In Episode 3 Mark and Richard discuss what it’s like to be an independent developer and how to survive in a market where good free or cheap software is getting more prevalent.  Also, the word “Microbolometer” is used during follow-up.  We think that’s a pretty cool word.

Pre-show: 

• Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

• Topcoder swift challenge

• Audacity

• CMU Speech to text

Follow-up: 

• Pronouncing Hearthstone

• Germanium

• Cooled vs Uncooled thermal cameras

• Microbolometer

Being an independent developer:

• Our history with it

• Loneliness

• Custom code for clients

• Pros & Cons of bureaucracy

• Solo work’s impact on code quality

• Getting stuff done

• Spending money on hardware

• Wearing many hats

Indiepocalypse:

• Unread’s sales numbers

• David Smith’s diversification

• The Stuart Hall experiment

• HODOR & I am Groot Android apps.

• Finding a niche

• Effect of cheap & free on the market

• How big companies deal with the cheap/free issues

• Indie movies/books

Misc:

• Amazon Fire TV

• Amazon Fire Phone

Post-Show: 

• Our new pop filters (Nady MPF-6)

• Audio with & without pop filter. I am fully aware this is not how the poem goes.