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Right To Repair, Why So Controversial?
For some reason, across all industries, the term “right to repair” has become extremely controversial. The desire to take full control of your tech, car, home, and health is really causing a stir with with a huge cross section of society, including…
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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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The Ridiculous Uptick In Corporate Cyberattacks
Typically, when Tom accurately predicts the outcome of a large event or the large event itself, Chunga will tactfully remind everyone that Tom had previously said something was going to happen. This time however, he feels that Tom really does need to…
The Shifting Landscape of Open Source
Tom Hatch has long thought that as creators and members of the open source world, the current dogmatic views that are shared by so many, need to change. In this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga talk about all of the foundational “stuff” that Tom…
2024 The Foundation of the Future of Tech!
Happy New Year! Tom and Chunga are back from their extended holiday break! During their time off, Tom went on on a cruise! He also took a trip to Las Vegas to hang out his old buddy Chunga. They had a great time relaxing and doing things…
The Thrilling World of Compiler Optimization!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from The Hacks! Tom and Chunga are getting ready for their year end holiday break! Wow, what an incredible and chaotic year its has been for both of them. As the year comes to a close, The Hacks has historically chosen to spend…
Prediction's for 2024!
Here on The Hacks, Tom Hatch has had a near perfect record when predicting what the coming year is going to look like. In the past, he’s delivered all kinds of predictions that were often times completely different than what many of the industry…
Toms Biggest Surprises of 2023!
2023 has been a wild ride! That statement has been especially true for Tom Hatch and Chunga. Afterall, they were each part of one of the largest tech acquisitions in history! Yep, they’re both overwhelmed and exhausted. To say 2023 had a lot of…