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Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.

Perfect Visibility

8K TV is a joke. But that means it also points to the fact a 4K TV is likely to be the longest lasting television purchase you'll make since the cathode ray era.

Perfect Visibility
Culture

Interview: Alex Abrate, Level Up Dice

Seamus catches up with the founder and CEO of the best makers of gorgeous luxury gaming dice in the world: Alex Abrate from Level Up Dice.

Interview: Alex Abrate, Level Up Dice
Games

Nico King, Chaos Theory Games

This week Seamus talks with Nico King, co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Chaos Theory Games, an independent games studio based out of Sydney,

Nico King, Chaos Theory Games
Security

Hacks, remakes and fancy new phones

When are Zoom hacks not actually Zoom hacks? Why do games seem to have a better handle on doing remakes than film? That and more on this week's show.

Hacks, remakes and fancy new phones
High Resolution

Michal Blicharz and IEM Katowice's coronavirus moment

Michal 'Carmac' Blicharz on that moment when IEM Katowice was told it couldn't open its doors, plus the nature of esports during the coronavirus crisis.

Michal Blicharz and IEM Katowice's coronavirus moment

Infowars (good and bad)

Information is on every front line in this crisis: in health management, in overcoming isolation, and in the most unnecessary battle of them all – disinformation.

Infowars (good and bad)
Byteside Podcast

Now The Official Quibi Review Show

When this episode started we weren't sure about Quibi. By 15 minutes in we've decided that's all the show is about from now on.

Now The Official Quibi Review Show

One day at a time

“How are you?” is too expansive and hard to consider clearly. But “today” is contained and easier to respond to.

One day at a time
Games

Godzilla and friends are coming to Magic: the Gathering

Wizards of the Coast and Toho Co have partnered to bring a special Godzilla series of cards to the next Magic: the Gathering premium card set.

Godzilla and friends are coming to Magic: the Gathering
Business

It's time for 5 minute default meetings

The 30 minute default must die. Cut the defaults to 5 minutes to show the time vampires that enough is enough, especially in the coronavirus crisis.

It's time for 5 minute default meetings
Games

Beyond just virtual boards to play on

We've looked at virtual board tools for online boardgaming, but what about skipping those and just getting a game running anyway you like? Just. Do. It.

Beyond just virtual boards to play on
Media

The Unsubscribe Experiment

Seamus has been unsubscribing from all his video streaming services... but he's still using them all exactly the way he always has. Huh? How's that work?

The Unsubscribe Experiment

Cut yourself some slack

It's chaos all the way down. Give yourself a break. It's OK to take a breathe right now.

Cut yourself some slack
Byteside Podcast

The internet high wire act

Services are blowing up in all kinds of ways, whether becoming the new hotness or collapsing under the weight of all this new work from home traffic.

The internet high wire act
Games

Hearthstone's Year of the Phoenix!

A big new year for Hearthstone. Unquestionably biggest yet. So The Scrapyard gets some Hearthstone specialists together to talk shop. Demon Hunters. Outland.

Hearthstone's Year of the Phoenix!

Tech Has (Some) Answers

A lot will change permanently from here – especially around this tech adoption. Platforms like Zoom will be here to stay.

Tech Has (Some) Answers
Culture

Ben Lee, Blowfish Studios

Ben Lee, co-founder and Managing Director of Blowfish Studios, talks about running an indie studio and publisher on the latest High Resolution podcast.

Ben Lee, Blowfish Studios
Byteside Podcast

Staying together apart

As the coronavirus crisis worsens, tech has a massive role to play in keeping us together while we're physically isolating ourselves to avoid the virus.

Staying together apart
Games

Boardgames in the age of coronavirus

We're being encouraged to self isolate if we can, which is great news for many geeks. But if you can't gather around a table for a boardgames because that's a

Boardgames in the age of coronavirus
Games

The Sistine Chapel of Storytelling

We're not angry about Warcraft 3: Reforged, we're just disappointed. A deep dive on that in this week's podcast plus that blasted Corrupted Blood problem.

The Sistine Chapel of Storytelling