The [REFACTORED] Podcast

Refactored 070: "Leadership README"

Wherein Frank will go nuts for doughnuts and Chris looks like Darth Vader.

Show Notes

• Frank buys a first-class ticket on the follicle train to vanitytown. Chris pounces on his candid vulnerability to score cheap conversation points.
• Frank steals the show with a great (stolen) idea: The Leadership README. Credit to Gary Foster and Katie Wilde, in turn.
• Frank shares his responses and Chris fumbles through his own hot takes. Some of the prompts include:
  • What makes you grumpy?
  • How do you like feedback - slack, email, in person, etc?
  • How do you prefer to receive recognition? (public or private)
  • What are your goals for this year? And for the next 3 months?
  • What’s your favorite baked good?
• … and much more!

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Refactored 069: "Days Since Last Rona"

Wherein Frank buys a lot of toys and Chris dreams of trolling the poors.

Show Notes

• A three week hiatus?!?!?! It was a team effort:
  • Chris rides the Rona and has a rough go of it for two weeks - is he stupid, weak, or both?
  • Frank successfully fails to record the first attempt at 69 (nice).
• The guys talk $1T Bitcoin, the Etherium PoS merge, fractional reserve banking, stablecoins, UST depegging, and market volatility.
• Frank buys a new PC with a RTX3070 in it a new RTX3070 with the rest of a computer wrapped around it. Chris can’t remember the name of Fractal Design, which has been his choice of case for his last several builds.
• The guys talk device/software pricing. Is a subscription for features on a discrete device fair?
• Chris complains that GitLab breaks something (again) but it’s ok because the community is awesome: point and case. Yay GiLab! Yay open source!
• The picks of the week are Origin PC custom gaming rigs, the reMarkable 2 paper tablet, and Apple’s AirPods Pro.
• … and much more!

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Refactored 068: "Well-Rounded Cybers"

Wherein Chris is a perv and Frank grovels for work.

Show Notes

• Holy moly y’all — Frank got a new job, and now he’s doing the cybers!
• Do you lead your personal brand with “ex-Facebook,” “ex-Google,” or similar? You maybe shouldn’t do that, the guys think.
• The guys discuss the infosec “community.” Cliquey like Mean Girls but boy oh boy can some of those folks executive.
• Speaking of executives… the topic of well-roundedness comes up. You gotta be a perfect circle? Or would, say, octacontaheptagonal be smooth enough? Mild debate ensues.
• Feedback: Joyce asks, “What are your thoughts on the best ways for handling goal setting and employee reviews?”
• The pick of the week is the Freakonomics podcast, specifically the current series on higher education (starting with episode 500) - it speaks to (much more than) the debate from Refactored #062.
• … and much more!

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