Episode 28 • It’s Egg Freckles All Over Again
Peter's down with 2% beer, Scott can't find the iPhone hanging right in front of his face, and Photos app is scared to use any battery. Finally, the argument about the value of ChatGPT never ends.
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The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Photos is excessively obsessed with battery usage
- Scott’s Mac’s Bluetooth can’t even
- FindMy refuses to play a sound
- Peter’s Ecobee 3 lite Wi-Fi smart thermostat
- Eero routers
- Sick brains
- Some wins
- Scott’s web tinkering
- Peter’s eufy Security eufyCam 2’s and eufyCam Solar Panel Chargers
- Scott reviews his Bierly Brewing Blackbird Stout
- Scott and Peter fight some more about ChatGPT’s pros and cons
The Links
Episode 27 • Your Dad's Greek Spinach Pie
Peter's dad had an amazing Greek spinach pie, but only on the specials menu, Friends with Brews has transcripts, Peter has a 4k monitor, and Scott can't figure out why Mac users are so afraid of touchscreens.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Greek Spinach Pie
- The secret life of Peter’s parents
- Code Name Contest - Name Peter’s main gig
- Peter switched from LastPass to 1Password
- Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen
- Friends with Brews Transcripts!!
- Touchscreen Macs
- Mac uses vs iPad uses
- Reading
- Video
- Monitors
- Podcasting until your drink is gone
The Links
- Ommegang Brewery Triple Fruited Tripel
- Coava Coffee Roasters Nayo Ovalle
- Cascade Lakes Brewing Co Salted Caramel Porter
- 1Password - Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams
- Friends with Brews Transcripts
- Apple Reportedly Working on Touchscreen Macs, Including MacBook Pro - MacRumors
- Why Apple Will Never, Ever Create a Touchscreen Mac | Digital Trends (2020)
- Monoprice 32in CrystalPro Monitor - 4K UHD, 60Hz, 65W USB-C, Height Adjustable Stand, VA - Monoprice.com
- Studio Display - Apple
- Samsung’s ViewFinity S9 is a stylish 5K display for creative professionals - The Verge
- What Is QHD Resolution?
- Trail Runner Nation podcast
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 26 • Jittery Enough
It's a special episode of FwB with Clay Daly, cameras, and computers – all the best C suite words!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Clay’s podcasting
- Clay’s Photography
- Sony Alpha 7R IV - Full-frame Interchangeable Lens Camera 61MP, 10FPS, 4K/30p | ILCE-7RM4
- Camera prices - pro cameras and mirrorless
- Sony Alpha 7 Review: Digital Photography Review
- Mirrorless vs. DSLR
- Used cameras
- Film
- Social Media
- Mastodon
- Splain culture, CWs, and ReToots
- The oncoming human extinction
- Avian flu jumps to other animals
- Humans overdo everything to the point of destruction
- Capitalism is engineered for incessant growth
- Cult of personality - The inherent belief that wealthy people are smart about everything - Amplification of the bad voices
- Special Miami police car for Black History Month brings backlash : NPR
- The Walking EMP
- Peter is an EMP
- SixColors membership
- The single Mac laptop lifestyle and podcasting
- M1 Macs, M2 Macs, Monitors
- Computers and the environment
- Through My Lens with Clay Daly
- Most Valuable Photography Podcast
The Links
- Tiesta Tea Chai Love (Spiced Chai Black Tea)
- Coava Coffee Roasters S.O. Blend
- Most Valuable Photography Podcast
- Cybrcast
- Sony Alpha 7R IV - Full-frame Interchangeable Lens Camera 61MP, 10FPS, 4K/30p | ILCE-7RM4
- Spread of bird flu to mammals raises fears it could jump to humans
- Special Miami police car for Black History Month brings backlash : NPR
- SixColors membership
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications
- Bunch.app
- ThinkPad T14: Powerful and Reliable Business Laptop | Lenovo US
- MacBook Air with M2 chip - Apple
- Studio Display - Apple
- Through My Lens with Clay Daly
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 25 • The Next Best Thing To Costa Rica
Want a vacation in the tropics? Peter had one! Scott listens in rapt envy as Peter talks about his new life and his future bungalo. Then Peter gets all Authoritarian, and Scott talks about transcribing the whole thing.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Costa Rica!! For a month!!
- Peter’s running report
- Training ramp-up
- Upcoming marathon
- The Authority
- Friends with Transcriptions
The Links
- Backporch Coffee Roasters Costa Rica Santa Maria De Dota
- Harpoon Dunkin’ Blueberry Matcha IPA
- Ex Novo Brewing Marryin’ Berries - Untappd
- Anywhere Travel Guides and Vacation Planning Service
- The Authority (comics) - Wikipedia
- Who are the Authority in DC Comics and Warner Bros.’ new movie? - Polygon
- What Is The Authority? DC Movie & Characters Explained
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 24 • Aspirational Decaf
Scott couldn't handle another long distance phone call with Peter, so John Chidgey of The Engineered Network is here to give a more balanced view of AI, ML, ChatGPT, and other societal-techno issues.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Coffee and Coffee Brewing Techniques
- Our Macs
- Lenovo T14
- AI vs. the World
- ChatGPT
- Tech Won’t Save Us podcast
- Eliza
- Machine learning input data
- Fact checking and disinformation
- Sexism and falsehoods in ML datasets
- ML unlearning
- AI hallucination
- Artists vs. AI
- Fair use vs. unfair use
- Artist control over their own work
- The value of art in society
- Writers vs. AI
- Fake generated reviews
- Social Media
- Silicon Valley’s social media
- The Fediverse
- Whisper
- Whisper.cpp
- MacWhisper
- Podcast transcripts
- Libsyn
- YouTube transcripts
- Siracusa Says
- Deepfake Adam Curry interview
- @chidgey@engineered.space
- The Engineered Network
The Links
- Backporch Coffee Roasters Backporch Blend
- DC Specialty Coffee Roasters The Darkness Strong Espresso Blend
- Kalita Wave Series
- AeroPress Coffee Maker
- Hario V60 Classic
- Campos Coffee Campos Superior Blend
- 2021 14” MacBook Pro M1 Pro
- 2013 Mac Pro
- 2009 Quad Core Nehalem Mac Pro
- Mac Studio
- M2 MacBook Air
- Apple Studio Display
- Lenovo T14
- ChatGPT
- Tech Won’t Save Us podcast
- Tech Won’t Save Us 151 – Don’t Fall for the AI Hype
- Timnit Gebru
- Eliza
- CNET’s AI-Written Articles Are Riddled With Errors
- BuzzFeed says it will use AI tools from OpenAI to personalize its content - The Verge
- Whisper
- Whisper.cpp
- MacWhisper
- Siracusa Says
- @chidgey@engineered.space
- The Engineered Network
- scottWillsey
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast