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Breadcrumbs

218 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Elias and Sean grew up together overseas before studying engineering in Germany and the US respectively. Breadcrumbs is their weekly chat about things past, present, and future.

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148: Kenya Literacy

September 13, 2019 13:57 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

Elias and Sean look at bad stock images and then talk about hard and soft skills. Links and Show Notes Transferable Skills Images, Stock Photos & Vectors | Shutterstock Transferable Skills Written On Page Notepad Stock Photo (Edit Now) 674290693 Training Development Business Education Concept Hand Stock Illustration 195037466 Concept Brain Storming Knowledge Sharing Between Stock Illustration 390916618 Icon Knowledge Ideas Sharing Between Two Stock Vector (Royalty Free) 414271216 Tr...

147: Bye Bye, Titanic

September 06, 2019 11:23 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

Elias and Sean compare companies to programming to talk about high- and low-level work. Links and Show Notes #entrepreneurfail: A comic about the ironies of entrepreneurship and startups: Race to the Bottom David Smith, Independent iOS Developer Social Enterprise Podcast | Finding Impact Xcode - SwiftUI - Apple Developer Bootstrap · The most popular HTML, CSS, and JS library in the world. Studio Neat Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles ex...

146: Carrot Addiction

August 30, 2019 13:55 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

Elias and Sean discuss curiosity. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Nerd Sniping Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

145: The Disposing of Caution

August 23, 2019 20:55 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

Elias throws caution to the wind. Links and Show Notes Carrie Underwood Quote Stephen Colbert Quote Demetri Martin Quote Analysis of Chris Hadfield's An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Milkyway Media eBook: Milkyway Media: Kindle Store Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win eBook: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin: Kindle Store H.I. #112: Consistency Hobgoblins -- Hello Internet (1:21:27 -- Overcast | Castro) First Man (2018) - IMDb Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - ...

144: Forced Prolonged Social Interaction

August 16, 2019 17:31 - 1 hour - 42 MB

Elias and Sean stretch an analogy to talk about expending and recharging one’s physical/social/other batteries. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Backup Batteries 1872: Backup Batteries - explain xkcd Data buffer - Wikipedia Buffer overflow - Wikipedia Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States Lice...

143: The Suitcase and the Cigarette

August 09, 2019 14:33 - 1 hour

Elias and Sean try to sort out the right and wrong ways to help others. Links and Show Notes charity: water 33: Push to Add Drama - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

142: Permanent Leg Day

August 02, 2019 09:33 - 1 hour - 42 MB

Elias recounts his adventures in Kenya so far and the two go on a meandering discussion about travel, money, and language. Links and Show Notes Go Pack, 2018 Edition -- Liss is More Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

141: Smarty-Counting Machine

July 26, 2019 16:35 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Elias and Sean talk about productivity and getting caught up in the rat race. Links and Show Notes this is the end. - YouTube Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

140: Only So Many Carrots to Give

July 19, 2019 13:30 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Elias and Sean discuss influencing/controlling demographics, addressing biases in algorithms and humans, and interacting with people who are different. Links and Show Notes The world population is changing: For the first time there are more people over 64 than children younger than 5 - Our World in Data The global population pyramid: How global demography has changed and what we can expect for the 21st century - Our World in Data Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box | TED...

139: Slave to the Principle Gods

July 12, 2019 10:22 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

Elias and Sean sit down and reevaluate their decision-making paradigm. Links and Show Notes Decision Making Paradigm - YouTube "Weird Al" Yankovic - Mission Statement - YouTube 77: RIP MuffinWorks - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

138: Inches Above the Rhine

July 05, 2019 19:39 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MB

Elias and Sean talk about their current travels and transitions and reflect on their yearly/semi-yearly/quarterly themes. They end up in a discussion about making mental, emotional, or gut decisions and being at peace with them. Links and Show Notes Previous theme episodes: 69: The Year of Peace (Overcast | Castro) 95: Frankensteinian Cable Setup (Overcast | Castro) 114: Trojan Horsing a Resolution (Overcast | Castro) Schlieffen Plan - Wikipedia How The System Works -- The Enneagram...

137: Convenience Glutton

June 28, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 50 MB

Elias and Sean talk about convenience and fit in the contexts of things, places, and people. Links and Show Notes The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

136: Vagabonding Forever

June 21, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 50 MB

Elias and Sean discuss standard of living and the owning and getting rid of possessions. Links and Show Notes Dollar Street Hans Rosling | Speaker | TED charity: water The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Tidying Up with Marie Kondo The Crossroads of Should and Must -- elle luna -- Medium Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-...

135: Dark Mode Hype Beast

June 07, 2019 19:45 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Elias and Sean discuss the software and hardware unveiled at the WWDC keynote. Links and Show Notes Apple Events - Keynote June 2019 Sketchnotes: tvOS/watchOS iOS iPadOS Mac Pro/macOS Nimbus Wireless Gaming Controller for Apple TV and More | SteelSeries Using augmented reality, Altoida is identifying the likely onset of neurodegenerative diseases -- TechCrunch Vignette -- Update Contact Pics Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up -- TechCrunch FE File Explorer Pro Mac Pow...

134: My Biggest Breadcrumbs Regret

May 31, 2019 07:41 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Elias and Sean review the last 25 episodes with the help of a fictitious artist. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Detail Large format - Wikipedia we'll pay you $5,000.00 to design the 368 logo - YouTube Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

133: Blanket Poo-Pooing Shoulds

May 24, 2019 16:58 - 1 hour - 51 MB

Elias and Sean talk about the book/Medium post “The Crossroads of Should and Must”. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Regrets The Crossroads of Should and Must -- elle luna -- Medium The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love 51: Alien Stimuli - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think (Taming the Mammoth) - Wait But Why Here's to the crazy ...

132: Stack Overflow Is My Guru

May 17, 2019 14:19 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Elias and Sean talk about getting and giving advice. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Security Advice Stack Overflow - Where Developers Learn, Share, & Build Careers Cortex Focused Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity eBook: David Allen, James Fallows: Kindle Store Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-...

131: Name-Drop Every Person in History

May 10, 2019 16:43 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

Elias and Sean compare conventions and best practices in technical and creative fields. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Urgent Mission Multiview projection - Wikipedia Isometric projection - Wikipedia "If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written a Shorter Letter" | Know Your Meme Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareA...

130: The Pinnacle of Low Art

May 03, 2019 08:28 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB

Elias and Sean talk about what it means to be “cultured”, what makes “high culture”, how to be a critic, and how privilege affects all of those things. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Wall Art Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words: Randall Munroe: Amazon.com: Books Accidental Tech Podcast: 317: We're Customers Too (Overcast | Castro) The Oatmeal - Comics by Matthew Inman Cortex #34: Punch Card System - Relay FM (16:53 -- Overcast | Castro) The Incomparable - Smart, funny pop...

129: The Dabbling Fringe

April 26, 2019 12:06 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MB

Elias and Sean discuss the communities that form around creative interests, the degrees of being in the in-group, and communication with and without jargon. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Honor Societies Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

128: Snow Leopard in a Snowstorm

April 19, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

Elias and Sean discuss the relationship between good work and creative success, and what makes good or exceptional work. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Art Project NTMY - Episode 11 - Stefan Sagmeister by Tobias van Schneider (Overcast | Castro) 1 Year of VR Research Srinivasa Ramanujan - Wikipedia Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy How Animators Created the Spider-Verse | WIRED Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-cent...

127: Regret Management

April 12, 2019 12:09 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Elias and Sean talk about hubris and having what it takes. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Impostor Daring Fireball: Palm CEO Ed Colligan's Head Seems to be Stuck Somewhere Apple Keynote 2007 Complete - iPhone - YouTube Accidental Tech Podcast: 301: I Cut Them Up in the Air (1:07:49 -- Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attr...

126: Olfactory Art

April 05, 2019 06:05 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Elias and Sean attempt to taxonomify the creative fields. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Purity Why is it So Hard to Remember What Happens in Transformers? | The Whole Plate: Episode 3 - YouTube Explained | Netflix Official Site MasterClass Online Classes Cortex #82: Screen Crimes - Relay FM (1:12:05 -- Overcast | Castro) Dismaland - Wikipedia Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron X...

125: Magic Pixar Sauce

March 29, 2019 08:09 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Elias and Sean discuss brand personality types, dematerialization, and the Apple services event. Links and Show Notes 12 Brand Personality Types To Consider For Revved-Up Retention | Post Funnel Complete 66 Mac vs PC ads + Mac & PC WWDC Intro + Siri Intro - YouTube Dropbox Design Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone -- Trending Buffalo United States v. Microsoft Corp. - Wikipedia Timeline - Time to Play Fair Under the Radar - Relay FM Breadcrumbs - @breadcrum...

124: Nokia-Hard

March 22, 2019 16:24 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MB

Elias and Sean discuss personality in products. Links and Show Notes Type Descriptions -- The Enneagram Institute Strange Planet on Instagram: "b u s i n e s s" Metonymy Synecdoche Neutral Faces in Things (@FacesPics) | Twitter Bouba/kiki effect Ship of Theseus Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3....

123: Grouping Like Snowflakes

March 15, 2019 09:02 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

Elias and Sean talk about the legitimacy and usefulness of personality tests. Links and Show Notes Are You A Pirate Or A Ninja? | BrainFall The Myers & Briggs Foundation - MBTI® Basics How The System Works -- The Enneagram Institute Type Descriptions -- The Enneagram Institute DiSC Profile - What is DiSC®? The DiSC personality profile explained Learn What the 34 CliftonStrengths Themes Mean | Gallup -- formerly StrengthsFinder Bonus link: this page on misidentifying fives and nines...

122: Fences All the Way Down

March 08, 2019 08:33 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

Elias and Sean discuss set theory as it applies to paradoxical barbers and ethical dilemmas. Links and Show Notes Barber paradox - Wikipedia Russell's paradox - Wikipedia Trolley problem - Wikipedia 71: A Satisfying Click - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) 74: Potential Future Regrets - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Cr...

121: Chronological Snobbery

March 01, 2019 09:13 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Elias and Sean give their two cents on a conversation about things that would happen every time were humanity rebooted. Links and Show Notes No Dumb Questions: 053 - What would happen every time you restarted Earth? (Skittles activity at 1:29:40 -- Overcast | Castro) Strange Planet on Instagram: "b u s i n e s s" Body language, the power is in the palm of your hands | Allan Pease | TEDxMacquarieUniversity - YouTube -- the TED talk Sean was blanking on Dollar Street Guns, Germs, and S...

120: The Root Level of Me

February 22, 2019 11:44 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

Elias cracks the folder structure problem. Links and Show Notes Elias's file groupings OmniFocus Things 2Do Bullet Journal Elias's prepended symbols Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

119: Peak Collaboration

February 15, 2019 07:42 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

Elias and Sean take it in turns to talk about various aspects of file management as it is today, and how it could be improved. Links and Show Notes OmniFocus Things Carbon Copy Cloner SuperDuper! Backblaze Canva WeVideo Lightroom Darkroom DEVONthink Keep It Hazel Keyboard Maestro Alfred Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu...

118: Knotted Spaghetti Ball

February 08, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

Elias and Sean discuss hierarchical structures and everything buckets. Links and Show Notes Best Note Taking App | Organize Your Notes with Evernote Dropbox The best email client for iPhone, iPad and Mac | Spark Explain Like I'm Five xkcd: Up Goer Five Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words:Amazon:Books Meronomy - Wikipedia Taxonomy - Wikipedia Categorization - Wikipedia Urban Dictionary: K-P-C-O-F-G-S Why are different breeds of dogs all considered the same species...

117: Radical Sandwich Anarchy

February 01, 2019 15:17 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

Elias and Sean tackle the ultimate question. Links and Show Notes The Cube Rule Robot or Not? | Hot Dogs (Episode 78) (Overcast | Castro) Robot or Not? | Sandwiches (Episode 102) (Overcast | Castro) Sandwich venn diagram Sandwich Alignment Chart | Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? | Know Your Meme Reconcilable Differences #95: Shadow Childhood - Relay FM (03:20 -- Overcast | Castro) Q&A With Grey: Meme Edition - YouTube Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks...

116: Lord Over the Files

January 25, 2019 16:15 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Elias and Sean try to come up with analogies that capture the use and significance of analogies in language. Links and Show Notes H.I. #62: Cheer Pressure : CGPGrey H.I. #62: Cheer Pressure -- Hello Internet (2:17 -- Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

115: Apples and Oranges

January 18, 2019 12:21 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Elias and Sean compete to spot the difference and then discuss comparison as a fundamental operation of the human mind. Links and Show Notes Spot the difference - Wikipedia Checker shadow illusion - Wikipedia Set (card game) - Wikipedia How I Learned to Solve the Rubik's Cube Blindfolded - YouTube Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...

114: Trojan Horsing a Resolution

January 11, 2019 15:21 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

Elias and Sean review last year’s yearly themes and set new ones for 2019. Links and Show Notes Cortex #79: 2019 Yearly Themes - Relay FM (Overcast | Castro) Amazon.com: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity eBook: Nabeel Qureshi, Lee Strobel: Kindle Store Amazon.com: How to Win Friends and Influence People eBook: Dale Carnegie: Kindle Store Mike Boyd Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-c...

113: Babysitting Faders

December 21, 2018 22:10 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

Elias and Sean discuss the idea of “climbing the ladder to success escalator style.” Links and Show Notes we'll pay you $5,000.00 to design the 368 logo - YouTube Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

112: Put It Through the Awesome Filter

December 14, 2018 18:45 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB

Elias and Sean dissect the creative process and tackle the question of whether anything new is actually invented. Links and Show Notes 88: Filing Down a U-Beam - Breadcrumbs (35:48 -- Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

111: All These Beautiful Feedback Loops

December 07, 2018 13:55 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB

Continuing the discussion of communication and ambiguity, Elias and Sean turn their attention to instructions, particularly in the context of machines and automation. Links and Show Notes 10+ Of The Funniest Product Instructions And Tags | Bored Panda OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official Video - YouTube Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed u...

110: Show Me the CAD File for Hope

November 30, 2018 12:22 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB

Elias and Sean discuss ambiguity and get into a debate about Plato and the nature of reality. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Lojban Lojban - Wikipedia The Pen Addict - Relay FM Membership - Relay FM Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

109: Warm Fuzzies of Serendipity

November 23, 2018 21:30 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

Elias and Sean discuss manufactured squirrels and attempt to debate what constitutes awe on a smaller scale – mostly struggling to articulate anything. Links and Show Notes Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoo - Wikipedia Reconcilable Differences #31: Backsolve From Your Urges - Relay FM (1:07:54 -- Overcast | Castro) Boston Dynamics robot dogs Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron X...

108: A Grain of Awe

November 16, 2018 05:56 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB

Elias and Sean talk about the definition of “awesome” and what makes something awe-inspiring. Links and Show Notes 41: Sieving Out the Mosquito Larvae - Breadcrumbs (24:44 -- Overcast | Castro) -- Hunza 11: Negative Deceleration - Breadcrumbs (46:38 -- Overcast | Castro) -- Milford Sound 85: The Worst Kind of Bear - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) -- more Hunza and Milford Sound Penn And Teller - YouTube Apple - Smart Cover - Cover up, stand up, and brighten up your iPad. -- the orig...

107: Magic and a Glass Slipper

November 09, 2018 14:44 - 51 minutes - 35.8 MB

Elias and Sean discuss how celebrity affects the prospects of meaningful friendships and debate whether there’s a debate to be had about talking to Tim Cook on an airplane. Links and Show Notes Cortex #18: King in a Castle - Relay FM (29:10 -- Overcast | Castro) Analog(ue) #143: I'll Be On Tour - Relay FM (1:02:47 -- Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Lic...

106: Pseudo-Authenticity

November 02, 2018 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

Continuing last week’s discussion, Elias and Sean talk about “#influencers” and authenticity in the spotlight. Links and Show Notes Apple Announces October 30th Event -- MacStories Apple logos Vanessa (@the_life_of_aivax) • Instagram photos and videos Vanessa on Instagram: "A few days ago Indie got into our Halloween box and has been causing tons of chaos around the house with his misuse of spells. The kid is…" Vanessa on Instagram: "The other day Indie came across an old pirate map ...

105: Wantrepreneurs

October 26, 2018 12:39 - 1 hour - 64 MB

Elias and Sean start out discussing customer acquisition and end up talking about all the things they’ve bought from podcast ads. Links and Show Notes 016 - Exploring the Forgotten Fair - No Dumb Questions Audiobooks & Original Audio Shows | Free 30 day Trial | Audible.com Online Classes by Skillshare | Start for Free Today ScratchyMap Deluxe Edition Away Ira Sluyterman van Langeweyde (@iraville) • Instagram photos and videos SSD Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers - Linode DigitalOcean...

104: Million-Dollar Rabbit Out of a Hat

October 19, 2018 08:35 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Elias and Sean start out discussing win-win scenarios and end up talking about hospitality and generosity. Links and Show Notes Win-win game - Wikipedia 'It's a win-win, but a win-win-win would be better.' - CartoonStock - 'Take this win-lose agreement over to legal and ask them to make it look like a win-win agreement.' - CartoonStock - 'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.' - CartoonStock - 'You have lots of money and I have this empty can, so it's a wi...

103: Fingernail Insurance

October 12, 2018 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

Sean tries to guess the definition of moral hazard, and then he and Elias discuss types of German insurance, gaming the insurance system, and judgmental data. Links and Show Notes Moral hazard - Wikipedia You know you have been living in Germany too long when... - Expat Gone Foreign 15 German Insurances made easy-peasy P - Expat Gone Foreign Humans of New York (@humansofny) Shivani Siroya: A smart loan for people with no credit history (yet) | TED Talk TALA Joe Rogan Experience #11...

102: A Precipice Has Drama to It

October 05, 2018 09:08 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Elias tells a story from Portugal and then he and Sean discuss the tragedy of the commons, why it happens, and how it can be addressed. Links and Show Notes Portugal photo 1 Portugal photo 2 Tragedy of the commons - Wikipedia 45: Sorry, Earth - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) Joe Rogan Experience #1169 - Elon Musk - YouTube Bystander effect - Wikipedia Mastodon Micro.blog Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric ...

101: RGB Slider a Hideous Phone

September 28, 2018 09:19 - 1 hour - 63 MB

Elias and Sean once again discuss the new iPhones and Apple Watch after an Apple event, but this time it’s two weeks later and with no chess clock involved. Links and Show Notes September Event 2018 -- Apple - YouTube September Keynote 2018 -- Opening Film -- Apple - YouTube Presentable #49: Flexible Typesetting - Relay FM Apple Watch Series 4 Making of Fire, Water and Vapor faces - YouTube Strava: Run, Ride or Swim Upgrade #212: The Chocolate Phone Is No Good - Relay FM (1:05:02 --...

100: A Very Niche Portfolio

September 24, 2018 19:01 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

On this 100th episode, Elias quizzes Sean on the dates of Breadcrumbs milestones (or…wait for it…breadcrumbs) and news stories around those dates. Then they discuss anniversaries and round numbers before reflecting on two years of podcasting. Links and Show Notes Accidental Tech Podcast: 100: MacBook Shuffle Brexit, Briefly - YouTube xkcd: 1000 Comics Jason Roeder on Twitter: "When I wrote this headline, I had no idea it would be applied to the high school a mile from my house.… " Up...

99: Permahangry

August 21, 2018 09:30 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Amid the ambient sound of planes, trains, and automobiles, Elias and Sean discuss their connection issues. Somewhere in there they also find time to talk about urban planning and the blending of old and new in city infrastructure. Links and Show Notes Ferrite Recording Studio Mystery Photo Solution Cortex #70: CORTEK - WWDC 2018 - Relay FM (Overcast: 02:35) -- scooter discussion Tragedy of the commons - Wikipedia Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks...

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