Trapped in a Loop: The Waymo Incident

Jerod & Adam discuss Nvidia’s recently announced personal AI supercomputer, Waymo’s latest infinite loop, what’s involved in getting a “modern” terminal setup, and whether or not AI has gone mainstream… warts & all!

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• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Min | A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy
• Nvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Project Digits - The Verge
• We talked to the guy who was stuck in a Waymo robotaxi on a dizzying loop
• What’s involved in getting a “modern” terminal setup?
• Warp docs - Terminal features
• Connections Episode 1: The Trigger Effect : James Burke and Connections on Wikipedia
• chriskempson/base16: Not a theme, but a framework

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• Sonos CEO Patrick Spence steps down after disastrous app launch

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