Episode 84 Spam and Phishing Are No Exceptions

Wednesday, 21 May 202549 minutes

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!

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The brew

Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea
Peter
Stella Artois
Adam
Forecast Coffee Company Yonder
Scott
Coffee

The Topics

Episode 83 Whales Are Submersible

Wednesday, 09 Apr 20251 hour 19 minutes Transcript

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.

The brew

Campos Coffee Superior Blend
John
Trader Joe's Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend
Scott
Wayfinder Beer
Scott

The Topics

Episode 82 Peter Sighing for 45 Minutes

Sunday, 23 Mar 202546 minutes Transcript

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

Wandering Goat Coffee
Scott
Coffee

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

Episode 81 It’s Wet Inside Too

Monday, 03 Mar 202538 minutes Transcript

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

Sterling Coffee Roasters
Scott
Coffee

The Topics

Episode 80 The Topic Tracking Tangent

Sunday, 16 Feb 202549 minutes Transcript

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

Sterling Coffee Roasters
Scott
Coffee

The Topics