This week, Robbie and Chuck discuss Fresca’s nostalgic comeback, generalization vs specialization in web dev, the death of FAANG, and the career impact of AI. They also talk about the future of self-driving cars, the relevance of college education, and the ethics around digital media ownership.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:55) - Alcoholic Fresca
(07:06) - MANAMANA
(10:03) - Hot takes
(10:17) - Blow Pops vs Tootsie Pops
(11:30) - Are self-driving cars a good or bad idea?
(16:32) - How technology is changing education
(21:41) - Specialist vs generalist
(27:37) - Non-alchoholic Fresca
(28:28) - AI and the future
(29:43) - Videogames and community
(37:53) - Rails vs Django
(39:41) - Console gaming
(41:24) - How streaming and downloadable media has changed gaming
(46:39) - Game development
(50:22) - Coke products and Costco

Links

Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda
Coca-Cola: https://www.coca-cola.com
High Noon: https://www.highnoonspirits.com
White Claw: https://www.whiteclaw.com
Long Drink: https://thelongdrink.com
Meta: https://www.meta.com
Apple: https://www.apple.com
Netflix: https://netflix.com
Amazon: https://amazon.com
Microsoft: https://microsoft.com
Alphabet: https://abc.xyz
NVIDIA: https://www.nvidia.com
The Muppets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppets
Blow Pop: https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Blow_Pops
Tootsie Pop: https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Tootsie_Pop
Tesla: https://www.tesla.com
Black Mirror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror
Range Rover: https://www.landroverusa.com/range-rover
Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org
React: https://react.dev
Django: https://www.djangoproject.com
Rails: https://rubyonrails.org
Web3: https://web3.foundation
Diablo: https://diablo4.blizzard.com
Tears of the Kingdom: https://zelda.nintendo.com/tears-of-the-kingdom
Skyrim: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim10
Animal Crossing: https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com
Pokemon Go: https://pokemongolive.com
The Sims: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims
FIFA: https://www.fifa.com
Halo: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/halo
The Need for Speed: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed
Resident Evil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil
Tomb Raider: https://www.tombraider.com
PHP: https://www.php.net
Ember: https://emberjs.com
Python: https://www.python.org
Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org
.NET: https://dotnet.microsoft.com
XBOX: https://www.xbox.com
Playstation: https://www.playstation.com
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr
How About Tomorrow: https://tomorrow.fm
Google Stadia: https://stadia.google.com/gg
Analogue: https://www.analogue.co
Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com
EA: https://www.ea.com
Gamestop: https://www.gamestop.com
Costco: https://www.costco.com

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