Kurt

Kurt, a tech enthusiast from Belgium, discusses his use of Home Assistant for automation. Topics include smart locks, AI in the smart home, sleep detection, presence detection, car log book automation, and failsafes for home automation.

Is backend dead? Is front-end eating the whole stack? Ian and Tim invited several YAIGers to discuss about how front end and back end is changing, with guests: - Kurt, Fly.io founder - Jack, Principal Lead at Amplitude - David, Stately founder We all sat in a room with our phones on the table, and recorded this lovely chat before the SF meetup!

Kurt and Tim share their favorite behavioral science books of 2023, covering topics such as uncertainty, effective communication, parenting, and attention span. They discuss the impact of literature on understanding human behavior and offer condensed versions of why each book was influential. The hosts mention 'The Power of Brevity' by Todd Rogers, 'Humanizing Rules' by Christian Hunt, 'Anatomy of a Breakthrough' by Adam Alter, and 'Nobody's Fool' by Dan Simons and Chris Shebrey.