Tales From The DIB Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:31:25 -0500 http://talesfromthedib.com en-us © 2026 Beyond Ordinary Software Solutions yes Support this Podcast d30d2c8a-3717-5fcf-84ba-283752771ec8 talesfromthedib@beyondordinary.onmicrosoft.com Jacob episodic false Tales From The DIB relates the experience and stories from aged military industrial complex personnel. We share our experiences and know-how about US federal defense contracting in a fun and engaging format that makes light of the complex mire associated with contracting. Get your waders on, we're going deep into the DIB!

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) defense, contracting, clearances, winning contracts, navy, san diego, federal government Jacob talesfromthedib@beyondordinary.onmicrosoft.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/0ihrjdphstmx3pd4malbuun78iof?.jpg Tales From The DIB http://talesfromthedib.com Frank Muller AI Hype Explained and Future Predictions AI Hype Explained and Future Predictions In this episode, Frank and Jake discuss AI. Hear about how LLMs work from a software perspective, and what kind of future impact AI today will have on the economy, according to Jake. We discuss a recent AI that Jake discovered that is unrestricted in its output and how the DiB reacts to such discoveries. Don't let the hype and misinformation around AI scare you, listen in and learn more about AI's inner workings from someone who uses it and programs with it on a daily basis.

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]]> In this episode, Frank and Jake discuss AI. Hear about how LLMs work from a software perspective, and what kind of future impact AI today will have on the economy, according to Jake. We discuss a recent AI that Jake discovered that is unrestricted in its output and how the DiB reacts to such discoveries. Don't let the hype and misinformation around AI scare you, listen in and learn more about AI's inner workings from someone who uses it and programs with it on a daily basis.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-18456675 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 2439 4 1 full false Nitty Gritty AI From The Trenches Nitty Gritty AI From The Trenches Frank Muller has a special guest in this episode, introducing Jason Kaufman. Jason is one of Beyond Ordinary's software engineers working on a machine learning application that has real world implications. Join Frank and Jason as Jason goes into the weeds and exposes the nitty gritty details about software development for machine learning and AI. If you ever wanted to level up on your ML jargon, then this episode is the one to start with. 

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]]> Frank Muller has a special guest in this episode, introducing Jason Kaufman. Jason is one of Beyond Ordinary's software engineers working on a machine learning application that has real world implications. Join Frank and Jason as Jason goes into the weeds and exposes the nitty gritty details about software development for machine learning and AI. If you ever wanted to level up on your ML jargon, then this episode is the one to start with. 

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-18457151 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0800 3528 3 3 full false What to do when Uncle Sam stops paying you! What to do when Uncle Sam stops paying you! With the disruption caused by the DOGE and the further dismantling of federal government agencies, there has been some slow process towards passing a budget. When that budget vote doesn't work out, what happens to your contracting business? If you are a sub contractor, will you get paid even if your prime doesn't get paid? Do you need to stay working for no pay? Join host Frank Muller and guest Jacob Anderson for the discussion on what happens when you no longer are getting paid.

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]]> With the disruption caused by the DOGE and the further dismantling of federal government agencies, there has been some slow process towards passing a budget. When that budget vote doesn't work out, what happens to your contracting business? If you are a sub contractor, will you get paid even if your prime doesn't get paid? Do you need to stay working for no pay? Join host Frank Muller and guest Jacob Anderson for the discussion on what happens when you no longer are getting paid.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-16907301 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0800 3216 3 1 full false Recap with Bob at NCMS 2025 Recap with Bob at NCMS 2025 Bob MacDougall is freshly back from the recent NCMS conference held in Kissimmee, Florida. Bob shares his insight from the conference about current events and briefs from the defense security world. If you are an FSO for your organization, then this conversation is relevant to your job. If you've never been to the NCMS conference, then this conversation might help you to decide on joining the group next year.

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]]> Bob MacDougall is freshly back from the recent NCMS conference held in Kissimmee, Florida. Bob shares his insight from the conference about current events and briefs from the defense security world. If you are an FSO for your organization, then this conversation is relevant to your job. If you've never been to the NCMS conference, then this conversation might help you to decide on joining the group next year.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-17381716 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0700 2742 3 2 full false Wrapping Up the FCL Process Wrapping Up the FCL Process In this episode, Bob and Frank wrap up the FCL process and give some lessons learned over the last 16 months. We've got our FCL and have successfully gone through the process, giving up our secrets and accepting the perpetual evaluation of our personal lives to do fun work with the federal government. Bob gives up some learned and earned knowledge that does not appear on any check lists.

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]]> In this episode, Bob and Frank wrap up the FCL process and give some lessons learned over the last 16 months. We've got our FCL and have successfully gone through the process, giving up our secrets and accepting the perpetual evaluation of our personal lives to do fun work with the federal government. Bob gives up some learned and earned knowledge that does not appear on any check lists.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-15501425 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0700 2148 2 3 full false Bit Torrent, nVidia, Apple, and The China Connection. Bit Torrent, nVidia, Apple, and The China Connection. Today Frank and Jake discuss recent discoveries from a splunk investigation into unusual network traffic. Jake explains how some unusual Chinese IP addresses and domains are being used by Apple and nVidia unbeknownst to users.  Could it be configuration errors that causes the unusual activity from our network? We share some insights about how this could be configuration error, or could be an intentional configuration. 

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]]> Today Frank and Jake discuss recent discoveries from a splunk investigation into unusual network traffic. Jake explains how some unusual Chinese IP addresses and domains are being used by Apple and nVidia unbeknownst to users.  Could it be configuration errors that causes the unusual activity from our network? We share some insights about how this could be configuration error, or could be an intentional configuration. 

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-14787197 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0700 2171 2 2 full false Muses in Prompting Muses in Prompting Jacob Anderson joins Frank Muller again to discuss artificial intelligence and the evolving world of prompting with conversational intelligence bots.  Frank talks about coercive prompts, hacking bots to elicit illicit responses from the bots. Jake talks about a recent talk given at SXSW where a chatbot was used to create a disinformation campaign against the presenter. 

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]]> Jacob Anderson joins Frank Muller again to discuss artificial intelligence and the evolving world of prompting with conversational intelligence bots.  Frank talks about coercive prompts, hacking bots to elicit illicit responses from the bots. Jake talks about a recent talk given at SXSW where a chatbot was used to create a disinformation campaign against the presenter. 

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-14740296 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0700 1800 2 1 full false Getting Money - Contract Vehicles For Racing With Your Fellow Contractors Getting Money - Contract Vehicles For Racing With Your Fellow Contractors Now that you know how to do business with the US Federal government, listen up on how these contracts are created to make you money! Learn about the different instruments used for collecting money from the government, such as the IDIQ or the fixed-fee structure. Adding more acronyms to your alphabet soup, Frank Muller goes into deeper fiscal details about what these different instruments mean for your cash flow and revenue projections. This is the episode that will help you decide what types of contracts you will pursue in your contracting business.

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]]> Now that you know how to do business with the US Federal government, listen up on how these contracts are created to make you money! Learn about the different instruments used for collecting money from the government, such as the IDIQ or the fixed-fee structure. Adding more acronyms to your alphabet soup, Frank Muller goes into deeper fiscal details about what these different instruments mean for your cash flow and revenue projections. This is the episode that will help you decide what types of contracts you will pursue in your contracting business.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-13471230 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0700 1355 1 6 full false How To Do Business With The US Government How To Do Business With The US Government Have you ever wondered how you would find work with the US federal government? If you've started your business, or are thinking about starting one, then this podcast will help you understand the strategy for finding work that you can bid on with the federal government. This time, Frank Muller and Jacob Anderson go into the details about where to find contracts, where to find people, and what to do when you start your contracting business. 

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]]> Have you ever wondered how you would find work with the US federal government? If you've started your business, or are thinking about starting one, then this podcast will help you understand the strategy for finding work that you can bid on with the federal government. This time, Frank Muller and Jacob Anderson go into the details about where to find contracts, where to find people, and what to do when you start your contracting business. 

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-13180628 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0700 2589 1 5 full false Recent AI Developments with Bard and Chat GPT Recent AI Developments with Bard and Chat GPT A light discussion about how the recent LLM learners work with an explanation of how the "intelligence" in AI works. Frank discusses his experiences using LLMs to answer complex questions and topics that are relevant to today. We talk about consensus, truth, bias, and how it relates to AI performance.

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]]> A light discussion about how the recent LLM learners work with an explanation of how the "intelligence" in AI works. Frank discusses his experiences using LLMs to answer complex questions and topics that are relevant to today. We talk about consensus, truth, bias, and how it relates to AI performance.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-13180734 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0700 1746 1 4 full false Q Learning and The Hyper Q Learner Q Learning and The Hyper Q Learner Welcome back to the Tales From the DIB. In this episode we interview Jake Anderson, President of Beyond Ordinary Software Solutions. The topic is all about Q learning and Beyond Ordinary's new product, Hyper Q. Tune in to learn more about this decision making AI tool.

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]]> Welcome back to the Tales From the DIB. In this episode we interview Jake Anderson, President of Beyond Ordinary Software Solutions. The topic is all about Q learning and Beyond Ordinary's new product, Hyper Q. Tune in to learn more about this decision making AI tool.

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-13034464 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0700 1712 1 3 full false Navigating The Personal Clearance Level Navigating The Personal Clearance Level Now that you're an expert on the facility clearance level, you need to get your people cleared. In this episode we delve into the alphabet soup of the PCL process and learn some of the pain points and processes for getting your personnel cleared. 

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]]> Now that you're an expert on the facility clearance level, you need to get your people cleared. In this episode we delve into the alphabet soup of the PCL process and learn some of the pain points and processes for getting your personnel cleared. 

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]]> Jacob Buzzsprout-13026766 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0700 2728 1 2 full false Inaugural Episode - All about the FCL Process Inaugural Episode - All about the FCL Process So you want to be a defense contractor? Where do you go? Who do you talk to? You might hear a bunch of acronyms and jargon in meetings with other defense contractors. This podcast will demystify this process and share some insider stories about how the process works to get your facility clearance started and what these acronyms mean.

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]]> So you want to be a defense contractor? Where do you go? Who do you talk to? You might hear a bunch of acronyms and jargon in meetings with other defense contractors. This podcast will demystify this process and share some insider stories about how the process works to get your facility clearance started and what these acronyms mean.

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