The Hamish and Brandon Show - Episode 3

In today's episode of The Hamish and Brandon Show, we talk about Mac vs Linux, then we discuss building our digital network empires!

Posted by Hamish and Brandon on 31st Jan 2019

In today's episode of The Hamish and Brandon Show, we talk about Mac vs Linux, then we discuss building our digital network empires!

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Show Notes

0:01:05 - night shift (built into Mac), f.lux (for mac/linux/windows) - colour shifter for your screen (for nighttime)

0:02:30 - try linux (especially if you're a programmer)!

0:03:40 - sketch - interface designer app

0:04:35 - figma - interface designer app

0:06:25 - Apple/Mac text rendering

0:07:55 - subpixel antialiasing

0:09:15 - ClearType

0:13:25 - What's the equivalent of "audiophile" for someone who is obscesed with computer font rendering? "typophile"?

0:17:50 - network of personal servers

0:19:17 - Brandon's network (part of it)

0:20:16 - ovh, digital ocean, linode, vultr - virtual private server providers

0:21:17 - raspberry pi

0:21:34 - Syncthing - program for synchronizing folders on different computers

0:22:00 - pack rat in the real world and the digital world

0:25:03 - "between two commits"

0:26:37 - browsing through old backups, trip down memory lane

0:27:57 - maintaining a personal youtube index

0:29:52 - social media algorithms

0:32:36 - social media innodation

0:36:15 - Hamish's home network

0:36:35 - installing and using node.js on a raspberry pi (for ARM processors)

0:37:24 - nvm - node version manager

0:38:17 - n - node version manager

0:38:34 - setting up offsite backup in each other's houses

0:39:35 - You should always have an offsite backup!

0:42:30 - wannacry virus

0:43:30 - scamming the scammers

0:50:56 - smart switch

0:57:10 - network discovery service

0:58:00 - reverse ssh tunnels

1:01:10 - dataplicity - service for accessing your home raspberry pi remotely