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Shades Of Brown
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Shades of Brown is a weekly podcast about computers and culture. Each week Sadiq Saif and Cristian Colocho discuss the latest events and end up going way too far into the weeds on some niche topic.
- 1 hour 10 minutesMontblonc Sounds Like A Slur
American Carrier Woes, VPNs on iOS are mostly a scam, Android 13’s final release, and true wireless earbuds in 24bits.
Show Notes:
00:11:24 – iOS VPN Woes
00:39:30 – Android 13
00:53:51 – Samsung Unpacked (Fall 2022)VPNs:
- iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for years, researcher claims [Updated] | Ars Technica
- VPNs on iOS are a scam
- VPN overview for Apple device deployment
- Commercial VPN services for consumers
- What do VPNs actually do?
- Workarounds to mitigate leaks
- DNS-over-HTTPS
- NextDNS
Android 13:
Bixby Is A Dog With Shoes:
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: almost there – The Verge
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: incremental innovation – The Verge
- Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro review: the best Samsung buds – The Verge
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery – The Verge
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27 August 2022, 4:11 pm - 54 minutes 31 secondsWhy Do Cis Men Love Fast Charging?
Beyonce is back, the Gamers™ are bad, esports are good, and the Google Pixel 6a rocks.
Show Notes:
00:01:39 – Beyonce – Renaissance
00:22:41 – Destiny 2 Community Manager Abuse
00:33:31 – Sadiq Talks about EVO
00:43:04 – Google Pixel 6aBeyonce – Renaissance:
- Beyoncé: Renaissance Album Review | Pitchfork
- Breaking Into House | Synthicator
- Beyoncé – RENAISSANCE Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius
Bungie’s lawsuit:
- The players are the problem: Community managers complain of excessive harassment
- Bungie sues Destiny 2 streamer alleged to cheat, harass employees
Sadiq Talks About EVO:
- Evo weekend is here: How to watch the fighting game event of the year | Ars Technica
- EVO 2022 | Evo Championship Series
- Events – Evo 2022
Pixel 6a:
- Google Pixel 6A review: midrange parts, Tensor smarts
- Google is launching the Pixel 6a in these 13 countries | Android Central
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12 August 2022, 6:01 pm - 1 hour 11 minutesThanks, Qualcomm
We talk about Lockdown mode, the new M2 Macbook Air, the Nothing Phone 1, and Intel’s Arc A380 GPU.
Show Notes:
00:02:57 – Lockdown Mode in iOS 16
00:20:48 – M2 Macbook Air
00:43:56 – Nothing Phone 1
00:52:13 – Intel Arc A380Lockdown mode:
- Apple expands commitment to protect users from mercenary spyware
- Why Lockdown mode from Apple is one of the coolest security ideas ever | Ars Technica
M2 MacBook Air:
- Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) review: a whole new Air-a – The Verge
- Daring Fireball: The 2022 13-Inch MacBook Air
- 2022 MacBook Air review: Apple’s clean slate | Ars Technica
- Amazon.com: Anker USB C Charger 40W, 521 Charger (Nano Pro), PIQ 3.0 Durable Compact Fast Charger (Not Foldable) for iPhone 13/13 Mini/13 Pro/13 Pro Max/12, Galaxy, Pixel 4/3, iPad/iPad Mini (Cable Not Included)
Nothing Phone 1:
- Nothing Phone 1 review: something else
- Nothing phone (1) review: All style and some substance | Android Central
Intel Arc A380:
- Intel Arc A380 Gaming GPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD RX 6400, GTX 1650, & More
- Intel Arc GPU Tear-Down: A380 Gunnir Photon Disassembly
- What is Resizable BAR, and should you use it? | Rock Paper Shotgun
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20 July 2022, 1:07 am - Keigh3
Please play Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, also the Xbox Bethesda Showcase.
Show Notes:
00:10:12 – Xbox Bethesda Showcase
01:01:33 – Final Fantasy Direct
01:06:40 – Summer Games FestXbox Bethesda Showcase:
- Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022: All the big announcements – Polygon
- Microsoft’s new Xbox TV app streams games without a console later this month
- Xbox Cloud Gaming will support your game library later this year
- Xbox Project Moorcroft will bring early game demos to Xbox Game Pass
- Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal
- Forza Horizon 5 is getting a Hot Wheels expansion in the skies of Mexico | Rock Paper Shotgun
- Overwatch 2 coming this October and will be free-to-play | Rock Paper Shotgun
Square Enix Final Fantasy Showcase:
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake part 2, Rebirth, gets release date, first trailer – Polygon
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 is getting an HD remaster – Polygon
Summer Game Fest:
Funny Tweets
- https://twitter.com/slimyswampghost/status/1537561358966849536
- https://twitter.com/Android/status/1538308158510157824
Cool Games You Should Check Out that are also on Xbox Games Pass:
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22 June 2022, 1:25 am - 1 hour 39 minutesWWDC 2022
WWDC 2022. An evolving argument about web push notifications and system settings apps.
Show Notes:
00:03:17 – iOS 16
00:21:01 – iPadOS 16
00:31:00 – WatchOS 9
00:43:25 – macOS 13
01:20:24 – M2 and Macbook AirKeynote and SOTU links:
- Keynote – WWDC22 – Videos – Apple Developer
- Platforms State of the Union – WWDC22 – Videos – Apple Developer
iOS:
- iOS and iPadOS 16: The MacStories Overview
- Michael Tsai – Blog – iOS 16 Announced
- Safety Check
- Lol iMessage
iPadOS:
- It’s a real computer now, finally
- iPadOS 16 Announced
- Stage Manager (also on macOS)
watchOS:
macOS:
- Apple M2
- MacBook Air 2022
- 13-inch MacBook Pro 2022
- macOS 13.0 Ventura Announced
- System Settings
- Mac App Notarization at WWDC 2022
- Meet passkeys – WWDC22 – Videos – Apple Developer
Various Networking Bits:
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14 June 2022, 9:55 pm - 1 hour 2 minutesGoogle I/O 2022
Google IO and the Halo TV Show, we’re not sure what’s more disappointing.
Show Notes:
00:09:20 – Google I/O 2022
00:54:56 – More Halo TV Show Follow UpGoogle I/O:
- Google teases future hardware: The Pixel 7, Pixel Tablet, and AR Goggles
- The Pixel 6a is official, and it’s set to dominate the mid-range market
- It’s about time: The Google Pixel Watch arrives this fall
- Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro come with noise cancellation and long battery life – The Verge
- Pixel by Pixel: how Google is trying to focus and ship the future
- Google’s vision for Android 13 is to offer a little more of everything – The Verge
- Cool Accessibility Changes:
Halo The TV Show:
- First they came for my lore, then they came for his cheeks
- Master Chief Finally Had Sex In Paramount+’s Halo Show
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20 May 2022, 12:20 am - 1 hour 6 minutesMeta Level Marketing Scheme
Nintendo Switch Ethernet, Space, Smart Homes, HomePods, App Store Pricing, and Halo. It’s been a slow news week.
Editors Note: We were not joking when we said shades of brown dot com is an adult site, open it at your own risk.
Show Notes:
00:02:06 – Sadiq Gave Nintendo Money
00:11:00 – Sadiq Talks About Space
00:13:39 – Insteon Shutting Down
00:25:11 – #chosawasright
00:33:07 – Meta’s Monetization Schemes
00:44:43 – Halo Infinite / TV Show Follow Up
HE’S GOT THE DOCK:
- Sadiq gave Nintendo money, let’s examine why
NASA Perseverance Rovers gets solar eclipse on Mars
Smart Home Wife Guy Shuts Down:
- Insteon finally comes clean about its sudden smart home shutdown | Ars Technica
- Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes | Ars Technica
- Hey Insteon users! – Home Assistant
- Amazon and Google do have local paths, but not on by default:
#chosaWasRight:
- Incredibly, your Apple HomePod may now be worth more than its $299 MSRP
- iPhone 13 mini
- ‘Glorious PC Gaming Race’ is rebranding to ‘Glorious’ out of belated shame – The Verge
Meta Level Marketing (MLM) Scheme:
- Meta announces plans to monetize the Metaverse, and creators are not happy | Ars Technica
- Netflix stock plummets 37% as CEO says company plans ad-supported tier | Ars Technica
Halo Infinite-ly Boring:
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26 April 2022, 1:09 am - 1 hour 13 minutesEpisode 179: The Top Is All Holes
HomeKit Routers, anything is better than NSO, Tie Fighters, and a Halo lore dump.
Show Notes:
00:02:26 – chosa’s Wi-Fi story
00:27:15 – New PlayStation Plus Tiers
00:38:12 – RTX 3090 TI(e)
00:48:35 – Settling for the OnePlus 10
00:49:22 – Halo TV Show
01:11:12 – Love Live! Cornerchosa rants about HomeKit Routers:
- Homebridge
- HomeKit Secure
- Use routers secured with HomeKit – Apple Support
- Velop AX4200 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (MX4200) | Linksys
- Linksys Velop AX4200 WiFi 6 Mesh System – Apple
- Bufferbloat Test by Waveform
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212313
- Smart Queue Management – Bufferbloat.net
PS Plus New Tiers:
- PlayStation Plus: Sony’s new subscription options to compete with Xbox Game Pass – The Verge
- Breaking down Sony’s confusing PlayStation Plus subscription relaunch | Ars Technica
RTX 3090 TI(e):
- EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Review & Benchmarks: Power, Thermals, & Overclocking
- The 3090 Ti Heat Problem: Supersized Cooler Tear-Down of EVGA FTW3
- MSRP – $2000 USD
OnePlus 10, they finally settled:
Halo: The TV Show
- Halo (TV Series 2022– ) – IMDb
- CGI effects
- Makee
- Soren
- Forerunner artifact
- Kwan
- Covenant language depiction
- Cortana’s creation
- Pelican’s slipspace engine?
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4 April 2022, 3:25 pm - 1 hour 26 minutesEpisode 178: RetroTwink
We talk about the installation of games to arbitrary folders, Cyberpunk, and the March 2022 Apple Event.
Show Notes:
00:00:01 – NO MORE BITS
00:01:26 – Xbox for PC App Changes
00:05:31 – Cyberpunk 2077
00:41:00 – March 2022 Apple EventXbox app finally has some of the functionality that Steam had for years
Cyberpunk 2077 spoilercast:
- Endings | Cyberpunk Wiki | Fandom
- ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Cyberpunk 2077
- Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes – Cyberpunk 2077
- Open World Talk – Emptiness
March 2022 Apple Event:
- Apple’s ‘Peek Performance’ Event: By the Numbers – MacStories
- Apple’s ‘Peek Performance’ Event: All The Small Things – MacStories
- Apple’s New iPad Air Adds the M1 Chip, Center Stage Support, and 5G Connectivity – MacStories
- Mac Studio, M1 Ultra, and Apple Studio Display: The MacStories Overview
- The Mac Studio Is Myth Fulfillment
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13 March 2022, 9:51 pm - 1 hour 27 minutesEpisode 177: Elden Ringcourse
There is actually no discussion of Elden Ring.
Show Notes:
00:00:01 – Elden Ringcourse
00:04:55 – Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
00:39:11 – Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra
00:56:33 – SteamDeckElden Ringcourse:
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen:
Samsung S22 Reviews:
- Samsung’s Galaxy S22 phones are the safe bet – The Verge
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: notably unique
- The Galaxy S22’s 45 W charging doesn’t actually improve charge times | Ars Technica
SteamDeck:
- Steam Deck: The comprehensive Ars Technica review
- A brief tour of the Steam Deck’s Linux implementation
- Steam Deck review: it’s not ready
- Gamers Nexus – Steam Deck 1-Month Review: SteamOS Difficulties, Software, & User Experience
- Deck Verified
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28 February 2022, 6:56 pm - 1 hour 48 minutesEpisode 176: Fire Emblem Three Houses DiscourseThere's actually no Fire Emblem Three Houses discourse. Featuring Mint. Show Notes: 00:02:48 - Nintendo February 2022 Direct 01:20:07 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 01:30:01 - Sifu 01:37:04 - Vampire Survivors 01:40:06 - Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Nintendo February 2022 Direct: Nintendo Direct - 2.09.2022 List of all games announced (thanks avie!) Nintendo Direct headlined by Mario Kart 8's 48 new upcoming racetracks | Ars Technica Dread Pirate Sunder on Twitter: "every nintendo direct is them announcing a remake of something I've never heard of even one time in my life and then 50 of my mutuals going "HOLY SHIT IT'S BLORKBY HE'S BACK!!!!"" / Twitter Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (June 24th 2022) Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (April 8th; Pre-order now) No Man's Sky ("This Summer") Mario Strikers: Battle League (June 10th; Pre-order now) Splatoon 3: Salmon Run Next Wave ("This Summer") Front Mission 1st: Remake ("This Summer"; 2 Remake also announced w/o date) Disney Speedstorm ("This Summer") Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Port of Wii/PS2 version - April 20th; Pre-order now) Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (February 17th) SD Gundam Battle Alliance ("This Year") Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (April 7th; Pre-order now) Kirby And the Forgotten Land (March 25th; Pre-order now) MLB: The Show 22 (April 5th; Pre-order now) Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece for Cloud (Tomorrow/February 10th) Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (July 8th) Portal: Companion Collection ("This Year") Live A Live (July 22nd; Pre-order now) Nintendo Switch Sports (February 18-20th online play test for subscribers; April 29th release) Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival ("This Year"; Subscription for 500 songs coming with it) Triangle Strategy (New demo playable to Chapter 3 with transferrable save data if you buy it coming out) Cuphead The Delicious Last Course DLC (June 30th) Metroid Dread "Dread and Rookie Mode" Update ("Later today"; Boss rush update in April) Mother 1 & 2/EarthBound: Beginnings & EarthBound coming to NES/SNES Online (Later today) Zombie Army 4: Dead War (April 26th) GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon (Later Today) Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles (June 10th) Lego Brawls (June 2022) Two Point Campus (May 17th) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass (dripfed 48 courses remastered from past games; March 18th) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (September 2022) JP exclusive announcements: Taiko Risshiden V DX (May 19th) [Port of the latest entry in Koei's grand strategy series, last seen on the PSP] The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (May 12th) [An FMV Adventure game; the english title is trademarked in the west] LOOP8 (2022) [Looks like an RPG/Visual Novel?] Touken Ranbu Warriors (Feb 17th) [A Musou game; Koei Tecmo is releasing it in the west] Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (Feb 17th) [Worldwide release] Chocobo GP (March 10th) [Worldwide release] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (April 14th) [Worldwide release due on April 12th] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 (April 21st) Games Corner: Pokemon Legends Arceus Sifu Sifu review: martial arts roguelike is too complex for its own good - Polygon Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature Vampire Survivors Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS15 February 2022, 12:10 am
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