Episodi

  • Lightning Round
    Oct 11 2026
    Ben gives his house to an AI named after GLaDOS, and Matt makes the compiler build a Z80. A dying USB dock threatens to end it all.
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    43 min
  • Is Programming Still Fun?
    Sep 11 2026
    Ben asks a question that violates Betteridge's law. Matt rediscovers the joy of coding like a caveman on a plane with no WiFi.
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    44 min
  • The Tinfoil House
    Aug 15 2026
    Ben's friend is locked out of their AWS account and Matt's AI has decided he's a hacker. The escape route runs through a cheap computer, a mesh network, and Neal Stephenson.
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    38 min
  • Never Twice the Same Color
    Jul 10 2026
    Matt records from the wrong continent and explains how he taught his computer to be a 1950s television. Ben guesses his way to the secret of the colo(u?)r burst and wins today's podcast.
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    44 min
  • Programming in English
    Jun 14 2026
    Ben sets out to learn Rust by only reading it, while Matt wonders if you can learn to land a plane from a book. Also: is snark a portmanteau?
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    32 min
  • The Rabbit Was Always There
    May 25 2026
    Ben asks what happens when you curl google.com, and Matt peels back HTTP until the rabbit turns out to have been in the hat all along. Then a USB hub stages a dramatic intervention.
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    44 min
  • Speed of Thought
    Apr 11 2026
    Ben has stopped talking to Claude directly. Matt hasn't opened his editor in days. They try to work out whether this is fun, programming, or a very expensive slot machine.
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    49 min
  • Measure Twice, Optimize Once
    Mar 9 2026
    Ben asks a simple question about performance and Matt talks for 46 minutes. The one true use case for linked lists is revealed, and a part three is threatened.
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    46 min