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With heavily digitally modified images and fully AI-generated images now being regularly posted as being real, what can we trust? John and Clay tackle the challenges of flagging photo modifications, and propose a potential solution for ensuring a photographic chain of trust. Can it be done?With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.Links of Potential Interest: Nikon Z30 Kit with 16-50mm VR Lens Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Lens Panorama Head with Arca-Type Quick Release LP-64 Leveller Sony Alpha 7R IV 35mm full-frame camera Decoder Podcast 5th Feb 2026: Reality is losing the deepfake war Boomerangs Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

After some updates about the past few months, Vic and I touch on the Starlink and SpaceX Direct To Cell technology. How it works and the ways in which it differs from other entrants like Iridium.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.TEN Show Links: Pragmatic Episode 99: StarLink Links of Potential Interest: LTE Signal Strength Guide DTC Thread Free Space Loss Calculator SpaceX completes 1st Starlink DTC constellation launch SpaceX Exec Tips High-Speed Cellular With 15K Satellites PCMag Tested T-Mobile’s Cellular Starlink Service Direct To Cell rating Thread Starlink Business Direct To Cell Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

Having recorded and edited over 130 video episodes of various shows, John discusses everything he's learned with Vic, reflecting on gear choices and changes and the tradeoffs between scripting and not and finally editing. All of this to reach a singular conclusion...video is harder.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.TEN Show Links: TEN: Causality TV TEN: Pragmatic Electric TEN: Whisky Whiskey Links of Potential Interest: Stream Deck Mini Stream Deck Pedal Prompter DJI Osmo Mobile 6 Blackmagic Camera Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

Vic joins John to discuss all things Whisky/Whiskey as John launches a new Video Podcast of the same name. Think of Pragmatic...but applied to Whisky...in a video form. We cover everything from Mash Bills to Distilling, Barrel Influence and lots and lots more.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.TEN Show Links: (Causality TV) TEN: Causality TV Episode 1: CrowdStrike TEN: Causality TV TEN Show Links: (Whisky Whiskey) TEN: Whisky Whiskey TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 1: The Macallan 12yr Sherry Oak TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 2: Bushmills 16yr TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 3: Lark Symphony No.1 and Liquor Loot TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 4: Chivas Regal 12yr vs 18yr Links of Potential Interest: What is a Mash Bill? Column Still What is a Coffey Still? Lark Distillery Australia Upshot: Cask Strength – World Whisky Awards 2020 Bruichladdich: The Classic Laddie Unpeated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

Scott Willsey returns to pull apart the Google AI Overviews feature, the risks of trusting LLMs and Generative AI and the OpenAI Scarlett Johansson saga. Also John's returning to the USA in September and embracing Dumb Watches along with a host of other updates.With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced John’s Coming Back to America: (VOTE HERE) Arizona September 2024 | Vote Here for Meetups SubStack Referenced Articles: You Convinced Me Not To Buy A Tesla Fact vs Truth: AI Edition - John Chidgey’s Substack TechDistortion Parallel Posting in Substack Merchandise and Spotify Integration: The Engineered Network Store The Engineered Network linked on Spotify Links of Potential Interest: Is Substack Notes a ‘Twitter clone’? CEO Chris Best Friends with Brews Raycast AI Citizen Eco-Drive AW0050-82E Steel Sports Watch Google I/O 2024 AI experiences in Search OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why | Ars Technica What happened with AI Overviews and next steps Britannica Global Edition 2016, 30 Vol Set Hardcover Jan 01, 2016 Encyclopaedia Britannica Scarlett Johansson’s Statement (YouTube) Core Intuition Episode 600 Two Robots Talking to Each Other <a href="https://ww

Vic and John discuss southbooth cooling progress, the lack of Apple Vision Pro internationally, Johns new Electric Ride on Mower, briefly about cricket and finally the US DoJ Anti-Trust case against Apple.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced TechDistortion Referenced Articles: 47 At A Test Match Finally Anti-Trust Links of Potential Interest: What Is Prism Correction in Eyeglasses? Ryobi: 48V 30" 50Ah Brushless Ride-On Lawn Mower OP3 Project Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

Vic joins John to go discuss the new iPhone 15 Pro Max Lenses for photos and video, using the Meta Quest 3 and trying out the Fuji Real3D Camera vs iPhone 15 Pro Max Spatial Videos in anticipation of the upcoming Apple Vision Pro.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Potential Interest: EVSE: Electric Vehicle Fires FujiFilm FinePix Real3D Camera Nomad Goods: Modern Leather Case Pragmatic Electric Episode 10: SuperCharger Blitz Is This The Show? Episode 5: Pennywise In The Back Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

Vic joins John to go through a mixed bag of topics including the two most recent Apple Events, selling lenses, the new 5x iPhone Pro Max Lens, Johns day job company being potentially bought and split as well as the Soundbooth and some conference speaking.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Potential Interest: Apple Event: October 30 Apple Event: September 12 Nomad Goods: Modern Leather Case ACRNA Conference 2023 Is This The Show? Episode 3: John’s Buried in the Sound Booth Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Dave Jones, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Chad Juehring.

Vic joins John to look at the history of Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality as we pre-assess the pros and cons of AR and VR and the upcoming Apple Vision Pro.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Links of Potential Interest: 3D Display Autostereoscopy Vergence Accommodation (vertebrate eye) Vergence-Accommodation Conflict Virtual Reality Reality Labs List of Virtual Reality Headsets What is the Difference Between AR, MR, VR, XR? Headsets Pre-2000: Jaron Lanier’s EyePhone VPL EyePhone VR Compare Virtual Reality Demo From 1990 Virtual Boy Headsets 2015 to Present: Oculus Rift Microsoft HoloLens HoloLens 2 HoloLens 2 — Pricing and Options HoloLens 2 Showcase Oculus Quest Quest Hand Tracking v2.1 Quest 2 Oculus Quest Meta Quest Pro Apple Vision Pro: Apple Vision Pro Display Specs Apple Vision Pro

With some initial discussion of the Twitter Appocalypse and M2 Mac Mini, John and Vic dive into the Apple Watchs evolution since 2015 to present and discuss whether or the newest Apple Watch design can be thought of as the ultimate Ultra.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Celebrating Causality’s 50th Episode!! The TEN Store is NOW Open! Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 69: It’s Complicated Pragmatic Episode 76: Banned Links of Potential Interest: Apple Watch Fandom Apple Watch List of Apple Watches Apple Watch Compare Models Technical Specifications: Apple Watch Series 7 Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch Ultra ISO22810:2010 Horology: Water-resistant watches DIN EN 13319 Diving Accessories Ultra Watch Bands: 49-mm Black/Grey Trail Loop 49-mm Ocean Band Extension 49-mm Midnight Ocean Band GPS: Everything You Need To Know About GPS GPS New Civil Signals GPS Frequency Bands GPS signals Support Pragmatic on <a rel="pa

Following Johns appearance on Episode 100 of Podcasting 2.0, John is joined by Dave Jones to workshop the soundbites tag enhancements, as well as touch on BitCoin and Crypto strengths and weaknesses in the longer term.With Dave Jones and John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Create your own Credited Soundbite Related Articles: Podcast Lightning Podcasting 2.0 Podcasting 2.0 Addendum Links of Potential Interest: Podcasting 2.0 Episode 100 Shared Soundbites proposal on GitHub Example Server application using the standard Website source Demo website Podcastindex.org Developer Documentation for the podcastindex.org API Podcast Index GitHub Podcast Namespace GitHub: A wholistic RSS Namespace for Podcasting Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto, Jared, Legion Podcasts, Joel Maher, Katharina Will and Dave Jones.

Clay joins John to walk through the key moments of the WWDC keynote for 2022 and look at what each means for us and also the broader populace. Whilst John is sad about the Trash Can being Ventura-canned, there were lots of things to smile about too.With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.TechDistortion Articles Discussed: Tesla User Interface Pragmatic Episodes Referenced: Pragmatic Episode 107: Tesla Electric Pragmatic Episode 82: Tesla Links of Potential Interest: WWDC 2022 Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.

Russell returns to Pragmatic to discuss his experiences with renewable energy, both the Model S and Model 3 and we dive into the finer issues with glanceless controls and other concerns regarding Tesla's User Interface.With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey.TechDistortion Articles Discussed: Tesla User Interface Pragmatic Electric Links: Pragmatic Electric Pragmatic: Electric - YouTube Introducing Pragmatic Electric Pragmatic Episodes Referenced: Pragmatic Episode 82: Tesla Pragmatic Episode 69: It’s Complicated Russell’s Links: Rusty Rants Electrons Are Your Friends | Rusty Rants Self Powered Part 2: Amped AF | Rusty Rants Self Powered | Rusty Rants Australia, Meet Wattson | Rusty Rants Links of Potential Interest: SLK350 Knob and Button-o-rama mess Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.

Wind Farms are getting bigger and spreading throughout the world both on and off-shore. Vic joins John to talk about Wind Turbines, John's new Tesla and the launch of the new Video podcast/vodcast Pragmatic Electric.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.TechDistortion Articles Discussed: Retro Mac Pro Retro Mac Pro Part 2 Upgrading the Mac Pro SSD Upgrading the Mac Pro RAM Buying A Tesla Pragmatic Electric Links: Pragmatic Electric Pragmatic: Electric - YouTube Introducing Pragmatic Electric Audiobook Narration Work: Voice For Hire Shoot Like a Ninja on Apple Books The Knack of Selling on Apple Books Engineered Network Episodes Referenced: The Battery Problem Follow-up 1 Deepwater Horizon Ocean Ranger Coopers Gap Links: Australia’s biggest wind farm at Coopers Gap to undergo major repairs The largest wind turbine blades ever transported in Australia begin their journey Coopers Gap Wind Farm Graziers split over proposed location of wind turbines near Kingaroy Links of Potential Interest: ATLASX Wind Turbin

Where have all the chips gone? Scott Willsey joins John to look at how the shifting automotive use of ICs, a drought, a pandemic and poor planning amongst other things has led to an unprecedented global chip shortage with no end in sight.With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.Links of Potential Interest: 2020–2021 Global Chip Shortage Surging Demand Cause Semiconductor Shortfall Global shortage in computer chips reaches crisis point Wafer (electronics) 22 new 200mm fabs in semiconductor capacity boom Foundry model Top five chip makers dominate global wafer capacity GlobalFoundries to take up-front payments for capacity A Computer Chip Shortage Has Hobbled the Auto Industry How Tesla pivoted to avoid the global chip shortage that could last years Apple and the 10,000 CNC milling machines Apple invests another $45 million in Gorilla Glass maker Corning Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s Water Woes Torr Etching (microfabrication) Thin film Photolithography Ion implantation Doping (semiconductor) Wafer (electronics) <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/advanced-electronics/our-insights/how-the-semiconductor-industry-can-emerge-stronger-after-the-c

Watching photography evolve in the past few years had demonstrated with computing power comes the possibility of ditching the SLR entirely and going mirrorless. Clay returns to discuss the mirrorless revolution. And yes, Clay called it first.With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.Related Episode Link: Pragmatic Episode 94: Photography Pragmatic Episode 101: Astrophotography Related Articles: Kit vs Tamron vs Prime Shoot-out WhitePapers And Photography Shooting Indoor Sports 200-500mm Zoom Lens Test Astronomy With Zoom Lenses John’s Photography: Photography John’s Lenses and Gear Presently: Nikon Z6 II Nikon FTZ MB-N11 Power Battery Grip AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens Tokina ATX-I 11-16mm F2.8 CF John’s Past Lenses: AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 E FL ED VR Clay’s Lenses and Gear Presently: (Not film!)</p

Lockdowns due to the pandemic of 2020-2021 has shifted a lot of peoples computing needs with working from home on their computer now a real driver for many people. We look at how it's impacted John and take a walk down history lane of Vic and John's various Macs for the past few decades and how it led to a controversial purchase.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Articles: Retro Mac Pro Retro Mac Pro: Part 2 John’s Macs Past and Present: eMac G4/1.25 (USB 2.0) Specs (eMac USB 2.0, M9425LL/A*, PowerMac6,4, A1002, None) MacBook Pro 15-Inch “Core 2 Duo” 2.66 (Unibody) Specs (Late 2008/Early 2009*, MC026LL/A, MacBookPro5,1, A1286, 2255) MacBook Air “Core i7” 2.0 13" (Mid-2012) Specs (Mid-2012, MD846LL/A, MacBookAir5,2, A1466, 2559) MacBook Pro 15-Inch “Core i7” 2.5 Mid-2015 (DG) Specs (Retina Mid-2015 15", MJLT2LL/A, MacBookPro11,5, A1398, 2910) MacBook Pro 13-Inch “Core i7” 2.7 Touch/2018 Specs (Mid-2018 13" (Touch Bar)*, BTO/CTO, MacBookPro15,2, A1989, 3214) Mac Pro “Quad Core” 2.66 (2009/Nehalem) Specs (Early 2009, MB871LL/A, MacPro4,1, A1289, 2314) Mac Pro “Quad Core” 3.7 (Late 2013) Specs (Late 2013, ME253LL/A, MacPro6,1, A1481, 2630) iMac Pro Vic’s Macs Past and Present: MacBook Pro 16-Inch “Core i9” 2.3 2019 Specs (2019 16", MVVM2LL/A*, MacBookPro16,1, A2141, 3347) iMac 27-Inch “Core i7” 4.2 (5K, Mid-2017) Specs (Retina 5K, Mid-2017, BTO/CTO, iMac18,3, A1419, 3070) <a href="https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.2-

A team of podcasters and developers are working on the next evolution of podcasting they call Podcasting 2.0. Dave Jones joins John to talk about their goals, RSS, XML and JSON pieces and how they fit together. To top it all off, we also dive into BitCoin, Lightning and distributed monetisation in podcasting.With Dave Jones and John Chidgey.Related Articles: Podcasting 2.0 Podcasting 2.0 Addendum Links of Potential Interest: Podcastindex.org Developer Documentation for the podcastindex.org API Podcast Index GitHub Podcast Namespace GitHub: A wholistic RSS Namespace for Podcasting RaspiBlitz Voltage Lightning Nodes Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Premium Jane: Premium Jane are a US-based provider of organic CBD products that meet the highest standards of quality and purity. Visit premiumjane.com and use the Coupon Code PJ20OFF for 20% off. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Don’t forget the return of Usher with the Usher 2 Pre-Sale! Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Shane O'Neill.

Ian Norman from Lonely Speck joins John to talk about photographing the MilkyWay with just your DSLR and without spending a fortune. We cover everything from Star-Trackers, Red-light filter removal, Pollution Filters, Focussing techniques, Image stacking and lots more.With Ian Norman and John Chidgey.Links of Potential Interest: How to Photograph the Milky Way - LonelySpeck Bahtinov Mask SharpStar2 Precision Focusing Tool – Lonely Speck Hyperfocal Distance The Center Column – Independent Tripod Testing Airglow Helpful Apps: PhotoPills Fifth Star Labs Dark Site Finder Sky Guide (iOS) Stellarium (Android) Light Pollution and Filters: Bortle Scale John E. Bortle Light Pollution and Astronomy Sodium-vapor Lamp John’s Camera Gear: Nikon D500 Tokina 11-16mm DX Ulta-Wide NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E Ian’s Camera Gear: Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Star Tracking: Star Adventurer Pro Pack SkyGuider Pro Camera Mount ASIAIR PRO DSLR Conversion Services USA: Life Pixel IR Kolari Vision <a href="https://www.spencerscam

Casey returns to join John in an episode where we explore all things NAS - specifically the Synology. How we use it, what we use it for and how we neither of us can ever live without one anymore!With Casey Liss and John Chidgey.Related Article: Oh My NAS Links of Potential Interest: Plex Starport 75 QNAP Parallels Plex/NAS Compatibility Spreadsheet MoCA Bridge Plex Pass Plex Naming Primer Channels Homebridge Transmission Sonarr Jackett Backblaze 3-2-1 Network Attached N00bs Plex Primer SSD Cache Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Soulver.App: You’ve tried a calculator and a spreadsheet but if you haven’t tried Soulver yet you’re missing out on a great app that fits perfectly with the way your brain actually thinks. Soulver is available from Soulver.app and also through the Mac App Store. Visit soulver.appto learn more.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Don’t forget the return of Usher with the Usher 2 Pre-Sale! Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total

SpaceX and Elon Musk have been accelerating a project to provide high-speed, low latency broadband internet around the world via Satellites and are calling it StarLink. Radek joins John to deep dive into what StarLink is trying to accomplish, why it's a such a different approach to the problem and why it might actually succeed where others have failed.With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey.SpaceX Achievements: SpaceX Sets A Turnaround Record Radio Bands: Ka band Ku band V band Electromagnetic Spectrum Competing Satellite Technologies: Globalstar Iridium Satellite Constellation Iridium Satellites Iridium Ends Legacy Satellite Service Switches All Traffic to Next Iridium Communications Links of potential interest: Speed of Light in Fiber Laser Communication In Space How Fast Do Electrons Move? Catalog of Earth Satellite Orbits Satellite Phone Field of View Low Earth Orbit Solar Flares Affect Low Earth Orbit Satellites Geostationary Orbit Swathe Doppler Effect Calculator Orbit Of A Satellite Calculator StarLink: Starlink Site S

After a brief chat about John's App-in-progress Timeless Day, Ronnie Lutes joins to dissect the problems and pitfalls of poorly shielded or cheap USB 3 devices and how they can create BlueTooth drops out, Trackpad bullet chattering, Mouse stuttering and more and how one might diagnose and fix these issues. A must listen for those with suspected interference on their PC or Mac wireless devices.With Ronnie Lutes and John Chidgey.Related Articles: Docks And Interference SLIP Apps Related Podcast Episodes: Sleep Podcast Pragmatic Episode 77 Look Before You Touch Links of potential interest: Harald Bluetooth MicroSemi WhitePaper Spread Spectrum Clocking (DOWNLOAD VIA GOOGLE) USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio, Kevin Koch and Oliver Steele.

Myke Hurley returns to the show to follow on with Optimal Interfaces, now looking into application specific advantages of the different user interfaces we have available to us for our specific use cases. We also consider an apocalyptic world where we can only have one device and what it would be.With Myke Hurley and John Chidgey.Related Episode Link: Pragmatic Episode 93: Optimal Interface Related Article Links: TechDistortion: Back To The Mac TechDistortion: Optimal Interface Part 1: Input TechDistortion: Optimal Interface Part 2: Output TechDistortion: Optimal Interface Part 3: Devices Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio and Kevin Koch.

In an episode that could not be put off any longer, Merlin Mann joins John to unpick the habit of procrastination, how to identify when you're doing it, why you're doing it and how to stop yourself from doing it and get yourself back on track.With Merlin Mann and John Chidgey.Related Episode Links: Pragmatic Episode 40: Productivitus Interruptus Pragmatic Episode 50: Accidental Clicking Miscellaneous Links: Getting Things Done Definition of Procrastinate Procrastination Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen, John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio and Kevin Koch.

Free Open Source Software is at the heart of the Federated Social revolution that's gathering momentum. David Chartier joins John to walk through where we are in that journey so far, the current players, the current challenges and value of having multiple social-network options.With David Chartier and John Chidgey.Related Article Links: TechDistortion: Engineered Space Take 2 TechDistortion Fediverse Series: Own Your Social Graph Related Episode Links: Pragmatic Episode 89: The Problem Is Us Pragmatic Episode 80: Mastodon Fediverse Apps: Whalebird Hyperspace The Desk Mastonaut Tusky for Mastodon Subway Tooter Fedilab Tootle for Linux Mast Mast on GitHub Toot! Amaroq Miscellaneous Links: Free and Open-Source Software The Free Software Definition Introducing MissKey An Interview with Eugen Rochko Pleroma ‘Compliant’ List of Applications Mastodon ‘Compliant’ List of Applications Best way to move instances on Mastodon How to migrate from one server to another <li

If you want to take the best possible picture, far better than a smartphone will ever be able to, where do you begin? John is joined by Clay Daly to walk through the details of modern digital photography, the pitfalls, the misconceptions and the reasons you should consider it if you haven't.With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.Related Episode Links: Pragmatic Episode 12: Pages Blocks Planes Die Bank Device Pragmatic Episode 14: The Worlds Most Popular Camera Our Photography: John’s PixelFed Instance Clay’s Website and Portfolio Our Preferred Kit: Nikon D500 Fujifilm X100S Canon P Rangefinder Cameras 1959-1961 Sony α7 Other Mentioned Kit: Nikon D5 Nikon D5500 Metabones Miscellaneous Links: History of Photography History of the Camera Nikon FX & DX Format Lenses Explained Nikon Lens Abbreviations Light Pollution Map SE Qld How to Photograph the Milky Way Nikon DX Format APS-C The Exposure Triangle Understanding ISO Photographic Dynamic Range versus ISO Setting Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:<a href="https://backblaze.com/prag

With a growing number of device categories and devices within them, it can be hard to pick what devices from what category will meet your needs. Jason Snell joins John to try to determine what the optimal interface is for what use case you might need and where technology is heading.With Jason Snell and John Chidgey.Related Article Links: Optimal Interface: Part 1 Input Optimal Interface: Part 2 Output Optimal Interface: Part 3 Devices Referred During Show: The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted Chiang Robot or Not Miscellaneous Links: Speech recognition Siri Amazon Alexa Google Assistant Cortana What is the Average Speaking Rate? Brain Computer Interface A Beginner’s Guide to Brain-Computer Interface and Convolutional Neural Networks Speed of Speech vs Speed of Thought About Braingate Computer mouse Pointing Stick aka Accupoint Computer Keyboard Trackball Touchpad Kinect Light Pen Touchscreen Resistive Touchscreen Capacitive Sensing <a href="https://www.rat

Following on the Pragmatic Coffee journey, Miha joins to discuss every detail behind the Espresso coffee and how to make the best shot you can.With Miha Rekar and John Chidgey.Previous Episode Links: Pragmatic Episode 30: Coffee Pragmatic Episode 30A: Coffee Follow-up Part A Parallel Passion Episode 4: John Chidgey Miscellaneous Links: John Making A Latte Miha Latte Art History: Espresso History of Espresso and the First Espresso Machine Angelo Moriondo Turin Total Solar Eclipse Of 15th February 1961 The E61 Group Head Alex Duetto Avanti Mini Multi Measuring Glass 30ml The Tamper Socratic Coffee Grinding Related: Grinding Fundamentals The Grinder Paper Explained Static In Your Grinding Baratza Sette 270 How To Choose A Mazzer Espresso Grinder Making Of Mahlkonig EK43 Grinder Baratza Sette 270Wi-Grind by Weight Conical Burr Grinder Grinder Grind Distribution Charts Coffee Hack No More Static Milk Related: Latte Art <a href="https://cli

John Siracusa returns to Pragmatic to discuss everything Zelda related, with a focus on Breath of the Wild and how so many established Zelda gameplay rules were thrown out the window with resounding success.With John Siracusa and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: John Chidgey’s Zelda Amiibo Collection The Legend of Zelda Role-playing Video Game 10 Games With Guinness World Records Player’s Basic Rules for Dungeons & Dragons Zelda BoTW Took 4yrs to Develop MetaCritic: Zelda BoTW MetaCritic: Zelda OOT YouTube Clips of Interest: John Chidgey playing BOTW: 3 Giant Ancient Cores Can You Beat Breath of the Wild Without Climbing? SM64 Watch for Rolling Rocks Can You Kill Gannon Using Only A Mop? Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Clubhouse: Looking for an easy to use software development project management solution that everyone in an organisation can use? Clubhouse was built with Agile Development in mind with an intense focus on intuitiveness and responsiveness, supporting seamless integrations with standard version control and messaging systems and an extensible REST API to integrate anything else you might need. Visit clubhouse.io/TENto learn more.Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

Waterfall development is being overtaken Agile and in only two decades its popularity continues to grow. Casey Liss weighs in on the pros and cons of Agile while we look at where it's best to use it and what can help to make Agile work.With Casey Liss and John Chidgey.Previous Episode Link: Pragmatic Episode 79: Diluted My Metric Goodness Miscellaneous Links: Waterfall Model Technical Debt Agile Software Development Kanban Board Slicky Notes Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Clubhouse: Looking for an easy to use software development project management solution that everyone in an organisation can use? Clubhouse was built with Agile Development in mind with an intense focus on intuitiveness and responsiveness, supporting seamless integrations with standard version control and messaging systems and an extensible REST API to integrate anything else you might need. Visit clubhouse.io/TENto learn more.Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

Social Media has taken the world by storm but recent history has shown all that glitters isn't gold and has many people wondering if the technology is the problem, or if the problem is us?With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.Previous Episode Link: Pragmatic Episode 80: Mastodon Miscellaneous Links: I Don’t Want to Do This Anymore: Fundamentally Broken My Company Tried Slack For Two Years - This Is Why We Quit The History of Social Media SixDegrees Evolution of Social Networking Parley Demilitarized Zone Courtesy Etiquette Politician Barack Obama School Speech 2009 Bad Behavior Is Trending Online Shock Humour Frankly My Dear I Don’t Give A Damn Use Of The Word F#!@ Twitter Extends 280 Character Limit About Your Twitter Timeline The History Of Fake News Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off

With Cloud Storage becoming a staple of modern computing, we deep dive into the history of how cloud storage came about, what features it has or should have and ultimately who can you trust?With Rob Griffiths and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: Cloud Storage Box DropBox Amazon S3 Single Source Of Truth MobileMe Meet iCloud’s great-grandfather: iTools Apple Enhances .Mac Nextcloud vs ownCloud: The Whole Story Self-Hosted Web Episode 02: Nextcloud iCloud Storage Plans and Pricing Apple to Launch iCloud on October 13 Cloudron How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Nextcloud Server Sync Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

From the retronymous Web 1.0 through 2.0 and beyond, we look at how web development is coming full circle and when Static, Dynamic or Statically Generated sites make the most sense.With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: Web 2.0 Page Caching: Varnish vs Nginx FastCGI Cache Varnish (software) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

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 PatreonEpisode 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 Made No Money From It Razor Hovertrax Shane Chen The inventor of the hoverboard says he’s made no money from it | Technology | The Guardian Personal Transporter Rules For Personal Mobility Devices - Queensland Government Pedestrians Call For Cycle Ban Airwheel X3 Fastwheel Ring Electric Unicycle Solowheel Orbit DC Motors Brushless DC Motors iPhone 4 Gyroscope Teardown Vibrating Structure Gyroscope <a href="https://www.digikey.com.au/en/articles/techzone/2017/jan/why-and-how-to-sinusoidally-con

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 Science Of Cycling Human Power APTA: Millennials And Mobility Skateboard-related Injuries Longboard And Skateboard Injuries Pedestrian And Bicycle Information Center Safety Statistics Motorcycle Fatality Rate USA Heelys Footwear Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Makers4Good: Makers4Good are an innovative company based in Palo Alto, California and they’ve recently released the HELIO: A Solar Light, Torch and Powerbank that’s perfect for camping, hiking, emergencies, gazebos, use as a night light or wherever your adventures might happen to take you. All profits from the sale of the HELIO go to providing light and power for those in need. Visit makers4good.com/engineered and use the Coupon Code ENGINEERED for 20% off the total price of your order.Episode Gold Producer:

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 to launch a spaceship from near the equator? Interplanetary Transport System Dragon 2 MV Delta Mariner Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Carsten Hansen.

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 PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.

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 World Model 3 Patents: All Our Patent Are Belong To You List of Tesla Patents Charging: Supercharger Stations Tesla Supercharger Tesla joins Charging Interface Initiative Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.

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 Musk Tweet 2 of 2 Mego Micronauts Rocket Tubes Remastered Toy Commercial MegoMuseum Roadheader Shotcrete Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.

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 MastodonTwitter iOS Apps I use for Mastodon: Mustor (Formerly called “Mastodon-iOS”) Amaroq 11t Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.

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 PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.

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 PatreonEpisode 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 PatreonEpisode 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 Vapor Deposition Gold Purity Guide Society of Automotive Engineers SAE Steel Grades Watch Pins For Watch Bands Apple Watch Band Design Guidelines Apple Watch Leather Loop Band Clone Review NOMOS from Glashütte Horween Leather - Shell Cordovan NATO Nylon Watch Bands Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.

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 PatreonEpisode 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: Fitness Tracking For The Back Yard Tweets by Mowing Meter (@MowingMeterApp) – Twitter Health Up Display: Health Up Display The public beta is officially open. Sign up and get your Health Up Display today!! Tweets by Health Up Display (@HealthUpDisplay) – Twitter Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.

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 PatreonEpisode 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 Interfering Signals: Principles and Applications Radio Astronomy Liquid Nitrogen Liquid Helium Noise Temperature 20 Tips On Reducing Noise Sound pressure Tinnitus Cosmic Background Explorer BBC Worldwide YouTube Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.

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 PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.