Episode 86 Whatever, Software

Friday, 25 Jul 202530 minutes

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.

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The brew

Market Basket
Peter
Coffee
Backporch Coffee Roasters
Scott
Coffee

The Topics

Episode 85 I’m Big in Japan

Thursday, 17 Jul 202551 minutes

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

Kirin
Scott
Athletic Brewing
Peter

The Topics

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!

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