The Beer and Broadband Podcast

Show Synopsis: In Season 07 Episode 06, we discuss Tesla sales slump, Copilot for topics, and Fallout's "Next Gen" patch. Working from home. What we are drinking: Dig American Dry Stout by Brewery Bhavana 6.4% Abv Tesla sales are slumping article BBC World News I used Copilot AI to help me find this topic: AI and Creativity New Republic article Fallout four next gen patch? Worth waiting for Fallou...

Show Synopsis: In Season 07 Episode 05, we discuss Chinese app bans and morals. Working from home. What we are drinking: Sycamore Barrel Aged Christmas Cookie Winter Ale 8.1% ABV Possible Chinese App ban in America foreshadowed in the ones from India BBC world News article     We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed under t...

Show Synopsis: In Season 07 Episode 04, we discuss Apple allowing emulators on iOS and Roku putting ads on game pause screens. Working from home. What we are drinking: Great Lakes Barrel Aged Christmas Ale Apple is now allowing emulators on IOS Article Here Roku has a pending patent to show ads when games are paused Article Here     We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting...

Show Synopsis: In Season 07 Episode 03, we discuss what we did in the off season, Generative Specific AI as NPCs in video games, and Amazon abandoning walkout checkouts. Working from home. What we are drinking: Gizmo For the Graham What did we do when we were off? Generative AI NPCs coming to all games No longer will Amazon use self walk out technology https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-just-wa...

Show Synopsis: In Season 07 Episode 02, we discuss hotel room lock security and AI replacing nurses. Working from home. What we are drinking: Founders KBS Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout 11.6%ABV Hotel locks are no longer secure https://www.wired.com/story/saflok-hotel-lock-unsaflok-hack-technique/ AI isn’t ready, but nurse ai chat bots already exist. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024...

Show Synopsis: In Season 07 Episode 01, we discuss LLMs running the world. Working from home. What we are drinking:  Dragon's Milk Reserve Oatmeal Cookie Stout 11%Abv LLMs run the world   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License   Creative Commons License

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 20, we discuss cheap conference and airplane earbuds, Apple's Metal API, and Quicken's Mint app shutting down. Working from home. What we are drinking: Founder's Dirty Bastard Conference and Airplane headphones Apple's metal API for PC games to play on iDevices looks good? Mint (The budgeting app) is being shutdown at the end of the year on Jan 1st 2024.   We ha...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 19, we discuss Omegle shutting down, Google's search deal with Apple, and Microsoft acquiring Blizzard Activision. Working from home. What we are drinking: Connecticut Valley Brewing Camper's Maple Stout Frenemies: Google's and Apple's search deal And Microsoft now has acquired blizzard. Friday the 13th is truly the day of hope and nightmares. Omegle shuts down...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 018, we discuss the PS5 Slim and industry certificates. Working from home. What we are drinking: NODA Cheerwine Ale PS5 Slim announced. Industry certificates we suggest anyone that works in IT gets. ITIL4 Foundation (or whatever is available)  AGILE PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . T...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 17, we discuss Microsoft's back taxes and the problems with our the US tax code. Working from home.  What we are drinking: Ace Pumpkin Cider Audit of Microsoft by the IRS shows they owe 29 Billion in taxes. Should we have more regulations around companies that owe taxes in the US? How does that impact essential businesses to the US economy?   We have a twitter @...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 16, we discuss all the brews we have worked on since April of 2023. Working from home. What we are drinking: Founders Breakfast Stout Brewing over the break and at the beginning of the second half of the season. Mariposa Vino Orange Blossom Acerglyn Mango Magic   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadba...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 15, we discuss cold brews, traveling with handhelds, and the upcoming AYN Odin 2. Working from home. What we are drinking: Cold brewed Black Tea vs Cold Brew Coffee Traveling to Canda and Las Vegas with the steam deck and Miyoo Mini Plus AYN Odin 2 was announced and the crowd funding campaign started.   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit a...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 14, we discuss the new Retroid Pocket 2S and the harbinger of the end of physical media. Working from home. What we are drinking: Pumpking Salted Caramel porter Retroid Pocket 2S verses Pocket 2+ Disney ends physical media in Australia.   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed under the...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 13, we discuss year old beer, LTX, and BG3. Working from home. What we are drinking: Last years Dark Side of the Pumpkin Beer What was it like to go to LTX verses something like SELF? Let’s talk Baldur’s Gate 3 - or why this is an fantastic D&D game   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is li...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 012, we discuss brewing mistakes, Chat GPT as a fad, and steam deck hardware mods. Working from home. What we are drinking: Orange Blossum Bochet Updating the SteamDeck’s ssd Chat GPT use is down does that mean LLMs are a fad?   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed under the Creative C...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 11, we discuss Stanfield's DLSS mod, and Unity's new pricing model. Working from home. What we are drinking: Jo’s Acerglyn Unity charging devs per install. Starfield DLSS mod costs money. Will we start to see games that have paid mods or mod kits that cost money to use? Think about how horse armor started a DLC trend.   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 do...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 10, we discuss using prebought NAS verses building a home server and using containers. Working from home. What we are drinking: Jo and Ricky's Fig Wine 15% abv Home server tech and the use of a premade nas verses prosumer or used enterprise grade gear Using containers for service in your home lab. Do they help you to gain IT skills?   We have a twitter @BeerandB...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 09, we discuss headphones, and analogue verses digital computing. Working from home. What we are drinking: Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea Advantages of Analogue computing verses digital computing Wired article Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro 32 ohm Samson Semi Open Back Studio Reference Headphones Fanmusic Truthear X Cinacle Zero   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 doll...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 08, we discuss Miyoo mini plus vs Miyoo MIni vs RG35XX, Activision / Microsoft merger denied, and Elon's 4/20 big smoke. Working from home. What we are drinking: Dirty Bull Pain Killer Miyoo Mini + comparison Miyoo mini RG35XX Britain denies Activision's take over by Microsoft. Musk lights 12.6 billion up for 4/20   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollar...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 07, we discuss cocktails and digital verses physical media. Working from home. What we are drinking: Godfather Cocktail Digital verses Physical media. Are we giving away our content for convenience? Is there a better way?   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed under the Creative Common...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 06, we discuss the death of heardle, Sony's new rumored streaming handheld, and FFXVI. Working from home. What we are drinking: Yerba Mate Spotify kills heardle - spotify.com/heardle Sony is making a new PS5 streaming handheld rumors. Is a PS5 streaming only device worth it? Final Fantasy XVI is coming out June 22nd. This may be the game that makes Jo finally bu...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 05, we discuss tesla employees sharing customer car video footage, The Super Mario Bros Movie, and Dungeons and Dragons Movie. Working from home. What we are drinking: Coffee made 3 ways, Pour over, Steeped, and Cold brew Tesla employees share customer footage in an alleged privacy violation Super Mario Brother Movie breaks records in the box office Dungeons and...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 04, we discuss a bunch of retro handhelds and modded Gameboy Advance. Working from home. What we are drinking: Gizmo Track 2 Limited Edition Rarities Blackberry Honey Wheat 6.7% Gameboy advance IPS Miyoo mini Anbernic RG35XX Garlic OS Onion OS   We have a twitter @BeerandBroad  Get 25 dollars in credit at Ting . This Episode of Beer and Broadband is licensed und...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 03, we discuss the death of home automation, substack.com twitter drama, and the energy drink who shall not be named suing game devs. Working from home. What we are drinking: Shiver Me Timbers Santa! 6.5% ABV Winter warmer ale Monster and Mortals developer is being sued by an energy drink company over it's games name and studio logo design. WCCFTECH article Twee...

Show Synopsis: In Season 06 Episode 02, we discuss the CISSP, CCSP, LTT hack, and going to LTX. Working from home. What we are drinking: My old Kentucky Home Bourbon Barrel Ale 6.5% CISSP and CCSP thoughts on security certifications LTT got hacked they aren't the only YouTube channel that's been hit recently My Channel Was Deleted Last Night Jo is going to LTX in July. https://www.ltxexpo.com/   W...