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We've released 9 episodes about History:

049: Patronise me

In this episode we discuss how (typically niche) video content creators are adapting to the thirst for consuming their (high quality) content, but have traditionally found it harder to earn money to do it. How is this affecting the consumer, the creator, and the platform? Further reading: Intro/outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

045: Generally available AI

In this episode of Octal FM we dive in to the state of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. We'll explain what it is, what it isn't, and why it seems to be such a big thing right now. There's lots of reading material out there if you want to learn more. Some intro articles Opinion pieces Intro/outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

030: An act of God

In this episode we're joined by our friend Tom, aka @x5315. Tom co-created Twitterfall with Jalada back in 2009.

To follow up from Episode 25 where Jalada talked about building Twitterfall, Tom is here to tell us the story from his point of view, and what he's up to now.

The whiteboard of features in Tom's university dorm room

025: Building Twitterfall

In 2009 Jalada spent 2 hours building a website that would ultimately end up shaping his entire career. In this episode of Octal FM we tell you the story of that website. https://twitter.com/kevinrose/status/1145906019 https://twitter.com/kevinrose/status/1145913425 [caption id="attachment_107" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo from Marcus Warren @ Telegraph[/caption]

024: Gamers shaping games

In this episode Jalada and Sefran sit back and chat about how gamers shape games through coming up with challenges, speedruns, or rewriting the games themselves through modding.

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