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TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers).
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
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Jul 3, 2023 • 34min
Rerun: TechStuff Lights Some Fireworks
How do fireworks work? From the basics to fully choreographed displays, we take a look at the tech of making stuff go boom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 1, 2023 • 48min
TechStuff Classic: The Worst Hacking Scenes from Hollywood, Part Two
Shannon Morse and Jonathan continue their conversation about some of the worst hacking scenes in Hollywood history and how with a little adjustment they could be more accurate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2023 • 21min
RERUN: How 3-D Glasses Work
In this classic episode from 2009, Chris and Jonathan talk about 3-D glasses, awful movies from the 1980s, and whether or not 3D would become the future of television. (Narrator's voice: It did not).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 28, 2023 • 19min
TechStuff Tidbits: What's the difference between Intel and AMD CPUs?
Intel and AMD have a common history, but each company has gone its own way in chip design. Why are Intel chips and AMD chips not compatible? And is there one type of chip that's better than all the rest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2023 • 10min
TechStuff Tidbits: A Bit about Bits
What makes an 8-bit system different from a 16-bit system? Or a 64-bit system? We look at what this actually means, and how a small jump in bits results in a huge jump in the number of values those bits can represent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2023 • 16min
TechStuff Tidbits: Logic Gates and Headache Medication
Jonathan is loopy, but he's also logical. Or he tries to be. Between pop culture references and dad jokes, Jonathan explains what logic gates are and how they work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 23, 2023 • 45min
TechStuff Classic: The Worst Hacking Scenes from Hollywood
Hacking isn't as glamorous or exciting as movies and television make it seem. Shannon Morse joins the show to talk about the worst examples of hacking in films and TV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2023 • 19min
Tech News: Musk vs Zuckerberg in a Cage Match???
Elon Musk called out Mark Zuckerberg to fight in a cage match, and Zuckerberg said he's down for it. Will we get a billionaire on billionaire beatdown? Probably not, but it's fun to talk about. Plus, Amazon faces scrutiny on two different fronts and Reddit chaos continues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 21, 2023 • 18min
TechStuff Tidbits: What does CPU architecture actually mean?
What are the components that make up a CPU? What does it mean if a manufacturer used a 5 nm process to fabricate a chip? And is a multi-core processor always better than a single-core processor? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 20, 2023 • 33min
Redditors Select John Oliver as Symbol of Revolution
Thousands of subreddits continue to protest Reddit leaders' decisions to change API rules, and they have chosen the image of John Oliver to serve as protest. Plus Apple tells employees not to use chatbots and the EU makes some new rules for device manufacturers that will require big changes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
