A Table Of Cards [21]

Chris reminds us of the deep existential crisis in late-stage capitalism, Ned gets excited about open-source emoji ����, and we both agree Comcast sucks.

Show Notes

A Table Of Cards

Episode: 21 Published: 08/16/2022

Stories

Things were going great until they weren���t: Companies floundering after Covid boom cools down

• Mark Zuckerberg, asshole-in-chief of Facebook, released a memo to employees
• People at google are concerned about the ���vibe change���
• Controversial stock trading platform Robinhood has dropped users steadily since it went public
• So just a quick rundown of some other companies that have announced layoffs
• Silicon Valley therapists are in high demand
• 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide
• Solitary confinement is regarded as torture

Lightning Round

• 2026 will be the year of the SmartNIC, just like every year before
• Apple finally bringing back the mascot you didn���t know they had
• Microsoft Open Sources��� It���s Emojis
  • Defined in the Unicode Standard
  • openmoji.org
• All Apple internet traffic redirected through Russian state-owned telecom for half a day
  • https://isbgpsafeyet.com
• Committing fraud is a Breeze, getting away with it is not.
• Google Fiber making a bit of a comeback after being stalled for 5+ years

Intro and outro music by James Bellavance copyright 2022

What is Chaos Lever Podcast?

Chaos Lever examines emerging trends and new technology for the enterprise and beyond. Hosts Ned Bellavance and Chris Hayner examine the tech landscape through a skeptical lens based on over 40 combined years in the industry. Are we all doomed? Yes. Will the apocalypse be streamed on TikTok? Probably. Does Joni still love Chachi? Decidedly not.