Byteside: tech + digital culture

Byteside: tech + digital culture

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  • From sublime TV to ridiculous fandoms
    Nic's been watching the fantastic Watchmen while Seamus has been annoyed at just how few people will get to watch Tokyo 2020 in 4K. But then they're both annoyed at Star Wars 'fans'. Plus two happy anniversaries - RunPee at 10, and Playstation at 25! All that and another bewildered look at the Cybertruck.

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    51 min
  • Cybering the drones for a dead queen

    It's a week of nuisances for our intrepid hosts this week. Nic wants to see the death of calling anything cyber again, and Seamus is bemused by Facebook's PR talking points chatbot for its workers. And do drone noise regulations need federal rules before it all gets out of hand? Plus queen conspiracies, Star Citizens and can't we get a 'just right' phone plan that doesn't apply the cinema popcorn pricing rule?


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    43 min
  • Too Much Star Wars?

    This week Nic and Seamus talk Minecraft Earth and get a little sidetracked reminiscing about the first days of Pokemon Go. Seamus delivers a double dose of good security hygiene with Brave browser 1.0 and Yubikey (by Yubico). Nic explores the state of subscription services in gaming, including the new Telstra deal, and the big question - is Disney giving us too much Star Wars?


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    45 min
  • Death Stranding aka The Postman 2

    This week we talk about why Seamus has quit Facebook (but not exactly deleted it), how Nic is preparing to automate his new home, and the Disney+ 4:3 ratio Simpsons problem. Plus we talk Outer Worlds, Death Stranding, and loving games because they exist even if we never want to play them. And some breaking news around the launch of a new 16-inch MacBook Pro.


    Also... while recording the show it was officially revealed that The Simpsons will indeed be on Disney+ at local launch. So ignore Seamus when he talks about it not being on there when it launches next week.


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    44 min
  • From Icecrown to Icewind
    This week Seamus and Nic talk about Shay's trip to BlizzCon 2019 - the games and the politics - before looking into retro RPGs on the Switch, the new Airpods Pro, and their vibes on the new Watchmen TV series. And a big shout out to Chorus: the adventure musical! Go back it now!

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    47 min
  • Ten keys to annoying Seamus

    Nic and Seamus talk Pixel 4, Sonos Move, and the whole "Is Marvel cinema?" conundrum, plus Disney, err, Plus. Seamus also has a big problem with big gaming keyboards.


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    Homework: Nic wants everyone to watch at least the first episode of Watchmen before we discuss it next week!


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    47 min
  • The 2019 PAX Australia Edition
    Nic and Seamus catch up face-to-face at PAX Australia in Melbourne to talk about the show and a few tangents that arise along the way.

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    27 min
  • Welcome (Back?) To Byteside!

    Seamus Byrne and Nic Healey deliver the first ever Byteside podcast (because the Byteside from 10 years ago was never actually a podcast!) They talk about criminal trials in Fallout 76, D&D, Vampire, esports corruption, that amazingly nasty Goose Game and more.


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    55 min

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It's the world through the lens of technology and digital culture. How tech has come to influence everything around us. How do we make sure it's all happening for the benefit of humans? The world is…