Decapsulate
Decapsulate

Discussing tech, tools, and tips on how to survive inside a creative brain. Hosted by Tris & Robin.

Latest Episodes

Ergonomic updates, digital garden beginnings, and the limits of LLMs

Robin takes us on a tour through his new physical workspace, as well as his digital garden vitual workspace. We both talk about the podcast's schedule, and end on an exploration of what the philosophy of mind can tell us about the limits of LLM reasoning.

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Ergonomic updates, digital garden beginnings, and the limits of LLMs

De-platforming and Techno-Feudalism

Tris & Robin talk about what it means to be an online creator in an age of Techno-Feudalism, and what to do about it.

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De-platforming and Techno-Feudalism

Desk Ergonomics, Non-Fiction Podcast Recommendations and Obsidian Deep-dive

Tris despairs at Robin's desk setup, Robin recommends tech/lefty podcasts, and Tris explains how he's augmenting his Obsidian use with the open-source ecosystem.

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Desk Ergonomics, Non-Fiction Podcast Recommendations and Obsidian Deep-dive

Rediscovering the Old Internet, Rethinking Unit Testing, and Navigating the Creator Economy

Robin talks about the perils of Unit Testing, Tris gives advice to new creators, and both reminisce about The Good Old Days and realise they never left.

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Rediscovering the Old Internet, Rethinking Unit Testing, and Navigating the Creator Economy

Beginnings, Digital Gardens and AI Delusions

We get excited about the stats on episode 1 and talk a little about podcast logistics. Tris then does a deep-dive into Digital Gardening and Robin talks about the ethics of TESCREAL.

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Beginnings, Digital Gardens and AI Delusions

Agoraphobia and Thinking in Systems

We discuss our experiences with conferences pre and post-pandemic, the psychological hurdles of public speaking, and our evolving use of Obsidian for personal knowledge management (PKM).

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Agoraphobia and Thinking in Systems

On Writing & Mental Health

Tris and Robin introduce themselves and share tips for writing podcasts, blogs, videos and how to survive inside a creative brain.

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On Writing & Mental Health