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Publisher |: 5by5

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Apple,; Tech News,; Technology

Categories Via RSS |: Tech News,; Technology

A weekly talk show ruminating on exactly what is wrong in the world of Apple and related technologies and businesses. Nothing is so perfect that it can't be complained about. Hosted by John Siracusa & Dan Benjamin.

People |: Dan Benjamin (@danbenjamin),; John Siracusa (@siracusa)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Newton, MA /; Austin, TX
Premiere Date |: 2011-01-14
Finale date |: 2012-12-28
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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100 Available Episodes (100 Total) / Average duration: 01:36:40

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100 Available Episodes (100 Total)Average duration: 01:36:40

Dec 28, 2012

01:41:04

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin end the Hypercritical podcast with a discussion of the show itself, followed by a final Q&A where Dan asks the questions and John attempts to provide sensible answers. Many thanks to all the listeners and the folks in the 5by5 chat room. The journey was the reward.

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Dec 21, 2012

02:01:20

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin follow up on iTunes 11 and Apple's continuing failure to grok online services, then discuss the Wii U, starting with the painful setup process and continuing on to New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, and, inevitably, the Wii U GamePad controller.

Links for this episode:

Order of authors on publications - Academia Stack Exchange
Does your brain really have the power to see the world upside-down?
Dropbox: The Linchpin - Daring Fireball
Dropbox: The Linchpin - Michael Tsai
How Nintendo DRM trapped $400 of downloaded games on my failing Wii - Ars Technica
The long, frustrating road to recovering my Wii downloads - Ars Technica
arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-incredibly-true-story-of-how-i-bricked-my-wii-u" class="link">The incredibly true story of how I bricked my Wii U - The PA Report
images.ifixit.net/igi/MtqxV4ODmjKReJuY.large" class="link">Wii U GamePad battery compartment - iFixIt
New Super Mario Bros. U - Amazon.com
Wii U - Nintendo
Nintendo Land - Amazon.com

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Dec 14, 2012