Is Generative AI going to be the end of the internet as we know it? Maybe. Or maybe it's just the next phase in the inevitable amount of content that has been continually pumped out onto the internet forever. This episode sees Paul and Lidia share their feelings on the good, bad and downright scam-ugly of AI. Early memories of the internet, why "going-online" is no longer a thing and why building up a massive social media following doesn't mean much when platforms inevitably die. It also features two references to very specific moments in pop-culture.

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• Google AI Models
• AOL Mail
• Futurama going online
• Sora
• Stieg Larsson
• HBomber Guy Plagiarism and YouTube
• Enshittifaction
• Mastodon
• Fediverse
• Roblox Child Labour
• CompuGLobalHyperMeganet
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Let's talk about P.RO.D.U.C.T.I.V.I.T.Y! And why the culture of productivity is just a "cult" that probably wants to sell you something. To do lists? Getting Things Done? KanBan? What do all these words mean? This episode of the podcast is where Paul and Lidia get into the ins, outs (and shaking it all abouts) of their own productivity methodologies, systems and why sometimes getting back to pen and paper could really be the best thing to do after all.

As well as sharing notes on their different approaches to being and feeling productive (two different things) - this episode also sees your hosts explore their ways of finding focus in hectic schedules, whether or not you should swallow frogs and why sometimes death metal is the best balm for a busy mind.

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• GTD
• Obsidian
• ToDoist
• 5-year diary
• Notion
• Paper desk planner
• Pomodoro timer
• FocusMate
• Coffivity
• Paul's focus playlist
• Poets of the Fall
• Disturbed
• Cannibal Corpse
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Slipknot
• Eisenerhower matrix

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In this, the fourth episode of the Wandering Tech Podcast Lidia and Paul discuss life being an adventure, Paul’s failure to be a nerd and not complete Dark Souls, and Lidia’s ambition to have a game of Presales DnD.

They then get into Lidia’s new adventure, how “life happens”, her decision to go self employed and the factors that led to that decision and Paul’s decision framework for career decisions. There is a robust conversation around the relationship between employer and employee, why they find working well in panic mode to be beneficial for productivity and the origin story of the podcast itself.

And finally, there’s a brief insight into the behind-the-scenes and an object lesson in creating order from chaos.

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• Baulders Gate
• Phrenology head
• Phrenology
• Dark Souls
• RimWorld
• Metal Gear Solid
• The Power Broker
• 99 Percent Invisible
• Heather Elkington

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In this episode, Lidia and Paul dive into the uses for (and surprising history of) checklists, productivity tools and the need for a good system. As well as the perils of having Smart Home technology from competitive vendors and how to not activate voice-controlled devices in an audio medium.

It is also the first time that they get into Apple vs Android and why the Apple ecosystem whilst limited - is just so convenient.

After over two hours the first time that there is a mention of AI and ChatGPT. Which seems like a small win.

They talk about change, the ways to approach and navigate both the expected and unexpected and why sometimes you just need to embrace the chaos because everything will be alright in the end.

• The Checklist Manifesto
• ChatGPT
• Matter home kit
• Pomodoro timer

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New year! New me! Should you set goals? Or is a yearly theme the key to success? Is time just an arbitrary construct? All of these are questions Lidia and Paul attempt to tackle in this, the second episode of TWTP. They also share anecdotes on New Years Eve plans gone awry, making the most of less-than-ideal situation and how to approach your journey through each year.

They then dive into the topic of ‘content creation’, whether you should have a plan and the hot potato of whether or not consistency matters. Paul shares more on his changing philosophy around content and why it can be perfect ok to just… step away.

And then everything goes a little melancholy and “hippy dippy” before we have the first (and last) time) that one of your hosts to introduce a new feature mid-episode.

• Year 2000 celebration London
• London Olympics opening
• Cortex podcast
• Smart goals
• Atomic Habits Book

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• Lidia whiteboarding book
• Paul’s newsletter
• Tom Scott YouTube channel
• Queen live at Milton Keynes

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In this augural episode of The Wandering Tech Podcast; Lidia and Paul talk about serendipity, getting started on a project, and why growing up in the 90s and early 2000s was the perfect foundation for getting into a career that requires you to be constantly curious.

There’s also a fair bit of discussion about accents, body language and the reasons for starting this podcast in the first place. As is likely to be the nature of the show the conversation takes many different turns (hence the “wandering”). Paul also touches on his typically squiggly path to where he is now, and how to navigate what can at times be a tricky path.

Plus pirating video games, YouTube rabbit holes and the dangers of finding a new note-taking application.

Links -

• Digital Body Language
• BBC Micro
• Floppy Disk
• Custom Myspace Pages
• The Sims
• Age of Empires 2
• Heroes Three
• Tumblr
• MSN Messenger
• WW1 Flamethrower Documentary
• Wireshark
• We the sales engineers episode with Paul
• ILM level 5
• Demofest
• The Squiggly Career
• Obsidian

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