web02.fireside.fm Fri, 08 May 2026 19:22:40 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ctrl-alt-expletive - Episodes Tagged with “Career Break” https://www.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/tags/career%20break Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy. en episodic Weekly catch up with Michael, Mark, and mates, about software, business, news, and brews Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy. yes technology,news,software,cloud,data,infrastructure,careers Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy mark.mccracken@ctrl-alt-expletive.com Episode 2: Discovering AI on your career break, with Mitan Patel https://www.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/2 9ffddbc4-ea68-40fc-8f78-709d740b9f72 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy 2 Discovering AI on your career break, with Mitan Patel full Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy Mitan tells us about his career break, AI tooling, journalling, neurodivergence, and we have some top top news 1:25:11 yes <p>We're back for episode two!<br> We've got an old friend, Mitan Patel as our guest this week.</p> <ul> <li>Mitan tells us about his career break.</li> <li>We chat about AI tools.</li> <li>Mark reviews the last recommendations, badly.</li> <li>Michael has put some effort into the news.</li> <li>Mitan was gonna write his recommendations down but his ADHD got the better of him this time.</li> </ul> <h3>Big topics</h3> <ul> <li>The Career Break. Why? Why now? What are you doing?</li> <li>Journalling and AI tooling</li> <li> <a href="https://bolt.new/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bolt.new</a> and <a href="https://www.cursor.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cursor.com</a> </li> </ul> <h3>Have I got tech news for you?</h3> <ol> <li> <a href="https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time</a> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/Shpota/github-activity-generator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cheating the GitHub activity graph</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/musk_america_pac_sued/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Musk $1M giveaway wasn’t random</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/your-most-dramatic-human-friend-cant-hold-a-candle-to-the-ai-friends-you-can-soon-wear-around-your-neck" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"We're basically building Webkinz + Sims + Tamagotchi."</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/robo_dogs_marathons/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Robotic dog runs marathon (faster than I ever have)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/google_gemini_prompt_bad_response/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Gemini tells grad student to 'please die' while helping with his homework</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/baltic_sea_cables_cut/?td=rt-3a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Russia be cutting undersea cables</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/northern_ireland_schools_fujitsu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Northern Ireland cancels IT contract with Fujitsu for Schools worth £485M</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/microsoft-built-a-pc-that-cant-run-local-apps/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Microsoft PC that is just a wrapper for Windows 365</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/github-launches-1-25m-open-source-fund-with-a-focus-on-security/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Github giving away $1.25m, $10k at a time for open source peeps to stay secure</a></li> <li><a href="https://12ft.io/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615884/UK-consumers-losing-more-than-ever-to-holiday-scams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Christmas Scams cost over £11m</a></li> </ol> <h3>Recommendations:</h3> <h4>Tools</h4> <ul> <li>Bolt.new</li> <li>Cursor.com</li> <li>Obsidian</li> <li>Notion</li> </ul> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li>Michael: <ul> <li><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/pure-comedy/1193788689" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Father John Misty's album Pure Comedy</a></li> <li> <a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/worriedaboutsatan/259009902" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Worriedaboutsatan</a>, tasty electro working music</li> </ul> </li> <li>Mark: <ul> <li><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/belladonna-of-sadness/1211892421" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Girlie and Frankie by Alexandra Saviour</a></li> <li><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill/1276760743" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill</a></li> <li><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/cinema-3000/1758060980" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cinema 3000</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Mitan <ul> <li><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-low-end-theory/278911460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Low End Theory by a Tribe Called Quest</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4>Podcasts</h4> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/JimBrowning" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jim Browning</a> hates scammers, who contributed to O2's Daisy AI, is a guest on <a href="https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/143/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Darknet Diaries</a>, fasinating listen on a really good podcast</li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/100-best-albums-radio/id1743037216?i=1000656351917" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple Music 100 Best Albums radio</a></li> </ul> <h4>TV</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312172/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611787/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Brian Cox' Wonders of the Solar System</a></li> </ul> <h4>Books</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cujo-Stephen-King/dp/1444708120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cujo by Stephen King</a></li> </ul> <h4>Beer</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://gipsyhillbrew.com/product/hepcat-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hepcat IPA</a></li> <li><a href="https://deadtime.co.uk/products/pretty-decent-beer-co-tippy-yoghurts-fruity-sour?srsltid=AfmBOorxteZnqdLKNI_hTWFGEosOLSDUSwLAoCOA3K5KMPd2ji_00dn-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tippy Yoghurt's Fruity Sour</a></li> <li><a href="https://jubelbeer.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jubel peach beer</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.signaturebrew.co.uk/products/roadie-all-night-ipa-330ml-cans" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Roadie IPA</a> Special Guest: Mitan Patel.</li> </ul> Career Break,AI Tooling,Bolt.new,Cursor.com,Journalling,Neurodivergence,Burnout,Tech News We're back for episode two!
We've got an old friend, Mitan Patel as our guest this week.

  • Mitan tells us about his career break.
  • We chat about AI tools.
  • Mark reviews the last recommendations, badly.
  • Michael has put some effort into the news.
  • Mitan was gonna write his recommendations down but his ADHD got the better of him this time.

Big topics

  • The Career Break. Why? Why now? What are you doing?
  • Journalling and AI tooling
  • Bolt.new and Cursor.com

Have I got tech news for you?

  1. O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time
  2. Cheating the GitHub activity graph
  3. Musk $1M giveaway wasn’t random
  4. "We're basically building Webkinz + Sims + Tamagotchi."
  5. Robotic dog runs marathon (faster than I ever have)
  6. Google Gemini tells grad student to 'please die' while helping with his homework
  7. Russia be cutting undersea cables
  8. Northern Ireland cancels IT contract with Fujitsu for Schools worth £485M
  9. Microsoft PC that is just a wrapper for Windows 365
  10. Github giving away $1.25m, $10k at a time for open source peeps to stay secure
  11. Christmas Scams cost over £11m

Recommendations:

Tools

  • Bolt.new
  • Cursor.com
  • Obsidian
  • Notion

Music

Podcasts

TV

Books

Beer

Special Guest: Mitan Patel.

]]> We're back for episode two!
We've got an old friend, Mitan Patel as our guest this week.

  • Mitan tells us about his career break.
  • We chat about AI tools.
  • Mark reviews the last recommendations, badly.
  • Michael has put some effort into the news.
  • Mitan was gonna write his recommendations down but his ADHD got the better of him this time.

Big topics

  • The Career Break. Why? Why now? What are you doing?
  • Journalling and AI tooling
  • Bolt.new and Cursor.com

Have I got tech news for you?

  1. O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time
  2. Cheating the GitHub activity graph
  3. Musk $1M giveaway wasn’t random
  4. "We're basically building Webkinz + Sims + Tamagotchi."
  5. Robotic dog runs marathon (faster than I ever have)
  6. Google Gemini tells grad student to 'please die' while helping with his homework
  7. Russia be cutting undersea cables
  8. Northern Ireland cancels IT contract with Fujitsu for Schools worth £485M
  9. Microsoft PC that is just a wrapper for Windows 365
  10. Github giving away $1.25m, $10k at a time for open source peeps to stay secure
  11. Christmas Scams cost over £11m

Recommendations:

Tools

  • Bolt.new
  • Cursor.com
  • Obsidian
  • Notion

Music

Podcasts

TV

Books

Beer

Special Guest: Mitan Patel.

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