[LCA2019 Chat] Outstanding talks feedback

[Carl Karsten]

The Tragedy of systemd
https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/156/
Benno is always opinionated, and always tells you why.
+1
fav quote: Unix is dead.
"dead" is not well defined, but in this context it gives the right message:
Linux has enough mass/space to warrant breaking rank.
I for one welcome our new overlords and look forward to the future.

*The Value of an Apology*
*Jen Zajac*
https://2019.linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/239/
Jen talks about more than just Linus' apology - I would say it uses it as a
case study and how other communities behave.
"...this matters even if you're not a kernel dev."
I hope it helps people be a bit more understanding and compassionate to
each other.
quoting The Tragedy of systemd: "it didn't deserve death threats."
I hope Jen does this kind of talk every year, as long as people continue to
be (insert sad adjective) ... /me crys


Right to Not Broadcast
Karen Sandler
https://2019.linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/125/
"...our most personal data is often being broadcast by default, sometimes
without appropriate security measures and without an off switch. "
As a consumer, I, me, Carl, have this insane delusional trust that the
manufactures are trying to do the right thing.  If I am this dumb, everyone
needs to listen to Karen.


On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 7:00 AM Paul Foxworthy <paul at cohsoft.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Martin,
>
> Highlights for me were:
>
> Taking Technology To The Birds
> https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/100/
> A personal bias here - I am involved in a wildlife project gathering data
> on microbats. Using AI to analyse our data would definitely be useful.
>
> "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that": Ethics in Software Development
> https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/117/
> A thoughtful discussion of an issue we pay too little attention to, even
> in the community oriented open source world.
>
> Sequencing DNA with Linux Cores and Nanopores
> https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/133/
> The most memorable talk of the entire conference for me. David Eccles put
> yesterday's lunch through a DNA sequencer. By the end of the talk, he had
> matched a gene sequence with an online catalogue to discover there was a
> tomato gene in his sample.
>
> The Robots Won't Take Away Our Jobs — Let's Reframe the Debate on
> Artificial Intelligence
> https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/137/
> Again, a talk on the human dimensions of our technology. Thanks Martin.
>
> The Kernel Report
> https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/146/
> I always enjoy Jonathan's report. This year he spent time on how the
> "contribute upstream" message is starting to sink in at Google and Android.
> His discussion of the new Code of Conduct for Linux kernel developers was
> perceptive and might have got those who think they are against it to think
> again.
>
> The Tragedy of systemd
> https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/156/
> Benno is always opinionated, and always tells you why. His talk in the dev
> miniconf was good value too.
>
> Overall, the talks on community and the human impact of technology, and of
> the application of open source to other fields were interesting and I
> encourage the papers committee to welcome those as well as straight tech
> talks.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul Foxworthy
>
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 09:12, martin f krafft <madduck at madduck.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear conferencers,
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