Accidental Tech Podcast

56: The Woodpecker


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  • Follow-up on software complexity: The Mythical Man-Month, No Silver Bullet, the original Agile manifesto, and what Agile has become.
  • What we found most useful from our computer-science educations.
  • Marco's impressions of his new Mac Pro.
  • External disks, PCI-Express SSDs, and cable management.
  • John buys a home-theater AV receiver. (The newer version he didn't need)
  • Stereo vs. surround speakers, and integrated vs. external subwoofers. (Marco's tiny, buggy amp and great speakers).
  • After-show: Pono, ABX tests, mp3ornot.
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      Accidental Tech PodcastBy Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa