Best 5by5 Podcasts (2024)

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549: Rachel Kaser: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Multiversus, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Hades 2, Graveyard Gunslingers, IGN acquires all the websites, Sony imagines 2034, Bungie wins a lawsuit 1:55:04

22m ago1:55:04

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Jeff and Christian welcome Rachel Kaser from Gamesbeat back to the show this week to discuss a big acquisition for IGN, a corporate strategy video from Sony, and a legal win from Bungie. The Playlist: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Multiversus, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Graveyard Gunslingers Parting Gifts!…

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746: All About iMessage 1:23:50

4m ago1:23:50

1:23:50

iMessage is one of the stickiest parts of the Apple ecosystem, and this week, the guys discuss some of its features, explore its security credentials, and share some tips for making it run smoothly. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software suite. Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platfor…

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It's a long & windy road (Friends) 1:06:34

2h ago1:06:34

1:06:34

We kick off our Microsoft Build 2024 “coverage” in this free-wheelin’ conversation with our friend, Shaundai Person! We’re talking Netflix infra, we’re talking sales, we’re talking real-world AI usage, we’re talking career choices…. What’s a good next step? Listen in! Leave us a comment Changelog++ members get a bonus 6 minutes at the end of this e…

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Episode 258: This is our concern, Dude. 1:18:56

5h ago1:18:56

1:18:56

We're trying something new! Let us know if it sucks! Hosted by: Keith Ruckus Co-host: Dan Richardson Find us on Patreon for sponsorship opportunities: Patreon.com/5by5atthemovies Go insult Mason on Twitter @Mason_ScheerBy 5by5

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From Sun to Oxide (Interview) 2:32:33

1d ago2:32:33

2:32:33

Bryan Cantrill, Co-founder and CTO of Oxide Computer Company, joins Adam to share his journey from Sun to Oxide – from Sun and Fishworks, to DTrace, to ZFS, to Joyent and Node.js, and now working to build on-prem cloud servers as they should be at Oxide. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 11 minutes on this episode because they made the ad…

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Episode 516: Catching Up On The Rails Foundation with Amanda Perino 32:28

1h ago32:28

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Over the last year, the Rails Foundation has been hard at work on several initiatives. After a successful Rails World last year, they’ve been working on the program for this year’s Rails World in Toronto. The Rails Foundation has also been working on several other initiatives that are very important to our community. Amanda Perino, Executive Direct…

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Kyle explains "Legacy Software" to the aliens (News) 6:48

2d ago6:48

6:48

Taylor Troesh writes Kyle explaining “Legacy Software” to the aliens, Vitaly Friedman addresses why so many designers feel misunderstood and under appreciated in business contexts, Oracle dumps Terraform for OpenTofu & hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get clo…

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548: Lana Bachynski: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Valve's new hero shooter Deadlock, more Xbox games to Playstation, Ghost of Tsushima PC, Braid Anniversary, Animal Well, Prince of Persia the Lost Crown ... 2:04:03

3d ago2:04:03

2:04:03

Jeff and Christian welcome Paid DLC's own Lana Bachynski back to the show this week to discuss rumors of a new game from Valve in a very popular genre, a report that Microsoft wants more of their top-tier games on Playstation, and Ubisoft's first trailer for the next Assassin's Creed game. The Playlist: Braid Anniversary Edition, Animal Well, Princ…

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745: “Inventing the Future” with John Buck 1:27:15

4d ago1:27:15

1:27:15

Subtitle: Remembering the Apple Advanced Technology Group John Buck published a book covering the "Apple Technology Group," a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that we take for granted today. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never …

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Self-hosted media server goodness (Friends) 1:43:24

1h ago1:43:24

1:43:24

Alex Kretzschmar joins Adam to discuss their experiences with building the “perfect media server” and all the hardware and software involved to make it happen — LinuxServer.io, PerfectMediaServer.com, Plex, Jellyfin, ZFS, mergerfs, TrueNAS, Docker Compose and so much more in this episode. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members get a bonus 5 minutes…

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Building the Patreon for developers (Interview) 1:46:35

8d ago1:46:35

1:46:35

Birk Jernström from Polar joins the show to tell us all about the creator platform for developers: why he built it, how it works, why it works how it works, what’s in store for the future & we even give Birk some super deep UX feedback on the funding flow. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members get a bonus 8 minutes at the end of this episode and z…

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Episode 515: Livestreaming Code On Twitch with Rachael Wright-Munn 32:32

2d ago32:32

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I am very excited for today’s episode! Twitch is a livestreaming service where users can stream themselves to the internet. Twitch is known for video game streaming. But, people stream all kinds of things, including software development. Today's guest is Rachael Wright-Munn who livestreams Rails development on Twitch Show Notes Rachael’s Twitch: ht…

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Avoiding the soft delete anti-pattern (News) 7:12

2d ago7:12

7:12

Tim Fisken explains the problem with soft deletion, a simple measure of software dependency freshness is proposed, a deep-dive on sound design in software, a web app with over 80 handy developer tools built in & Luke Plant reminds us that programming mantras are proverbs, not laws. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer…

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547: Jacob Geller: Hades 2, Animal Well, 1000xResist, Indika, Little Kitty Big City, Microsoft shuts down Hi-Fi Rush devs, Rogue Prince of Persia delayed, Switch 2 confirmed! 1:56:29

3d ago1:56:29

1:56:29

Jeff and Christian welcome Jacob Geller from MinnMax to the show this week to discuss yet more layoff and studio closures in the games industry. This time, it's a developer who did everything right! Plus, Nintendo breaks their silence about Switch 2, and Hades 2 causes another game to be pushed back. The Playlist: Hades 2, 1000xResist, Indika, Litt…

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Motivated by play (Friends) 1:37:25

10d ago1:37:25

1:37:25

Annie Sexton has been on quite a journey since she was last on the show back in early ‘22. On this episode, Annie takes us on that journey, shares her new-found perspective & tells us about how she’s approaching her side project this time around. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members get a bonus 12 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. …

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744: Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad Event 1:38:50

12m ago1:38:50

1:38:50

This week, Apple unveiled new iPad Pro and iPad Air models. Stephen and David talk through the news and discuss why hardware isn't at the heart of the iPad's struggles. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Ne…

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Good timing makes great products (Interview) 1:19:30

9d ago1:19:30

1:19:30

Paul Orlando is back to talk about his book titled “Why Now?” You may remember Paul from his last appearance (a fan favorite) talking with Jerod about complex systems & second-order effects. Paul’s book, “Why Now?” explores the concept of timing and the importance of understanding the ‘why now’ in business and product development. We discuss timing…

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Why your framework doesn't matter (News) 8:03

15d ago8:03

8:03

Bahaa Zidan says your web framework doesn’t matter, DHH writes about magic machines, Dylan Huang reviews thousands of opinions on HTMX, Tim Ottinger says programming is thinking & Tim Spann says small language models (SLM) for the win. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join…

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546: Max Neal: Helldivers 2 PSN backlash, Batman Arkham Shadow, Roll7 and Intercept shuddered, Manor Lords, Final Fantasy Rebirth, Fallout, Shadow of the Depth, Frosthaven, Ark Nova 2:16:56

11d ago2:16:56

2:16:56

Jeff and Christian welcome Max Neal from the Voxel Show to the podcast this week to discuss Sony's baffling decision to require PSN accounts for PC players of Helldivers 2, more layoffs and closures of some top tier indie developers, and a new Batman Arkham game for VR! The Playlist: Final Fantasy: Rebirth, Manor Lords, Sangokushi Taisen, Fallout 7…

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743: The Current AI Moment 1:28:01

10h ago1:28:01

1:28:01

AI is suddenly everywhere, from online services and software to bespoke hardware products. This week, David takes Stephen on a journey to talk about the tools he has found useful, as well as what's not ready for prime time yet. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. Squarespace: Save 10% off your …

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The Wu-Tang way (Friends) 1:45:17

18d ago1:45:17

1:45:17

Our friend Ron Evans is a technologist for hire, an open source developer, an author, a speaker, an iconoclast, and one of our favorite people in tech. This conversation with Ron goes everywhere: from high-altitude weather balloons, to life on Mars, to Zeno’s paradox applied to ML, to what open source devs should learn from the Wu-Tang Clan & more.…

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Castro leans into indie (Interview) 56:18

12d ago56:18

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This week we’re joined by Dustin Bluck to discuss his acquisition of the well known (and beloved) Castro podcast app to take it indie-focused once again. As previous users of Castro, we were excited to dig into the details behind this popular podcast client to see what’s next, how the deal was done, a peek into the code, and where exactly this indi…

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Good ideas in computer science (News) 8:26

6d ago8:26

8:26

Daniel Hooper lists out all the good ideas in computer science, Jeff Geerling declares 2024 the year corporate open source dies, Jared Turner says all kinds of works-in-progress are waste, Daroc Alden covers the leadership crisis in the Nix community & John Hawthorn explains why Ruby may be faster than you think. Leave us a comment Changelog++ memb…

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545: Jill Grodt: Stellar Blade, Hades 2, Manor Lords, Another Crab’s Treasure, Sucker For Love: Date To Die For, Fortnite Festival, Rotwood, Switch 2 with magnets, Blizzcon canceled 1:58:47

16d ago1:58:47

1:58:47

Jeff and Christian welcome Jill Grodt from Indie Informer back to the show this week to discuss indie darling El Paso, Elsewhere becoming a movie, Blizzcon 2024 being canceled, the latest hardware rumors about Switch 2, and more! The Playlist: Hades 2, Another Crab’s Treasure, Sucker For Love: Date To Die For, Manor Lords, Stellar Blade; Fortnite F…

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742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri 1:45:53

7d ago1:45:53

1:45:53

Neil Jhaveri founded Mimestream, a macOS email app for Gmail users. Stephen and David talk to Neil about his time at Apple, Mimestream's roadmap (including an iOS version and supporting non-Google services), and email's place in today's world. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a websit…

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Episode 257: BuhLAAAAAAIIIDDDD 50:33

29d ago50:33

50:33

Movie Reviews of Rebel Moon 2 & Civil War! News! Announcements! Fun! Hosted by: Keith Ruckus Co-host: Dan Richardson Find us on Patreon for sponsorship opportunities: Patreon.com/5by5atthemovies Go insult Mason on Twitter @Mason_ScheerBy 5by5

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The ol' hot & juicy (Friends) 1:42:38

26d ago1:42:38

1:42:38

Frequent guest (and almost real-life-friend) Adam Jacob returns to share his spicy takes on all the recent “open source meets business” drama. We also take some time to catch up on the state of his open source-based business, System Initiative. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members get a bonus 11 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Jo…

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Run Gleam run (Interview) 1:15:45

23d ago1:15:45

1:15:45

This week we’re joined by Louis Pilfold, the creator of the Gleam programming language. For the uninitiated, Gleam is a functional programming language for building type-safe systems that compiles to Erlang and JavaScript and it’s written in Rust. We discuss the inspiration and development of Gleam, how it compares to other languages, where it shin…

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Episode 514: Rails Camp! With Bobbilee Hartman 29:22

12d ago29:22

29:22

There are so many Ruby events happening recently, that it can be hard to know which one to go to. Today we’re going to talk about a rather unique event in the Ruby community. What if you could go to an event that was just the Hallway Track? And that event happened at a summer camp? Show Notes Rails Camp West Website - https://west.railscamp.us Big …

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The threat to open source comes from within (News) 9:59

13d ago9:59

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Forrest Brazeal is concerned about the open source threat from within, Vicki Boykis explains why Redis is forked, John O’Nolan and the Ghost team plan to federate over ActivityPub, Llama 3 is now available for “businesses of all sizes” & nolen writes up questions to ask when you don’t want to work. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 2 minu…

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544: Ben Hanson: No Rest for the Wicked, Hades 2, FFVII Rebirth, Delta Emulator, Nintendo Indie World, Steamworld Heist 2, Little Kitty Big City, Stitch, Yars Rising, PS5 Pro specs 2:05:40

14d ago2:05:40

2:05:40

Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hanson from Minnmax back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase, Ghost of Tsushima on PC adding a Playstation interface, what 'enhanced for PS5 Pro' might mean, and more! The Playlist: Stitch, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Top Spin 2K25, Hades 2 Technical Test, No Rest for the Wicked, De…

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741: In the Apple Trust Zone 1:14:38

14d ago1:14:38

1:14:38

On this feedback episode, the guys catch up on listener feedback, share some unique uses for Freeform, discuss some good Apple Watch apps, and talk about the Mac's startup sound. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software suite. Zocdoc: Find the…

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Rug pull, not cool! (Friends) 1:19:08

17d ago1:19:08

1:19:08

If Changelog News had an extended edition, this might be it! Jerod & Adam discuss Hashicorp’s Cease and Desist letter, Redis getting forked, Boston Dymanics’ scary cool new robot, Justin Searls’ extensive use of the Apple Vision Pro, Thorston Ball moving from Vim to Zed, Firefox becoming hard to use, Beeper joining Automattic & more. Leave us a com…

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Leading and building Raycast (Interview) 2:08:32

23d ago2:08:32

2:08:32

This week Adam is joined by Thomas Paul Mann, Co-founder and CEO of Raycast, to discuss being productive on a Mac, going beyond their free tier, the extensions built by the community, the Raycast Store, how they’re executing on Raycast AI chat which aims to be a single interface to many LLMs. Raycast has gone beyond being an extendable launcher – t…

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Devin's Upwork "side hustle" exposed (News) 7:10

1M ago7:10

7:10

YouTuber “Internet of Bugs” breaks down why AI “software engineer” Devin is no Upwork hero, Redka is Anton Zhiyanov’s attempt to reimplement Redis with SQLite, OpenTofu issues its response to Hashicorp’s Cease and Desist letter, Brian LeRoux introduces Enhance WASM & PumpkinOS is not your average PalmOS emulator. Leave us a comment Changelog++ memb…

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543: Marcus Stewart: Star Wars Outlaws, Triple-i Initiative, Rogue Prince of Persia, Mouse, Slay the Spire 2, Streets of Rogue 2, Kill Knight, 33 Immortals, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pepper Grinder, Botany ... 2:01:44

21d ago2:01:44

2:01:44

Jeff and Christian welcome Marcus Stewart from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, the huge iii indie showcase, Dredge getting a movie adaptation, and more! The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pepper Grinder, Botany Manor, Diablo Immortal; Call of Duty Warzone; Fortnite, Children of the Sun Part…

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740: “From The Beatles to The Libertines,” with Lee Garrett 1:35:36

29d ago1:35:36

1:35:36

Lee Garret is the new owner of ScreenCastsOnline. He joins Stephen and David to discuss his background in technology, his Apple gear, and how clear communication and processes are key to any successful endeavor. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase o…

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More BMC goodness (Friends) 1:16:45

23d ago1:16:45

1:16:45

Our beat freak in residence returns, this time to discuss the shiny new Dance Party album! We deconstruct its nostalgic mix, break down some of our favorite tracks & even learn that BMC is writing a mysterious book… Leave us a comment Changelog++ members get a bonus 9 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today! Sponsors: FireHydran…

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Replacing Git with Git (Interview) 1:44:13

24d ago1:44:13

1:44:13

This week we’re talking to Scott Chacon, one of the co-founders of GitHub, to discuss the history and future of Git and Scott’s new project Git Butler, a branch manager tool that’s aiming to improve the developer experience of Git using Git. We also touch on the contentious topic of open source licensing and the challenges of defining “Open Source”…

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Episode 513: Modern Rails Apps Ayush Newatia 31:37

26d ago31:37

31:37

Rails 7 and Hotwire have completely revolutionized server side Rails apps. Developers can now get much more reactivity with way less javascript, less tooling, and simpler deployments. You’ve probably heard a lot about Rails 7.1 and Hotwire. Maybe you’re even using it in production? Ayush Newatia joins the show to talk about his new book, The Rails …

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HashiCorp strikes back (News) 9:08

27d ago9:08

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HashiCorp sends OpenTofu a nasty-gram in the wake of Matt Asay’s infringement claims, Polar is like Patreon but for software creators, a Common Corpus of LLM data is released on HuggingFace & Loki is an open source tool for fact verification. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappea…

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542: Scott L Clark: Rogue Prince of Persia, Apple allows emulation, Beat Slayer, Minishoot Adventures, Kudzu, Brothers a Tale of Two Sons, Dicefolk, EcoGnomix 2:08:19

28d ago2:08:19

2:08:19

Jeff and Christian welcome Scott L Clark from the Gaming Outsiders podcast back to the show this week to discuss the potential of two Prince of Persia games coming in the same year, Apple allowing game emulators onto iOS, the majority of playtime in 2023 going to 6-year old games, and more! The Playlist: Beat Slayer, Minishoot Adventures, Mighty Ma…

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739: Checking in on Freeform 1:08:44

1M ago1:08:44

1:08:44

David and Stephen revisit Freeform and discuss how it's improved since its launch and what Apple could do next with the application. They also share how they use the app and how it shines in visionOS. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software s…

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Kaizen! There goes my PgHero (Friends) 1:22:51

1M ago1:22:51

1:22:51

Thisis our 14th Kaizen episode! Gerhard put some CDNs to the test, we’ve taken our next step with Postgres on Neon & Jerod pushed 55 commits (but 0 PRs)! Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 9 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Cloudflare – Cloudflare’s Developer Week is happening April 1-5, 20…

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Getting to Resend (Interview) 1:35:09

1M ago1:35:09

1:35:09

This week Adam is joined by Zeno Rocha — the creator of the beloved Dracula theme and Co-founder and CEO of Resend. They discuss his personal journey and the challenges of balancing work and family life, how becoming a parent has given him new perspectives and influenced his decision to start his own company, the role of citizenship and immigration…

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Episode 644: A Tony Bennett Hair Hat 1:00:52

1M ago1:00:52

1:00:52

An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett. Links: David Ferrie - Wikipedia Merlin's Wisdom Project — "It's only advice for you because it had to be advice for me." Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616) | Marvel Database | Fandom Magneto | X-Men Wiki | Fandom…

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Episode 643: The Price of Lies 1:29:06

1M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl. Merlin’s weird, truncated contexts in Things. Links: Seven Little Pieces of My Heart — Merlin really likes music, and he has a delightfully economical way to share it with you. Dr.Feelgood 【She Do…

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Who in the world is Jia Tan? (News) 9:53

1M ago9:53

9:53

The big story right now is the recently uncovered backdoor in liblzma (aka XZ) – a relatively obscure compression library that happens to be a dependency of OpenSSH. This incident is noteworthy for so many reasons: the exploit itself, how it was deployed, how it was found, what it says about our industry & how the community reacted. Let’s dig in! L…

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541: Jarrett Green: Marvel Rivals, Judas, Hellgate Redemption, Dragon's Dogma 2, Pepper Grinder, Stolen Realm, Rogue Voltage, Mori Carta, Gudnak 2:06:09

1M ago2:06:09

2:06:09

Jeff and Christian welcome Jarrett Green from IGN to the show this week to discuss a 2007 flop video game getting a surprise sequel, the reveal of Overwatch with Marvel characters, first hands-on from Ken Levine's upcoming Bioshock killer, and more! The Playlist: Dragon’s Dogma 2. Pepper Grinder, Diablo IV, Stolen Realm, Rogue Voltage demo, Mori Ca…

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738: Apple Collecting 101 1:10:54

2M ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Stephen walks David through the ins and outs of collecting old Apple gear, and the pair take the wraps off an MPU redesign. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MPU. Sanebox: Stop drowning in email! AdBlock Pro: Block ads in Safari on iPhone, iPad, Mac and A…

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