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DLC 283: Blake J Harris: Days Gone, Mortal Kombat 11, Epic Game Store, History of the Future, Labo VR, Cuphead, Console Wars

Christian Spicer & Jeff Cannata — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMT

Jeff and Christian welcome Blake J Harris, author of History of the Future to the show this week to discuss his writing process, the conflict between Steam and Epic Games Store, Red Dead Redemption 2 analysis, and more!

The Playlist: Cuphead, New Super Mario Bros, NBA 2k19, Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch); Fortnite: Avengers EndgameDays Gone

VR Talk: Labo VR, Breath of the Wild, Mario Odysset

Parting Gifts!

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The Critical Path 224: The State of Our Disconsent

Horace Dediu, Anders Brownworth, and Judd Rubin — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 05:00:00 GMT

Tim Walters returns to discuss with Horace data privacy and the impact the General Data Protection Regulation has had after being in effect for (almost) one year.

Road Work 146: Companion Teeth

John Roderick & Dan Benjamin — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 21:30:00 GMT

John's bipolar medicine has stopped working.

The bonus content for this episode can be found here, but only for the people who are generous enough to not steal the life-force from John Roderick.

Ruby on Rails Podcast 269: Fixing Flaky Tests Like a Detective with Sonja Peterson

Brittany Martin — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:00:00 GMT

Sonja Peterson is a senior software engineer at Devoted Health, working in Go and Typescript. Sonja guested on the show to speak with Brittany about her upcoming RailsConf talk, transitioning to Go and to spill on her favorite crime novels.

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Supercharged 235: Tech Monopolies: What Should We Do?

Adam Dachis & Darren Herczeg — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:00:00 GMT

Tommy and Adam discuss the monopolies of the tech giants and the growing need to break them apart, stop future acquisitions, and restore true competition to the US market.

Links for this episode:

Here’s how we can break up Big Tech
Elizabeth Warren: "Twenty-five years ago, Facebook, Google, and Amazon didn’t exist. Now they are among the most valuable and well-known companies in the world. It’s a great story—but also one that highlights why the government must break up monopolies and promote competitive markets."
A Better Way to Break Up Big Tech
The New York Times: "Among the techies who attended the annual South by Southwest Interactive conference the past few days, the hottest topic of conversation—besides the swarms of drunken idiots careening around Austin on rented electric scooters—was Senator Elizabeth Warren’s ground-shaking proposal to break up large tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook."

5by5 at the Movies 29: 5by5 At The Movies - Episode 29

Keith Ruckus — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 03:00:00 GMT

Mason is back and in rare form! Keith tries (and fails) not to talk about Endgame at all. News about papa Keanu's John Wick plans, Easter box office failures, and lots of talk about about Kathryn Hahn and her amazingness.

Plus Batman Quadrilogy talk, and Spider-verse stuff!

Co-host: Mason Scheer

Back to Work 423: It Only Hurts for a Minute

Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:00 GMT

DISCUSSED: Dan and Merlin get hungry, but they've had it with all the bread; the trough food is so costly; no one is sweating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Marvel-ish movies are discussed, including the new one with Lady Sansa; Merlin is very concerned about aphasias; Dan introduces us to Forbidden Snacks and endorses his new shoe appliance; shoe appliances are then discussed; Dan hasn't had to use his sword…yet; people sure love them some pencils; there was some weather, so the seder got all fakakte; the finer points of Judaism and sundry Hebraica are clarified; Dan got scrolls-on-tape from a sympathetic cantor; Buster Scruggs is recommended; the boys receive a quick surprise visit from the great Tom Waits; and, finally, your hosts talk about a terrific YouTube video about what we can all learn from our worst trainwrecks.

Links for this episode:

Adam Neely - "My Worst Trainwreck" - YouTube
"Train wrecks happen on the bandstand. This is the story of a particularly nasty one at a wedding where we totally butcher a perfectly decent Elton John ballad."
Adam Neely - YouTube
Forbidden Snacks
Amazon.com: Set of 2 Metal Shoe Horns, 7.5" Long - Top Quality: Shoes
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis — Overcast
Aphasia - Wikipedia
Amazon.com: Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk (9780785120124): Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Juan Santacruz, Gary Frank, Takeshi Miyazawa: Books
The 12 Marvel movies you need to see to make the most of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ next week – BGR
Home | Peanut Chews | Celebrating 100 Years | Join the Party
Destroying angel (Bible) - Wikipedia
"Planet Hulk" - Netflix
Shabbat elevator - Wikipedia
Activities prohibited on Shabbat - Wikipedia
Tango till they're sore -- Tom Waits - YouTube
Fiasco! - This American Life
Stories of when things go wrong. Really wrong. When you leave the normal realm of human error, fumble, mishap, and mistake and enter the territory of really huge breakdowns. Fiascos. Things go so awry that normal social order collapses. This week's show is a philosophical inquiry in the nature of fiascos — perhaps the first ever.
5by5 | Back to Work #3: The Second Arrow

DLC 282: Brandin Tyrrel: Playstation 5, Xbox One S All-digital, Capcom Arcade, Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, Anthem, Slay the Spire. Battle Brothers, Castlevania, Ten Candles, D&D

Christian Spicer & Jeff Cannata — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMT

Jeff and Christian welcome Brandin Tyrrel from IGN to the show this week to discuss details about the next generation of Playstation, an all-digital Xbox One, Capcom's new self-contained retro arcade controller, and more!

The Playlist: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Slay the Spire, Battle Brothers, Darkest Dungeon, Anthem, Castlevania: Bloodlines

Tabletop Time: Ten Candles, Dungeons and Dragons

Parting Gifts!

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Road Work 145: A Substantial Box

John Roderick & Dan Benjamin — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 20:00:00 GMT

John and Dan talk about John's house situation, microphones and recording, and more.

This episode went a bit long, so the story continues in the Bonus Episode, available to all of our amazing Patreon Supporters!

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Ruby on Rails Podcast 268: Origins of Discourse & Changing Your Developer Mindset with Sam Saffron

Brittany Martin — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:00:00 GMT

Sam Saffron is the co-founder of Discourse and previously a developer at Stack Overflow. He loves writing software, especially performance improvements in Ruby. Sam joined Brittany from Australia to discuss his blog post, "Why I stuck with Windows for 6 years while developing Discourse".

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5by5 at the Movies 28: 5by5 At The Movies - Episode 28

Keith Ruckus — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT

CHOCK FULL O' INFO!

'Coming to America 2' information, reaction to the new 'Child's Play' doll, 'John Wick 3' speculation, and so much more! PLUS:

'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' - reactions, speculation, rumors, and where Disney is going to take the universe.

Countdown to Endgame: We talk about how messed up it is to talk about Endgame spoilers for those who DON'T WANT THEM!

Co-host: Dan Richardson

Back to Work 422: Magic Rub

Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:00:00 GMT

DISCUSSED: Dan has just started a new pen; there's some pen, pencil, and eraser talk; Dan has an important anecdote about utilizing eraser-based people skills; Dan's iMac is working fine, but he's concerned about the poofs coming out of the balloon blower; Dan saw Venom and has some thoughts; Merlin commends a comic and a podcast and an app launcher; the evolution of computer interaction has rewired our brains; why do they have to make the print so small?; Merlin has songs in his head; and, finally, Merlin apologizes to Nick Fury.

Links for this episode:

My Worst Trainwreck - YouTube
Adam Neely - YouTube
Fun Fact, a podcast by Arik Devens and Allen Pike
Arik Devens and Allen Pike serve up fun facts, including the practical, historical, technical, and trivial. New episode every other Friday.
Fun Fact — Overcast
Two people talk about topics they find interesting.
LaunchBar 6
Start with a single keyboard shortcut to access and control every aspect of your digital life.
Kneaded eraser - Wikipedia
Prismacolor MAGIC RUB Art Eraser, Vinyl, Dozen | OfficeSupply.com
Pentel Clic Eraser Pencil-Style Grip Eraser, Black | OfficeSupply.com
Medium Kneaded Rubber | Winsor & Newton
A medium size ‘plastic’ or ‘putty’ rubber which may be moulded to a fine point for minute erasures. Useful for picking out highlights and erasing pencil, chalk or charcoal without smearing.
Amazon.com : Pilot Precise V7 RT Retractable Rolling Ball Pens, Fine Point, Black Ink, 6 Pack : Gateway
Amazon.com: Sakura 44162 8-Piece Identi-Pen Permanent Marker Set, Assorted Colors: Gateway
Amazon.com : Staedtler Mars 780 Technical Mechanical Pencil, 2mm. 780BK : Steatdler Mechanical Pencil : Gateway
Apple Mac Upgrades - RAM, SSD Flash, External Drives and More
Amazon.com: Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 1 (8601418338321): Rick Remender, Leonardo Manco, Jerome Opena, Rafael Albuquerque, Esad Ribic, Billy Tan, Mark Brooks, Robbi Rodriguez: Gateway
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Brian Regan-You Too and Stuff - YouTube
CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share - YouTube
Nick Fury: Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.
"Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on." —Nick Fury (2012)
WTOG 44 Tampa - Commercials from 1986 - YouTube
Maido — Kinokuniya USA

DLC 281: Sofia Hariz: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Vader Immortal, Amy Hennig, Overwatch League, Operencia Stolen Sun, Vacation Simulator, Falcon Age

Christian Spicer & Jeff Cannata — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 05:00:00 GMT

Jeff and Christian welcome writer, game journalist, and critic Sofia Hariz to the show this week to discuss Overwatch League burnout, Any Hennig's provocative Reboot talk, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and more!

The Playlist: God of War, The Sims, Mega SG, Operencia: Stolen Sun

VR Talk: Vacation Simulator, Beat Saber, Falcon Age

Parting Gifts!

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Supercharged 234: How to Create a Successful Kickstarter Campaign

Adam Dachis & Darren Herczeg — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:00:00 GMT

Tommy and Adam talk to "Escape Room in a Box" creators Juliana Patel and Ariel Rubin about creating a successful Kickstarter campaign. They offer a lot of helpful advice to anyone who has ever wanted to crowdfund a game (or other project).

Links for this episode:

Escape Room in a Box
The official website!
Escape Room in a Box (Facebook)
The official Facebook page.
James Mathe: Board Game Design, Kickstarter, & Game Publishing Advice
A resource Ariel and Juliana highly recommend.
O Reviewer, Reviewer wherefore art thou!
James Mathe's advice on getting reviews for your Kickstarter game campaign.
The Wild Optimists
Juliana and Ariel's company!
The Wild Optimists (Instagram)
Juliana and Ariel's company—on Instagram!
EscapeRoomInABox (Twitter)
The official Twitter account!
Juliana-Ariel's Combined Facebook Account
Find them on Facebook!

Road Work 144: A Social Compact

John Roderick & Dan Benjamin — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:30:00 GMT

John and Dan reveal secrets about their place in the world.

Bonus content is available here, but only for listeners who are kind enough to support us. Everyone else should just feel guilty.

5by5 at the Movies 27: 5by5 At The Movies - Episode 27 - Guest: Owen Egerton

Keith Ruckus — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 06:00:00 GMT

Dan and Keith blow through some news so we can get to the main course:

An ACTUAL movie review! Not only a review, but a review of "Mercy Black" - the newest Blumhouse production on Netflix! NOT ONLY A REVIEW BUT ALSO AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WRITER AND DIRECTOR!!!!! This is the stuff dreams are made of! Listen to Keith and Owen chat about the flick in a spoilery, and non-spoilery way!

Guest: Owen Egerton, the most attractive ginger on the planet.

Co-host: Dan Richardson

Ruby on Rails Podcast 267: The Evolution of RubyMotion/DragonRuby with Lori Olson

Brittany Martin — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

RubyMotion, soon to be DragonRuby, empowers developers to write cross-platform apps for iOS, Android and OS X in Ruby. Lori Olson joined Brittany on the show to discuss the evolution of the framework, her mobile development courses and her (potentially) controversial opinions of Javascript.

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Back to Work 421: Black Dress Cowboy Boots

Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:45:00 GMT

DISCUSSED: What we talk about when we talk about optimism; the power of "Act as Though"; on edibles; a YouTube recommendation, then more YouTube recommendations; how even do we tell YouTube what we never want to see again? HOW?!; the difficulty of sensible algorithms; the fascinating concept of "pareidolia"; Professor Shoelaces's extensive metatags; your hosts answer a listener's question about when to go physical versus when to go digital.

Links for this episode:

Chris Nagele on Twitter: "In other words, I'm trying to treat my computer more like a sewing machine or table saw. Something to do a job when I need it, and to walk away from it when I don't."
In other words, I'm trying to treat my computer more like a sewing machine or table saw. Something to do a job when I need it, and to walk away from it when I don't.
Stopping the Noise in Your Head : the New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry: Dr. Reid Wilson PhD: 9780757319068: Amazon.com: Books
Forgery Experts Explain 5 Ways To Spot A Fake | WIRED - YouTube
Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People | WIRED - YouTube
Exploring the World of E-Ink - YouTube
Ripple Training - YouTube
Larry Jordan - YouTube
Remain Seated Please - The Hoot and Chief Story (Epcot Horizons) - YouTube
Exploring the World of E-Ink - YouTube
Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People | WIRED - YouTube
Aglet - Wikipedia
Ian's Shoelace Site – Introduction
ProfessorShoelace - YouTube
Back to Work Listener Survey 2019
Pacific Rim (2013) - Quotes - IMDb
Today, we are *canceling* the apocalypse!
Nick Fury: Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.
Nick Fury: "Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on."

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The Critical Path 223: A Market For Trust

Horace Dediu, Anders Brownworth, and Judd Rubin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT

Horace shares more thoughts on Apple Card and Services, and touches on a surprising staple of 1980s Romanian television.

DLC 280: Andrea Rene: Assassin's Creed Vikings, Zelda and Mario VR, Bioware and Anthem, Control, Trover Saves the Universe, Journey to the Savage Planet, Yoshi's Crafted World, Dangerous Driving, Mechstermination Force

Christian Spicer & Jeff Cannata — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 07:15:00 GMT

Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games and Kinda Funny back to the show to discuss what might be next for Assassin's Creed, Labo VR actually being good, and the expose on Bioware and the development of Anthem.

The Playlist: CONTROL, Journey to the Savage Planet, Trover Saves the Universe, Dangerous Driving, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Risk of Rain 2

VR Talk: Stormland, BeatSaber Oculus Quest, Borderlands 2 VR with AIM controller

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