In this fascinating discussion with Adam Engst, we discuss how he used to think that reading added information to essentially a database in his brain. Recently, though, he has started to think about his brain as a large language model, and that instead, reading is changing the weights of the model to include new information. […]
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CES 2026: Magician Jonathan Molo, The Man in the Purple Suit
Magician Jonathan Molo catches Allison’s attention as she walks the Pepcom Digital Experience show floor looking for interviews. Jonathan displays his magic prowess by taking Allison’s diamond ring and making it disappear and reappear twice in two unexpected places. He is humorous, charming, and quite a character. Jonathan has performed at the California Magic Club, […]
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NC #1088 Hip Surgery Hardware Weight, Strapsicle for Kindle & iPad mini, Komutr MagSafe Earbuds, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, March 15, 2026, and this is show number 1088. mp3 download Articles How Much Did All That Hardware Weigh That They Put In Me? CES 2026: Strapsicle Straps […]
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Security Bits — 15 March 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. A timely reminder to keep your routers patched and to bin un-supported models via listener BG in the Podfeet Slack: 14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns — arstechnica.com/… (ASUS […]
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How Much Did All That Hardware Weigh That They Put In Me?
I’m not sure why, but I have always weighed myself every single day. Weighing yourself doesn’t help you lose weight. I can prove that because I tried weighing myself twice a day, and it still didn’t help, and yet I still weigh myself every day. As a result when I went into the emergency room […]
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Strapsicle Testimonial
Hopefully, you just heard, watched, or read our interview with Lou from the company Strapsicle, but I want to add Steve and my 2¢ to this, so I guess you’re getting 4¢. When we got home from CES, I went straight to Amazon to buy one for Steve and one for me. Spoiler, we love […]
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CES 2026: Lockly Smart Safe and TapCom Remote Entry Control
Allison interviews Frank Polidoro from Lockly about their new smart safes with PIN Genie code access and their app-free digital locks that provide remote access control for buildings and rooms. Frank showed Lockly’s Smart Safe, which is WiFi-enabled and can be opened via three secure methods: code entry, biometric fingerprint, or smartphone access. Lockly’s PIN […]
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My Experience with Claude Code: AI-Assisted Development in Practice — Bruce from Tennessee
This is Bruce from Tennessee with a summary of my experience working with Claude Code over the past several weeks. Claude Code, from Anthropic, is one of several AI tools that can be used to create software, as I’ll discuss in this post. The show notes contain a link to an overview of Claude Code […]
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CES 2026: Strapsicle Straps to Comfortably Hold Your E-Reader
Allison interviews Lou Rice, CEO of Strapsicle, about their straps that allow you to comfortably hold e-readers and tablets with one hand. Strapsicle is a strap that easily attaches to the diagonal corners of your device, leaving a space on the device’s backside through which you slide your open hand. The straps are made from […]
Continue readingNC #1087 Finland Travelogue, Hospital Tech, Viewsonic 4K/5K Displays VSCode Agentic Editing with Codex, Adam Engst on Siri as the New Mac Help System
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, March 8, 2026, and this is show number 1087. Before we get started, I want to thank all of you who reached out with your well wishes for […]
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