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Jul 27, 2021

Tom wants to talk with Chunga about something called "Resource Gravity". Have you ever heard of it?

Simply put, resource gravity is a problem. It starts when a large piece of software is conceptualized and the construction of that software is too heavily influenced by the source of the funding of that software. This...


Jul 20, 2021

We all know Tom Hatch is the guy who created Salt. Salt is arguably one of the most powerful automation & configuration management platforms ever created. However, most of us don't really understand what the philosophy behind the product was when it was created. 

In this episode of The Hacks, Chunga talks with Tom about...


Jul 13, 2021

In the last episode of The Hacks, Tom Hatch made a reference to a specific type of thought process. He was talking about 2D vs. 3D thinking.

Tom first heard about this in the film Star Trek 2 "The Wrath of Kahn". Ok, sure... It's easy to laugh at, but there's something legitimate and very serious that stuck with Tom. He...


Jul 7, 2021

Recently, Tom Hatch was invited to the U.S. Army War College for a seminar focused on national security. While he was there, he attended a presentation from an author who was speaking about forming and asking better questions.

The core of this speech was centered around education and how modern society has been trained...