Beyond ME

The guys are joined by Brandon Wolfe, a cybersecurity major at RIT, to discuss tag-based file systems, AI agents and privacy, Windows vs. macOS, whether Apple could ever sell macOS or servers, the MacBook Neo, and software subscriptions.

Links from the episode:

Everything by voidtools (the Windows search tool Brandon recommends)

Apple Private Cloud Compute

Apple Business

Fact check (01:02:00): Apple did make servers. The Xserve rack server ran Mac OS X Server from 2002 until Apple discontinued it in January 2011; Steve Jobs said "hardly anyone was buying them." The server software lived on as the macOS Server app until April 2022. Apple doesn't sell servers today, but it does run its own Apple silicon servers for Apple Intelligence through Private Cloud Compute. The enterprise service Finian mentions is Apple Business, launched April 2026, which lets companies set up and manage employees' Apple devices for free.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:31 - Who is Brandon Wolfe?

00:02:44 - Tag-Based File Systems

00:30:40 - AI Agents & Privacy

00:44:20 - Windows vs. macOS

01:00:41 - Would Apple Sell macOS?

01:08:16 - Apple Servers

01:23:00 - MacBook Neo & Repairability

01:33:29 - Software Pricing Models

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The guys are joined by Lee Smith to discuss anthropology, accessibility, human-centered design, and everyday carry (EDC).

Links to Lee's studies/papers:

What's in Your Pockets? (EDC)

Perpetuating ableism in engineering education: The role of user abstraction and expertise hierarchies in the design process

Hearing diversity and inequality of emergency services: perspectives on greater societal inclusion for deaf populations

Design, Disability, and Critical Pedagogy in STS

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:27 - Who is Lee Smith?

00:02:36 - What is Anthropology?

00:06:19 - Deaf Accessibility in Emergency Response and Interpreting

00:38:47 - Human-Centered Design

01:22:41 - Everyday Carry

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The guys talk about AI agents, the future of the job market with AI, and are joined by a special guest...

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:42 - Our experiences with AI

00:09:35 - Are we overusing AI?

00:22:01 - Should AI take away jobs?

00:25:35 - What happens after AI is perfected?

00:36:22 - The luddites always lose / Need for humanity

00:42:22 - The future of culture

00:46:23 - A special guest

00:57:43 - Our reaction

01:04:05 - How is ChatGPT so good at talking?

01:08:05 - How good is it going to get?

01:11:38 - Wrap up

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The guys are joined by Theo Lurie to discuss discrete math research, catalan numbers, and n-gon triangulation.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:13 - What’s the difference?

00:04:53 - How do you study math?

00:10:10 - What’s Theo up to?

00:20:46 - How does this help us?

00:27:26 - How to learn math

00:36:41 - Who does math research?

00:44:55 - What is Theo’s research?

00:57:12 - Plan of attack for research

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The guys are joined by Nathan Templeman to discuss the aspects of being deaf while doing stand-up, Ultimate Frisbee, and a major in Interior Design.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:42 - Stand-up comedy

00:14:03 - Interior design as a major

00:29:21 - GO FRIES!

00:34:30 - Insights into being born deaf

00:45:45 - There's more than just ASL

00:54:56 - What causes the separation of deaf people?

01:00:13 - The history of sign language

01:06:09 - General experience with deaf accessibility

01:12:24 - Being a reporter for RIT

01:14:59 - The philosophy of being deaf

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The guys are joined by Gavin Noktes to discuss the pitfalls of education, his experience, and what he's doing to help fix it.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:56 - What is school for?

00:13:22 - Is it possible fix education and what's its future

00:22:37 - What is the best education system and what is tech's role?

00:35:47 - Gavin's team and how he leverages research

00:46:46 - Debate about grades and what they mean

00:56:31 - Navigating the perfect LMS

01:04:54 - 5 high schools in 4 years

01:19:40 - Return of the grades

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The guys are joined by Brendan Gell to discuss free will, determinism, and life philosophies.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:09 - Defining free will and determinism

00:04:38 - Our initial thoughts

00:20:00 - Causa sui

00:27:17 - Time travel and trains??

00:34:20 - Can computers have free will?

00:43:05 - What you know vs. what you choose to believe

01:09:05 - Religion

01:18:13 - Life philosophies

01:48:16 - How free will fits into religion

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The guys are joined by musician, actor, and filmmaker Colin Hodgkin to discuss Dueling Pianos, filmmaking, and trying to make it on Broadway.

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The Tape Room

Heaven on the 7th Floor - Music Video

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00:00:50 - Dueling Pianos

00:28:13 - Being an actor in NYC

00:47:38 - Colin's experience in filmmaking

00:55:03 - The Self Tape Room

01:02:35 - Why filmmaking is Colin's favorite

01:09:16 - Funny Dueling Pianos moments

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The guys are joined by RIT's Professor Kate Leipold to discuss computer-aided design, the future of manufacturing, and teaching with technology.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:59 - Who is Prof. Kate Leipold?

00:02:18 - What's the best CAD software?

00:08:42 - Assembling parts in CAD

00:15:48 - Is cloud-based CAD the future?

00:20:41 - More CAD concepts

00:27:35 - FIRST Robotics

00:32:04 - Arguing over CAD mouse controls

00:35:31 - Speed modeling

00:42:05 - Touching on drawings

00:43:50 - Mech-E vs. Mech-E Tech

00:45:59 - Course requirements and ABET

00:51:01 - Resolving learning gaps

00:57:14 - Back to the CAD debate

00:59:54 - Automating CAM?

01:02:25 - Freestyle modeling

01:03:51 - Ethics of ripping STEP files

01:12:40 - Why do we still use 2D drawings?

01:15:53 - Metric vs. US customary system

01:20:27 - Professional Engineer License

01:25:32 - More on Prof. Leipold's background

01:34:37 - Organizational and communicational tools

01:38:42 - Technology in education

01:46:21 - Is cloud-based CAD the future?

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The guys are joined by RIT's President, Dr. David Munson, to discuss his background, his proudest accomplishments at RIT, what he envisions for the future of RIT, and his plans for retirement.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:08 - Dr. Munson's STEM background

00:03:43 - Dr. Munson's teaching and leadership experience

00:07:35 - InstaRecon: CT image reconstruction algorithms

00:09:10 - RIT leadership structure

00:11:16 - Financial decision making

00:15:13 - Carbon neutrality and sustainability

00:19:00 - Working with overseas RIT campuses

00:25:29 - What makes RIT different?

00:30:16 - The future of RIT

00:36:15 - The RIT gender ratio

00:39:46 - Dining on campus

00:42:35 - Dr. Munson's retirement plans

00:44:23 - The future of education

00:47:48 - Advice for new students

00:50:35 - The future of the country

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