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Safety, Safety Everywhere
Season 1 Episode 13
John and Ben discuss ways to take reasonable but meaningful safety precautions in the workplace, and around the home.
With Ben Alexander and John Chid…
12 years, 1 month ago
Pages Blocks Planes Die Bank Device
Season 1 Episode 12
John and Ben discuss SSDs, data transfer bottlenecks and the evolution of PC data storage architectures.
With Ben Alexander and John Chidgey.
Bus Commu…
12 years, 1 month ago
Cause And Effect
Season 1 Episode 11
John and Ben discuss the process of analyzing failure, from broken alternator belts to plane crashes. Starting with Toyota's five (sometimes six!) wh…
12 years, 1 month ago
The Battery Problem Follow-up 4
Season 1 Episode 2
Follow up (Part D) to The Battery Problem where John addresses some more follow up about Flywheels as a form of energy storage, the challenge of disp…
12 years, 1 month ago
Passion Over Academic Proof
Season 1 Episode 10
John and Ben discuss the problems that arise when we rely on qualifications alone to gauge a person's potential. Just how valuable are degrees, cert…
12 years, 2 months ago
The Internet Makes It Even Better
Season 1 Episode 9
John and Ben discuss the practical risks associated with connecting every single device we own to the internet. What happens when ore functionality i…
12 years, 2 months ago
The Battery Problem Follow-up 3
Season 1 Episode 2
Follow up (Part C) to The Battery Problem with a discussion of Germany's forward-thinking approach to renewable energy.
With Ben Alexander and John Ch…
12 years, 2 months ago
A Category Called General Follow-up 1
Season 1 Episode 7
Follow up (Part A) to A Category Called General with some discussion about the expected lifespan of flash storage.
With Ben Alexander and John Chidgey…
12 years, 2 months ago
A Nice Quiet Serene Environment
Season 1 Episode 8
In this episode John and Ben talk about noise. Noise is a big problem. A lot of people tend to overlook it. A lot of people tend to shrug it off like…
12 years, 2 months ago
A Category Called General
Season 1 Episode 7
John and Ben discuss the challenge of digital storage, filing, tagging and categorization as well as associated workflows and technology.
With Ben Ale…
12 years, 2 months ago