Episode 143 - Birds Aren't Real; China's Influencers; Hybrid Workplaces

Topic 1: Fake Fake news . . . Birds Aren’t Real Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory. Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.html https://birdsarentreal.com/ Topic 2: China uses American influencers to promote their version of reality Links: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/technology/china-propaganda-youtube-influencers.html https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VBULHi6E_rGV2gjygFFPzYpEFXAYXcfW/view?usp=sharing Warning: This page is (oddly) very poorly designed. If your system autoplays, it will play about twenty videos all at once. Topic 3: What to know before you take a job in a hybrid workplace It’s hard to maintain culture. And it’s not a good fit for everyone. Link: https://www.wired.com/story/what-to-know-new-job-hybrid-workplace-remote-work/ ----- Register NOW for Killing IT Live - January 19th - Register now http://killingitlive.com/ ----- Sponsor Note: PC Matic Think you know PC Matic? Think again. PC Matic is working with MSPs to deliver true zero trust/default deny endpoint security. Allowing only trusted applications and blocking all the rest. A light weight, simple to deploy & easy to manage approach to application allowlisting. Layering a default deny approach provides MSPs of all sizes the ability to again focus on prevention, and PC Matic delivers this without impacting performance or efficiency. Find out more about by visiting https://pcmatic.com/MSP Be sure to ask about PC Matic's exclusive lead sharing program for MSPs backed by a prime time national TV campaign. :-)