Coder Radio

648: System76's Britain Heaphy

May 23rd, 2026  |  17 mins 1 sec

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Michael talks with Britain Heaphy, mechanical engineer at System76, about designing the new Thelio Mira—from prototyping and thermal testing to airflow, acoustics, upgradeability, and the practical tools that shape a modern desktop chassis.
Britain shares how the new Mira chassis came together, why improved thermals matter for both performance and noise, and how System76 designed the case to support future upgrades—including the clever option of adding a second power supply for high-end configurations. They also get into the line between powerful consumer desktops and workstations, the role of 3D printing in fast iteration, and why sometimes the most valuable prototyping tool is just a roll of masking tape.

647: pgFirstAid with Justin Frye

May 6th, 2026  |  18 mins 53 secs

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Justin Fyre talks us through his awesome open-source pgFirstAid.

643: Scott Kelly, CEO Black Dog Ventures

March 11th, 2026  |  19 mins 3 secs

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Mike sat down with Scott Kelly of Black Dog Ventures to discuss the VC funding market, his unique funding events and what the outlook for technical founders is like in 2026. Also, some pro tips from Scott on getting VC attention.

639: RubyLLM with Carmine Paolino

January 21st, 2026  |  17 mins 15 secs

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Mike sits down to talk some RubyLLM with its author Carmine Paolino.

637: SEGA Christmas Special 25

December 23rd, 2025  |  46 mins 30 secs

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635: Tabnine's Eran Yahav

December 12th, 2025  |  17 mins 35 secs

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Mike sits down with Eran Yahav of Tabine to talk enterprise coding agents and AI assisted coding.