Evaluating talks' ROI and career trade-offs

Ian and Aaron recap Commit Your Code 2025, dive into the business of Aaron Francis, and wonder what we're all going to do with this AI slop.

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• (00:00) - 36 Hour Adventure
• (10:46) - Commit Your Code Reacp
• (23:01) - Higher Rungs of This Ladder
• (26:12) - Ian's Getting Scooped
• (29:50) - Aaron's Acting Debut
• (37:52) - The Business of Aaron Francis
• (47:26) - Sweet Hang Followup
• (49:49) - Meta's AI Slop

• 'Survivor' bar in Boston
• Commit Your Code 2025
• Aaron's Talk at CYC'25
• Justin Jackson's 'The Panel' podcast
• Aaron's CodeRabbit short film
• Meta's AI slop announcement