Follow up (Part A) to Space X where we address the outcome of the first Falcon Heavy launch and Falcon 9 booster relanding outcome, SpaceMan and we don't panic. With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey. Related Links: Falcon Heavy Falcon Heavy Montage Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow....
Self-balancing vehicles started with the Segway in 2001, but since then they've evolved, losing their handle bars and even losing a wheel. We look at how they've evolved over time, how safe they are and how potentially crazy John is, since he's started riding one. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: iBOT Segway Inc Segway PT Segway Online Store Jimi Heselden Personal Transporter Eunicycle Trevor Blackwell Focus Designs The Inventor Of The Hoverboard Says He’s...
When you're trying to optimise a daily commute, there are lots of options to choose from. Balancing physical effort, cost, speed, safety, storage and more we deep dive into how the concept of multi-modal transportation can make your commute more efficient. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Walking Jogging Running Micro-car Bicycle Performance Self-selected Speeds And Metabolic Cost Of Longboard Skateboarding Longboard (skateboard) Skateboarding Bicycle Performance Scienc...
Elon Musk is considered by many to be a technological visionary. In this, the third in a series of shows about Elons projects, we look at Space X, its history, its rockets, capsules and Elon's dreams of going to Mars. With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey. Links of Potential Interest: Rocket Space X Elon Musk Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 Falcon 9 v1.1 Falcon 9 Full Thrust Elon Musk shows off first photo of SpaceX space suit RP-1 Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 Saturn V Why is it better ...
Elon Musk is considered by many to be a technological visionary. In this, the third in a series of shows about Elons projects, we look at Tesla, its history, its cars the practicalities of what Elon's trying to achieve. With Caleb Elston and John Chidgey. Battery: Tesla Thermal Management System List of Battery Sizes Inconel Aviation Stack Exchange AutoPilot: Autonomous Driving Levels Intels $15B Acquisition of Mobileye Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode...
Elon Musk is considered by many to be a technological visionary. In this, the second in a series of shows about Elons projects, we look at Tesla, its history, its cars the practicalities of what Elon's trying to achieve. With Caleb Elston and John Chidgey. People: Martin Eberhard Elon Musk Marc Tarpenning Ze’ev Drori Vehicles: Roadster Roadster In Depth Model S Model S The Quickest Production Car in the World 2017 Model S P100D 0-60mph New Record Model X Hardest Car to Build in the Wor...
Elon Musk is considered by many to be a technological visionary. In this, the first in a series of shows about Elons projects, we look at Hyperloop and The Boring Company and the practicalities of what Elon's trying to achieve. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Hyperloop TGV Land Speed Record For Rail What is the minimum air pressure the human body can tolerate? The Boring Company Elon Musk The future we’re building | TED Talk Tunnel Elon Musk Tweet 1 of 2 Elon Mus...
GNU Social is gaining momentum recently with Mastodon leading the charge. It's a different way to micro-blog and it's not perfect, but it shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. Vic joins John to walk through where it stands today. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: GNU Social GNU Social and GNU FM GNU Social Wikipedia Mastodon Software Mastodon Instances Twitter Micro.blog Stormcrow Mastodon<->Twitter iOS Apps I use for Mastodon: Mustor (Formerly called “...
The history of measurements has a few surprises. Casey Liss joins John to discuss once and for all Metric and Imperial measurements. With Casey Liss and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Origin of the Metric System Litre Celsius Fahrenheit Mile Furlong Pound (mass) MKS System of Units Metric Time Your Calendrical Fallacy is Thinking Temperature Comparison Chart Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudl...
For 9 months now John has been using a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 for work purposes, and Vic's son uses a Pro 3 at College. We go back and forth on the device as both a laptop and a tablet. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Pragmatic Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics Pragmatic Episode 73: Everything Is Cyclic Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone....
The new MacBook Pros come with a new feature Apple call the Touch Bar. We look at whether blending direct and indirect interactions make sense and try to figure out if the Touch Bar is actually a good idea. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Apple Developer: Touch Bar Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone....
Marco and I discuss how the Apple Watch brought us both back to wearing watches and the search for the ideal Watch Band for every use case. With Marco Arment and John Chidgey. Previous Episode Links: Episode 38: Watch This Time And Space Episode 38A: Watch This Time And Space Follow-up Part A Related Articles: Silent Journey Miscellaneous Links: Permeability (electromagnetism) The Watch Strap Primer Watch Clasps Watch Clasps Expanded Watch Case Metals Pros and Cons Diamond Like Carbon Physical V...
A lot of people love Rollercoasters including the hosts of the show. We look at the history, evolution and revolution of these amazing thrill rides. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Rollercoaster Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Coasters-101 Wheel Design Rollercoaster Wheel Assembly Highest G-Force on a Roller Coaster The Demon - Australian theme parks Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone....
It's all about Vic! He takes us through his history of programming for slightly more than 20 minutes. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. A Maintained List of DevCasts Vic Listens To: DevCasts from Vic Hudson on Twitter Vic Around The Web: vichudson1 (Vic Hudson) · GitHub User vichudson1 - Stack Overflow App Story Tweets by Vic Hudson (@vichudson1) – Twitter Money Pilot: Money Pilot Tweets by Money Pilot (@moneypilotapp) – Twitter Money Pilot on the App Store Mowing Meter: Mowing Meter: Fitnes...
Weighing up the cycles of driving vs public transport and Windows to Mac and back again. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 8: A Nice Quiet Serene Environment Pragmatic Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics Related Articles: Everything Is Cyclic Miscellaneous Links: Personal Space Apple Has Lost The Functional High Ground Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone....
Noise as a term is widely misused and misunderstood. Carmen joins John to sort out the signal from the noise. With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey. Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 8: A Nice Quiet Serene Environment Pragmatic Episode 16: One Mans Hopes And Dreams Of An RF Bubble Pragmatic Episode 64: Software Radios Neutrium Episodes: Neutrium Episode 3: Introduction To Hydraulics Neutrium Episode 4: Pressure Loss In Pipes Miscellaneous Links: Types of Friction Friction Electronic Noise and In...
Trains and roads look like they have lots in common but the trade-offs in signalling and network design are completely different, and horrendously inconsistent. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: What is a tram? First electric tram General Motors streetcar conspiracy Railway signal Railway signalling Australian railway signalling Support Pragmatic on Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone....
The cause of global warming may be hotly debated, but rising sea levels are a fact. Vic joins John to talk about how fast it's happening and how our cities will need to adapt. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: An Inconvenient Truth on iTunes The Great Global Warming Swindle IMDb The Great Global Warming Swindle Thermal Expansion GISS Surface Temperature Analysis Sea Ice Data Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis Alarmist Article Read The Notes: Thousands flee Pacific islands ...
Smart Watches support dynamic, configurable complications but not all are created equal. Russell Ivanovic from Shifty Jelly joins John to see just how complicated it can be. With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey. Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 38: Watch This Time And Space Pragmatic Episode 38A: Watch This Time And Space Follow-up 1 Miscellaneous Links: Complication (horology) World’s Most Complicated Wristwatch Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 Apple Watch Human Interface Guidelines I...
We are closer than ever to a paperless office, and for John with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil it's time to actually try and see if it's possible. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Related Articles: The iPad Pro and Apple Pencil in Engineering Good Notes Related Episodes: Causality Episode 4: Titanic Pragmatic Episode 23: Maximum Erasability Pragmatic Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics Miscellaneous Links: The Office of the Future Recycled Carbon Neutral A4 Paper 500 Sheets Uni-Ba...
What if the superhero Iron Man was real? We look at some of his tech and assess how possible it is. With James Smith and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Iron Man’s armor Arc Reactor Iron Man 2 Particle Accelerator Group 10 Element Palladium Island of Stability Ion Thruster RF Resonant Cavity Thruster FORTIS Exoskeleton US Navy to Test Fortis Exoskeletons Lockheed Martin’s HULC Robotic Exoskeleton MK II Raytheon XOS 2 Thunderbolt Ross Real Mjolnir Newton (unit) Support Pragmatic on...
Apple are pushing Haptics in more of their devices each release. We look at why they are and how they're doing it differently. With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey. Related Articles: Silent Journey Teardowns: iPhone 6s Plus Teardown iPhone 6s Teardown Apple iPhone 6s Teardown Magic Trackpad 2 Teardown Retina Macbook 2015 Teardown MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Teardown Apple Watch Teardown Teardown of the Apple Watch Miscellaneous Links: Apple Watch Haptic Technology iPhone 6s...
We tackle the subtle differences between analogue and digital data transmission and why frequency changes everything. With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Digital signal IC power-supply pin Transistor–transistor logic Coulomb Capacitance Inductance Electrical Impedance Digital signal Pragmatic 12: Pages Blocks Planes Die Bank Device Basic Principles of Signal Integrity (PDF) High Speed Board Design (PDF) Clock Optimization Analog Dialogue Encoding Techniques Support Pragmati...
Pragmatic returns to talk about a recent melding of traditional radio technology and software that are now dominating the telecommunications world. With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Reverse Engineering a Qualcomm baseband (PDF) Morse code Radio Narrowband Pragmatic 39: Look Ma, No Wires Pragmatic 5: The Next Ubiquitous Thing Quadrature amplitude modulation Frequency mixer Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem Digital signal processor IQ modulation tutorials: Alan Wolke W2AEW A...
In this final episode John talks about the making of Pragmatic, highlights, lowlights, criticisms and advice on whether you should have listened to it or any podcasts at all. Then Vic grills John for information. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Previous Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 10: Passion Over Academic Proof Pragmatic Episode 10a: Passion Over Academi...
John tackles how the internet works - the most requested topic as voted by Pragmatic listeners in this, the penultimate episode of the show. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Previous Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 16: One Mans Hopes And Dreams Of An RF Bubble Pragmatic Episode 27: Military Software Pragmatic Episode 55: Cautiously Concerned Historical Overvie...
Seth Clifford returns to discuss DRM and the value of entertainment content. We also explore if DRM will someday end. With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey. Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Previous Related Episodes: Anodised S02E06: Less Than Official Means Pragmatic Episode 42: Hopefully They Don’t Burn It Pragmatic Episode 42a: Hopefully They Don’t Burn It Follow-up 1 Pragmatic Episod...
With four episodes to go Vic chose a topic that was never on the list - the history of programming. We look at five key people in the evolution of programming. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Punch-Cards: Computer Programming In The Punched Card Era Early Punched Card Equipment Key People In Programming History: NASA Engineers and Scientists John von Neumann Char...
Erik Hess of Technical Difficulties and Dawn Patrol joins me to talk about the things that motivate and demotivate us, and turning hobbies into jobs and then back into hobbies again. With Erik Hess and John Chidgey. Related Pragmatic Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 41: Meaningless Token Award Podcasts Referred to: Generational Technical Difficulties Dawn Patrol Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Related...
The next disruption in transportation is coming to a car near you soon. We walk through the history and evolution of personal transportation and look to the future. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Related TechDistortion Articles: Setting The Bar High Working From Home is a Privilege Podcasts Referred to: Asymcar Storming Mortal Ep17: Nutella and Voting in Australia with John Chidgey Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDisto...
