# tech podcast (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tech podcast. Page: Feed: --- ## [Winging it in Portugal](https://derek.broox.com/blog/winging-it-in-portugal) _2026-07-14 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ I'd been itching to get back across an ocean since the pandemic, so last winter we decided to finally make it happen and hired a travel agent to plan a trip to the Mediterranean. She suggested Croatia, we provided rough parameters and waited for a plan. After months of no response, we gave a nudge, and I'm pretty sure she just copied and pasted someone else's Game of Thrones themed itinerary and… ## [Clyde's, you were good to us](https://derek.broox.com/blog/clydes-you-were-good-to-us) _2026-06-28 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ In the Spring of 2019, my hometown buddy, Mitch told me his friend was opening a restaurant in Des Moines and that it was going to be done well. That Summer, signage started to go up in the East Village and by fall we got a look at the beautifully designed bar. It was clear that Mitch's friend was both experienced and meticulous, and we were excited to give it a shot. As soon as Clyde's Fine Diner… ## [Memories of Grandma Betty](https://derek.broox.com/blog/memories-of-grandma-betty) _2026-05-28 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ She was born on Valentine's Day in Southern Missouri, and had clear Southern Missouri roots . I was her first grandchild , and we always had a special bond because of it. She often called me her "number 1,” which always made me feel a little awkward - especially around my sister and cousins ... but she wasn't exactly known her social awareness, haha. As a toddler, she and Grandpa John took me… ## [DIY solar reflector researcher](https://natural-state.bearblog.dev/diy-solar-reflector-researcher/) _2026-03-28 · natural-state · Natural State_ Sergiy Yurko My solar station has 58 sq. m of mirrors and heat accumulator 3.5 cu. m of water My name is Sergey Yurko. I live in Ukraine (Mirgorod, Poltava region) youtube.com I stumbled upon this YouTuber, Sergiy Yurko, out of Ukraine who has a slew of videos on low tech, cheap, DIY solar reflectors. There's lots of good research here. I think the most interesting idea I've come across from here… ## [The Iowa Tech Podcast](https://derek.broox.com/blog/the-iowa-tech-podcast) _2026-03-24 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ My friend, Kaylee recently invited me to be on the Iowa Tech Podcast and I almost turned it down because I didn’t think I had any relevant content. I clarified that I've not been involved with an Iowa-based company in over 15 years and have been remote for so long that I’m not used to chopping it up about tech IRL. The invitation honestly made me a bit anxious. But I agreed, did the interview, had… ## [The Low Tech Podcast is back!](https://natural-state.bearblog.dev/the-low-tech-podcast-is-back/) _2026-02-07 · natural-state · Natural State_ Podcasts The Low Technology Institute currently offers two podcasts. The Low Tech Podcast Our occasional podcast covers topics related to low technology, research, sustainability, and the environment. Follo… lowtechinstitute.org The Low Tech Podcast, a podcast put on by Scott Johnson at The Low Technology Institute, is back after a nearly 2 year hiatus. This is a great show to listen to if you are… ## [Mothbox Insect Monitoring](https://natural-state.bearblog.dev/mothbox-insect-monitoring/) _2026-02-07 · natural-state · Natural State_ Home | Mothbox The Mothbox is a low-cost, high-performance insect monitor. It features a power efficient and lightweight design that helps field biologists deploy it in the depths of the jungle. digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io The Mothbox is an incredibly cool little DIY project for insect monitoring. It comes with open source software for identifying, grouping, and labeling insects. It… ## [Whole Earth Discipline: A Commentary (Chapter 1)](https://natural-state.bearblog.dev/whole-earth-discipline-a-commentary-chapter-1/) _2026-01-29 · natural-state · Natural State_ Chapter 1: Scale, scope, stakes, speed The scale of forces, this time, is planetary; the scope is centuries; the stakes are what we call civilization... The Problem The Earth climate system is in a positive feedback loop , which means the bad things that are happening because of the changing of the climate make more bad things happen that cause the climate to change more which will make more bad… ## [2025 Was Tough](https://derek.broox.com/blog/2025-was-tough) _2026-01-25 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ Big ups. Big downs. Took some risks. Continued to go with the flow... Thinking. Learning. Growing. The year ended with the heartbreaking loss of our "nephew," Elias ... which is part of the reason its taken so long to write this retrospective. He was an incredibly special kid with an incomprehensible diagnosis that he and his family fought as hard as possible to overcome... The loss has taken a… ## [Whole Earth Discipline: A Commentary of the Ecopragmatist Manifesto (Chapter 0)](https://natural-state.bearblog.dev/whole-earth-discipline-a-commentary-of-the-ecopragmatist-manifesto-chapter-0/) _2025-12-23 · natural-state · Natural State_ Stewart Brand is a conservationist and technologist. He's had a large impact on culture in America and today is still relatively unknown. Environmentalism as we know it today is in part due to him; he doesn't care much for fame but is more interested in using tools to solve problems. Stewart Brand wrote a book, and he's struck the right chord that resonates with my spirit. After doing so much -… ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ah3kjdaqT1hU) _2025-12-23 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Stickin the Proposal Shot](https://derek.broox.com/blog/stickin-the-proposal-shot) _2025-11-26 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ A couple weeks ago, my buddy Judson asked if I'd be willing to "stealthily take some photos" of him proposing to his amazing partner, Katie . I immediately told him how I stoked I was for them, but I'm not even close to a professional photographer and didn't wanna fuck up capturing their moment. He said it'd be super casual, in a remote park, and just wanted a couple mementos, so I agreed to scout… ## [January Reset. No Gluten. No Alcohol.](https://derek.broox.com/blog/january-reset-no-gluten-no-alcohol) _2025-01-31 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ I've been dealing with some minor, intermittent skin issues for years. It's been treatable, but last year the eczema came hard, spread further and was a little gnarlier... so I started seeing a dermatologist and allergist. They tested for chemical allergies, environmental allergies, had me change everything that I put on my skin or clothes and none of it helped. I suspected a food allergy or… ## [My blog: 2001 - Today](https://derek.broox.com/blog/derek-broox-com-2001-2025) _2025-01-24 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ This site is almost 24 years old now. TWENTY FOUR. When I think about myself at 24... man. What an ignorant, overconfident punk, this site must be. So, this all started as a work study project in college - a monolithic PHP+MySQL app that evolved into a multi-service, server side rendered javascript front end that hits a REST API (with an integration layer, various caching strategies, standalone… ## [Goodbye, 2024](https://derek.broox.com/blog/goodbye-2024) _2025-01-06 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ You know those Christmas cards that folks send that include a little 1-pager about what they've been up to for the year? I really like those... So, here's my 1-pager for 2024. Travel I stuck around North America again this year, visiting... San Francisco to hang with my team @ Panther Montana to snowboard and kick it with Kirps, Mason , and Ryan Moab for the Bronco Off-Roadeo and national parks… ## [Media Detox](https://derek.broox.com/blog/media-detox) _2024-12-08 · derek@broox.com (Derek Brooks) · The blog of Derek Brooks_ My biography on social media for the past 20 years has been: Builder. Fixer. Thinker. Rocker. I thrive in creative environments and have a real need to be designing, producing and moving to stay happy. My therapist recently pointed out that my self-esteem is directly tied to my productivity, which was something that I needed to hear. Over the past few years, I found myself laying in bed before I…