It turns out we haven't answered all the questions that have ever been asked yet, so we figured we'd take a few more from you, the listener, this week, covering topics like cell phone signal strength and the way your carrier prioritizes your traffic, ARM vs. x86 in the context of efficiency, how much vibe-coding is going on in OSs and drivers right now, open ... Show More
Sep 20
357: Drag Your PC Into the Back Yard
Following up on our bonus Steam Frame episode earlier this week, Tested's Norman Chan stops by to go much deeper on Valve's new standalone headset, unpacking topics like the pros and cons of pancake optics, local Alyx versus streamed Alyx, a headset with hot-swappable batteries, ... Show More
1h 10m
Sep 14
356 Extra! - Steam Frame Edition
Valve sent us a review unit of their new standalone VR headset, the Steam Frame and we're here with first impressions, after testing it for about 40 hours over the course of a week. We talk about the FEX x86 to ARM emulator, how well it works with local and streaming VR as well a ... Show More
25m 11s
Sep 13
356: Small Team, Big Thinking
This week we sat down with the 2018 documentary General Magic, about the early '90s startup of the same name that was full of Macintosh veterans who were way ahead of their time about mobile computing, online communications, and a lot of other stuff. Were they really trying to ma ... Show More
58m 56s
Sep 2020
Ring Security Drone, Amazon Fall Hardware, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, & Sherbert vs. Sherbet? #015
<p>This episode we talk about the Amazon Fall Hardware event, the Sony a7S III is finally here, Amazon LUNA, Sherbert VS. Sherbet, ASUS and ACRONYM Laptop, The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, and Super Mario 3D All-Stars!</p>
1h 3m
Dec 2020
Our Mug Announcement, Catching Up, Intel vs. Apple M1, and Much More! #023
<p>We officially launched our Same Brain mini store with mugs and stickers! We also catch up and chat about where we have been, the Intel vs. Apple M1 MacBooks, streaming, working from home, our rapid COVID testing experience, and much more. </p>
56m 42s
May 2025
AUA: Changing Dark Energy, Twin Paradox, and What's Next for CERN
<p>We answer your questions. To listen to our backlog of ask-us-anything episodes for free, head to our Patreon, or join for $3/month to submit your questions: https://www.patreon.com/whythisuniverse</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse">Support the sh ... Show More
54m 36s
