WTF is an NFT? In this episode, Alberto and Paul dive headfirst into the world of NFTs and try to figure out if this is truly the next big thing in digital assets or if someone’s trying to con you out of your hard-earned Bitcoin. Also covered, who will be the next tech billionaire to run for US President, a mini-first look at the SteelSeries Aerox 3 wireless gaming mouse, and a preview of the Pluto Trigger review that’s in the works.
Continue readingA Few of Our Favorite Things
Alberto and Paul are back in the latest episode and with all the negativity in the world, we tried to keep it on the positive – focusing on our favorite things in tech. In this episode, we talk about the tech in our lives that we’re loving and can’t get enough of.
Continue readingStonks & Bonds: Where we’ll be after GME
Sometimes it’s best to get straight to the point. This is one of our shorter episodes and focuses on an interview with Ryan Broderick, freelance journalist, and author of the Garbage Day newsletter, as he helps Alberto breakdown what exactly does the GME fiasco means as a whole and who the players behind the “meme stock” are. From GME to Wall Street Bets to Internet Subcultures in 2021, if you’re interested in the state of the Internet today, you won’t want to miss this episode.
Continue readingThe Movie Episode: Wonder Woman 84 and State of the Movies
It’s been a long time coming, but Alberto and Paul finally got around to talking about movies and it just so happened to coincide with the HBOMax release of Wonder Woman 84. Yes, there are spoilers and there’s even Alberto griping about movie theaters (surprise!) but he actually had nice things to say about the movie – he’s the only one.
Continue readingTurkey & Tech – The Noisecast
Apparently, the turkey and birthday celebrations were a bit too much for Alberto as this episode was nearly lost. In this episode, Paul returns to talk all things: Quarantine Happy Hours, the sad state of telecom duopolies, Apple’s M1 chip announcement, and Paul’s life away from Retail Hell on Black Friday.
Continue readingA Story About A Nice Film Club
Here’s another one from the archives as Alberto chats with the founder of Nice Film Club, Joshua Goldberg on the resurgence of film photography in a digital world. In this episode, they talk about their mutual passion for film and shooting film as well as how the concept of on-demand darkroom services -ahem- developed.
Continue readingAre You Cyber Resilient? Interview with Linus Chang of BackupAssist (Podcast)
StandardOne of the biggest challenges for businesses in our post-COVID world is being able to defend themselves and their data from cybercriminals. BackupAssist’s founder and CEO, Linus Chang, joins us for a conversation about data fidelity, backup best practices, and keeping you cyber resilient.
Be sure to check out BackupAssist latest product BackupAssist ER – a fully automated, disk to disk to cloud backup for Windows Servers. https://www.backupassist.com/
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Barlow’s Dread Machine adds visual flair to twin-stick shooters
Bartlow’s Dread Machine, by developers Beep Games and Tribetoy, is a twin-stick shooter with a unique visual design. The game takes place in the early 1900s and considering the game’s abundant visual use of levers, tracks, dials, and even the animatronic character you navigate, it is meant to convey a piece of machinery that would be right at home during that time period. In fact, the game opens with one inserting a coin into an old-timey arcade machine which I outright love. The aesthetic even makes me overlook some of the game’s other flaws and recommend any fan of the twin-stick shooter genre add it to their must-play list.
Continue readingBack It Up, Back It Up – A Conversation About Data Fidelity With Drobo
The Noisecast is back with another interview. This time we got a chance to speak with Nick Manocha, Director of Products at Drobo. In this episode, we go over some data best practices for creative professionals as well as talk about what’s coming next in the world of storage and storage options.
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Return of the Noisecast
It’s been a long couple of months but Alberto & Paul have come out of hiding to talk, yes again, about life in the pandemic. In this episode, Alberto and Paul talk about how Apple’s Work From Home ad really nails the current feelings of many remote workers.
We also discussed how we’re coping with at times isolation, being a frontline worker, and urging everyone to wear a damned mask!
We also talk a little about the new Ford Bronco and friend of the pod, Eric Ravenscraft’s, superb Animorphs video essay (link below).
Covered in this episode:
- Apple Just Made the Definitive Ad About Working From Home, and It’s Hilarious – David Griner | AdWeek
- Animorphs: The Grey Morality of 90s YA’s Most Tragic Characters – Eric Ravenscraft
- Wear a Damned Mask – CDC