Pragmatic

By The Engineered Network

Pragmatic is a discussion show contemplating the practical application of technology. Exploring the real world trade offs we look at how great ideas are transformed into products and services that can... more

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The podcast currently has 274 episodes available.

Pragmatic episodes:

October 05, 201782: Tesla Part One
Elon Musk is considered by many to be a technological visionary. In this, the second in a series of shows about Elons projects, we look at Tesla, its history, its cars the practicalities of what Elon's trying to achieve.
With Caleb Elston and John Chidgey.
People:
Martin Eberhard
Elon Musk
Marc Tarpenning
Ze’ev Drori
Vehicles:
Roadster
Roadster In Depth
Model S
Model S The Quickest Production Car in the World
2017 Model S P100D 0-60mph New Record
Model X
Hardest Car to Build in the World
Model 3
Patents:
All Our Patent Are Belong To You
List of Tesla Patents
Charging:
Supercharger Stations
Tesla Supercharger
Tesla joins Charging Interface Initiative

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Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.
Episode Silver Producers:
Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.
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1h 42min
September 28, 201719: Effort
Effort put into a team effort can steer the end result. If it’s good, that’s great! But what if it’s not?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Effort Definition

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12min
September 14, 201718: The Fog
In 1952 a fog in London left 4,000 dead in just 4 days but many more would die before the causes could be rectified. Worse than that, it had happened before and it’s happening again right now, somewhere else.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Inversion (meteorology)
Great Smog of London
Battersea Power Station
Clean Air Act 1956
Trams in London
1948 Donora Smog
Pollution in China

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Episode Gold Producer:
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Episode Silver Producers:
Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.
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21min
September 07, 201718: Meetings
Meetings can be valuable, but they can also be a huge waste of time. What kind of meetings will you hold?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Yes Prime Minister Meeting minutes: 1min 45sec into clip from Episode S02E01 Man Overboard

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16min
July 27, 201717: Time
There never seems to be enough time to get through everything that needs to be done. Or is there actually enough time and you're just looking at it wrong?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Marty McFly - Movie Quotes

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10min
July 06, 201716: Perspective
Getting perspective is one of those ideas that takes something quite complicated and condenses it into a singular expression. Let's unpack that and get some perspective on getting perspective.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Perspective Definition

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13min
June 29, 201781: Boring Loops
Elon Musk is considered by many to be a technological visionary. In this, the first in a series of shows about Elons projects, we look at Hyperloop and The Boring Company and the practicalities of what Elon's trying to achieve.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Miscellaneous Links:
Hyperloop
TGV
Land Speed Record For Rail
What is the minimum air pressure the human body can tolerate?
The Boring Company
Elon Musk The future we’re building | TED Talk
Tunnel
Elon Musk Tweet 1 of 2
Elon Musk Tweet 2 of 2
Mego Micronauts Rocket Tubes Remastered Toy Commercial MegoMuseum
Roadheader
Shotcrete

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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:
Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.
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55min
June 15, 201715: Downtime
What is downtime really? And just as importantly how about downspace?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
Personal Space
Downtime Definition

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12min
June 08, 201780: Mastodon
GNU Social is gaining momentum recently with Mastodon leading the charge. It's a different way to micro-blog and it's not perfect, but it shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. Vic joins John to walk through where it stands today.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Miscellaneous Links:
GNU Social
GNU Social and GNU FM
GNU Social Wikipedia
Mastodon Software
Mastodon Instances
Twitter
Micro.blog
Stormcrow
Mastodon<->Twitter
iOS Apps I use for Mastodon:
Mustor (Formerly called “Mastodon-iOS”)
Amaroq
11t

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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:
Chris Stone, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.
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1h 11min
June 02, 201717: Three Mile Island
On March 28, 1979 Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant in the United States of America an incident would lead to a partial reactor core meltdown. Many blamed the operators for stopping the reactor cooling system but the real root causes showed a known flaw in the design and alarm flooding had blinded the operators to what was actually happening.
With John Chidgey.
Related episodes:
Causality Episode 3: Fukushima
Links of potential interest:
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station
Nuclear Regulator Commission renews Three Mile Island Unit 1s License
Nuclear accident and recovery at Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island Accident
Measuring Radiation
Three Mile Island Engineering Report
Three Mile Island Accident Health Effects
Facts and Information About Radiation Exposure

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Episode Gold Producer:
'r'.
Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.
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33min

FAQs about Pragmatic:

How many episodes does Pragmatic have?

The podcast currently has 274 episodes available.

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