Quest 32 - How was The Hobbit Trilogy in retrospect?

We're back, baby! Quest 32 is going on an adventure where we discuss The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the trilogy as a whole.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - Was their finally closure for the first adventure in Middle Earth?
  • 08:50 - What are the best and worst parts of the third Hobbit film?
  • 16:45 - Should the previous movie have ended with the Smaug fight?
  • 20:55 - How much screen time did the assistant really need?
  • 25:20 - Did these movies set up the original trilogy well?
  • 30:40 - Was the romance subplot between the Dwarf and Elf necessary?
  • 33:55 - Why did the human characters not get a code?
  • 35:30 - How did we like the actually ending of the movie?
  • 39:05 - Wrap up!

Quest 31 - What are enemies of productivity for a Software Engineer?

Quest 31 shakes out a few things that reduce the productivity of Software Engineers (and really, everyone (but mostly software engineers)).

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:20 - What is Tom up to, or is the Walking Dead on Patreon?
  • 10:40 - What is Jordan up to, or is Apple his new Destiny?
  • 20:00 - Why do programmers need to be productive?
  • 21:45 - Are meetings really necessary?
  • 26:15 - How long should you schedule a meeting for?
  • 31:00 - What should be on your meeting agenda?
  • 34:40 - Do you always take action items from meetings?
  • 36:00 - Is it bad to read your email in real time?
  • 41:30 - How do you not forget about follow-up emails?
  • 45:15 - Are you sending the right emails?
  • 50:20 - How can new hires perfect help you optimize your process?
  • 58:20 - Why is automation the ultimate productivity tool?
  • 67:30 - Should you be time boxing more activities?
  • 78:15 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 30 - Are we finally living in the future?

Special Guest: Bobby Ross VI!

Quest 30 wonders if we're living in the future now based on our expectations of Science Fiction, dreams, and conventional media.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What is Jordan up to, or what's in a presidential library?
  • 07:30 - What is Bobby up to, or how mobile is his hot spot?
  • 12:25 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is the FZ-09?
  • 18:15 - Are we finally living the future?
  • 22:45 - Is there anything that you can't just order online?
  • 28:20 - When do we choose to not use digital distribution?
  • 34:10 - Did any science fiction predict streaming?
  • 38:50 - Is social media a primary means of communication?
  • 47:15 - Are we already driving in the future?
  • 53:15 - How amazing is modern medical technology?
  • 64:15 - Is the future more ecologically friendly?
  • 70:40 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

Quest 29 - What is some advice for aspiring programmers?

Quest 29 gets personal with programmer talk; advice, tips, origin stories, and mantras included! Batteries, however, are still not included.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy QQ Reviews and Introductions
  • 05:00 - What is Jordan up to, or how awesome is Bioshock Infinite?
  • 10:50 - What is Tom up to, or is who did he kill in Walking Dead Season 2?
  • 14:10 - When did Tom first start programming?
  • 18:45 - How did Jordan first start programming?
  • 23:40 - Is learning to program an iteration of hitting brick walls?
  • 30:50 - How can people start learning to program?
  • 36:40 - Do we have any advice for parents who want their kids to code?
  • 40:55 - Why are personal projects important?
  • 48:00 - Are there any programming mantras that we like?
  • 57:45 - What is the 80/20 rule?
  • 65:20 - Can you work with software and not be a programmer?
  • 72:50 - What is one piece of advice to give new developers?
  • 74:00 - Wrap up!

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Quest 28 - What happens when we don't record for a month?

Quest 28 is a kitchen sink of stories, news, and rambling because it's been a month since our last recording! On the plus side, we are a lot louder this time.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:50 - What is Jordan up to, or is his computer plugged in?
  • 07:25 - What is Tom up to, or what happens when you skip a flight?
  • 13:00 - What makes a hotel "fancy"?
  • 15:05 - Is Firefall coming out of beta?
  • 15:50 - Which World of WarCraft dungeon is about to change?
  • 18:05 - Did Sony really change their E3 speech at the last minute?
  • 21:10 - How was Chris Evans' Snowpiercer?
  • 22:20 - Will creating unique DLC hinder the creative process?
  • 26:40 - Which console is Dragon Quest X coming to next?
  • 28:20 - What is new in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition?
  • 36:10 - Could Wizards of the Coast be the next Marvel?
  • 39:00 - How awesome is Chromecast?
  • 40:40 - Which E-Sport has a ten million dollar prize pool?
  • 41:30 - How fast is the Mario Brothers speed run world record?
  • 42:15 - Are you looking forward to new Hearthstone content?
  • 43:30 - Is an Idiot Aboard worth watching?
  • 44:40 - How much does it take to kick start a potato salad?
  • 46:55 - Can you sell early access in a retail box?
  • 51:00 - What does it mean when you Farkle a motorcycle?
  • 57:30 - Who do you call when your PS4 bricks?
  • 58:15 - What did you buy on the Steam summer sale?
  • 60:10 - Wrap up!

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Quest 27 - What was so exciting about WWDC?

Special Guest: Jegan Chen!

Quest 27 reviews the excitement from Apple's WWDC announcements! Oh, and to make Tom happy we also talk about the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:10 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is Mario Kart 8?
  • 05:20 - What is Jordan up to, or how cool is Swift?
  • 08:00 - What is Jegan up to, or what do you play on the train?
  • 11:30 - What was announced at WWDC?
  • 15:30 - Is the era of Tim Cook all about software?
  • 19:50 - Is Swift a "moderization" of Apple development?
  • 29:00 - What design changes are coming to iOS?
  • 37:20 - Are UX changes getting harder for users to adapt to?
  • 43:30 - What do we think of the Surface 3?
  • 48:50 - Is "laptop replacement" perfect marketing for the Surface Pro?
  • 53:10 - Do you remember pico projectors?
  • 55:10 - Is the younger generation only experiencing the internet on phones?
  • 58:20 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music