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Software and psychology from your host Firecrow Silvernight with an update from Compare Basic. See more at comparebasic.com.

  1. 5D AGO

    Small Pigeon: Episode 16

    The small pigeon gets bigger by finding crumbs that have bounced far away, while the other pidgins fight over the larges piece of bread. I talk in this episode about how the economy of scale has shaped consolidation, and how small or emerging companies have a huge opportunity by chasing anything nuanced, high quality, or at a premium price. Full of reflection about how scheduling using software is killing retail and restaurant staff's way of life. It's a hopefully cynical episode. Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    27 min

  2. JAN 27

    Let's Rebuild: Episode 15

    Advocating for starting over is tough in a world that is holding on to a business culture that is bleeding out. I outline three things I think the small business world can do to catch the falling pieces of the American big business world. #1 A skills marketplace that goes beyond a traditional resume. #2 A way to let bottom-up decision making balance participation and trust. #3 An accounting model that can track intangible assets to re-balance company value away from salary being a cost without financial benefit. Article referenced in the podcast: Why are Amazon, Intel, Microsoft and 17 others cutting 165,000 jobs now? A massive structural shift is hitting the U.S. corporate workforce in 2026 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/why-are-amazon-intel-microsoft-and-17-others-cutting-165000-jobs-now-a-massive-structural-shift-is-hitting-the-u-s-corporate-workforce-in-2026/articleshow/127160433.cms Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    25 min

  3. JAN 24

    What The Value: Episode 14

    Live you're values is better than lecturing your values. Lecture your values and walk away with nothing or live your values and have the satisfaction of incremental progress. This episode focuses on the role of patience in knowledge transfer, and how that forms a background for composable software and usable user interfaces. Book mentioned on the podcast: Atomic Habbits by James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    25 min

  4. JAN 22

    Seriously Human: Episode 13

    Seriosly Human is the employment framework from Compare Basic. This podcast outlines the ideas of how a hybrid worker-collective corporation could be structured and run. And what project-management steps would need to happen for that to be the case. I also outline a little bit about the business model in comparison to a restaurant. We have open source tools, restaurants use the same ingredienst you can buy at the store, you pay both of us for out service. Read more about Seriously Human at https://comparebasic.com/seriously_human.html Correction: my update was innacurate, I recorded early last week, but then skipped the Tuesday, so my predicted progress was a week late but still awesome. Film referenced in the podcast: A New Economy, Written and directed by Trevor Meier, https://filmsfortheplanet.com/a-new-economy/ Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    43 min

  5. JAN 10

    Don't Return My Calls: Episode 12

    In a bit of a technical mood, I talk extensively in this episode about the cornerstone of the Caneka system I am building with Compare Basic. If your alergic to tech-jargon, best to skip to the next episode! I do explain in metaphorical terms some of the struggles that modeling the world using existing assumptions has created. As inspriation struck I recorded this podcast early: It's Mondays on Tuesday (on Friday!). Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    33 min

  6. JAN 7

    The Gap: Episode 11

    This week it's all about explaining how the business world has eroded from a lack of modern accounting practices. But it's not all sad, there is a lot of hope from explaining how the physical world of manufacturing equipment was easier on business leader egos, but also shines a light into what could be the financial and decision making opportunity to repair a lot of the damage to the working wold of today. Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    33 min

  7. 12/31/2025

    Zero or One is None: Episode 10

    Let's stop ignoring things until they are complete, and take notice of the developmental phases of 0.1, 0.3 0.2 etc... I do a shallow dive into some examples of amazingly successful things (Dyson Vacumes, Godsmak the band) and the sad light thier struggles cast on how developing value is recognized by the business community. I go into a deep explanation of what Compare Basic is working on, through an explanation of our three phases: R&D, Products, Teams. And generally ramble about what incremental innovation could be in the American software industry for improvements in every day products. Links from this episode: The Story of Dyson: From Bagless Idea to Global Brand https://atouchofbusiness.com/companies/dyson-limited/ Godsmack: The Music Museum of New England https://www.mmone.org/godsmack/ Better Offline - Ed Zitron (Episode: Part One NVIDIA Isn't Enron - So What Is It?) https://www.betteroffline.com/ Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html

    24 min

  8. 12/23/2025

    Seperation of Concerns: Episode 9

    This week is burnout week, as I talk about the seperation and boundries of software and every day life. My hope that we will emerge from this winter in the software industry, with patterns and conventions that empower users rather than rely on extractive media remains strong. Have a good holiday, and join me at https://comparebasic.com, I'd love to hear from you. Your host, Firecrow Silvernight, founder Compare Basic, https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html For clarification, NaCl is used in libSodium, but not OpenSSL, the phraseology of the recording made that statement ambiguous. My intention was to clarify that Caneka can work with NaCl or OpenSSL not an indication that there is a relationship between those two entirely seperate cryptography libraries. Software mentioned on the podcast: Caneka: https://caneka.org NaCl Daniel J. Bernstein, Tanja Lange, and Peter Schwabe: https://nacl.cr.yp.to/ OpenSSL: https://openssl-library.org/

    17 min
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