

Backslashes are trash (Changelog & Friends #21)
Nov 11, 2023
Mat Ryer, a musician and tech enthusiast, joins the hosts in a humorous and dramatic conversation. They discuss blurred reality and online interactions, popular memes and commercials, childhood dreams and aspirations, the preference for wired keyboards, the debate on backslashes vs forward slashes, computer viruses, the excitement and disappointment of the turn of the millennium, hacking conspiracy, and recommendations for Nicolas Cage movies.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Blurred Reality and Online Interactions
01:44 • 6min
Memes, Commercials, and Keyboards
07:46 • 5min
Childhood Dreams and Aspirations
12:50 • 5min
Conversations about hide and seek, interview with Vijay Raji of StatSig, and a discussion on tooling and keyboards
18:09 • 5min
Wired vs Wireless Keyboards and Unpopular Opinions
23:07 • 17min
The Debate on Backslashes vs Forward Slashes
40:29 • 11min
A conversation about embarrassing moments and an interview with the founder of Socket
51:03 • 6min
The Excitement and Disappointment of the Turn of the Millennium
56:34 • 15min
Hacking Conspiracy and Cyber Threats
01:11:52 • 14min
Discussion about Nicolas Cage movies and other recommendations
01:25:23 • 3min