Episode 83 • Whales Are Submersible
Wednesday, 09 Apr 2025 •
1 hour 19 minutes
Is it Whisky, or is it Whiskey? None of us care, because John Chidgey is here to tell us about Whisky Whiskey, his video podcast! Don’t worry, there’s an audio only version for people like me who don’t watch things. John, Peter, and Scott also bemoan the state of AI, software in general, and Peter’s body.
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The brew
Trader Joe's Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend
The Topics
- The Brews
- Campos Coffee Superior Blend
- Trader Joe’s Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend
- Wayfinder Beer La Magie French Pilsner
- Whisky Whiskey Podcast
- Business opportunity – websites for beer companies
- The interrogation of John Chidgey
- John’s work history
- John is an electrical engineer
- Automation systems
- Programming logic controllers and SCADA systems
- Designing UI for clarity and safety
- Semiconductor manufacturing and ASIC design
- Electrical design
- Cybersecurity
- Company cybersecurity specs
- ISA-95 Standard: Enterprise-Control System Integration
- AEMO | AESCSF framework and resources
- John’s podcasting career
- John’s work history
- Six Million Dollar Man – a litany of joints
- Grok determines that Elon and Donald deserve the death penalty
- Whisky Whiskey formats
- Audio, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram
- Shaky politics
- Encryption ban attempts
- Shaky democracy
- AI
- DeepSeek
- LLMs in general
- Apple Intelligence
- Silicon Valley Syndrome
- Following the money
- Dear Tim Apple: Scott’s letter to Tim Cook
- DEI crashed our plane
- Software is broken
- Control systems
The Links
- Campos Coffee Superior Blend
- Trader Joe’s Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend
- Wayfinder Beer
- Whisky Whiskey Podcast
- Whisky Whiskey - YouTube
- ISA-95 Standard: Enterprise-Control System Integration
- AEMO | AESCSF framework and resources
- Pragmatic
- Causality
- Whisky Whiskey
- Fediverse Chidgey
- The Engineered Network
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 82 • Peter Sighing for 45 Minutes
Sunday, 23 Mar 2025 •
46 minutes
Peter’s new book says to drink raw milk. Scott says no. Science is a process. Peter’s Opus ground it wrong, which leads the guys into talking about problem statements. Speaking of problems leads them into talking about Slack vs. Teams, design culture, and free smart scales and other spies. Tell your friends!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Science, diet, and health
- Pastuerized milk vs. raw milk
- Alcohol vs. no alcohol
- Science is a process
- The Grinding of the Opus
- Peter’s Opus made bad noises
- Peter cleaned it and reassembled it
- The Opus may not be the most robust grinder in the world
- Our favorite problem descriptions
- I can’t get my mail
- It’s broken
- I keep hitting retree and I keep hearing a grinding noise
- I got a warning about an application that’s not supposed to be there
- Some security is blocking us from something
- Slack vs. Teams
- Channels vs. Teams vs. Chats vs. we don’t even know
- Teams within Teams
- Organizing files
- Team meetings
- Team chats
- Design culture (stick a pin in it)
- Microsoft, Google, et. al.
- Intuit, PayPal
- Atlassian Jira
- Web apps vs. native apps
- Free smart scales and other spies
The Links
Episode 81 • It’s Wet Inside Too
Monday, 03 Mar 2025 •
38 minutes
Peter drinks tea like a gentleman, Scott drinks the same coffee as last week like a person drinking the same coffee as last week, then they contemplate pushing updates to the Doge website. Scott applies for a job in the dumbest way possible, but also learns about ransomware from the best source – ransomware.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Maximal Transparency: Doge leaves its doggy door open
- Aeropress brewing revisited
- Scott applies for a job in the dumbest way possible
- Lessons from a ransomware attack
- Loose ends
- Peter’s shoulders
- Peter’s Firmoo foibles
- Neck gaiter nifty
- WikiTok
The Links
- Wegmans Just Tea Earl Grey Black Tea Bags | Wegmans
- Sterling Coffee Roasters
- Making It So by Patrick Stewart
- Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
- Risky Business
- Firmoo.com - Your Preferred Online Eyewear Store - Glasses|Sunglasses|Prescription Eyeglasses|Reading Glasses
- WikiTok
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 80 • The Topic Tracking Tangent
Peter and Scott support media. Independent media, that is. Peter and Scott also support coffee and eyeglasses, but not necessarily IPAs. But maybe one Jalapeno IPA? Who knows? They can’t find it in order to find out.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Sterling Coffee Roasters Kenya Kiamugumo AB
- Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee
- Eyeglasses
- Trade Coffee
- The normalization of Trump and other Nazis
- The Ultimate Recipe for Brewing Any Coffee
- The topic tracking tangent
- Pour Over Style AeroPress
- Listener Feedback
- We support independent media
- 404 Media
- The Verge
- ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
- LMN | Lemon Media Network
- Tech Won’t Save Us
- Citation Needed by Molly White
- MIT Technology Review - Not recommended
- Big Sandwich – For the cost of a big sandwich but you don’t have to, no pressure.
- Mark Lewis ‘be above average’
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Six Colors – Apple, technology, and other stuff by Jason Snell & Dan Moren
- The Race
- WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
- Insight Timer — #1 Free Meditation App
The Links
- Sterling Coffee Roasters
- Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee | Wegmans
- Warby Parker Burke Eyeglasses in Tennessee Whiskey
- Warby Parker Hector Eyeglasses in Driftwood Fade
- Shop Coffee | Coffee Subscription | Trade | Trade Coffee
- The Ultimate Recipe for Brewing Any Coffee Bean Deliciously Has Evolved Even Further! - YouTube
- Prismo AeroPress® Attachment | Fellow® Official Store
- AeroPress Flow Control Filter Cap | Espresso - Style Crema
- Pour Over Style AeroPress
- Donnie Adams: “I’m thinking this should be on…” - TechHub
- 404 Media
- The Verge
- ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
- LMN | Lemon Media Network
- Tech Won’t Save Us
- Citation Needed by Molly White
- MIT Technology Review - Not recommended
- Big Sandwich – For the cost of a big sandwich but you don’t have to, no pressure.
- Mark Lewis ‘be above average’
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Six Colors – Apple, technology, and other stuff by Jason Snell & Dan Moren
- The Race
- WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
- Insight Timer — #1 Free Meditation App
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 79 • When the Poo Emoji Hits the Fan
Peter loses a lot of glasses, repairs a lot of shoulders, and has a lot of countries he can live in. Scott revisits some drink ratings and still hates most of the drinks he previously hated. The real question is, will Warby Parker glasses help Scott play Baldur’s Gate 3 any better?
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Side Thumb ratings on Friends with Brews
- Notes about coffee tasting for the podcast
- Ratings revisited
- Colombia - SWP Decaf
- Tamper Coffee Odin - side thumb - it’s a coffee
- Drink Coffee Do Stuff Let the Games Begin
- Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve 2021
- Brewery Ommegang Three Philosophers - side thumb. This used to be my favorite beer, but the problem is I need an entire afternoon to drink this because it’s too bloody strong. When I take it in small quantities, it is actually pleasurable. I can’t drink it like I used to. But if you like Belgian quads, this is the beer for you.
- Baerlic Beer Company Oat Soda - side thumb -
- Cascade Lakes Brewing Co Pineapple IPA
- Ghostfish Brewing Company Vanishing Point Pale Ale
- Sool Màkku Blueberry
- Rogue Newport Daze - side thumb - not terrible, but I never looked for it again. Also, I’ve never seen it again, so that’s good!
- Laurelwood Brewing Company Piston Pale Ale
- Delirium Red
- Bierly Brewing Blackbird Stout
- Counter Culture Coffee Hologram
- The Glasses of Nikolaidis County
- The Shoulders of Nikolaidis County
- Peter’s Travels
- American Express checking account snafu
- Warby Parker try at home
- Baldur’s Gate 3
The Links
- Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Uraga
- Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
- Wegmans Bold Habitat Whole Bean Coffee
- Colombia - SWP Decaf
- Tamper Coffee Odin
- Drink Coffee Do Stuff Let the Games Begin
- Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve 2021
- Brewery Ommegang Three Philosophers
- Baerlic Beer Company Oat Soda
- Cascade Lakes Brewing Co Pineapple IPA
- Ghostfish Brewing Company Vanishing Point Pale Ale
- Sool Màkku Blueberry
- Rogue Newport Daze
- Laurelwood Brewing Company Piston Pale Ale
- Delirium Red
- Bierly Brewing Blackbird Stout
- Counter Culture Coffee Hologram
- Warby Parker | We’ve Got Your Eyes Covered
- Firmoo.com - Your Preferred Online Eyewear Store - Glasses|Sunglasses|Prescription Eyeglasses|Reading Glasses
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast