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Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ

Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ

20 Episodes • By Rob Wyatt and PJ McNerney • trickybits.buzzsprout.com...
Rob Wyatt and PJ McNerney discuss the latest and greatest news in the tech world and to figure out where things have been, where they are, and hopefully where they are going.
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Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ
Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ
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WWDC Predictions
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Jun 2 2024 52m
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Microsoft's Arming with ARM for the Future...But Is This a Break From History?
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May 27 2024 52m
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The Emperor Has No Clothes : Tech is Boring
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May 18 2024 46m
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CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, Neural Engines, and the Rest
CPUs have been around for forever as the heart of co... more
Apr 26 2024 43m
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Hacking the Apple M-Series via Prefetching Exploits
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Apr 16 2024 47m
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Interview with NeuroSync Labs
Ever wondered why a virtual rollercoaster can leave ... more
Apr 9 2024 50m
Chapter 1 12 mins
VR Nausea and Discrepancy Solutions
Chapter 2 5 mins
Understanding Motion Sickness in VR
Chapter 3 12 mins
Virtual Reality Motion Sickness Solutions
Chapter 4 10 mins
Discussion on C Infinity VR Device
Chapter 5 10 mins
Innovative VR Gaming and Esports
Chapter 6 1 min
Innovative VR Expansion Plans
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Why is Hardware Hard?
Hardware is where the digital meets up with physical... more
Apr 1 2024 1h 16m
Chapter 1 19 mins
Challenges in Commercial Hardware Development
Chapter 2 12 mins
Considerations in Hardware Production
Chapter 3 6 mins
Hardware and Software Integration
Chapter 4 18 mins
Hardware Development in the Tech Industry
Chapter 5 10 mins
Digital Hardware and User Experience
Chapter 6 5 mins
Streamlining Hardware Manufacturing and Funding
Chapter 7 2 mins
Scalability and Realism in Hardware Production
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Potpurri: Big and Small Media Prequel
So much of Tricky Bits is an ongoing conversation be... more
Mar 13 2024 54m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Media in Gaming Exploration
Chapter 2 7 mins
The Economics of Game Development
Chapter 3 27 mins
Evolution of Game Distribution and Development
Chapter 4 1 min
Closing
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Apple and Generative AI
Could Apple be quietly gearing up to redefine the AI... more
Mar 7 2024 58m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Apple's Role in AI Development
Chapter 2 11 mins
Challenges of Improving Siri's Functionality
Chapter 3 13 mins
Apple's Approach to AI and Hardware
Chapter 4 3 mins
Navigating Data Usage for AI
Chapter 5 5 mins
AI Applications and User Experience
Chapter 6 7 mins
AI Integration and Ownership Questions
Chapter 7 5 mins
Predictions for Apple's Siri Upgrade
Chapter 8 3 mins
Future of AI in Technology
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Who Gets Hired, Fired, and Why?
2024 and Tech Layoffs still continue...more than a h... more
Feb 28 2024 1h 1m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Navigating Tech Layoffs and Specialization
Chapter 2 3 mins
Incremental Efficiency and Value Assessment
Chapter 3 8 mins
Specialization vs Generalization in Tech
Chapter 4 5 mins
Case Study:Stadia
Chapter 5 12 mins
Team Dynamics in Big Tech
Chapter 6 14 mins
Corporate Family vs Team Dynamics
Chapter 7 3 mins
Equalizing the Perception of Trades
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Why Are Maps Hard? - Interview with Cory Whittaker
Maps...we use them almost every day of our lives....... more
Feb 20 2024 59m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Opening
Chapter 2 6 mins
Projections and Maps
Chapter 3 1 min
Defining Maps
Chapter 4 9 mins
How Do We Say Where is Where?
Chapter 5 9 mins
How Do We Know a Place is a Place?
Chapter 6 9 mins
Maps In the Consumer Space
Chapter 7 5 mins
Enterprise Use Case
Chapter 8 3 mins
Next Stage - Indoor Mapping
Chapter 9 6 mins
Rise of AI
Chapter 10 3 mins
Maps in VR/AR
Chapter 11 1 min
Closing
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XBox Predictions and Announcements
Rumblings of a major XBox announcement in a post Act... more
Feb 18 2024 56m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Future of Xbox Hardware and Cross-Platform
Chapter 2 10 mins
Future of Gaming Platforms and Competition
Chapter 3 9 mins
Future of Gaming Industry
Chapter 4 10 mins
The Future of Gaming and Streaming
Chapter 5 7 mins
Future of Gaming Platforms
Chapter 6 7 mins
Future of Cross-Platform Gaming
Chapter 7 2 mins
Decade of Game Industry Evolution
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Apple Vision Pro + Amazon and Alphabet Dividends
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Feb 13 2024 35m
Chapter 1 46 sec
Opening
Chapter 2 12 mins
Apple
Chapter 3 20 mins
Amazon, Alphabet, and Dividends
Chapter 4 1 min
Closing
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Performance Reviews, Company Culture, Bad Incentives
Performance Reviews! Everyone's most beloved to... more
Feb 7 2024 1h 4m
Chapter 1 9 sec
Performance Reviews, Company Culture, Bad Incentives
Chapter 2 13 mins
Opening
Chapter 3 4 mins
Stack Ranking Madness
Chapter 4 2 mins
Sucking at Big Tech
Chapter 5 56 sec
Past Behaviors as Stagnant Indicators of Future Success?
Chapter 6 3 mins
Incentives and Behaviors
Chapter 7 4 mins
Interviews
Chapter 8 5 mins
Skills, People, and Experience
Chapter 9 6 mins
How Folks are Laid Off
Chapter 10 6 mins
Tech Corporate Culture
Chapter 11 4 mins
Friendly but Not Friends
Chapter 12 5 mins
March towards Mediocity
Chapter 13 3 mins
Company Evolution
Chapter 14 3 mins
Hope for the Future
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Game Consoles - History and Future...How does that Impact the Market Today?
In this episode, Rob and PJ explore the history of c... more
Feb 2 2024 1h 6m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Opening
Chapter 2 12 mins
Tricks of the Early Consoles
Chapter 3 5 mins
Smart Cartridges and Starfox
Chapter 4 5 mins
Rise of the PC
Chapter 5 16 mins
Console vs. PC Development
Chapter 6 4 mins
Fungibility and Layoffs
Chapter 7 6 mins
Boom and Bust Cycles
Chapter 8 6 mins
Closing and Convergence
Chapter 9 4 mins
Addendum: Mobile Gaming
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Augmented Reality - Part 2 - Vision Pro and Killer Apps
In the second of their two part series on AR, Rob an... more
Jan 30 2024 46m
Chapter 1 43 sec
Preamble
Chapter 2 5 mins
Opening
Chapter 3 2 mins
Real World Limitations
Chapter 4 4 mins
Mixed Reality
Chapter 5 4 mins
Apple and Consumer Friendliness?
Chapter 6 3 mins
Ultimate (Screen) Resolution
Chapter 7 12 mins
(Anti) Social Aspects
Chapter 8 5 mins
Use Cases Thus Far
Chapter 9 1 min
Cool Tech, Where is the Problem?
Chapter 10 2 mins
CORRECTION - Ultimate (Screen) Resolution
Chapter 11 1 min
Is VR Alone Good Enough for Media?
Chapter 12 1 min
Closing
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Augmented Reality - Part 1 - Deep Dive
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Jan 26 2024 47m
Chapter 1 55 sec
Preamble
Chapter 2 2 mins
Opening
Chapter 3 10 mins
Understanding VR (for AR)
Chapter 4 7 mins
Diving into AR
Chapter 5 8 mins
Even a Flat Plane is Hard to Find
Chapter 6 2 mins
Killer App Problems
Chapter 7 5 mins
AI to Solve the Issues?
Chapter 8 6 mins
Tricks of the Trade
Chapter 9 3 mins
Devils in the Details
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Why This Podcast + Rob and PJ's Origin Stories
“What, another tech podcast? Why?!?”Having been in t... more
Jan 19 2024 1h 11m
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1.16.2024 - Tech Layoffs 2024 Opening Round
Barely in 2024, the week of January 8th saw layoffs ... more
Jan 17 2024 1h 3m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Opening
Chapter 2 14 mins
Consumer Companies - Case Study: Google and Facebook
Chapter 3 5 mins
Layoffs and Warnings
Chapter 4 5 mins
Case Study
Chapter 5 15 mins
Technological Commoditization and Content Policies
Chapter 6 9 mins
Layoffs From Big Tech in the Outside World
Chapter 7 6 mins
Repeating Corporate Cycles and the Carl Icahn Premise
Chapter 8 1 min
Wrapping it Up
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Insomniac Leak - What Happened and Where Do We Go?
On December 20th, Insomniac Games was hacked and had... more
Dec 21 2023 26m
Highlight
Chapter 1 12 mins
Insomniac Hack
Chapter 2 4 mins
Changes to Development
Chapter 3 1 min
Game Code in the Wild
Chapter 4 4 mins
Press Response
Chapter 5 4 mins
Aftermath
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