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Published: March 29, 2019, 9 a.m.

There\u2019s a new kubernetes, Oracle lay-offs, Zoom.US, and the problem with mainframe complainers.

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Plus:

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USB-C. Fuck that shit.
\nDon\u2019t read the comments.
\nDon\u2019t throw out the executives with the bathwater.
\nThey\u2019re using 1/24th of their ass
\nSometime in the future, I am going to be awesome!
\nIf I have a rock question I\u2019ll ask you.
\nThings aren\u2019t too expensive, you\u2019re just not getting enough value from them.
\nLight a fire in an air-tight room. Outrun the bear.

\n\nRelevant to your interests\n\n

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• Zoom IPO
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• Oracle Trims Staff During Difficult Transition to Cloud Services
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• Oracle reportedly axes hundreds or more staff from its engineering teams
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• Kubernetes 1.14 Adds Windows and Storage Support, Is Light on Sec
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• OnAll the Game Streaming Services Google Stadia Is Up Against
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• Apple Has A New Credit Card. Here\u2019s What You Need To Know.
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• Debunking the open source sustainability myth
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• Oracle customers fear Oracle's reaction if they use Amazon's or Microsoft's cloud, survey shows
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• Red Hat reports mixed Q4 ahead of IBM merger
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• Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email
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• Azure Data Box family meets customers at the edge
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• AWS App Mesh - Application-level networking for all your services - Amazon Web Services
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• Europe splits the internet into three
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• Microsoft Unveils Azure Backup for SQL Server
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• Mary Jo Foley covers Microsoft in depth, like, for years.
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• Bi-modal IT, according to Gartner.
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\n\nNonsense\n\n

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• Aussie engineer accuses 'serial farter' supervisor of bullying, seeks $1.8m redress
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• WOW airlines (Iceland) shuts down. Too cheap?
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• Micro-topic/follow-up: the MacBook Air I have is noticeably slow with some things, e.g., unlocking 1Password, loading pptx's, etc.
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\n\nConferences, et. al.\n\n

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• ALERT! DevOpsDays Discount - DevOpsDays MSP, August 6th to 7th, $50 off with the code SDT2019.
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• April 11th, 2019 - Cot\xe9 at DevOps Meetup, Cape Town.
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• 2019, a city near you: The 2019 SpringTours are posted. Cot\xe9 will be speaking at many of these, hopefully all the ones in EMEA. They\u2019re free and all about programming and DevOps things. Free lunch and stickers!
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• ChefConf 2019 May 20-23. Matt\u2019s speaking!
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• ChefConf London 2019 June 19-20
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\n\nSDT news & hype\n\n

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• Listen to the Software Defined Interviews Podcast. Check out the back catalog.
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• Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
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\n\nRecommendations\n\n

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• Cote: Patagona 3-in-1 Tre\u2019s Parka. My blog, cote.io, it\u2019s back! Bruce Sterling talks - I realized that me aping his style causes the style problems people give me notes on, i.e., jokes flying by without time to laugh at them, insiderisms, etc. FUCK IT, DUDE, LET\u2019S BOWL!
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• Matt: \u201coffline macos netflix. Also, The Culture Map by Erin Meyer.
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Outro: \u201cEmmylou,\u201d First Aid Kit.