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The Hacks

Thomas Hatch and Jimmy Chunga are The Hacks! Join them every week as they talk about nerd stuff. If you’re into cybersecurity, DevSecOps, SecOps, DevOps, all the Ops, infrastructure automation, network automation, configuration management, and open source then subscribe now. This will be your new favorite podcast! Because we know you’re thinking it...NO, they don’t live in their moms’ basements...this month.

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42:33

Stability AI's Mistakes, and How YOU Can Avoid Them

The Hacks ·

2024/04/16

Tom and Chunga are tired, TIRED of talking about AI! They need a dang break from talking about AI!! Are they going to get a break in this episode of The Hacks? Nope... Well, ok, kind of. At the start of the year, Tom predicted one of the biggest stories of 2024 will be the failure and ultimate collapse of a whole bunch of AI focused companies and products. The most recent organization to proove Tom right, is Stability AI. What did they do wrong? How could they botch things so badly? Will other

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43:02

Did Open Tofu steal new Terraform code?!

The Hacks ·

2024/04/09

Do you remember a few episodes ago, when Chunga said "The tech industry is terrible at this! We're the worst I've ever seen, in any industry, when it comes to taking 20-steps to do something, when it can be done in two!" This episode of The Hacks, is a perfect case study of what Chunga's talking about. Recently, Terraform changed it's license. Shortly after, a group of open source community members forked Terraform and renamed it "Open Tofu". Last week, it looks like someone within the Open Tofu

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45:57

XZ Backdoor CVE Targets Linux!!

The Hacks ·

2024/04/02

Tom and Chunga have a good one for you today! Late last week, news broke that an extremely dangerous backdoor CVE, built within the XZ compression library had compromised Linux Debian Unstable and Fedora 40-41. Fortunately, was discovered before it could hit an enterprise platform! Tom says this particular CVE was especially dangerous and hard to detect because it was built deep into the XZ compression library. As dangerous as it was, it was also brilliant backdoor hack because nobody ever pays

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45:50

Another One Bites The Dust!

The Hacks ·

2024/03/26

Tom tells people a lot... a lot. When you choose to pick up or "adopt" open source software, you take on a certain level of liability. If you choose to deploy open source software into your infrastructure you run the risk of that software going away! We've seen this happen several times within the past year. Now things are changing at Redis. Last week, Redis announced it's changing to a dual source license. What does this mean? Well... it basically means it's no longer free for most users. In this

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45:50

What Is DBOS? Will It Change Infrastructure Forever?

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2024/03/19

Chunga noticed somehting recently, and he's wondering if it's symptomatic of a larger problem. A few weeks ago, a video game emulator company called "Yuzu" was sued by Nintendo. Yuzu folded and disappeared almost immediately. Since then, several other emulator makers have done the same thing. Many of them have scattered to the four winds! Unfortunately, Chunga is seeing more and more of this type of thing when it applys to other open source companies as well. Tom says Chunga's observation is spot

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40:12

AMD & Intel Have An Open Source Answer to CUDA!

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2024/03/12

Score another one for Tom Hatch! He and Chunga have been trying to get to this episode for weeks! As all of you know, Nvidia is king. At the first of the year, Tom said that if AMD and Intel wanted to have any hope being competetive and gaining ground against Nvidia's AI strangle hold, they'd have to do something "Unthinkable", and team up. Good call Tom! One of the main reasons Nvidia has been so dominant isn't because their chips are so fast (which they are), it's because the majority of

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41:58

Video Game Emulators Are In BIG Trouble!

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2024/03/05

Tom is THRILLED!!! KDE 6 is out! (crickets). Sorry Tom, nobody cares. Is that what Tom and Chunga are talking about today? KDE 6? Uh... No. Chunga doesn't really care either. Instead, they're talking about something everyone loves, video games! More specifically, video game emulators. Tom & Chunga are both big fans of emulators & have owned them for years. However, they both have a rule, they don't have a video game on an emulator unless they've already purchased it at some point. Historically,

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50:09

Are Some Tech Companies Too Big Too Fail?

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2024/02/27

Nividia is big. It's been really big for a long time. Last week it got even bigger! Nividia had their earnings call late last week and caused quite a stir, in a good way, on Wall Street and it made their stock rise 16% in one day. While Nividia is the big dog, they're definitely not alone. There are more than just a handful of big tech companies that are no longer "big", they're gigantic! There are some in the media and tech experts are saying that these companies like Nividia, Broadcom, and AMD

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45:16

Tom & Chunga Are Suckers! So Are YOU!

The Hacks ·

2024/02/20

Its embarassing. Did you see the recent story about how hackers turned 3 million toothbrushes into a botnet in order to steal a bunch of money from people in Europe? Lots and lots of people including Tom and Chunga saw this story and thought it was amazing! Unfortunately, there was a problem... It wasn't real. The story was completely fake. As an industry, smart, learned people, we all bought it. Why? How does something like this happen? This isn't the first time either. Tom says its completely

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49:22

The World Needs More GOOD Hackers!

The Hacks ·

2024/02/13

Recently, Chunga was talking with a guy in his teens who was really struggling, and having a hard time with some life and career choices. To many, it appeared that he had simply given up on his interests and goals. During his discussion, Chunga learned that this young man had a strong interest in cybersecurity and "counter-hacking". Sadly, he was of the opinion that it wasn't possible to make his interests a legitimate career choice without first going underground and becoming one of the bad guys,

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53:46

Volt Typhoon and Why You Should Be Very Afraid!

The Hacks ·

2024/02/06

Chunga is thinking there is going to be a prominent theme for the 2024 season of The Hacks. Last week, the FBI and additional government agencies, announced an imminent attack on United States infrastructure and corporate entities. The group responsible is a Chinese nation state hacker group called "Volt Typhoon". The FBI has been very public about the extreme urgency related to these incoming attacks, and Chunga has a bunch of questions as to why. For example, why is China being so aggressive,

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44:28

How Things Can Still Slip Through the Cracks!

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2024/01/30

Have you been following the news story about the airplane that lost one of its doors shortly after take off? Tom has been fascinated with this story. Chunga has been following it closely, as well. He's honestly shocked that in todays world, something thats as important to a passenger jet as an air tight door, can fall through the cracks and create a potential tragedy. Luckily, nobody has hurt, let alone killed. Think about it for a minute. All of those check and balances, all of the goverment

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47:33

The Ridiculous Uptick In Corporate Cyberattacks

The Hacks ·

2024/01/23

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 celebrate and take a victory lap, which he would indeed do, if the circumstances weren't so dire. About a year ago, as conflicts around the world were starting to intensify, Tom said there would also be a "ridiculous uptick in corporate, and financial

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52:14

The Shifting Landscape of Open Source

The Hacks ·

2024/01/16

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 says isn't working. He says the open source model that we've been using for so long has already started to collapse and will eventually fail. Tom isn't alone in this way of thinking. There are many other thought leaders and open source creators that are

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44:58

2024 The Foundation of the Future of Tech!

The Hacks ·

2024/01/09

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 that had nothing to do with work. Althought they tried their best, they eventually did end up talking about the world of tech and what people will be focusing on in the new year. Tom has previously said on The Hacks that he thinks 2024 is going to be a "nuts and

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39:35

The Thrilling World of Compiler Optimization!

The Hacks ·

2023/12/19

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 their last episode reviewing the biggest events of the past 12-months, etc. This year however, Tom has asked to change things up a bit and focus on something super nerdy. He wants to have fun getting into the weeds of a process hes known about but hasn't

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42:21

Prediction's for 2024!

The Hacks ·

2023/12/12

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 experts were forcasting for that particular year! Much to Chungas dismay, Tom accurately predicted that the past two years were going to be extremely volatile and challenging. He also correctly predicted record layoffs all accross the tech industry. So..

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45:36

Toms Biggest Surprises of 2023!

The Hacks ·

2023/12/05

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 drama and surprises would be a colossal understatement, so the timing our annual "Toms Biggest Surprises" episode is perfect! Toms biggest surprises for this year may feel a little bit different that they have in years past. That could be because he

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48:41

The Hacks 2023 Holiday Gift Guide!

The Hacks ·

2023/11/28

The holidays are here!! Tom and Chunga couldn't be more excited and they're proud to present The Hacks 2023 Holiday Gift Guide! Are you looking for techie gadgets and gifts for family members, co-workers, bosses, or maybe your own employees? If so, this episode is perfect for you! Tom and Chunga have some of their favorite tech based items that are virutally guranteed to brings smiles to even the hardest person to buy for on your list! They have goodies in almost every price range and they

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38:54

Things Tom Is Thankful For 2023!

The Hacks ·

2023/11/21

Tom and Chunga would like to wish all of you, no matter where you are, a Happy Thanksgiving! It's become a tradition here on The Hacks! Every year at this time, Chunga sits down with Tom for a special Thanksgiving episode called "Things Tom Is Thankful For"! Historically, this episode is one of the more popular episodes of the entire year, thanks to Toms unique and somewhat quirky answers! This year however, Tom may surprise you. Rather than spending the time talking about tech, Tom has chosen to

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