This week, we discuss Matt Asay accusing OpenTufu of "lifting code" and recap the Google Next '24. announcements. Plus, we share some thoughts on camera placement and offer listeners a chance to get free coffee beans.
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Runner-up Titles
Hey, I’m VP of Cables, not VP of Hubs.
Well, I still have meetings.
The Cote’ Experience
ClosedTofu
Our Cloud is Huge(tm)
Rundown
Matt Asay vs. OpenTofuOpenTofu may be showing us the wrong way to fork
OpenTofu vehemently disagrees with any suggestion that it misappropriated
Matt Asay Follow up Tweet
Bryan Cantrill calls it an extraordinarily serious accusation
Adam Jacob says “incendiary claim with no actual facts backing it up. The code looks completely different.
Google Cloud Next ’24Introducing Google’s new Arm-based CPU
Google’s first Arm-based CPU will challenge Microsoft and Amazon in the AI race
Welcome to Google Cloud Next ‘24 | Google Cloud Blog
Gemini for Google Cloud is here | Google Cloud Blog
Google Cloud Next '24 Opening Keynote
Google Cloud Next '24 Developer Keynote
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