Show Notes: Episode 186 - I Need Coffee (oct 24, 2025)
1. Personal Updates
- Sharpened knives while watching BC launch videos (Tinfister tip); engaging.
- Storage comic: Floppy disks to 2TB micro SDs; consumer-grade unreliable.
2. Professional/Technical Updates
- AI/Engineering:
- Dave Farley video: DORA 2025 report; use engineering practices for AI chaos.
- Reading "Vibe Coding" by Kim/Yegge: AI coding success.
- Windgate blog: Trust consultants to vibe code with principles.
- BC Projects:
- AL file import PTE (~30hrs): Single-page upload; beats config packages/Power Automate; sellable.
- McCormma overflow: 30 lines/check success; needs testing/demo.
- Partner Dashboard: Progress despite DevOps rename issues.
- BC v27: Learning features (page scripting, reports).
- Bulk delete invoices: Use Edit in Excel.
- DevOps: Don’t rename Azure projects (breaks pipelines); Cosmo Apaca helps but rule-bound.
- AWS Outage: DNS error downed US East-1; exposed redundancy myths; smart beds failed (16GB/day telemetry, GitHub fix).
- Pi Hole: On Ubuntu (Lenovo ThinkCentre); GeoIP blocking; DNS config issues fixed.
3. Cybersecurity
- Reassess redundancy (Azure Front Door risks); Namecheap SSL renewal messy, good support.
- Avoid smart homes; loose IoT on VLANs.
4. Community/Events
- El Coyolar Festival: $2K funded (Summit NA); toys/snacks for 150+ kids; 2026 sponsors open.
- Events:
- Partner in Vibe: Jan 28–30, 2026, South Padre Island (partnerin.io/vibe).
- Directions NA: Apr 27–29, 2026, Orlando.
- DynamicsCon: May 12–15, 2026, Las Vegas.
- Dynamics Minds: May 25–27, 2026, Slovenia.
- Summit NA Road Shows: Dec 9 & 11, 2025, Houston/Ft. Lauderdale.
- Vibe Sessions: Nearshore scaling, practice building, lawsuit avoidance, AI engineering.
5. Other Notes
- Keyboards: Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja + O-rings; Switch and Click YT; eyeing mechanicalkeyboards.com.
- Linux: Testing Ubuntu; considering Omari (Arch); critiques theme obsession.
- Video: Cort Guitars factory (Indonesia, 2M+ guitars/yr, 2,500 employees).
- Team: Joselyn (reports), David (SOD/SOW), Ronald (v27/McCormma), Franklin (dashboard), Fatima (PMP/festival).
6. Q&A/Closing
- Vibe code AI? Learn BC v27; prep for outages.
- Closing: Vibe code, break/learn, enjoy weekend.
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