https://goodnightchrome.show Ever have trouble sleeping because your brain won't stop thinking about work? Me too. So, I come up with a solution. Each episode of this podcast starts by reading a technical document, but soon begins to meander, lulling your brain into mushy, blissful sleep. en-US weekly 1 https://statamic.com 2026 Goodnight Chrome shout@jackmcdade.com (Jack McDade) shout@jackmcdade.com (Jack McDade) 1440 https://goodnightchrome.show/assets/goodnight-chrome-artwork.jpg https://goodnightchrome.show 144 144 Fall asleep the mind-numbingly boring sounds of technical documents. Ever have trouble sleeping because your brain won't stop thinking about work? Me too. So, I come up with a solution. Each episode of this podcast starts by reading a technical document, but soon begins to meander, lulling your brain into mushy, blissful sleep.. technology, white papers, entertainment, sleep aid, self-help, jack mcdade Jack McDade Goodnight Chrome shout@jackmcdade.com no no https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/1-the-chrome-changelog-and-john-candy Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/1-the-chrome-changelog-and-john-candy In our inagural episode, what begins with a relaxed reading of the the Google Chrome 64 changelog, meanders its way to the loosely related topics of John Candy, Cheerios, and the olympics.

]]> 27:04 <p>In our inagural episode, what begins with a relaxed reading of the the Google Chrome 64 changelog, meanders its way to the loosely related topics of John Candy, Cheerios, and the olympics.</p> Jack McDade no no https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/2-bitcoin-and-macarina-dance-competitions Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/2-bitcoin-and-macarina-dance-competitions You’ve certainly heard of Bitcoin, but have you read the original whitepaper? Grab your pillow and sleep mask because we’re going to get deep into it, before getting lost somewhere around the year 1995, competing in a pool-side Macarina dance competition.

]]> 25:04 <p>You’ve certainly heard of Bitcoin, but have you read the original whitepaper? Grab your pillow and sleep mask because we’re going to get deep into it, before getting lost somewhere around the year 1995, competing in a pool-side Macarina dance competition.</p> Jack McDade no no https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/3-html-dialogs-and-chicken-wing-stacks Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/3-html-dialogs-and-chicken-wing-stacks What could possibly be more exciting the than the technical specification for the HTML 5.2 Dialog element? Chicken wing stacks, that’s what.

]]> 22:52 <p>What could possibly be more exciting the than the technical specification for the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/html52/interactive-elements.html#the-dialog-element">HTML 5.2 Dialog</a> element? Chicken wing stacks, that’s what.</p> Jack McDade no no https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/4-distributed-systems-and-downton-abbey Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/4-distributed-systems-and-downton-abbey Let’s begin with an article from 1978 on time-based events in distributed systems. Along the way we’ll visit side-destinations including, but not limited, to synchronized curling, Inspector Spacetime, and Downton Abbey.

]]> 21:14 <p>Let’s begin with an article from 1978 on <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en--us/research/uploads/prod/2016/12/Time-Clocks-and-the-Ordering-of-Events-in-a-Distributed-System.pdf">time-based events in distributed systems</a>. Along the way we’ll visit side-destinations including, but not limited, to synchronized curling, <a href="http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Inspector_Spacetime_(television_show)">Inspector Spacetime</a>, and <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/downton-abbey/">Downton Abbey</a>.</p> Jack McDade no no https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/5-waveforms-and-whisky Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/5-waveforms-and-whisky Let’s learn about waveforms with a beautiful, highly visual, interactive article by Josh Comeau. Listen as I atempt to describe to you what I see, as we both learn about how sound works. Also, I’m drinking whisky. Sorry about the mouth sounds.

]]> 35:52 <p>Let’s learn about waveforms with a beautiful, highly visual, <a href="https://pudding.cool/2018/02/waveforms/">interactive article</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshWComeau">Josh Comeau</a>. Listen as I atempt to describe to you what I see, as we both learn about how sound works. Also, I’m drinking whisky. Sorry about the mouth sounds.</p> Jack McDade no no https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/6-pasta-and-protein Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://goodnightchrome.jackmcdade.com/6-pasta-and-protein Did you know that the drying method used has a huge difference on the physical properties of pasta? Not to spoil it, but it’s true. Also, I mention protein maybe twice and needed a second word in the title.

]]> <p>Did you know that the <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19476337.2016.1149226?scroll=top&needAccess=true">drying method</a> used has a huge difference on the physical properties of pasta? Not to spoil it, but it’s true. Also, I mention protein maybe twice and needed a second word in the title.</p> Jack McDade no no