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PODCAST

Breadcrumbs

Elias Lanz & Sean Lunsford

Elias and Sean grew up together overseas before studying engineering in Germany and the US respectively. Breadcrumbs is their weekly chat about things past, present, and future.

society & culture

All Episodes

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58: Leaning Into Their Burn

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2017/10/13

Elias and Sean talk about having thick skin, telling people to “grow up”, and showing empathy. Links and Show Notes Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

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57: He’ll Blame His Minions

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2017/10/06

Elias and Sean talk about a coach’s or manager’s role in a team and discuss effective and ineffective leadership. Links and Show Notes Amazon.com: Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win eBook: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin: Kindle Store Jocko Podcast | Leadership and Discipline Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons

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55:05

56: Illusory Superiority

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2017/09/29

Elias and Sean discuss judging one’s own competence relative to others in a field, and try to remember times they’ve under- or overestimated themselves. Links and Show Notes Dunning--Kruger effect - Wikipedia The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast! eBook: Josh Kaufman: Kindle Store Mike Boyd Smarter Every Day Challenge: Learn the Backwards Brain Bike - YouTube July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows (no spoilers) - YouTube Accio Decade Hallows - YouTube xkcd: Survivorship Bias Breadcrumbs -

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41:25

55: A Boring Upgrade

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2017/09/22

Elias and Sean confess how much they’re paying for services, and then discuss Ulysses’ recent switch to subscription pricing and the subscription model in general. Links and Show Notes FastMail SaneBox Backblaze Audible.com Ulysses Why we're switching Ulysses to Subscription -- Building Ulysses -- Medium Ferrite Recording Studio Concepts Overcast Affinity Photo Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo

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54: The Breadcrumbs R&D Department

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2017/09/14

Elias and Sean sync up chess clocks and do a speed run through the iPhone 8/X keynote. Links and Show Notes Chess Clock by Chess.com John Gruber: "Steve Jobs Theater" Rene Ritchie: "Going in" Six Colors Subscriptions -- get access to the secret podcast Accidental Tech Podcast: 233: Nobody Cares But Me, But I Do Care (iPod Shuffle/Apple Watch discussion at 1:11:20) Journey - thatgamecompany Sky - thatgamecompany Bionic - Relay FM BONANZA: The Wedding Year - Relay FM PCalc

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53: Cleaning Before the Cleaners Come

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2017/09/08

Elias talks about the origami convention he went to over the weekend, and he and Sean discuss the usefulness (or not) of learning about things before going to such events. Links and Show Notes Origami Ant Robert J. Lang - Wikipedia BOS Society : meetings Impostor syndrome - Wikipedia Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons

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37:45

Dessert 4: Angry Birds

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2017/09/01

Elias flings birds at pigs for the first time. Links and Show Notes Angry Birds Angry Birds Space Angry Birds Star Wars Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Sirenity" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

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52: Well, Don’t Have FOMO

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2017/08/25

Sean recounts seeing and photographing the total eclipse, and then he and Elias talk about the Fear of Missing Out. Links and Show Notes Amazon.com : Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Black)- Body only : Camera & Photo Amazon.com: Manfrotto MTPIXI-B PIXI Mini Tripod, Black: MANFROTTO: Camera & Photo Amazon.com : Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f4.0 PRO Lens (Black) : Camera & Photo Amazon.com : Olympus MC-14 1.4X Teleconverter for the M40-150mm and 300mm f4.0 PRO Lenses

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1:24:11

51: Alien Stimuli

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2017/08/18

Elias and Sean continue episode 49’s discussion of following one’s passion. This week they talk about what they wanted to be when they grew up, how they ended up where they are now, and an alternative to the “follow your passion” advice. Links and Show Notes How to do work/life balance as a nomad - YouTube Nomad List -- Best Cities to Live and Work Remotely for Digital Nomads Pieter Levels's tweetstorm 2 3 7 Ways to Maximize Misery 😞 - YouTube Amazon.com: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills

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1:30:50

50: Before We Jump the Shark

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2017/08/11

A year in, Elias and Sean look back over the history of Breadcrumbs, discuss how it has changed, and look ahead to what it might become. Links and Show Notes Artwork by Efrat (sent in after we recorded) Trello Overcast Efrat's listener photo Hello Internet -- Reddit Podcasts: Planet Money : NPR 99% Invisible Hello Internet Accidental Tech Podcast Security Now Analog(ue) - Relay FM Accidental Tech Podcast: 205: People Don't Use the Weird Parts -- Chris Lattner interview Upgrade - Relay

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1:12:13

49: I Can Tell a Square From a Circle

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2017/08/04

Elias and Sean discuss the terrible but oft-given advice to “follow your passion,” asking themselves why everyone always says this and then talking about their own passions and where following them might lead. Links and Show Notes xkcd: Survivorship Bias Susan Cain: The power of introverts | TED Talk | TED.com Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative

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1:20:08

48: I Can Bequeath It to My Pet

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2017/07/28

Elias and Sean talk about digital rights management and online piracy—DRM’s effectiveness, our frustrations with it, and what would happen if it all just went away. Links and Show Notes Encrypted Media Extensions: Copyright, DRM and the end of the open Web | Privacy Online News Lawrence Lessig: Laws that choke creativity | TED Talk | TED.com Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle Devices - NYTimes.com Threes! Digital property after death issues continue as Apple requires court order for widow

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1:23:38

47: Chips in Our Packaging

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2017/07/21

Elias and Sean try to guess the dates of notable inventions, talk about the advancement of technology, and try and predict technology 10 years from now. Links and Show Notes Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler, eBook - Amazon.com Amazon.com: : Amazon Go Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future - Wait But Why The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future eBook: Kevin

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12:52

Dessert 3: Dumb Ways to Die

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2017/07/14

In this third dessert episode, Elias and Sean get frustrated playing Dumb Ways to Die. Links and Show Notes Due to technical issues, Elias's game audio was unusable and Sean's cuts out about halfway through. Dumb Ways to Die Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Sirenity" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

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46: The Inevitable Heat Death of the Universe

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2017/07/07

Elias and Sean fittingly wrap up their human society series with a survey of all the ways humanity might just annihilate itself. Links and Show Notes Voluntary Human Extinction Movement - Wikipedia Elon Musk: The future we're building -- and boring | TED Talk | TED.com The Incomparable | Panspermia, but for Clothes (Episode 328) Reconcilable Differences #47: Now I Dream in French - Relay FM (1:12:34) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from

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1:20:51

45: Sorry, Earth

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2017/06/30

Elias and Sean follow their climate change discussion by taking a survey to determine their carbon footprints and then talking about what an individual can do to live sustainably—and if it’s even worth the effort. Links and Show Notes With her blog post about toxic bro-culture at Uber, Susan Fowler proved that one person can make a difference - Recode Uber's CEO is out because of pressure, not some ethical epiphany from the board Measure your impact | WWF -- all the surveys WWF Footprint

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1:04:00

44: A System of Life Sustainingness

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2017/06/23

Elias and Sean discuss climate change—its effects, the controversy, and what can be done about it. Links and Show Notes 13 Misconceptions About Global Warming - YouTube Hidden Brain : NPR Why Our Brains Weren't Made To Deal With Climate Change : NPR Canada's New Shipping Shortcut - YouTube Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler, eBook - Amazon.com Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler, eBook -

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1:00:03

43: Buying Islands and Things

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2017/06/16

Elias and Sean talk about charity—from social pressure and the personal battle between consumerism and altruism to finding the right amount and most effective way to give. Links and Show Notes IAMA Foxconn insider with information on next 12 months of hardware updates : apple xkcd: Charity How to make a difference with your career - 80,000 Hours Amazon.com: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love eBook: Cal Newport: Kindle Store Breadcrumbs -

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1:07:58

42: The Invisible Everything Bucket

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2017/06/07

Elias and Sean share their thoughts on Apple’s hardware and software announcements at the WWDC keynote. Links and Show Notes Apple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2017 - Apple Why would Apple release a 10.5" iPad? -- Studio Neat Documents 6 - File manager, PDF reader and browser Hazel Imagining the introduction of a "Siri Speaker" - Six Colors Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation"

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2:23:59

41: Sieving Out the Mosquito Larvae

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2017/06/02

The Great Pakistan Draft: with Elias visiting his and Sean's boarding school of old for a graduation, they share stories and reminisce about the things they love, miss, and maybe don't miss so much about the country they both grew up in. 🇵🇰 Links and Show Notes Humans of Pakistan - Islamabad, Pakistan | Facebook Adventure 21 -- Murree, Pakistan -- MuffinWorks Hunza Valley - Wikipedia Shalwar kameez - Wikipedia Foods: Handi - Wikipedia Jalfrezi - Wikipedia Chicken tikka - Wikipedia Naan

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