Episode 23 • Running From Zombies, with Love
LIVE FROM COSTA RICA, IT'S ... one of us, anyway. PETER! Adam and Scott are here too, in case you care. We love running from zombies, but only with love in our hearts.
The brew
The Topics
- Peter’s OpSec is blown. His location is Costa Rica.
- The Brews
- Oatmeal Stout and Cerveza technicalities
- The Germans of Costa Rica
- eSIMs
- Apple Watch
- Ultra vs 8
- Response times
- Audible app
- Translation apps
- SOS
- WaterMinder - best water tracker app for your hydration needs!
- Smart Water Bottle - HidrateSpark Bluetooth Water Bottle + Tracker App – Hidrate Inc
- FoodNoms
- Ultra vs 8
- ChatGPT
- GPTZero
- Service throttling
- The never ending saga of the baptist preacher vs. the zombies
- Bad stories by bad humans
- Whisper.cpp
- Adobe Podcast
- YouTube transcripts
The Links
- Starbucks French Roast Dark
- Imperial Silver
- Little Beast Brewing Third Bird Oatmeal Stout
- Using Dual SIM with an eSIM - Apple Support
- About eSIM on iPhone - Apple Support
- WaterMinder - best water tracker app for your hydration needs!
- Smart Water Bottle - HidrateSpark Bluetooth Water Bottle + Tracker App – Hidrate Inc
- FoodNoms
- GPTZero
- Whisper.cpp
- Adobe Podcast
- Calm is Contagious – The personal blog of Peter Nikolaidis
- Paradigm Consulting Co LLC
- Yoga with Peter
- Sublime Computer Services
- Roaming Roan Lavender Farm
- @sublimecomp
- scottWillsey
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 22 • The Year of the Megapickle
Lots of tech, and a little rotator cuff! Eufy and LastPass suck at being private and secure, Peter is headed for Costa Rica, Mario Guzman makes apps you should use, and most importantly, Peter is a Strava legend! Plus a new segment called Overheard.
The brew
The Topics
- 2022 - The Year of the Megapickle!
- The Brews
- Thanks to Vic for introducing Peter to Shush Microphone Manager
- Scott has a Continuity Camera
- Guava Cart vs. Belching Beaver
- Random bitter topics
- Google Docs
- Mitsubishi Gallant
- Time is a liar
- If you think it was 20 years ago, it was 30. If you think it was 30 years ago, it was 40.
- Peter the world traveler
- Costa Rica
- Airbnb
- Hotels
- Costa Rica
- Mario Guzman’s Music Widgets
- PDX Transit for Mac
- PDX Transit for iOS
- Mastodon and Twitter updates
- Marionberry vs. Marion Barry
- The Great Eufy Privacy Scandal
- Password Managers
- LastPass
- 1Password
- Apple Keychain
- BitWarden
- Peter is a Strava legend
- Siracusa Says
- Overheard: Grumpy Old Geeks podcast
The Links
- Golden Road Brewing Guava Cart
- Belching Beaver Brewery Peanut Butter Milk Stout
- Shush Microphone Manager
- Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Mac laptops
- Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Mac Desktops and Displays
- Mario Guzman’s Music Widgets
- PDX Transit for Mac
- PDX Transit for iOS
- Marionberry
- Marion Barry
- Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras - The Verge
- Anker’s Eufy deleted these 10 privacy promises instead of answering our questions - The Verge
- LostPass: after the LastPass hack, here’s what you need to know – Graham Cluley
- Siracusa Says
- Grumpy Old Geeks podcast
- Calm is Contagious – The personal blog of Peter Nikolaidis
- scottWillsey
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 21 • These are not Google Drive’s Toasted Nuts
Scott hates Google Drive, Peter hates software on GitHub and searching for virtual KVM's, but they both love a good cup of coffee.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Mammoth for Mastodon
- Google Drive UI madness
- Peter’s new job offer
- macOS window management
- Rectangle Pro
- Sidecar
- macOS gestures
- KVM software
- Github repos and app installation
The Links
Episode 20 • I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That
It's a coffee epsiode!! 2001 is a Space Odyssey, and Friends with Brews is a Podcast Odyssey! Coffee, audio software, movies, browsers, programming languages, and Peter’s nose!!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Rogue Amoeba
- Elgato Wave XLR
- Scott watched 2001 in 70mm at Hollywood Theatre
- The browser wars are dead but not dead
- Scott has been learning Python and likes it a surprising amount
- It has amazing logging built in.
- I like the syntax. I thought I would hate it.
- Peter likes Python, but doesn’t use it much.
- Perl, C, Go, Rust, Node.js, and other languages.
- ChatGPT
- Twitter update
- Smashing Security Podcast
- I’ve made all my accounts private and FwB on Mastodon is the place to go.
- Why Elon bought Twitter (sound clip)
- It really has become a far-right fanboy club. It’s pretty painful to use so I’ve deleted all my twitter apps from all devices.
- Peter’s nose
- Beer bread
The Links
- Coava San Marcos Honduras
- Counter Culture Slow Motion
- Rogue Amoeba
- Piezo
- Audio Hijack
- Fission
- Loopback
- Farrago
- Elgato Wave XLR
- Hollywood Theatre
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Chromium
- WebKit
- Gecko
- Safari
- Python
- Node.js
- Perl
- ChatGPT
- Smashing Security Podcast
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 19 • If I Were Desperate
It's not just about Twitter and Mastodon. Peter and Scott also complain about various body parts. Well, what did you expect? We're getting old and it's our duty to hurt and then talk about it!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Our Mastodon accounts
- AeroGarden
- FwB brew rating system
- Feeling weird about Twitter
- Peter’s wiped iPhone
- Mastodon culture
- Ivory beta
- Drinking and studying
- Some random topic triaging
- The English
- Peter’s nose
- Peter’s knee
- Peter’s one month vacation
- Rotator cuffs
- Next time: Obsidian