Copy, Paste, Repeat

The Silicon Valley Hunger Games

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:30:06 +0000

This is it: the final episode. We've collected our own and some listeners' favorite episodes, and talk about what we learned over the last couple of years podcasting together. We bring up our "favorite Italian Marxist", our worst jokes, and reactions from some of our favorite listeners.

Thank you so much to everyone who listened. We truly love you.

Favorite episodes:

The Ballad of the Sin Eater
- https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/03ab5254
No Gods, No Managers
- https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/a424f4cd
CBAAS
- https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/12cdd543
The Chipotle King of New Jersey
- https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/the-chipotle-king-of-new-jersey
Your Empathy is Gonna Get So Yoked
- https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/your-empathy-is-gonna-get-so-yoked
The Bloodsport of Ping Pong
- https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/the-bloodsport-of-ping-pong

Penultimate Warrior

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 6 Aug 2020 09:00:26 +0000

In this week's episode: David Lynch rules, Brandon went swimming, shooty stuff, and the logarithmic reward curve of software development gigs.

Notes:

Siege school YouTube
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSNbAgLD2wzW3I_wJevUm2bgrCmhjgGI

Hamilton Sucks, Give Us Roller Skating Violence

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:30:17 +0000

Chris and Brandon discover that re-acclimating to riding a bike isn't exactly like riding a bike in pandemic workouts. Brandon rediscovers drive-in movies and he and Chris ponder the creepiness of AirBnB for swimming pools. Chris recommends a documentary series (SPORTS WARNING) and Brandon gets Milkshake Duck'd so hard. Chris explains why you need to take your vacations even if it's weird and you're not going anywhere.

Notes:

Chris's cool-ass bike: Soma smoothie
- https://www.somafab.com/archives/product/smoothie
Brandon's old-ass bike: 1998 Cannondale SuperV 1000 FR
- https://www.propertyroom.com/l/cannondale-super-v-1000-fr-mountain-bike/11924233
Swimply
- https://swimply.com/
The Last Dance
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Peh9Yqf1GXc
Rainbow Six: Siege
- https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/4/1/18286904/rainbow-six-siege-review-year-4-ubisoft
Milkshake ducked
- https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/13/16767626/what-is-a-milkshake-duck

Murder Rugby

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:00:08 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon talk about their varied approaches to and appreciation for the notion of mastery as it applies in both video games and programming.

The Great continues to be so
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_(2020_TV_series)
Palm Springs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs_(2020_film)
What we do in the shadows show
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series)
Documentary now!
- https://www.netflix.com/title/80010778
Warzone update: Trolled by warzone update
- https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/call-of-duty-warzone-update-requires-100gb-a-little-bit-of-blood/
RSA Animate: Drive from Dan Pink
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
The Scaredy Cats Horror Show
- https://gimletmedia.com/shows/scaredy-cats

David Lynch's Chainsmoking Masterclass

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:04:16 +0000

It's summer in Austin, TX, AKA the surface of the sun, and Brandon's home waterpark solution is just... sad. Chris and Brandon are both stuck indoors and distracting themselves with pseudo-educational videos and PC games. Chris extols the virtues of piloting giant robots, and Brandon can't stop thinking about disassembling spaceships.

Notes:

Masterclass: Aaron Franklin Teaches Texas-Style BBQ
- https://www.masterclass.com/classes/aaron-franklin-teaches-texas-style-bbq
David Lynch does the weather
- https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/5/18/21262370/david-lynch-videos-weather-bunker-twin-peaks
Prey Mooncrash and the economics of immersive sims
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm5zCdiNT0
Why Prey: Mooncrash Is The Best Damn DLC Of 2018
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuIgx0fD4Es

Resolved: Biscuits are NOT cake

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 9 Jul 2020 09:00:32 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon catch up on video games and TV (and biscuits) before talking about The Matrix, The Hero's Journey, and the lies we tell ourselves about finding meaning through providing value.

Show Notes:

Japanese toast
- https://www.tastecooking.com/a-brief-history-of-toast-in-japan/
Hardspace Shipbreaker OMG
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pbMymXsA3g
Titanfall 2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanfall_2
The Great
- https://www.hulu.com/series/the-great-238db0d4-c476-47ed-9bee-d326fd302f7d
The Favourite
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Favourite
Jean Baudrillard: Simulacra and Simulation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation
Hero’s Journey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey

Four-Dimensional Fast Food Chess

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:30:12 +0000

Brandon introduces his son to the stomach-churning realities of Taco Bell. Chris continues to bat 1.000 on video game recommendations for Brandon. Chris and Brandon follow up from last week and discuss how "accountability" can disappear in blame-free cultures, but only if you're doing it wrong. Which nearly everyone does.

Notes:

Idtech Roblox Summer Camp
- https://www.idtech.com/courses/virtual-roblox-game-design-coding-and-monetization#/reg-flow/product-availability?prodid=1589
Noclip’s The Untold History of Arkane
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4kdqwdbZZ8
Game Maker’s Toolkit: The Genius of Prey’s Gloo Cannon
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ9x3AtGADM
ITX cases: NZXT H1
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVs7i-wm5W0
Is this the most Brandon-ass game ever? Rock Paper Shotgun: Hardspace Shipbreaker
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DJz\_H9bwPo
Power Wash Simulator
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash\_Simulator/
RACI made simple
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/raci-chart-made-simple/
Just Culture
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just\_culture
RACI Framework
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility\_assignment\_matrix

Wayne Campbell’s PR Review

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:26:29 +0000

Brandon finally realizes that Carolyn is lowkey the best character in Killing Eve. We get a videogame update, and Brandon is starting to get back into computer science learning via YouTube. Chris has an actual topic in the concept of "Stop Energy", for which Brandon feels quite called out. They discuss what this means and the unintended consequences of "working out in the open".

Show Notes:

What do when your child is a psychopath
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/
Girlfriend Reviews: Red Dead Redemption 2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29TkxM0sxPM
Tom Scott: The Basics: The Two Generals problem
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-rGJKSZ3s&list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha&index=9&t=0s
Stop Energy
- http://www.userland.com/whatIsStopEnergy
What do when your child is a psychopath
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/
Basecs: Vaidehi Joshi
- https://medium.com/basecs
I like what you’ve done here
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqpiTPKOsrs

Black Lives Matter

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:00:19 +0000

Where you can donate:
- https://blacklivesmatter.com/
What else you can do:
- https://www.adhoc.fm/post/black-lives-matter-resources-and-funds/

I'm Burning Tarkov Daylight Right Now

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 4 Jun 2020 09:00:02 +0000

In this week's episode, we talk Doctor Who, Call of Duty, Tarkov. Chris can't recommend Alien enough. Brandon talks about his actual favorite PC game.

Doctor Who - Blink
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(Doctor_Who)
Cities: Skylines getting started video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7Mee2zMrc
Prey
- https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/12/16766432/prey-game-of-the-year-2017

Let's Build a Dyson Sphere Around the Sun

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 28 May 2020 09:30:18 +0000

Chris is back on his motorcycle! Brandon met a yak named Seth when his air conditioner died. Chris extols the virtues of Top Chef. Brandon and Chris notice the weirdly irresistible low-fi infomercial production of America's Test Kitchen. And games! Brandon and Chris discover the joys of plundering and shooting as a team! Brandon also discovers the joys of city-building games.

Show notes:

Drive thru zoo in Johnson City
- https://www.zooexotics.com/
Top Chef
- https://decider.com/show/top-chef/
America’s Test kitchen
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAS_aK7sS2x_bqnlJHDSHw
Milk Street
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGcoQ4AmidJSpDUXPZoq8A
CoD: Warzone
- https://www.callofduty.com/warzone
Cities: Skylines
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xj4ciP0Riw
Stellaris
- https://www.paradoxplaza.com/stellaris-all/

The Bone Zone's Initial Turnip Offering

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 21 May 2020 09:00:02 +0000

In this week's episode, Brandon chides Chris for holding out on him about Killing Eve before gushing about how great it is. After that, they catch up on their exploits in video games and commit to finding a game they can play together.

Shoutout to Andrew Mason for saving our financial lives in Animal Crossing
- https://turnip.exchange/
- Jenn’s custom outfits
  - https://nooksisland.com/designs?posted-by=Jennz0r
Hunt Showdown
- https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/11/how-hunt-showdown-creates-hot-dripping-tension/

Blink-182 Saves the Universe

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 14 May 2020 09:30:04 +0000

Chris explains the weird connection between Blink 182 and purported Air Force evidence of alien spacecraft. Are humans nearing or past the Great Filter? Brandon got drunk and watched Pitch Perfect, as prescribed. PC UPDATE: 30 FPS IS TRASH but Deep Rock Galactic is great. Chris explains why World of Warcraft isn't just for 2005 anymore.

Notes:

The Pentagon's 'Real Men in Black' Investigated Tom DeLonge's UFO Videos
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvg8ea/the-pentagons-real-men-in-black-investigated-tom-delonges-ufo-videos
US Navy Officially Publishes Three UFO Videos
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxevmn/us-navy-officially-publishes-three-ufo-videos
Fermi Paradox & The Great Filter
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter
The End of the World (Podcast)
- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-end-of-the-world-with-30006093/episode/ep01-fermi-paradox-30115804/
Pitch Perfect
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMWnN_9GiX0
Best in Show
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94y9n9lNy2Y
Brandon PC Update
- https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2018/9/28/17886950/best-pc-games-windows-mac-steam
Wow Classic Road-trip: Walking from Dun Morogh to Tanaris
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b1B8_GWU4

You Should Just Delete Your Son's Account

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Thu, 7 May 2020 12:04:55 +0000

In this week's episode: BRANDON BUILT A PC!!!!! But before we get to that, we begin by discussing some recent news about issues with charging Mac, and then we talk about the devil's bargain Brandon had to make in order to be able to make his PC dreams come true.

Notes:

Here's why you should probably charge your MacBook Pro using the ports on its right side
- https://www.imore.com/heres-why-you-should-probably-charge-your-macbook-using-ports-its-right-side

Accidental Horse Punching

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Fri, 1 May 2020 14:22:01 +0000

Finally! A(nother) killer React framework! Chris and Brandon dive into the prolific podcasting of Jason Mantzoukis and how Red Dead Redemption's honor system is a Rorschach test. Brandon's building a PC, and wonders: what can't you overclock these days, including your $600 monitor? Brandon talks about how he overcame marital tension to do something wildly stupid.

Show notes:

Remix: OMG it’s happening again
- https://remix.run/
Biden 4 Pres
- https://twitter.com/biden4pres
Jason Mantzoukas on Binge Mode: Accidental horse punching in RDR2
- https://www.theringer.com/2020/4/9/21214754/jason-mantzoukas-part-2-saga-the-good-place-and-more
Jason Mantzoukas on Reply All
- https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/mehw2a
Chris’s build
- https://pcpartpicker.com/user/cfreeman86/saved/THLcTW
Brandon’s build
- https://pcpartpicker.com/user/tehviking/saved/7YC9NG

How To Do Microservices Horribly

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:27:28 +0000

In this week's episode, we once again talk video games and TV (read: shelter in place survival mechanisms), BUT we also talk about something tech-related! Microservices: you're gonna have a bad time.

Luxardo cherries
- https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/in-praise-of-luxardo-cherries-article
RDR2: LUMBAAAAGO
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_abMh7tfvJE
Killing Eve
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk0PyD-XNZA
Microservices ugh
- https://twitter.com/michaelgorsuch/status/1249760193795235841
2 Unit tests, 0 integration tests
- https://dev.to/ben/2-unit-tests-0-integration-tests-3h68
Taylorism
- https://oer.missouriwestern.edu/rsm424/chapter/frederick-taylors-scientific-management/
10 Tips for Failing Badly at Microservices
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0tjziAQfNQ

Apologies to Matt Damon

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:00:21 +0000

This week, Chris and Brandon once again intend to talk about something tech related and instead talk about drinking, video games, and humanity.

Fever Tree tonic water
- https://fever-tree.com/en_US/products/premium-indian-tonic-water
Bombay Sapphire gin
- https://www.thespruceeats.com/bombay-sapphire-gin-review-and-cocktails-760145
Frozen Gin & Tonic
- https://stressbaking.com/frozen-gin-and-tonics/
Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure
- https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-You-Should-Ignore-All-That/248366
Red Dead Redemption 2: The Wacky Wild West
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWdv5asDlA
Apologies to Matt Damon
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsczUFjhFWE

Drinking on an empty stomach does not fall under the self-care umbrella

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 7 Apr 2020 09:30:13 +0000

Brandon and Chris discuss the ways kids have pushed their parents' sanity to the brink of destruction. Brandon discusses his third, and hopefully final serious hangover. Chris explains why working from home now is not like working remotely normally, and they do another link dump of their coping strategies. It's another cornucopia of wonderful stuff to check out if you need distractions and sundry entertainment!

Show Notes:

Escape From Tarkov
- https://www.escapefromtarkov.com/
wtfmoses youtube channel
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiydY4k5zj-JK5OImEuGcMPTxXnLIdywR
West of Loathing: OMG I’m obsessed
- http://westofloathing.com/
Alton Brown: Pantry Raid
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nalyEGpuSs
Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer
- https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Vortex-Plus-Rotisserie-10/dp/B07VM28XTR
- “Air Fryer” … words mean things god dammit
Brad! Makin tomato bruschetta
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4arNJoJ98Og
- Outtake: https://twitter.com/matthunzi/status/1244676613415014400
America’s Test Kitchen
- https://www.americastestkitchen.com/episodes/browse
- Chocolate chip cookie recipe: https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies-americas-test-kitchen-387119
Defunctland: Action Park
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flkW-ceNvck
Shellac: At Action Park
- https://open.spotify.com/album/0JXi4CHKwlJw3ifyLb0uls?si=SCVjigHkTD6d05XPU9UA9A

Moderation Is Not Really My Watchword At The Moment

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:30:23 +0000

Brandon and Chris's wife become tour guides for their respective spouses to the wonderful world of anxiety. Chris has tofu takes and Brandon reveals the popcorn secrets of the stars. Then, ya boys are back with another super-dense set of links chock-full of their diversions, coping mechanisms, distractions, and indoor activities for your lockdown consuming pleasure. Plus, Apple releases promising new hardware in probably the worst-timed tech announcements since the Osborne II.

Show notes:

Lekue $20 silicone popcorn popper
- https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/l-ku-popcorn-maker/1043744480
Lodge 49
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WXS0OdYsrA
ZeroZeroZero
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HoRfUKcvdY
Good Mythical Morning (again)
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4PooiX37Pld1T8J5SYT-SQ
Joseph Anderson: Uncharted 1, 2, 3, Last of Us
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma4DJbvO84I
Veep (yes, again)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759761/
In the Loop
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/
Narcos: Mexico S2
- https://www.netflix.com/title/80997085
New macs? now? really?
- https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/
Reply all super tech support: The Snapchat Thief
- https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/v4he6k
Reply all super tech support: The Case of the Missing Hit
- https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2h8bx
Gimlet media: Yes Yes No
- https://gimletmedia.com/tags/8gu9/yes-yes-no

Well, I'm Not Mixing Vodka and Capri Sun Anymore

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:08:24 +0000

In this week's episode, we really meant to talk about some tech industry stuff but then we spent an hour talking about just...stuff we like? Listen, it's wild out there in the world and sometimes you just need to geek out on PC parts and backpacks.

Building a PC, it only took me 33 years
- https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/06/27/how-to-build-a-pc-2018/
- https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/12/11/the-rps-rig-how-to-build-a-gaming-pc-for-under-1000/
PC Part Picker
- https://pcpartpicker.com/
Mystery Ranch 2-day assault pack, the best backpack I’ve ever used
- https://www.mysteryranch.com/2-day-assault-pack
If You Can’t Smash It, Set It On Fire
- https://store.silversprocket.net/collections/acab/products/patch-if-you-cant-smash-it-set-it-on-fire-1

I Think We're Remote Now

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:30:10 +0000

Brandon creates a cocktail that Chris names the "Visiting Tech Worker". They then wax poetic about The Good Place and the overall genius of Kristen Bell. In other news, seems like basically all of tech is remote now? Well that calls for a check-in on Brandon's journey from remote skeptic to remote... well, whatever he is now. We share some of the drawbacks of remote life and how we try to help create a sense of culture and cohesion on distributed teams.

Show notes:

Lord of the Rings Polygon article
- https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/3/21161208/when-is-lord-of-the-rings-set-chronology-timeline-dates
- https://twitter.com/onthisdayinlotr
The Good Place
- https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/26/20874217/the-good-place-series-finale-season-4-moral-philosophy
House of Lies
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNLlHYJnj8I
Revisiting remote
- https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-asking-employees-to-work-from-home-due-to-coronavirus-2020
Slack emoji sentiment analysis
- https://twitter.com/erniemiller/status/1230165595913687041
Giphy slack bot custom caption
- https://giphy.com/posts/giphy-slack-easter-eggs-2

A Modest Full-Stack Framework

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 3 Mar 2020 10:00:18 +0000

In this episode, your intrepid hosts talk video game youtube for a bit before trying to figure out what in the world that Blitz.js tweet was about.

Cuphead: A Modest Tutorial
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ElSWAV1ss
Cuphead Gamescom Demo: Dean's Shameful 26 Minutes Of Gameplay
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=848Y1Uu5Htk
Joseph Anderson vs. No Man’s Sky
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd8vLJ66Vhc&t=783s
Joseph Anderson: Bloodborne
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nAxydkwxko
Blitzjs
- https://twitter.com/flybayer/status/1229425878481793024
DHH’s “Blog in 15 minutes” demo: “Whoops! It worked!”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzj723LkRJY

thank u, next

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:30:11 +0000

Brandon and Chris talk about their new favorite movie after an important beverage update. They then discuss this week's question: Should you quit your job? How will you know it's time? When should you stick it out? Chris shares an extremely thought provoking question he was asked at work recently that has reshaped the way he thinks about this topic. Brandon reminds Chris about a work culture so toxic that it caused both of them to bring up gRPC in therapy. Brandon explains why managers should never give bonuses or raises.

Show notes:

Bob's Burgers: "oh my God"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFr-kNbXHew
Veep burns supercut
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfN8Bohq6Lc
Long Shot: SEE THIS MOVIE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5jiaHvx-kY
Clearly Canadian
- https://clearlycanadian.com/en-us/

This is Now a Guy Fieri Stan Podcast

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:00:07 +0000

In this week's episode, we get real current. After (once again) declaring their mutual admiration for Guy Fieri, your intrepid hosts unpack the debacle that was the Iowa Caucus results app.

Hot Ones (and specifically the guy Fieri one)
- Guy Fieri: https://youtu.be/trRc1_CATfo
- Matty Matheson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XQHKg0Fjo
Riverdale
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxtLlByaYTc
Iowa Caucus App
- WTF happened?
  - https://www.cnet.com/news/iowa-democratic-party-chair-resigns-after-caucus-app-debacle/
- Vice articles:
  - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b3g9/here-is-a-link-to-the-shadow-inc-app-that-blew-up-the-iowa-caucus
  - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8ajj/an-off-the-shelf-skeleton-project-experts-analyze-the-app-that-broke-iowa

Vice President of Solving Rubik's Cubes

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:30:03 +0000

Chris and Brandon talk about the Sonic the Hedgehog Cereal Party and then revisit some of their recommendations for each other and why they were so damn good. They discuss the slippery notion of "Accountability" and how it is used for good and evil, and why accountability works within teams and very very badly between multiple layers at a company.

Show Notes:

Andrea Savage followup:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Sorry_(TV_series)
It’s Alive
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzDwiw7xIHE
Sex Education (UK TV series)
- https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1226702460129075201
Accountability is the difference between software engineers and programmers
- https://clubhouse.io/blog/accountability-is-the-difference-between-software-engineer-programmer/
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- https://www.tablegroup.com/books/dysfunctions/

Delete Your Tests

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:00:04 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon celebrate their 50th episode by talking about how much testing sucks/rules. Also Brandon gives Chris the gift of telling him about Andrea Savage and her (hilarious) show "I'm Sorry".

Notes:

I'm Sorry
- https://www.trutv.com/shows/im-sorry/index.html
Andrea Savage: A Grown Up Woman #buttholes
- https://andrea-savage-a-grownup-woman.simplecast.com/
- https://andrea-savage-a-grownup-woman.simplecast.com/episodes/mike-shinoda

Whiskey One on Ones are a Bad Sign

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:30:04 +0000

This week, Chris and Brandon run down some of the best stuff they've found on YouTube. They also have an actual work topic from a listener suggestion: Most managers do one-on-one meetings, but they vary wildly in quality. What distinguishes a good "1:1 meeting" from a bad one? What do we wish our managers would ask? What have we learned about them so far in our respective roles as engineer and engineering manager?

Notes:

It’s Alive: Cured Egg Yolks
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp6F7jW5cmI
Worth it (BuzzFeed)
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5vtqDuUM1DmXwYYAQcyUwtcalp_SesZD
Joseph Anderson
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhnYIvIKK_--PiJXCMKxQQ
Super Bunnyhop
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqr2tH3dPshNhPjV5h1xRw
Game Maker’s Toolkit / Boss Keys
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc38fcMFcV_ul4D6OChdWhsNsYY3NA5B2
Jeremy Parish: NES Works
- https://www.youtube.com/user/toastyfrog
The Architect of Games
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3A_5R_m3PXCn5XDhvBBsg
Noclip
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fDG3byEcMtbOqPMymDNbw
Surviving Mars
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sovutsHwmj8
Listener question from Garth Miles:
- https://twitter.com/_GarthM

Tired: Rise of Skywalker, Wired: Little Women

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:13 +0000

This week, we're easing into 2020

Show Notes:

The Mandalorian
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmI7WKrAtqs
Little Women
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kUTUCg6_R0

The Moon is Right

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:50:54 +0000

After Brandon refers to a weird internet Paul McCartney YouTube parody, he throws shade at egg nog. Then, Chris and Brandon offer up what is likely the greatest gift either of them will give this season: the best media recommendation list they've ever compiled. You can almost hear "my favorite things" playing in the background. They talk about why 80's/90's Christmas commercials are a pure narcotic hit of consumerism. Brandon is genuinely worried about the bloggers trying to "win" at alcohol on cruises.

Show notes:

The Moon is Right
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt0dflSPD5o
YouTube Poop: All toasters toast toast
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OElHeZcXOo
Yuletide Bangerz (repeat recommendation but more timely)
- https://authorsrecording.bandcamp.com/album/yuletide-bangerz
O Holy Night - Sufjan Stevens
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZlb-FL1cN0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2vt1kHKfCmatsg32w3Wuko?si=PMcNxi2lT52QU-YuQ08ejw
Pitch Perfect 1 & 2 but not 3
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI6jGlQhTU4
Tron: Legacy Ducati Scene
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuCjHXLHGUk
Top Gun 2 Tom Cruise omfg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9lnIDdkMo
Mission impossible: Fallout
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmsbvM3wfRg
The Professor of Rock : Kenny Loggins
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jNNH_-saFU
Vox Earworm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_IHotHxIl8&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5fyqfIwGjH2fYC5fFLfdwW4&index=24&t=0s
The Knick
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9rKY8MLWTU
Deadwood
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFIojradr4Y
Al Swearengen Software Architect Twitter
- https://twitter.com/alswearengensa
F1: Drive to Survive
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJPe1ksS6E
Spiderman PS4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4zm30yeHHE
Battletech
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsIMfOo_VO0
Steel battalion
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgxRsaGdcA
I’m worried about the authors of this
- https://www.roamingaroundtheworld.com/how-to-get-cheap-drinks-on-a-cruise-ship/

FAIR WARNING, DO NOT CLICK OR YOU WILL BE SUCKED INTO A TIME VORTEX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfdNykVOB9U

The Bloodsport of Ping Pong

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:00:17 +0000

Restoration YouTube
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIGEtjevANE0Nqain3EqNSg
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrMVIBtqFW6O0-MWq26gqw
The Rewatchables:
- https://www.theringer.com/the-rewatchables
The Bob Emergency:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvh6NLqKRfs&t=645s
Extremely intense SPIN picture:
- https://wearespin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SPIN-Players-Night-181003103026.jpg

Inside Baseball

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:30:01 +0000

Chris discovers that "winter wonderland" sometimes means yucky gray gravel-snow. Brandon and Chris both commit heresy by trashing In-N-Out and (*gasp*) Whataburger. Chris warns Brandon that he might not survive his cruise on the "K-Mart of the Seas".

Chris and Brandon take the podcast meta AF and talk about the podcast on the podcast: How can we tell people to live their best lives and take care of themselves but what if podcasting isn't part of your best life? What if it goes against your own self-care? We hint at the stuff you don't get to hear.

Notes:

Cruise couple not kidnapped, just held “hostage” before Tyler Perry rescued them
- https://people.com/human-interest/couple-hostage-mexican-hospital-back-in-us-tyler-perry/
P. Terry's is WAY better than In-N-Out
- https://blog.mikegalante.com/2014/ultimate-showdown-in-n-out-burger-vs-p-terrys/

Mandatory Fun

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 3 Dec 2019 10:00:17 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon discuss a listener question (and related tweet conversation) about the idea of companies as modern-day "villages".

Notes:

Knives Out
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knives_Out_(film)
Companies as Families/villages: Listener suggestion
- Corporations as families. There was a really good tweet recently, impossible to find, talking about layoffs in the gaming community and how survivor’s guilt ties into the lack of community in our personal lives and our employer filling that void.
- From Anonymouse🐁
- https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/1169507667204685824
1UP Events
- https://1upevents.com/

Programming is bad and you should not do it

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:30:02 +0000

Brandon upgraded his beverage situation significantly over the year of this podcast. Chris pitches the latest Bong Joon-Ho flick. Brandon catches Chris up on his NYC trip, and Chris lays out his COMPLETELY BALLER Thanksgiving week plan. They then dive into a listener question that winds up being controversial and difficult to answer:

Do you think that tech stack choice really matters that much, when comparing the top two or three choices? e.g. Language A vs. language B, framework A vs. B.

Notes:

Parasite
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xH0HfJHsaY
Does tech choice matter?
- https://twitter.com/donnfelker/status/1187038869675544579
- https://twitter.com/atomkirk/status/1189520372728655873
Apologies to Matt Damon
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsczUFjhFWE

The Queen of Middle Fingers

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:49:54 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon catch up on a broad range of topics including TV shows (duh), parenting and swearing, books, and motorcycles. After that, they discuss a phenomenon they've both been thinking about recently where front-end teams end up being de facto QA for the entire product organization they work within.

Parenting and swearing
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyPNWUS_Bg&has_verified=1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance

I accept your blackmail

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 10:30:19 +0000

It's a throwback to Episode 1! Chris can't type because his fingers are so cold, while Brandon can't even get cold water out of the tap. Then... SUCCESSION. For a full hour, Chris and Brandon recap Succession (appropriate spoiler warnings ensue). Brandon explains why he loves it even though it makes him physically sick sometimes. They discuss the ending of the show, what it means, their fan theories about what happened, and why it might be the best comedic drama to ever happen to television.

Notes:

Succession
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series)
Number One Boys
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiI3wRw9PbSaVG2Zy4-NSHyusgjnAAC2V
Rejected lyrics from Succession
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-6K2CjJ6dk
Veep
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veep
The Thick of It (The series Veep is based on)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thick_of_It

A vessel for 70 gallons of Kool-Aid

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:30:11 +0000

Chris asks an anatomical Kool-Aid Man question, which Brandon makes him immediately regret. Brandon offers a hearty endorsement of Apple Arcade. They continue scheming to get Brandon a motorcycle, then dive into the question: "What if not job? What if none of it?" They dive into the weird states you get to when you take a leave of absence, and Brandon talks of his dreams of becoming a traveling BBQ connoisseur.

Notes:

Waypoint Radio podcast
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/topic/waypoint-radio
VW California Camper van
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJCyPVBJksE
The Chef Show
- https://www.netflix.com/title/81028317

Your Empathy is Gonna Get So Yoked

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:30:04 +0000

Chris gives us a motorcycle update and conspires with Brandon on how to convince his wife to let him get one. Brandon talks about his deep crush on Ken Burns. They talk about a tweet referenced by Brandon's friend Ashish and talk about why it's a great take. They talk about the BS marketing around "Clean Code". They identify Programmer A and Programmer B archetypes and the false dichotomy of "get shit done" vs. "measure twice, cut once" work styles.

Notes:

Ken Burns: Country Music
- https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/
Into the Inferno
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Inferno_(film)
It’s often not about the code
- https://twitter.com/tef_ebooks/status/1184308806056062977

#SponsoredContent

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:20:11 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon start by discussing the fervor around Gatsby.js before moving on to the broader topic of tribalism in tech.

Gatsbyjs
- https://www.gatsbyjs.org/blog/2019-09-26-announcing-gatsby-15m-series-a-funding-round/
Tribalism in tech
- “I was wondering if you could say a little more about how you first noticed some of your "bad tribal habits" (with respect to the Open Source tribe)… And then also how you began to overcome them -- any specific techniques or strategies? Do you feel like you lost something valuable by reducing your feelings of tribalism (and that it was just worth it on balance)?” -@juliagalef
- http://brandonhays.com/blog/2014/10/19/open-source-tech-and-tribalism
Fascism and Faux-pen Source
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvfLPXUHfVc
- http://opentranscripts.org/transcript/fascism-fauxpen-source

Refer 5 friends, get obscene panel gap

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 13:39:15 +0000

Chris considers Birkenstocks and we check in with Brandon's first 3 months as a remote employee. They discuss a listener suggestion and dive into the absolutely _wild_ Silicon Valley promotional stunt where a startup CEO announced he's giving away Teslas for engineering referrals. Brandon has _extremely_ hot takes about this combination of lottery psychology and monetizing relationships, not to mention the build quality of Tesla vehicles.

Show notes:

Punished by Rewards
- https://www.amazon.com/Punished-Rewards-Trouble-Incentive-Praise/dp/0618001816
Envoy tweet: “refer 5 engineers, get a Tesla”
- https://twitter.com/lg/status/1170111304704507905
- https://www.techrepublic.com/article/want-a-tesla-model-3-find-5-engineers-for-envoy/

B.T.E.

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:30:11 +0000

In this week's episode, the takes are coming in hot. Chris and Brandon talk about the prevalence of overengineering in software development, and the notion of technology as a pop culture.

Darklang
- https://medium.com/darklang/unveiling-dark-e0be6f1e0b06
Alan Kay - Programming is a pop culture
- https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1039523

Rebel Scrum

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:30:05 +0000

Notes:

Listener question form
- https://forms.gle/vYS6o14kBnoqWWm6A
Sam Selikoff
- https://twitter.com/samselikoff
Tyler the Creator: IGOR
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_(album)
Quinten's recommendation
- Mega Ran: "Notorious Ran: Ready to Live"
- https://megaranmusic.com/album/notorious-r-a-n-ready-to-live
  -Jim's recommendations
- Com Truise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Ri6vk-Vfk
- Hotline Miami Soundtrack: https://soundcloud.com/devolverdigital/sets/hotline-miami-official
- Deliver me this Batman: Chill Baby delivery playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kwW3w4HvtDYFDaAWl4nSB?si=gA4VUSWeSfCvxphSEUMrng
Anonymous listener suggestion: "Engineers praise agile development as the right way to do things, yet complain and get irritated when requirements change or the features shifts mid development"

Be on the supply-side of annoyance

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:24:41 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon gush about Succession before talking about the hegemony of the open office in modern work environments. Also they're maybe into Nerf guns now?

this Nerf gun tho
- https://nerf.hasbro.com/en-us/product/nerf-elite-titan-cs-50-toy-blaster:91F8A4F5-9BA7-48C6-886E-AF3F2D36C880

The King of Mt. McDonald's

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 3 Sep 2019 09:20:23 +0000

The Music Episode. Chris talks about the brain's memory leaks in the completely bananas science behind Emotional Intelligence. They dig into why anxiety hijacks your brain. Chris introduces Brandon to the McDonald's Alignment Scale. They talk about high-school-age Brandon's embarrassing taste in music and Chris's anarchic, smoking-in-the-parking-lot high school music habits. They talk about programming music before circling back to applying the McDonald's alignment chart to their musical preferences.

Notes:

Please take our survey about future topic ideas!
- https://forms.gle/CU6cNKBLzt2wqRwK8
Emotional Intelligence
- https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/055338371X
Anxiety tweet
- https://twitter.com/jon_snow_420/status/659443020908003328
McDonald's Alignment meme
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mcdonalds-alignment-chart
Doom (2016) Soundtrack
- https://open.spotify.com/album/0KQyC28P9808r0oKKNgHvp?si=eKbT0sRiSomtnmWCSoR3AA
DOOM: Behind the Music
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FNBMZsqrY
The Mountain Goats - This Year
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2M1Qc1mGSI1IYtmJzQtfPq?si=E8f19t3UQTKy5tSvkDxjtg
The Social Network Soundtrack
- https://open.spotify.com/album/1ijkFiMeHopKkHyvQCWxUa?si=uF7O1aBNSyeP2tW5Yn_KNg
Tron: Legacy Soundtrack
- https://open.spotify.com/album/4US3nmuLIKELhVZdBPiKxx?si=pIRsQf9lRuu_6m9MCU6sGA
The History of Hip Hop Podcast/Playlist
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-hip-hop/id1093904558

Wrapping the patriarchy in a shiny candy shell

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:00:04 +0000

Inspired by a listener recommendation and a...dril tweet? Chris and Brandon talk about the prevalence of, and problems with, "dad" culture in popular culture and, more specifically, in the tech world.

Tweet by Michael Foley that reminded us of this:
- Dril: “The Proven Mental Health Benefits Of Calling Your Boss "Father"
- https://twitter.com/m1foley/status/1160957903584366592
Sealioning
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning

You can only code so fast

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:30:02 +0000

Chris introduces Brandon to the wonderful world of Bon Appétit on YouTube. They talk about the inevitable "Now what?" moment in a senior developer's career. Are you supposed to become a manager? Product manager? What tracks are available for people who want to stay technical? Chris talks about the types of companies that are appropriate for people at differing levels of technical ambition. They return to Freeman's first law of programming: All programming is bad programming. Chris notes Brandon's progress just in the year they've been podcasting together.

Notes:

Bon Appetit on YouTube
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpMy0Fg74eXXkvxJrtEn3w
BDG makes every recipe from BotW
- https://www.polygon.com/videos/2019/7/10/20689069/breath-of-the-wild-zelda-link-recipe-cooking-botw-unraveled-eater
Good Mythical Morning
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4PooiX37Pld1T8J5SYT-SQ

10x or bust bay-bee

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:00:19 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon answer a listener question about 10x engineers and use it as an opportunity to finally crack the lid on that 10x engineer tweet thread that everyone was talking about.

Spoiler alert: they are not fans of the concept.

Thanks for the suggestion Yi-Ning!

Listener question- can we talk about 10x engineers and how can someone become one?
- https://twitter.com/LatteMiaow/status/1154882722407407617
- Thanks Yi-Ning!
The inciting incident:
- https://twitter.com/skirani/status/1149302828420067328

I’m just new here, but this seems weird

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 6 Aug 2019 14:36:21 +0000

Chris and Brandon revisit some favorite movies from the early 2000s. They talk about why starting new jobs is the WORST. They talk about the difference in starting jobs for depth-first people and breadth-first people and the tradeoffs of showing up and "dunking on the engineering team". Chris explains how he comes up to speed at new jobs, and Brandon asks the question "When are you done being new?" and gives a hilariously depressing answer.

Show Notes:

OldBoy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film)
Napoleon Dynamite
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite
Content-addressable memory
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content-addressable_memory

I didn't know that I needed to come equipped with props

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:00:02 +0000

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon talk about how strange it feels to visit San Francisco as a tech worker before moving on to the topic of remote work. Brandon's got a new remote gig, he's got questions, and Chris has...answers? Maybe?

CBaaS 2: Cultural Bugaloo

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:30:10 +0000

Brandon talks about why Hamilton was a prescient badass, and Chris stops short of recommending Brandon watch Chernobyl. They bust out Calling BS as a Service on company culture versus company values, and Lord help them, they bring Gramsci back in to explain the relationship between the two.

Show Notes:

Freeman's cast iron pizza
https://twitter.com/15lettermax/status/1146199823042797570
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
- https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143034758
Chernobyl (HBO show)
https://www.hbo.com/chernobyl

Welcome To The Machine

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Brandon Hays) — Tue, 9 Jul 2019 09:00:02 +0000

In this episode, Brandon introduces the concept of "empathy for the machine" and sparks an entire conversation about the different meanings of "empathy" and its understated value in the tech industry.

Mechanical sympathy
- https://dzone.com/articles/mechanical-sympathy
Emotional vs. Cognitive Empathy
- https://lesley.edu/article/the-psychology-of-emotional-and-cognitive-empathy
Empathy for the Machine: Accidental Tech Podcast
- https://atp.fm/episodes/115

A.B.C. Always Be Consulting

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 2 Jul 2019 10:00:26 +0000

In this episode, Brandon and Chris talk about the consulting game. They discuss the difference between consulting and contracting, the challenges of running a consultancy as a business, and the notion of having a "consulting mindset" even when you're a full-time employee.

Us (movie)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNCmb-4oXJA
Booksmart (movie)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhd3lo_IWJc
John Mosesman (thanks for the question!)
- https://twitter.com/johnmosesman
Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MPQ230/
Test Double
- https://testdouble.com/

The Bobby F***ing Fischer of M:TG

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:30:08 +0000

Chris and Brandon take a break from calling BS on the entire tech industry to talk about games, baby! Chris talks about staring into the eyes of his defeated foes while playing Magic: The Gathering and Brandon talks about the rich tapestry of childhood tragedy that broke his relationship to gaming in general. They explore the age-old question: why are programmers so hornt for board games?

Notes:

Magic: The Gathering
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plr81gaUIr0
The Cones of Dunshire
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfXfOCIIFcY
Werewolf
- https://beziergames.com/products/one-night-ultimate-werewolf
Pandemic
- https://www.zmangames.com/en/games/pandemic/
NES Works
- https://www.youtube.com/user/toastyfrog/playlists
Bloodborne
- How Bloodborne inverts the Hero’s Journey
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glP-gH_n3Yc
- Bloodborne speedrun
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXU_FlI5qFE
Christopher Odd
- https://www.youtube.com/user/ChristopherOdd
Nintendo Labo
- https://labo.nintendo.com/what-is-nintendo-labo/

Double my engineering team? Weird flex, but ok

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:00:13 +0000

In this episode, Chris and Brandon talk about the perils and contradictions of VC culture in the tech world.

The economics of open source
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO8hZlgK5zc
Financial instrument tweet
- https://twitter.com/15lettermax/status/1112897563147919360
Zig-Zag episode on Zebras and VC culture
- https://zigzagpod.com/2019/04/25/s4-ep02-an-alternative-to-silicon-valleys-unicorn-bullsht/
Patio11 / Paul Graham Twitter exchange
- https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1131894561075150849

The "No-Electrical-Fires" Rule

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:00:05 +0000

Brandon didn't sleep because of his now-public job search, triggering latent insecurities. They parse the difference between "idiosyncratic workplace" and "broken-ass shitshow". Chris explains the process that gives him such high tolerance for workplace idiosyncrasies. Brandon explains why having a "no-asshole rule" is a red flag. Chris explains the economics behind prepaying to get shit-faced on your next cruise.

Notes:

Ashish Dixit on Twitter
- https://twitter.com/tundal45
Make Good Art (Neil Gaiman's commencement speech)
- https://jamesclear.com/great-speeches/make-good-art-by-neil-gaiman
Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/
Prospect Theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_theory
Expected Utility Hypothesis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expected_utility_hypothesis

The Chipotle King of New Jersey

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:00:02 +0000

In this episode, Chris and Brandon talk about the myths surrounding entrepreneurship in the tech industry. They start out by talking about the terms "entrepreneur" vs "business owner" and then go on to examine why those myths might exist in the first place.

Thanks to friend of the show Sam Selikoff for prompting this discussion with his followup questions.

Notes:

Sam's original tweet
- https://twitter.com/samselikoff/status/1129009653021519873
The "demon dogs" approach
- https://twitter.com/tehviking/status/967812859131564032
- https://twitter.com/tehviking/status/261627304134983680
Antonio Gramsci
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Gramsci
Cultural Hegemony
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony
Superstructure
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_and_superstructure
Derrick Reimer's blog post
- https://www.derrickreimer.com/essays/2019/05/17/im-walking-away-from-the-product-i-spent-a-year-building.html
Patrick McKenzie's tweet
- https://twitter.com/patio11/status/504304015455555585
That's True
- https://youtu.be/NMvl_bTGGzY

Referral Bonuses are BS, Change My Mind

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 28 May 2019 10:30:01 +0000

Brandon and Chris get a little too hyped on the new Toyota Supra. Brandon got a bad recruiting email and wants to talk about bad recruiter tactics. Chris and Brandon draw on their crappy work experiences to remember that recruiters are actually human beings. Chris tries to change Brandon's mind about referral bonuses. Does he succeed?

Notes:

The new 2020 Supra: Basically a discount Z4
- https://jalopnik.com/the-2020-toyota-supra-is-not-what-we-expected-but-it-is-1834624543

You're Asking the Wrong Question: Popularity in Open Source

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 21 May 2019 10:00:03 +0000

In this episode, Chris and Brandon discuss a listener question (hi Sam!) about why some OSS projects get popular while others go underappreciated (or unnoticed).

Drive to Survive
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJPe1ksS6E
”Listener question: Would love to hear your take on why some OSS projects get more popular than others. And what the lessons learned are for maintainers who want their projects to be more successful.”
- https://twitter.com/samselikoff/status/1124439022548475904
ember-cli-mirage
- https://www.ember-cli-mirage.com/
ember-cli-addon-docs
- https://ember-learn.github.io/ember-cli-addon-docs/
tailwindcss
- https://tailwindcss.com/docs/what-is-tailwind/
Full Stack Radio
- http://www.fullstackradio.com/
Beautiful Open
- http://beautifulopen.com/

Thanks for Burning Out, Here's a Statue

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:00:19 +0000

Brandon can't move his arms. Chris and Brandon talk burnout. Not that either or both of them have recently experienced this. They discuss how you can uncover a mismatch in values at work, and what you can (and can't) do about it. Therapy is good.

Sources of burnout:
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pressure-proof/201308/six-sources-burnout-work
Burnout inventory
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslach_Burnout_Inventory
Chris Krycho's burnout article
- https://www.chriskrycho.com/burnout/
Jessie Frazelle’s Burnout Recovery tweet
- https://twitter.com/jessfraz/status/1109141258201526272
Mark Berry’s Programmer Burnout tweet
- https://twitter.com/markab/status/181452969391292417

CBAAS

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 7 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon introduce Calling Bullshit As A Service (CBAAS), a new podcast segment to help you call bullshit early and often. The inaugural segment features a discussion of a common logical fallacy, "No True Scotsman" before leading into the broader concept of "moving the goalposts" as a tactic for manipulation.

No true Scotsman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
Moving the Goalposts
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalposts

The Map Is Not The Territory

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000

In this week's episode, Brandon FINALLY watches The Knick (and it's really good). After that, Brandon and Chris take their cue from a couple Copy, Paste, Repeat listeners and put their spin on the topic of how to grow your career as a software developer to Senior and beyond. Also Chris totally misquotes Sun Tzu without realizing it, though his point still stands.

The tweets that spawned this episode
- https://twitter.com/tchen/status/1113494855320207362
- https://twitter.com/_GarthM/status/1113514895377674242
Ryan LaBouve, inventor of the "Shitty Genie"
- https://twitter.com/RyanLaBouve
"The map is not the territory"
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map%E2%80%93territory_relation#%22A_map_is_not_the_territory%22
Lara Hogan interview on Giant Robots
- Interview on Giant Robots
  - http://giantrobots.fm/316
- https://twitter.com/lara_hogan
Sun Tzu quotes (or, more specifically, the misattributed quotes)
- https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu

The Core Team of the Internet (with Yehuda Katz)

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:30:00 +0000

Yehuda Katz joins Chris and Brandon to regale us with tales from his programmer history. He addresses Chris's experiences moving between Ember and React for building webapps, and explains the tradeoffs between the two tools. Chris and Yehuda talk about what they think the next 5 years of software development looks like.

Notes:

EmberConf 2019 keynote
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwdBcmz6VI&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyYWLWrHgmWsvzsQBSWCLHYL
Exercism
- https://exercism.io/
jQuery documentation
- https://api.jquery.com/
Ember Octane
- https://emberjs.com/editions/octane/
The "combinatorial explosion of React apps"
- https://speakerdeck.com/tehviking/seven-months-in-react-the-perilous-art-of-swimming-upstream?slide=128

Lies, Damned Lies, and Architecture

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon discuss the perfect PokeRap and explore the difference between truth and facts. This leads to the age-old existential question: "What does a Software Architect do?" Chris takes on "strong opinions, weakly held."

The Perfect Poke Rap
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cT6ULpScZA
Brian David Gilbert & Every Sonic Game is Blasphemous
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwDGReApaB0
“Just because you deliver facts does not mean you deliver truth as the other person sees it. – Patty McCord
- https://www.reboot.io/episode/76-powerful-way-working-patty-mccord/
We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made.
- https://medium.freecodecamp.org/we-fired-our-top-talent-best-decision-we-ever-made-4c0a99728fde?gi=f9702d30c29b
Normative and nowhere to go
- https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1938&context=articles
Conway’s law
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law
LizTheGrey's DevRel tweet
- https://twitter.com/lizthegrey/status/1116378432999514113
5 Whys
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys

No Gods, No Managers

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 9 Apr 2019 11:40:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon start out with a whirlwind conversation about naps, "fix-it week", and Harry Potter. After that, we get to the real stuff: Brandon has "kind of a saving people thing", much like Harry Potter, and we decided it was time to dig in on savior complexes, both as they relate to Brandon specifically as well as to managers in general. From there, they move on to talking about the inherent conflicts found in the role of a manager: who do they really represent? The employee? The employer? Both?! After that, we dig down deep into the psychology of would-be saviors in management roles.

wizard people, dear reader
- https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/j5qxq7/wizard-people-dear-reader-is-the-true-masterpiece
harry potter + binge mode
- https://soundcloud.com/bingemode
mallory rubin
- https://twitter.com/MalloryRubin
chad bailey
- https://twitter.com/chadbailey59

Feature Devs, Infrastructure Devs, and Fake Infrastructure Devs: A Primer

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 2 Apr 2019 11:40:00 +0000

Chris recaps the best moments of EmberConf 2019 and why conferences are so good for teams. Brandon and Chris talk about the archetypes of developer that prefer feature work or infrastructure work, and dive into why this happens.

Julia Donaldson: EmberConf keynote that talks as much about general software development as it does about Ember
- https://twitter.com/username_juliaD
- https://youtu.be/O3RKLHvpUAI?t=1152
Parsing RegEx with HTML
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1732348/regex-match-open-tags-except-xhtml-self-contained-tags
- http://www.eeemo.net/

Code Nightmares and the Perils of Remote Work

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:30:00 +0000

Chris calls Brandon out on being an angry coder. And for not sleeping enough. Brandon makes the case against "remote work" as a moral argument and lobbies for in-person collaboration.

Show Notes

https://m.signalvnoise.com/basecamp-doesnt-employ-anyone-in-san-francisco-but-now-we-pay-everyone-as-though-all-did/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDGKK6y8OtQ

Shipping is Political, and So Was Ben Franklin's Sex Life

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon talk about React Hooks and ES6 Class haters. The gents also reminisce about the subtle humor of Paul Reiser, and then dive into when to engage in office politics and when to just ship. Or rather, when to do both. Lastly, you didn't want to think of Benjamin Franklin getting his freak on, but here you are.

Show Notes:

Mad About You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOLMbV3VHyA
React Hooks vs Classes: https://itnext.io/why-reacts-hooks-api-is-a-game-changer-8731c2b0a8c
Benjamin Franklin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Statecraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statecraft_(political_science)
Jared from Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uMEE7eaaUA

The Ballad of the Sin Eater

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 5 Mar 2019 12:30:00 +0000

Chris introduces and dives deep on his concept of the software team "sin eater." The gents discuss why we don't acknowledge "sin" in software. Brandon tells how he's working to dig out of the "sin eater" trap and how teams can happen to software development, rather than letting software development happen to them. Also, Brandon discusses his 10-year-old son's newfound vegetable-free vegetarian lifestyle.

Show Notes

Sin Eater: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-eater
The Order: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_(2003_film)
Crunch all you want, we’ll make more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THS_TqhdkBE
Rahm Emanuel quote “Never let a serious crisis go to waste”: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rahm_emanuel_409199

LSD, Conference Panels, and Other Merry Pranks

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:30:00 +0000

We kick off with a recommendation fiesta before Brandon and Chris dive into what's wrong with the current state of tech conferences, why "talking heads" are overrated, and how well-constructed panels could breathe some fresh air into the conference scene. They also reimagine Jackass in the 70's on acid.

Notes:

The Right Stuff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(book)
Into The Inferno: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Inferno_(film)
Sour Grapes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(2016_film)
Nathan For You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_for_You
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test
Merry Pranksters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Pranksters
Brandon Drops Žižek in a talk, but only ironically: https://speakerdeck.com/tehviking/my-little-c-extension-lego-robots-are-magic?slide=154

Tales of Horror: Engineering Interviews

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon discuss why their Twitter blew up in one weird afternoon during leadership training. Afterwards, they talk about the pain of interviewing, both as a candidate and as a hiring manager. And heaven help them, they attempt to offer solutions.

Show Notes:

Foundryside: https://www.amazon.com/Foundryside-Founders-Robert-Jackson-Bennett/dp/1524760366/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1550113889&sr=8-1
Tired: Engineering Interviews; Hired: Engineering Auditions. : https://medium.com/@trek/tired-engineering-interviews-hired-engineering-auditions-5f9f00147a57

React and the Paved Cow Superhighway

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon reminisce about their misadventures in React land, and Chris brings Brandon up to speed on what's changed in the last 2 years (hint: quite a bit). Brandon explains how Ember is both the Apple Macintosh and Topeka, Kansas.

Sleeping programmer couple meme
- https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1izngb/being_in_a_relationship_with_an_engineer/
Swimming upstream talk: Brandon and Chris's prior misadventures in React
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWH3UNIKFeg
Create React App
- https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/
Next.js
- https://nextjs.org/

Quitting Your Way to a Better Future

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 5 Feb 2019 11:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon talk about Brandon's terrible beverage choices and then cut off any future possibility of a Blue Apron sponsorship. They then discuss how and why the tech industry makes it so much easier to quit your job than to get a promotion, and call out software managers who aren't doing their jobs.

Mealime
- https://www.mealime.com/
@jessfraz thread on "quitting vs promotions"
- https://twitter.com/jessfraz/status/1081786711888281600
Source article: "The real reason women quit tech (and how to address it)
- https://medium.com/tech-diversity-files/the-real-reason-women-quit-tech-and-how-to-address-it-6dfb606929fd

We Love You Open Source, Now Get Your Shit Together

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:30:00 +0000

We discover the true meaning of Flux Density and review the Bumblebee movie. Then, Chris and Brandon volley increasingly hot takes on open source sustainability, entitlement, and monetization strategies.

Flux Density
- https://www.goudsmitmagnets.com/en/wiki/66/flux-density-magnetic-flux-density-b
Bumblebee Movie: doesn't suck!
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bumblebee
Tweet thread by the creator of Vue: "Because doing design by community (especially early, experimental ideas) is ineffective and doesn't necessarily lead to better results."
- https://twitter.com/youyuxi/status/1084542336930119680
Andrew Clay Schafer: "business model advice: sell some things for money"
- https://twitter.com/littleidea/status/1083362848741281795

Bro, Do You Even Hoist Vars?

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon make salacious innuendo about Capri Sun, talk about recent video game adventures, and lay out a metaphor connecting weightlifting to programming.

Show notes:

Charles Shaw wine: "Two Buck Chuck"
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Shaw_wine
House wine
- https://originalhousewine.com/
Spider Man PS4
- https://www.polygon.com/game/spider-man-ps4/39981
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- https://www.polygon.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/8645

Pomp and Circumstance

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon talk about some actually good Christmas music, Brandon's upcoming RubyTapas guest episode, building your personal "BRAAAAAND", losing their enthusiasm for programming as a hobby, and graduating from the guilt of not learning and doing programming with every spare moment.

Apologies for the audio quality of our backup recording, we're back on track next week!

Buffalo Trace Bourbon
- http://www.buffalotrace.com/
Yuletide Bangerz by Jonwayne
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLzC8WDcjsw
Sufjan Stephens Songs for Christmas: O Holy Night
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZlb-FL1cN0
Sufjan Stephens Songs for Christmas: Christmas in the Room
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyGmuxx4wSs
Sufjan Stephens Songs for Christmas: Good King Wenceslas
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4kDTb3DKJI
Avdi Grimm's RubyTapas
- https://www.rubytapas.com/
RubyTapas Behind the Scenes: Brittani Martin's Topic Meeting (Brandon's not available)
- https://www.rubytapas.com/2018/12/13/topic-meeting-brittany-martin/
Jennifer Wong
- https://twitter.com/mybluewristband
Adam Keys's Blog
- https://therealadam.com/
John Cutler on Twitter: @johncutlefish
- https://twitter.com/johncutlefish
Advent of Code
- https://adventofcode.com/
Eloquent JavaScript (Brandon's last real programming book)
- https://eloquentjavascript.net/

Billions and Billions... of Dollars

brandon.hays@gmail.com (Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays) — Tue, 8 Jan 2019 03:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brandon inaugurate this bad programming podcast by talking about the TV show "Billions" instead of programming. Mostly. Also we envision Brandon's wife standing atop a mountain of skulls.

Whiskey Sour
- https://www.thespruceeats.com/whiskey-sour-recipe-761273
Austin Public Library: One of TIME Magazine's best places on earth
- http://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359176/austin-central-library-texas/
Freeman's first law of programming
- "All programming is bad programming"
Billions (TV Show)
- https://www.amazon.com/Billions-Season-1/dp/B019ZUZ3RU
Gale Boetticher (Wags) sings the elements song
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2QjhOVKqpc