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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 PatreonEpisode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Dave Jones, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Mark Oates.
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 Turbine
Australian Wind Farms Regularly Deliver Tiny Fraction of Their Total Capacity
What does the capacity factor of wind mean?
What is a wind class?
What is the minimum wind speed required for wind power generation?
Hywind Scotland
Doubly-fed electric machine
Double-Fed Induction Generator
Single floating offshore Windcatcher unit could power 80,000 European homes
Vertical axis wind turbines far more efficient offshore
Operation and maintenance costs of wind generated power
Breaking down the cost of wind turbine maintenance
List of onshore wind farms
List of offshore wind farms
Papalote Creek Wind Farm
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. Check out their newest app Menuwhere, it’s amazing!
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 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.
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)
How COVID-19 will affect semiconductor demand in 2021
The Global Microchip Shortage: What It Means for Your Next Car Purchase
Experts drill into the motor industry’s chip issues
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. Check out their newest app Menuwhere, it’s amazing!
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 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 and Joel Maher.
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!)
Sony α7R IV
Sony α7 Pro
Voigtländer 15mm
Sonnar T* Full Frame E-Mount FE 35mm F2.8 Zeiss Lens
Sony FE 50mm F1.8
Sony FE 85mm F1.8
Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Links of Potential Interest:
Mechanical vs Electronic Shutters
Two new Nikon DSLR cameras and several F-mount lenses coming in 2021
Canon: no new EF lenses unless market demands it
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. Check out their newest app Menuwhere, it’s amazing!
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 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 and Joel Maher.
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)
MacBook Pro 15-Inch “Core i7” 2.2 Late 2011 Specs (Late 2011 15", MD318LL/A, MacBookPro8,2, A1286, 2563*)
Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Bill.
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
Spencers Camera
Image Stacking Software: (Wide-Angle)
Starry Landscape Stacker
Sequator
Big Image Panorama Stitching:
PT GUI
Microsoft ICE
AutoPanoGiga (No Longer Available)
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. 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.
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 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.
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
Starlink
SpaceX Releases New Details on Starlink Satellite Design
SpaceX Modifies Starlink Network Design
SpaceX Is Banking on Satellite Internet - Maybe It Shouldn’t
SpaceX Starlink Internet Prepares for Beta Users
SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet
Radek’s Recommendations:
Eccentric Orbits The Iridium Story
Create and Manage Your Own Space Program
Nozbe Teams:
Nozbe Teams on Product Hunt
Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer:
'r'.Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele and Shane O'Neill.
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
Gab Explained
Message Threads of Potential Interest:
Toot! FlakeIDs Message Thread
Pleroma Free App Message Thread
Gab Forking Mast as Well Message Thread
‘Why are there so many people for hate speech?’ Message Thread
Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer:
'r'.Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen, John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio and Kevin Koch.
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:Backblaze:
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Visit backblaze.com/pragmaticto learn more.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 for iOS is available through the App Store and the newly updated Soulver 3 for Mac from Acqualias website.
Visit soulver.appto learn more.Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen, John Whitlow and Joseph Antonio.
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
Average Typing Speed
Toshiba Satellite
Eye
Resolving the iPhone Resolution: Bad Astronomy
Pixel Density
Display Size, Resolution, and Ideal Viewing Distance
Refreshable Braille Display
Digital Scent Technology
Virtual Reality
VR Sickness Should Be Mostly Solved In 5 Years
Virtual Reality: Motion Sickness May Be Avoided With New Innovation | Fortune
Virtual Reality Sickness
Google Glass
Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Backblaze:
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Visit backblaze.com/pragmaticto learn more.Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen, John Whitlow and Joseph Antonio.
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
Does The Type Of Milk You Use Matter?
The Science Behind Perfect Steamed Milk
Oracle Touch by Sage/Breville
Scales:
Brewista Smart Scale II
Lunar
Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Clubhouse:
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Visit clubhouse.io/TENto learn more.Episode Gold Producer:
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Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
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?
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