Unwyred

Alright people, this is it. It's the new year, you've made serious resolutions and you've probably already broken most of them. So how about you make using a password manager the one that you actually fulfill? You can learn all about them in the new episode of Unwyred. Why bother? Come on, you know very well that there are many sites out there on which you have used the same password over and over again. Do you even have more than one password at all? Is it even a good one? That's alright, we won't judge. Just listen.

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The signs of winter are undeniable even in this episode of Unwyred: It's cold outside and it's time for Lenn and Max to sit in front of the fireplace, get cosy and finally write their highly emotional love letter to Open Source. They listen to the Ghost of Christmas Past tell a haunting story of the founding days of Linux and popular open-source software in the early 2000s. They tear the wrapping paper from their favorite things about Open Source and in the end, your two hosts even find humanity's greatest gift in world-wide collaboration and an open community. 'Tis the season of giving after all.

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This episode, Max and Lenn welcome you to their home turf: The Cloud. If you ever wondered what the hell that is supposed to be, you came to the right place. While the word 'cloud' is mostly about marketing, the technologies and history behind the word are certainly enough to fill an hour with your favorite hosts. Max and Lenn explain where the word comes from in the context of technology and show what modern cloud computing can do ending up with an exciting conclusion: Maybe the Cloud can be more useful to you than you think.

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This is a weird episode of Unwyred. It’s inappropriate. It’s silly. It’s not at all educational. Max and Lenn get together in person for the first time since the trailer to open one too many beers and to share their experiences with headhunters on the web. They tell the funniest stories of messages they have gotten in the past and wonder about the inner workings of a modern headhunter. In the end, they start a feeble attempt to give recommendations to headhunters who might still be listening after their inappropriate jokes. Sorry! Everyone else might be entertained though...

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If you have ever come across the word “agile” in your work or your personal life (and chances are you have) but you didn’t really know what it was about, Unwyred has got your back! For the first time ever, your two hosts talk about something they are actually qualified to discuss. How exciting! Max and Lenn spend this episode telling you about the history of “agile”, explaining what it actually means and describing the basics of the mysterious Scrum framework. In the end, they rant about people using agile methods in a wrong way, showcasing a plethora of different ways to abuse them. Enjoy!

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After quite a long and unannounced summer break, Unwyred returns with a long-requested episode on starting a career in tech. Max and Lenn discuss why this is an interesting choice for many people and try to clear up with some of the prejudices about jobs in the IT sector. They give their guide on retraining to get into IT, backed up with their personal experiences. What are the best entry-level jobs to kickstart a successful career as a programmer? Do you need to have a university degree to get into IT? And the age-old debate: What is the best programming language to start with? All these questions and more are answered in this week’s episode.

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This episode, Max and Lenn talk about digital learning and micro credentials. They discover: While doing online courses for specific product certifications is a practice mostly established in the IT sector, micro credentials or degrees are open for any field of education from architecture to psychology or even Egyptian history. Max and Lenn argue for these techniques to be less about remote studies for a Bachelor or Master degree, but more about what your teachers school referred to as “life-long learning”.

In episode three, our two hosts take a look at facial recognition software. They explain the basics of how it works, beginning with its relation to image recognition software and wonder about the public reception. Lenn showcases the Clearview AI software while Max gives an insight into polish startup PimEyes. Max and Lenn discuss the ethical questions that arise from these companies and what you can do about them.

In the first ever episode of Unwyred, Max and Lenn go into details of the different tracing apps used to contain the spread of COVID-19. They explain the basics of how the decentralized approach enabled by Google's and Apple's technology works and argue why it may be a good idea to use it. Furthermore, the hosts share their opinion about the apps' implications on privacy and go over some of the European apps explaining their differences.