Techno-Monking
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 8 years ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingEqual parts programming journal, productivity guide, and musical jazz-fest.
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No episode this week folks.
June 02, 2016 19:46Sometimes we all need a little break. But if you need something to listen to, try 'Back to Work' e273. Rather good. Also 'Road Work' e29. John Roderick is endlessly interesting, if you didn't already know. Life is an experiment.
Week 13: Best Possible Self
May 26, 2016 19:50Welcome. This is an experiment. An Android app every week? Jon is practicing his crazy talk again. You have no idea how much self-doubting I removed from this episode. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Like the music? Check me out on Bandcamp! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - Raspberry Pi. - Chromebook.
Week 12: Assistants and the Spoken Word
May 19, 2016 03:46Welcome. This is an experiment. This week: Siri, Google Now, Alexa, X.ai, and Viv. Also, writing is dead. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Like the music? Check me out on Bandcamp! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - Viv.
Week 11: Changing Everything
May 12, 2016 01:07Welcome. This is an experiment. Jon thinks it's time to switch things up. Plus, Shade Tigers and Red Wolves. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Like the music? Check me out on Bandcamp! Topics this week include: - Habitica.
Week 10: Staying at The Inn
May 05, 2016 03:51Welcome. This is an experiment. Jon wanted to write some chiptune music for Week 10. Instead, he just recorded a an extra-long episode. Also, MAGE! I AM A MAGE! This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Like the music? Check me out on Bandcamp! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - The Habitica wiki. - Calorie Counter Pro [for Android]. - coffee.
Week 09: Veggie Soup
April 20, 2016 11:33Welcome. This is an experiment. This week Jon talks about nutrition and apps. Then he brainstorms his next exciting(?) project: inventory spreadsheets. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Like the music? Check me out on Bandcamp! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - Soylent. - Calorie Counter Pro [for Android]. - Fooducate [for Android]. - green tea with a cinnamon stick in it.
Week 08: Logs and Management
April 13, 2016 02:41Welcome. This is an experiment. People play Cookie Clicker in different ways. And everyone but Jon is disorganized. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - Cookie Clicker v.2. - Logarithms.
Week 07: File Cabinets and Satisfaction
April 06, 2016 04:29Welcome. This is an experiment. Jon tries to formalize his system. Then he talks about cookies and happiness. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - Google Docs. - Cookie Clicker v.2. - The Sunday Review.
Week 06: To-Do Apps
March 30, 2016 04:32Welcome. This is an experiment. Jon thinks he invented the term "action combos". Unlikely. Then he talks about Confusing Systems. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Habitica. - Ableton Live. - Asana, Any.Do, and Google Reminders.
Week 5: Fixed Intelligence
March 23, 2016 08:33Welcome. This is an experiment. This week, Jon talks about intellectual ethics. It's a fairly direct, but confusing conversation with himself. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Easy problems tend toward Dunning-Kruger. - No more Youtube for a while.
Week 4: Guest Appearance!
March 16, 2016 09:50Welcome. This is an experiment. Joel pays a visit to talk about productivity. Hurrah! Plus, Jon and Joel aren't really hippies, dude. This really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Getting Things Done. - The burden of Never Getting Things Done. - Basic productivity shit. - 'The Big Lebowski'. - We kind of suck at life. But that's okay.
Week 03 - Wikis and The Grasshopper
March 09, 2016 04:12Welcome. This is an experiment. An experiment in adult malaise, learning curves, and human augmentation. Wow, this really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Robot rock, deedle-lee-dee, robot rock. - Habitica, a slightly-buggy IRL RPG. - Python, the programming language. - Mesmerizing grasshoppers. - I kind of suck at life. But that's okay.
Week 02 - The Precious Bodily Fluids
March 02, 2016 05:09Welcome. This is an experiment. An experiment in Python, asceticism, and manipulating the memory. "Um...", "Which is...", and "Basically..." Oh, and I talk about my favorite beverages? What? Wow, this really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - Robot rock. - Habitica, a slightly-buggy IRL RPG. - Python, the programming language. - Pomodairos Pomodoros. - I kind of suck at life. But that's okay.
Week 01 - Hello World.
February 23, 2016 21:24Hmmm. Welcome. This is an experiment. An experiment with no theme song, but quite a bit of music. It will be some time before I figure out whether I've created a monster or not. But while the going is good, won't you come along on this journey with me? Wow, this really doesn't explain anything. Good luck. Hey! Follow me on Twitter! Topics this week include: - What the crap am I doing. - Habitica, an IRL RPG. - Python, the programming language. - stupid spreadsheets. - background ...