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Each Sunday, Brad Shoemaker and Will Smith discuss a new technology topic. Come for the long-form co

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92: Carmackology

2021/6/20

id Software's Quake came out 25 years ago this week, and it also changed both of our lives. In this

It's been a big week around these parts--Will helped reveal a new game at E3, and Brad helped launch

90: CONTROL MY MONITOR

2021/6/6

Reinstalling Windows: no one enjoys it, but everyone has to do it eventually. This week, we spend so

89: Don't Mix the Soaps!

2021/5/30

If you're looking for our monthly Q&A ep, you've found it! This time around we consider such listene

Spurred by Will's first month with a Chevy Bolt, we present an episode on electric cars and attempt

87: With a Name Like Deke...

2021/5/16

In honor of Will's birthday, this week we traveled back to the heady days of 1975 to see what was bi

86: 42U or Bust

2021/5/9

Very special guest Vinny Caravella joins us this week for a wide-ranging chat about his years of vid

Six-ish months since launch, the next-gen consoles are now officially current-gen, so we thought it

84: On a Cleaning Jag

2021/4/25

Email time! In this month's Q&A, we talk about Spring cleaning and strategies for organizing electro

Kishore Hari--Tested.com correspondent, noted science communicator, and steak-product connoisseur--r

Ultra-wideband support has been making its way into phones for a couple of years now, but... what th

81: A Cube of Cold Opens

2021/4/4

What is this week's episode about, you might ask? Why, it has a delightfully floral scent, almost li

80: That's a Sewer Diamond!

2021/3/28

Like Spring, emails are upon us once again, and this month we talk about such listener-provided topi

What the heck is going on with modern video game controllers? That's the question we're trying to ad

This week our quest to find consensus on the best advancements in PC-building reaches its end. From

The urge to rank is upon us again, and this time we're looking to put together a list of the best ad

76: Hell or Palo Alto

2021/2/28

Listener emails return after a brief hiatus, and this time they bring chatter about the correct Wind

This week we're joined by Adam Rogers, Wired senior correspondent and author of Proof: The Science o

74: Mining for Computronium

2021/2/14

Google's "pivot" away from first-party Stadia development seemed like a good cue to spend an episode

73: Thirteen Issues a Year

2021/2/7

Will used to work for a tech magazine. Brad always wanted to. We both read more than our fair share