Episodes
7 days ago
Season 07 Episode 08 VR Cable
7 days ago
7 days ago
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 07, we discuss Horizon OS, cocktails, and the decline of streaming.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Black Manhattan
Meta selling the VR OS for their Quest line article here
Streaming is truly now just cable. Article Here
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Monday May 06, 2024
Season 07 Episode 06 Next Gen Auto Collisions
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 06, we discuss Tesla sales slump, Copilot for topics, and Fallout's "Next Gen" patch.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Dig American Dry Stout by Brewery Bhavana 6.4% Abv
Tesla sales are slumping article BBC World News
I used Copilot AI to help me find this topic: AI and Creativity New Republic article
Fallout four next gen patch? Worth waiting for Fallout London or no? PC Gamer Article
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Monday Apr 29, 2024
Season 07 Episode 05 TOKING MORALS
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 05, we discuss Chinese app bans and morals.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Sycamore Barrel Aged Christmas Cookie Winter Ale 8.1% ABV
Possible Chinese App ban in America foreshadowed in the ones from India BBC world News article
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Monday Apr 22, 2024
Season 07 Episode 04 Emulated Ads
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 04, we discuss Apple allowing emulators on iOS and Roku putting ads on game pause screens.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Great Lakes Barrel Aged Christmas Ale
Apple is now allowing emulators on IOS Article Here
Roku has a pending patent to show ads when games are paused Article Here
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Season 07 Episode 03 FAIK it till you MAIK it
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 03, we discuss what we did in the off season, Generative Specific AI as NPCs in video games, and Amazon abandoning walkout checkouts.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Gizmo For the Graham
What did we do when we were off?
Generative AI NPCs coming to all games
No longer will Amazon use self walk out technology https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-just-walked-out-on-its-self-checkout-technology-191703603.html
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
Season 07 Episode 02 Medical Room Service
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 02, we discuss hotel room lock security and AI replacing nurses.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Founders KBS Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout 11.6%ABV
Hotel locks are no longer secure https://www.wired.com/story/saflok-hotel-lock-unsaflok-hack-technique/
AI isn’t ready, but nurse ai chat bots already exist. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/07/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-nurses-labour-nhs-tech
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Monday Apr 01, 2024
Season 07 Episode 01 Model Madness
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Show Synopsis:
In Season 07 Episode 01, we discuss LLMs running the world.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Dragon's Milk Reserve Oatmeal Cookie Stout 11%Abv
LLMs run the world
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Season 06 Episode 20 Final Dirty Metal
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 20, we discuss cheap conference and airplane earbuds, Apple's Metal API, and Quicken's Mint app shutting down.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Founder's Dirty Bastard
Conference and Airplane headphones
Apple's metal API for PC games to play on iDevices looks good?
Mint (The budgeting app) is being shutdown at the end of the year on Jan 1st 2024.
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Season 06 Episode 19 Thankscorpoing
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 19, we discuss Omegle shutting down, Google's search deal with Apple, and Microsoft acquiring Blizzard Activision.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Connecticut Valley Brewing Camper's Maple Stout
Frenemies: Google's and Apple's search deal
And Microsoft now has acquired blizzard. Friday the 13th is truly the day of hope and nightmares.
Omegle shuts down
We have a twitter @BeerandBroad
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Season 06 Episode 18 Cheerwine Slim
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 018, we discuss the PS5 Slim and industry certificates.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: NODA Cheerwine Ale
PS5 Slim announced.
Industry certificates we suggest anyone that works in IT gets.
- ITIL4 Foundation (or whatever is available)
- AGILE PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
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