Episodes

  • 301: Will Ruined the Internet

    301: Will Ruined the Internet
    Aug 24 2025

    Some handy links if you want to start playing with your own virtual Windows 95 machine:

    https://86box.net/

    https://winworldpc.com/home

    https://www.vogons.org/

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • 300: Never Stop Talking

    300: Never Stop Talking
    Aug 17 2025
    Have we really done 300 episodes of this podcast? We have now! To mark the occasion, we're taking a look back at a lot of the things that have changed in the tech world since we posted our first ep in September 2019. Turns out, uh, a lot has happened since then, from scammy Valley bros pivoting through crypto, NFTs, and AI, to streaming services going from beloved to reviled, electric vehicles actually becoming a practical thing, a lot of unsuccessful attempts to knock the dominant social platforms off their pedestals, handheld gaming becoming incredibly robust, and a bunch of other trends to consider. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 299: Donkey Kong Is a Florida Man

    299: Donkey Kong Is a Florida Man
    Aug 10 2025
    It's a topic two-fer! Brad's refrigerator died last week, which gives us a chance to talk about online appliance-buying on a budget in 2025, some refrigeration and food-safety basics, product minimalism and applying the Unix philosophy to home ownership, and more. And Will just got back from Super Mario Land in Hollywood, so we go through a (literal) trip report about the experience and the tech underpinning it, from Amiibo wristbands to augmented-reality Mario Kart, ways to stay off your phone in a theme park, and a startling encounter with Bowser Jr. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 298: Don't Accidentally Become a Bank

    298: Don't Accidentally Become a Bank
    Aug 3 2025

    The situation we talked about in the episode is evolving pretty rapidly; here are some of the latest updates since we recorded:

    Info on how to contact payment processors yourself: https://aftermath.site/steam-itch-porn-censorship-collective-shout-visa-mastercard-paypal

    itch.io reindexes NSFW content: https://itch.io/t/5149036/reindexing-adult-nsfw-content

    Valve comments on payment processors: https://kotaku.com/mastercard-denies-pressuring-steam-to-censor-nsfw-games-2000614393

    Here's the RTINGS article on types of OLEDs mentioned toward the end: https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/qd-oled-vs-woled

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 297: The AI-Content Centipede

    297: The AI-Content Centipede
    Jul 27 2025
    It's the monthly question time again, and this month we talk about what's going to happen when AI is only left with AI-generated content to consume, our thoughts on ad-blocking as people who used to subsist on ads, how to blog about a tech project, why you shouldn't listen to podcasts (or maybe anything) on Spotify, a whole bunch about electricity and power supplies, why geolocating sometimes gets weird, the surprising prevalence of WhirlyBall even 30 years later, plus tidbits about Cheerwine, bears, and a bunch of other stuff. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 296: The Slopposite

    296: The Slopposite
    Jul 20 2025
    What better way to beat the summer heat than with another stack of cold opens for your listening micro-pleasure? This time around we delve into such short topics as etiquette at the EV charging station, why kids hate charging their phones, how to dispose of (or maybe just use) slightly-too-old gasoline, the everlasting value of the office crap table, how procedural generation is weighted in game content, why more products should be like the modern glue stick, and more. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
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    54 mins
  • 295: Hacker Tourism

    295: Hacker Tourism
    Jul 13 2025

    Wired 04.12, December 1996: https://archive.org/details/wired-magazine-04.12-1996-december

    Show notes with page numbers for everything we discuss: https://tinyurl.com/techpod-295-wired-dec-96

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 294: The God-Tier GPU

    294: The God-Tier GPU
    Jul 6 2025

    Brad's historic YouTube video, "Here's Like 18 Minutes of Destiny 2 at 4k60:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIipgLFxpt4

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    59 mins