This week we discuss the launch of Threads, the battle for Enterprise Linux and Coté tries HEY again. Plus, plenty of thoughts on packing for a long weekend.

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Runner-up Titles

Capitalizing on Competitors
Bring the Go Bag
There are no backpacks in Gucci ads
No bad vibes

Rundown

Threads
- Threads, Instagram’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Has Arrived
- Special Episode: Meta’s Twitter Rival Arrives, with Adam Mosseri
- Facebook's Threads is so depressing
- Twitter, Threads, and the Great Social Implosion
- Instagram's Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days
- How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)
- Instagram's Twitter rival is the latest in Meta's parade of copycat apps
Linux
Shifting
- "Shift Left (and leave)" versus "Shift Left (and stay)"
- Richard Seroter on shifting down vs. shifting left
Matt’s packing list
Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar

Relevant to your Interests

Nonsense

If you don’t buy Jony Ive’s $60,000 turntable, are you really a music fan?

Conferences

August 8th Kubernetes Community Day Australia in Sydney, Matt attending.
August 21st to 24th SpringOne & VMware Explore US, in Las Vegas.
Explore EU CFP is open.
Sep 6th to 7th DevOpsDays Des Moines, Coté speaking.
Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, Coté speaking.
October 6, 2023, KCD Texas 2023, CFP Closes: August 30, 2023
Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas CFP Open 6/1 - 8/21
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Recommendations

Brandon: Hijack
Matt: Murderbot Diaries
Coté: Fantastical, read-out of second HEY try.

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Episode 423: Is the enemy of my enemy my friend?

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Episode 423: Is the enemy of my enemy my friend?