Episode Archive
100 episodes of Hypercritical since the first episode, which aired on January 14th, 2011.
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Episode 40: 40: When The Hobby Light Goes Off
October 28th, 2011 | 1 hr 32 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss what it's going to take for Apple to field a television product that's finally something more than a "hobby." Attached box vs. full TV set, apps vs. channels vs. a la carte purchases, direct deals with content owner
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Episode 39: 39: Quasimodo Backpack
October 21st, 2011 | 1 hr 32 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk more about Siri in theory and in practice, and how iCloud is different than MobileMe, with its own set of problems. Plus more complaints about the Star Wars blu-rays, a clarification of the TiVo Premiere Elite's specs,
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Episode 38: 38: Virtually Spotless
October 14th, 2011 | 1 hr 27 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss TiVo Premiere Elite's potential to not be as horrible as the TiVo Premiere, the expectations for and reality of Siri, Google's new Dart programming language, and the iCloud launch.
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Episode 37: 37: A Story of Triumph
October 7th, 2011 | 1 hr 11 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about the death of Steve Jobs: personal remembrances, the less-obvious lessons of his life, and the dangers of his deification. Also, misspeaking vs. failing to communicate, Star Wars blu-rays, and John's attempt to po
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Episode 36: 36: Wedge
September 30th, 2011 | 1 hr 25 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon's new tablets, Amazon cloud services, and what making money by "selling the blades" implies about Amazon's ability to compete with Apple's approach of "selling the razors." Also, predictions for October's App
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Episode 35: 35: Wrestling an Alligator
September 23rd, 2011 | 1 hr 25 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about the Netflix/Qwikster debacle and the big picture in the TV and movie industries, then continue their exploration of the Windows 8 Metro user interface.
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Episode 34: 34: Pride in Craftsmanship
September 16th, 2011 | 1 hr 29 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin mourn the continuing shameful stewardship of the cultural touchstone that is Star Wars, then dive into the Windows 8 Metro user interface and Microsoft's prospects for the future of its hybrid tablet/desktop operating system
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Episode 33: 33: Square Bracket Colon Smiley
September 9th, 2011 | 1 hr 17 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the origins and suitability of Markdown, including why John doesn't use it and why you might want to, and why the entire PC industry can't seem to create a laptop as nice as a MacBook Air but for less money.
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Episode 32: 32: The Next Big Move
August 31st, 2011 | 1 hr 31 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the future of Apple without Steve Jobs. What decisions defined the Jobs II Era, and can Apple continue to make such big moves without the big man at the top?
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Episode 31: 31: Strong Arguments for and Against
August 24th, 2011 | 1 hr 21 mins
John Siracusa and Ryan Irelan discuss the future of the Mac Pro, what HP's exit from the PC business and Google's acquisition of Motorola mean for Microsoft, and whether or not Amazon should buy webOS.
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Episode 30: 30: Paths in the Grass
August 17th, 2011 | 1 hr 8 mins
John Siracusa and Ryan Irelan follow up on the seemingly never-ending list of features in BBEdit and LaunchBar, take a side trip into the world of "haxies" and system extensions, and then—finally!—discuss Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) in Lion.
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Episode 29: 29: In Too Deep
August 10th, 2011 | 1 hr 20 mins
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss Lion’s quittin’ ways, people who choose to turn off Dock indicator lights, the merits of a "clean install" of Mac OS X, Mac application launchers, and BBEdit vs. TextMate vs. emacs vs. vi vs. sanity.