Episode 21: Bandying About the Cosmos

Two Bit Geeks

The busy geeks are back from more travels and buzz through accumulated corrections and followup, followed by a deep dive into software development, a trip to the world of Ahch-To (also know as Ireland), and finally Tom finds himself on a ‘special’ list.

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To sleep, perchance to dream [01:27]

• The Art of Dreaming by Carlos Castaneda
• Lucid dreaming
• Sleep paralysis
• No Dumb Questions 015 - What the Heck is Sleep Paralysis?

Corrections and Followup [10:30]

• Listener correction on Viruses vs Bacteria
• Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance (CDC)
• Mysterious Dimming of Tabby’s Star May Be Caused by Dust (NASA)
• The Search for Planet Nine
• Making Life Multiplanetary (SpaceX)
• The BFR
• Recent Elon Musk Reddit AMA
• Imposter syndrome
• A-Town

Software Development [30:17]

• AngularMix
• User Experience (UX)
• User Stories
• Is 30 too old to start in software engineering or CS? (Hacker News)
• Silicon Valley’s Dark Secret: It’s All About Age (Tech Crunch)
• GitHub
• jQuery

A Trip to Ahch-To [1:00:43]

• Star Wars sets in West Kerry (Episode VIII Spoilers!)
• The mediaeval monastery on Skellig Michael
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
• Looper

Airport Security [1:08:06]

• SSSS (Secondary Security Screening Selection)
• What It Means When You Get ‘SSSS’ on Your Boarding Pass (Lifehacker)
• Security theater
• Relevant XKCD: Password Strength

Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)