What A Lot Of Things
Ian Smith & Ash Winter
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In this episode, Ian and Ash delve into the evolving landscape of social media, examining the implications of TikTok's potential ban in the U.S., the integration of AI in testing, and the shifting dynamics of platforms like Twitter (now X). They share personal anecdotes, discuss the significance of data privacy, and explore the future of social media engagement. The conversation also considers the challenges and opportunities presented by these digital shifts, offering insights into the broader tech community's response.
Links
- On the TikTok saga:
- TechCrunch: TikTok ban: How Congress could force ByteDance to sell or push the app out of the US
- Spiceworks: There's Nothing Confusing About TikTok's Security Risks
- The Guardian: TikTok has been accused of ‘aggressive’ data harvesting. Is your information at risk?
- NY Times: House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App
- Cory Doctorow: TikTok's Ensh*ttification
- Postman and PostBot
- 30 Days of AI in Testing from Ministry of Testing
- The Leeds Testing Atelier, at which Ash has performed the role of Testing Game Show Host.
- How To Archive Your Tweets With The Wayback Machine
- The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit (which runs on ActivityPub)
- Ivory for iOS client for Mastodon, from TapBots
- Threads from Meta.
- Bluesky which runs on the AT Protocol
- The late, lamented Apollo Reddit client
- The celebrated What A Lot Of Things LinkedIn Group
You can find our social media links (or link, in the case of Ash) on the website.
Previous episodes
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13 - Episode Thirteen – TikTok and XTue, 23 Apr 2024
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12 - Episode Twelve – AI Haters and The Game That Was Too GoodTue, 09 Apr 2024
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11 - Episode Eleven – Testers vs Toxic Culture and Personal Knowledge ManagementMon, 23 May 2022
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10 - Episode Ten – Metrics and Scrum BashingThu, 24 Mar 2022
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9 - Episode Nine – The Great Post Office Scandal and Moxie Marlinspike's Web3 ArticleTue, 08 Feb 2022
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8 - Episode Eight – The Metaverse and You Build It You Run ItSun, 26 Dec 2021
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7 - Episode Seven – Other Development Team Roles and Apple's Child Safety MeasuresFri, 01 Oct 2021
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6 - Episode Six - The Hard Thing About Hard Things and the State of DevOps Report, 2021Fri, 13 Aug 2021
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5 - Episode Five – digital legacies and The Unicorn ProjectTue, 10 Dec 2019
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4 - Episode Four - Building Alexa Skills and popping city tech bubblesTue, 26 Nov 2019
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3 - Episode Three - Four day work week and design thinkingThu, 14 Nov 2019
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2 - Episode Two - Getting into machine learning, and Team TopologiesTue, 29 Oct 2019
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1 - Episode One - collective bargaining and cargo cults.Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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