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  A conversation with Dries Mertens, Cybersecurity expert at F-Secure. We discuss the recent Encrochat breach, law-enforcement, PGP and cyberweapons. This podcast is in ENGLISH. SHOWNOTES: Encrochat: https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/3aza95/how-police-took-over-encrochat-hacked Dries' book recommendation: Sandworm - A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers By Andy Greenberg Iran explosions - possible cyber attacks? https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-hoping-iran-confrontation-before-november-election-sources-2020-7?r=US&IR=T https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53362127  

A conversation with Dries Mertens, Pre Sales Engineer Benelux at F-Secure. We discuss cybersecurity, malware, IoT security and cyberweapons. This podcast is in DUTCH.   SHOWNOTES Making sense podcast - #194 - The New Future of Work (Matt Mullenweg) https://samharris.org/podcasts/194-new-future-work/ mullenweg wordpress - endpoint protection when working remotely Think like a freak - book referencing the concept “teaching the garden to weed itself” Steven D. Levitt Stephen J Dubner https://www.bol.com/nl/p/think-like-a-freak/9200000035854107/?s2a=#productTitle Podcast referencing the concept “teaching the garden to weed itself” "Teaching the garden to weed itself is the ultimate expression of using incentives." http://ow.ly/z3Lst The strange overlaps between cybersecurity and gun laws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTTiWkdT8Q (around 3min mark) This in not the exact video I was referencing, but it's an interesting documentary with the same SME (Karl Kasarda). I’ll add the link here if or when I can find it. Vice media - cyberwar documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZB-JK5X4xg&list=PLZ_hwG6UuEJaNFxIWCck7-TDRhqPgCmpW&index=1 Darknet Diaries - excellent podcast on Cybersecurity https://darknetdiaries.com/ Kali Linux & metasploit https://www.kali.org/docs/tools/starting-metasploit-framework-in-kali/ https://medium.com/cyberdefendersprogram/kali-linux-metasploit-getting-started-with-pen-testing-89d28944097b  

A conversation with Tao de la Torre. We discuss freelancing, brand design and new business strategy, the design process, agency culture and burn-out. This podcast is in ENGLISH.   SHOWNOTES: Edenspiekermann agency, Berlin https://www.edenspiekermann.com/eu/ Here is an article I referenced during the podcast about the agency culture at Edenspiekermann. https://www.edenspiekermann.com/insights/what-i-learned-as-an-intern-at-edenspiekermann/ However, I couldn’t find an attribution for the “there are no emergencies in design” quote. I might be remembering wrongly, but I’m pretty sure it was someone at Edenspiekermann. Baud, the brand consultancy where Tao is a partner: https://www.baud.com/ At 29:30 I asked Tao about the role of designers as experts. I referenced Tim Harfords’ book Adapt, but that’s not 100% clear from the audio alone. I referred to the author Tim Harfords' point about the widely held (false) belief experts are the harbingers of ready-made solutions to complex problems. This blurb for the book sums it up well: “When faced with complex problems, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a grand vision, experts to draw up a detailed plan of action, or gurus who can provide us with some infallible solution. (…) Harford argues that today’s challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinions; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. “ I highly recommend this book: http://timharford.com/books/adapt/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250007550/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_yGDmEb8WW46DS https://www.bol.com/nl/p/adapt/1001004011259066/?bltgh=p92jMn3Iek5XpPFMiPFNnw.1_4.5.ProductTitle I love Tao’s insight at 16:40 - “we are not taught how to hunt our own food” A good articles on A.I. Centaurs. My advice; become one, or risk getting stomped by one. https://medium.com/conversations-with-tyler/garry-kasparov-tyler-cowen-chess-iq-ai-putin-3bf28baf4dba I first read about A.I. Centaurs in the book “The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly (founding executive editor of Wired magazine). https://www.bol.com/nl/f/the-inevitable/9200000050674156/?country=BE https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future/dp/0143110373/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=kevin+kelly&qid=1580324112&sr=8-2 1:29:00 - To clarify, I misspoke when I remarked to Tao: “design was never an option for you” I meant to say “NOT being a designer was never an option for you”. It worked out, and I could course-correct, but still wanted to point that out. Tao’s website: https://taodelatorre.com/ Tao’s linkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taodelatorre You can find me on linkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/mikeweytjens      

A conversation with Joris van de Perre, Senior Brand & UX Consultant at Achilles Design (BE). We discuss brand design and strategy, the design process, dinosaurs and the social impact and role of brands in society. This podcast is in DUTCH.   SHOWNOTES: The Dinosaurs: Gustave Lavalette - iguanodon sketch https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguanodon_bernissartensis-beenderlagen#/media/Bestand:Gustave_Lavalette_;_9_januari_1885;_Iguanodon_bernissartensis.jpg Abattoir Noir Tattoo- en piercingstudio Vilvoorde https://nl-nl.facebook.com/abattoirnoir1800/ Joe rogan experience #862- Paleontologist Trevor Valle Debunks "Dinosaurs Never Existed" Conspiracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWCsonQVG4   Joris’s podcast tips: The Design of Business | The Business of Design Radio Mama Cocaine & Rhinestones De Bourgondiërs - Bart Van Loo (https://klara.be/programma/de-bourgondiers-0) Kambukka bottles: https://www.kambukka.com/ Books: peter thief - zero to one Get it here the brand gap - Marty Neumeier Get it here disruptive branding - saffron More here The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - A New History of a Lost World - Steve Brusatte Buy it here Articles & videos: Playpump SNAFU "...the disastrous PlayPump, a merry-go-round that pumped water while children played on it. By 2008, Roundabout Outdoor, a company with backing from the US government, had installed more than 1,000 of these $14,000 devices across Africa, often at the expense of existing wells. Unfortunately, the math suggested that kids would have to play 27 hours a day for the PlayPump to provide enough water for those it served. Today most of them lie fallow, rusting monuments to good intentions married with half-baked design." Full article Paul Rands' design approach When Steve Jobs was asked what it was like to work with Rand, he said, “I asked him if he would come up with a few options, and he said, ‘No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.'" Full article Netflix pulling out of Georgia Article Colin Caepernick - crazy dreams (Nike video ad) YouTube Scott Galloway - gangster move! YouTube Nike Drops ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Kaepernick Criticizes It Article     Get in touch with Joris: Joris' Linkedin profile Achilles design   Get in touch with me: Linkedin info@mikewey.com