Two Bit Geeks

Episode 21: Bandying About the Cosmos


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The busy geeks are back from more travels and buzz through accumulated corrections and followup, followed by a deep dive into software development, a trip to the world of Ahch-To (also know as Ireland), and finally Tom finds himself on a ‘special’ list.

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To sleep, perchance to dream [01:27]

  • The Art of Dreaming by Carlos Castaneda
  • Lucid dreaming
  • Sleep paralysis
  • No Dumb Questions 015 - What the Heck is Sleep Paralysis?

Corrections and Followup [10:30]

  • Listener correction on Viruses vs Bacteria
  • Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance (CDC)
  • Mysterious Dimming of Tabby’s Star May Be Caused by Dust (NASA)
  • The Search for Planet Nine
  • Making Life Multiplanetary (SpaceX)
  • The BFR
  • Recent Elon Musk Reddit AMA
  • Imposter syndrome
  • A-Town

Software Development [30:17]

  • AngularMix
  • User Experience (UX)
  • User Stories
  • Is 30 too old to start in software engineering or CS? (Hacker News)
  • Silicon Valley’s Dark Secret: It’s All About Age (Tech Crunch)
  • GitHub
  • jQuery

A Trip to Ahch-To [1:00:43]

  • Star Wars sets in West Kerry (Episode VIII Spoilers!)
  • The mediaeval monastery on Skellig Michael
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
  • Looper

Airport Security [1:08:06]

  • SSSS (Secondary Security Screening Selection)
  • What It Means When You Get ‘SSSS’ on Your Boarding Pass (Lifehacker)
  • Security theater
  • Relevant XKCD: Password Strength

Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)

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