Pragmatic

Trains and roads look like they have lots in common but the trade-offs in signalling and network design are completely different, and horrendously inconsistent.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: What is a tram? First electric tram General Motors streetcar conspiracy Railway signal Railway signalling Australian railway signalling Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.

The cause of global warming may be hotly debated, but rising sea levels are a fact. Vic joins John to talk about how fast it's happening and how our cities will need to adapt.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: An Inconvenient Truth on iTunes The Great Global Warming Swindle IMDb The Great Global Warming Swindle Thermal Expansion GISS Surface Temperature Analysis Sea Ice Data Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis Alarmist Article Read The Notes: Thousands flee Pacific islands on front line of climate change CSIRO Sea-level Rise OzCoasts: Visualising sea-level rise Global Warming Sea Level Rise Map: San Francisco and Bay Area Brisbane King Tide Flood Sign The Thames Barrier Dutch Dikes Terps Underwater Cities Hysteresis Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.

Smart Watches support dynamic, configurable complications but not all are created equal. Russell Ivanovic from Shifty Jelly joins John to see just how complicated it can be.With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey.Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 38: Watch This Time And Space Pragmatic Episode 38A: Watch This Time And Space Follow-up 1 Miscellaneous Links: Complication (horology) World’s Most Complicated Wristwatch Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 Apple Watch Human Interface Guidelines Icon and Image Design Apple Watch Bluetooth Low Energy Specification (PDF) IEEE 802.11 Retro Rocket Watch Face: Android Wear Fit Cat Watch Face: Android Wear Samsung Gear S2 Support Pragmatic on Patreon

We are closer than ever to a paperless office, and for John with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil it's time to actually try and see if it's possible.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Articles: The iPad Pro and Apple Pencil in Engineering Good Notes Related Episodes: Causality Episode 4: Titanic Pragmatic Episode 23: Maximum Erasability Pragmatic Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics Miscellaneous Links: The Office of the Future Recycled Carbon Neutral A4 Paper 500 Sheets Uni-Ball Eye Fine Rollerball Pens Assorted 4 Pack Apple Pencil for iPad Pro Stylus Mesopotamia Stylus (computing) Tablet Computing From 1888 to 2010 Resistive Touchscreen Capacitive Sensing Paper The 7 Worst Tech Predictions of All Time Enginerd PalmPilot Zire Handheld GoodNotes Grafio Build a Better Life by Stealing Office Supplies Support Pragmatic on Patreon

What if the superhero Iron Man was real? We look at some of his tech and assess how possible it is.With James Smith and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: Iron Man’s armor Arc Reactor Iron Man 2 Particle Accelerator Group 10 Element Palladium Island of Stability Ion Thruster RF Resonant Cavity Thruster FORTIS Exoskeleton US Navy to Test Fortis Exoskeletons Lockheed Martin’s HULC Robotic Exoskeleton MK II Raytheon XOS 2 Thunderbolt Ross Real Mjolnir Newton (unit) Support Pragmatic on Patreon

Apple are pushing Haptics in more of their devices each release. We look at why they are and how they're doing it differently.With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey.Related Articles: Silent Journey Teardowns: iPhone 6s Plus Teardown iPhone 6s Teardown Apple iPhone 6s Teardown Magic Trackpad 2 Teardown Retina Macbook 2015 Teardown MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Teardown Apple Watch Teardown Teardown of the Apple Watch Miscellaneous Links: Apple Watch Haptic Technology iPhone 6s Technical Specifications iPhone 6 Technical Specifications Linear Actuator The Science Behind Force Touch and the Taptic Engine Apple Watch Battery Life, Charge Time, Taptic Engine, and Misc. Thoughts Vibration Haptic Feedback Guides | Haptic Feedback Evaluation Kit Newton’s Laws of Motion How Big Is the 42mm Apple Watch Battery? Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/engineered and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

We tackle the subtle differences between analogue and digital data transmission and why frequency changes everything.With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: Digital signal IC power-supply pin Transistor–transistor logic Coulomb Capacitance Inductance Electrical Impedance Digital signal Pragmatic 12: Pages Blocks Planes Die Bank Device Basic Principles of Signal Integrity (PDF) High Speed Board Design (PDF) Clock Optimization Analog Dialogue Encoding Techniques Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/engineered and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Pragmatic returns to talk about a recent melding of traditional radio technology and software that are now dominating the telecommunications world.With Carmen Parisi and John Chidgey.Miscellaneous Links: Reverse Engineering a Qualcomm baseband (PDF) Morse code Radio Narrowband Pragmatic 39: Look Ma, No Wires Pragmatic 5: The Next Ubiquitous Thing Quadrature amplitude modulation Frequency mixer Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem Digital signal processor IQ modulation tutorials: Alan Wolke W2AEW Analog Zoo Intro to SDR Kits: Software Defined Radio: $40ish SDR using a hacked European HDTV setup (RTL2832U). The chip has a feature where it can spit out the raw IQ data instead of the specific demodulated TV stream. It’s definitely hacky and it can’t transmit but it’s a relatively low cost intro into SDRs. Adafruit SDR: Basic set-up from Adafruit that’s all contained in one easy USB dongle using the same IC as above. Ossmans Kit: Not exactly a beginner’s kit in the sense that it’s cheap ($300 plus antenna) but probably one of the most full-featured starter’s out there sold by Mike Ossmann. He’s currently got a 9 video course available online to go with the HACK RF. Mike Ossmans Video Course or he also teaches two day seminars on SDRs at security conferences across the globe. Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/engineeredto learn more.

In this final episode John talks about the making of Pragmatic, highlights, lowlights, criticisms and advice on whether you should have listened to it or any podcasts at all. Then Vic grills John for information.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Previous Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 10: Passion Over Academic Proof Pragmatic Episode 10a: Passion Over Academic Proof Follow-up 1 Pragmatic Episode 59: Roll With The Seasons TechDistortion Articles Referenced: Pragmatic on Constellation Pragmatic Season 2 Vic’s Helpful iTunes Podcast Rating Workflows: Overcast Pocketcasts Downcast Miscellaneous Links: Pragmatic Definition List of Countries by Life Expectancy Check Out How Much The Average American Works Each Year ABC Sleep Survey Results Narcissism Patreon Electrons And Holes B&D Doors Sectional Door Garage Door Engineering Flowchart Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Hover: Hover is a domain registrar that’s simple and easy to use with a valet service for your existing domain transfers and an amazingly accurate and helpful new domain suggestion search making it simply the best way to buy and keep full control of your domain names. They won’t upsell you on essentials like others often do, they offer bulk discounts and also offer EMail, storage and forwarding services too. Let Hover valet your domain stress away, today. Visit hover.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code EXACTLY for 10% off your first purchase at Hover.Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/pragmaticto learn more.

John tackles how the internet works - the most requested topic as voted by Pragmatic listeners in this, the penultimate episode of the show.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Previous Related Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 16: One Mans Hopes And Dreams Of An RF Bubble Pragmatic Episode 27: Military Software Pragmatic Episode 55: Cautiously Concerned Historical Overviews: History of the Internet A Brief History of the Internet Token Rings: Token Rings How Token Ring Works OSI and TCP/IP Stacks: TCP/IP Protocol Fundamentals OSI model The Physical Layer: Ethernet Physical Layer Ethernet Over Twisted Pair Exponential Backoff Twisted Pair Addressing: MAC address What are MAC addresses and how are they used? Guidelines for Use Organizationally Unique Identifier and Company ID IEEE Registration Authority IPv6: An Unreachable Wall? How ARP Works Subnetwork Intranets and Firewalls: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Private Network Address Allocation for Private Internets Private network Network Address Translation I Have a Router, Do I Need a Firewall? About the OS X Application Firewall Firewalls Backbones and ISP Backhaul Costs: Nortel OC-192 10-GBIT/S Transport Platform Packet over SONET/SDH Synchronous Optical Networking Internet Transit Prices - Historical and Projections Internet Cost Structures and Interconnection Agreements Domains: Domain Name System Global DNS Propagation Checker List of DNS Record Types Country Code Top-level Domain Using the Google Public DNS World Wide Web: Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP/2 Web Servers Popularity by Ranking Related Links: Right-to-left McMansion Octet (computing) Port (computer networking) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/pragmaticto learn more.

Seth Clifford returns to discuss DRM and the value of entertainment content. We also explore if DRM will someday end.With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Previous Related Episodes: Anodised S02E06: Less Than Official Means Pragmatic Episode 42: Hopefully They Don’t Burn It Pragmatic Episode 42a: Hopefully They Don’t Burn It Follow-up 1 Pragmatic Episode 55: Cautiously Concerned Related Links: Digital Rights Management Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Hover: Hover is a domain registrar that’s simple and easy to use with a valet service for your existing domain transfers and an amazingly accurate and helpful new domain suggestion search making it simply the best way to buy and keep full control of your domain names. They won’t upsell you on essentials like others often do, they offer bulk discounts and also offer EMail, storage and forwarding services too. Let Hover valet your domain stress away, today. Visit hover.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code EXACTLY for 10% off your first purchase at Hover.Casper: Casper sell mattresses online and with an amazing 100-day return policy, amazing mattresses and prices that beat the showrooms you should give them a shot. Casper are transforming mattress purchasing - try one and find out why they’re so good. (North American Residents Only) Visit casper.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for $50 USD off the total price of your order.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

With four episodes to go Vic chose a topic that was never on the list - the history of programming. We look at five key people in the evolution of programming.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Punch-Cards: Computer Programming In The Punched Card Era Early Punched Card Equipment Key People In Programming History: NASA Engineers and Scientists John von Neumann Charles Babbage Alan Turing The Imitation Game: Inventing A New Slander To Insult Alan Turing Margaret Hamilton Turing: Turing Completeness Turing Test Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges Alan Turing: Inquest’s Suicide Verdict Not Supportable Alan Turing And The Development Of The Electronic Computer Turing Test Miscellaneous: Slide Rule Von Neumann Architecture Harvard Architecture Modified Harvard Architecture Jacquard Loom Computer History History Of Programming Languages One Div Zero: A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages Colossus Computer Mathematical Fractions Least Common Denominator Why Do We Say Lowest Common Denominator The Java Software Platform Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Erik Hess of Technical Difficulties and Dawn Patrol joins me to talk about the things that motivate and demotivate us, and turning hobbies into jobs and then back into hobbies again.With Erik Hess and John Chidgey.Related Pragmatic Episodes: Pragmatic Episode 41: Meaningless Token Award Podcasts Referred to: Generational Technical Difficulties Dawn Patrol Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Related Links: Hobby Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

The next disruption in transportation is coming to a car near you soon. We walk through the history and evolution of personal transportation and look to the future.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related TechDistortion Articles: Setting The Bar High Working From Home is a Privilege Podcasts Referred to: Asymcar Storming Mortal Ep17: Nutella and Voting in Australia with John Chidgey Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Related Links: Trolleybus Tram deaths San Francisco cable car system Flight plan Head-up display Autonomous car Google driverless car SA flags new road rules, as driverless cars head for Australia Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Extrasensory Devices: Extrasensory Devices are an innovative company based in Palo Alto, California and they’ve recently released their all new Luxi For All: an incident light meter attachment for your smartphone or tablet. Taking better pictures starts with your Luxi. Visit esdevices.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code TECHDISTORTION for 15% off the total price of your order.

My wife joins me as we discuss our recent experiences with being obese and undergoing weight-loss surgery. It's extreme but it works though it's not without serious risks.With Kirsten Chidgey and John Chidgey.Related TechDistortion Articles: How Did I Get Here? Stickers Direct Links: Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Related Links: Poor denied lap band sugery Story Of Obesity Surgery History of Weight Loss Surgery Your ‘Hunger Hormones’ Adjustable gastric band Sleeve gastrectomy Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is a Safe and Effective Bariatric Procedure for the Lower BMI Population WHO | Obesity and Overweight Continuous Positive Airway Pressure The Science of Stapling and Leaks (PDF) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Extrasensory Devices: Extrasensory Devices are an innovative company based in Palo Alto, California and they’ve recently released their all new Luxi For All: an incident light meter attachment for your smartphone or tablet. Taking better pictures starts with your Luxi. Visit esdevices.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code TECHDISTORTION for 15% off the total price of your order.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Brianna Wu is the CEO of GSX and is one of the women behind Revolution 60. Join us as we talk about gender imbalance in Engineering and Technology, and how we can help bring balance to the force.With Brianna Wu and John Chidgey.Briannas Other Podcasts: “Isometric” (5by5.tv/isometric) Rocket Debug 44: Brianna Wu, Amanda Warner and Revolution 60 Related TechDistortion Articles: Pragmatic T-Shirts Pragmatic and TechDistortion Stickers T-Shirts and Stickers Direct Links: TeeSpring: Pragmatic T-Shirt Pragmatic Sticker: Small Pragmatic Sticker: Large TechDistortion Sticker: Small TechDistortion Sticker: Large Related Links: History of Feminism Women’s suffrage in the United States Women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom Gender Equality Issues in Nursing Careers Gender Equality in a Female Dominated Work Field Gender pay gap in Australia Male/Female income disparity in the United States The Gamergate Controversy Sexual Harassment Brianna’s Wikipedia Page No skin thick enough: The daily harassment of women in the game industry Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Extrasensory Devices: Extrasensory Devices are an innovative company based in Palo Alto, California and they’ve recently released their all new Luxi For All: an incident light meter attachment for your smartphone or tablet. Taking better pictures starts with your Luxi. Visit esdevices.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code TECHDISTORTION for 15% off the total price of your order.Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.

Privacy online is becoming a bigger issue with more servers hacked every week our personal data has never been at more risk. Seth Clifford joins me to talk strategies to reduce your exposure on the internet.With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.You should also check out Seths new venture at Hey Derby and their iOS app Stringer. Related TechDistortion Articles: Pragmatic T-Shirts T-Shirt Direct Link: TeeSpring: Pragmatic T-Shirt Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 42: Hopefully They Don’t Burn It Episode 42a: Hopefully They Don’t Burn It Follow-up 1 Related Links: Privacy technology everyone can use would make us all more secure What Is SSL? EFF Warns of Untrustworthy SSL, Undetectable Surveillance 4 Simple Changes to Stop Online Tracking Safari Extensions - SSL Everywhere Disconnect.me How to Ditch Big Brother and Disappear Forever Verizon’s ‘Perma-Cookie’ Is a Privacy-Killing Machine Verizon Opt-out for Super Cookies Why passwords have never been weaker and crackers have never been stronger 25-GPU cluster cracks every standard Windows password in <6 hours | Ars Technica Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack Cloak VPN Virtual Private Network Government Tracking: Tax File Number Social Security Number Social Insurance Number PRISM Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Hover: Hover is a domain registrar that’s simple and easy to use with a valet service for your existing domain transfers and an amazingly accurate and helpful new domain suggestion search making it simply the best way to buy and keep full control of your domain names. They won’t upsell you on essentials like others often do, they offer bulk discounts and also offer EMail, storage and forwarding services too. Let Hover valet your domain stress away, today. Visit hover.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 10% off your first purchase at Hover.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

The Apple Watch promises to make Apple Pay even easier and safer than traditional credit card transactions. We look at the history of Credit Card data transactions and consider the practicalities. Of course.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related TechDistortion Articles: Pragmatic T-Shirts T-Shirt Direct Link: TeeSpring: Pragmatic T-Shirt Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 1: Faraday’s Cage Episode 44: Order A Steak and Get A Piece Of Rat Episode 47: Interrogation Signal Related Links: "…removed Google Analytics from my site…" Marco Arment Which wrist to wear your watch on Handedness Right- and left-hand traffic Hacker’s Demo Shows How Easily Credit Cards Can Be Read Through Clothes And Wallets Shielded wallets not necessary Credit card World’s first magnetic strip credit card to go under the hammer The Codabar Check Tokenization Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

There is a growing trend to eliminate the wires and go wireless for data and for power. Can it work? Is it practical? Dive in.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 1: Faraday’s Cage Episode 38: Watch This Time And Space Episode 47: Interrogation Signal Episode 50: Accidental Clicking Related Links: Wireless power physics - Is there any data on how efficient Tesla wireless power transmission was? - Skeptics Stack Exchange OET – RF Safety FAQ’s SCI-TECH … The cool site for hot science The Best Powerline Networking Kit | The Wirecutter Apple Desktop Bus RS-232 USB Power over Ethernet Apple’s Next Major Mac Rendered By Someone That Hasn’t Seen or Touched It | 9to5Mac SAR Values Crystal radio Tile Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Igloo: If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment, you know how painful intranets can be. Often times they are poorly designed repositories of stale information, and people wind up avoiding them by just emailing file attachments back and forth. Igloo Software is an intranet you’ll actually like. It’s built with easy-to-use apps, like file sharing, blogs, calendars and task management, and it works on any device – from your laptop to your tablet to your phone. Best of all, you don’t need to hire a team of developers for just one small change. The drag-and-drop interface and WYSIWYG editor make it as easy to update as the consumer apps you use at home. Sign up today - It’s free to use with up to 10 people. Visit igloosoftware.comto learn more.

Are electric cars going to save you money? We look at all electric and plugin hybrids, charging habits and being energy independent.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 2: The Battery Problem Episode 2a: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part A Episode 2b: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part B Episode 2c: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part C Episode 2d: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part D Episode 46: Out of Steam About Steam General Links: Nissan Leaf Fast and Ultra-fast Chargers - Battery University The Price Of Electricity In Your State USA and Canada Current Average Gas Prices By City/State/Province AIP Retail Petrol Prices Nissan prices replacement Leaf battery at $5,500 Mazda3 Mazda KL Engines For Sale Tesla Battery Swap PHEV - Vehicle to Home Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/pragmaticto learn more.Igloo: If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment, you know how painful intranets can be. Often times they are poorly designed repositories of stale information, and people wind up avoiding them by just emailing file attachments back and forth. Igloo Software is an intranet you’ll actually like. It’s built with easy-to-use apps, like file sharing, blogs, calendars and task management, and it works on any device – from your laptop to your tablet to your phone. Best of all, you don’t need to hire a team of developers for just one small change. The drag-and-drop interface and WYSIWYG editor make it as easy to update as the consumer apps you use at home. Sign up today - It’s free to use with up to 10 people. Visit igloosoftware.comto learn more.

Automation in OSX, iOS and the PC can save lots of time for users prepared to invest some time up-front. We delve into the history on these platforms, where it can be useful and when you should use it.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related TechDistortion Article: Tweaking Workflows Previous Podcast Episodes Referenced: Pragmatic Episode 37: The Sledgehammer Solution Pragmatic Episode 35: Written by Kernel Hackers for Kernel Hackers Addenda 4: Before Pragmatic Episode 49 General Links: Doug’s Scripts for iTunes AppleScript: Resources MacScripter AppleScript AppleScript - Mac Guides HP WinRunner Action(s) MacStories: Pythonista Workflow for iOS Vic’s Workflow for Finding Workflows Vic’s Workflow for Tweeting Overcast Episode Playing with Artwork Automated Workflows Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/pragmaticto learn more.

John Siracusa joins me to discuss RSI in depth, drawing on both of our experiences we look at what works, what doesn't and why you should care. Keyboards, trackpads, trackballs, mice, chairs, we cover it all.With John Siracusa and John Chidgey.John Siracusa Related Links: 5by5 | Hypercritical #6: Frivolous Things Hypercritical RSI Links: Dr. Pascarelli’s Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Emil Pascarelli M.D.: 9780471388432: Amazon.com: Books ASSH.org and Hand-e > Home Repetitive Strain Injury Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) Types of repetitive strain injury Preventing and Managing RSI UCLA Ergonomics - Standing vs. Sitting at Work Typing Errors - Reason.com Cornell: Effects of Chair Armrest Design on Wrist Posture Keyboards: Fact of Fiction? The Legend of the QWERTY Keyboard | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Click this: All about mechanical keyboards and why you need one | PCWorld Mechanical Keyboard Guide Scissor Switch Keyboard Technology Comparing Mechanical, Membrane and Scissor-Switch Membrane Keyboards - Ergopedia.ca, the Ergonomic Encyclopedia ripometer - MechanicalKeyboards Apps To Help You Get Up: App Story Apple - Apple Watch - Health and Fitness Trackpads and Mice: Analyzing the Ergonomics: Trackpads Versus Mice | Mac|Life The Trackpad(tm) - A Study on User Comfort and Performance POSTER Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4 for Mac (Right-hand) - Apple Store (U.S.) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Igloo: If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment, you know how painful intranets can be. Often times they are poorly designed repositories of stale information, and people wind up avoiding them by just emailing file attachments back and forth. Igloo Software is an intranet you’ll actually like. It’s built with easy-to-use apps, like file sharing, blogs, calendars and task management, and it works on any device – from your laptop to your tablet to your phone. Best of all, you don’t need to hire a team of developers for just one small change. The drag-and-drop interface and WYSIWYG editor make it as easy to update as the consumer apps you use at home. Sign up today - It’s free to use with up to 10 people. Visit igloosoftware.comto learn more.Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.

With holiday cheer Vic and John dive into some of the finer details of Christmas and the Holiday season looking at wrapping paper and sticky tape, what to wrap, what you shouldn't and why, and a bit about Santa (warning for young kids POSSIBLE SPOILERS!)With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Pressure Sensitive Tape Scotch 25 MultiTask Tape How Wrapping Paper is Made Thomas Nast I Solved The Santa Theroem Spy Magazine January 1990 Yule Sinter Klass Jingle Bells - Joe Williams - Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix - iTunes Iron Man 3 The Gift - Season 2 Episode 1 - Dilbert Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Mandrill: Mandrill is a transactional Email service that easily ties into your website and apps when you need to send one-off Emails like responses, password resets, acknowledgements and so on. Integrate, deliver, track and analyse using email infrastructure from Mandrill. Visit mandrill.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC to get 50,000 free Email transactions per month for the first six months.Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

Follow up (Part A) to Prevailing Wind Direction where we address different personality types and how they cope with remote work, safety cultures around the world and recent FIFO suicides.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Depression/Suicide Helplines by Country: Beyond Blue (Australia) Suicide Prevention Helpline (USA) The Calm Zone (UK) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

SCADA User Interface design has many things in common with other graphical design methodologies. We look at how SCADA works, what it does, the limitations of the human eye and colour perception, buttons as buttons, indicators as indicators and more.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics Episode 47: Interrogation Signal Related Links: SCADA History (DOC) Abnormal Situation Management Colour Blindness Rods & Cones of the Human Eye Cone Cell Human Vision: Contrast Sensitivity (DOC) Skeuomorph Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

Follow up (Part A) to Watch This Time and Space where we address durability of mechanical watches vs quartz watches, accuracy, using the band as a charging point, batteries and cameras and whether a smartwatch without an always-on face is a failure.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Railroad Chronometer Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

We delve into Barcodes and RFID tracing their history and dissecting exactly how they work and where the future of identification technology is headed specifically for shopping experiences.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 16: One Man’s Hopes and Dreams of an RF Bubble Episode 39: Look Ma, No Wires Related Links: Dewey Decimal System Barcode Barcode Reader How Barcode Readers Work - TalTech How Barcode Scanners Work Barcode History Photosensitive Devices Photoconductivity Light Sensors QR Codes UPC-A Symbology QR Code Versions Information Capacities of QR Codes RFID Tesco Scan as you Shop Calgary Co-op RFID Information Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Audible: Audible is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, providing digital versions of tens of thousands of audiobooks for download to your computer, smartphone and MP3 player. Visit the URL below to get your free Audiobook today! Visit audiblepodcast.com/pragmaticto learn more.Mandrill: Mandrill is a transactional Email service that easily ties into your website and apps when you need to send one-off Emails like responses, password resets, acknowledgements and so on. Integrate, deliver, track and analyse using email infrastructure from Mandrill. Visit mandrill.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC to get 50,000 free Email transactions per month for the first six months.

We delve into energy conversion efficiencies of solar photovoltaics, fuel cells, the Hydrogen Economy, steam and hydro-turbines and ways you can conserve energy in your home.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Previous Pragmatic Episode Links: Episode 2: The Battery Problem Episode 2a: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part A Episode 2b: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part B Episode 2c: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part C Episode 2d: The Battery Problem Follow-up Part D Solar System Design Presentation Embedded Episode Links: Episode 2: The efficiency of coal vs combustion engine Episode 2: Gas heating efficiency Episode 2: Photovoltaics Episode 2: Aurora PV inverter Generator Efficiency Links: Max Efficiency of Internal Combustion Engine - Physics Stack Exchange Diesel Engines Efficiency Energy Conversion Efficiency Shockley-Queisser Hydroelectric Power Generation PV Cell Efficiencies Electric Generator Fuel Cell Basics Fuel Cell Efficiency Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Fluid Mechanics Equations Home Energy Efficiency Links: Glazing Your Home Tubular Skylights Insulate A Floor Building Insulation Where To Insulate Your Home Building Material U-Values Best Insulation Material Conservation of Energy U-Values Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Igloo: If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment, you know how painful intranets can be. Often times they are poorly designed repositories of stale information, and people wind up avoiding them by just emailing file attachments back and forth. Igloo Software is an intranet you’ll actually like. It’s built with easy-to-use apps, like file sharing, blogs, calendars and task management, and it works on any device – from your laptop to your tablet to your phone. Best of all, you don’t need to hire a team of developers for just one small change. The drag-and-drop interface and WYSIWYG editor make it as easy to update as the consumer apps you use at home. Sign up today - It’s free to use with up to 10 people. Visit igloosoftware.comto learn more.

Managing features and requirements on your project is difficult and scope creep is your constant enemy. John and Seth explore classifying features, dealing with client requests and making it all work to a plan for internal and external projects.With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.TechDistortion Companion Article: Four Quadrants Related Links: Finding Colours That Sell Scope Creep Activated Sludge Rathole Verb (2) HeyDerby Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!Mandrill: Mandrill is a transactional Email service that easily ties into your website and apps when you need to send one-off Emails like responses, password resets, acknowledgements and so on. Integrate, deliver, track and analyse using email infrastructure from Mandrill. Visit mandrill.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC to get 50,000 free Email transactions per month for the first six months.

Follow up (Part A) to Hopefully They Don't Burn It where Vic and John touch briefly on DRM, looking at kill switches and when it's right/wrong to use them confirm that Chapters is still open, touch on libraries already lending books via Kindles and more.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Amazon Wipes Customers Kindle Episode 12 Pages Blocks Planes Die Bank Device When an eReader is Loaded with Books, Does it Gain Weight Overdrive Sources and Methods Podcast Stochastic Solutions Reader Absorb Less on Kindles vs Paperback DRM Readability and Ownership of Books Exercising Our Remote Application Removal Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

Working in retail and in customer facing roles comes with its own set of challenges. We dive into coping mechanisms, closing a sale and identifying when you're being worked over, Apple's Genius Training manual and the effectiveness of tipping.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Gizmodo: Apples Secret Employee Training Manual Banning Tipping At My Restaurant Tipping (PDF) Does Tipping Improve Customer Service? Dick Smith Electronics Stephen Covey: Habit 1 Closing (Sales) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

Follow up (Part A) to Coffee where Marco and John revisit Johns coffee setup, oxalates, different milk warmer/frothers, portafilters, cold-brew coffee, reasons why grounds are left behind when you pop an AeroPress filter off and lots and lots more.With Marco Arment and John Chidgey.Related Links: John’s New Gear and New Favourite Coffee Auswana GlassHouse Mountains Coffee Breville BMF600 Baratza Preciso Vacuum Insulated Thermos 16oz Mug General Links Dissolving Solids Into Liquids Frothing Milk Guide Solubility Cockeyed Science: Backwashing Saliva The Black Blood of the Earth Folgers Spark Journal: My Aeropress Brewing Method Toddy’s Cafe Cold Brew Descriptions from Favourite Roaster Coffee Naps Elephant Poop Coffee Kopi Luwak Oxalate Coffee Culture: Australia vs America SweetMarias Blend 43 Chemex Glass Handle Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Harvest: Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today. Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!

When you create a product the time inevitably comes when you have to either hand it over or shut it down. Marco Arment joins John to look at how they have approached the problem of letting projects go.With Marco Arment and John Chidgey.Related Links: Instapaper Overcast The Magazine Betaworks D&LP: Defects and Liability Period Tumblr The Magazine is shutting down The Magazine is making a book and shutting down Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Wet Frog Studios: Wet Frog Studios are an amazing App Icon and Logo Design company with a knack for understanding what you need and delivering a great result quickly. Exclusive for Pragmatic listeners they have an offer of their App Icon and Logo Design service at HALF PRICE. Visit the URL below to get in touch and take advantage of this amazing deal and add some curb appeal to your project today. Visit wetfrogstudios.com/pragmaticto learn more.Audible: Audible is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, providing digital versions of tens of thousands of audiobooks for download to your computer, smartphone and MP3 player. Visit the URL below to get your free Audiobook today! Visit audiblepodcast.com/pragmaticto learn more.

eReaders have many advantages over paperbacks and although Amazon would have you believe that eBooks are leading the way, the paperback is far from dead and we look at both sides of the debate.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Paperback Books Kindle Books Outselling Paperbacks The Rise of e-Reading Average Book Weights Kindle Paperwhite Kindle Paperwhite (1st Generation) A Comparison of eBook Pricing vs Paperback Pricing Caribu A Snapshot of Reading in the USA eReader Sony Reader eInk Yes, Minister Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC20 20% off the total price of your order. Don't forget 4-packs and 10-packs save you 4% and 8% respectively and also come with free shipping!Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Independence and job satisfaction is a consideration whether you work for yourself or for a large corporation. Understanding what matters to us the most we consider how recognition plays a role and the differences between whichever path you choose.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Microsoft Excels Lead Developer Vesper Review: MacStories Overcast Icon Napkin App Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Remaining productive in your projects with limited time and constant interruptions can lead to giving up. John delves into strategies for being productive in a real world situation and it's not about the tools but about how you set your time and goals.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: The Critical Path Lao-tzu Quotations You Need an MVP Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Mandrill: Mandrill is a transactional Email service that easily ties into your website and apps when you need to send one-off Emails like responses, password resets, acknowledgements and so on. Integrate, deliver, track and analyse using email infrastructure from Mandrill. Visit mandrill.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC to get 50,000 free Email transactions per month for the first six months.Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/pragmaticto learn more.

Follow up (Part A) to Safety, Safety Everywhere with Fire Extinguishers being fitted to the wrong spot in a Nuclear Reactor and the dangers of Nitrogen purging.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Pierced Containment With 6 Holes Columbia’s First Victims Atmosphere of the Earth Nitrogen Nitrogen CSB (PDF) Support Pragmatic on Patreon

Radio and Amateur/Ham Radio played a huge role in John's career in Engineering. We delve into EM Waves, Antennas, Transmission Lines as well as many of the facets of Amateur Radio including DX-peditions, Fox-hunting, Hamfests, Moonbounce and more.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Amateur (Ham) Radio Operator Amateur (Ham) Radio OSCAR DX Century Club Q-Codes ARDF (Fox-Hunting) Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Audible: Audible is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, providing digital versions of tens of thousands of audiobooks for download to your computer, smartphone and MP3 player. Visit the URL below to get your free Audiobook today! Visit audiblepodcast.com/pragmaticto learn more.Lynda.com: Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for? Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.

The Apple Watch promises new functionality from a smartwatch. John dissects the detail behind the power demands of wristwatches, screen types, movement types, GPSs, super-capacitors, batteries and why the Taptic engine could be a big deal.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.Related Links: Mechanical Watches The Watch The Hamilton Watch Company Quartz Watches Seiko Astron SQ 35 The First Quartz Wrist Watch Seiko Electric Mechanical Watches Electric Watch Hamilton Titan 500 Electric Watch Kinetics Changing Seiko Kinetic Battery Replacing Seiko Kinetic Capacitor Automatic Watch Solar Watches The Solar Powered Watch Fully Transparent Solar Cell Solar Cell Screen Technology iPhone 5 and Galaxy SIII Tech Shoot-out Mirasol Batteries/Storage The Battery Reference Book Lithium-ion Batteries Super-Capacitor Maxell TC920S Battery [PDF] 355 Pulsar Battery [PDF] Fitness Comparing Fitbit Models FitBit A Category Called General The Pulsar Watch Smart Watch BCM4750 GPS iPhone 6+ Teardown Inductive Charging Lightning Connector Previous Episodes and Articles Episode 1: Faraday’s Cage Episode 2: The Battery Problem Episode 19: I’ll Take The Gold-free Extra-Oxygen Cable Please Smartwatches: You Might Want One…Or Not Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC20 20% off the total price of your order. Don't forget 4-packs and 10-packs save you 4% and 8% respectively and also come with free shipping!Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Cancer is the number two cause of death in the US and can affect anyone at any age. Federico Viticci joins John to talk about the history of the disease, what it is, how we fight it and Federicos first-hand experience with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.With Federico Viticci and John Chidgey.Related Links: History of Cancer Oncology Cancer Leading Causes of Death Chemotherapy Radiation Therapy Targetted Cancer Therapies Targeted Therapy Types of Radiation Therapy Used to Treat Cancer Tamoxifen Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Audible: Audible is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, providing digital versions of tens of thousands of audiobooks for download to your computer, smartphone and MP3 player. Visit the URL below to get your free Audiobook today! Visit audiblepodcast.com/pragmaticto learn more.Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Working in Engineering construction sometimes requires working away from home and this comes with its own set of challenges. Vic Hudson joins John to talk about good and the bad and the issues no-one else seems to think or talk about.With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.TechDistortion Companion Article: Death By Site Related Links: Fly In Fly Out Suicide Rates Doctors for FIFO Workers Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Why write open source code and when you should start. If you're interested in Python, John's found just the man, Nick Coghlan of Red Hat joins John to discuss open source, python and how a casual interest can turn into big part of your career and your life.With Nick Coghlan and John Chidgey.Related Links: Red Hat Linux Open Source Keep Calm and Merge On Comparison of Open Source Software Hosting Facilities Python An Interview with Nick Coghlan on PSF Opening up Membership Python 3 Q&A The Transition to Multilingual Programming Links Regarding the ShowBot: Accidental Bot HandleBars Statamic Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!Shopi: Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out. Visit sapient-pair.com/pragmaticto learn more.

Everyone thinks they know the best way to write code. Irrespective of the platform there's some common concepts that every programmer should try to follow. Guy English joins John to discuss everything from comments to object structures and more.With Guy English and John Chidgey.Related Links: Code Complete by Steve McConnell Can Commented Out Code be Valuable? ArsTechnica How do I deal with a team member who refuses to make comments in code? ArsTechnica How To Write Unmaintainable Code Things You Should Never Do, Part 1: Joel on Software I Hate My Code "…Hobgoblin of Little Minds…" Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Soulver: You’ve tried a calculator and a spreadsheet but if you haven’t tried Soulver yet you’re missing out on a great app that fits perfectly with the way your brain actually thinks about a calculation. Soulver is available through both Mac and iOS App Stores but be sure to follow the link below to help support the show. Visit acqualia.com/soulverto learn more.Hue Party by Space Nation: If you have LIFX or Philips Hue light bulbs, Hue Party can control them and add some neat effects. It’s a free app for up to 2 bulbs. Visit hueparty.com/to learn more.

Loyalty to a single platform can be a risky business position for developers. Russell Ivanovic of Shifty Jelly joins John to discuss his experiences on Android vs iOS and shows that putting Android willingly in your blindspot may cause you to miss out.With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey.Related Links: The Android Screen Fragmentation Myth Bug Splitting PocketCasts Motivated Reasoning Cognitive Bias Brand Loyalty Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Where does one host their site or service on the Internet? There are lots of choices, places and trade-offs to consider. David Smith joins John to walk through the options as we explore which is the right choice for different use cases.With David Smith and John Chidgey.Hosts we use: Digital Ocean CloudShards Soft Layer Linode Related Links: WordPress WordPress Optimisation Bible Blogger cPanel Softaculous Camel Tumblr SquareSpace NameCheap BlueHost Yahoo buys Tumblr Pocket Sized Podcast Episode 160 Statamic Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Since information could travel faster than the weather we've strived to predict the weather more accurately into the future. Joel Housman joins John to dig deep into just how hard weather prediction can be and why.With Joel Housman and John Chidgey.Related Links: Weather Forecasting Synoptic Scale Meterology Atmospheric Pressure Dark Sky: A Weather App To Keep You Dry (Review) Weather Data and Content Sources Numerical Weather Prediction Ensemble Forecasting Weather Balloons Monte Carlo (Method) Tropical Cyclone Scales Tornados Cyclone Joy Cyclone Oswald Historical Huricane Tracks Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Fujita Tornado Damage Scale NOAA’s Weather Supercomputers Get Massive Upgrade Why are snowstorm forecasts sometimes so wrong? The Secrets of Weather Forecast Models, Exposed How Do Weather Models Work? Weather Apps Joel and John Use: RadarScope Dark Sky Today Weather Pocket Weather Australia and their blog post Movies Mentioned in this Episode: Twister Jurassic Park Sharknado Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. For developers LIFX are running a competition with great prizes please check it out and submit your app by the 25th of July, 2014. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.

On the day following the launch of his new app Overcast, Marco Arment joins John to talk about coffee. We cover the history from the 13th century to present with brewing techniques and a bit about our personal journeys with that wonderful brown liquid.With Marco Arment and John Chidgey.Caffeine systematic name: 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione; aka 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine aka 1,3,7-trimethyl-2,6-dioxopurine Check out his new podcast playing app Overcast site and the [App Store Link] as well as my review. Some Useful Links: History of coffee Coffee Rubiaceae The case for the humble Robusta coffee bean Caffeine Withdrawal Symptoms: Top Ten Coffee Roasts from Light to Dark What is Coffee Bloom? World Aeropress Championships Decaffeination Marcos Coffee Equipment & Recomendations: Behmor Drum Roaster Baratza Conical Burr Grinder Aerobie AeroPress S-Filter for AeroPress The Kaffeologie S-Filter Grosche Glass Travel Mug Contigo Travel Mugs Johns Coffee Equipment: Hario Skerton MSS-1B Double Mesh Stainless Milk frother Aerobie AeroPress The Tweets That Started This Episode: Jinah Adam Dean Murphy Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsors:Many Tricks: If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. For developers LIFX are running a competition with great prizes please check it out and submit your app by the 25th of July, 2014. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.

Follow up (Part A) to Gambling Machines where I talk briefly about why I left Zero-Sum games out of the episode, how Italy is facing the similar problems with slot machines and insurance vs gambling. Thanks to Jordan, Nick, Andrew and Frank (from Italy).With John Chidgey.Related Links: New Comma 6A Slot Machine Rules Italy Rounders IMDB Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. For developers LIFX are running a competition with great prizes please check it out and submit your app by the 25th of July, 2014. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.

Follow up (Part A) to Daylight Saving where we quickly touch on Seasonal Affective Disorder and whether Daylight Saving _actually_ contributes to it. Thanks for the feedback Andrew McAuliffe.With John Chidgey.Related Links: Circadian rhythm Daylight Savings: Not a Bright Time for All What is Seasonal Affective Disorder/Winter Depression? Seasonal affective disorder Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. For developers LIFX are running a competition with great prizes please check it out and submit your app by the 25th of July, 2014. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.

The Surface Pro 3 claims to be the best of both a laptop and tablet experience but in trying to compromise for both, new issues about its optimisation for either use case become evident. Myke Hurley joins John to dissect the Tablet Laptop category.With Myke Hurley and John Chidgey.TechDistortion Companion Article: Tablet Laptops You Can’t Fight The Physics Related Links: Center Of Mass Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Teardown MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013 Teardown MacBook Air Models A1237 and A1304 Display Assembly Replacement MacBook Air Models A1237 and A1304 Teardown Surface Pro 3 - The tablet that can replace your laptop Type Cover 2 Apple MacBook Air - Technical Specifications MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013 Display Assembly Replacement Steve Jobs Was Wrong: Why the 7-Inch Tablet Is King Calculating Centers of Mass Moment of Inertia Mechanics 1 M1 Examples iPad (1st generation) iPad Mini (2nd generation) iPad Air Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Moments Bending Moment Calculator for cantilever with uniform load on full span Newton (unit) Tablet Ergonomic Study Support Pragmatic on PatreonEpisode sponsor:LIFX: LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. For developers LIFX are running a competition with great prizes please check it out and submit your app by the 25th of July, 2014. Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.