Episode 88 • I Could Use A Big Giant Femur Bone
Scott and Peter talk a lot, and this time it’s all about the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar watch. Also, GPT 5, FoodNoms AI, YouTube Premium, and a little vibe coding.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- AI Update
- ChatGPT 5 and Vibe Coding
- YouTube Premium
- FoodNoms AI mode
- The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar vs Apple Watch Ultra 2
- Things Peter misses from the Apple Watch Ultra
- Siri
- Message sending
- Medication tracking
- Responding to notifications
- Responding to authenticator apps
- Controlling audio playback
- Better UI
- Charging
- Music
- Podcasts
- Customizable faces and widgets
- Watch bands
- Things Peter likes about the Garmin
- Battery life
- Buttons
- Loading workouts
- Workout data analysis
- Notifications in AirPods (without messing up audio playback)
- Weight difference
- Bluetooth pairing and pairing indicators
- Things that are the same (or close enough)
- Workout tracking
- GPS navigation
- Safety features
- Things that are just different
- More features and apps geared towards athletes
- Syncing
- Garmin documentation is not always accurate
- Haptic directions
- Which does Peter like better?
- Both
- Things Peter misses from the Apple Watch Ultra
The Links
Episode 87 • Enemies of Chrome
Peter doesn’t want to think different, he wants to run different. Scott just wants his automations to run different. They both watch Adam Mockler, and they both have thoughts about the current political discourse.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Coava Coffee Roasters S.O. Blend
- Yorkshire Gold | Yorkshire Tea
- The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar vs Apple Watch Ultra 2
- macOS Automations
- Mockler, Meidas Touch, and Politics
The Links
Episode 86 • Whatever, Software
Coffees, Macs, Kumas, and Mocklers... it's like a grab bag of topics. Also Peter does the math on AppleCare One, Scott tells him how to log into meetings with Dato, and both are angry at reminders.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Backporch Blend — Backporch Coffee Roasters
- Market Basket French Roast Whole Bean Coffee
- Fellow Opus Coffee Grinder
- Prime Day Mac minis
- Foundry Virtual Tabletop
- Tailscale Node
- Uptime Kuma
- Superman movies live on YouTube
- AppleCare One
- Calendar hell with Peter Nikolaidis
- Dato by Sindre Sorhus
- Due Reminder App
- The problem with reminders
- Adam Mockler - YouTube
The Links
- Backporch Blend — Backporch Coffee Roasters
- Market Basket French Roast Whole Bean Coffee
- Opus Conical Burr Grinder – Fellow
- Foundry Virtual Tabletop
- Uptime Kuma - A Fancy Self-Hosted Monitoring Tool
- Superman movies live on YouTube
- AppleCare One
- Dato — Sindre Sorhus
- Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad
- Adam Mockler - YouTube
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 85 • I’m Big in Japan
Scott went to Japan (and wishes he was still there). Peter went to Japan too, in 2002. They both like Shinkansen and Japanese food. Scott Spotlighted Raycast (that’s a new verb), Scott and Peter both bought refurbished M1 Mac minis to use as Tailscale exit nodes, Peter plays Virtual Tabletop games, and it’s the Year of 5% Linux on the desktop!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Scott goes to Japan
- Peter’s Japan Rotary Club experience
- Shinkansen
- Visas and long-term stays in Japan
- Spotlighting Raycast
- M1 Mac mini
- Virtual Tabletop gaming
- The Year of 5% Linux on the Desktop
The Links
Episode 84 • Spam and Phishing Are No Exceptions
It’s another blurred line and another line blurred! Peter kills two podcasts with one story by merging Blurring the Lines with Friends with Brews again, which is good for Scott because it means he gets to talk to Adam again. Brews, books, and things we’re watching!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Blurring the Lines
- AI fakery and other tools
- AI human mimic video
- ElevenLabs
- Can drinking
- Coffee drinking methodologies
- Spam, phishing, and small town business offices
- Storms, flooding, and bamboo
- Webcams
- Logitech C920
- What we’re watching
- What we’re reading
The Links
- Yorkshire Tea | Tea Bags & Loose Leaf Wholesale Tea
- Taylors of Harrogate | Global Suppliers of Great Tea & Coffee
- Stella Artois
- Yonder - Forecast Coffee Company
- Free Text to Speech & AI Voice Generator | ElevenLabs
- Logitech C920s PRO Full HD Webcam with Privacy Shutter
- Dope Thief
- Bullet Train
- Wolfs
- The Fall Guy
- Sicario (2015)
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado
- Ted Lasso
- To Live and Die in L.A.
- Moonlighting
- TRON: Ares
- Abundance | Book by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
- Foundation Book Series
- Foundation TV Series
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast