May 31, 2012 at 9:00am • 39 minutes
Wynn talked with Tony Arcieri, creator of Celluloid, about concurrency in Ruby and his thoughts on Erlang, Clojure, and design patterns.
Hosted by Adam Stacoviak & Andrew Thorp.
May 31, 2012 at 3:00am • 1 hour 8 minutes
In this week's show, we feature an opening with George Carlin riffing on food advertising. Then, we discuss the recent HBO documentary, "The Weight of the Nation." Sugar, omega 3s and saturated fats have been in the media big time, and we talk about why. Then we weigh in with Dr. Emily Deans regarding sugar, fat, and cognitive functioning. Next, it's J. Stanton at Gnolls.org discussing nutritionism and n=1 experimentation. We also have a Moment of Paleo segment and an After the Bell featuring Dr. Satoshi Kanozawa, an evolutionary psychologist.
Hosted by Angelo Coppola.
May 30, 2012 at 1:30pm • 1 hour 28 minutes
Dan and Jim read the tea leaves from Tim Cook's D10 interview. They also discuss Facebook phone rumors, guitar pedalboards, and more!
Hosted by Jim Dalrymple & Dan Benjamin.
May 30, 2012 at 12:00pm • 1 hour 3 minutes
This week, Horace follows up on his discussion of automobiles and road infrastructure by talking about how road networks were rebuilt in European countries to accommodate cycling. That leads to hints about the challenge of re-building energy infrastructure to support new power train technologies. Finally He and Dan also analyze comments made by Tim Cook at the recent D10 conference about Apple TV and disruption of the entertainment industry.
Hosted by Horace Dediu & Moisés Chiullan.
May 29, 2012 at 5:30pm • 1 hour 37 minutes
TOPIC: Boogers and Expectations
Are you making perfect reports when your boss just wants them on time? Are you making crème brûlée when you should be jumping in a trench? Are wangs and boogers causing problems at work?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about expectations – whether you're willing to or not – and the risks of expectations of partners, bosses, and kids.
How can you handle expectations? There aren't a lot of easy answers. As you'd probably expect.
Hosted by Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin.
May 29, 2012 at 4:15pm • 1 hour 17 minutes
iPhone camera apps, Facebook vs G+, why Scott Bourne is moving to Lightroom, getting sued for protecting your copyright, the genius of Saul Leiter, and more.
Hosted by Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris.
May 29, 2012 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 40 minutes
Dan and Marco discuss Twitter's neglected desktop and iPad apps, Flattr followup and Instacast's rejection for integrating it in-app, Zynga, personal standards and dignity, originality, getting stuck on hard problems, types of web hosting, tips for self-managed servers, and basics of web scaling.
Hosted by Marco Arment & Dan Benjamin.
