Chris sings about bugs, Andrew complains about having them, then they talk about employment, LOLIDIOT, YouTube, consoles, 4K, not caring, web 3d technologies, new video formats, and about what the Feds are up to, along with listener feedback. Links Programmers Drinking Song Forgotten Employee America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners : TreeHugger The ‘Australia tax’ is real, geo-blocking to stop | ZDNet The System: Comics Will Be Published Until Morale Improves by Rosscott Nover...
Jul 31, 2013•55 min
Chris and Andrew talk about lack of trust, rules of the internet, FOIA, RASPBERRY!, Linux, OpenGL, DirectX, girls, China, patents, Yahoo, Finland, a responsive design trick, building a computer, and listener feedback. Links 10 Rules of Internet – Anil Dash BBC News – First tests of ‘130mph’ lawnmower FOIA Machine by The Center for Investigative Reporting — Kickstarter “Well, that was unexpected…”: The Raspberry Pi’s Hardware Random Number Generator | We Saw a Chicken … WineHQ – News Linux vs. Wi...
Jul 24, 2013•1 hr
Andrew laments how the past week has sucked, then him and Chris ask themselves a few questions, drive the Desert Bus, then talk about RASPBERRY!, LOLAPPLE, Microsoft reorganizing, federal banning, VLC, gaming on Linux, Linux itself, user experience, more NSA stuff, how SQL treats nulls, trying out Opus, and listener feedback. Links Do You Fall into This Happiness Trap? The False Choice | LinkedIn What IS Business Casual? | LinkedIn Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever Created : The New Yorker T...
Jul 18, 2013•1 hr 15 min
Chris tells another roomie story, Andrew contemplates a potential case of time travel, then they discuss games, tornadoes, HTTP, Firefox, Microsoft, product design ideas, Valve, NSA, Chromium, and Y2K. Links Shadowrun (1993 video game) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oklahoma City hospital posts surgery prices online; creates bidding war | KFOR.com Tornadoes – Utah Extension Disaster Education Network – extension.usu.edu 1999 Salt Lake City tornado – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hypertext...
Jul 10, 2013•1 hr 1 min
Abandoned, Andrew plows through some Kickstarters, RASPBERRY!, some web browser news, some benchmarks, NeoCities, companies killing things, more NSA news, and listener feedback. Links Security update regarding your Ubisoft account – please create a new password – Uplay – Uplay – Ubisoft Customer Support Site Darkspore Delisted From Steam, Plagued With Game Breaking Issues [Update] | Side Mission | GameTrailers [LZG] Net Gain: Prototype launches now! Space Janitors Season Three | Indiegogo Free R...
Jul 04, 2013•53 min
Andrew contemplates having less clothes, Chris talks about his new girlfriend, then they talk about RESTful APIs, compression algorithims, WebGL dancing, buzzwords, Amazon, Microsoft, more PRISM things, then some listener feedback. Links “Nuka-Cola” T-Shirts & Hoodies by Alessandro Bricoli | Redbubble The Untold Story Behind Kickstarter Stats [INFOGRAPHIC] | Appsblogger.com Best Practices for Designing a Pragmatic RESTful API | Vinay Sahni next generation video: Introducing Daala Making WebG...
Jun 26, 2013•57 min
After Chris is let back online by the NSA, him and Andrew talk about squirrels in toilets, RASPBERRY!, LOLAPPLE, doing internet wrong, another Google death, Shakespeare compression, and more NSA stuff. Links Strip Search – New Episodes Every Tuesday & Friday! StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm | the Andrew Bailey Squirrel pops out of Winnipeg woman’s toilet (video, photos) | Metro The Escapist : Video Galleries : Feed Dump : Putin, Squirrels and a Wal Mart Parking Lot Your Feedback Matters – Up...
Jun 21, 2013•1 hr 5 min
Ryan joins Andrew and Chris to discuss Chris' promotion, laptops running out of power, RASPBERRY!, game consoles, Java, and epic NSA spying on everyone. Links Japan’s radiation disaster toll: none dead, none sick the Andrew Bailey Greatest Hits Volume 1 | the Andrew Bailey | Roberts Space Industries Orbitron | The League of Moveable Type ARAIG – As Real As It Gets by ARAIG — Kickstarter Raspberry Pi operating systems: 5 reviewed and rated | News | TechRadar Firefox/Features/Theme Refinement and ...
Jun 12, 2013•1 hr 40 min
Matthew joins Andrew and Chris to celebrate the return of RASPBERRY! Then they discuss Microsoft things, 4K monitors, DRM objections, new logins, Linux stuff, Google searching, outsourcing to contractors, motherboards catching fire, SanDisk's sucky firmware, podcast feedback, and plenty else. Links “Warning” signs at historical sites tell visitors to relax and enjoy themselves – 22 Words ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone by Planetary Resources — Kickstarter Build your own Google TV Using Ras...
Jun 06, 2013•1 hr 11 min
Andrew and Chris review nicknames, talk about space, laugh about Microsoft, and discuss browsers, social networking, X.Org, open offices, chat federation, SQL, Singapore, no more free pop, Ted Nelson, and listener feedback. Links Cleared of Charges, Honor Student Goes to Space Camp – ABC News My Teenage Son Does Not Know How To Mail A Letter, And I Blame Technology – ReadWrite Xbox 360’s Kinect causes trouble for users during next-gen livestream reveal | Polygon Internet Explorer’s post on Vine ...
May 29, 2013•1 hr 21 min
Andrew and Chris discuss the new Xbox One and other Microsoft things, Amazon, the government, jQuery, California, allergies, babies, hot dogs, and other gross stuff like that. Links kiera wilmot no prosecution: Kiera Wilmot, the Polk County student who faced two felony charges resulting from a small explosion she caused, will not be prosecuted – OrlandoSentinel.com T-Shirt Crowdfunding and Kickstarter Fulfillment LukeW | Data Monday: Mobile Devices Per Day Launch Day – YouTube Xbox 360 – Officia...
May 22, 2013•52 min
Andrew and Chris talk about Lego Mindstorm replacements, iPads disabling cyborgs, Python dictionaries, Google formats, data storage, Powerpoint, SSH, and old stuff, along with juicy feedback. Links Sriracha hot sauce purveyor turns up the heat – Los Angeles Times BrickPi: LEGO Bricks with a Raspberry Pi Brain by Dexter Industries — Kickstarter Heart Patient Risk From iPad2 Found by 14-Year-Old – Bloomberg We Support “The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013” | FixtheDMCA Why Isn’t Gatsby in the Publ...
May 15, 2013•1 hr 22 min
Chris' Kickstarter has finally launched! Then him and Andrew talk about RASPBERRY!, getting a new job, coming back to the internet, bad ideas, Netflix, Debian, "building" software, stats about Google closing stuff, and more. Links NASA SLS countdown and launch w/audio – YouTube The Life of Wars: Vita Bellorum by Christopher Thompson — Kickstarter Chineasy – Where characters are revealed How our brains navigate the world without us noticing | Ars Technica Scientists Back Kiera Wilmot by Tweeting ...
May 09, 2013•1 hr 11 min
Chris and Andrew talk about a Kickstarter, stuff getting hacked, stuff getting pirated, NDAs, Rust, Google, Paul Miller, the public web's birthday, interviews, pinging the internet, memory architectures, and Ryan's feedback! Links Skyrim DLC | the Andrew Bailey Never Say Never (Unless Its Really Never) | the Andrew Bailey xkcd: Is It Worth the Time? The Life of Wars: Vita Bellorum by Christopher Thompson — Kickstarter Art of Kenn Parks RPG Maker VX Ace on Steam Shining Force EXA – Wikipedia, the...
May 01, 2013•1 hr 14 min
Andrew and Ian talk about Pinball, security, Google, Yahoo acting like Google, javascript, simplicity, AMD, download links, image formats, and podcast feedback. Links Scavengr Boston bombing breaking news: Don’t watch cable. Shut off Twitter. You’d be better off cleaning your gutters. – Slate Magazine Lubeck 24x7x365 – YouTube Lubeck 24x7x365 – scene.org – file download Exploring The Student Debt Crisis Why aren’t younger Americans driving anymore? PAPA TV: Livestreaming Pinball by Pro-Am Pinbal...
Apr 25, 2013•1 hr 24 min
Chris and Andrew discuss what's been going on around Kickstarter, solar power, Microsoft, Google, Moore's Law, that RPG spreadsheet, what to call themselves, and DRM. All during a thunderstorm. Links Randompics.net :: random funny pictures DLC Quest on Steam The Day the Replication Died » Backing & Hacking — Kickstarter From the Composer of Skyrim – Soule Symphony No. 1 by Max Steiner Agency Inc. » May the Northerner be with you! New tiers & stretch goal revealed! — Kickstarter Code Monk...
Apr 17, 2013•1 hr 18 min
Andrew finally has his car; then him and Chris talk about solar cells, Google, Mozilla, Valve, Ubuntu, PNGs, SSDs, Wolfram Alpha, and plenty of other juicy little tidbits! Links Folding USB Solar Cell by Brown Dog Gadgets — Kickstarter Anonymous hackers take control of North Korean propaganda accounts | Ars Technica Exclusive: Ongoing malware attack targeting Apache hijacks 20,000 sites | Ars Technica Google Fiber is coming to Austin, Texas – YouTube AUSTIN, Texas, April 9, 2013: AT&T Announ...
Apr 11, 2013•1 hr 7 min
Chris invites newly-minted Apple acolyte Andrew Bailey to the podcast to discuss RASPBERRY!, Java, Linux, supercomputers, code that sucks, code thats beautiful, password storage (again), and long uptimes. Links raskalov_vit: Cairo, Egypt CONSORTIUM by Interdimensional Games Inc — Kickstarter Hall of Fame | Classic FM Net Gain: Corporate Espionage by Level Zero Games — Kickstarter Raspberry Pi Model A (you know, the $25 one) finally on sale in US | Ars Technica Mozilla is Unlocking the Power of t...
Apr 02, 2013•1 hr 15 min
After making something that would make a skunk gag, Andrew and Chris with guest Kyle Schaplowsky talk about recent happenings with Python, Google, Aaron Schwartz's legacy, Linux, bacon, P2P, password storage, uncanny valleys, games, arcane keystrokes, and more. Links Updates: GravityLight, lighting for the developing countries Algae Lamp Absorbs 200-Times More Carbon Dioxide Than Trees, Doesn’t Require Electricity – TechEBlog Ohio Prosecutor Indicts Punxsutawney Phil — Daily Intelligencer Those ...
Mar 27, 2013•1 hr 43 min
Chris takes a break from sleep mode and HOTS to bring you another episode, and Andrew blows a gasket over marketers, followed by a discussion about Google Reader, Linux, OS security, password security, education, WebGL, Firefox, and Youtube. Links Blizzard Entertainment:StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm At The Nexus #67: Mr. Bycicle » The Nexus | The Nexus From the Composer of Skyrim – Soule Symphony No. 1 by Max Steiner Agency Inc. — Kickstarter Jeremy Soule Interview & PLAY! Valve Predicts ...
Mar 20, 2013•1 hr 30 min
Andrew and Chris "interview" John Gosling from Level Zero Games, who is seeking funding for his game, Net Gain: Corporate Espionage, on Kickstarter. They talk about that, and other topics, like DRM, VP8, Steam, SimCity, StarCraft, and also listener questions. Also served with a delightful Fringe! Links Net Gain: Corporate Espionage by Level Zero Games — Kickstarter Covert Action – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Introversion Software Europa Universalis – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unity T...
Mar 13, 2013•1 hr 37 min
In between discussing browsers, security, compression, famous people, and pretty benchmarks, Chris crashes his browser as he seeks to download the internet, and Andrew talks about RASPBERRY! Links Japanese carrier debuts ‘the world’s smallest and lightest phone’ | The Verge Bartendro – A Cocktail Dispensing Robot by Party Robotics — Kickstarter Happy birthday to us! | Raspberry Pi Oleg Romashin | Raspberry Pi Writing efficient CSS selectors – CSS Wizardry – CSS, OOCSS, front-end architecture, pe...
Mar 07, 2013•1 hr 35 min
Andrew and Chris talk about new browsers, new hardware, working from home, programming tools, programming culture, websites not working, and how our perspectives are weird. Links: Death Boulder Bones by Grandendroit — Kickstarter Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Weighed ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto, Justice Official Tells Congressional Committee IE10 for Windows 7 Globally Available for Consumers and Businesses – IEBlog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs Firefox will block third-party cookies in a future version | Ars Te...
Feb 28, 2013•1 hr 40 min
Chris has had enough, and Andrew talks about meteors blowing up, RASPBERRY!, DELL!, the taliban of open source, DRM, Sim City, social engineering, and some stats. Links Russia Rocked by Meteor Explosion! HD 15/02/2013 – YouTube Russian meteor explosion: Spectacular dash cam video of meteorite fireball falling in Urals – YouTube Meteorite – Meteor Crashes In Russia “EPIC FOOTAGE” – “WARNING VERY LOUD BOOM” – YouTube Compilation Of Russia’s Craziest Drivers! 2012 – YouTube Star Citizen | Roberts S...
Feb 21, 2013•1 hr 15 min
On the 13th episode on February 13th, '13, Andrew and Chris talk about storage, Mars, RASPBERRY!, Wine, stuff on Reddit, illegality, supercomputers, ownership, documentaries, and some other stuff along with your daily recommended dose of LoadingReadyRun references, then debate if things "just work." Links: Random Banter: New Monitor Box | Simple Online Collaboration: Online File Storage, FTP Replacement, Team Workspaces Video Projector Aimed at Blizzard’s Falling Snow, Results Photographed Wait,...
Feb 13, 2013•1 hr 9 min
Andrew and Chris eventually get on topic and talk about Dell being bought out, interoperability with Google and Mozilla, Amazon, BtrFS, drive prices, hacks, too big to fail, Javascript, and listener questions, among other things. Links: The Escapist : Video Galleries : Escapist Podcast : 078: Electronic Arts, Dead Space 3, and Puppies! EVE Online’s Battle of Asakai: who was involved, the stakes, and the aftermath | News | PC Gamer Corrupted Blood incident – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dell ...
Feb 07, 2013•1 hr 42 min
Andrew and Chris talk about what you should buy and sell, things that are about to and have gone away, Ubuntu, phones, XBMC, Libreoffice, Raspberry Pi, codecs, tech policies, SQL communities, listener mail, and so oh oh much more. Links: WarGame 2 New-ish Hardware | the Andrew Bailey How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail | Ars Technica Apple’s Profits Are Flat, and Stock Drops – NYTimes.com Apple IPhone 5 Misses Estimates as 5 Million Units Sold – Bloomberg Why I’...
Jan 31, 2013•1 hr 48 min
Listen as Chris becomes the cohost! Later, him and Andrew discuss decadent video games, taxes, fonts, Microsoft, programming languages, disappoint in the non-existence of glowing animals, and more. Links: Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm’s opening cinematic released | News, Videos | PC Gamer The Elder Scrolls Online Alliance Cinematic Trailer – YouTube What If We ______ Like We Hire Programmers – What Questions Are Appropriate? | job tips for geeks High Scalability – High Scalability – What if Ca...
Jan 23, 2013•1 hr 9 min
Chris and Andrew talk about Aaron Swartz: his life, accomplishments, and legacy. Followed by copyright and patent reform, jQuery, traveling, a gravity powered light, backups, and data recovery. News: Remember Aaron Swartz Aaron Swartz commits suicide – The Tech “We’ve lost a fighter”: Hundreds gather to mourn Aaron Swartz | Ars Technica Former Reddit co-owner arrested for excessive JSTOR downloads | Ars Technica Feds go overboard in prosecuting information activist | Ars Technica The Truth about...
Jan 18, 2013•1 hr 5 min
From Knoxville, Andrew talks about some stuff from CES, Java, security, Linux stuff, data recovery, and lead. Stuff: Get ready to program! Lego’s Mindstorms EV3 robots are here | CES 2013: Gadgets – CNET Blogs Hackable Lego Robot Runs Linux | Linux.com Intel at CES: More performance, less power, and x86 everywhere | Ars Technica Power saving through marketing: Intel’s “7 watt” Ivy Bridge CPUs | Ars Technica “The telephone network is obsolete”: Get ready for the all-IP telco | Ars Technica CES lo...
Jan 11, 2013•30 min
