Mostly Satisfactory - Episode 33 - Getting Wired
0:00 Intro
2:58 Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
15:43 Making Sure the New Additions Work
25:20 Some Thoughts About Building Pieces
33:54 Troubles With the Map
46:31 When Smartphones Really Took Off
- While talking about some thoughts I had about Satisfactory building pieces that would automatically act as a conduit for electricity, water, or other materials. I specifically used No Man’s Sky as an example of what I was talking about.
- I used the term “diddly squat“.
- When I was thinking out loud about the classic balance between form and function, I mentioned Steve Jobs. This also led to a discussion where I compared and contrasted iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone.
- This then led to a comparison between Microsoft and Apple and their general design philosophies.
- While talking about the birth of smartphones, I also mentioned the Blackberry.
- As I talked about the history of microcomputers, I mentioned Robert X. Cringely and his books.