Welcome to Beyond ME, the show where mechanical engineering students go beyond M.E., and where the things we talk about are beyond us. We like thinking broader; we like thinking deeper. Join us as we dive into all things tech, morality, and the future.
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Music by Wesley Chang.
#19: Windows vs. macOS | Software Subscriptions Suck | Rethinking Folders - Brandon Wolfe
The guys are joined by Brandon Wolfe, a cybersecurity major at RIT, to discuss tag-based file systems, AI agents and privacy, Windows vs. macOS, whether Apple could ever sell macOS or servers, the MacBook Neo, and software subscriptions.
Links from the episode:
Everything by voidtools (https://www.voidtools.com/) (the Windows search tool Brandon recommends)
Apple Private Cloud Compute (https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/)
Apple Business (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/introducing-apple-business-a-new-all-in-one-platform-for-businesses-of-all-sizes/)
Fact check (01:02:00): Apple did make servers. The Xserve rack server ran Mac OS X Server from 2002 until Apple discontinued it in January 2011; Steve Jobs said "hardly anyone was buying them." The server software lived on as the macOS Server app until April 2022. Apple doesn't sell servers today, but it does run its own Apple silicon servers for Apple Intelligence through Private Cloud Compute. The enterprise service Finian mentions is Apple Business, launched April 2026, which lets companies set up and manage employees' Apple devices for free.
All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:31 - Who is Brandon Wolfe?
00:02:44 - Tag-Based File Systems
00:30:40 - AI Agents & Privacy
00:44:20 - Windows vs. macOS
01:00:41 - Would Apple Sell macOS?
01:08:16 - Apple Servers
01:23:00 - MacBook Neo & Repairability
01:33:29 - Software Pricing Models
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Music by (https://www.wesleyc.dev/)Wesley Chang (https://www.wesleyc.dev/)
2 May 2026
#18: Anthropology | Human-Centered Design | Everyday Carry - Lee Smith
The guys are joined by Lee Smith to discuss anthropology, accessibility, human-centered design, and everyday carry (EDC).
Links to Lee's studies/papers:
What's in Your Pockets? (EDC) (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03d843549aff4f2fab7c9f80a0e62e21)
Perpetuating ableism in engineering education: The role of user abstraction and expertise hierarchies in the design process (https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aeq.12531)
Hearing diversity and inequality of emergency services: perspectives on greater societal inclusion for deaf populations (https://www.emerald.com/edi/article-abstract/doi/10.1108/EDI-07-2024-0305/1307711/Hearing-diversity-and-inequality-of-emergency?redirectedFrom=fulltext)
Design, Disability, and Critical Pedagogy in STS (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01622439251386940)
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All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:27 - Who is Lee Smith?
00:02:36 - What is Anthropology?
00:06:19 - Deaf Accessibility in Emergency Response and Interpreting
00:38:47 - Human-Centered Design
01:22:41 - Everyday Carry
Music by (https://www.wesleyc.dev/)Wesley Chang (https://www.wesleyc.dev/)
26 Jul 2025
#17: AI Agents | Voice Mode | Future of the Job Market
The guys talk about AI agents, the future of the job market with AI, and are joined by a special guest...
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All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - Our experiences with AI
00:09:35 - Are we overusing AI?
00:22:01 - Should AI take away jobs?
00:25:35 - What happens after AI is perfected?
00:36:22 - The luddites always lose / Need for humanity
00:42:22 - The future of culture
00:46:23 - A special guest
00:57:43 - Our reaction
01:04:05 - How is ChatGPT so good at talking?
01:08:05 - How good is it going to get?
01:11:38 - Wrap up
Music by (https://www.wesleyc.dev/)Wesley Chang (https://www.wesleyc.dev/)
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