Friends with Brews

Liv from New York on a Saturday, it's Peter! Peter's worst hotel adventure ever, Peter runs and drinks coffee, Apple loves bugs, and Scott loves Wispr Flow. The Topics The Brews GREGORYS COFFEE Dark Enough Water Avenue Guatemala San Antonio La Paz Peter Drinks Coffee Corporate Coffee Mug Peter's Platform Segment, a Shout At Liv Hotel Hotel Henri NYC Polar Verity Sense AirPods Pros 3 Bluetooth problems Bugs Apple loves Wispr Flow The Links GREGORYS COFFEE GREGORYS COFFEE Dark Enough Water Avenue Guatemala San Antonio La Paz Peter Drinks Coffee Corporate Coffee Mug Liv Hotel Hotel Henri NYC Polar Verity Sense Wispr Flow

The Topics The Brews Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters Mexico Oaxaca Cerro la Bruja Water Avenue Coffee Rogue Valley Dark Roast Arq vs Carbon Copy Cloner Cloud backup software for Mac and Windows : Arq Carbon Copy Cloner: macOS Backup Software - Bombich Software Software sucks Relive | Run, Ride, Hike & more Garmin Connect Strava | Running, Cycling & Hiking App - Train, Track & Share Troubleshooting Mac mini remote access VT water pressure Garmin Forerunner 965 Manual Coffee Grinder Christmas Gifts Irish Cream Knob Creek Whiskey (9 year old) Massage Veuv la Clicquot champagne Gin Marvel lego characters Do you play videos people send you? Peter's nifty: gpx.studio — the online GPX file editor The Links Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters Rogue Valley Dark Roast – Water Avenue Coffee Santa's Powers Are STUPID Cloud backup software for Mac and Windows : Arq Carbon Copy Cloner: macOS Backup Software - Bombich Software Relive | Run, Ride, Hike & more Garmin Connect Strava | Running, Cycling & Hiking App - Train, Track & Share Amazon.com: World's First 60g Large Capacity Manual Coffee Grinder, Portable Hand Coffee Bean Mill with 40 Adjustable Settings, Ceramic Conical Burr Grinder for Espresso, Pour Over, Camping, Travel, Gift, etc : Home & Kitchen gpx.studio — the online GPX file editor Footpath Route Planner | Footpath Route Planner Middlesex Fells Reservoir Trail Clockwise | Footpath Route Planner

Peter goes to the Genius Bar. Peter drinks coffee and Scott drinks tea. Listen while we Watch (or talk about watches, anyway). The Topics The Brews La Colombe Coffee Roasters Decaf Monte Carlo Dark Roast Coffee Numi Hojicha The honey in the Mac Foundry Virtual Tabletop Sophos advice Sophos XGS 88 AirPods Pro 3 Amazon is a terrible company with good customer service Single reviews backlog AeroPress Premium Coffee Maker How much coffee? Garmin 965 review Garmin 955, 965, and 970 Product Comparison What about the Apple Watch? The Links La Colombe Coffee Roasters Decaf Monte Carlo Dark Roast Coffee Numi Hojicha Foundry Virtual Tabletop XGS Series Firewall Appliances - 2nd Gen Desktop Models AirPods Pro 3 - Apple AeroPress Premium Coffee Maker | Glass and Metal Coffee Maker Garmin 955, 965, and 970 Product Comparison

Cults are bad, unless they're good. Peter and Scott talk about the psychology of changing your beliefs. Also, Ghostty, AI, and COFFEE!! The Topics The Brews Whole Foods Whole Bean Italian Roast New Seasons Market Cottonwood Whole Bean Coffee Scott switches to Ghostty Ghostty is simple and fast Warp's BS became too much zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions: Fish-like autosuggestions for zsh The AI tools Scott pays for Claude (and Claude Code), ChatGPT Why Engineers Can't Be Rational About Programming Languages You’re all wrong - YouTube Misconceptions, Misinformation, and the Logic of Identity-Protective Cognition by Dan M. Kahan :: SSRN The Links Whole Foods Whole Bean Italian Roast New Seasons Market Cottonwood Whole Bean Coffee Ghostty Warp zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions: Fish-like autosuggestions for zsh Why Engineers Can't Be Rational About Programming Languages You’re all wrong - YouTube Misconceptions, Misinformation, and the Logic of Identity-Protective Cognition by Dan M. Kahan :: SSRN

Peter's fasting, but he still drinks coffee. Scott was coffee fasting, but now he's not. Peter's got the Sophos jacket, and they both have thumbs up for their drinks! The Topics The Brews Turks Island Coffee Roasters French Cay Upper Left Roasters Chapina, Guatemala The Sophos jacket The Links Turks Island Coffee Roasters Upper Left Roasters Chapina, Guatemala FriendsWBrews on Mastodon Friends With Brews Podcast

Welcome to the Menu Bar! No, that was a different podcast. But we do talk about menu bar management apps, watches, Overcast, and airlines!! And the stupid Ecobee. The Topics The Brews FOGBUSTER Coffee The Original Fogbuster Portland Coffee Roasters Endless Summer Trail Animals Running Club Stone Cat Menu bar management apps Hidden Bar Bartender 6 - Take control of your Menu bar Ice - Menu Bar Manager Little Snitch — Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS (not a menu bar management app) Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar watch vs. Apple Watch Series 10 Default phone view Overcast streaming Airline Wi-Fi Ecobee thermostat comfort settings The Links FOGBUSTER Coffee The Original Fogbuster Portland Coffee Roasters Endless Summer Trail Animals Running Club Stone Cat Hidden Bar Bartender 6 - Take control of your Menu bar Ice - Menu Bar Manager Little Snitch — Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS Garmin Forerunner® 955 Solar | Premium Running Watch Apple Watch Series 10 - Apple (AM) FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter has some Apple things, Scott gets lowballed while Peter gets highballed, and overall it's a short espresso sized episode. The Topics The Brews Tony's Coffee Mexico Chiapas Downeast Coffee Roasters Deep Sea Dark Roast AirPods Pro 3 Apple Watch SE Sonnet 4.5 (You're absolutely right!) The Links Tony's Coffee Mexico Chiapas Downeast Coffee Roasters Deep Sea Dark Roast FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter has a calendar scheduling AI assistant and 9 extra time zones. Scott has anxiety about the sound quality of Peter's impromptu Unsere Weisse Berliner Kindl review. The Topics The Brews Oat Milk Matcha Latte at 3st Coffee Roasters in Berlin Backporch Coffee Roasters Early Bird Unsere Weisse Berliner Kindl Time Zones CalendarBridge Dato — Sindre Sorhus Zones: Time Zone Conversion Garmin Fitness Tracker Update Sleepwalking Apple Watch Ultra 3 Claude and Claude Code vs. ChatGPT and Codex Theo - t3․gg - YouTube The Links Sync Google, Outlook, & iCloud Calendars with CalendarBridge 3st Coffee Roasters Unsere Weisse | Berliner Kindl Early Bird - Costa Rica — Backporch Coffee Roasters CalendarBridge Dato — Sindre Sorhus Zones: Time Zone Conversion FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

It’s all Yubikey all the time as Peter and Scott perform live technical exercises for your listening displeasure! The Topics The Brews Samuel Adams Just The Haze IPA Non-Alcoholic Beer Tostado Coffee Roasters Arandas Yubikey Setting up Yubikeys The Links Just The Haze IPA | Non-Alcoholic Beer | Samuel Adams Tostado Coffee Roasters Arandas Yubico | YubiKey Strong Two Factor Authentication FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Scott and Peter do some live coffee drinking and AI agent installs while pondering how much f word is too much f word. The Topics The Brews Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast Silver Falls Coffee Co. Swiss Water Process Cascade Blend Decaf Mac mini remoting VNC sucks Screens 5 AI agentic coding and workflows Claude Code Warp AI Notion MCP MCP Obsidian Google Gemini CLI Theo - t3.gg So I've had gpt-5 for a bit now... - YouTube The current state of gpt-5 - YouTube 🎙️ MacWhisper Getting started with AI agentic workflows Homebrew — The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) claude — Homebrew Formulae claude-code — Homebrew Formulae codex — Homebrew Formulae gemini-cli — Homebrew Formulae Finder hangs OneDrive for Mac The Links Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast Silver Falls Coffee Co. Swiss Water Process Cascade Blend Decaf Screens 5 Claude Code Warp AI Notion MCP – Connect Notion to your favorite AI tools GitHub - MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian: MCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin So I've had gpt-5 for a bit now... - YouTube The current state of gpt-5 - YouTube 🎙️ MacWhisper FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Scott and Peter talk a lot, and this time it’s all about the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar watch. Also, GPT 5, FoodNoms AI, YouTube Premium, and a little vibe coding. The Topics The Brews Athletic Brewing Co. Athletic Lite Portland Coffee Roasters Goose Hollow AI Update ChatGPT 5 and Vibe Coding YouTube Premium FoodNoms AI mode The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 Things Peter misses from the Apple Watch Ultra Siri Message sending Medication tracking Responding to notifications Responding to authenticator apps Controlling audio playback Better UI Charging Music Podcasts Customizable faces and widgets Watch bands Things Peter likes about the Garmin Battery life Buttons Loading workouts Workout data analysis Notifications in AirPods (without messing up audio playback) Weight difference Bluetooth pairing and pairing indicators Things that are the same (or close enough) Workout tracking GPS navigation Safety features Things that are just different More features and apps geared towards athletes Syncing Garmin documentation is not always accurate Haptic directions Which does Peter like better? Both The Links Portland Coffee Roasters Goose Hollow Athletic Lite | Non Alcoholic Light Beer | Athletic Brewing Co. – Athletic Brewing Company The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter doesn’t want to think different, he wants to run different. Scott just wants his automations to run different. They both watch Adam Mockler, and they both have thoughts about the current political discourse. The Topics The Brews Coava Coffee Roasters S.O. Blend Yorkshire Gold | Yorkshire Tea The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 macOS Automations Mockler, Meidas Touch, and Politics The Links Yorkshire Gold | Yorkshire Tea The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 Garmin Forerunner® 955 Solar | Premium Running Watch Mockler HQ | Adam Mockler | Substack MeidasTouch - YouTube Meidas+ | MeidasTouch Network | Substack FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Coffees, Macs, Kumas, and Mocklers... it's like a grab bag of topics. Also Peter does the math on AppleCare One, Scott tells him how to log into meetings with Dato, and both are angry at reminders. The Topics The Brews Backporch Blend — Backporch Coffee Roasters Market Basket French Roast Whole Bean Coffee Fellow Opus Coffee Grinder Prime Day Mac minis Foundry Virtual Tabletop Tailscale Node Uptime Kuma Superman movies live on YouTube AppleCare One Calendar hell with Peter Nikolaidis Dato by Sindre Sorhus Due Reminder App The problem with reminders Adam Mockler - YouTube The Links Backporch Blend — Backporch Coffee Roasters Market Basket French Roast Whole Bean Coffee Opus Conical Burr Grinder – Fellow Foundry Virtual Tabletop Uptime Kuma - A Fancy Self-Hosted Monitoring Tool Superman movies live on YouTube AppleCare One Dato — Sindre Sorhus Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad Adam Mockler - YouTube FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Scott went to Japan (and wishes he was still there). Peter went to Japan too, in 2002. They both like Shinkansen and Japanese food. Scott Spotlighted Raycast (that’s a new verb), Scott and Peter both bought refurbished M1 Mac minis to use as Tailscale exit nodes, Peter plays Virtual Tabletop games, and it’s the Year of 5% Linux on the desktop! The Topics The Brews Kirin Ichiban Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn Golden Scott goes to Japan Peter’s Japan Rotary Club experience Shinkansen Visas and long-term stays in Japan Spotlighting Raycast M1 Mac mini Virtual Tabletop gaming The Year of 5% Linux on the Desktop The Links Kirin Ichiban Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn Golden Amazon refurbished M1 Mac mini FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

It’s another blurred line and another line blurred! Peter kills two podcasts with one story by merging Blurring the Lines with Friends with Brews again, which is good for Scott because it means he gets to talk to Adam again. Brews, books, and things we’re watching! The Topics The Brews Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea Forecast Coffee Company Yonder Stella Artois Blurring the Lines AI fakery and other tools AI human mimic video ElevenLabs Can drinking Coffee drinking methodologies Spam, phishing, and small town business offices Storms, flooding, and bamboo Webcams Logitech C920 What we’re watching Dope Thief Bullet Train Wolfs The Fall Guy Sicario (2015) Sicario: Day of the Soldado Ted Lasso To Live and Die in L.A. Moonlighting TRON: Ares What we’re reading Abundance by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson Foundation The Links Yorkshire Tea | Tea Bags & Loose Leaf Wholesale Tea Taylors of Harrogate | Global Suppliers of Great Tea & Coffee Stella Artois Yonder - Forecast Coffee Company Free Text to Speech & AI Voice Generator | ElevenLabs Logitech C920s PRO Full HD Webcam with Privacy Shutter Dope Thief Bullet Train Wolfs The Fall Guy Sicario (2015) Sicario: Day of the Soldado Ted Lasso To Live and Die in L.A. Moonlighting TRON: Ares Abundance | Book by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster Foundation Book Series Foundation TV Series FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Is it Whisky, or is it Whiskey? None of us care, because John Chidgey is here to tell us about Whisky Whiskey, his video podcast! Don’t worry, there’s an audio only version for people like me who don’t watch things. John, Peter, and Scott also bemoan the state of AI, software in general, and Peter’s body. The Topics The Brews Campos Coffee Superior Blend Trader Joe's Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend Wayfinder Beer La Magie French Pilsner Whisky Whiskey Podcast Business opportunity – websites for beer companies The interrogation of John Chidgey John’s work history John is an electrical engineer Automation systems Programming logic controllers and SCADA systems Designing UI for clarity and safety Semiconductor manufacturing and ASIC design Electrical design Cybersecurity Company cybersecurity specs ISA-95 Standard: Enterprise-Control System Integration AEMO | AESCSF framework and resources John’s podcasting career Pragmatic Causality Whisky Whiskey Six Million Dollar Man – a litany of joints Grok determines that Elon and Donald deserve the death penalty Whisky Whiskey formats Audio, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Shaky politics Encryption ban attempts Shaky democracy AI DeepSeek LLMs in general Apple Intelligence Silicon Valley Syndrome Following the money Dear Tim Apple: Scott’s letter to Tim Cook DEI crashed our plane Software is broken Control systems The Links Campos Coffee Superior Blend Trader Joe's Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend Wayfinder Beer Whisky Whiskey Podcast Whisky Whiskey - YouTube ISA-95 Standard: Enterprise-Control System Integration AEMO | AESCSF framework and resources Pragmatic Causality Whisky Whiskey Fediverse Chidgey The Engineered Network FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter’s new book says to drink raw milk. Scott says no. Science is a process. Peter’s Opus ground it wrong, which leads the guys into talking about problem statements. Speaking of problems leads them into talking about Slack vs. Teams, design culture, and free smart scales and other spies. Tell your friends! The Topics The Brews Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Wandering Goat Coffee - Decaf Peru Science, diet, and health Pastuerized milk vs. raw milk Alcohol vs. no alcohol Science is a process The Grinding of the Opus Peter’s Opus made bad noises Peter cleaned it and reassembled it The Opus may not be the most robust grinder in the world Our favorite problem descriptions I can’t get my mail It’s broken I keep hitting retree and I keep hearing a grinding noise I got a warning about an application that’s not supposed to be there Some security is blocking us from something Slack vs. Teams Channels vs. Teams vs. Chats vs. we don’t even know Teams within Teams Organizing files Team meetings Team chats Design culture (stick a pin in it) Microsoft, Google, et. al. Intuit, PayPal Atlassian Jira Web apps vs. native apps Free smart scales and other spies The Links Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Wandering Goat Coffee - Decaf Peru Opus Conical Burr Grinder – Fellow FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter drinks tea like a gentleman, Scott drinks the same coffee as last week like a person drinking the same coffee as last week, then they contemplate pushing updates to the Doge website. Scott applies for a job in the dumbest way possible, but also learns about ransomware from the best source – ransomware. The Topics The Brews Wegmans Just Tea Earl Grey Black Tea Sterling Coffee Roasters Kenya Kiamugumo AB Maximal Transparency: Doge leaves its doggy door open Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website Aeropress brewing revisited Scott applies for a job in the dumbest way possible Risky Business Lessons from a ransomware attack Loose ends Peter’s shoulders Peter’s Firmoo foibles Neck gaiter nifty WikiTok The Links Wegmans Just Tea Earl Grey Black Tea Bags | Wegmans Sterling Coffee Roasters Making It So by Patrick Stewart Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website Risky Business Firmoo.com - Your Preferred Online Eyewear Store - Glasses|Sunglasses|Prescription Eyeglasses|Reading Glasses WikiTok FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter and Scott support media. Independent media, that is. Peter and Scott also support coffee and eyeglasses, but not necessarily IPAs. But maybe one Jalapeno IPA? Who knows? They can’t find it in order to find out. The Topics The Brews Sterling Coffee Roasters Kenya Kiamugumo AB Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Eyeglasses Warby Parker Burke Eyeglasses in Tennessee Whiskey Warby Parker Hector Eyeglasses in Driftwood Fade Trade Coffee The normalization of Trump and other Nazis The Ultimate Recipe for Brewing Any Coffee The topic tracking tangent Pour Over Style AeroPress Listener Feedback Donnie Adams: "I’m thinking this should be on…" - TechHub We support independent media 404 Media The Verge ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest LMN | Lemon Media Network Tech Won’t Save Us Citation Needed by Molly White MIT Technology Review - Not recommended Big Sandwich – For the cost of a big sandwich but you don’t have to, no pressure. Mark Lewis 'be above average' Accidental Tech Podcast Six Colors – Apple, technology, and other stuff by Jason Snell & Dan Moren The Race WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED Insight Timer — #1 Free Meditation App The Links Sterling Coffee Roasters Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee | Wegmans Warby Parker Burke Eyeglasses in Tennessee Whiskey Warby Parker Hector Eyeglasses in Driftwood Fade Shop Coffee | Coffee Subscription | Trade | Trade Coffee The Ultimate Recipe for Brewing Any Coffee Bean Deliciously Has Evolved Even Further! - YouTube Prismo AeroPress® Attachment | Fellow® Official Store AeroPress Flow Control Filter Cap | Espresso - Style Crema Pour Over Style AeroPress Donnie Adams: "I’m thinking this should be on…" - TechHub 404 Media The Verge ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest LMN | Lemon Media Network Tech Won’t Save Us Citation Needed by Molly White MIT Technology Review - Not recommended Big Sandwich – For the cost of a big sandwich but you don’t have to, no pressure. Mark Lewis 'be above average' Accidental Tech Podcast Six Colors – Apple, technology, and other stuff by Jason Snell & Dan Moren The Race WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED Insight Timer — #1 Free Meditation App FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast

Peter loses a lot of glasses, repairs a lot of shoulders, and has a lot of countries he can live in. Scott revisits some drink ratings and still hates most of the drinks he previously hated. The real question is, will Warby Parker glasses help Scott play Baldur’s Gate 3 any better? The Topics The Brews Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Uraga Wegmans Bold Habitat Whole Bean Coffee Side Thumb ratings on Friends with Brews Notes about coffee tasting for the podcast Ratings revisited Colombia - SWP Decaf Tamper Coffee Odin - side thumb - it’s a coffee Drink Coffee Do Stuff Let the Games Begin Rogue Santa's Private Reserve 2021 Brewery Ommegang Three Philosophers - side thumb. This used to be my favorite beer, but the problem is I need an entire afternoon to drink this because it’s too bloody strong. When I take it in small quantities, it is actually pleasurable. I can’t drink it like I used to. But if you like Belgian quads, this is the beer for you. Baerlic Beer Company Oat Soda - side thumb - Cascade Lakes Brewing Co Pineapple IPA Ghostfish Brewing Company Vanishing Point Pale Ale Sool Màkku Blueberry Rogue Newport Daze - side thumb - not terrible, but I never looked for it again. Also, I’ve never seen it again, so that’s good! Laurelwood Brewing Company Piston Pale Ale Delirium Red Bierly Brewing Blackbird Stout Counter Culture Coffee Hologram The Glasses of Nikolaidis County Warby Parker Firmoo.com The Shoulders of Nikolaidis County Peter’s Travels American Express checking account snafu Warby Parker try at home Baldur's Gate 3 The Links Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Uraga Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Wegmans Bold Habitat Whole Bean Coffee Colombia - SWP Decaf Tamper Coffee Odin Drink Coffee Do Stuff Let the Games Begin Rogue Santa's Private Reserve 2021 Brewery Ommegang Three Philosophers Baerlic Beer Company Oat Soda Cascade Lakes Brewing Co Pineapple IPA Ghostfish Brewing Company Vanishing Point Pale Ale Sool Màkku Blueberry Rogue Newport Daze Laurelwood Brewing Company Piston Pale Ale Delirium Red Bierly Brewing Blackbird Stout Counter Culture Coffee Hologram Warby Parker | We’ve Got Your Eyes Covered Firmoo.com - Your Preferred Online Eyewear Store - Glasses|Sunglasses|Prescription Eyeglasses|Reading Glasses Baldur's Gate 3 FriendsWBrews Friends With Brews Podcast