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Joaquin Lippincott
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Jul 14, 2021

Robots writing code

I’ve written before about how machine learning may impact you, but after a conversation with Metal Toad CTO, Tony Rost, this week the things have gotten even more interesting — machines are not only coming to automate tasks white-collar workers are doing today, they are getting ready to replace programmers…

AI

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Robots writing code
Robots writing code
AI

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Jul 2, 2021

Back to the future… of websites

22 years ago, I worked at a company called LACityWeb.com. The company failed in the year 2000, but back in 1999 we were selling websites. The sales pitch was that a website was a key part of reaching customers: you could provide your phone number, an email form, even a…

Website

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Back to the future… of websites
Back to the future… of websites
Website

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Jun 23, 2021

The kids are on Discord

If you’re like me, until recently, you may have never heard of Discord. The short version is that it is another online chat app. Unlike most chat apps, Discord organizes itself around a concept of “Servers” (you can think of them like virtual rooms) where people can hang out and…

Chat

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The kids ar
The kids ar
Chat

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Jun 14, 2021

Robots can make us safer

I’m often critical of robots (slang for machine algorithms), but I wanted to take a beat to call out an activity they can be put to work on that makes us all safer. Unlike Bender from Futurama, some robots are actually productive members of society doing things that people can’t. Robots can look at everything …

Robots

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Robots can make us safer
Robots can make us safer
Robots

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Jun 10, 2021

Creating opportunities in tech

Summer is almost upon us and with it the season of summer internships. But with the shadow of the pandemic still retreating and the vast amounts of work happening from home, will the summer internship survive? Entry-level jobs in tech For those who know me, I am passionate about entry-level job creation, specifically in…

Careers

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Creating opportunities in tech
Creating opportunities in tech
Careers

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Jun 9, 2021

What do you need to unlearn? 🤔

Change is everywhere these days, both positive and negative. The United States is opening back up, vaccination rates continue to increase, and in Los Angeles, students are returning to in-person school for the first time in over a year. In the entertainment industry, we have heard that a major conference…

Change

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What do you need to unlearn? 🤔
What do you need to unlearn? 🤔
Change

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Jun 7, 2021

Still more security risks coming

In a memo released by the White House last week, the Biden administration urges business leaders to take immediate steps to prepare for ransomware attacks, warning that cybercriminals are shifting from stealing data to disrupting operations. As I wrote a few weeks ago, not just large companies are facing a…

Security

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Still more security risks coming
Still more security risks coming
Security

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Jun 3, 2021

He-Man is in the Cloud ⚔️

I recently bought a t-shirt online. Printed on the shirt is a hilarious mash-up of a cartoon from the 80s (He-Man) and a modern-day meme (“do you even lift?”). …

He Man

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He-Man is in the Cloud ⚔️
He-Man is in the Cloud ⚔️
He Man

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Jun 2, 2021

How will machine learning impact you?

I saw an interesting headline in the news this week, which read: “Microsoft’s cloud boss says the company doesn’t want to compete with doctors.” This statement is coming as Microsoft and other Cloud providers are making their way into the healthcare space. Microsoft recently announced the acquisition of a speech…

Machine Learning

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How will machine learning impact you?
How will machine learning impact you?
Machine Learning

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May 27, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline Hack

Exactly three weeks ago (5/8/21), the Colonial Pipeline Company announced that they had learned they had been the victim of a cybersecurity hack on their website. This attack involved ransomware, a computer virus that encrypts data and holds it hostage until the affected party pays the attacker to get its…

Security

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The Colonial Pipeline Hack
The Colonial Pipeline Hack
Security

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Joaquin Lippincott

Joaquin Lippincott

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CEO/President of @metaltoad. Passionate about creating job opportunities in the tech industry.

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