Talk Python To Me - #302: The Data Engineering Landscape in 2021
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Tech Won't Save Us - Amazon’s Vigorous Opposition to Unions w/ Lauren Kaori Gurley
Paris Marx is joined by Lauren Kaori Gurley to discuss how Amazon surveils workers to stop them from organizing, the difficult working conditions in warehouses and for delivery drivers, and whether Jeff Bezos become Executive Chair will change anything.
Lauren Kaori Gurley is a labor reporter at Motherboard/Vice. Follow Lauren on Twitter as @LaurenKGurley.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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Also mentioned in this episode:
- Lauren wrote about how Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center has a massive surveillance operation involving Pinkertons, and how the company monitors Facebook groups and internal listservs. She also spoke to workers about how they felt about it.
- Paris wrote that Jeff Bezos’ legacy as CEO is one of brutal exploitation and that can’t be forgotten.
- Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You shows how the gig economy ruins people’s lives.
- During the pandemic, there were Amazon walkouts across the United States and global protests during the pandemic. Workers in Bessemer, Alabama are also voting on unionization.
- Amazon stole delivery drivers’ tips and has been forced to repay them $61.7 million.
This Machine Kills - 40. The Boardroom of Global Capitalism
{The first 15 minutes or so of this episode is a little glitchy, but it gets better} We could have done a full episode about the GameStop affair, but there’s already so many good (and bad) explainers and analysis of that, so let’s talk about the real winners in an economy where the line just keeps going up forever: index funds and passive investment. We talk through the operations of indexation, one of the most important – and hugely overlooked – trends in the modern financial system, and discuss what John C. Coates calls the Problem of Twelve: “The likelihood that in the near future roughly twelve individuals will have practical power over the majority of U.S. public companies.” This meeting of the board of global corporate capitalism is called to order.
Some stuff we reference:
• The Future of Corporate Governance: The Problem of Twelve by John C. Coates https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3247337
• Investment Firms Are the Big Winners of the GameStop Stock Revolution So Far by Edward Ongweso Jr. https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3gepx/investment-firms-are-the-big-winners-of-the-gamestop-stock-revolution-so-far
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Dr. Dre—“Nuthin’ But a G-Thang”
Rob explores legendary producer Dr. Dre’s iconic debut album ‘The Chronic’ and its lead single, “Nuthin’ But a G-Thang,” by discussing Dre’s extraordinary chemistry with other rappers, his towering influence on West Coast gangsta rap, and his dark history of violence against women.
This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Sheldon Pearce
Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles
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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO278: The Filibuster is F***ing Stupid
It is unfathomable to me that Senator Kyrsten Sinema wants to preserve this idiotic accident of history. It is not anything the founders intended. It's not in the constitution. It's pure crap that stands in the way of not just progress but basic governance. I do a mini break down of how we got here, and I have a few ideas of how we could get around the filibuster and not make liars out of Manchin and Sinema.
The Gist - Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Impeachment Defenses
On the Gist, importing walkie-talkies into Myanmar.
In the Interview, we’re coming into a new constitutional cycle, and it means Democrats could take quite a bit of power. Well, if they don’t blow it. We’ve been in the same Republican-dominated cycle for decades, according to Jack Balkin, author of The Constitutional Cycles of Time. Balkin and Mike talk about the extreme political polarization not seen since the Civil War, constitutional rot, and, just for fun, delve into conservative complaints about de-platforming and free speech. Balkin is a Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment and Director for The Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
In the spiel, delving into the Trump files ahead of the Impeachment trial.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Tech Divide Prevents Many Seniors From Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccinations
Chicago residents 65 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as a part of Phase 1B. However, many in this group are finding the technological landscape daunting and difficult to navigate.
Reset brings on an elder care expert and a medical researcher focused on Chicago’s gaps in health information to lay out the issue and offer possible solutions.
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Consider This from NPR - Third Vaccine On The Way, Fauci Hails ‘Spectacular Results’
A third COVID-19 vaccine could receive emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration this month. The vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is 66% effective in preventing moderate to severe disease, according to a global study.
Combined with the two vaccines currently in circulation, the U.S. could have three vaccines that are all highly effective at preventing death or hospitalization due to COVID-19.
Despite that promising news, NPR's Richard Harris reports on why the journey to herd immunity still won't be easy.
And Rae Ellen Bichelle goes inside a Colorado long-term care facility that has vaccinated nearly all of its residents. They say the initial steps to a return to normalcy feel great.
Additional reporting in this episode on the spread of coronavirus variants from NPR's Allison Aubrey.
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Combined with the two vaccines currently in circulation, the U.S. could have three vaccines that are all highly effective at preventing death or hospitalization due to COVID-19.
Despite that promising news, NPR's Richard Harris reports on why the journey to herd immunity still won't be easy.
And Rae Ellen Bichelle goes inside a Colorado long-term care facility that has vaccinated nearly all of its residents. They say the initial steps to a return to normalcy feel great.
Additional reporting in this episode on the spread of coronavirus variants from NPR's Allison Aubrey.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Michael Saylor’s Mission to Get 1,400 Corporations Into Bitcoin
MicroStrategy is hosting a two-day “Bitcoin for Corporations” event. Here’s what to watch for.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
- An update on Ant and Jack Ma
- Bezos stepping down as CEO of Amazon
- Miami’s play to become a crypto hub
Our main discussion: MicroStrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” event
Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy opened a new category of bitcoin investment last year when the company moved hundreds of millions of dollars of cash reserves into bitcoin.
For the next two days, the company is hosting a virtual conference designed to help the 1,400 corporate leader attendees discover the playbook that allowed them to make the dramatic move that has paid off so well.
In this episode, NLW examines the current state of institutional investment in crypto and asks what this event says about what might be coming next.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Facial Recognition Tech and the Attack on the Capitol
How free should law enforcement feel to make use of new investigative technology without permission from political authorities? Matthew Feeney and Patrick Eddington discuss facial recognition tech in the wake of last month's Capitol attack.
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