Imperfect

Imperfect

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  • 21A: Daylight Saving Follow-up 1
    Follow up (Part A) to Daylight Saving where we quickly touch on Seasonal Affective Disorder and whether Daylight Saving _actually_ contributes to it. Thanks for the feedback Andrew McAuliffe.
    With John Chidgey.

    Related Links:

    • Circadian rhythm
    • Daylight Savings: Not a Bright Time for All
    • What is Seasonal Affective Disorder/Winter Depression?
    • Seasonal affective disorder

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      7 min
    • 29: You Can't Fight Physics
      The Surface Pro 3 claims to be the best of both a laptop and tablet experience but in trying to compromise for both, new issues about its optimisation for either use case become evident. Myke Hurley joins John to dissect the Tablet Laptop category.
      With Myke Hurley and John Chidgey.

      TechDistortion Companion Article:

      • Tablet Laptops You Can’t Fight The Physics

        • Related Links:

        • Center Of Mass
        • Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Teardown
        • MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013 Teardown
        • MacBook Air Models A1237 and A1304 Display Assembly Replacement
        • MacBook Air Models A1237 and A1304 Teardown
        • Surface Pro 3 - The tablet that can replace your laptop
        • Type Cover 2
        • Apple MacBook Air - Technical Specifications
        • MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013 Display Assembly Replacement
        • Steve Jobs Was Wrong: Why the 7-Inch Tablet Is King
        • Calculating Centers of Mass
        • Moment of Inertia
        • Mechanics 1 M1 Examples
        • iPad (1st generation)
        • iPad Mini (2nd generation)
        • iPad Air
        • Microsoft Surface Pro 2
        • Microsoft Surface Pro 3
        • Moments
        • Bending Moment Calculator for cantilever with uniform load on full span
        • Newton (unit)
        • Tablet Ergonomic Study

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          Episode sponsor:
          LIFX:

          LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone. For developers LIFX are running a competition with great prizes please check it out and submit your app by the 25th of July, 2014.

          Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.
          56 min
        • 28: The Changing Face of Writing
          Jason Snell has been writing for 25+ years - the most recent two decades in the Tech space. We dive into how writing styles for tech have evolved recently, how to structure and focus your writing, understanding editors and having passion when you write.
          With Jason Snell and John Chidgey.

          Related Links:

          • Four Different Types of Writing Styles
          • News Style
          • Jason Snell WikiPedia Page

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            Episode sponsor:
            LIFX:

            LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone.

            Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.
            1 hr 34 min
          • 27: Military Software
            Casey and John have done some development and engineering in a military environment that comes with its own set of unique restrictions and pressures. We explore the good, the bad and the downright annoying aspects but don't worry, it's not all bad.
            With Casey Liss and John Chidgey.

            Related Links:

            • HFMOD - Better Late Than Never
            • Classified Information
            • TEMPEST
            • MAC Filtering
            • MAC Addresses
            • The Need To Know

              • Support Imperfect on Patreon
              Episode sponsor:
              LIFX:

              LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone.

              Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.
              1 hr 8 min
            • 26: Gambling Machines
              Gambling is all about the odds of separating you from your money and todays gambling machines are making lots of it for the government. Ben Alexander returns to discuss the Pokies.
              With Ben Alexander and John Chidgey.

              Related Links:

              • Lotteries in Australia
              • Gambling
              • Pokies Revenue in Australia
              • Slot Machine Music and Sounds
              • The Impact of Sound in Modern Multiline Video Slot Machine Play (PDF)
              • Slot Machines By Country
              • The Gamblers Fallacy
              • Slot Machines

                • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                Episode sponsor:
                LIFX:

                LIFX is a smart lightbulb that gives you previously unheard of control of your lighting. Each bulb is Wi-Fi enabled, can give you light in whatever colour of the rainbow you like, and is an energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone.

                Visit lifx.co/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC for 15% off the total price of your order.
                58 min
              • 25: Software Entropy
                John and Guy English discuss software entropy as it relates to the User Interface and the code itself and explore if there's a way to stop it.
                With Guy English and John Chidgey.

                Related Links:

                • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
                • Entropy
                • Second Law of Thermodynamics
                • The Power of Customer Retention
                • Microsoft Excel
                • Excel v2.0 Screenshot

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                  1 hr 10 min
                • 24A: Downloaded vs Streamed Follow-up 1
                  Follow up (Part A) to Downloaded vs Streamed where we look into another big reason why Australian internet is so expensive beyond the lack of economies of scale. Many thanks to Alex Garner for the detailed feedback.
                  With John Chidgey.

                  List of Australian Undersea internet connections:

                  • Australia-Papua New Guinea-2 (APNG-2) - 1.13 Gb/s
                  • PIPE Pacific Cable-1 (PPC-1) - 2,560 Gb/s
                  • Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) - 880 Gb/s
                  • Gondwana-1 - 640 Gb/s
                  • Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) - 2,600 Gb/s
                  • APX-East - 19,200 Gb/s
                  • Telstra Endeavour - 1,280 Gb/s
                  • Hawaiki Cable - 6,400 Gb/s
                  • Tasman-2 - 1.2Gb/s
                  • Tasman Global Access (TGA) Cable (to New Zealand only) - 30,000 Gb/s
                  • SeaMeWe-3 - 960 Gb/s
                  • Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) - 6,400 Gb/s
                  • APX-West - 20,000 Gb/s
                  • Trident Subsea Cable - 16,000 Gb/s
                  • JASURAUS - 5 Gb/s
                  • TOTAL - 70Tb/s at 16.5 Million users average 4Mb/s

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                    3 min
                  • 23A: Maximum Erasability Follow-up 1
                    Follow up (Part A) to Maximum Erasability where we touch on the size of the whiteboards and colours used and how that relates to usability and also a handy tip on erasing permanent marker marks using a dry-erase marker. Thanks to Nick Radcliffe.
                    With John Chidgey.

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                    4 min
                  • 24: Downloaded vs Streamed
                    John is a proponent of downloading. Josh Centers is a proponent of streaming. Which is the one true, most efficient and economical solution?
                    With Josh Centers and John Chidgey.

                    Related Links:

                    • Streaming Media

                      • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                      Episode sponsor:
                      Wet Frog Studios:

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                      1 hr 10 min
                    • 23: Maximum Erasability
                      What is it about WhiteBoards that makes them so invaluable as a collaborative design tool? John is joined by Seth Clifford of Nickelfish to explore the reasons why.
                      With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.

                      Related Links:

                      • Blackboards/Chalkboards
                      • Whiteboards
                      • Writing Slates
                      • Ballpoint Pen

                        • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                        Episode sponsor:
                        Wet Frog Studios:

                        Wet Frog Studios are an amazing App Icon and Logo Design company with a knack for understanding what you need and delivering a great result quickly. Exclusive for Pragmatic listeners they have an offer of their App Icon and Logo Design service at HALF PRICE. Visit the URL below to get in touch and take advantage of this amazing deal and add some curb appeal to your project today.

                        Visit wetfrogstudios.com/pragmaticto learn more.
                        1 hr 17 min

                      About Imperfect

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                      Most people can look past the imperfections of everyday things in the world. For those that are unable to, this is for you.