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Building a thriving business isn't always about rapid expansion. When should you hit the accelerator on growth, and when should you pump the brakes? Jannese and Austin are in Nashville, Tennessee to talk with Taku Zhou and Sibusiso Ajayi of TKZ Architecture LLC to explore this crucial entrepreneurial crossroads. The duo shares candid insights from their journey building TKZ Architecture, revealing the moments they knew it was time to scale – and importantly, when it wasn't. They discuss how they balanced the allure of growth against the need to strengthen their foundation through refined workflows, established protocols, and market positioning. Tune in as we unpack the strategic decision-making that goes into sustainable business expansion and learn the telltale signs that you're ready for growth and how to execute that transition successfully. Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business: QuickBooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Every two weeks Bad Voltage delivers an amusing take on technology, Open Source, politics, music, and anything else we think is interesting, as well as interviews and reviews. The show is presented by Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, and Stuart Langridge.

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3×70: Swallowed up in Crimethink 48:08

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Stuart Langridge, Jono Bacon, and Jeremy Garcia present Bad Voltage, in which encryption backdoors rear their ugly heads (party like it’s 1999!), Minority Report is not a manual, and: [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:19] The UK government demands that Apple put a back door in their end to end encryption . Apple are not prepared to do this , not surprisingly, and correctly. We dig into the reasoning behind this sort of decision, and what can be done about it [00:32:49] Stuart is having his life made harder by AI people. How annoying! [00:45:49] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×69: They Call It Nice 52:43

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Jono Bacon and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which Jeremy is sadly unwell (get well soon Jezza!) and so we in theory look at the latest news but actually spend three quarters of the show on one topic! This is what happens when there’s no Jeremy to keep us on track. Including: [00:00:00] Intro [00:00:32] Stuart and Jono are old [00:05:25] Project Stargate: a whole bunch of companies club together to potentially invest a load of money in AI technologies. We get into the weeds a bit on whether this is a good idea, and the position of large tech companies within the zeitgeist (NB: this was recorded before the recent DeepSeek release, which would have come up in this conversation!) [00:39:19] UK considers banning ransomware payouts in public sector — is this a good idea? Is it a bad idea but still better than all the others? A troubling question! [00:50:32] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×68: In The Abysmal Sea 56:20

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we are back, back again, Bad Voltage is back, tell a friend, and we look back a little at the big things that happened in 2024’s tech world: [00:00:00] Intro [00:02:19] Social Media 2024 [00:26:19] Drones in NY [00:30:28] The UK is over 50% renewable electricity [00:37:27] AR over-taking VR [00:54:16] Outro Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×67: Drunk From The Wrong Grail 58:33

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Jono Bacon and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which there is a particularly excellent shirt, a particularly absent salting of the conversation with, y’know, actual facts and that from Jeremy, and: [00:00:00] Intro [00:02:19] CrowdStrike: how half the computers in the world went down (with thanks to abadidea for research) [00:28:41] Reddit might paywall some subreddits and what this means about Reddit, their business model, and Silicon Valley thinking [00:57:14] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×66: Return of the Mack 53:48

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Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we return after an unplanned hiatus, there is a squirrel in your car (not a euphemism), and: [00:00:00] Intro [00:04:16] The US government demands that Bytedance sell TikTok, or do they? There’s lots going on in this case, and it leads into lots of discussion about the purpose of tech regulation as a whole, which may well become a whole other show [00:24:59] Tesla’s US market share falls below 50%; the times they are a’changin’ for the EV industry [00:46:03] Windows Recall recalled (LOL) [00:52:00] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×65: Not Evenly Distributed 50:50

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Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we look to the year ahead (well, the 10 months ahead) and predict what will happen in the tech industry and the world in 2024. 2024’s predictions: [00:00:00] Intro [00:02:49] Jeremy: Sundar Pichai will not be CEO by end of 2024 [00:06:55] Jeremy: At least one major streaming service will be shut down, or acquired [00:11:30] Jeremy: Elon Musk Sells X, or X goes public [00:13:42] Jeremy: Bonus [00:17:29] Stuart: Film studio to release movie with AI-revived deceased actor [00:21:08] Stuart: Fusion reactor generates surplus power for practical use, ready for widespread deployment [00:23:05] Stuart: A nuclear weapon is detonated [00:26:23] Stuart: Bonus [00:30:45] Jono: Tesla to release budget EV ~$30k [00:35:22] Jono: Google Gemini will get shut down and replaced [00:39:53] Jono: VR photorealistic avatars [00:46:35] Jono: Bonus [00:47:41] Gemini predictions [00:49:23] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×54-the-joe-dolce-music-theatre/12476 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×64: Cassandra Go Home 57:01

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Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which in traditional Christmas style we look back on our predictions for 2024 and Jono whines about half points. More successfully than usual this year, admittedly. Have a happy holiday season! We’ll be back in the new year. [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:44] Jeremy: Tiktok gets banned in the USA [00:05:59] Jeremy: Hidden Crypto Risks in a Traditional Financial Institution [00:07:17] Jeremy: Netflix gets acquired [00:08:26] Jeremy: AI’s Swift Progress Hits a Clear Slowdown [00:21:42] Jeremy: Web Splinters into Sino, Euro, and American Blocs [00:22:09] Jeremy: Mastodon Peaks Early, Declines Afterwards [00:24:28] Jeremy: Significant Equity Stake Acquired in Canonical [00:25:29] Stuart: Texas HB20 Social Media Law Heads to and is Upheld by US Supreme Court [00:28:01] Stuart: Global daily Twitter users will drop a minimum of 10% by the end of 2023 [00:29:53] Stuart: AI-Generated Song Enters the Charts [00:33:40] Stuart: Apple to Permit Sideloading or Third-Party Browser Engines on iOS [00:34:49] Stuart: Someone buys Netflix [00:35:59] Jono: Meta to Announce Large-Scale Layoffs in Metaverse Division [00:37:45] Jono: Twitter to Introduce Long-Form Video Platform with Monetization Options [00:41:31] Jono: Anticipated Legal Restriction in US or EU for ChatGPT & Large Language Models [00:42:56] Jono: Apple’s AR/VR Headset Earns Praise Despite Lingering Viability Doubts [00:47:20] Jono: Potential Reasons for Trump’s Election Exit: Claims of Persecution or Legal Hurdles [00:48:36] Jono: Bing Introducing ChatGPT-Like Features, Expects Substantial Growth [00:53:51] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×64-cassandra-go-home/12525 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×63: Autonomous Helicopters 47:24

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Jono Bacon and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which Jeremy is temporarily not present, website hosting issues are acknowledged and briefly discussed, and: [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:16] New York intends to have air taxis by 2025, including bonus London Illustrated News content [00:10:23] Microsoft Teams announce upcoming 3D meetings in VR , including a Lex Friedman/Mark Zuckerberg interview [00:24:32] As Nikki Haley pushes for “algorithm transparency” and banning anonymous accounts , we dive a bit into the murky waters of legislation of social media networks and what various governments want from that [00:45:27] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×62: Class One Catastrophic Hypercredibility 40:39

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we do a bit of a deep dive into the (semi-)recent trend of finding new ways for creators to get paid. Patreon’s been around for a long time (but could be doing better ), and the idea of making a thing and getting paid for the thing has been around for considerably longer, but it’s a relatively new innovation for platforms to encourage payments and share revenue with creators. Or is it? Is this actually new? Is this what was there already but in a superficially different outfit? And… will it work? We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×61: A Room of Dalmatians 51:47

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we revisit an old friend, Room 101, the place where all the things we hate should be banished. At least according to each of us: whether the other two can be so convinced is another thing entirely… [00:04:07] Jono: All videoconferencing except Zoom [00:11:04] Stuart: overly chummy email spam [00:16:16] Jeremy: Influencers [00:19:59] Jono: Marketing Gurus [00:25:07] Stuart: “we are experiencing unusually high call volumes” [00:29:26] Jeremy: Mozilla [00:37:55] Jono: Men who wear scarves inside [00:42:16] Stuart: “join our discord” [00:45:25] Jeremy: a secret extra! We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×54-the-joe-dolce-music-theatre/12476 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×60: Never Eat Shredded Wheat 1:03:49

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which multiple minutes of pre-show work are awkwardly wasted, we haven’t got a sign on the roof, and: [00:01:39] GPTBot is launched to crawl your websites and add their technological distinctiveness to its own model, and there is discussion of robots.txt changes [00:11:08] MDN, the central resource for web documentation, added LLM stuff which caused a lot of pushback (and a Mozilla postmortem ) [00:24:30] Apple announce a new VR headset, the Vision Pro [00:40:34] Instagram Threads starts up, Reddit is… hard to say, Bluesky seems to have not set the world alight… now that we’re a month or two in to all this, what’s going on in social media land? Everything’s all over the place [00:52:13] $5 billion lawsuit with Google over incognito mode tracking moves closer to trial We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×60-never-eat-shredded-wheat/12509 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×59: Addition Edition 56:37

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we discuss ad-supported services and the (potential?) rise of subscriptions. Have ads gone away, or started to? Are social media networks being supported by ads now pivoting to something else? And are Patreon and sponsorships mostly a boon for small creators, or a seed of a shift in the culture of how businesses and services work online? We’re on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×54-the-joe-dolce-music-theatre/12476 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×58: Large Langridge Model 1:01:10

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which there is unsceptical intensity, we are all eaten by a T-1000, and we have collected a list of concerns about Large Language Model-based AI, which we’re going to dive into! [00:00:00] Introduction [00:04:30] The “free software” concern: it normalises inhaling information for free and then renting out access to it. Upcoming EU regulation requires LLM creators to declare copyrighted material used in training corpora [00:09:30] The automation one: puts lots of mid-level workers people out of a job, with zero provision for what should happen to those people [00:25:25] The costlessness one: if it’s free (or at least easy) to generate text (and images and sound and so on), it becomes easy to flood places with it, which leads to finding hotels online being even more difficult, more fake news sites, students submitting LLM-written essays, etc [00:30:40] The inaccuracy one: LLMs “hallucinate”, meaning that they make up lies and present it with as much confidence as actual information, so it’s very hard to tell the difference, which is problematic when it’s relied upon and can be downright defamatory (as in the case of Jonathan Turley, law professor, on an LLM-generated list of “lecturers who have sexually harassed their students” which he didn’t ) [00:33:35] The magnification of existing bias one: generated text embeds existing biases [00:53:30] The creativity one: where does the next generation of music and art and writing come from if this generation is written largely by LLMs? Also, we’re now on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/ News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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3×57: Conspiracyers 41:47

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which there’s more smoky back rooms than usual, everyone’s on Orkut, and: [00:01:14] Who likes Microsoft Teams? Microsoft promises it’s made Teams less confusing and resource hungry , while Teams surprisingly now has 270m users to Slack’s 20m . [00:08:21] An “open letter” from tech pioneers calls for a halt on AI development [00:20:31] USA wants to ban TikTok : is this tech, security, or geopolitics? [00:33:25] Google Search Adds Features for Info Verification : will this work? can this work? Also, we’re now on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmX7qyr1nV4 https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×54-the-joe-dolce-music-theatre/12476 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which we spend a show inventing topics which need a whole other show to talk about, we reminisce about Google Plus, and: [00:01:36] Twitter Blue, Meta Verified: the social networks go premium . Is it going to work? [00:35:45] The FBI recommend that everyone uses an ad-blocker [00:45:16] Salesforce pays Matthew McConaughey $10M/year [00:52:47] LastPass hack, allegedly via a senior developer’s Plex? [00:57:11] Reddit does comments search! Also, we’re now on Mastodon! @badvoltage@mastodon.social ! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg ! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×54-the-joe-dolce-music-theatre/12476 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero , used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!…

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