Tag: the hacks

Jun 14, 2022

Why Big Corporations Buy Other Big Corporations

It’s something we should all come to grips with, and prepare for. If you choose to build a career in the tech industry, you will–at some point–go through the acquisition process. Odds are, many of you have been through it already. Because of this,…

Jun 7, 2022

Demonic Computing!

While Tom and Chunga were working away on a project earlier this week, Tom mentioned a computing term that Chunga hadn’t heard before. He used the word “demon” and said that it wasn’t working in his new, custom-built servers. Demon as a computer…

Jun 1, 2022

Real "Virtual" Relationships In Tech

Tom and Chunga have heard from many of you about how hard it is to build and maintain real, substantive, relationships within the tech industry from the beginning of the pandemic. Whether you prefer to work remotely or not, networking in this new…

May 24, 2022

The Escalating Video Card War!

It’s impossible not to notice how insanely expensive video cards have become over the past few years. There’s a variety of reasons for this, supply chain issues, the pandemic, etc. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons is the explosion in crypto…

May 17, 2022

Tech Professionals! Do You Have "The Storm"?

May is mental health awareness month and in this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga have a question for you–Do you have “the storm”? The Storm is a term that Chunga uses to describe something that happens internally to some people. It’s an internal…

May 10, 2022

Tom & Chunga Build a Server. It Doesn't Go Well!!

After a week off, Tom and Chunga are back! Tom is really excited about a new project he’s getting started on. For the first time in over a decade, he’s going to build his own servers! He’s really interested in participating in some new networks and…

Apr 26, 2022

Everything Wrong With Crypto--Part-2

Last week, Tom and Chunga kicked off a two-part series, that focused on everything that’s wrong with Crypto. In part one, they talked about the concept of Cryptocurrency and whether or not it will stand the test of time as a legitimate form of money….

Apr 19, 2022

Everything That's Wrong With Crypto - Part 1

A few weeks ago, Tom and Chunga did a couple of episodes about CryptoCurrency. Although these shows were generalized and neutral, there were a few people that felt that The Hacks was in some way being a “shill” for crypto companies. While that…

Apr 12, 2022

What Is a Botnet?

Chunga is asking for Tom’s help. He’s wondering about something and he feels like it’s something that he should already know about. He’s also curious to know if this is something that everyone claims to understand but in reality, experts are more like…