Transcripts

Welcome to the Menu Bar! No, that was a different podcast. But we do talk about menu bar management apps, watches, Overcast, and airlines!! And the stupid Ecobee.

Peter has some Apple things, Scott gets lowballed while Peter gets highballed, and overall it's a short espresso sized episode.

Peter has a calendar scheduling AI assistant and 9 extra time zones. Scott has anxiety about the sound quality of Peter's impromptu Unsere Weisse Berliner Kindl review.

It’s all Yubikey all the time as Peter and Scott perform live technical exercises for your listening displeasure!

Scott and Peter do some live coffee drinking and AI agent installs while pondering how much f word is too much f word.

Scott and Peter talk a lot, and this time it’s all about the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar watch. Also, GPT 5, FoodNoms AI, YouTube Premium, and a little vibe coding.

Peter doesn’t want to think different, he wants to run different. Scott just wants his automations to run different. They both watch Adam Mockler, and they both have thoughts about the current political discourse.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

Peter loses a lot of glasses, repairs a lot of shoulders, and has a lot of countries he can live in. Scott revisits some drink ratings and still hates most of the drinks he previously hated. The real question is, will Warby Parker glasses help Scott play Baldur’s Gate 3 any better?

It’s time for lists, and Peter and Scott have them! Who’s been naughty? Who’s been nice? Who drinks coffee poured over fried rice??!! Ugh, no one, that’s who. That sounds disgusting.

Did you know you can call ChatGPT from a phone booth on main? Neither did Peter and Scott, until now! iPhones, Superman, old calculators, and post-intelligent USA, it’s all here (or should I say hear? It is a podcast, after all).

It’s all about traveling - tech precautions and travel routers! Also some Mac migration woes with zero traveling whatsoever.

Peter has the best beer in the universe, Scott has a coffee that exists in the universe, and Peter is ridiculously excited about a coffee mug warmer. AirPods Pro continue to be a buggy product in Apple’s lineup, Peter wishes he’d given life coaching advice to a stranger, Scott and Peter argue about notes applications for work and personal use, and FINALLY: Scott reveals the true identity of Monolith 3000.

Now playing, Peter’s European Vacation! Scott and Peter believe in Covid and flu shots, Peter begs listeners for some helpful feedback, AirTags do things, and caffeine withdrawal is a thing.