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December 20, 201833: Sinking
Looking at how maintenance teams function can reveal a lot about the system they're maintaining. We dive in the consequences of poor design and long term operational costs.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Teamwork
Metrics

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13 min
December 13, 201824: Columbia
In 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia launched successfully but after its mission was completed burned up on re-entry with the loss of all onboard. We look at how normalisation of deviation blinded many at NASA to a risk that had existed since 1981.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
STS-107
When The Space Shuttle Didn’t Come Home
Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster Explained
List of Space Shuttle Missions
A New Vision for NASA
STS-27
Legendary Commander Tells Story Of Shuttle’s Close Call
This Is Why The Space Shuttle’s External Fuel Tank Stopped Being Painted White
NASA - Report of Columbia Accident Investigation Board, Volume I
Soyuz
Project Gemini

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Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.
Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
27 min
December 10, 201832: Cloud
With operational technology relying more and more on desktop computer platforms for control and monitoring, just how much can be put in the cloud safely?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Looking Down from the Clouds

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Episode sponsor:
Many Tricks:

If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps.
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15 min
December 05, 201889: The Problem Is Us
Social Media has taken the world by storm but recent history has shown all that glitters isn't gold and has many people wondering if the technology is the problem, or if the problem is us?
With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.
Previous Episode Link:
Pragmatic Episode 80: Mastodon
Miscellaneous Links:
I Don’t Want to Do This Anymore: Fundamentally Broken
My Company Tried Slack For Two Years - This Is Why We Quit
The History of Social Media
SixDegrees
Evolution of Social Networking
Parley
Demilitarized Zone
Courtesy
Etiquette
Politician
Barack Obama School Speech 2009
Bad Behavior Is Trending Online
Shock Humour
Frankly My Dear I Don’t Give A Damn
Use Of The Word F#!@
Twitter Extends 280 Character Limit
About Your Twitter Timeline
The History Of Fake News

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Episode sponsor:
Many Tricks:

If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps.
Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
2 hr 12 min
November 08, 201831: Self
Understanding yourself and self reflection can be good thing, but it can go too far. How far is far enough and how do you know when to stop?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Self-Awareness
What is Self-Awareness and Why Does it Matter?

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Episode sponsor:
Many Tricks:

If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps.
Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!
13 min
October 04, 201888: Trust, Faith and the Cloud
With Cloud Storage becoming a staple of modern computing, we deep dive into the history of how cloud storage came about, what features it has or should have and ultimately who can you trust?
With Rob Griffiths and John Chidgey.
Miscellaneous Links:
Cloud Storage
Box
DropBox
Amazon S3
Single Source Of Truth
MobileMe
Meet iCloud’s great-grandfather: iTools
Apple Enhances .Mac
Nextcloud vs ownCloud: The Whole Story
Self-Hosted Web Episode 02: Nextcloud
iCloud Storage Plans and Pricing
Apple to Launch iCloud on October 13
Cloudron
How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Nextcloud Server
Sync

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Episode sponsor:
Many Tricks:

If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps.
Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.
Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
57 min
September 27, 201830: Lists
Lists can be a great way of tracking things to do and random thoughts and ideas. But if they're abused they can drag you down into list-hell.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
The Duchess of Padua

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10 min
September 13, 201829: Purpose
Purpose and Passion are inter-related but in ways that might not be obvious at first glance. We unpack why purpose is critical and how it changes everything.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Pragmatic Episode 10 Passion Over Academic Proof

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9 min
August 31, 201823: Kipton
When two trains collided head on at Kipton, Ohio in 1891, it was a wake up call for the railroad industry in North America whose impacts would be far-reaching and would lead to a new timekeeping standard that was unprecedented.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
US Timepiece Industry and Railroad Watch
Kipton Train Wreck Anniversary
The Great Kipton Train Wreck
Kipton Train Crash
Kipton Train Collision
Railway Post Office

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Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.
Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

With thanks to
Clinton Philips
for the topic suggestion.
20 min
August 16, 201887: Static vs Dynamic
From the retronymous Web 1.0 through 2.0 and beyond, we look at how web development is coming full circle and when Static, Dynamic or Statically Generated sites make the most sense.
With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey.
Miscellaneous Links:
Web 2.0
Page Caching: Varnish vs Nginx FastCGI Cache
Varnish (software)

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Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.
Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
1 hr 2 min

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