woe / AI, Lifesaver / McKinsey - Expensive Shoes, Bad Tech Advice
Просмотров 17Год назад
Tools of Woe / AI, Lifesaver / McKinsey - Expensive Shoes, Bad Tech Advice
Recipes! For Texas Sweet Tea and Disaster.
Просмотров 17Год назад
Recipes! For Texas Sweet Tea and Disaster.
Shampersandt I Saw On LinkedIn / The Build vs. Buy Debate
Просмотров 59Год назад
Shampersandt I Saw On LinkedIn / The Build vs. Buy Debate
Oreos / I.T. Philosophy / #badIT / and Helpful IT Budget Suggestions for CFOs!
Просмотров 45Год назад
Oreos / I.T. Philosophy / #badIT / and Helpful IT Budget Suggestions for CFOs!
RTO Miss/Don't Miss, AI Trickeration, and Why Firewalls Should Do Less
Просмотров 52Год назад
RTO Miss/Don't Miss, AI Trickeration, and Why Firewalls Should Do Less
Intro Show + The Greasy Business of Buying Technology
Просмотров 133Год назад
Intro Show The Greasy Business of Buying Technology
They signed a contract which was agreeing to underwrite "any" Post Office losses. How utterly stupid is that?
That’s the contract and everyone with a post office has signed it for the last hundred years. The difference is once they brought in the IT system the sub-postmasters no longer had the tools to audit their own accounts.
@@DarranGange There is absolutely no need to have any such clause in the contract because the fair way of dealing with a dispute is already set out in common law. Essentially if you do a deal with someone, as per an exchange, it is the party that caused the loss which is liable to the other party. Certain conditions are implied contractual conditions, which are what you would normally expect when entering a deal, i.e. including relevant competences. You do a job as an accountant and you imply you wont lose the client's money. The fact everyone signed this highly dodgy contract is shear lunacy. Lloyds names get big money for underwriting unlimited potential losses.
BigCo often jams unreasonable contracts down the little guy's throat. Or employees'. Here in the U.S. it's pretty common to have to sign an NDA, a Non-Compete, and several other agreements that benefit the employer and provide no benefits to the employee (or contractor) whatsoever. And you have little to no choice if you want to work for that company. So I have a little more sympathy for the subpostmasters who signed these agreements and essentially had no choice. Not stupid, just powerless.
@@TheLastITPodcast If enough walked away from the interview without a signature then they would not try it on. The trick in this life is to have alternatives. Never apply for a job you can't turn down. Yes I'm aware of what you say about NDAs and non-competitive agreements. They are bad news. They may clash with EU competition law in Europe. I think you get it worse over there.
The worst thing is that the story originally broke in 2009 and nobody cared, it took a further 6 years before the prosecutions stopped and then another 9 years before they started to admit that mistakes were made. They thought they could just dehumanise the sub postmasters and pretend it was their fault
Agreed - I was surprised in how long it had "been in the news" but yet didn't cause the stir until the TV drama. Amazing, and sad.
A fascinating podcast thank you. I believe a there are issues you did not quite cover: Given the range of issues the software suffered we still are not at the bottom of how many sub-postmasters have had problems. I believe there still is a much larger number of sub-postmasters who have unjustly put money into their system to correct errors that have not yet come to the surface. Like the iceberg most of it goes unseen under the water. I also believe there should be serious consequences of the board of directors and senior management. The fundamental flaw in the system was not putting the branch ledger and branch at the core of the system and putting transactional comm’s secondary. The system was built in the time of the PC. Dumb terminal and mainframes were a thing of the past. This should not have been a big ask. The post office has been found out to have a bullying mentality to its entire staff in every department’s not just sub-post offices. I agree with many commentators in the government the post office cannot recover from this and should be pulled apart.
Thanks for listening. You're right - I think we've all only just begun to scratch the surface on the true impacts on subpostmasters not initially included in some of the statistics. And more accountability within the Post Office is needed before trued justice can be achieved. Thanks for your insightful comment.
Some fresh insights in this interview - THANK-YOU!
Our pleasure - thanks for listening!
My background: Trained on both ICL and IBM mainframes but worked 85% with IBM. However I did work on an ICL system for a couple of years. Interviewed with both the PO and Fujitsu but didn't follow up. Thank God! Fujitsu rescued what was left of the British Mainframe industry by taking over International Computers Limited (ICL was a British computer hardware,software and services company that operated from 1968 until 2002) in an effort to take on IBM on the international and home market. That is why is some broadcasts mention ICL Pathway as the original system superseded by the HORIZON system. In my long career working in London,The Netherlands,Luxembourg,Belgium,Germany and The Czech Republic. I have worked on system installation,acceptance testing,Problem/Change Management and system development cycle documentation. In my professional opinion the original Horizon system would not have passed our industry standard ISO 9000 and would have scored perhaps a 12 out of 100. This is based on me listening to most of the witnesses to the ongoing Statutory Inquiry currently being presided over by a retired High Court Judge!
Appreciate your perspective, especially since you're experienced in technology (especially doing it right). Thanks for listening and commenting!
Great food tips for Washington, D.C.!!
Thanks!
Gotta love the San Angelo bar - not for IT folks lol. Or am I stereotyping??
These hands were made for keyboards, not blisters!
Great discussion around today's staffing reality and tips on retention - thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Intriguing conversation. I am remote, but dependent on virtual platforms. It's got me thinking... mostly about clam chowder, but also IT issues :)
Hear me out - eating chowder WHILE being on a remote meeting. Camera off, but plenty of slurping noises. Your co-workers will love you.
Great job David! So cool to see you get this off the ground. I subscribed!
Appreciate it! Loved your EP 10 recap episode!
Zoom, …RTO… Speed Wagon (I wish I could italicize zoom and Speed Wagon…it would look faster…) ITalicize” 😎
Leave it to you to make the (pitch) perfect musical pun. I had flashbacks to Ridin' The Storm out cranked to 11 in your (Skyhawk? Skylark? Starfire? - whatever, it had an Alpine deck in it) driving through the worst snowstorm of the winter so we could catch a movie in the Springs!