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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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Plugin Oriented Programing! POP, Umbra, Idem, and Heist OH MY!
In 2011, Thomas Hatch created an open-source program called Salt. In the years since Salt has become a program that’s used by millions of people. It’s gotten big… Very, very big. As software grows, it becomes more brittle and less flexible….
What Makes An Open-Source Community So Special?
The open-source community is interesting. It’s massive and made up of brilliant men and women. It’s also incredibly transient. What is it about open-source that makes people flock to it the way they do? Tom initially went to open-source so that he…
The Evolution of an Open-Source Project. Did Tom Create a Monster?
In episode #2 of The Hacks, Chunga talks with Tom about the evolution of the open-source environment and whether or not Tom created a monster in his own open-source program called Salt. Back in the ’70s and ’80s, open-source was (for most developers…
Tom Hatch and Building a Massive Open Source Project - Episode 1
Welcome to the inaugural episode of a brand new podcast called “The Hacks” and it’s hosted by 2 guys that make an unlikely team! Thomas Hatch obsessed with computers and is the creator of a world renown, open source program called Salt. He’s…