Premature Optimization https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USEthan Swan, Greg Moore Ethan Swan, Greg Moore eswan@alumni.nd.edu no Premature Optimization https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/34cd1dce-040b-456d-9ce4-4b815bac0d99/IMG_1448.jpeg episodic Copyright 2020 Greg and Ethan optimize their lives #18 – What We’re Watching https://pinecast.com/guid/6f80549f-4898-45c7-8c16-279b6a5e3990 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:23:12 -0000 00:54:29 Survivor, Downton Abbey, Squid Game, an Apple event, and the entirely of YouTube. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/6f80549f/what-we-re-watching What We’re Watching no 18 #17 – Bicycles https://pinecast.com/guid/811e40e4-1720-42d7-9dc9-76df71201ffb Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:20:01 -0000 01:07:45 Greg has some adventures while Ethan has some misadventures. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/811e40e4/bicycles Bicycles no 17 #16 – Dr. Greg, Couch Surgeon https://pinecast.com/guid/d7350cf4-77b2-4239-b48f-433604e1db68 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:18:03 -0000 01:35:06 Greg details the finer points of couch amputations and Ethan recounts a surprise encounter with the medical system. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/d7350cf4/dr-greg-couch-surgeon Dr. Greg, Couch Surgeon no 16 #15 – Email Distress https://pinecast.com/guid/c245b8e8-1eea-4d8e-b6a0-4447def384f1 Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:01:19 -0000 01:23:20 The guys discuss management systems, share their email troubles, and return to a favorite topic: Todoist. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/c245b8e8/email-distress Email Distress no 15 Gamestonk https://pinecast.com/guid/c9586069-2e9c-4ec5-bc4c-a4135d1547d9 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:57:35 -0000 01:02:07 Sometimes a show segment gets so out-of-hand that it needs to be spun into its own episode. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/c9586069/gamestonk no bonus #14 – The Accounting of Our Lives https://pinecast.com/guid/2193faab-b227-48fd-9974-5dc09e442f01 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:42:47 -0000 01:16:43 The guys talk about keeping to their themes, keeping to their workouts, and keeping track of their finances. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/2193faab/the-accounting-of-our-lives The Accounting of Our Lives no 14 #13 – Nothing But Games https://pinecast.com/guid/756129d7-59ae-496d-96dc-9f397e19848d Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:18:37 -0000 01:38:31 After giving some updates on their themes, the guys talk about video games and dive into what kinds of teams yield cohesive final products. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/756129d7/nothing-but-games Nothing But Games no 13 #12 – Yearly Themes https://pinecast.com/guid/26146d1f-7a3f-4610-aaf4-a9801eeb8a67 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:00:00 -0000 01:16:07 Greg and Ethan review their themes from 2020 and discuss what they’ll be focusing on in 2021. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/26146d1f7a3f4610/yearly-themes Yearly Themes no 12 #11 – Three Desks https://pinecast.com/guid/71c30333-439c-439f-8819-05ad1b587b43 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:03:14 -0000 01:42:09 ...walk into a bar. Along with discussions of the usual suspects: video games, coffee, and – of course – Huel. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/71c30333439c439f/three-desks Three Desks

Greg’s cool new desk, Ethan’s okay old desk, and a pitiful third desk.

]]> Three Desks no 11 #10 – Life, Coffee, and Even More Video Games https://pinecast.com/guid/9047fb27-2c45-41e0-a161-bb9b6fc663d0 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:14:04 -0000 01:24:59 https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/9047fb272c4541e0/life-coffee-and-even-more-video-games Life, Coffee, and Even More Video Games no 10 #9 – All the Content https://pinecast.com/guid/adee4af0-eba0-4cd9-a2b7-446ee9998a73 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 03:14:02 -0000 01:25:48 https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/adee4af0eba04cd9/all-the-content All the Content no 9 #8 – Fitness, Tasks, and Goals https://pinecast.com/guid/934fec80-a233-40bb-b86d-a061e6c64ab8 Sat, 28 Nov 2020 20:00:29 -0000 01:39:56 https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/934fec80a23340bb/fitness-tasks-and-goals Fitness, Tasks, and Goals no 8 #7 – Huel is Life https://pinecast.com/guid/99c3d89e-7368-48d3-a8e0-2a12b09eb748 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:07:52 -0000 01:46:44 Ethan discovers a new food group and Greg has a revelation about programming languages. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/99c3d89e736848d3/huel-is-life Huel is Life no 7 #6 – Meal Tracking and Email Apps https://pinecast.com/guid/ff3f67b8-b581-4f15-a648-fdab0046f387 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 19:08:33 -0000 01:26:09 Our new hero, the Spark Email Client, confronts fan favorite-turned-villain Peanut Butter. Who will win? The only way to find out is to suffer through Greg and Ethan for 90 minutes. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/ff3f67b8b5814f15/meal-tracking-and-email-apps Meal Tracking and Email Apps no 6 #5 – ARM Macs, Dark Souls, and Living in a New City https://pinecast.com/guid/0826b4a2-12a7-407b-ab41-befa80c1fafb Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:46:20 -0000 01:27:49 Ethan drives a UHaul to Chicago; Greg continues the year of exploration by diving into Dark Souls. Both of them ponder the prospects of ARM Macs. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/0826b4a212a7407b/arm-macs-dark-souls-and-living-in-a-new-city ARM Wikipedia page "Apple Silicon"

]]> ARM Macs, Dark Souls, and Living in a New City no 5 #4 – Quarantine Workflows, Exercise, and Relaxation https://pinecast.com/guid/5bccefd8-9378-42b2-9820-a696aa2927ee Wed, 27 May 2020 12:49:22 -0000 01:40:55 Greg and Ethan discuss working [out] at home https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/5bccefd8937842b2/quarantine-workflows-exercise-and-relaxation Quarantine Workflows, Exercise, and Relaxation no 4 #3 – Video Games, Yearly Themes, and Ethan's Favorite Apps https://pinecast.com/guid/159a200d-79e2-4e9c-9172-5ed7c888558d Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:01:47 -0000 01:27:37 Greg and Ethan come back from the long break and catch up technology news in their lives. https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/159a200d79e24e9c/video-games-yearly-themes-and-ethan-s-favorite-apps
  • XKCD on voting software
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    Enjoy a blast from the past -- the Premature Optimizers recorded this back in early fall. They chatted about lots of Apple hardware and software, including Greg's Apple Watch, the new iOS and iPadOS, the upcoming MacOS Catalina, and Apple Arcade.

    ]]>     Apple Watch, OSes, and Arcade no 2     #1 – Recalibrate Your Brain https://pinecast.com/guid/463d2e01-9af9-4306-8f79-f416a5954952 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:35:22 -0000 01:34:15 It begins! https://premature-optimization.pinecast.co/episode/463d2e019af94306/recalibrate-your-brain Recalibrate Your Brain no 1