We finally got down to going back through everything and updating stories that we talked about during the season. Unfortunately it took us two months to edit and release this, so it’s already outdated in places.Also, it’s our one year anniver

Ep 12 “Elmer Fudd, bookstore love, history of names and the future of safety”

Nov 3rd, 2015

Our third compilation show where we realise we do in fact have shared interests and predictably pick the same story independent of each other. Plus, contacting the ISS, GMO tomatoes, flying around the world first-class, and a new criminal story

Ep 11 “Hey Siri, how many old internet plugins have you made irrelevant?”

Nov 3rd, 2015

We look back on an old blog post of Ashim’s that listed a bunch of websites, plugins and browser extensions he used before smart phones were super-smart. Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/132481687689/ep-11-show-notes

Ep 10 “Oh yeah! We have pictures from Pluto.”

Oct 29th, 2015

Nothing is quite as essential to the human condition as the curiosity to find something new and understand it. Space is currently that frontier and it captures our imagination with its infinite void of possibility. Show notes (the longest thu

Ep 9 “The ultimate in intuitive tech… is a hammer”

Oct 22nd, 2015

The more we’re surrounded by technology, the more we need ways to interact with said technology. But a lot of what we deal with, shouldn’t need these many controls!Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/131685653529/ep-9-sho

Ep 8 “You can’t make this stuff up”

Oct 13th, 2015

Our second compilation show and our triumphant return from an entirely undeserved vacation.Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/131112037024/ep-8-show-notesCreditsOpening track “Favorite Secrets” by Waylon Thornton htt

Ep 7 “Jetsons, meet the Jetsons…”

Sep 14th, 2015

Ashim goes to a lock picking class and ends up learning about online security, passwords and hashing; then we digress.Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/129039660239/ep-7-show-notesCreditsOpening track “Favorite Secr

Ep 6 “You’re a kid in India in the nineties if…”

Sep 9th, 2015

Nostalgia for the internet we grew up in and the growing need to participate in the world at large. We are the internet. Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/128708037539/ep-6-show-notes Credits Opening track “Favorite Secre

Ep 5 “Use chopsticks and write reviews”

Aug 31st, 2015

Where we discuss travel and the difficulty we have as Indians trying to see the world. Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/128004653234/show-notes Credits Opening track “Favorite Secrets” by Waylon Thornton http://wa

Ep 4 “A large bowl of macaroni salad”

Aug 31st, 2015

VHS Camcorder, chimpanzees in the stone age, a Leica breaks granite, iPad excitement, the Target fake customer care hero, criminals with macaroni salad, google loses data to a lightning strike and we’re still worried about zero rating.Show no

Ep 3 “Buy the camera that fits in your hand”

Aug 19th, 2015

Where we cover what we love about photography and the contrast between a professional and a hobbyist.Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/127099601039/show-notesCreditsOpening Track “Favorite Secrets” by Waylon Thornto

Ep 2 “There’s a T-Rex at the concierge”

Aug 10th, 2015

We cover the strange and perplexing world of artificial intelligence and rapidly jump between subjects.Show notes http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/126346371129/show-notes-episode-2CreditsOpening Track “Favorite Secrets” by Wa

Ep 1.5 “Neil Young is the Donald Trump of music” The first...

Jul 31st, 2015

Ep 1.5 “Neil Young is the Donald Trump of music” The first episode of 28.8! Ashim and Varun talk about how streaming services have changed their music listening habits.Show notes: http://twentyeightpointeight.tumblr.com/post/125514393374/sho

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