Episodes

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
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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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Monday Oct 30, 2023
Season 06 Episode 17 Spooky Micro Taxes
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 17, we discuss Microsoft's back taxes and the problems with our the US tax code.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Ace Pumpkin Cider
Audit of Microsoft by the IRS shows they owe 29 Billion in taxes.
Should we have more regulations around companies that owe taxes in the US?
How does that impact essential businesses to the US economy?
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Season 06 Episode 16 Breakfast Brews
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 16, we discuss all the brews we have worked on since April of 2023.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Founders Breakfast Stout
Brewing over the break and at the beginning of the second half of the season.
Mariposa Vino
Orange Blossom Acerglyn
Mango Magic
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Monday Oct 16, 2023
Season 06 Episode 15 Pocket Travel
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 15, we discuss cold brews, traveling with handhelds, and the upcoming AYN Odin 2.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Cold brewed Black Tea vs Cold Brew Coffee
Traveling to Canda and Las Vegas with the steam deck and Miyoo Mini Plus
AYN Odin 2 was announced and the crowd funding campaign started.
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This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License

Monday Oct 09, 2023
Season 06 Episode14 Pocket DRM
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 14, we discuss the new Retroid Pocket 2S and the harbinger of the end of physical media.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Pumpking Salted Caramel porter
Retroid Pocket 2S verses Pocket 2+
Disney ends physical media in Australia.
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Season 06 Episode 13 Larian To the eXtreme
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 13, we discuss year old beer, LTX, and BG3.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Last years Dark Side of the Pumpkin Beer
What was it like to go to LTX verses something like SELF?
Let’s talk Baldur’s Gate 3 - or why this is an fantastic D&D game
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