Sleep

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The podcast currently has 272 episodes available.

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November 13, 201445: Not Part of the Plan
Managing features and requirements on your project is difficult and scope creep is your constant enemy. John and Seth explore classifying features, dealing with client requests and making it all work to a plan for internal and external projects.
With Seth Clifford and John Chidgey.
TechDistortion Companion Article:
Four Quadrants
Related Links:
Finding Colours That Sell
Scope Creep
Activated Sludge
Rathole Verb (2)
HeyDerby

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1h 16min
November 10, 201442A: Hopefully They Don't Burn It Follow-up 1
Follow up (Part A) to Hopefully They Don't Burn It where Vic and John touch briefly on DRM, looking at kill switches and when it's right/wrong to use them confirm that Chapters is still open, touch on libraries already lending books via Kindles and more.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Amazon Wipes Customers Kindle
Episode 12 Pages Blocks Planes Die Bank Device
When an eReader is Loaded with Books, Does it Gain Weight
Overdrive
Sources and Methods Podcast
Stochastic Solutions
Reader Absorb Less on Kindles vs Paperback
DRM Readability and Ownership of Books
Exercising Our Remote Application Removal

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Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today.
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32min
November 07, 201444: Order a Steak and Get a Piece of Rat
Working in retail and in customer facing roles comes with its own set of challenges. We dive into coping mechanisms, closing a sale and identifying when you're being worked over, Apple's Genius Training manual and the effectiveness of tipping.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Gizmodo: Apples Secret Employee Training Manual
Banning Tipping At My Restaurant
Tipping (PDF)
Does Tipping Improve Customer Service?
Dick Smith Electronics
Stephen Covey: Habit 1
Closing (Sales)

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Lynda.com:

Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for?
Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.Harvest:

Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today.
Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!
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1h 20min
November 03, 201430A: Coffee Follow-up 1
Follow up (Part A) to Coffee where Marco and John revisit Johns coffee setup, oxalates, different milk warmer/frothers, portafilters, cold-brew coffee, reasons why grounds are left behind when you pop an AeroPress filter off and lots and lots more.
With Marco Arment and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
John’s New Gear and New Favourite Coffee
Auswana
GlassHouse Mountains Coffee
Breville BMF600
Baratza Preciso
Vacuum Insulated Thermos 16oz Mug
General Links
Dissolving Solids Into Liquids
Frothing Milk Guide
Solubility
Cockeyed Science: Backwashing
Saliva
The Black Blood of the Earth
Folgers
Spark Journal: My Aeropress Brewing Method
Toddy’s Cafe Cold Brew
Descriptions from Favourite Roaster
Coffee Naps
Elephant Poop Coffee
Kopi Luwak
Oxalate
Coffee Culture: Australia vs America
SweetMarias
Blend 43
Chemex Glass Handle

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Harvest:

Harvest allows you to track your time quickly and easily with the ability to quickly turn those timesheets into invoices for your clients with built-in support for both PayPal and Stripe. Visit the URL below and sign up for a free 30 day trial today.
Visit getharvest.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC and you’ll also save 50% off your first month but be quick - this offer expires on January the 15th, 2015!
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1h 23min
November 01, 201443: It's The Best Thing For Everybody
When you create a product the time inevitably comes when you have to either hand it over or shut it down. Marco Arment joins John to look at how they have approached the problem of letting projects go.
With Marco Arment and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Instapaper
Overcast
The Magazine
Betaworks
D&LP: Defects and Liability Period
Tumblr
The Magazine is shutting down
The Magazine is making a book and shutting down

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Visit wetfrogstudios.com/pragmaticto learn more.Audible:

Audible is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, providing digital versions of tens of thousands of audiobooks for download to your computer, smartphone and MP3 player. Visit the URL below to get your free Audiobook today!
Visit audiblepodcast.com/pragmaticto learn more.
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57min
October 24, 201442: Hopefully They Don't Burn It
eReaders have many advantages over paperbacks and although Amazon would have you believe that eBooks are leading the way, the paperback is far from dead and we look at both sides of the debate.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Paperback Books
Kindle Books Outselling Paperbacks
The Rise of e-Reading
Average Book Weights
Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle Paperwhite (1st Generation)
A Comparison of eBook Pricing vs Paperback Pricing
Caribu
A Snapshot of Reading in the USA
eReader
Sony Reader
eInk
Yes, Minister

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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 PRAGMATIC20 20% off the total price of your order. Don't forget 4-packs and 10-packs save you 4% and 8% respectively and also come with free shipping!Many Tricks:

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1h 16min
October 17, 201441: Meaningless Token Award
Independence and job satisfaction is a consideration whether you work for yourself or for a large corporation. Understanding what matters to us the most we consider how recognition plays a role and the differences between whichever path you choose.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Microsoft Excels Lead Developer
Vesper Review: MacStories
Overcast Icon
Napkin App

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Lynda.com:

Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for?
Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.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!
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1h 16min
October 09, 201440: Productivitus Interruptus
Remaining productive in your projects with limited time and constant interruptions can lead to giving up. John delves into strategies for being productive in a real world situation and it's not about the tools but about how you set your time and goals.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
The Critical Path
Lao-tzu Quotations
You Need an MVP

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Mandrill:

Mandrill is a transactional Email service that easily ties into your website and apps when you need to send one-off Emails like responses, password resets, acknowledgements and so on. Integrate, deliver, track and analyse using email infrastructure from Mandrill.
Visit mandrill.com and use the Coupon Code PRAGMATIC to get 50,000 free Email transactions per month for the first six months.Shopi:

Shopi is a collaborative shopping list app that’s simple and easy to use with great features like pocket-lock, smart ordering and real-time collaborative updating. A shopping list is a special To Do list and Shopi addresses that use case very well. It’s ad-free for the first month so why not check it out.
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58min
October 07, 201413A: Safety, Safety Everywhere Follow-up 1
Follow up (Part A) to Safety, Safety Everywhere with Fire Extinguishers being fitted to the wrong spot in a Nuclear Reactor and the dangers of Nitrogen purging.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Pierced Containment With 6 Holes
Columbia’s First Victims
Atmosphere of the Earth
Nitrogen
Nitrogen CSB (PDF)

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10min
October 03, 201439: Look Ma, No Wires
Radio and Amateur/Ham Radio played a huge role in John's career in Engineering. We delve into EM Waves, Antennas, Transmission Lines as well as many of the facets of Amateur Radio including DX-peditions, Fox-hunting, Hamfests, Moonbounce and more.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Amateur (Ham) Radio Operator
Amateur (Ham) Radio
OSCAR
DX Century Club
Q-Codes
ARDF (Fox-Hunting)

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Episode sponsors:
Audible:

Audible is the Internet’s leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, providing digital versions of tens of thousands of audiobooks for download to your computer, smartphone and MP3 player. Visit the URL below to get your free Audiobook today!
Visit audiblepodcast.com/pragmaticto learn more.Lynda.com:

Lynda.com is the easy and affordable way to learn where you can instantly stream thousands of courses created by experts in their fields of business, software, web development, graphic design and lots more. Visit the URL below to get a free 10-day trial. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something new, what are you waiting for?
Visit lynda.com/pragmaticto learn more.
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1h 51min

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