Archive for April, 2009

Episode 56 - The Art of Homeopathy

On this episode of 60Hz, the gang explores alternative medicinal practices…just kidding! Show notes:

  • Slow start. Jeff talks to himself.
  • Jeff is buying a digital piano!
  • David hates on T-Pain. Jeff likes T-Pain because he’s on a boat or something.
  • Music software: Audacity, Renoise, Hydrogen, Fruity Loops FL Studio.
  • “DDR is exclusively for nerds and Asians, and sometimes a combination of both.”
  • News From Twitsuck! “People passively trying to let you know that their lives are as boring as your’s.”
  • MS-Paint Adventures.
  • ThruYou vs. Girl Talk.
  • Professors on Facebook.
  • Homeopathy.
  • Obama and the media war, and AIG! Are their bonuses covered in fecal matter?
  • IBM buying out Sun? Max Headroom style!
  • Is NetApp a great place to work? What defines “a great place to work”?
  • Jeff talks about the iPhone (again).
  • Amazon.com Mechanical Turk.
  • ReCAPTCHA. More importantly, GWAP!
  • Google’s stupid workplace policies.
  • Mapping people’s brains. Also, deciphering keyboard strokes from afar.
  • News on Twitter!

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Friday, April 10th, 2009 Podcasts No Comments

Episode 55 - You’re Welcome!

On this episode of 60Hz, content makes a rare appearance! Jeff, Josh, and Tom discuss the following:

  • Bitching about This Week In Tech (TechTV, we miss you). This Week In Fun, Martin Sargent’s new show.
  • Leo Laporte is crazy narcissistic.
  • Driving distractions.
  • iPhone and iShuffle…We don’t really care (but Jeff does).
  • Jeff has a close call with WOW; proves to be more productive than his college friends.
  • Programming for fun vs. programming for your major.
  • Drinking when tenured. Drinking in the dorms. Drinking on campus. Drinking in class!
  • Music software (mostly trackers like Renoise).
  • Jeff explains why a RAID system is awesome for hard drive backup.
  • Ma.gnolia…wah wah wahhhhhhh.
  • Funding websites like Skype and Flickr Pro with paid membership…and then not using them.
  • New segment: The Davescape! Dave offers rebuttals to the cast.

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Podcasts No Comments