SOMEONE SHOULD ASK
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SOMEONESHOULDASK

Technology promises a lot.
Someone should ask the follow-up questions.

A conversational, occasionally irreverent look at technology, security, ownership, and the fine print. What works. What doesn’t. And what you should ask before you buy.

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* THE SALES PITCH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION.

TechnologyPhysical securityOwnership & controlBuying better
01 / Behind the pitch

Good technology can stand up to good questions.

01 — THE PROMISE

What are we being sold?

Start with the pitch. The feature, the convenience, the problem it claims to solve.

02 — THE REALITY

How does it actually work?

Look at the real-world experience, dependencies, and tradeoffs behind the demo.

03 — THE FINE PRINT

Who holds the controls?

Examine subscriptions, data, contracts, and what happens when the rules change.

04 — THE QUESTIONS

What should we be asking?

Leave with practical questions for your next purchase, vendor meeting, or renewal.

02 / On the horizon

You bought it.
Do you actually own it?

The planned opening episode explores what ownership means when a product depends on someone else’s software, servers, or permission.

Planned episode 01 · Not yet released

When the hardware is yours, but the off switch isn’t.

Spotify Car Thing. Chamberlain myQ. OpenAI’s retirement of ChatGPT custom GPTs and the move to plugins. What happens to the instructions, knowledge, and workflows you built when the platform retires the product? Who pays for rebuilding—and can you preserve your work, its confidentiality, and access for the people who use it?

Listening links will appear here at launch.

03 / Your host

Hi, I’m Shandy.

I’ve spent over 28 years in law enforcement and public safety, including using technology from behind the wheel of a patrol vehicle. I know what it’s like to depend on software and equipment that looked great in a demonstration but fell short when I needed it to work.

I’ve also been involved in evaluating, procuring, and customizing software and technology, including physical and technical security systems. My education in Information Networking and Telecommunications adds technical grounding to that field experience.

Someone Should Ask brings those perspectives together: using the technology, helping choose it, and living with the consequences. What works, what falls short, and what should we have asked before buying it?

04 / Stay in the loop

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