Limitless Possibility

Limitless Possibility

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

  • 174: No Updates Since April 25th

    Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about their 2021 games of the year.

    Administrative note: We will be taking an extra two week break for the holidays. Look for a new episode in your podcatcher of choice on January 16th, 2022.

    Related Links
    • FU: Screenshot of "MD" being removed from the dictionary
    • Honorable mentions:
      • Spider-Man (2018 video game) - Wikipedia
      • Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps - Wikipedia
      • Luigi's Mansion 3 - Wikipedia
      • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Wikipedia
      • Apex Legends
      • Phantasy Star Online on Schtserv
      • Wipeout Omega Collection
    • Pokémon Blue Kaizo
      • Pokémon Twilight Wings
    • Tetris: The Absolute - The Grand Master 2 Plus
      • Tetris Wiki: TGM Guide
      • Someone way better than Yanik completing TAP Master mode with a M rank
    • Yanik's game of the year
      • Yanik's accompanying essay
    • The future
      • YouTube/Action Button: ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Cyberpunk 2077
    2 hr 1 min
  • 173: iOS 14 Deployment Target

    Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 14 deployment target.

    Related Links
    • FU: Yanik's Ko-fi page
    • iOS 13.6 to 14.0 API Differences
    • What's new in UIKit and iOS - Discover - Apple Developer
    • Build great apps in SwiftUI - Discover - Apple Developer
    • What's new in Mac Catalyst - WWDC20 - Videos - Apple Developer
    • Gentlemen Coders: RAW Power, the Photos extension from an ex-Aperture developer, that yes, is also available on iOS now
    • Connect with Core Data - Discover - Apple Developer
    • Safari, Web, and Authentication - Discover - Apple Developer
    1 hr 31 min
  • 172: Salaryman, Bottom of the Org Chart

    Yanik ponders what's next in his career. (Also, Yanik goes to driving school.)

    Related Links
    • FU: App Store: FFVII THE FIRST SOLDIER
    • Please support Yanik’s video series via Ko-Fi
    • Wikipedia: Bus factor
    • Julio Merino: Always be quitting
    • Trivial Technologies
    • Hacker News: Open-source, not open-contribution
    • Gran Turismo Wiki: Twin Ring Motegi Super Speedway
    1 hr 1 min
  • 171: A Really Bad Slack

    Luc-Olivier explores server-side backend development in Swift and discovers the joy of Discord.

    Related Links
    • FU: Tom Warren's tweet about PlayStation exclusives being exempt from GeForce Now on Xbox consoles
    • FU: Caesura Guided Tour (To note, I, Luc-Olivier, added this plug because I greatly enjoyed the first two episodes!)
    • YouTube/Game Maker's Toolkit: How I learned Unity without following tutorials
    • GitHub - vapor/vapor: 💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.
    • GitHub - vapor/fluent: Vapor ORM (queries, models, and relations) for NoSQL and SQL databases
    • GitHub - vapor/leaf: 🍃 An expressive, performant, and extensible templating language built for Swift.
    • Yanik's knowledge base: In favor of dependency aversion
    1 hr 20 min
  • 170: Boomer Complaint

    Yanik shares his experience learning Cocoa/AppKit as a former iOS developer.

    Related Links
    • FU: How to Remember Your Life - YouTube
    • FU: Twitter: Gearoid Reidy's tweet about the Nikkei report on PayPay
    • FU: Ata Distance: Apple Pay Japan 5 Year Mark: All of This and Nothing
    • Caesura, Yanik's music player project
    • Apple Developer: NSTableView
    • Apple Developer: UITableView
    • Apple Developer: Table View Programming Guide for Mac / About Table Views in OS X Applications
    • GitHub: ViennaRSS
    • GitHub: Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire
    • Apple Developer: Cocoa Bindings
    • Apple Developer: Supporting Table View Drag and Drop Through File Promises
    • Caesura Guided Tour, Yanik's video series where he makes Caesura feature by feature
    1 hr
  • 169: Vinyl Moment

    Luc-Olivier embarks on a journey to improve his photography skills.

    Related Links
    • FU: YouTube/Cathode Ray Dude: Sony's MiniDisc Camcorder — It Almost Changed Everything
    • ATP 443: A Storm of Asterisks — Accidental Tech Podcast
    • Leica Q2 - Wikipedia
    • Fujifilm X100 - Wikipedia
    • 40: iPad mini – The Apple Interview – The Test Drivers @ 46:59
    • LinkedIn Learning with Lynda: Online Training Courses for Creative, Technology, Business Skills
    • Le plus grand spécialiste de la photo au Québec | Gosselin Photo
    • iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple (CA)
    1 hr 16 min
  • 168: I'm Just Cursed, Man

    Yanik goes through the recent upgrades to his gaming setup.

    Related Links
    • FU: YouTube/This Does Not Compute: The Sony MiniDisc Document Reader That Could Also Scan!
    • FU: YouTube/TechMoan: Too many MDs?
    • FU: YouTube/Modern Vintage Gamer: The PlayStation PS4 CMOS Battery problem has been fixed
    • FU: Wikipedia: Template:Sony MILC cameras
    • YouTube/MrMario2011: MechaPwn: Endgame for PS2? - Region Unlocking the PS2 & More!
    • Micomsoft XRGB Framemeister
    • RetroRGB's OSSC page
    • RetroTink-5X Pro
    • Amazon: ViewHD Prosumer 4K UHD 18Gbps HDMI 4x1 Switch
    • RetroTink-2X Pro
    1 hr 10 min
  • 167: A Bag No Longer Sold

    Luc-Olivier goes over his recent iPad upgrade.

    Related Links
    • FU: YouTube/PlayStation: Gran Turismo 7 - PlayStation Showcase 2021 Trailer
    • FU: YouTube/BK4: New Gran Turismo 7 Trailer has references from older GT games
    • FU: MotorTrend shows off Rivian’s electric adventure truck in detail - The Verge
    • iPad Air - Apple
    • Apple Pencil - Apple
    • Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Air (4th generation) - Apple
    • Here’s a picture of my beloved Booq Taipan Shadow XS for iPad
    1 hr 10 min
  • 166: Japan's Napster

    Luc-Olivier had to cancel at the last minute, so Yanik brought on a friend to gush about MiniDisc.

    Admin note: Limitless Possibility is having a short summer break for the rest of August. Please look forward to our next episode sometime in September.

    Related Links
    • Wikipedia: MiniDisc
    • OQO and Vaio type U UMPCs
    • Richard's old MD recorder: the Sony MZ-R91
    • Richard's first pre-recorded MD album: Chicane's Behind the Sun
    • MétEX: The Paris Metro Experience
    • Web MiniDisc
    • YouTube/Panic: Playdate Update - 6/8/2021
    57 min
  • 165: Literally Completely Backwards

    Yanik takes Luc-Olivier on a tour of the different kinds of fighting game netcode.

    Related Links
    • Admin note: We'll be taking a short break for the summer throughout the month of August. Our last episode is scheduled for release on August 1st, and we'll return to your podcatchers some time in September. Stay subscribed and stay tuned to our Twitter account for news of our return.
    • FU: panthema: The Sound of Sorting (Seizure warning)
    • FU: YouTube/gtnprn: Volt | Learn Recoil patterns with a Chromatic Scale Apex Legends
    • FU: Yanik's page for Caesura
    • FU: YouTube/Modern Vintage Gamer: As a Switch developer I'm disappointed with the new OLED Model...
    • FU: Giuseppe Andrea Vecchio's tweet of Ys 9's frame rate on the Switch
    • FU: Why Yanik doesn't like OLED
    • FU: Car Colors on Twitter
    • FU: Dodge will make an electric muscle car in 2024 - The Verge
    • YouTube/evo2kvids: EVO2017: GGPO PANEL
    • YouTube/DigitalHalftones: Altimor's SFV Netcode Fix Mod Visually Explained
    • YouTube/Maximilian Dood: MAX RANT: Capcom's Communication Problem...The Netcode Update
    • YouTube/Sajam: The State of Rollbackia Address: Tekken 7 Edition
    • Fightcade
    • GitHub/pond3r: GGPO
    • Slippi for Super Smash Bros. Melee
    • YouTube/Julien Bernard: Subframe rollback netcode
    • YouTube/ApologyMan: Guilty Gear Strive NA vs Japan 10 v 10 GREATEST MOMENTS!
    • YouTube/Maximilian Dood: About That Netcode...Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
    1 hr 19 min

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