Chris Chinchilla

Tech Lounge

A weekly podcast that welcomes you to explore technology with an insightful interview every two weeks and topic-deep dives every other two weeks. If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable. Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcastFormerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"

Author

Chris Chinchilla

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Technology

Podcast website

chrischinchilla.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Accessible quantum computing with Horizon 28.11.2024

I speak with Joe Fitzsimmons of Horizon Quantum, who are attempting make the move from traditional computer programming easier. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Circularity startups and alternatives to X 21.11.2024

In this deep dive episode Cate and Chris dig into circular economy startups and how all the alternatives to Twitter/X/Twix compare. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

The graph renaissance with neo4j 14.11.2024

I speak with Michael Hunger of neo4j about the history of graph databases and how they are finding new use cases with the current wave of generative AI tools. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ H...

Government bailouts in tech and tech influence in government 05.11.2024

In this topic deep dive, Cate and I discuss government bailouts for tech companies, EU investment in tech companies, and the possible manipulation of US politics by tech companies and cybercrime. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content,...

Creating an Open Source AI definition 31.10.2024

I speak with Stephen Hood of Mozilla about their joint efforts with the Open Source Initiative to create a definition of open source AI. Read all about the announcement Learn more about the definition For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra con...

Workbrew, turning Homebrew into a business with Mike McQuaid 17.10.2024

I speak with Mike McQuaid, long-term maintainer of Homebrew, the macOS package manager, about Workbrew , a new commercial version of Homebrew that brings extra security and governance features to Homebrew. This interview formed the basis of my article on The Next Web in July . For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrisch...

Tech events 10.10.2024

In this episode, Cate and Chris dive into tech events. The different types, how they work, how they feel, and how they've changed the past few years. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by...

AI-powered code reuse with Crowdbotics 03.10.2024

Corey from Crowdbotics joins me in the Tech Lounge to talk about their six year journey in creating an AI-powered code reuse platform, long before others jumped on the bandwagon. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinc...

WASM at KubeCon EU 2024 20.09.2024

This episode is all about WASM at KubeCon EU 2024 way back in March. I speak with WASMEdge and Cosmonic to find out what they bring and their thoughts on WASM. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/...

Alternative meats and what actually is AI? 12.09.2024

It's a discussion episode! And this time, Cate Lawrence from Tech.eu joins me to talk about alternative meats and proteins, and I ask in a sea of jargon and hype, what really is artificial intelligence? For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra c...

Sustainable infrastructure and AI powered IDEs 05.09.2024

In the tech lounge this episode, I have Leonard Pahlke talking about bringing sustainability to infrastructure and the work of the CNCF sustainability TAG and Dedy Kredo from Codium AI talking about their AI-powered IDE and text editor extension. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To suppor...

Programming update 08.08.2024

No real episode, but rather a small update on some changes coming to the show. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

1st August: Classic crunch crawl 01.08.2024

 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:33 AI Crawlers and Content Scraping 04:17 TechCrunch and the State of Tech Journalism 06:12 Retro Tech: Classic Mac OS and Image Formats 08:25 Web Browsing Privacy Enhancements 10:08 Sleep Tracking and Orthosomnia 11:05 Sign Off Like what you’re reading? It’s a tough time for content creators right now. If you enjoy what you read, then consider a contribution. He...

Kubecon: Docker Build Cloud and Aiven 25.07.2024

I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It’s helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code “CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20” for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one-time purchases. More interviews from KubeCon Paris. This time, Matt Wilson, a colleague from Docker B...

18th July: A verbiage-filled delve 18.07.2024

I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It’s helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code “CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20” for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one-time purchases. Like what you’re listening to? It’s a tough time for content creators right now. If y...

Kubecon 2: CIVO and the Open infrastructure foundation 12.07.2024

In this episode, more interviews from KubeCon Paris. I speak with Dinesh from CIVO, a European cloud-native hosting company, and Thierry of the Open Infrastructure Foundation, whose projects typically power data centres. This episode is powered by magic mind, a little green bottle of goodness that helps your focus and energy. Head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code "CHINCHILL...

5th July: Sim Life, AI vs Music, and after cloud comes? 05.07.2024

I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It's helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code "CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20" for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one time purchases. Like what you’re reading? It’s a tough time for content creators right now. If you en...

Voices from UK tech: Lorna Mitchel and Amanda Brock 27.06.2024

Two of my interviews from the State of Open Con in London back in February. Featuring Lorna Mitchell, VP of developer experience at Redocly and Amanda Brock, CEO of open UK. Lorna and I cover open source developer experience and with Amanda, we discuss the unique role the UK can take in open tech in the world. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reac...

20th June: WWDC, Streaming vs Music, and Chinese keyboards 20.06.2024

Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud security.apple.com Depending on who you speak with and how much attention they actually paid to the event, WWDC was either one of the best or worst events Apple has ever done. Personally, I was excited by a lot of the user and developer-facing announcements and can't wait to try them. Among all the announcements was this detailed po...

Make Synthetic Data a reality with Datacebo 13.06.2024

I spoke with Kalyan of Datacebo, a company that creates open-source and enterprise tools for generating synthetic data for testing, load testing, and more. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Host...

Enterprise-level knowledge bases with Saravana Kumar of Document 360 30.05.2024

I speak with Saravana Kumar of Document 360 about their enterprise-level solution for documentation and knowledge management and what AI could mean for the industry. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:50 Interview with Saravana Kumar Begins 01:11 Document360: Use Cases and Benefits 02:18 The Origin Story of Document360 06:52 Customization and Integration Options 15:21 AI and the Future of Docume...

25th May: Batten down the hatches, AI is here 24.05.2024

Mac Power Users #745: “Inventing the Future” with John Buck — Relay FM relay.fm Another MPU recommendation from me and a trip down Apple memory lane. John Buck published a book covering the “Apple Technology Group,” a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that we take for granted today. Stack Overflow suspends...

KubeCon EU 2024: Humanitec, Dagger, Scalr 16.05.2024

In the first round-up of interviews from KubeCon EU 2024 in Paris, I focus on developer platform-related tools and productivity. The episode features interviews with Luca Galante of Humanitec, Sebastian Stadil of Scalr, and Lev Lazinskiy of Dagger. 0:00 Intro 02:26 Humanitec 17:23 Scalr and OpenTofu 40:27 Dagger 01:01:23 Outro For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com...

10th May: Music is hard for humans and AI 10.05.2024

In this episode of Chinchilla Squeaks, I delve into two main topics. First, a series of articles on how AI, specifically GPT-4 and other models, struggle to understand and generate sheet music, highlighting issues with tempo, dynamics, and basic music theory. Second, the financial hardships faced by touring musicians today, with insights into the low profitability and high costs of touring, even f...

Generative Infrastructure as code with AppCD 02.05.2024

I speak with Asif Awan of AppCD about their generative AI tool that creates the infrastructure as code configuration you need based on application code. - For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ - To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ - To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ H...

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