Pragmatic
134 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsPragmatic is a discussion show contemplating the practical application of technology. Exploring the real world trade offs we look at how great ideas are transformed into products and services that can change our lives. Nothing is as simple as it seems.
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114: Monopoly (Not The Game)
April 15, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours - 57.1 MBVic 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...
113: Whack Me In The Face
January 24, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBVic 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...
112: A Mixed Bag
November 07, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBVic 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: ...
111: Virtually Augmented
July 13, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 58.8 MBVic 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? ...
110: Apple Watch Evolution
January 26, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBWith 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:...
109: Soundbite Workshop
October 16, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBFollowing 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 Gi...
108: Not Turning It Into A Flower Pot
June 09, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBClay 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 Pragma...
107: Tesla Electric
March 07, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBRussell 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 Pragmat...
106: Wind Farming
January 30, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 59.1 MBWind 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 El...
105: Chips Ahoy
November 20, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBWhere 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 ...
104: Mirrorless Revolution
September 28, 2021 00:30 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBWatching 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 ...
103: Lockdown Computing
July 15, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBLockdowns 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...
102: Podcast Lightning
February 06, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBA 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 podcastinde...
101: AstroPhotography
January 02, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBIan 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 – Independ...
100: Oh My NAS
December 11, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBCasey 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 N00b...
99: StarLink
August 13, 2020 20:01 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBSpaceX 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 Ele...
98: Docks And Interference
April 18, 2020 19:50 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBAfter 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 P...
97: Back To The Mac
January 01, 2020 06:20 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBMyke 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: ...
96: I’ll Do The Procrastination Episode Tomorrow
December 16, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIn 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 Prag...
95: FOSS Social
August 15, 2019 21:30 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBFree 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...
94: Photography
June 21, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 68.5 MBIf 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...
93: Optimal Interface
May 16, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBWith 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...
92: Espresso
March 21, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBFollowing 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 Eclips...
91: Zelda
February 24, 2019 20:00 - 2 hours - 59.2 MBJohn 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 Met...
90: Agile
January 24, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBWaterfall 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 Patreon Episode sp...
89: The Problem Is Us
December 05, 2018 20:00 - 2 hours - 90.2 MBSocial 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 Parl...
88: Trust, Faith and the Cloud
October 04, 2018 20:00 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBWith 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 Pricin...
87: Static vs Dynamic
August 16, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBFrom 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
84A: Space X Follow-up 1
August 12, 2018 07:50 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBFollow 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
86: Segway Evolution
May 03, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBSelf-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 Mad...
85: Uncommon Transportation
April 01, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBWhen 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 Performan...
84: Space X
December 07, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBElon 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 i...
83: Tesla Part Two
November 02, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBElon 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: ...
82: Tesla Part One
October 05, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBElon 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 t...
81: Boring Loops
June 29, 2017 20:00 - 54 minutes - 39.2 MBElon 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 ...
80: Mastodon
June 08, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBGNU 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 Mastodon<->Twitter iOS Apps I use for Mastodon: Mustor (Formerly called “Mastodon-...
79: Diluted My Metric Goodness
March 23, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThe 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producers: Chris ...
78: Full Term Surface Pro
January 19, 2017 20:00 - 42 minutes - 30.6 MBFor 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.
77: Look Before You Touch
December 10, 2016 10:15 - 52 minutes - 38 MBThe 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.
76: Banned
October 20, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBMarco 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 Ca...
75: Rollercoasters
September 13, 2016 12:00 - 50 minutes - 60.3 MBA 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: ...
74: Vics 20
July 21, 2016 20:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIt'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 M...
73: Everything Is Cyclic
May 29, 2016 06:10 - 1 hour - 25 MBWeighing 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone. ...
72: So Much Noise
April 10, 2016 08:30 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBNoise 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 Electroni...
71: Off The Rails
March 17, 2016 20:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBTrains 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 Patreon Episode Gold Producer: 'r'. Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.
70: The Seas Will Rise
February 27, 2016 09:20 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBThe cause of global warming may be hotly debated, but rising sea levels are a fact. Vic joins John to talk about how fast it's happening and how our cities will need to adapt. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: An Inconvenient Truth on iTunes The Great Global Warming Swindle IMDb The Great Global Warming Swindle Thermal Expansion GISS Surface Temperature Analysis Sea Ice Data Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis Alarmist Article Read The Notes: Thousands flee Pacific ...
69: It's Complicated
January 22, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBSmart Watches support dynamic, configurable complications but not all are created equal. Russell Ivanovic from Shifty Jelly joins John to see just how complicated it can be. With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey. Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 38: Watch This Time And Space Pragmatic Episode 38A: Watch This Time And Space Follow-up 1 Miscellaneous Links: Complication (horology) World’s Most Complicated Wristwatch Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 Apple Watch Human Interface Guidelin...
68: Paperless
January 08, 2016 22:30 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWe are closer than ever to a paperless office, and for John with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil it's time to actually try and see if it's possible. With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey. Related Articles: The iPad Pro and Apple Pencil in Engineering Good Notes Related Episodes: Causality Episode 4: Titanic Pragmatic Episode 23: Maximum Erasability Pragmatic Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics Miscellaneous Links: The Office of the Future Recycled Carbon Neutral A4 Paper 500 Sheets Uni-Ba...
67: Iron Man
November 29, 2015 08:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBWhat if the superhero Iron Man was real? We look at some of his tech and assess how possible it is. With James Smith and John Chidgey. Miscellaneous Links: Iron Man’s armor Arc Reactor Iron Man 2 Particle Accelerator Group 10 Element Palladium Island of Stability Ion Thruster RF Resonant Cavity Thruster FORTIS Exoskeleton US Navy to Test Fortis Exoskeletons Lockheed Martin’s HULC Robotic Exoskeleton MK II Raytheon XOS 2 Thunderbolt Ross Real Mjolnir Newton (unit) Support Prag...
66: Haptic Taptic Tactic
November 05, 2015 19:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBApple are pushing Haptics in more of their devices each release. We look at why they are and how they're doing it differently. With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey. Related Articles: Silent Journey Teardowns: iPhone 6s Plus Teardown iPhone 6s Teardown Apple iPhone 6s Teardown Magic Trackpad 2 Teardown Retina Macbook 2015 Teardown MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Teardown Apple Watch Teardown Teardown of the Apple Watch Miscellaneous Links: Apple Watch Haptic Technology ...