S4:E3 - Basecamp Backlash, Remote Work Harassment, Linux Kernel Submission Ban, and Crypto Miners Killing Free CI

In this episode, we talk about the problematic blog post put out by Basecamp CEO and Co-founder Jason Fried, and we also get into how crypto currency miners are killing free CI. Then we chat with Hector Monsegur, security researcher and former blackhat hacker, about how University of Minnesota security researchers submitted security vulnerabilities to the Linux kernel to show flaws in the approval process leading to a call for a ban on anything submitted by umn.edu emails. Finally, we speak with McKensie Mack, founder & CEO of MMG and a co-author of a report put out by the non-profit, Project Include, about how remote work is leading to more gender and racial harassment at tech companies.

Show Notes

• DevDiscuss (sponsor)
• CodeNewbie (sponsor)
• Scout APM (sponsor)
• RudderStack (sponsor)
• Changes at Basecamp
• What really happened at Basecamp
• An Open Letter To Jason and David
• Crypto miners are killing free CI
• Remote work since Covid-19 is exacerbating harm: What companies need to know and do
• University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel

Hector X. Monsegur

Hector X. Monsegur is a security researcher and former black hat hacker.

McKensie Mack

McKensie Mack helps organizations identify and transform social inequities at the individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels. They hold extensive expertise in expanding dialogue around equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression at the intersection of race, gender, class, sexuality, and disability. At MMG, they work with people around the globe to make their communities braver and more equitable for all.

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