Episodes

Brian, Brandon and Ryan discuss Meltdown and Spectre and just how big an issue they really are, thoughts on the powerful new iMac Pro, contemplate the nature of architectural decisions and where they are saved for reference, plus Twitter followees!

Before the show, Brian a TV and will buy some speakers, and Ryan and Brandon talk about React.

Pressed for time, Ian and Mike quickly get set up to record a review.

Time for our annual Star Wars review! Ian R Buck and first-time guest Mike Sandberg sit down to talk about The Last Jedi, a very unusual Star Wars film in many ways.

If you consume digital media, chances are you have encountered DRM in the past. Join Ian R Buck, Ryan Rampersad, and Brian Mitchell as they discuss why it exists, the many forms it can take, and the problems it introduces.

In which an alpaca judges, Ian talks about possible audio book plans, and Ryan helps Ian encrypt his website again.

First-time guest Aron Braggans joins Ian R Buck to review the iPhone X, Apple's biggest step forward since changing the body size with the iPhone 6.

Ian and first-time guest Aron Braggans complain about USB-C. Aron isn't happy with the Macbook implementation, Ian isn't happy with the Pixel 2 implementation.

Brian teaches Ian the different names of storage sizes when counting in base 2 and base 10, and later they puzzle through the various Unicode and Emoji version numbers after looking at Brian's website.

Brian Mitchell has been using iOS 11 since it was in beta, so Ian brings him on to discuss the latest changes to Apple's mobile operating system.

After commenting on Steven's shack, Andrew and him talk about abandoned IoT, Firefox, Chrome, Vegas, Intel, AMD, Python, Linux, and the dangers of leaving computers unlocked.

Conversations are had, listen to find out more! 😉

Twitter now has 280 characters, Firefox Quantum has launched, Ryan has more Vue stuff to talk about, and the age of simultaneously editing the same code is here!

While doing some last-minute research, Ian ends up watching a video about online voting in Estonian. Ryan learns some new things about Audacity.

Ryan Rampersad joins Ian R Buck to talk about online voting, a topic he researched in college. They discuss the rigorous set of requirements for a voting system, and the extra challenges faced by an electronic implementation to meet those requirements.

Ian and Betsy are dangerously close to starting their review before they officially start their review.

Ian R Buck is joined by his tech twin, Betsy Dadabo to talk about the phone they both just bought, the Pixel 2! Is this a phone that will stand the test of time?

Ian talks about how the second year of Second Opinion went, and what the plan is for the future.

This year Ian R Buck finds himself all alone for the review of the latest version of Android. Highlights include a reorganized notifications tray, a fully redesigned emoji set, system-wide password manager, and picture-in-picture mode!

Steve talks about his trail camera (not trial camera) and his numerous partitions, and Andrew goes on a tour of his home town/county.

Steve talks about his new place, Andrew talks about pizza, then they talk about RASPBERRY!, Apple, WPA2 WiFi, lots of updates for pretty much everything, Kinect, Humble Bundle, Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording, MDN, and go down some rabbit holes.

The PodKit trio catch up and prepare for the show.

The PodKit trio discuss DevOps, node-webkit, Google Pixel 2, and USB-C.

While setting up, Buck is reminded of a thought experiment he learned about. Decker helps calm him down about it.

Directed panspermia is the concept of seeding planets with microbial life. It comes with a lot of baggage, such as the question of whether or not we are the result of such seeding and whether or not we should actively seed the rest of the universe. Ians Buck and Decker tackle these and other related topics, such as what our purpose is in the universe.

Recording in a school is risky, even if it is several hours after classes end.

Ian is joined by Evan Haldeman, who recently upgraded from an iPhone 7 Plus to an iPhone 8 Plus. Come hear about all the notable new features, as well as the things that stayed the same!

Andrew looks at Road Redemption DLC, and Steve tries to find a game he remembers from way back when.

Steven returns and joins Andrew to talk about 64 gigs of RAM, cars, CCleaner, Apache, DNS, Adblock, Firefox, Java, Equifax (again), refresh buttons, and some love and hate.

Ian and Ryan almost can't stop themselves from talking about the main topic before starting the show proper.

Google has announced their major new hardware for the next year! Despite the leaks ahead of time, there were still a few surprises in store. Join Ryan Rampersad and Ian R Buck to hear all about it!

Most of this Fringe was lost when Brian's computer crashed shortly before the main show started. That's the Fringe for you!

In our timeliest review yet, Brian Mitchell joins Ian R Buck to review the brand-new Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE! Spoiler alert: it's pretty darn good!

This short episode is the result of some major issues when recording PK32.

Brandon, Brian, and Ryan discuss the Apple Event, W3C's DRM standard, js-beautify's broken release, ReactJS's license, and Microsoft.

ARRR! Andrew wants you to know he'll be observin' International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Steven gets in on the fun. Then they talk boring stuff, like space probes, RASPBERRY!, Google, C, NGINX, Linux, Oracle, Java, and Equifax.

Ian is joined by Geoff Schumacher, who has had his Switch for about five months. There's a lot to unpack here, from specs to controllers to the games themselves. So settle in and enjoy!

The Nintendo Switch review was VERY long before Ian edited it down. This Fringe contains several subjects that were discussed, but were ultimately not focused enough to keep in the final version.

Chances are you will soon own a phone that charges via USB Type-C, and maybe even a laptop and console too! What are the promises and challenges that come with switching to this new connector? Join Ian R Buck and Ryan Rampersad as they explore this topic!

Amazingly, Ian didn't have to go to the bathroom during this Fringe!

Brian and Ryan prepare for the latest Apple event Nexus Special.

Brian and Ryan discuss the Apple September 2017 Event. Apple Watch Series 3, Apple TV 4K, iPhone 8, iPhone X, and more!

After a summer eclipse vacation, Andrew and Steve return to talk some RASPBERRY!, Windows, BSD, old school game hacks, and talk a lot about Google.

The Nexus Player is no longer being made or sold, but it provides some valuable insights into how the Android TV ecosystem is doing and what to look for in a set-top box. Join Ian and Ryan to hear about their experiences with it.

Ian had so much footage from his trip, he didn't feel like going through and cutting out the parts that appear in the main episode. So you can listen to hours and hours of crappy audio from his phone if you want to!

Ian R Buck joins Ryan Rampersad in the studio to talk about the "Great American Eclipse." And surprise, Ian brought a microphone with him during his trip to see the eclipse with Scott Kopp, so we get to hear coverage from the event itself!

The Google Wifi does things a little different than most routers. Ian sits down with Ryan to talk about which things it does well, and which things it falls flat on.

Brandon tells Ian about CGP Grey's podcast, we get a peek at technical problems that happened during the episode proper, and we discuss archive file formats. Exciting stuff!

In a post-scarcity society, nobody has to work if they don't want to. Ian R Buck and Brandon Johnson explore the forces that can help us reach that state, how such a society would have to be structured, what we would do with our time, and some of the challenges facing us on our way there.

Brandon struggles with Fedora, and the usual shenanigans happen.