22: Running with Flaming Chainsaws

Episode Links

• The Story of Upgrading our OBS Rig on LUP — Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we’re switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process.
• Sovereign Feeds — A tool to create your own Podcasting 2.0 feed!
• Jupiter Test Signal on the Podcastindex.org — Grab the test feed for the show from the Podcast Index.
• Jupiter Test Signal on Podverse — The test feed is already on Podverse, great way to try out the LIT support for the next episode. :)
• Podcasting 2.0 Spec on Transcripts — This is the initial spec for the podcast transcript format. There are four possible formats detailed below.
• 48 Cores Maxed Out — Transcription maxes out our beast.
• At Patreon, Mismanagement Thwarts a Pandemic-Era Star — Jack Conte’s artistic and entrepreneurial passions forged one of the standout successes of the creator economy. But payouts to settle sex-discrimination complaints, a stock sale by insiders and Conte’s haphazard leadership of Patreon have sullied its image among some current and former employees.
• paris martineau on Twitter — I spent the last 2mo talking to 20+ employees at the tech unicorn Patreon. They described a mission-driven startup crumbling under the leadership of YouTuber turned CEO Jack Conte
• Alby 🐝 on Twitter — Alby is pleased to announce a new partnership with Blubrry; a leading podcasting platform for hosting, distribution, audience statistics, monetization, and other tools podcasters need to publish, analyze and grow their podcasts. Bringing V4V streaming.
• Sam Talks Technology on Twitter — This week on @Podnews weekly is Todd Cochrane @GeekNews CEO of @blubrry talking about their new partnership with @getAlby, so 100K+ customers now have a digital wallet for micropayments. They have also added support for LIT for all customers. #value4value
• How it’s Made, v1 — Before we get into how I am doing things (the what), let’s take a step back and first look at why I’m doing things the way I am. To do that, we need to start with talking about what Podcasting 2.0 is.
• Jamie Dimon Thinks Bitcoin Supply Won’t Really Be Capped at 21 Million — “Maybe it’s gonna get to 21 million and Satoshi’s picture is gonna come up and laugh at you all.”
• The Blocksize War — The battle over who controls Bitcoin’s protocol rules.
• What is the best takedown of Bitcoin out there? — I’d like to see a solid argument for why Bitcoin will fail, I want to properly steal-man the opposing view, and I want to have a deeper perspective as to what the risks and negatives are with Bitcoin.
• Alby — Lightning for your Browser! — Alby brings Boosts to the web.