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Episode 27 – Could’ve Been Catastrophic

July 4, 2012 by jamie | 56 Comments

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Google  bribes developers with tons of free Android stuff at the Google I/O conference; Windows 8 gets an upgrade price; and half this internet breaks.

Justin isn’t with us this week, but muddle through and talk about Google Glasses some more, and how their little skydiving show could have gone catastrophically bad, as well as how the new Nexus Q media streamer is a bit crap compared to Apple TV, as well as 3 times the price for the privilege of being made in America. We talk about Siri a bit; Dave tries to convince me that Jailbreaking isn’t a complete waste of time; and I show you an awesome way to deal with a non-responsive iPhone home button.

Here’s the headlines:

We try to answer Dave’s question about who’s going to save RIM, but come to conclusions they’re better off dead. We also address Mike’s question about how we manage to pull of a podcast with us all in different locations. And if you’re going to tweet about dave, use #dieinafire.

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Justin Pot
Justin Pot

I won't be in tomorrow's episode, but I'll be back next week.

koshyg15
koshyg15

When will the new episode Air (in GMT)

 

yashdes
yashdes

This is the first podcast I listened to, and I love it. Especially Dave because Dave is always right. Pinterest and Glee are both for girls @James Bruce @Dave LeClair 

Mike Calvet
Mike Calvet

Another great episode guys! And thanks for answering my question! Hope you still do a new one this week, even if it is Justinless again.

koshyg15
koshyg15

Will there be new episode tomorrow, or is it called off because JPot  is in Canada.

koshyg15
koshyg15

I switched my self to crazy mode, and listened to all 27 podcasts, in 3 days, that is about 9 hours a day. During this time, I came upon several revelations :

 

1. Your podcast(I would have typed TheTechnophilaPodcast, but it is way to long, and I couldn't be bothered) is the best podcast ever. I am not just saying that. When I first heard your podcast, I had my doubts, but after I heard all of the podcasts, I understood where you were coming from, and your culture, and you identity, then all my doubts went away. When I think about it, you have no competition, and anything that is remotely in the same category, is way behind you. I would like to add a suggestion, I don't want to say that, your current episodes aren't awesome enough, I felt that the older ones are better, I think you should go back to your roots, and not be so main stream and professional.

 

2. Dave is awesome. His awesomeness is incomprehensible in that he is freaking awesome. He is the epitome of awesomeness. Yeah, he is awesome. I don't want to leave the rest of the guys, your awesome too. Without James, it will be an all american podcast, even though Justin is technically Canadian(Justin is not a good Canadian, Justin is not stereotypical enough, Justin be more Canadian, try a Canadian accent or something) and then you would talk about american sites, which I can't access, yes, you could say, I can use a VPN, but i can't use it, as my internet connection isn't strong enough to handle it . I feel that, me and James are on the same wavelength on most things(except for which OS is best, Linux is obviously the best), like, I too think, the world would be better of, with an AI dictator ruling it. Justin is the professional guy, I don't know how far the podcast would go without him and he has a Wii, which I personally don't care about, but the Wii brings a broader audience to the podcast.

 

I would to say again that your awesome, and i hope your never stop making podcasts. I don't have much money, but i would give all that I can, so that the podcast stays alive.

koshyg15
koshyg15

So whats going on ?

What can we expect for next week.

koshyg15
koshyg15

Not to spam your comments with potentially useless comments  but what I would like is a longer podcast with more time for set out  for spontaneous revelations of knowledge.

koshyg15
koshyg15

 Apple may release an Ipad "Mini"

DomTC
DomTC

I have a quick question for next week / whenever you want or need it,  I am in the process of building a custom PC, so my question is: Have you ever built a computer?  If so, did you enjoy the process and find it worthwhile?

 

Once again, thanks for a great episode!

Dave LeClair
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@DomTC I've built many, though never for myself. I used to work at a computer repair store and we built customs there for people. For myself I just can't be bothered, but building them for others is fun (especially when you're getting paid).

James Bruce
James Bruce moderator

 @DomTC Thanks Dom, awesome idea. I'll add it to the list. 

koshyg15
koshyg15

 @DomTC I think every body should build their own computer atleast once in their life.I am also going to build a PC but it's for mining Bit coins, later on i want build a gaming PC.James doesn't know anything about this because he is an apple Fanboy ,you can't build a mac.

Scutterman
Scutterman

 @koshyg15  @DomTC The original Apples were kit computers. They didn't come pre-built. Jobs started out as one of the original Homebrew hackers, then went corporate.

Scutterman
Scutterman

@jhpot @Scutterman @koshyg15 @DomTC That's true, I guess. I read his autobiography and I much prefer young Steve to older Steve

koshyg15
koshyg15

I have got a thought, I think people who listen to this podcast are very well informed people, who know  all latest stuff.Sometimes, I think that the listers know more than you do.I speak for my self when I say,. in the last podcast I knew almost every then you said prior to you saying it.For example, I knew that the new version of android was to called jelly bean for months and i knew that adobe was not going to support jelly bean and so on.So what I think  you should do is  to talk about ever relevant stuff, because by the time your podcast airs, the news you were going to say gets outdated.You should focus your attention on stuff which have been present along but no body has heard about it kind of stuff.If your not convinced yet, think about this, if your listers weren't that very well informed they wouldn't  have found this podcast in the first place.

DomTC
DomTC

 @koshyg15 I can see what you are saying however you must remember that their is a turn around time (presumably of 2 - 4 days - I don't know maybe @James Bruce might be able to clarify) so while when they are recording it is reletivly unkown, by the time we get to hear it, the news has spread.  As far as I can tell, you are asking them to discuss stuff which has yet you happen.

 

I also would agree with Scutterman that some of the best parts of the show are just the interactions between the three hosts.

koshyg15
koshyg15

 @DomTC  Just make my self clear, I am asking them not try to break breaking news.

Scutterman
Scutterman

 @koshyg15 I rarely hear something from Technophilia that I've already heard. I use it like I use MUO -- an aggregate so I don't have to follow many sources to keep up with news etc.

 

And quite apart from all of that, it's the interaction between the three of them that really makes it a good podcast. They could be reading from the dictionary and it would still end up being hilarious.

Dave Parrack
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 @Scutterman You're bang on, Scutterman. I want to hear these two gentlemen (and Dave) riff about the stories of the week, hence I asked their opinion on the RIM situation. I know the story inside out but it's entertaining to hear them about it.

koshyg15
koshyg15

 @Scutterman True that, the interaction between the three of them that really makes it a good podcast.Missed the dynamics of  the third person last weak.But now a days most podcast are hosted by three people.The main reason i track this podcast is as a test case,seeing how this small podcast grows and evolves.

jhpot
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 @koshyg15  @Scutterman I'll be back the week after next. Sorry I'm gone, guys: family emergency. And I try to add evergreen content, to think about the bigger ideas. It just takes a lot of time, but it's worth it if you guys appreciate it. Thanks for your comments.

James Bruce
James Bruce moderator

 @Scutterman  @koshyg15 Aww, thanks Scutterman! Koshy, I understand what you're saying, but it's difficult to find "evergreen" things to talk about. Do you mean like the "what you been using?" section where we talk about great apps and stuff? Generally, we're not trying to give breaking news; just give our reaction to what you may or may not have heard about that week. And for some, it will be new too. 

 

@Dave LeClair Looks like we've got an idea for next weeks show - we'll start at the letter A. I imagine you've even looked at a dictionary before, have you Dave?

Dave Parrack
Dave Parrack

Great episode guys. The interaction without Justin present was interesting to hear.

Pinterest IS for girls, but Glee is fantastic.

A RIM and Microsoft partnership could make a lot of sense in my opinion.

James, if you do buy a Nexus 7 then the 'Apple fanboy' tag dies. It'll be a sad day.

jhpot
jhpot moderator

Glee is terrible, and I might need to listen to this episode of my podcast. They just randomly said that Pinterest is for girls? 

Scutterman
Scutterman

Loving the title music this week, where'd you get it?

 

Google's Android codenames are always named after a desert, and each release takes the next letter of the alphabet. It seems similar to the Ubuntu release names, which do the same with animal names rather than deserts. Except deserts are better.

 

Android not supporting flash (or flash not making a release for the next android) is a bad move right now. There isn't enough support of HTML5 right now, as much as I want it. I am using the Youtube HTML5 beta feature, but they haven't even rolled it out to any videos with adverts yet.

 

I'm going to wait and see what Windows 8 is like.I suspect I'll have no reason to upgrade because Windows 7 works, plain and simple. Even if Windows 8 works as well, there's no point switching before Windows 7 stops working well, and by that time Windows 9 will undoubtedly be out. I'd prefer to save my money and get a new graphics card, which is woefully lacking compared to the rest of my components.

 

I never believed that siri would be as good as the adverts claimed. As much as I want to hold it against Apple, it's what I expect from adverts. Because I'm technically minded, whenever I see an advert that demonstrates a really awesome technology that's leaps and bounds above everything else I say "Wow! That's Amazing and Fantastic! Shame it's not actually going to work like that.". Then I forget about it until some tech site like MUO or Technophilia comes up with a story along the lines of "Users are disappointed because their new technology is just non-existent rather than invisible". I've been told before that I'm highly cynical, but I'm also usually right so I say I'm just realistic.

 

Glee has the same old storylines as every other similar show. The only thing that's different is that the people sing, and that's why I really hate it. They are auto-tuned to hell. they have no emotion in their voices, and they remove all meaning from the songs.That's fine when they're doing current pop songs, but they also do decent music. Music that is good for the very reason that it has emotion, real people singing them, and a whole lot of meaning. In my opinion, Glee should be removed from the media for crimes against humanity, though I also believe that people can watch whatever they want and I'll just ignore it unless there's some specific reason to talk about it. </rant>

 

"Vanquishing desiccator wand of the heavens" sounds like a good name for a vibrator.

 

There's always a lot more discussion about whether or not people should jailbreak then there is about whether or not to root. Is it because rooting is more accepted and more supported (to a degree) than jailbreaking, or it is it because android users are happier with their unrooted OS?

 

Since you brought it up, the M4A pictures only display in about 50% of the shows. I am streaming through Winamp though, so it's not really standard use case.

James Bruce
James Bruce moderator

 @Scutterman Music just standard from Garageband; I can never remember which we use every week! I'll note down which we used this week though and try to use it again~

 

Wait and see is perhaps the best tactic with Windows 8, though I think you'll start to find compelling reasons to upgrade; the next DirectX, some killer Metro app. There's always something....

 

I totally agree on Siri. Commercials are exactly that; to be approached with caution. The study Dave brought up was crap: let's do a survey of how many times a MacDonalds burger looks like the one in the ad. Uhh, 0%? I'm writing a Siri guide now; if people were to learn the functions she can perform, and enunciate properly, accuracy would be way higher. 

 

Anyhew, thanks for the comment as always, much appreciated; I'm gonna completely ignore all that negativity towards Glee though!

DomTC
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I really would not have expected Dave being that organised!

I've logged into my Facebook once in the last two months and that was to delete it last week!

I had a Storm - that touch screen was really weird!

http://www.vokle.com/  is a really good live streaming service - although I am not sure about ads etc.

Thanks for a great episode as usual!

James Bruce
James Bruce moderator

 @DomTC Great suggestion Dom, ill chat to the boys about trying vokle out. 

koshyg
koshyg

@TheTechnophilia Really missed justin

koshyg15
koshyg15

Linux is the best and mac sucks.

James Bruce
James Bruce moderator

 @koshyg15 mac > linux > windows. So there!

koshyg15
koshyg15

 @James Bruce Linux>windows>crap>mac

James Bruce
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 @koshyg15 That is indeed stupid. 

 

But, you realise OSX is based on a unix core right? I mean, anything you can do in linux can be done on a mac, too. Make that console full screen and tap away!

 

If crap > mac, and mac ~= linux, then linux ~= crap too!