September 17, 2011
The September 17, 2011 broadcast preserves Dr. Dave as a technology historian, practical tester, father and man of faith. He remembers learning Unix and Microsoft Xenix through affordable Radio Shack multi-user systems, then explains that a credible review requires living with a technology in ordinary personal and business work rather than merely installing it. A proud discussion of Dr. Dave's son Nick’s high-school football effort becomes a broader lesson about frustration, teamwork and learning that talent alone cannot carry a group. Personal stories about monsoon rain reaching the family television and comparing centuries-old Bible translations sit alongside two durable systems lessons: constant consumer-product churn can make users involuntary beta testers, while centralization can make one failure spread widely.
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Regular show: hour recordings
2 recordings · 106:57 total within this version.
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Regular show: segments
8 recordings · 95:08 total within this version.
Numbered positions are present in sequence. This alone does not prove the show is complete.