Navigating Life's Complexities

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about American whiskey, buttered PB&Js, and the quirks of AI coding assistants. They swap TV recommendations, debate developer priorities like security and rewrites, and more.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:43) - Whiskey review and rating: Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey
• (13:59) - Hot Take: butter on a PB&J?
• (18:12) - Do we care about security in our applications?
• (23:23) - Challenges with AI tools
• (27:44) - The evolution of developer tools
• (28:09) - AI's role in software development
• (33:39) - Chuck's complications with moving to Italy
• (36:36) - Should we drop Severence?
• (40:25) - Jedi Survivor and gaming
• (47:35) - Game to film adaptations
• (50:57) - Robbie on his new job

Links

• Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey: https://www.unionhorse.com/
• CouplaBeers - SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPSTQSGb50
• The Food That Built America: https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america
• HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Ember: https://emberjs.com/
• Laravel: https://laravel.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Your Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben Holmes: https://whiskey.fm/your-terminal-is-getting-smarter-with-ben-holmes
• Warp: https://www.warp.dev/
• Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/
• Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
• Claude: https://claude.ai
• v0: https://v0.dev/
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
• Nespresso: https://www.nespresso.com/
• Severance: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx
• Silo: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice
• Before: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/before/umc.cmc.4uwoba1ftlsr5da94wc98ilsc
• White Lotus: https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus
• No Country For Old Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men
• Jedi Survivor: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor
• Jedi Fallen Order: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order
• FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/
• Zelda: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/games/zelda-games
• Skyrim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim
• ROG Ally: https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/
• Steamdeck: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/
• Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/
• Starfield: https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield
• The Mandalorian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian
• The Book of Boba Fett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Boba_Fett
• Andor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)
• Sekelton Crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew
• Ewoks: The Battle for Endor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewoks:_The_Battle_for_Endor
• Knights of the Old Republic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic
• Nintendo Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2
• Mario Kart World: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie
• Donkey Kong Bananza: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/donkey-kong-bananza/
• Avatar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)
• Norlan Glass: https://norlanglass.com/
• Lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/
• React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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