The Limeleaf Podcast
Discussions on technology, privacy, ethics, and the worker-owned startup movement from the founders of the Limeleaf Worker Collective co-op.
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Listen in every month as Limeleaf founders Blain, Erik, and John talk about how Big Tech is ruining the industry they love, and how the tech co-op movement can save it. They also give burning takes on the latest tech news, and explain deep technical concepts to guests in a way that even John can understand.
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Episode 5: Paradigms in Psychology and Software
In this episode, we explore paradigms in psychology and software development, with guest Laurie Smith, a human services expert and applied behavior analyst. The discussion traces psychology's evolution from behaviorism to cognitive approaches, and software's progression from procedural to object-oriented and functional programming, and, of course, artificial intelligence. We also explore emerging paradigms in psychology, computer science, and economics, emphasizing the need to measure success beyond traditional metrics.
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Episode 4: Welcome, Mubs! Plus, All About AT Protocol
It’s Mubs! The newest owner-member of Limeleaf joins us to discuss his career, his past collaborations with Blain and Erik, and his experience launching over 100 digital products. In our “Explain It to Me Like I’m John” segment, we learn about AT Protocol (the tech that powers Bluesky), the pain of moving your “social graph” to a new social platform, and how AT Protocol might help solve it. For links, socials, and more info about Limeleaf Worker Cooperative, visit limeleaf.coop.
Episode 3: Year One of Limeleaf
We started Limeleaf on March 18, 2024. To celebrate our one-year anniversary, we'll take a look back at what we've accomplished and where we want to go in 2025 and beyond.
Episode 2: The QA Bots are Coming! Maybe? Probably Not.
This month, we have a special episode with Mavreen Smiel. Mav is a Senior Test Automation Engineer and long-time veteran of the video gaming industry. She gives us an insider’s view on software testing past, present, and future. (Yes, including the impact that “AI” is having on software quality assurance folks.)
Episode 1: Big Tech Gets Grubby
In our inaugural episode, we introduce ourselves and talk about the conniving grubs at Grubhub and why fining Big Tech companies is useless. We talk about the fine public service work being done by Trifecta Tech. In our "Explain it to Me Like I'm John" segment, Blain and Erik go deep into the Meta "View As" security breach and resulting EU fine.