Podcast Update

Alex Lindsay, Chief Architect at PixelCorps, talks about The Next Generation of Digital Craftsman. Alex's positions remind of the next book I intend to read, Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat. Alex clearly believes that we should consider lowering our consumption to permit higher consumption for others around the world. I think he is right. Although, I am sure that I too would have to relinquish more then I do to be consistent. But, alas, ultimately it is about ensuring all can eat. It is not just outsourcing. There is a bigger picture. This is a good podcast that we should all listen too. And, then ponder how to be a responsible citizen of the planet. What is PixelCorps doing? Helping transfer knowledge to all parts of the world so they can build models to earn a living with digital technology. It does this using a guild model.

• Ben Lauri, Director of Security for the Apache Foundation, talked about Apache and SSL. It was interesting to hear him respond to Microsoft's assertions that IIS is so much more secure than Apache. Some statistics were thrown at him and he demonstrated how the statistics were questionable. He noted that Apache has always responded to threats within hours, while others take much longer. He also talked about Infocard and its utility for authentication. He seemed impressed and pleased in general. Although, he believes that InfoCard needs a C based module for true interoperability (a very interesting notion). This thought would imply that Java isn't every where we want to go! Great podcast.
• Paul Hitchman, Managing Director of PlayLouder, participated in a conversation as part of The Conversations Network's First Tuesday series. If you, like I, listen to Adam Curry's Daily Source Code and have an interest in the whole DRM, music download, peer-to-peer filesharing and such, then you would love this podcast. Paul has clearly been part of the digitization of music and the music industry's reaction to it. I get the sense that he believes that just suing the pants off of innovative companies ain't working. It ain't a matter of stopping digitalization, but managing it. Great presentation.
• Ray Ozzie, Yusuf Mehdi, and Gary Flake entertain a dinner crowd with a conversation about Microsoft. Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle kept them on their toes and asked probing and challenging questions. They did a good job of defending why some applications are not good targets for funding via ad words. They also demonstrated that Microsoft employs smart people. This was a lively and entertaining podcast. I highly recommend it.`