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
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