Computing
Non-AI computing: networks, servers, hardware, software engineering, and digital security and privacy.
#419: Why AI Transcripts Miss the Subtext
Stop relying on fading memories. Learn how to use the "Golden Hour" and AI to create perfect records of every important conversation.
#418: RAID is Not a Backup: Mastering Home Server Resilience
Why RAID isn’t enough and how snapshots act as a digital time machine for your home server’s survival.
#412: Beyond the Mouse: Why Our Keyboards are Stuck in 1870
Why are we still using 19th-century keyboard layouts? Herman and Corn explore the fascinating world of trackballs, macropads, and BCIs.
#410: Redundancy Is Not a Backup
When a 7-year-old server dies, the recovery is a wake-up call. Discover why RAID isn't a backup and how to build a resilient "Server V2."
#409: When RAID Fails: The Rebuild Time Nightmare
Learn the math behind RAID levels, the risks of drive rebuilds, and why ZFS is the modern gold standard for data integrity.
#405: What Your Power Supply's Efficiency Rating Actually Means
Is your power supply killing your PC? Herman and Corn dive into the hidden world of PSUs, efficiency ratings, and server reliability.
#403: Wireless Fiber: The Hidden Tech Powering Our Cities
Discover why the internet travels faster through air than glass and how microwave technology is solving the urban connectivity crisis.
#402: Powering the Abyss: The Secret High-Voltage Undersea Web
Discover the incredible engineering behind subsea cables, from 18,000-volt circuits to using the Earth itself as a giant return wire.
#401: Why Your Home Will Stay Hybrid
Is Ethernet dying? Herman and Corn explore why copper still reigns supreme for power, while fiber optics conquer the network backbone.
#391: The Surprising Math of Printing for a Digital Detox
Is paper greener than digital? Discover how to satisfy your long-read cravings without the environmental guilt.
#389: Minimizing the Blast Radius: Why Your Smart Home Needs Distributed Hardware
When a single home server fails, the whole house goes dark. Learn how to shrink your "blast radius" by moving to a distributed hardware grid.
#386: Beyond Blue Light: The Real Science of Display Eye Strain
Is blue light the real enemy? Herman and Corn dive into the physics of eye strain, PWM flicker, and the dream of the e-ink desktop monitor.
#385: The Unkillable Workstation: Building for Total Redundancy
Can you build a PC that never dies? Herman and Corn explore redundant power, memory mirroring, and high-availability clusters for home servers.
#381: Is Your Phone Hacking Itself?
Imagine getting hacked without ever clicking a link. Herman and Corn explore the terrifying world of zero-click exploits and Pegasus spyware.
#371: Beyond the Etch A Sketch: Building Persistent AI Memory
Why treat AI chats like disposable tissues? Discover how to turn years of prompts into a self-healing, evolving digital brain.
#370: Bunkers and Bytes: The Secret World of Gov Clouds
How do you host the nation's secrets on the same tech that runs Netflix? Corn and Herman explore the high-stakes world of air-gapped government clo...
#368: The Geometry of Secrets: How SSH Keys Protect the Web
Ever wonder why your SSH keys are so secure? Herman and Corn dive into the "trapdoor" math and elliptic curves powering the modern web.
#367: Escaping the Chat Bubble Trap
Stop hunting through bookmarks. Learn how to turn hundreds of scattered AI assistants into a cohesive, professional productivity suite.
#363: Is Your Inhaler Lying? The Science of Smart Asthma Tech
Why do some inhalers lack dose counters? Herman and Corn dive into the physics of MDIs, smart sensors, and how to DIY your own dose tracker.
#359: Why Your Diagnosis Is Just a Bundle of Symptoms
Stop treating symptoms and start treating biology. Herman and Corn explore how AI is turning medicine into a precision engineering discipline.