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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 Patreon Episode Gold Produc...

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 Da...

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...

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 Phys...

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 Robot...

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 Wat...

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) H...

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 N...

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 Epi...

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 P...

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&rs...

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 C...

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...

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 Dir...

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: L...

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: Pragmat...

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 Li...

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&rsq...

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 effic...

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 Batte...

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: Writt...

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 St...

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 So...

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 Patreon Episode sponsor: Harvest: Harve...

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...