Episode 221: In The Zone Of Programming

Daniel gets over the flu while Manton doubles down on coffee shops. The two discuss the value of “Office Hours” and “Coder Nights” as a means of getting out and meeting like-minded people. They discuss Facebook’s Instant Articles as a potential boon to the open web, react to the new Apple TV Tech Talk videos, and Daniel admits he never bought a 1st-generation iPhone.

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February 26, 2016 at 8:00 pm.

Episode 220: Keep Creating Random Goals

Daniel orders a Brother, Apple defies the FBI, Manton continues to struggle with his Kickstarter, and the two discuss using structure and constraints to encourage tackling new goals.

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  • Brother HL-L2340DW – Daniel’s, and the rest of the world’s, cheap monochrome printer of choice.
  • Gigablock Bulk – Continuous ink system for ink-jet printers, courtesy of listener Brian L.
  • A Message to Our Customers – Tim Cook’s defiant response to the FBI.
  • I Wonder… – Jon Wight imagines the consequences if Apple employees refuse to back-door phones.
  • iGotYourBack – Daniel’s post on Bitsplitting, responding to Tim Cook’s letter.
  • Kickstarter Music – Manton’s latest Timetable episode.
  • Sorrento’s Drive-Thru – A surprisingly hip, Austin drive-thru coffee stop.
  • Tiny Challenges – Jaimee Newberry’s experiments at chipping away at challenges in a small way.
February 19, 2016 at 10:00 am.

Episode 219: Failing At All Of My Goals

Daniel discusses his printer problems, Manton discusses his Kickstarter problems. They go on to discuss the challenge of following through on public and private commitments, and chat about the wisdom of discussing politics and other divisive topics on public Twitter accounts or blogs.

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February 12, 2016 at 2:32 pm.

Episode 218: They Just Burned All The Goodwill

Manton and Daniel talk about Apple’s current and future stock price, and their potential to branch out into other technologies such as virtual reality. They discuss Facebook’s shuttering of Parse and the implications for iOS developers and Facebook’s PR. Finally, they respond to listener Q&A about getting up to speed on using and implementing your own web services.

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February 4, 2016 at 9:20 pm.