Quest 42 - What were the best things in the 90s?

Quest 42 - What were the best things in the 90s?
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Tom and Zach wax nostalgic as they discuss several top 25 lists from the 90s.

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  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What were the top 25 movies of the 90s?
  • 34:30 - What were the top 25 games of the 90s?
  • 65:00 - What were the top 25 TV shows of the 90s?
  • 81:30 - Wrap up!

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Quest 41 - How did Star Trek storytelling change over the decades?

Quest 41 - How did Star Trek storytelling change over the decades?
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There are 726 Star Trek television episodes, and Zach and Tom talk about each of them for 10 seconds...yes, it IS as boring as it sounds!

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  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 09:15 - What else can we say about The Original Series?
  • 21:00 - Could The Next Generation do no wrong?
  • 44:15 - What was Deeps Space 9's effect the franchise?
  • 63:30 - Did Seven of Nine take over Voyager?
  • 86:00 - Could Enterprise do no right?
  • 117:00 - Wrap up!

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Quest 40 - What should all software developers want in their applications?

Quest 40 - What should all software developers want in their applications?
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Tom and Zach go all geek this week, with a conversation about software development best practices.

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  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:55 - Why isn't your application logging?
  • 06:15 - Where is your configuration coming from?
  • 11:00 - Can we talk about Unit Tests for 18 minutes?
  • 29:00 - Is continuous integration necessary?
  • 30:30 - Does automated deployment speed up development?
  • 38:00 - When should you use inversion of control?
  • 49:30 - How intrusive is error reporting for end users?
  • 59:00 - Do you remove user impersonation from production builds?
  • 63:30 - Why is continuous deployment so controversial?
  • 72:15 - Wrap up!

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Quest 39 - What is agency, and does it matter in video games?

Quest 39 - What is agency, and does it matter in video games?
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Tom and Zach try to prove that their life has meaning by escaping into a podcast...oh, the irony, it burns!

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  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 01:15 - Does agency matter in video games?
  • 11:10 - Which game genres have the most agency?
  • 23:30 - Randomization, does it reduce agency?
  • 33:00 - Does agency add to escapism?
  • 42:20 - Are binary choices cop-outs?
  • 47:20 - Why is Chrono Trigger the best fake out ever?
  • 53:30 - Wrap up

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Quest 38 - WTF is...our REACTion to XCOM 2?

Quest 38 - WTF is...our REACTion to XCOM 2?
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Tom and Zach take time out from their busy schedule of killing aliens to talk about the XCOM franchise...or, more specifically, the awesome little bits that they actually remember.

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  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:35 - Which XCOM games did we actually play?
  • 15:45 - What was it like to hear about a new XCOM game?
  • 19:00 - Was XCOM 2013 a worthy successor to the 1994 classic?
  • 28:10 - How long will the long war hold our attention?
  • 33:00 - Why is it good when game series start off simple?
  • 38:30 - Why do we love XCOM 2 so much?
  • 58:45 - What was favorite in game moment so far?
  • 63:30 - Wrap up!

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Quest 37 - Which technologies are iterating versus innovating?

Quest 37 - Which technologies are iterating versus innovating?
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Instead of talking about CES itself, Tom and Zach discuss the future that CES made them dream of.

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  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:40 - Are current generation consoles just iterating?
  • 21:30 - When will new vehicle innovations become common?
  • 27:05 - Do we appreciate how amazing modern displays are?
  • 32:10 - Which wearables are worth wearing?
  • 41:30 - Can we tell when phones innovate?
  • 45:45 - Have printers improved since 1980?
  • 55:30 - Wrap up

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