• Jim increases his fiber, and we're all better for it
• Brian shares what it's like to live through a literal disaster
• Jim talks marketing to two marketing folks and the grief he feels
• Not letting the lack of a rule dictate what you can or can't do

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• A view from the inside as Rubrik goes public
• Signs of trouble for VMC on AWS
• Broadcom shenanigans create an opportunity for alternative hypervisors

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• Return to office and the artificial limitations that come with it
• Will the push of return to office foster a renaissance in the startup world?
• Are there times in your career where certs are more worthwhile than others?
• Using certifications to prove what you know vs. using them as a learning path

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• Jim is visited by a West Virginian superhero
• Ransomware groups are being taken down
• Scams are abound

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Topics:

• Brian's joining Rubrik!!
  • https://knudt.net/2023/12/18/concluding-my-job-search/
• Searching for jobs in 2023
  • https://knudt.net/2023/10/31/lessons-learned-from-a-layoff/
  • https://knudt.net/2023/12/20/wrapping-up-a-layoff-job-hunt/
• The VMware/Broadcom acquisition closes
  • https://www.broadcom.com/blog/broadcom-announces-successful-acquisition-of-vmware
• Broadcom is already simplifying the VMware portfolio
  • https://news.vmware.com/company/vmware-by-broadcom-business-transformation

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• Beard-mic fails Matt
• Set yourself up for success with your network
• Silos are real between your security and backup teams

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Topics:

• MGM Ransomware
  • Caesar’s, too
  • https://cisoseries.com/cyber-security-headlines-caesars-mgm-attacks-weather-network-down-lockbit-dual-deployment/
  • https://www.engadget.com/hackers-claim-it-only-took-a-10-minute-phone-call-to-shutdown-mgm-resorts-143147493.html
• VMware/Broadcom
  • Oct 31
  • Layoff email - https://dataconomy.com/2023/09/15/vmware-leaked-email/#:~:text=VMware%20employees%20have%20found%20themselves,giant%20reaches%20its%20anticipated%20conclusion

Topics:

• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and why none of us are getting anything done

• Things that need to fuck off
  • Time zones
    • UTC to save a life
    • Counterpoint UTC can fuck off
    • People who can’t convert to save a life
  • People that don’t use ISO 8601
  • Why do schools schedule everything at once, be proactive!
    • The 6 Ps still apply here
    • Soda pop vs soda vs pop vs Coke (TX = Coke, nothing else)
  • People who don’t use Oxford Commas
  • “Y’all”
  • Figuring our fiscal years between companies
  • The British and their extra U and S
  • IT for technical companies
    • *GB in a laptop, fucking really???
    • It’s been 20 years Outlook, why do you suck
    • Counterpoint… Google Workspaces for work
    • People who schedule meetings even though they see I am already busy
      • At least your people try to look at your calendar!!!
      • When people schedule meetings by email but don’t include calendar invites
    • Workday.com
  • Why don’t portable pressure washers exist, or why aren’t they allowed for international travel?
    • Poll: Most moist exotic location where you missed your pressure washer?
  • Flammable or inflammable or enflame .. why both?
  • TiB vs TB
    • My bits aren’t metric
  • Measuring things in animals

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