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Does Your Business Have a "Regressive Gene"?
Tom is a big fan of geneology, are you familiar with it? If not, it’s the study of ones family history, and ancestors. Chunga’s grandparents were big fans of geneology and created a hightly detailed blueprint of how Chunga became…
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STRIKE! Is A.I. Ruining Video Games?
In his other life, Chunga is a voice actor and is a member of several acting unions. Lately, that means he’s always on strike for one reason or another. Well, its happening again… This time, voice actors are striking against the video game…
SO MANY CYBER-ATTACKS!!
Tom has lost his wallet! This has never happened before! If you find it, will you please let him know? Although his fresh back from his vacation, Tom is feeling anything but relaxed and recharged. In truth, he feels like he came home…
Data Center Drama
For a long time, Tom has wanted to do an episode of The Hacks that’s centered around what he refers to as data center “bloopers”. Chunga isn’t entirely sure what he means by this. Tom has always been amazed by the cathedral like way in which data…
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Tech that Won't Happen In 2022!
As 2021 comes to a close, it’s commonplace for news outlets, TV shows, and podcasts to do “Year In Review” type episodes and The Hacks is no different! As everyone’s big holiday break approaches, Tom and Chunga are talking about tech that you won’t…
The Dictators Handbook to Open Source
A story has been playing out in the media recently that Chunga calls his “nightmare scenario”. It’s happening with a popular programming language and open source community called “Rust”. a few days ago, the entire Rust open source moderation team…
How to Be the Office "Tough Guy" the Right Way.
A few weeks ago, Tom and Chunga did an episode of The Hacks that focused on 3-different management styles. To date, it’s one of the most popular episodes in the history of the show! You have also asked for more episodes that focus on navigating…
Tech That Tom Is Thankful For!
It’s Thanksgiving week! The holidays are upon us and The Hacks are feeling festive! Tom and Chunga have both had an amazing year and they have an awful lot to be excited about. In this episode of The Hacks, they’re going to get a…
Video Games as a Product and an Industry
It’s a fun, and lighthearted episode of The Hacks! Tom and Chunga are exhausted. Now that SaltConf21 is over, they both need a small amount of time to talk about something that doesn’t make their heads hurt! Well, the holidays are rapidly approaching,…
Toms Top-5 Innovation Surprises At SaltConf21!
SaltConf21 has ended and it was a huge success! It took place on November 3rd and 4th, and featured over 40 different events and sessions! Every year, SaltConf focuses on new ideas and the latest Salt updates and offerings. This year was no…