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Grab your strongest brew, because this week's tech news is WILD. We'reunpacking the Sonos app debacle – did they forget to test it? Plus, we'rediving into Agentic AI, which is basically robots that can make their owndecisions. Should we be excited, or very, very worried? Join us as we try tomake sense of it all, one caffeinated sip at a time.Show Notes00:00:00 Health & Wellness Check InFunctional Threshold Power (FTP)Whats on Zwift00:14:06 Follow Up: Zwift & Apple Health00:16:49 Follow Up: ATS Bots00:23:22 The Sonos App DisasterSonos App Redesign Controversy Summary from The VergeSpotify Car ThingHumane AI Pin00:59:13 Agentic AIDeep SeekAI Protein MappingGoogle GeminiRabbit R1The Verge's Funny ReviewGoogle Vertex AI01:41:43 Theme MusicArtwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

"That moment when you realize your current job just isn't cutting it anymore... We've all been there. This week, we're tackling the big questions: Is it time to move on? And if so, how do you make your exit strategy a graceful one?"Show Notes00:00 Too Many RedirectsMike's Website04:58 Theme Music05:26 Quick Recaps09:09 Knowing When to LeaveNeil Bhatt's LinkedIn PostTeal AI Resume BuilderUSAFacts.org31:00 Apple Health Data ManagementZwiftAthlyticGarminApple Watch Ultra Modular Training FaceRunGapStravaAllTrails48:14 Theme MusicArtwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

Mike and Kyle welcome you back to the latest episodes of the Coffee & Code Cast. This week, we will recap our recent endeavors and provide an update on the Spinn coffee maker. Show Notes 00:00 🧯 A Hot Topic 05:31 Theme Music 05:59 👋🏻 Welcome Back Episode 60: Recruiting (Christina Vidauri) Episode 52: Tim Wilfong Part I Episode 53: Tim Wilfong Part II 18:11 Catching Up LendingTree Quotewizard Prep Sportswear 31:24 Follow Up: 🪦 Spinn Coffee Update Spinn Original Spinn 2 Jura Breville Bambino Breville Barista 45:54 Theme Music 48:10 🐦 Kyle’s Pigeon Problem Bird Spikes Hawk Decoy Get In Touch Coffee & Code Cast Slack [email protected] Web Site Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

The Spinn coffee maker has finally arrived, and we’re excited to unbox it live with you all! 

This week’s episode of the Coffee &amp; Code Cast features Kyle and Zach revisiting Notion. Zach recently acquired the iPhone 12 Pro Max and conducts an experiment comparing it to an original Nokia. The episode also includes discussions on Casey’s and Tim Horton’s, among other engaging topics. Show Notes 00:00 Eating at the Gas Station Casey's Tim Horton's 07:43 Theme Music 08:14 Coding Bootcamps 21:45 Follow Up: Notion 39:00 Pandemic Entertainment Jack Box Games <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecmo_Super_Bowl" >Super Tecmo Bowl</a > <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-bowl/id1478902583" >Retro Bowl</a > The Battle of Polytopia <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/" >City Skylines</a > Gears of War 54:22 Zach's IPhone Upgrade 1:06:17 Theme Music Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

This week on the Coffee &amp; Code Cast, Kyle received a new ARM M1 MacBook Pro. Zach upgraded to Big Sur and we briefly discuss the upgrade. We then delve into personal organization tool Notion and explore how Kyle has been utilizing it to manage his digital life effectively. Show Notes 00:00 Cold Open 01:00 Theme Music 01:32 Big Sur 03:54 M1 Macbook Pro 12:16 Notion 56:20 Theme Music Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

This week’s episode of the Coffee & Code Cast features Kyle and Zach revisiting Notion. Zach recently acquired the iPhone 12 Pro Max and conducts an experiment comparing it to an original Nokia. The episode also includes discussions on Casey’s and Tim Horton’s, among other engaging topics. Show Notes 00:00 Signs Of Elm 00:54 Road Tripping 09:39 Apple IPhone Event 46:20 Homepod Mini 59:15 Follow Up: IPhone Usage 1:01:50 Theme Music Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

This week, the show welcomes Zach Cervi to a full-time hosting role. Alongside Kyle, they engage in a discussion on the Netflix documentary titled “The Social Dilemma.” The conversation delves into their personal experiences with social media platforms and offers practical strategies for reducing usage. Show Notes 00:00 Cold Open 02:26 Theme Music 02:54 👋🏻 Welcome Zach 05:01 Social Media Use 15:38 Social Media Documentary <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224" >Social Media Dilemma on Netflix</a > 38:28 Where Did It Go Wrong? 47:27 Taking Action 59:54 Theme Music Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

This week’s episode of the show delves into various ways individuals are coping with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. We explore the surge in alcohol sales in the United States and provide updates on the Spinn coffee maker and Mike’s new residence. The episode concludes with a discussion on the latest Apple hardware releases. Show Notes 00:00 Cold Open 01:36 Theme Music 02:08 On The Show Today 04:21 Mike's New Place 09:40 US Alcohol Sales Increase 14:48 Podcast Listening Down 17:03 Caronavirus Caraoke 20:48 Online Meetings &amp; Games 22:32 Apple Aquires Darksky 34:06 Investing During Caronavirusy 41:06 Spinn Coffee Update 49:28 New Apple Hardware 1:00:48 Theme Music Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

This week’s episode of the show delves into various ways individuals are coping with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. We explore the surge in alcohol sales in the United States and provide updates on the Spinn coffee maker and Mike’s new residence. The episode concludes with a discussion on the latest Apple hardware releases. Show Notes 00:00 Cold Open 01:36 Theme Music 02:08 On The Show Today 04:21 Mike's New Place 09:40 US Alcohol Sales Increase 14:48 Podcast Listening Down 17:03 Caronavirus Caraoke 20:48 Online Meetings &amp; Games 22:32 Apple Aquires Darksky 34:06 Investing During Caronavirusy 41:06 Spinn Coffee Update 49:28 New Apple Hardware 1:00:48 Theme Music Artwork: ⁠Gentle Giant⁠

This week we welcome our friend Andrew Woods to the show. A former Seattlite, now living in New York City we discuss the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic and it’s impact on many cities we live in or have visited recently. We discuss Andrew’s favorite server language PHP and it’s history and it’s journey to becoming a more modern language. Cold Open Show News Follow Up Discussion with Andrew Woods

This week on the podcast we focus on managing crisis situations that arise in the workplace. Mike and Kyle both had recent incidents so we discuss findings from those events. We also talk about the Caronavirus which has hit Seattle hard. We also have a Spinn update, Tesla news and more. Cold Open Show News Caronavirus Hits Seattle Follow Up In The News Mike's BIG Offer Managing Crisis

This week on the show we talk about Mike's crazy day last week. We have Erotic Photo Hunt news, we talk a bit about Tesla's stock hitting record highs, Amazon 1 day delivery and discuss crazy stories around tech hiring. Cold Open Show News In The News Tech Hiring

This week on the Coffee &amp; Code Cast we discuss new gear bought for the shows... gear. Kyle's eye problems might finally be solved? We discuss what led to getting that issue corrected. Mike has a Spinn coffee update this week. We jump into a recent news story that brings into focus the legal use of meme images and wrap up with some disucssion about being managers and dealing with compensation. Cold Open Checking in Airline Waffling Show News Follow Up In the News Legal Use of a Meme Meeting Beer Managing Compensation Goals and Aspirations Soulmates

This episode of the Coffee &amp; Code Cast we are discussing a bunch of food related topics including risky McDonald's runs, more really strange food submissions and Mike's recent experience with Hello Fresh. We talk a little bit about Sonos's recent decision to end of life some older products and move onto discussing management experiences surrounding end of year reviews, learning new skills, dealing with stress and staying anchored. Cold Open Risky &amp; Expensive McDonald’s Runs More Strange Foods Mike’s Hello Fresh In the News Management

This week we have a very special guest on the show. Kyle’s wife and Sr. Technical Recruiter at Big Fish Games joins us to discuss recruiting, agency vs. in house recruiting, interview processes, unintentional bias, project based interviewing, collecting feedback, building real relationships, analyzing market data and so much more. Cold Open Introductions In-House vs. Agency Recruiting Christina’s Path to Recruiting Hiring Manager Relationships Project Based Interviewing Collecting Feedback Building Real Relationships Do’s &amp; Don’ts on LinkedIn and Resumes Working with Agency Recruiters Using Market Data Negotiation

This week we are live from Denver, Colorado with our friend and guest Zach Cervi. The first show after the holiday break we have a lot of catching up to do. We updated the website and we're asking for your help to give us a review or a referal. We have some Erotic Photo Hunt followup, a Spinn Coffee update and an update on the iKuddle cat box we have discussed. We check in on Mike's solo backpacking trip and new gear for the show. We round out the show with some tech news. Tesla news, Tesla Cybertruck, and a new app called Bod Genius. Cold Open Follow up Impossible Pork Dad Bods Tesla CyberTruck Breakup of a Team BodGenius

This week it's a full house as we welcome Raine Lightner and Connor Peavey live on the show to talk about holiday plans, brewing projects and strange party and holiday food creations. We also dive into the Prusa Mini 3D Printer and Skydio 2 Drone. Cold Open Follow up Brewing Projects Connor Peavey Strange Foods Prusa Mini 3D Printer Skydio 2 Drone Show Notes

This week on the show we are back after a couple weeks off. So we catch up on an epic troll that happened at work for Mike’s birthday. We follow up on Kyle’s eye issues that have gone on for months. In the news we talk about Apple’s new Mac Pro configurations that allow you to customize a computer to $52,999. We also discuss the recent controversy around Away’s business practices and CEO as well as lessons we can learn from it. We wrap up this episode talking about a new adventure Mike is taking with backpacking as Kyle and Mike nerd out on gear, weight and other things. Cold Open Follow up New Mac Pro Away Company Culture Issues Backpacking

This week we are doing a double ender as Kyle is in Denver on business. We talk this week about a lot of news including Tesla news, Space X news, and a really cool new project our friend and coworker has been working on.

This week we didn't prepare well, so we are calling people live on air and chatting with them about all kinds of things. This episode is about twice as long as our usual ones but get ready for a fun and wild ride.

Part II of our kubernetes talk with Tim Wilfong

This week Kyle is on vacation so Mike talks with special guest Tim Wilfong about the recent Google Event as well as discussing what is and what is not DevOps in the first part of a two part series.

The Rode is back and so is the shows production quality as we talk about a big Spinn coffee update, as well as another big crowd funded product the IKuddle cat box. We dive into changes in some airline programs as well as some new tech gadgets being shown from Amazon and Microsoft. Cold Open Theme Music On the Show Today Welcome Back Rode Follow up Alaska Scales back Partnership with American Airlines New Delta Skymiles Reserve Benefits Microsoft Surface Earbuds Amazon Echo Loop Ring Apple Noise Cancelling Airpods Fine Beer Selection Microsoft Surface Duo Movember Theme Music Show Notes

The Rode is back and so is the shows production quality as we talk about a big Spinn coffee update, as well as another big crowd funded product the IKuddle cat box. We dive into changes in some airline programs as well as some new tech gadgets being shown from Amazon and Microsoft. Cold Open Theme Music On the Show Today Welcome Back Rode Follow up Alaska Scales back Partnership with American Airlines New Delta Skymiles Reserve Benefits Microsoft Surface Earbuds Amazon Echo Loop Ring Apple Noise Cancelling Airpods Fine Beer Selection Microsoft Surface Duo Movember Theme Music Show Notes

This week we have more technical difficulties getting the show going without the Rode board. We get into the show talking about a fraudulent purchase made with Mike's credit card. We talk about some new tech products Kyle purchased. We talk a lot about volunteering at the Seattle Union Gospel Mission and wrap up talking about Mike's big promotion and advocating for yourself when talking about your career. Cold Open Theme Music Rode-less Again Follow up Volunteering at the Mission Mike’s Big Promotion Theme Music Show Notes

This week we recap the Sonos announcement as well as the Apple Fall event, the new iPhones, IPad’s, Apple Watch Series 5 and more. Cold Open Theme Music Followup Apple Fall Event Theme Music Show Notes

We had some technical difficulties getting the live show off the ground this week on the podcast, so we were late. We talk about how we are looking at switching up the format of the show a little bit. More mileage and travel talk. We follow up on the Impossible Whopper taste test. Mike gives us the latest Spinn Coffee updates, we talk about the newly announced Sonos Move, and more! Cold Open Theme Music Mo Podcast Mo Problems More Guests Mo Travel Mo Miles Followup Sonos Move AMC &amp; Netflix at Odds UPS Quietly Testing Autonomous Trucks Satellite Traffic Congestion Theme Music

Senior Advisor at Coinme, a leading blockchain fintech company headquartered in Seattle Brent Lyman informs us about cryptocurrency, and blockchain and Coinme has the world's largest bitcoin kiosk network.

This week we finally get into the topic of stepping into leadership after we experienced a vacancy in our leadership org. We have a taste test of the Burger King Impossible Whopper as well as the latest Tesla news and some news about logistics. Cold Open Theme Music On the show… Follow-up In the News Theme Music Show Notes

This week we host a special guest and friend of the show Wyatt Kelso (Gomerpyle) for a talk about aviation, PicoBrew vs. the Spinn coffee maker, more SpaceX launches, the Meatless revolution, and another round of what we're watching. Cold Open Theme Music On the show… Follow-up SpaceX AMOS 17 Launch Subway meatless meatball sub What are you watching What are you reading Theme Music Show Notes

This week we are back with some more travel and lounge reviews. Tesla news has made a return after a long hiatus and we have several cool new goodies coming from the company. Kyle tell’s a story about a hacker he met at a devops meetup group here in Seattle as well as the hacking of Capital One that was announced this week. We also discuss a little bit about a competitive project to Space X’s Starlink called project Kuiper. Cold Open Theme Music On the show… Follow-up In The News Theme Music Show Notes

This week we have lots of news dealing with putting your IPhone on ice, Apple exclusive podcasts, Amazon Prime Day as well as lots of new purchases we have recently made or are getting ready to make. Cold Open Theme Music On the show… Welcome Zack Cervi Follow-up In The News Zach's Background Zero Motorcyles Theme Music Show Notes

This week we have lots of news dealing with putting your IPhone on ice, Apple exclusive podcasts, Amazon Prime Day as well as lots of new purchases we have recently made or are getting ready to make. Cold Open Theme Music On the show… Mike’s New Apple Watch Thought Processes Arrive App Apple Exclusive Podcasts Putting Your iPhone on Ice Amazon Prime Day Microsoft Teams Overtakes Slack Kyle’s Backpack Search Theme Music Show notes

This week the show deals with a wide variety of topics from the latest Apple News, how to deal with mergers and acquisitions, midwestern-isms, prison spreads and much more. Cold Open Theme Music On the show… 40th Episode Gaining Respect Multi-angle Video Breakfast, Lunch, Supper &amp; Dinner Health Issues Apple discontinues 12” MacBook Butterfly keyboard discontinued? IPod Touch Refresh Prison Spreads Dealing with Mergers and Acquisitions Theme Music Show Notes

This week we have a lot to talk about with lots of travel through the air as well as a long road trip Kyle completed with the Tesla. We talk a bit about Jony Ive's departure from Apple as well as setting goals both at a company or organizational level as well as a personal one. Theme Music On the show… Missed Shows &amp; Traveling Long Distance Tesla Travel Recent Space X Launch Jony Ive Leaves Apple Mike’s Lost ID Goal Setting Theme Music Show Notes

This week we cover a slew of major tech news topics that we have been holding onto for a while.  From the Spinn coffee update to major mergers to 1200 satellites we cover some serious ground. Theme Music NBA &amp; NHL Finals June Spinn Coffee Update Listener In the Office Delta Skymiles Status Matching Salesforce Acquiers Tableau SpaceX Starlink Macbook Keyboard Update Xbox Body Wash Boosted Boards Theme Music Show Notes

In this episode, we talk about why we had to cancel the show late last week and why we did the show early this week. We talk through Monday's WWDC event held by Apple and discuss all the new software and some new hardware announced during the keynote. Theme Music Kyle's Tesla Service Appointment WWDC Theme Music Show Notes

This week Kyle clearly set up the show notes, it’s a Tesla-heavy show with topics ranging from new features to Tesla running out of money very soon. We follow up on another “Impossible” launch and we get a Spinn coffee update and we talk about getting called out on bad speech habits. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Little Ceaser’s Impossible Pizza New Tesla Visualizations Tesla out of Money in 10 Months Tesla Insurance Tesla Auto-pilot Fatality Theme Music Show Notes

This week we did the show live with our first video broadcast, so we talk a little bit about that, the technology involved to make that happen as well as going live on Facebook rather than Youtube. We get Mike’s Spinn Coffee update and talk a bit about Amazon Prime 1 day delivery and overall Amazon lifetime spend. The rest of the show we talk about the highlight items from Microsoft’s Build conference. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Amazon Prime 1 Day Microsoft Build Conference Crunch Time Theme Music Show Notes

This week, we're talking about Mike's recent trip to the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle. Kyle has some Tesla news after the break, and we follow up on the foldable phones. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Build Conference Contributing to Open Source Diversity at Conferences Edge on Chromium Containers, Kubernetes and Scaling Azure Cognitive Services Theme Music Show Notes

This week we are talking about being a people manager vs what it means to be a project or technical manager. We talk a little bit about Mike's change of heart on mileage programs as well as Kyle and Mike getting new mileage program credit cards. We also talk about what Luminary and others mean to the podcast industry going forward. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Large Versus Small Teams State of Podcast Industry Galaxy Fold Theme Music Show Notes

This week we have a special guest join us on the podcast. Mike Davis from our Sacramento office is in town and he joins us to talk about our recent tech team team-building outing, meeting the new team, and discussing splitting your organization into large or small teams. We also get the latest update on Mike’s perpetually delayed Spins Coffee maker and talk a little bit about Kickstarter projects. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Large Versus Small Teams Spinn Coffee Update Kickstarter Projects Theme Music Show Notes

This week we cover MIT's 10 Breakthrough Technologies that could happen in 2019.  We also talk about Mike joining Kyle's team at the office, Qi chargers build into your monitor, and what to do while charging your Tesla. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up MIT 10 Breakthrough Technologies Theme Music Show Notes

This week is our 30th episode! We go a bit all over the board starting out with a look back at our first 30 episodes. We discuss Apple's recently canceled AirPower mat and delve into Kyle's recent Tesla Mobile Service experience. The primary topic of the episode focuses on traveling with packing cubes, merino wool, and travel laundry products. We round out the show with a reoccurring segment about what we have been watching. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Travel What Are You Watching? Theme Music Show Notes

Apple Media Event This week we are covering Apple “services” media event where they announced several subscription services that are either available now or later this year including Apple News+, Apple Arcade, Apple TV Channels, and the Apple Card The title says it all.  Kyle brings up his favorite topic “Tesla”, but this time it’s not good news. Theme Music Show News &amp; Follow Up Apple Media Event Theme Music Bad Tesla NewsShow Notes

This week we discuss what’s happening with our friends in the Midwest who are getting hit by a bomb cyclone that caused massive flooding. We have some new marketing material for the podcast, we discuss the new stickers a little bit and follow up with the status of Kyle’s DIY project as well as looming deadlines, scope creep, and interviews all sucking up time. Our primary topic this week is discussing seating and rearranging people in the office. We discuss the issues, why it matters, and why they might upset some people. In the news, we discuss Tesla’s new Model Y, an iOS trackpad mode to help with your text entry, Google Stadia a new gaming platform just announced by Google, and the second generation AirPods that were also just announced. Theme Music Bomb Cyclone Coffee Code Cast Stickers! Kyle’s DIY Project Project deadlines, Scope Creep &amp; Interviews Changing Up Office Seating SPINN Coffee Update iOS Trackpad Mode Tesla Model Y Announcement Google Stadia Apple AirPods v2 Theme Music Show Notes

Tesla News #1 In a follow-up from last week's episode number 26 Tesla reversed course on closing all its showrooms and will keep a few of them open. To handle the increased cost of operating those facilities they are increasing their vehicle prices across the board with the exception of one. We discuss the rollbacks in Kyle’s favorite segment. Our primary topic for the show is the discussion of reorganizing teams. There’s a lot to cover here and we discuss the pros and the cons. We talk about all the different eyes that might be on the restructuring. When is an ideal time to execute something like this and of course why you might want to take on a task like this? Show News / Follow up Reorganizing and restructuring LaCroix CEO Antics Tesla Launches Supercharger V3 Restructuring / Re-configuring TeamsShow Notes

Podcast Album Artwork This week we have some exciting news. A friend of the show Jernej from Gentle Giant illustrations has kindly created the show some new cover artwork. The artwork depicts Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market sign with the Coffee &amp; Code Cast written across it. Of course, also included is Seattle’s beautiful skyline, and no Seattle anything is ever complete without the Space Needle. In episode 23 we discussed a bar game called Erotic Photo Hunt. The game is a racy version of a spot the differences type game where you tap on the differences between the images. We discussed that the game isn’t found very often anymore or that it’s being discontinued according to Eater.com A co-worker relayed a picture that they found a working copy of the game in a bar in Seattle’s Fremont/Ballard neighborhood. This week was Mobile World Congress and Microsoft’s Holo Lens 2 was shown in many demos. Some demos showed a VR world that “follows” you or stays in your line of sight and some showed you walking around a stationary type virtual object. No Coffee &amp; Code Cast is complete without Tesla news. This week the show discusses two new modes Tesla has unveiled via software update. Dog Mode is a new option a driver can enable as they leave the car to maintain the temperature in extreme heat or cold conditions. The display also notes for any passerby that the car is maintaining the temperature and exactly what the interior temp of the car is at that moment. The second mode is Sentry mode which effectively gives you a form of video surveillance of your car while you are away. The video is recorded to your thumb drive and unavailable via the Tesla app. However, if your card is nudged or hit the car will fire your phone notification and record from all cameras the car offers. Theme Music Show News Follow up: Spring Training Mixed Reality / Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Tesla News!! Giant Undersea Cables Erotic Photo Hunt FollowupMixed Reality / Virtual Reality / Augmented RealityTesla Sentry &amp; Dog ModeShow Notes

In this episode, we talk about foldable phones and take a deep dive into Bluetooth audio technology. We get an update on Kyle’s clean livin’ journey and discuss Mike's new backup battery for all his devices including the MacBook Pro. We revisit a regular topic on the show as well and discuss what we have been watching recently. Our 25th Episode Increasing Subscribers!! ↗️ Follow up: Mike’s New Charging Hardware Bluetooth Audio Quality Bluetooth Battery-less Chip Foldable Phones Big Battery Phones What Are you Watching?