Limitless Possibility

Limitless Possibility

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

  • 104: The Bad Timeline We're On

    Luc-Olivier and Yanik enter the big Marzipan debate of winter 2019.

    Related Links
    • FU: YouTube/512 Pixels: The 12-inch PowerBook G4
    • FU: Simple Beep
    • FU: Ohuhu 12-Slot Leather Watch Valet/Jewelry Display Storage Organizer Box (Gray): Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen
    • FU: YouTube/Digital Foundry: DF Retro: Tetris!
    • FU: YouTube: AGDQ 2015 Tetris The Grandmaster Showcase and runs
    • FU: App Store: Conduct THIS!
    • FU: ‎Fly THIS! dans l’App Store
    • FU: Nintendo: Conduct TOGETHER!
    • FU: Steam: Conduct DELUXE!
    • FU: YouTube/Maximilian Dood: No More Tournaments For DragonBall FighterZ?
    • The Talk Show 238: ‘Fort Jason Suidekis’, with Special Guest Jason Snell
    • Canvas 73: Future of iPad - Software
    1 hr 15 min
  • 103: Beating 9-Year-Olds on the Internet

    Yanik and Luc-Olivier look back at their games of the year.

    Related Links
    • FU: saurik's Reddit comment surrounding the Cydia Store shutdown
    • FU: Limitless Possibility 30: The Life and Death of Iconoclasm
    • Lucco's honourable mentions:
      • (Shout out to Top Four!)
      • Civilization VI
      • South Park: The Stick of Truth
      • Call of Duty: WWII's Zombies mode
    • Yanik's runner-ups
      • Destiny 2: Forsaken
      • Kirby Canvas Curse
      • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
      • Monster Hunter Generations
        • selectbutton Podcast 85 + 86: Chef's Special Platter, which Yanik hosted
    • Lucco's runner-ups
      • Horizon Zero Dawn
      • Super Mario Odyssey
        • Limitless Possibility 80: Somewhat Free
    • Luc-Olivier's winner
    • Yanik's winner
      • YouTube: Justin Wong vs 8 year old kid (asianlamb)
    1 hr 57 min
  • 102: Maybe I Have Anger Issues

    Luc-Olivier and Yanik give their thoughts on their shiny new Apple Watch Series 4.

    Related Links
    • FU: Polygon: The Nintendo Creators Program draws to a close this December
    • FU: Brusfri and Ferrite
    • FU: Digital Foundry: PlayStation Classic Review - Great Games, Poor Emulation
    • FU: AlphaFoxWarfare's (revised) tweet about games that may have once been in contention for being on the PlayStation Classic
    1 hr 42 min
  • 101: What and Why, Not How

    Yanik reveals his opinions on code comments and documentation.

    Related Links
    • FU: Nintendo dashes hopes of an N64 Classic - The Verge
    • FU: Yanik's inflammatory tweet about the N64
    • Previous episodes with discussion of Redux:
      • Limitless Possibility 36: #ItJustWorks
      • Limitless Possibility 94: Out of Left Field
    • Wikipedia: Literate programming
    45 min
  • 100: Aberration of Value

    For the 100th episode, Luc-Olivier and Yanik look back on their favorite Apple products of all-time.

    Related Links
    • FU: Manton.org: Micro.blog + Mastodon
    • FU: Cadillac Cancels $1,800-a-Month Car-Subscription Service - WSJ
    • FU: Sony PlayStation Classic games list: GTA, Resident Evil, and more - The Verge
    • FU: PlayStation Classic hands-on impressions: fun but bare-bones - Polygon
    • Macs
      • 2nd generation MacBook Air
      • 2008 Aluminum iMac
      • Macintosh SE/30
        • Macintosh Color Classic
      • iMac G3, iMac G5, and the eMac
      • Xserve
        • YouTube: Luke Miami: I bought the forgotten Apple Xserve in 2018
      • 12-inch PowerBook G4
      • Retina MacBook Pros
    • iPods
      • 2nd generation and 5th generation iPod classic
      • 2nd generation iPod nano
      • 3rd generation iPod touch
    • iPhones
      • Original iPhone
        • Steve Jobs announcing the original iPhone
        • Jimmy Iovine not realizing he's riffing on the iPhone announcement
      • iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
      • iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s
      • iPhone SE
    • iPads
      • Original iPad
      • iPad Air
      • 1st generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro
      • 10.5-inch iPad Pro
    • macOS
      • System 6.0.3
      • Mac OS 8.5
      • Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 10.4 Tiger, 10.6 Snow Leopard
    • iOS
      • iPhone OS 3.2
      • iOS 4.2.1
    2 hr 18 min
  • 99: Citizen Journalism Sounded Like a Good Idea

    Yanik talks about self-care.

    Related Links
    • Information diet
      • Up First from NPR News
      • The Daily from the New York Times
    • Food diet
      • /r/eatcheapandhealthy
      • Yanik's go-to Italian recipes are from Frankie Celenza, available on Tastemade or via Amazon Prime Video
    • Fitness
      • The MM Begin gym in Yokohama
      • Yoga with Adriene
    • Ambience
      • Wikipedia: Autonomous sensory meridian response
      • YouTube: Maple ASMR: ASMR Breathing Calming Exercice 3DIO BINAURAL 🌛
      • YouTube: JellybeanASMR: Soft/Slow Breathing, SkSkSk, Kissing (No Talking)
      • Twenty Thousand Hertz: ASMR
    46 min
  • 98: iOS 11 Deployment Target

    Luc-Olivier talks about some cool features available to apps using an iOS 11 deployment target.

    Show Notes
    • FU: The Verge: You can now use Apple Pay at CVS Pharmacy
    • FU: Upgrade 213: The Californian Environment
    • Limitless Possibility 72: iOS 10 Deployment Target, last year's episode on this topic
    • Drag and Drop | Apple Developer Documentation
    • View Layout | Apple Developer Documentation
    • Core NFC | Apple Developer Documentation
    • MusicKit - Apple Developer
    1 hr 2 min
  • 97: 10 Months with Alexa

    Yanik gives his long-awaited review of the Alexa ecosystem.

    Related Links
    • FU: Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online – Nintendo Switch™ Official site
    • FU: New NES controllers headline announcement-filled Nintendo Switch presentation | Ars Technica
    • FU: Switch’s replica NES controllers only work with emulated NES games | Ars Technica
    • FU: Introducing PlayStation Classic, with 20 Pre-Loaded Games – PlayStation.Blog
    • FU: My Life in Gaming: RGB315 :: NES on Nintendo Switch VS. Original Hardware, Virtual Console, & More
    • The Verge: Amazon is making it easier to set up new Internet of Things gadgets
    • Wikipedia: List of silent musical compositions
    • Limitless Possibility 85: Star Trek Droid Sounds
    1 hr 12 min
  • 96: Frame of Reference

    The guys spend a bunch of money on new Apple products, and Luc-Olivier buys a new old game console.

    Related Links
    • FU: The Verge: The Nintendo Switch online service is launching on September 18th
    • FU: Home arcade environment hashtags
      • #部屋をゲーセンにした
      • [#全日本テーブル筐体愛好会](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23全日本テーブル筐体愛好会]
      • #全日本オウチマニアグランプリ
    • Apple fall event extravaganza
      • AllThings.how: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR names confirmed in Apple Products Sitemap
      • Timestamp link for Cortex #17 where CGP Grey explains his adventure in getting the first iPad Pro in London
      • Andre Plaut sur Twitter : "If you, like me, are struggling to figure out the differences in Apple Watch Series 4 sizes, hopefully this helps.
      • The Apple Watch Series 4 configuration Yanik ordered (40mm)
      • The Apple Watch Series 4 configuration Luc-Olivier will try in store (44mm)
      • The Sony ILCE-QX1 camera
    • Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition was the top-selling console for June
    • Baseball Stars - Wikipedia
    • 8bitdo wireless controllers for the SNES/SFC Classic Edition and NES Classic Edition
    • 8bitdo Retro Receiver for the NES/SNES/SFC Classic which lets you use any Bluetooth profile-compliant game controller
    • YouTube: Digital Foundry: DF Retro Hardware! NES Classic Mini - The Enthusiast's Review!
    • YouTube: Digital Foundry: DF Retro: The Super NES Classic Mini Review! Can It Match Original Hardware?
    • Analogue's FPGA recreations of the NES (Analogue Nt Mini) and SNES (Super Nt)
    • YouTube: My Life in Gaming: RGB106 :: Modern & Retro Gaming on 4K TVs - Upscaling, HDR, Capturing & More
    • Deinterlacing, Scaling, Processing: Classic videogame systems on LCD and Plasma screens
    • Wikipedia: iQue Player
    • The Super Nintendo Exploration Squad podcast which Yanik is occasionally a panelist on
    1 hr 28 min
  • 95: The Infinite Arcade

    Yanik talks about how we can preserve the spirit of the arcade.

    Related Links
    • FU: 9to5mac's discovery of the iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4 designs
    • Recommended arcades:
      • Hirose Entertainment Yard in Akihabara, Tokyo
      • Eternal Amusement Tower (formerly known as TRY Amusement Tower) in Akihabara, Tokyo
      • Anata no Warehouse in Kawasaki
      • or help Yanik's home arcade in Yokohama: Amusement Rave Factory Mars
    55 min

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