Nick shares the complicated relationship he has with Philips Hue products, AdaFruit NeoPixels, and things that make subtle buzzing sounds. Joel learns about hook and loop fasteners, and Nick explains the saga of his new MacBook Pro.

Stuff from this episode:
Second-Generation Phillips Hue Bridge
Philips Hue LED strip V1
AdaFruit NeoPixel
Innr LED Strip
The ridiculous RJ45 splitter
Dual Lock by 3M
UK MacBook keyboard layout
Chiclet Keyboard
SiCK-68 Keyboard
Joel's 3D-printed keyboard
Rain Design mStand
Twelve South Curve Stand for MacBook

Joel and Nick are deeply dissatisfied with the state of power bricks, Power over Ethernet, and window management in macOS. Basically, they’re unhappy with things in technology. But they love technology. What else is new?

Stuff from This Episode:

• Nick’s Non-Tutorial on using Git
• Joel’s Packet Potato Kit
• Raspberry Pi PoE HAT
• Raspberry Pi PoE HAT Revision
• Phillips Hue Hub
• NETGEAR 4G LTE Modem
• Front and Center
• Accidental Tech Podcast

Joel and Nick talk about what they REALLY want in noise cancelling headphones. Joel gives his first impressions on the Prusa MINI 3D printer. Then, messaging clients, and the privilege (and curse) of having too many services to choose from. In the green corner, WhatsApp... and in the blue corner, Telegram.

OpenBanking, Fintech, Monzo Bank... What does the future of banking look like?  <- that bit is a genuine question, we do not know the answer FYI.

Joel rambles about 3D printing. Since Nick is pretty new to the world of 3D printing, he has questions about how to get started. Nick thinks that Joel has expertise, so he asks questions about how to get started. Nick asks Joel what he'd do differently in 3D printing and modelling, if he was starting from scratch.

Stuff from this episode:

• SketchUp (Don't use this)
• TinkerCAD (Good starting point)
• Fusion 360 (Current hobbyist and professional standard)
• SolidWorks (For professionals, like mechanical engineers)
• OpenSCAD (For creating models with code)
• Prusa MINI
• Prusa i3 MK3S
• Slic3r
• PrusaSlicer
• Cura
• Simplify 3D