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Turkey turkey, turkey turkey turkey
Turkey, turkey turkey turkey. Turkey turke turkey (turkey) turkey turkey turkey. Turkey turkey turkey!https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf
The Evolution of Educational Technology
Sarah invites us to walk through the last several decades of technology use in education (particularly K-12). This one is dedicated to the under-appreciated school IT departments.
Fun in programming and hacking vending machines
Pam brings the topic this week of "fun in programming." More nostalgia, talking about how it feels in modern programming, the joy of problem solving. Also, we talk about how Sarah is hacking vending…
Do you remember your first computer?
This episode, Sarah brings the topic and Pam & Sarah explore the intersection of technology and nostalgia, sharing personal experiences with early computers and video game consoles. The talk…
Season 2 opener! Now co-hosted with Sarah Withee!
Pam and Sarah bring back the podcast! I guess? Pam seems unsure. They talk about "unjaded internet." AI is discussed (of course), reflecting on AI since they last chatted in the new year's episode.…
Pam and Helen Horstmann-Allen talk about money, optimism, and sustainable action
Pam Selle and Helen Horstmann-Allen, a self-identified radical optimist, talk about optimism, the challenges of decentralized products, the contrast between online and physical communities, and the…
Pam and Meredith explore herbalism, blockchains, and intuition
Pam is joined by Meredith Finkelstein, an engineer, herbalist, and artist, who shares her unique journey from an early interest in nature to her current exploration of herbalism and blockchain…
Pam and Ben Garvey deal with pasts/presents/futures in life and technology
Pam and Ben Garvey talk about data viz, remote work, job searching, IRL networking, startups, and more. There's a dash of AI discussion (of course), the magic secret of Networking (the people kind),…
Pam and Kelley wonder where all the cowboys (and developers I guess) have gone
Pam and Kelley talk about developer relations and the changing landscape of "developer communities." They wonder where all the cowboys, er, developers, have gone. Kelley teaches Pam about…
Pam and Sarah meet again to reflect on 2024 and predict 2025
Pam and Sarah Withee, of pilot episode fame, get together to reflect on 2024 and ring in 2025. When in doubt, put an AI on it. And what about that dog who just wants to play basketball?
Pam and Tanveer Anoy talk feminism
Pam speaks with Tanveer Anoy, founder of Mondro, a Bangladeshi Queer Archive, and the Bangladesh Feminist Archives. They talk about the cultural context of LGBTQ+ issues in Bangladesh, the founding…
Pam and Mjumbe discuss appropriate technology, cities, and participatory budgeting
Pam and Mjumbe Poe talk about "appropriate technology," the recent International Network on Appropriate Technology conference (INAT, which does *not* have a silly gnat mascot, unfortunately). They…
Pam and Nora find technology as a way of expressing artistry
Pam is joined by Nora Gibson, an artist and researcher who explores the intersection of technology, dance, and embodied experiences. Nora shares her journey from traditional choreography to…
Pam and Georgia talk tech policy and (oof) US politics
Pam is joined by Georgia Iacovou, a tech policy writer with a focus on AI and media training. They talk about tech policy, journalism, the US election (oof), how the 'left' can't stop cancelling…
Pam flies solo and talks propaganda. Also, The Substance
Pam flies solo due to some civic duty interfering with recording. This week she records a minisode and talks about voting (tis the season), vote swapping, ballot selfies, The Substance (f*ing…
Pam and David Dylan Thomas take the diversions counter off the charts
Pam and David Dylan Thomas take the diversions counter off the charts talking about David's work in inclusive design and filmmaking, the nature of time, personal brands giving the ick, and the…
Pam and Asheesh discover it's all about relationships – and ticketing systems
Pam is joined by Asheesh Laroia, an engineer who was involved in the Code for America pilot program linked to the IRS' e-file program. They talk about how making government systems more accessibly…
Pam and Christine decentralize the web
Pam is joined by Christine Lemmer-Webber, executive director of the Spritely Institute and lead author of the ActivityPub standard. They talk about imagining a decentralized social web, what is means…
Pam and Jasmine talk about rest, not REST
Pam is joined by Jasmine Greenaway, and they talk about teaching computer science, wth is a data lake or vector databases, and talk about rest (not to be confused with REST), making things for…
Pam and Dawn imagine the solarpunk future
Pam is joined by Dawn Wages, chair of the Python Software Foundation, Python community program manager at Microsoft, and lives down the street from Pam. They talk about open source, racism in open…
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Ignore All Previous Instructions is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h.
