DrunkAndRetired.com

The podcast Coté and Charles Lowell made about being twenty-something programmers in the mid-to-late 2000s. Mostly Java, Ruby, and complaining.

148 recordings, 2005 to 2015. RSS

2015

  1. 185What Is Marketing, and Sales Calls That Go Nowhere 2015-08-05 · 34:39 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded in July 2015 in a house built out of logs. The substance is marketing and selling: what a salesperson is actually doing in their head during a call, how genuineness shows itself afterwards, and the calls that go pleasantly nowhere because there is not...

2014

  1. 184Audio Only, and Reconciling Every Transaction c. 2014 · 38:03 · mp3 · archive.org An audio-only episode with the microphone misbehaving and no amount of headphones fixing it.
  2. 183Robot Movies, and a Gun Range Video That Was All Culture 2014-01-27 · 29:59 · mp3 · archive.org A short one, recorded before a trip out to see Her. The Hobbit parts one and two in the right order, Pacific Rim and joining minds with robots, then a shooting-range induction video that turned out to be entirely about conduct rather than equipment - culture,...

2013

  1. 182Enterprise software, what is it? 2013-10-19 · 31:34 · mp3 · archive.org We discuss what makes enterprise software so very enterprises-y. Enterprise software, what is it?
  2. 181Rumm a tool that wraps around Rackspace cloud 2013-09-27 · 31:28 · mp3 · archive.org Charles is getting paid to write command-line tools! Namely, rumm a tool that wraps around Rackspace cloud. We discuss multi-cloud management, the theoretic problem and what we’re seeing in the wild right now - not much beyond DIY fun
  3. 180Coté’s new job, literate programming, and documentation 2013-09-06 · 40:45 · mp3 · archive.org Coté’s new job, literate programming, and documentation. Cote got a job working as an analyst at 451 Research (part of The 451 Group). Free 30 day trial to 451 Research, be sure to put in that Cote sentchya.
  4. 179We discuss our naive understanding of how the stock market works 2013-09-01 · 32:16 · mp3 · archive.org We discuss our naive understanding of how the stock market works, primarily, the motivations for people to buy and sell stocks. We hope to start recording more frequently, sorry it’s taken a year.

2011

  1. 173Google I/O, and other stuff - "Are you the one who says 'truché'?" 2011-05-20 · 1:00:49 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on officiating at weddings becoming a habit, and the Polish crystal that came as a thank-you.
  2. 172The Zoom H4N, and Making Your Setup Portable c. 2011 · 36:33 · mp3 · archive.org A new recorder that looks like a science fiction torture device, and street noise reframed as Mad Men ambience rather than a fault.
  3. 170Of cigars, JavaScript, VIM, Christmas gifts, and things that don't pan out 2011-01-07 · 54:21 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded on New Year's day (my birthday) this episode finds us smoking a few cigars over some scotch. We discuss True Grit, VIM, JavaScript frameworks, and a lot of programming stuff before we wrap-up with a discussion of the best gifts we got

2010

  1. 168All the world's furniture 2010-12-10 · 10:32 · mp3 · archive.org In this mini-episode, Charles talks about the excess of furniture, as he sees it, in the world
  2. 166Happy birthday Nick Morgan! 2010-04-29 · 58:07 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I sit down in the conference room for a chat covering all sorts of things! Also, a special message to a listener
  3. 165Cloud Closures and Server-side JavaScript Injection 2010-03-04 · 13:44 · mp3 · archive.org Charles asked me to think of some ways you'd use sandboxed JavaScript on the server side - I jump right in with some examples
  4. 164I pledge allegiance to Spaghetti 2010-02-25 · 6:21 · mp3 · archive.org On the way home, I ponder possible pasta dinners
  5. 163Business Hours 2010-02-22 · 37:13 · mp3 · archive.org Over some lunch, Charles and I discuss HTML 5 and some other hoopla
  6. 162Why Nothing Is Ever Vaginally Symbolic, and 3D Glasses c. 2010 · 22:27 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on why everything gets called phallic and nothing gets called the other thing, and whether a cylinder is symbolic of anything at all or just shaped like a pencil.
  7. 161iPad Madness 2010-01-29 · 12:46 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded in a car on the way to look at office space on 6th Street. The subject is the newly announced iPad, known so far only through Twitter, and whether a locked-down device with no multitasking is really just a large phone - nobody, the argument goes, is g...

2009

  1. 159Pricing an Office, and the Bridal Registry Scanner c. 2009 · 25:35 · mp3 · archive.org Working out whether an office is affordable at all - two thousand a month refused, nine hundred hoped for, and who might chip in what.
  2. 158Office Space, Beeps, Pens, and Costly IP 2009-10-02 · 45:53 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded in the Driscoll bar during South by Southwest, which is where visitors get taken because the leather and cowhide convince them they have finally reached Texas.
  3. 157Sugar on Cereal 2009-09-24 · 49:12 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded at the other house with two guests, and a long opening on the etiquette of a very tidy bathroom and what to do about the hand towel. The reading half is a science fiction series heavy on mutants and instruction.
  4. 156Picking up a Pizza (bonus) 2009-08-25 · 0:12 · mp3 · archive.org
  5. 156Picking up a Pizza 2009-08-25 · 28:46 · mp3 · archive.org
  6. 155Kids and Time Management 2009-08-20 · 1:10:57 · mp3 · archive.org The return after a long break and a move to Austin, with a hunt for a word beyond vacation - hiatus, sabbatical, midlife crisis.
  7. 154Porchtastic 2009-06-19 · 36:25 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded on the back porch, in the same chairs and the same spot as the very first episode, now with better recording equipment and another on order. Includes a segment lifted from another podcast, and opinions about restaurants.
  8. 153Belayed Thailand, Browser PTSD 2009-06-17 · 47:08 · mp3 · archive.org Poor audio quality throughout, embraced as house style. The substance is browser engines as strategy: Apple wanting technology that fitted the rest of its stack and could be used somewhere other than the web, and the enhancements to WebKit that made the iPhone...
  9. 152Stop Eating Boring Tuna 2009-05-07 · 1:12:04 · mp3 · archive.org Update: I had the direct download and embedded player linked to the previous episode. The link is now fixed
  10. 151"BAM! What's in your UNDERPANTS?!?!" 2009-04-26 · 53:13 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on how much of the good material gets thrown away before the recording starts, and a Blade Runner quote that leads to the admission of having once written a FAQ for the Blade Runner game.
  11. 150From Seoul 2009-04-16 · 46:23 · mp3 · archive.org Renamed the padcast for the duration, on the theory it will add two listeners. Recorded a day ahead, so offers of stock tips from the future, and a running domestic argument about whether to extend the house or move to a bigger one.
  12. 149You'll never guess what I'm calling from! 2009-03-02 · 47:27 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded from a car on an iPhone, opening on the case for a football-shaped phone with the laces rendered on the touchscreen. Then IDEs and dynamic languages, and whether IntelliJ really gets them or is building for Java people who are visiting.
  13. 148"Have you tried it hot?" 2009-02-26 · 1:06:45 · mp3 · archive.org Starts on The Office being well enough paced that you are laughing inside half a minute. The rest is laptops for travel - whether a MacBook Pro that was good in its prime is now just a machine, and an arduous one to carry.
  14. 147Using Technology for Evil 2009-02-19 · 49:07 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on using technology for evil in the next room while the house is full of guests, and the Apple store ringing about a repair.
  15. 146All these goats are retarded 2009-02-18 · 57:34 · mp3 · archive.org Back from IBM Pulse in Las Vegas and its cloud announcement, including deploying onto Amazon EC2. The technical half is CSS sprites: one image, one HTTP request, one thing in the cache, and a workflow that is easier to keep track of than ten thousand files.
  16. 145Return to Zane Studios 2009-02-15 · 1:03:43 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded in person over scotch, with a guest, and an argument about whether scotch is to whisky as a tuxedo is to a suit. Wanders into old adventure games and the line about coming for the fork.
  17. Put Java in a package repository 2009-02-07 · 6:18 · mp3 · archive.org Charles gives advice on what Sun should do for better Java distribution in the Linux world: make his life easier by hosting an official package repository
  18. 144Ripple 2009-01-23 · 1:08:40 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I go over several key agenda items for the new president. Namely: Is Charles a morning person? The cult of morning people Silva's Dance performance with People Dancing Movement Guild All about Evernote
  19. 143d20's Cause Blindness 2009-01-09 · 36:25 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I catch up on our holiday doings including: Left 4 Dead on the XBox is awesome, so it Netflix; detecting PR-moves in news stories, one theory; using public shame to encourage good behavior; and a quick review of Little Bobby Buttons.

2008

  1. 142The Barbed Wire on the Nuts 2008-12-11 · 1:07:35 · mp3 · archive.org See if you can't leave me an inch from where the zipper (burps) ends, round, under my, back to my bunghole, so I can let it out there if I need to.
  2. 141Health care is killing me, on the bright side, I'm getting and XBox 2008-12-05 · 1:37:07 · mp3 · archive.org In this 90+ minute episode, Charles and I cover Thanksgiving, health-care for the indie-type, and then get into scheming how I can get one of Charles' spare XBox's so we can shoot zombies together in Left 4 Dead. Legendary
  3. 140Back From the Dead, and Putting Up With Proprietary Drivers c. 2008 · 1:01:13 · mp3 · archive.org The return after three weeks off, and more freelance work than one person can handle without anybody to share it with.
  4. 139US Debates 2008-10-17 · 48:39 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I talk about this week's, US presidential debates. Also, in response to last week's 64 bit talk, Roger V. sent this in: A 64-bit OS can access more memory because it's using 64-bit address pointers.
  5. 138Re: WTF on this Financial Thing, 64bit Java 2008-10-09 · 1:15:45 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I have John Willis on as a guest (you may know him from one of my other podcasts, The IT Management Podcast ). John explains the business owner side of all this financial stuff that we ranted about last week.
  6. 137"Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs. And take them down." 2008-10-03 · 1:05:32 · mp3 · archive.org You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here. Because, the fact is, whether you deserve it or not: you go to one of the best schools in the country. Rushmore. You lucked out.
  7. 136Six Saunas, and Whether Chrome Is Worth Trying c. 2008 · 26:48 · mp3 · archive.org One host back in the States, the other still in Finland with a wood-fired sauna, an antechamber and a sleeping loft - one sauna per person on the property, with two more being built.
  8. 135Recorded in a Sauna on a Finnish Island c. 2008 · 44:30 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded inside a sauna in a rented cabin on a Finnish island, too much wood on the fire, microphone finally in the right hole.
  9. 134Finland Front Porch 2008-08-25 · 43:03 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I sit on a Finish porch and talk about our trip in Finland so far
  10. 133Off to Finland, Locked up in iPhone Land, JavaFX, UIs in Open Source 2008-08-08 · 57:15 · mp3 · archive.org Hey-o, hey-o! Episode 133 is up. This week Charles and I discuss in 15+ minute detail the process of (him) getting to Finland.
  11. 132Hellboy, Wanted, Going to User Groups, and Flex 2008-07-17 · 1:02:20 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded on Charles's twenty-sixth birthday, taking in the guilty pleasure of working through every Star Trek episode.
  12. 131Last Day of the Cleanse, and Not Context Switching c. 2008 · 43:27 · mp3 · archive.org The final day of the salt-water cleanse, conducted while being read a lunch menu of enchiladas, black beans and chips.
  13. 130The Master Cleanse, and Taking a Rails Front End on a Java Back End c. 2008 · 40:16 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded the day before the Fourth of July, with one host on a liquid-only cleanse and unable to eat any of it.
  14. 129RIA and Cloud Heads 2008-06-27 · 43:29 · mp3 · archive.org Com. But, if you’re an RIA or cloud-head person, you’ll probably like the latest episode (download directly right here if you’d prefer), all about the cloud conferences I went to this week and my co-host, Charles’ first impressions of using Flex by hand
  15. 128An iPhone Off a Balcony, and Systems That Need Not Agree c. 2008 · 51:30 · mp3 · archive.org Built around a listener's video in which an iPhone goes off a high balcony, and whether that counts as product placement.
  16. 127Puppet, Skinless Bodies, Rational Tools, Getting Sick of Ajax 2008-05-30 · 32:32 · mp3 · archive.org We start out talking about Puppet (whose patron company, Reductive Labs is a RedMonk client). I then re-cap the Our Bodies exhibit Kim and saw, we move onto a short discussion of using Rational Tools from Charles' consulting days (I'll be at RSDC next week).
  17. 126When the Tivoli People Get Excited About Phones c. 2008 · 43:29 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on celebrity news relayed from the next room. The back half is IBM's Pulse conference and its Tivoli data-centre management line, and the argument that once the people who get excited about managing servers start getting excited about mobile, phone inter...
  18. 125Replacing the ThinkPad, and Spending Money to Save Money c. 2008 · 18:48 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded on the back porch with a guest, on what should replace an ageing ThinkPad X40. Detours into the PlayStation 3 being the best Blu-ray player on the market and therefore, by a certain logic, a saving - which becomes the phrase of the episode.
  19. 124JavaOne 2008, and JavaFX as a Momentum Announcement c. 2008 · 31:13 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded on the last day of JavaOne in San Francisco, ahead of the Gosling keynote. The verdict on JavaFX is that it was a momentum event rather than a release - a roadmap and a statement of intent, with nothing to take home and build with.
  20. 123I finally git it 2008-05-04 · 39:19 · mp3 · archive.org Dave "KirinDave" Fayram joins us for this episode as a sort of part two to our last episode. Since Dave has actually used git, we ask him to explain how it changes software development for better (but I don't think worse
  21. 122The Public Library, and Whether Version Control Is for You or the Team c. 2008 · 33:45 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded from a car on the way back from the public library with a reserved copy of The Wire, and an argument that a well-funded library is badly underrated.
  22. 121Co-working and ESBs 2008-03-28 · 41:49 · mp3 · archive.org We start out talking about Coté's desire to get an office or desk somewhere - maybe the co-working people in town will be something, maybe some ones else! Then we talk about ESBs - as Coté is going to MuleCon next week - and GameOn League's own home-brew bus
  23. 120The Raucous Caucus! 2008-03-07 · 40:36 · mp3 · archive.org Recorded on the move, with goodbyes being arranged on the other line throughout. The subject is competitive gaming as a professional sport - Major League Gaming, cyber athletes, and the size of the tournaments already running.
  24. 119The Accursed BBQ 2008-02-22 · 15:40 · mp3 · archive.org On the way to Lambert's BBQ for lunch with The Fun Bunch, Charles and I review the week's fun times including GameOn Leagues business, TV ( Star Trek women still h-o-t), and then Austin's current, dumb facination with calling every block a "district." The BBQ...
  25. 118Dale Gas! 2008-02-15 · 35:51 · mp3 · archive.org We talk of providing support for GameOnLeagues, desktop virtualization lock-in, the hottness of Star Trek women, how nifty The Java Posse is, and much more! Some show-links for you: "self-flagellation types." Java I/O Sucks Goat-ass.
  26. 117Cats on Clean Laundry, and Multi-Methods Over Commands c. 2008 · 26:50 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on the household cats and their strict ranking of what is worth lying on, with the freshest clean clothing at the very top.
  27. 116The Command Pattern and the Undo Stack c. 2008 · 18:50 · mp3 · archive.org After a long detour about a headset that boots up muted, the episode gets to design patterns: how many of them came out of GUI development, the command pattern as a way to keep a stack of undoable deltas, and Prevayler doing exactly that.
  28. 115SQL vs. Database 2.0, AVPR, Getting More Money for GameOnLeagues! 2008-01-16 · 44:50 · mp3 · archive.org Recording the introduction as part of the show, on the grounds it works elsewhere, and immediately losing track of which episode it is.
  29. 114What Is the Deal With jQuery c. 2008 · 16:55 · mp3 · archive.org A lightning episode on jQuery: what it actually does to the DOM, how its style differs from Prototype, and why it brought back memories of JDOM and the XML manipulators from the Java world.

2007

  1. 113The Mystery of Kim, and Twitter as a River c. 2007 · 1:01:33 · mp3 · archive.org A comment from a listener named Kim sets off an investigation that reaches the wrong Kim, an albino squirrel turns up in the front yard, and the back half settles into Twitter as something temporal - a river or a campfire you dip into rather than a backlog to...
  2. 111Back on the Back Porch, XBox Mods, XBox Spam, Fins and Thanksgiving, and Grills 2007-11-26 · 19:33 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I return to the back-porch in a rare face-to-face recording. We talk about GameOnLeagues, XBox hacking and spam, Fins and Thanksgiving, my new grill, DrunkAndRetired.com sponsorships, and hear lots of circular sawing in the background
  3. 110I got a retarded Leopard 2007-11-02 · 35:05 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about a whole passel of things, most interesting of which are: Game On! Leagues /// November Madness Halo 3 Tournament - $600 in prizes - Charles' site is running a tournament where you could win, bra'! Coté's week with Leopard Peeing on floors to get...
  4. 109I'm gonna get bombed. Watch out for the shrapnel. 2007-10-30 · 27:20 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I talk about daiquiris and cigars in Munich; Miller High Life & Mickey's when it comes to Charles' decreased beer snobbery and my grandfather; giving away software to sell it; Charles take on Green IT: "turning out the light when you take a shit......
  5. 108Nestmates, Erlang, & Social Diseases 2007-10-15 · 28:04 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I spend some time talking about Erlang, specifically, what the hell is up with it being such a buzz-language now. In addition to that, we talk about some non-code stuff which I've forgotten
  6. 107The Halo 3 Helmet You Cannot Wear c. 2007 · 39:35 · mp3 · archive.org Opens with the Legendary Edition arriving in the post and the discovery that the helmet only sits there.
  7. 106Crumple Bags, Marketing Software, Charles's Triumphant Return to the Editor's Chair 2007-09-16 · 33:49 · mp3 · archive.org Coté and Charles talk about developer tools, esp. when it comes to when Charles will spend money on tools.
  8. 105GameOnLeagues.com! 2007-09-09 · 34:10 · mp3 · archive.org In this long anticipated episode, Charles and Tim tell us about The Front Side's latest release, GameOnLeagues. You can set up tournaments with pay-outs for any sort of game. Cool, eh? As a production note, we're switching back to audio only.
  9. 103Ruby & Java IDE Chat c. 2007 · 32:53 · mp3 · archive.org Cote' and Charles spend much time talking about IDEs like Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ, and TextMate (for ruby).
  10. 102I forgot the title c. 2007 · 30:44 · mp3 · archive.org Right, so, this episode is really late in getting published. Apologies for that. I was on vacation in Marfa, then had family in town. Excuses are useless though, so enjoy the episode
  11. 101Cold Coffee, Transformers, Haskell, Toaster Ovens, or, Wang c. 2007 · 26:55 · mp3 · archive.org Cote' and Charles talk about an expansive range of topics, mostly non-technical. Charles tells us about going to Minneapolis and getting some cold something cut coffee, then onto an extended conversation about Transformers and the toys, Charles tell us about h...
  12. 100Gravitas Achieved! Track Sticks, GPL, Open Source, and perltoot c. 2007 · 21:13 · mp3 · archive.org At long last we achieve gravitas with episode 100. To celebrate, Cote' returns to the back porch where the podcast just over two years ago, while Charles joins in finally having a drink during recording.We talk about what open source in a SaaS world, single-en...
  13. 099Goat Ass, Partner Biz Models, ANTLR, EC2, and Time Management (Audio) c. 2007 · 22:14 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Cote' explore the phrase "goat ass," revisit ANTLR briefly, explain ways of using Amazon EC2, talk about software partnership strategies vs. being The Single Source, and then end-up with some time management talk
  14. 098Ruby, PHP, Air Sex, and ANTLR c. 2007 · 26:24 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about programing in ruby and PHP. Then Cote' tells us about Air Sex in Austin at the Alamo Drafthouse. Finally, We discuss ANTLR and parsers in general.If you'd just like the audio, it's available to download as well
  15. 097Coffee Poo and Being an Indie Programmer 2007-06-09 · 48:00 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté talk about the life of an independent programmer and using Flex for your UI layer
  16. 096Lol cats, Railsconf 2007-06-01 · 22:39 · mp3 · archive.org We talk with KirinDave about Charles' vacation, random kung-fu, and railsconf
  17. 095Back to Java c. 2007 · 28:51 · mp3 · archive.org Java annotations, Java properties, JavaFX, Pragmatic open source, and TCB
  18. 094JavaOne with the Java Posse 2007-05-14 · 36:40 · mp3 · archive.org Coté talks with the Java Posse (!) about the announcements at JavaOne '07. Coté thinks the Java Posse are podcast rock-stars, so he enjoyed it quite a bit. YUH! As you know, we don't really do show notes here. But, the Java Posse sure as shit does.
  19. 093Saving the Internet with Hate, also, Rails 2007-05-04 · 1:02:15 · mp3 · archive.org Coté talks with Zed Shaw and Obie Fernandez. In the first half we talk about Utu, then rails, then the consulting life
  20. 092Rails Back-ends, Community, and Functional Programming 2007-04-27 · 1:10:00 · mp3 · archive.org The only think more fun than XML is... more XML. In this exciting episode, Coté talk with Dave Fayram (aka "KirinDave"), currently of PowerSet, about his experience writing Rails back-ends (at places like mag.nolia.
  21. 091The way we live: Firebug and *$%! box model 2007-04-22 · 24:08 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I have been traveling for fun and profit this week an weekend. So, apologies for this episode getting out late. I think Charles had it edited in time, but Coté was out. Enjoy
  22. 090Properties and Scaling in Muskogee 2007-04-13 · 48:02 · mp3 · archive.org Charles (re-)tells us the bear story, then we jump into a discussion of scaling applications,.Net vs. Java properties, and the blender-bound wonders (including Bruce Eckel talking with pineapples) that the future holds. Also, see: fhqwhgads
  23. 089The Subgeneration of Little China on Grindhouse and Adobe Flex2 2007-04-06 · 27:58 · mp3 · archive.org The sub-generation of Big Trouble in Little China fans talk up the upcoming Grindhouse and then five into an extended discussion of Adobe Flex 2 and Apollo. And Charles asks, "why didn't Sun do all that with applets?" All-in-all, I think it was a nice episode
  24. 088I don't save money, I just spend it 2007-03-23 · 35:05 · mp3 · archive.org We try to re-do this week's episode. We talk of travel, casseroles, and some other corny stuff. Enjoy
  25. 087You see, I'm self-unemployed 2007-03-23 · 20:40 · mp3 · archive.org This episode is not too great. But, it's what we have at the moment. Apologies! If time allows, I shall post a bonus episode this week
  26. 086Cut a Biscuit 2007-03-18 · 59:40 · mp3 · archive.org After the usual corny chit-chat, Charles and Coté were lucky to have Pat Hurley as a guest to talk about using Ruby for retail software.
  27. 085Web 2.0 as Cheeseburger 2007-03-09 · 30:10 · mp3 · archive.org "Soap is something I put on my balls.", Coté and Charles talk about being cranky, waking up early, GPS spying on yourself, SOA, and how Web 2.0 is like a cheeseburger. Enjoy
  28. 084Comics and Open Source 2007-03-02 · 57:50 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about comics, refactoring, why open source is good for developers, and the challenges of selling software
  29. 083White Gravy Goes With Anything 2007-02-23 · 24:37 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about -- no shit! -- white gravy, videos, JavaOne rejecting The Front Side, and user delight. Charles finally has a Twitter account
  30. 082Tex-Mex, Twitter, Jyte, PGP Boners, and Fuzzy Trust 2007-02-15 · 27:10 · mp3 · archive.org We see what Coté is like after a double Americano. Here's Twitter, and jyte
  31. 081Persistence Layer Knife Fighting, We Want Java Properties, Comic Books, Strange Bezos Obsession 2007-02-02 · 25:43 · mp3 · archive.org Opens on the first rule of knife fighting, which is that you are going to get cut, and a knife fight actually witnessed in Colombia.
  32. 080Jemima JavaScript, Cote' and the Office, Falling/Getting Up, Gay Bands and "C.H.o.Ps" 2007-01-26 · 27:10 · mp3 · archive.org We talk of JavaScript abstractions, optimizing offices, and then Gay Bands vs. Safe Bands... CHoPs
  33. 079Applying dynamic languages to HTTP Client in Java, Hitler's Monads, PGP and Email, Charles' Day, Getting to Continuous Personal Improvement and Backlogs 2007-01-19 · 28:46 · mp3 · archive.org For this episode, instead of a description, I opted for a long title. That said, here is the description for this week's show, from #drunkandretired : cote: I'm almost done editing this week's episode. cote: Now. I know what you're thinking, Mr. Chess Clock.
  34. 078John Udell, Mac Tips, and Video Games 2007-01-13 · 29:57 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Cote' are back with all sorts of tech-talk and hijinks to bring in the new year: Jon Udell ( here is the long forgotten Gravy episode ) Charles' shiny new dual degrees! The Talking Parrot and Dr.

2006

  1. 077The Best Episode Ever! 2006-12-08 · 11:55 · mp3 · archive.org Something weird happened to the recording of this episode. It cut out every now-and-then.
  2. 076Micro-Modularity, Dressing like a Mac, plus: The Scotch and Soda Use Case 2006-12-02 · 32:58 · mp3 · archive.org On the way to the airport, Coté starts by telling the worst re-telling of a movie moment event, we sing several "work songs," talk about test driven development and refactoring, and then sort out how to dress while you travel
  3. 075In This Market-Driven Culture 2006-11-21 · 29:55 · mp3 · archive.org It's the Thanksgiving special! Bock, bock! In this episode we talk about several things: Charles to buy an iMac, nose hair, cross-browser testing, snow, JavaOne submissions (Java and JavaScript!), conferences on the cheap, doggie-style shadows, Thanksgiving in...
  4. 074What's the deal with all those God damn languages?! 2006-11-16 · 33:34 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Cote' talk about: Ancient Greek Journalism, Haskel, Pete F, man-made elements, and "What's the deal with all those God damn languages?!"
  5. 073JJB and Citizen Journalism 2006-11-14 · 44:13 · mp3 · archive.org In this special guest episode, John and I start out talking about the Citizen Journalism Unconference from August, and then go on to complain about how we can't find a news source we like
  6. 072A Relaxation Vertical 2006-11-12 · 50:04 · mp3 · archive.org In this mega-fun episode, Charles and Coté talk about documentation, JavaScript, an update on The Frontside, and then -- whao! hey! -- Kim and Silva do a podcast in a podcast on what's going on up there in Ann Arbor.
  7. 071CrossCheck, RIA/AJAX Cage Match 2006-11-05 · 21:00 · mp3 · archive.org In this short episode, Charles and Cote' talk about CrossCheck, coding AJAX, and RIAs vs. AJAX
  8. 070Linguistic Theories, Using Open Source 2006-10-20 · 43:10 · mp3 · archive.org Coté and Charles talk about the theory of language creation and Coté's upcoming presentation in using open source in the enterprise. Also, wishful-thinking about Microsoft using Firefox
  9. 069ApacheCon, JavaScript, Widgets 2006-10-13 · 19:34 · mp3 · archive.org In this short episode, Cote' calls in from ApacheCon Austin, Charles an d Cote' talk about JavaScript APIs, and Widgets
  10. 068Small Guy, Big Guy, and the Flesh of the Weak 2006-10-06 · 23:40 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté talk about...well...Coté needs to listen to it first. But it's good
  11. 067Mall Hand-jobs 2006-09-29 · 1:13:02 · mp3 · archive.org In this extended episode (to make up for lost time!) Charles and Cote' talk about Las Vegas and linguistics. It's awesome
  12. 066Countdown to Gravitas 2006-09-10 · 24:20 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté storm back after a 3 week summer hiatus and unveil the ambitious D&R "Countdown to Gravitas" campaign. Also discussed: MVC architectures and Half-Life 2.
  13. 065The Corrupted Recording, and Bar Camp Earth c. 2006 · 3:40 · mp3 · archive.org A five-minute episode, because the week's recording was corrupted. What survives is the apology, a plan to salvage the other side of the call, and a plug for Bar Camp Earth over the weekend of 25 August.
  14. 064.Net vs. JEE, Java GUI, A Whole Chicken, FileMaker Dates, Coach Jack, More Stupid Jokes from Cote' 2006-08-18 · 20:30 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté talk about a recent prounouncement that.Net has beat out JEE, the annoyances of FileMaker, the crazy things our high school health teacher said, and things to do when the wife is away
  15. 063Multicast Car n' Cdr and Drunk and Retired in Review. Plus! Charlsie gets a Weblog 2006-08-04 · 18:00 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté finally find themselves in the same room to talk about over a year of DrunkAndRetired, multicasting, some listener comments, and all about Charles new blog. It's a shortie at 18 minutes
  16. 062Mongrel, Servlet Problems, Packaging, Tron 2006-07-29 · 29:40 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about Mongrel, Charles & Co.'s problem with JEE servlets and headers, packaging software (or the lack thereof), and memories of Tron
  17. 061C.R.E.A.M. 2006-07-21 · 27:40 · mp3 · archive.org We take a break from our "summer holidays" to actually record an episode. We talk about Oracle, sandwiches, and Charles 's Frugal Fucker life
  18. 059Lightside v. Darkside, plus learning javascript the language, not the javascript the browser scriptus 2006-07-08 · 25:10 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about OS X switching, JavaScript, and a couple of other exciting topics. But, it's Coté and Charles discussing something
  19. 060Out-takes, vol. 3 2006-07-07 · 11:50 · mp3 · archive.org Charles is on vacation, so I put together a short episode of out-takes. Charles has episode 59 on his machine, in the process of editing, so once he gets back, we'll fill in the 58 to 60 gap. Until then, enjoy some corn-ball
  20. 058Crosscheck 2006-06-22 · 10:15 · mp3 · archive.org We Charles and Cote' talk about Crosscheck, the browserless JavaScript unit testing framework from Charle's company, The Front Side
  21. 057Content is King, Social Networks, High Availability, Track Backs, Virtualization, Linux Package Management, Java and Rake, Hiring Web Redesigners 2006-06-22 · 38:10 · mp3 · archive.org We Charles and Cote' talk about web tools, coding, hiring web redesigners, and the usuaul lot of code-monkey fun. The Spam plugin that Cote' mentions is Akismet. It works damn good
  22. 056The Ajax Do's and Don'ts List c. 2006 · 24:00 · mp3 · archive.org A round-table with Andre Charland and Dave Johnson of eBusiness Applications and Glenn Twiggs of BMC, working through what to do and what not to do in JavaScript and Ajax.
  23. 055JomDom's Comment's, w3c Specs, The Coming Age of JavaScript, Rhino in Java, Java Regex Woes, The Synchronized Web, The Local Persistence Taboo 2006-06-08 · 37:49 · mp3 · archive.org Whao., we talk about a lot. First, we address Aaron 's comment that he sent in about 2 weeks ago: sorry for the lag. Then we get on to talking about the world of JavaScript and web application programming. And a whole lot of other stuff.
  24. 054The Business and Technology of AJAX 2006-06-03 · 31:20 · mp3 · archive.org We conclude the discussion on the technology and business of AJAX with Charles, André Charland, and Coté. We talk more about the business side of things in this part than we did in the first part
  25. 053The Business and Technology of AJAX 2006-06-02 · 28:25 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté talk with guest André Charland of eBusinessApplications (or "EBA") about the business and technology of AJAX. This first part is more focused on the technology side of AJAX, while the soon to follow part 2 is more bid'ness
  26. 051Freestyle, Google Web Toolkit, and Inverse Analogies 2006-05-27 · 21:20 · mp3 · archive.org These week we bring you two episodes!, we talk about Charles's AJAX-y framework, Freestyle, the Google Web Toolkit, and other exciting topics
  27. 052Cory's Question 2006-05-26 · 35:05 · mp3 · archive.org We answer three questions from Cory about virus scanners, spy-ware blockers, programming, and operating systems. Thanks for all the questions! You may be wondering, where is episode 51? Good question, dear readers! Charles is still editing that episode.
  28. 050JavaOne 2006 Special - dynamic languages in Java, Inline XML, Better I/O, JackPot, BMC and FLEX, Splunk. 2006-05-22 · 18:50 · mp3 · archive.org Coté talks with special guest stars Gary Frost and Spencer Bishop, two of my former co-workers at BMC, about JavaOne 2006. We recorded at the legendary Thirsty Bear, so pardon the background chatter. Charles will be back next week, so don't despair.
  29. 049The Beauty of the Nordic Bathroom, Java 6.0 (Mustang), Leaky Abstractions, TheFrontSide.net, and XML Encoding, Lordi, and the Book of Job 2006-05-12 · 53:20 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté talk about everything from spray-down bathrooms to JSR 223 (scripting in Java). Charles also gives us an update on The Front Side, and we talk more about our 2006 JavaOne contest. (This episode barely edited by Coté
  30. 048A Zope Story, The marvellous JLine, and Lightweight Language Wars 2006-05-10 · 27:50 · mp3 · archive.org Once again,, the brilliant Bill de HÓra saves what would have been an otherwise podcast. Zope, Rambo, readline, and dynamic languages! What ever happened to Python? Did Ruby steal it's glory? Apologies for being late. We was busy.
  31. 047The Magic Shoe, An Unusual Pecker, Whiney Bitches, Fix It! 2006-04-28 · 29:01 · mp3 · archive.org Charles tell us about his weird shoe dreams, we respond to some listener comments, talk way too long about UFO porn, and finally end up talking about managing your urge to complain.
  32. 046JavaOne, Classloaders, and "Butt Pluggable Architectures" 2006-04-22 · 16:40 · mp3 · archive.org We go over a great comment posted by Carsten Saager, talk in-depth about Java, wrapping libraries (pardon the slow down for a few seconds), and the Sun architecture style of pluggability, which rules
  33. 045More Comments, SOA, The BPEL of California 2006-04-14 · 13:30 · mp3 · archive.org We respond to Adam Bien's comment on episode 43 : Lordi, BPEL, EJB locking, and Random Kung-Fu
  34. 044Iceland's Porches, Globo Greko, Backups, Winter of the Dead, Reference Countin 2006-04-07 · 31:54 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Cote' talk about the import/export business, globalization and systems administration, and respond to a listener comment about reference counting (thanks Alex
  35. 043Licensing, Eurovision and Service Oriented Architectures 2006-04-01 · 22:20 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and Coté talk about different approaches to licensing for the indie programmer, Lordi, and Coté rambles on about SOA
  36. 042Fast Libraries, The Zombie Exception to International Treaties, Stiring up Some Shit in Finland 2006-03-24 · 15:41 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I discuss two excellent listener comments: thanks for sending them in. Yuh
  37. 041GC Elves vs. Bread Elves 2006-03-03 · 37:35 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I discuss the ins and outs of garbage collection, Zen vs. other religions, and the elves that live inside your computer
  38. 040Ruby Rake, Cryptorchidism and Version Control 2006-02-24 · 29:50 · mp3 · archive.org Charles, Bill de Hóra, and I talk about build tools, version control (subversion), and the usual random plateful of fun. Many thanks to the cordial and understanding Charles, Bill de Hóra for putting up with endless reschedulings.
  39. 039Finish Helicopters, Comments, and Exceptions 2006-02-17 · 44:42 · mp3 · archive.org We catch up with Charles's adventures in Lapland, catch up on comments, and talk briefly about Java, and the VM as a multi-lingual platform
  40. 038Laptops, Java Bitching and Multilingual Environments 2006-02-10 · 22:35 · mp3 · archive.org Charles and I talk about the long life of his Thinkpad, annotations in Java, and the trend of multi-lingual environments supported by a VM
  41. 037Web as Platform, GUI vs. Web-app 2006-01-26 · 23:44 · mp3 · archive.org I ask Charles two questions: What do you think of "the web as a platform" concept? Is all that hassle with web-apps really worth it? Wouldn't you rather be GUI programming? The is the tail-end of last week's recording, so you might consider this part two of th...
  42. 036Fans and Focus! 2006-01-20 · 16:36 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about some recent positive comments -- and cash-money from Jomdom! -- and the tediousness of dealing with focus in web browsers. We also catch up on Charle's indie-programmer life-style
  43. 035Zombies, More Goddamn Ruby on Rails 2006-01-13 · 28:50 · mp3 · archive.org Coté lays out his master's thesis* on the current story trend in the Zombie genre: zombie evolution. As if that weren't enough, we try to finally close out the Ruby on Rails conversation -- spanning 4-5 episodes -- by responding to this comment.
  44. 034Commoditization 2006-01-05 · 14:14 · mp3 · archive.org Coté goes solo and talks about a commoditized software market. Charles was AWOL this week, so we'll see if we can reclaim him next week

2005

  1. 033The Mute Button, Finland and John Carpenter (part a) 2005-12-23 · 15:32 · mp3 · archive.org Since we've been gone for a few weeks, this week we're brining you three diferent episodes, so look for 33b and 33c
  2. 033The Mute Button, Finland and John Carpenter (part b) 2005-12-23 · 21:01 · mp3 · archive.org Since we've been gone for a few weeks, this week we're brining you three diferent episodes, so look for 33b and 33c
  3. 033The Mute Button, Finland and John Carpenter (part c) 2005-12-23 · 26:20 · mp3 · archive.org Since we've been gone for a few weeks, this week we're brining you three diferent episodes, so look for 33b and 33c
  4. 015Pickle Jar Pooping, Builds, JavaScript Testing 2005-08-04 · 32:59 · mp3 · archive.org We talk about some fetishes, the honeymoon, clam chowder, JavaScript, and a few other things
  5. 003Finland, Ruby on Rails, DBs 2005-05-13 · 1:11 · mp3 · archive.org Charles Lowell and yours truely again. The recording quality is piss-poor. But, whatever, you know you'll still like it...despite all the little pops and pips...and dog barking. Previous episodes: Episode 01 & Episode 02

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