With a large enough lever, you could move the world. Technology is that lever. Progress is the fulcrum. Where we go is up to us. Chaos Lever is a weekly, tech news podcast dedicated to tracking new and emerging trends in the enterprise IT landscape, and figuring out why they are terrible.

Chris Hayner

Chris Hayner

Ned Bellavance

Ned Bellavance

Latest Episode

Tracing the Origins Of Tech Terminology

Posted on Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 | Series: Chaos Lever

Ned and Chris explore the curious origins of everyday tech terms, like ‘download’ and ’log in,’ and how they became part of our digital lives.

Tech News of the Week for 10/12/2023 [MTG013]

Posted on Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 | Series: Moar Tech Garbage

Open AI dips into the chipmaker market, RISC-V goes to space, and 3nm is really freakin’ small!

Living On The Edge [CL77]

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023 | Series: Chaos Lever

Ned takes us on a virtual tour of Edge Field Day 2.

Tech News of the Week for 10/05/2023 [MTG012]

Posted on Thursday, Oct 5, 2023 | Series: Moar Tech Garbage

Net Neutrality’s back, iPhone 15 is too hot to handle (literally), and Blackberry still exists!

Under The Sea Cable Dance [CL76]

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 3, 2023 | Series: Chaos Lever

Chris dives deep into the world of layer 1 networking and undersea cables.

Tech News of the Week for 9/28/2023 [MTG011]

Posted on Thursday, Sep 28, 2023 | Series: Moar Tech Garbage

Microsoft loses 38TB on Azure, Sony is hacked (again), and NFTs continue to be worth less and worthless.

My Pet, Server Cow [CL75]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 26, 2023 | Series: Chaos Lever

Ned meditates on the suitably of analogies and models, including the OSI model, LEAN manufacturing in DevOps, and Justin Timberlake as electricity.

Tech News of the Week for 9/21/2023 [MTG010]

Posted on Thursday, Sep 21, 2023 | Series: Moar Tech Garbage

Web3 is DOA, AI worse than crypto for environment, and MOVEit breach still breaching.

ReiserFS In Decline [CL74]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 19, 2023 | Series: Chaos Lever

What’s in a name? Sometimes forced obsolescence.

Tech News of the Week for 9/14/2023 [MTG009]

Posted on Thursday, Sep 14, 2023 | Series: Moar Tech Garbage

Your car is watching you, DevOps YOLO is a no-no, and IBM joins the back-to-office crew.