Best Tech Reformation Podcasts (2024)

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198: Pulled a Sousa 1:01:54

3+ y ago1:01:54

1:01:54

We talk about a really old article about mechanical music. Links The Main Article We Discuss Set To Learn (Derek's other podcast) Good Memories by Matthew Parker Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation…

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197: Kitchen Goggles 1:24:57

3+ y ago1:24:57

1:24:57

We're back! And we're talking about The Social Dilemma! Links The Social Dilemma Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts Derek Mast David Mikucki Craig Elliss Review us on Apple Podcasts and rec…

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196: So Authentic 45:49

4+ y ago45:49

45:49

Should you opt-in to your country’s contact tracing apps and features? Links Australia has COVIDSafe. Here is how other countries are using contact tracing apps in the fight against coronavirus - ABC News Contact Tracing Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past show…

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195: A Stream of Amens 53:36

4+ y ago53:36

53:36

Coronavirus, canceling church, and tips for some live-streaming your service for sick people on a budget. Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts David Mikucki Craig Elliss Review us on Apple Po…

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194: Kelvins' Institutes 57:45

5y ago57:45

57:45

This is a bittersweet episode. A milestone, a transition, and a new path forward. Plus some Google Feud thrown in for good measure. Links Verge Article Twitter Thread Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreform…

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193: Poke It With Something, Man 47:42

5y ago47:42

47:42

Tank gets a new person and Craig gets a new Light Phone. The question is, does the title refer to the person or the phone? Listen to find out. Links The Light Phone Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformat…

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192: Engine Complete 43:50

5y ago43:50

43:50

A pretty meandering discussion about Photoshop for iPad, clarity around expectations in software, and how modern development tools and libraries are making it easy to release feature compete apps that compete with companies who've been around for decades. Links Photoshop for iPad is Getting Terrible Early Reviews Ways to Contact Us Chat with the li…

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191: /dev/random 1:11:53

5y ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Craig and David didn't have a topic so they talk about iPhones, photography, the new MacBooks, creepy voice assistants, and—of course—instruments in worship. They’re technically technology, right? Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out a…

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190: Walk in… Bear, Dead. 1:06:18

5y ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Let’s talk about Salesforce, the 1-1-1 pledge, and vocation. Links Pledge 1% - Salesforce.org Marc Benioff will discuss building a socially responsible and successful startup at TechCrunch Disrupt – TechCrunch Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change - Salesforce.com Marc Benioff 30 Inspiring Mission Statements of Star…

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189: The One Where Craig Comes Out as a Monster 52:53

5y ago52:53

52:53

Let's talk about online-offline balance so we can stop screaming at each other like modems. Links Constantly (Dis)connected: How Online Habits Form Us How the internet is weakening our language : Recovering a rich vocabulary for a deeper knowledge of God Relight – A Reformed Theology and Bible Study Web App Lightest Form of Flogging episode that Da…

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188: Just Another Brick in the Wall 41:02

5y ago41:02

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Dadgum Milleniums take a lot of photos of their kids—a lot. What are the effects of that and what are some ways to keep kids from thinking they’re the next Paris Hilton? Probably the best part about this episode is that when Tank finally remembers to hit record, his recording was set up to use his internal mic instead of his main mic, so David’s Sk…

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187: Pantless Pandas 55:18

5y ago55:18

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Links Here’s everything Apple announced today at the iPhone 11 event Review: The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 do Disneyland after dark Apple isn’t even trying anymore to keep its unreleased AR headset a secret Apple seeks patent on retinal hologram projectors for AR glasses Apple Glasses: Apple's Secret Work on Virtual and Augmented Reality Ways to …

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186: Buy His Teeth 39:58

5y ago39:58

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Are Christians giving Amazon too much power over Christian publishing? Links The Power Over Christian Publishing We've Given To Amazon - Tim Challies Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts Crai…

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185: The Year of the Linux Desktop 54:00

5y ago54:00

54:00

Let's talk about a wildly unsourced and unconfirmed rumor about Apple putting rainbows on stuff. Links Apple's Rainbow Logo May Return to Some New Products as Early as This Year Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at …

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184: You Blew Up Pluto 45:54

5y ago45:54

45:54

Space: the final frontier. These are the discussions of the Tech Reformation. Its continuing mission to explore strange new topics, to seek out new tech, and new conversations—to boldly introduce the world of tech to the worldview of Christianity. Links WHY STOWAWAY CREATURES ON THE MOON CONFOUND INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW 100 weird objects sent into …

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183: Summarize the Headings 39:08

5y ago39:08

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Let's talk about Slack and improving the community experience. Links What's Slack Doing With Your Data? Weird Youtube video of a man punching a kangaroo Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts D…

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182: 9/10 Dentists Agree That's Bad 48:36

5+ y ago48:36

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Instagram is testing some changes to how it displays “likes.” Let’s discuss. Links Instagram officially tests hiding Like counts – TechCrunch Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts David Mikuck…

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181: Gospel Popcorn 30:14

5+ y ago30:14

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How can you monetize your app/web app/website/service thing ethically? Links Relight: David’s Web App (A Work in Progress) Under the Radar Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts David Mikucki C…

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180: Replumb Something 45:49

5+ y ago45:49

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What the heck is transhumanism? And what's a Christian transhumanist? Links Unbelievable? Should Christians embrace Transhumanism? Micah Redding vs Nigel Cameron Transhumanism Is Tempting—Until You Remember Inspector Gadget Transhumanism And The Future Of Humanity: 7 Ways The World Will Change By 2030 Episode 26: CRISPR Theology w/ Alex Humphrey Wa…

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179 International Singer 38:46

5+ y ago38:46

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People are boycotting Netflix because Netflix is boycotting Georgia. Links Christian Boycott Research Page Christians Need to Stop Boycotting Stuff | RELEVANT Magazine Should Christians Boycott Starbucks? - Russell Moore Updated Boycott List Identifies Corporate Supporters of Planned Parenthood - Christian Newswire Can Christians 'Do Business' with…

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178: And One Scary Clown 42:26

5+ y ago42:26

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People in Japan are using their cars in weird ways. Links People in Japan are renting cars but not driving them Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts Craig Elliss Ryan Tankersley Joe Carter Re…

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177: Not a 2D Person 51:10

5+ y ago51:10

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Let's have some fun and talk about the craziest tech things we think will be real in the next 10–20 years. Links Craig's Crazy Link Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts David Mikucki Craig El…

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176: Crazy Wall 1:04:42

5+ y ago1:04:42

1:04:42

This week, we’re joined by listener Dr. David Lachut to talk about Facebook's new crypto(?)currency, Libra. Links Quick Summary of Libra The Crazy Wall Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts Da…

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175: The Toronto Cloud 42:12

5+ y ago42:12

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E3 happened and you may soon be able to play Xbox on your Android tablet. But wait, why do you have an Android tablet anyway? Links The game streaming dream was inside us all along Amazon WorkSpaces Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out…

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174: How to Do Less Things Harder 55:23

5+ y ago55:23

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Apple's WWDC happened and Derek joins us to talk about it. Links Apple WWDC 2018 keynote in 14 minutes Set To Learn (Derek's other podcast) Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts Derek Mast Dav…

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173: Roamin’ with Romans 44:25

5+ y ago44:25

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As a general rule, when you jam tomatoes into machines, things happen to the tomatoes. Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Software, the Tough Tomato Principle, and the Great Weirdening of the World Apple won't like this... - Run MacOS on ANY PC Commuter Cars Elio Motors Chick Tracts Ways to Contact Us C…

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172: Number One Analogy 48:01

5+ y ago48:01

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Blogs still exist, but are blog blogs dying? And is that bad? Links Three Kinds of Blog (and the Future of Christian Blogging) - Tim Challies The Present and Future of Christian Blogging Lightest Form of Flogging – Episode 15: Full Weird Al Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to …

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171: Life Is Like a Box of Eyeballs 35:07

5+ y ago35:07

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Fridges are tracking you and it's not cool. Links Now, Even the Freezer Aisle Is Tracking You Creeping on You in the Cold Drinks Aisle Youtube Video: Nudging: The Future of Advertising The article Tank Sorry, your data can still be identified even if it’s anonymized Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation…

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170: Probably Hacked, Probably 46:25

5+ y ago46:25

46:25

Mark Zuckerburg cares about your privacy, and jokes about it. Also what's privacy? Sponsor: Dwell App Audio Bible Links Facebook is trying to make the word “private” meaningless Facebook pivots to what it wishes it was – TechCrunch Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search fo…

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169 : Thomas Kinkade That Thing 43:03

5+ y ago43:03

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A browser built around ads? *Sponsor: Dwell App Links The Brave browser launches ads that reward users for viewing – TechCrunch xkcd: Mattresses The War To Sell You A Mattress Is An Internet Nightmare Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout o…

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168: An SSD in a Moat 51:42

5+ y ago51:42

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When is a bad deal ripping someone off, and is ripping people off wrong? This topic is Apple’s fault. *Sponsor: Dwell App Links Samsung X5 SSD Apple’s iMacs Helvetic Episode 02: It’s a Bad Widget Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at…

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167: Surrounded by Cardboard Boxes 45:31

5+ y ago45:31

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Zuckerberg wants more government regulation. Wait, what? *Sponsor: Dwell App Links Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg: The Internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas. How Israel Folau went from NRL superstar to rugby outcast Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for…

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166: He's Impassible! 36:45

5+ y ago36:45

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Amazon is paying tons of money on research to get you reading more. I wonder if clickbait like this would work. Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links How to Pronounce Arduino The psychological tricks Amazon's Kindle plays on you Man Accidentally Performs Yoga Pose, Is Possessed By Horde Of Demons 135: Abst…

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165: Jason Moana 45:36

5+ y ago45:36

45:36

We discuss the Apple event, the various things announced at it, and then focus in on Apple's family friendly attitude and their forthcoming TV shows. Links Summary of Apple Event (the Verge) Upgrade Podcast: The Future of TV Was Apps Accidental Tech Podcast: We Should Probably Get to the Apple Event Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener communi…

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164: Baptize Your Babies 41:27

5+ y ago41:27

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Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Earth is (always has been) round, so why have the flat-out wrong become so lively? Logan Paul’s satirical flat Earth doc gets to the heart of YouTube’s recommendation issue Flat-Earthers' Cruise Will Sail to Antarctica 'Ice Wall' at the Planet's Edge. Right. America’s …

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163: Whoa. This Is Heavy 45:52

5+ y ago45:52

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Weird shower cap things and hearing people through your arm. Also why Facebook wants to read your mind. Sponsor: Valley Vintage - Soaps, balms and oils made the Vintage way. Links Australia vs. America Texas vs. Australia Doc Brown's Weird Helmet Thing Weird Al: Mission Statement Cortex episode that David mentioned Our episode about China's social …

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162: The Fortnight of Slack 49:06

5+ y ago49:06

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Fortnight is a place, a really big place with lots of people. Is it the next social network? Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Fortnite isn't a game, it's a place | Charged Tech Fortnite isn’t addicting your kids — it’s just giving them what society won’t Polite Fortnite Society 'Fortnite' Had 10 Milli…

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161: Learning on Hard Mode 47:39

5+ y ago47:39

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All the hosts this week are what you might call digital creatives, so we discuss the democratization of digital creativity. Links Blender 2.8 Procreate Scribus Greyscale Gorilla Inkscape Figma DaVinci Resolve Luma Fusion Affinity Photo Affinity Designer Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit ou…

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160: She Has Lobsters for Hands 37:25

5+ y ago37:25

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This person does not exist and neither does this cat. But should we freak out? Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Can you guess which face is real, and which is computer generated? ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com uses AI to generate endless fake faces Artificial intelligence is going to make it easier than e…

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159: 75% Pastor 50:07

5+ y ago50:07

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Are podcasts hurting preaching? Should sermon podcasts even exist? What would Jesus podcast? Plus, a special guest. Sponsor: Valley Vintage - Soaps, balms and oils made the Vintage way. Links Article: How Podcasts Hurt Preaching Referenced xkcd comic Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our w…

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158: Wiki Wiki The Internet 48:48

6y ago48:48

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The internet gets a lot of flack, most of it deserved. But in this episode, we pour one out for the internet and talk about ways that tech has positively shaped our spiritual lives. Links xkcd comic about exploding lithium ion batteries: Bag Check Tank's laptop that looks like something really bad Craig's Blog Pornography statistics that Tank menti…

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157: Except a Civil War 51:58

6y ago51:58

51:58

We talk about a pro life group that's using tech and marketing to help stop abortion. Links Meet the Pro-Life Group Cracking Planned Parenthood’s Favorite Market Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation…

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156: Video Thug Life 38:51

6y ago38:51

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How to start a podcast. Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Craig's Keyboard Joe's Keyboard Tank's Keyboard David's Amazon Basics Keyboard Helvetic: A Podcast The Lightest Form of Flogging Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search …

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155: Dad Joke Central 57:47

6y ago57:47

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Let's talk about imposter syndrome in tech. Sponsor: Valley Vintage - Soaps, balms and oils made the Vintage way. Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation! Hosts Craig Elliss Ryan Tankersley Joe Carter …

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154: Kanban of Discussion 35:14

6y ago35:14

35:14

We need to talk about burnout, or so they say. Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links The rise of (societal) resilience tech Why We Need To Talk About Burnout In The Tech Industry Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past sho…

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153: Realtime Followup 32:49

6y ago32:49

32:49

What do people getting fired at Netflix, Ephesians 4:15, and John Piper have to do with each other? Links Ask Pastor John: Can a Christian Survive in Silicon Valley At Netflix, Radical Transparency and Blunt Firings Unsettle the Ranks (Note this is behind a paywall) Visual explanation of the thing at the end Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listene…

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152: State of the Tech 2018 36:00

6y ago36:00

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What are our favorite gadgets and apps that we discovered in 2018? Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Amazon Workspaces Swiftpoint GT Tile Nimbus controller iPhone XS and Halide Behringer UMC404HD Jabra Move Headphones Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.c…

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151: Your Kangaroo Force 37:08

6y ago37:08

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In this episode, we talk about some new laws about encryption and privacy in Australia. Featuring an actual Australian! Sponsor: Missional Wear - the gift shop for reformed theology enthusiasts! Links Australia passes encryption-breaking laws Aussie tech industry 'fuming mad' after encryption bill passes Labor backdown allows Government to pass con…

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150: Don't You Dare Become Presbyterians 38:25

6y ago38:25

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This is a bittersweet episode. A milestone, a transition, and a new path forward. Plus some Google Feud thrown in for good measure. Links Set To Learn (Derek's other podcast) Good Memories by Matthew Parker Ways to Contact Us Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Visit our website to search for past shows and topics S…

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149: I’m Not Shady; I Promise 27:37

6y ago27:37

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Does Apple have a monopoly on the App Store? We discuss some court cases that are currently trying to decide that. Sponsor: Valley Vintage - Soaps, balms and oils made the Vintage way. Links What happens if Apple loses its Supreme Court App Store antitrust appeal? How Apple hopes to stop a customer lawsuit over its App Store monopoly Apple Inc. v. …

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