Join Mandi Walls as she takes us back to the AOL chat room era, discussing the evolution of online communities and tech infrastructure at AOL. Explore Unix platform commands, web operations, Apache projects, and software tools for various functions. Reflect on the challenges and nostalgic memories of managing servers and the importance of teamwork in tech success.

Adam Jacob, known for his spicy takes on open source meets business drama, discusses controversies in the tech industry, image optimization benefits, business model shifts, open source sustainability, and system management evolution. The podcast also touches on modern heavy metal bands and musical icon debates with hints of future episodes.

Ryan Carniato, an expert in Solid with a focus on Signals, joins Amal & Nick to discuss the cornerstone of reactivity in Solid. They delve into the evolution and adoption of signals in JavaScript frameworks, exploring their role in enhancing user experience and improving performance optimization. The conversation also touches on SDK creation challenges, framework convergence, and the versatility of Solid in state management compared to React.

Yoav, co-founder of AI21, discusses the groundbreaking Jamba model, a fusion of non-transformer and attention layers for efficient AI. The conversation covers the evolution of language models, Meta's llama 3 release, efficient AI system architecture, and the future of AI focusing on trust and reliability.

Louis Pilfold, creator of Gleam programming language, discusses its development, uniqueness, GitHub sponsors support, and future plans including a language server. Topics include language comparison, efficiency challenges, cloudflare tools, Rust compiler rewriting, image optimization, and sponsorship acquisition.

Cryptography experts Filippo Valsorda, Roland Shoemaker, and Go programming expert Nicola Murino discuss TLS encryption advancements, bug testing in new cryptographic libraries, innovative code generation for API SDKs, post-quantum algorithms, vulnerability analysis in Go, and the value of supporting open-source software. The chapter ends with random discussions on safes, pigeons, and podcast plans.

Guests discuss the open source threat from within, Redis forks, and Ghost team plans to federate over ActivityPub. Llama 3 model now available, and nolen shares tips on what to ask when not willing to work.

Discussion on Hashicorp's Cease and Desist letter, Redis fork, Boston Dynamics' new robot, Apple Vision Pro use, Vim to Zed transition, Firefox challenges, Beeper joining Automattic, and more tech news.

Paul Frazee shares insights on building, testing, and deploying mobile and web apps at Bluesky. Topics include decentralized projects, challenges in app development, platform growth, and the flexibility of social networking. The discussion also touches on information overload management in 2024 and testing the Blue Sky mobile app.

Kelvin Omereshone discusses the 'boring JavaScript stack' using Sails, Inertia, Tailwind, & frontend rendering libraries for web apps. He emphasizes the power of reliable tech for building robust applications, sharing insights on the benefits of this tech combination.