56: The Woodpecker
Software complexity, comp-sci usefulness, Marco's Mac Pro, John's AV receiver, and home-theater speaker philosophies.
Episode 56 of the Accidental Tech Podcast podcast, hosted by ATP, titled "56: The Woodpecker" was published on March 14, 2014 and runs 125 minutes.
March 14, 2014 ·125m · Accidental Tech Podcast
Episode Description
- Follow-up on software complexity: The Mythical Man-Month, No Silver Bullet, the original Agile manifesto, and what Agile has become.
- What we found most useful from our computer-science educations.
- Marco's impressions of his new Mac Pro.
- External disks, PCI-Express SSDs, and cable management.
- John buys a home-theater AV receiver. (The newer version he didn't need)
- Stereo vs. surround speakers, and integrated vs. external subwoofers. (Marco's tiny, buggy amp and great speakers).
- After-show: Pono, ABX tests, mp3ornot.
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