This text explains the concept of serverless computing, contrasting it with traditional always-on server models. It highlights the efficiency and event-driven nature of serverless architecture, using analogies like home lighting systems to illustrate its principles. The piece emphasizes serverless computing's simplicity, scalability, and suitability for modern cloud-native workflows.

This episode delves into the concept of "Broken Economic Models for Humanity" as presented by Noah Gift. The podcast explores how current economic and technological paradigms, particularly surveillance capitalism, are negatively impacting society. It discusses the challenges posed by these models and proposes potential solutions, including "Externality First Capitalism" and a focus on human-centric approaches to technology and economics. The episode also touches on game theory in relation to...

"Human Rights Evolution: French Revolution to Digital Age" French Revolution sparked by feudalism, poverty, new ideas. Rights of Man: liberty, property, security established. Dark side: mob violence, Napoleon's rise. Feudalism crushed rights: forced labor, no education. Digital feudalism emerges: data serfdom, opaque policies. Surveillance capitalism: behavior modification, privacy dead. Call for digital rights: data ownership, algorithmic harm prevention. Lesson: History repeats. New tech,...

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): Rushing to adopt new technologies without clear benefits. Naive Utopianism: Assuming all technology is inherently good. Disruption and Technological Solutionism: Ignoring negative consequences of tech solutions. "Selling Two Day Old Fish": Resisting improvements to maintain profitable but outdated products/services. Superficial Media: Promoting shallow or misleading information about technology. Push to Disrupt: Overconfidence in technology's ability to solve...

In the digital age, there is a new feudalism, and similar problems exist. A Digital Rights of Humans could be phrased as follows: Data and Intellectual Property belongs to the creator and cannot be exploited without opt-in consent. Humans have the right to privacy and a life free of surveillance capitalism. Humans own their own biometric data and it cannot be owned and stored by others Humans have the right to a life free of addictive technologies Humans have the right to...

Learn about the rise of the Linux Desktop in 2024

AWS global infrastructure consists of regions, availability zones, and edge locations worldwide, providing high availability, fault tolerance, and low latency. The core services of AWS, including compute, networking, and storage, are built on this foundation, enabling businesses to scale and adapt to their needs.

In a world where smartphones have become our constant companions, we find ourselves tethered to a 24/7 leash, paying for the privilege of being tracked and addicted. Like the monolithic servers and synchronous messaging of yesteryear, our pocket pets are expensive, fragile, and cause significant operational problems. The solution lies in the lessons of DevOps: a cattle-based approach, where devices are cheap, disposable, and single-purpose, and communication is batch-based and event-driven....

In this thought-provoking episode, we explore the concept of the "cuckoo egg dilemma" and how it relates to the current state of technology. Our host draws an analogy between the cuckoo bird, which tricks other birds into raising its offspring, and how we as consumers are often tricked into spending our time and resources on things that don't benefit us. We examine the spectrum of creators, workers, and consumers, and how each group is affected by this dilemma. The episode suggests that...

In this episode, we delve into the world of repairable and upgradable Linux laptops and why they may be a better choice for consumers in 2024. Our host discusses how companies have been training us to accept inferior, non-upgradable products that lock us into expensive ecosystems. He introduces the Framework laptop as a potential alternative, highlighting its customizable and repairable features. We explore the benefits of being able to upgrade components, choose ports, and participate in a...

In this episode, we showcase an exciting new offering from Pragmatic AI Labs and the DS500 program: the world's most comprehensive online cloud computing program. Our host, a seasoned instructor at top universities like Duke, Northwestern, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley, introduces this eight-course program designed to provide a mastery-level understanding of cloud computing. The program covers foundational cloud computing infrastructure, serverless, agile development, cloud-native systems,...

In this episode, we are excited to announce the launch of DS500, a new program from Pragmatic AI Labs that democratizes access to two master's degrees worth of content. Our host, Noah Gift, discusses the need for lifelong learning and how traditional universities have been slow to adapt to this concept. DS500 aims to address this by collecting knowledge from professors and experts, offering courses for free on edX, and building a community for student feedback and support. The program...

AWS pricing is primarily driven by compute, storage, and outbound data transfer. By leveraging strategies such as reserved instances, tiered pricing, and continuous price drops, businesses can optimize costs and achieve significant savings compared to traditional on-premises infrastructure.

In this thought-provoking episode, we explore the idea that 2024 may be the year of the "dumb phone" revolution. Our host shares his perspective on how smartphones have become like televisions in our pockets, consuming our time and energy. He argues that while smartphones offer some benefits, such as touchless pay and navigation, they may not outweigh the negatives of spending hours scrolling through news and social media feeds. The episode introduces the concept of the dumb phone revolution,...

Noah Gift reacts to Apple's announced partnership with OpenAI, arguing it abandons Apple's core values and poses risks to user privacy and creator livelihoods. He shares his personal plan and advice for gradually transitioning away from the Apple ecosystem to open-source alternatives like Ubuntu.

In this episode, Noah Gift discusses the origin story and mission of Pragmatic AI Labs, an alternative educational platform that combines the best aspects of universities, content creators, and industry to provide cutting-edge AI/ML courses and build a transparent learning community.

Cloud computing offers advantages such as scalability, cost-efficiency, and flexibility through various service models like SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a wide range of cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, and databases, enabling businesses to build and deploy applications with ease.

AWS offers tools for billing and cost management, such as AWS Organizations for consolidated billing and access control, and the billing dashboard for forecasting and analyzing costs. AWS support plans provide varying levels of technical assistance, from basic free support to enterprise-level support with 15-minute response times for critical issues.

The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides best practices for designing and operating reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems in the cloud. By considering key pillars such as operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization, organizations can build resilient and scalable architectures.

AWS cloud security follows a shared responsibility model, where both AWS and the customer play crucial roles in securing resources. Implementing best practices, such as using IAM, MFA, and monitoring services like CloudTrail and AWS Config, ensures a robust and secure cloud environment.

AWS Elastic services, such as Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Auto Scaling, enable applications to scale dynamically based on demand. These services, combined with CloudWatch for monitoring, allow for cost-effective and efficient resource management in the cloud.

AWS offers a range of managed database services, including Aurora for clustered systems, Redshift for data warehousing, DynamoDB for NoSQL and key-value storage, Elastic Cache for low-latency caching, and Neptune for graph databases. Each service caters to specific use cases and provides scalability, performance, and ease of management.

AI enhances core business practices, not replaces them. Build on agile, automation fundamentals first, then use AI to incrementally boost productivity.

AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) enables the creation of logically isolated virtual networks on the AWS Cloud, offering security, flexibility, and integration with various AWS services. CloudFront, a global content delivery network (CDN), ensures low latency, high data transfer speeds, and cost-effectiveness for content delivery.

AWS offers various storage services, including EBS for block-level storage, S3 for object storage, EFS for managed NFS, and Glacier for data archiving. Each service has unique features, pricing models, and use cases to meet different storage needs.