Limitless Possibility

Limitless Possibility

By Luc-Olivier Dumais-Blais and Yanik MagnanTechnology
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Limitless Possibility episodes

  • 114: A Bunch of Caps Lock Coming My Way

    Luc-Olivier and Yanik bring you the WWDC Recap Extravaganza for 2019.

    Related Links
    • iOS 13 Preview - Features - Apple
    • Advances in CarPlay Systems - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer
    • Introducing Desktop-class Browsing on iPad - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer
    • Font Management and Text Scaling - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer
    • Advances in App Background Execution - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer
    1 hr 37 min
  • 113: Animation Anxiety

    Yanik goes over his experience as a first-time game jam participant.

    Related Links
    • FU: Yanik Magnan on Twitter
    • FU: NSNorth on Twitter
    • FU: James Thomson on Twitter
    • FU: Ken Kocienda’s WWDC Sessions
      • Writing Easy-To-Change Code: Your Second-Most Important Goal As A Developer - WWDC 2011 - Videos - Apple Developer
      • Basics+Habits: Building Your Software Projects To Last - WWDC 2012 - Videos - Apple Developer
      • A Strategy for Great Work - WWDC 2014 - Videos - Apple Developer
    • FU: What's happening at Nest?
    • Yanik and woof's game, Sacrifice Battle: download, source code
    • Limitless Possibility 9: Game Development with LÖVE
    • The LÖVE game engine
    • The Ludum Dare game jam
    • woof on Twitter and Tumblr
    • selectbutton: Babby's First Game Jam, Yanik's thread asking for game jam first-timer advice
    • MTG Wiki: Aggro deck / The Aristocrats
    • GitHub: kikito/anim8
    • woof's game, Blue Revolver
    • Wikipedia: Entity component system
    • itch.io
    • GitHub: rxi/lovebird
    • Mark Rosewater's Drive to Work podcast
    • Playdate
    • GitHub: rxi
    1 hr 16 min
  • 112: Multiverse of Sessions

    Yanik attempts to hijack the show with followup, and Luc-Olivier gives his thoughts on this year's NSNorth.

    Related Links
    • Next episode will be about Yanik and woof's game Sacrifice Battle! Tweet questions to us at @limipo_podcast!
    • FU: Upgrade 244: Push All the Sales Buttons
    • FU: David's tweet about my NYC Shibuya/Ginza analogues not being accurate
    • FU: Polygon: Apex Legends is probably headed to mobile
    • FU: Svend Joscelyne's tweet demonstrating the PUBG Mobile changes in China
    • FU: saurik's tweet thread about leaving the jailbreak scene (part 1, part 2)
    • FU: YouTube/Microsoft Developer: Windows Terminal: Building a better command line experience for developers
    • FU: Wired: Exclusive: What to Expect from Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation
    • FU: Wario64's tweet about the Mario Kart Tour closed beta on Android
    • FU: RhinoShield CrashGuard NX
    • YouTube: Chicken chicken chicken, a YouTube classic
    • YouTube/Wrestling With Gaming: The Story Of XBAND - The 16-Bit Multiplayer Network For Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis
    • 13: Out With the Girls • Limitless Possibility
    • NSNorth 2019
    • Dylan Beattie sur Twitter : "Going to a conference? Yes! Introduce yourself. Say hello. Chat to people. They're lovely. Really! And if you're already chatting in a group, make your group approachable using @ericholscher's Pac-Man Rule. Here's how it works. Have fun!" / Twitter
    • Ship it Safe - Guilherme Rambo - App Builders 2019 - YouTube
    • Go (game) - Wikipedia
    • Dim Sum Thinking
    1 hr 59 min
  • 111: The Ginza-Shibuya Axis

    Yanik compares the role of fashion at Apple over time.

    Related Links
    • Administrative note: Don't expect a new episode from us in two weeks, as both of us are going to be busy and unable to edit a show that week. We will return to your podcatchers on Sunday, May 12th.
    • FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of PUBG
    • FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of Fortnite
    • FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of Call of Duty
    • FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of Apex Legends
    • Apple: Apple names Deirdre O’Brien senior vice president of Retail + People
    • Wikipedia: Ginza
    • Wikipedia: Shibuya
    • Limitless Possibility 79: Donald Sutherland, about the anime Bartender which takes place in Ginza
    • Twitter: Y2K Aesthetic Institute
    • Without Fail: The Man Behind the Iconic Apple Stores: Ron Johnson
    56 min
  • 110: The Tower-Shotgun Problematic

    Luc-Olivier plays a variety of battle royale games.

    Related Links

    Games Played

    • Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4
    • Get Fortnite
    • PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS - THIS IS BATTLE ROYALE
    • Apex Legends - The Next Evolution of Battle Royale - Free on PS4, Xbox One, and PC

    Other Links

    • FU: Eve smart home devices
    • Quartz: Fortnite is a Social Space the Way Skateparks and Facebook Used to Be
    • YouTube/Digital Foundry: PUBG Xbox One/X Performance Is Still Not Good Enough - And The Developer Agrees
    • YouTube/Digital Foundry: PUBG on PS4/PS4 Pro: Does It Improve Over Xbox One?
    • Tencent Gaming Buddy, the official Android emulator for PUBG
    • YouTube/Low Spec Gamer: Why was I sent this? Trash from my Inbox! (Aimus Joysticks, Gamesir X1/Z1, Fake SNES mini)
    • YouTube/The Phawx: Flydigi Wasp Review - iOS Game Controller (Genuinely Cool Tech)
    • PCGamesN: EA are committed to Titanfall, “whatever the f--- that means” says Respawn head
    • Twitch Prime: Get up to 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online
    • Yanik and woof will be participating in Ludum Dare 44 from April 26th to 29th!
    1 hr 54 min
  • 109: Smart Home Buyer's Guide

    Yanik explains the various decisions you'll need to make if you want to get into home automation.

    Related Links
    • FU: Swift.org: ABI Stability and More
    • FU: metablog: Software-ICs, Binary Compatibility, and Objective-Swift
    • Voice assistant ecosystems
      • Alexa/Echo
      • HomeKit/Siri/HomePod
      • Google Home/Google Assistant
    • Wireless protocols
      • Zigbee
      • Z-Wave
    • Light bulbs
      • Philips Hue
      • Ikea Trådfri
    • Smart plugs
      • Belkin WeMo Mini
      • Amazon Smart Plug
      • Ikea Trådfri
      • TP-Link Smart Plug Mini (HS105)
    • Smart switches
      • Lutron Caséta system
      • Belkin WeMo Wi-Fi Smart Dimmer
      • TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch (HS200)
    48 min
  • 108: Ruby is My New Friend

    Luc-Olivier helps you improve your CI/CD pipeline using fastlane.

    Related Links
    • FU: Shoryuken: The Evo 2019 main stage game lineup has been revealed!
    • FU: Gold Wireless Stereo Headset – PlayStation Audio & Communications
    • FU: PlayStation 4 - Platinum Wireless Headset | Gaming Headset PS4
    • FU: Introducing the new Gold Wireless Headset for PS4 and PS VR, coming soon to Europe - PlayStation.Blog.Europe
    • fastlane - App automation done right
    • fastlane is now part of Fabric • Felix Krause
    • fastlane is joining Google • Felix Krause
    • Ending my fastlane chapter • Felix Krause
    • Limitless Possibility 83: Everybody's Creating Blogs
    • YouTube: FAST LANE by スーパーセックス永遠にSUPERSEX420
    1 hr 6 min
  • 107: The Full-Fat Experience

    Yanik buys a PlayStation VR headset.

    Related Links
    • FU: The Daily Beast: The Racist Backlash Against Marie Kondo of Netflix’s ‘Tidying Up’
    • FU: Twitter thread by Andrew Dice surrounding Dragalia Lost's lackluster numbers
    • Twitter: Yanik's Roomba trying to tear down his gaming setup
    • Limitless Possibility 75: Limipo Plays Gran Turismo Sport
    • YouTube: PSVR Without Parole: SUPERHOT VR (PSVR) REVIEW
    1 hr 9 min
  • 106: Barbaric Mocking Strategies

    Luc-Olivier follows up on episode 55, talking about the last three years as a Swift Developer

    Related Links
    • FU: TouchArcade: Nintendo announces a delay for ‘Mario Kart Tour’ on iOS and Android
    • FU: The Verge: Nintendo is launching a new Dr. Mario game for smartphones later this year
    • FU: Quartz: Marie Kondo's Brilliant Interpreter is the Unsung Hero of the Konmari Phenomenon
    • Swift.org - Migrating to Swift 3
    • swift-evolution/0160-objc-inference.md at master · apple/swift-evolution · GitHub
    • Swift.org - Migrating to Swift 4
    • Swift.org - Migrating to Swift 4.2
    • swift-evolution/0195-dynamic-member-lookup.md at master · apple/swift-evolution · GitHub
    • swift-evolution/0216-dynamic-callable.md at master · apple/swift-evolution · GitHub
    • GitHub - apple/swift-nio: Event-driven network application framework for high performance protocol servers & clients, non-blocking.
    • Vapor (Server-side Swift)
    • Kitura - An Enterprise-Grade Server-Side Swift Web Framework
    • Swift Forums
    • GitHub - realm/SwiftLint: A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions.
    • YouTube: Swift for TensorFlow - TFiwS (TensorFlow Dev Summit 2018)
    1 hr 30 min
  • 105: Does This Item Give You Heart Palpitations?

    Yanik tidies up with the Konmari method.

    Related Links
    • FU: Limitless Possibility 93: Whatever, Let Me Dream
    • FU: Codea & Shade: Detailing the iOS Menu
    • Marie Kondo's books:
      • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
      • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
    • Netflix: Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
    1 hr 1 min

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A fortnightly podcast focusing on geeky topics that are mostly, but not always, tech-related.