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Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 3min

The Last One Before React Miami

Adam's flying as you read this, and he's definitively not still sick. We're talking about Adam's internet being hacked, updates on our secret project, Cloudflare news, NextJS and Vercel benchmarking drama, and very important planning for React Miami and what to feed Adam.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Cloudflare acquires PartyKit to allow developers to build real-time multi-user applicationsCloudflare acquires Baselime to expand serverless application observability capabilitiesReact MiamaTopics:(00:00) - Adam is basically here. Here being in Miami. (00:37) - Dr. Dax diagnosing Adam (04:34) - Why is sound on the web so bad? (07:05) - Is someone hacking Adam's internet? (12:09) - Update on our secret project (13:11) - Cloudflare news (17:48) - NextJS Vercel infastructure (27:45) - Benchmarking Vercel (33:21) - Is it possible to have a good console? (38:00) - There's only so much caring in a company (41:05) - Plans for React Miami (51:49) - How we going to feed Adam?
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Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 47min

Is AI Just 5 Crypto Bros in a Trenchcoat?

Topics include AI in coding, generative AI technology, advancements in voice synthesis, Apache and PHP history, project teasers, California's email ban bill, work hours discrepancies, navigating public scrutiny, divide between human humor and AI content, disappointment with a giant excavator toy, microplastic consumption, and 3D scanning technology.
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Apr 1, 2024 • 1h 1min

Determining Success for a Startup, Bundling & Unbundling, Big vs Small Dev Teams

Adam tries on a chain for Florida, Linear fixes GitHub Issues issue for Dax, big vs small vs medium dev teams, how long do startup devs actually have to develop, how much of a factor is luck in a startup's success or failure, Disney and media bundling and unbundling, and are Adam Sandler movies actually any good?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.GitHub Integration – LinearPaddle – The complete payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for SaaSPaddle Board RentalsBaumol EffectBundling and UnbundlingClaude  AnthropicAdam Sandler FilmsUncut Gems 2019 Film ReviewsReact MiamiTopics:(00:00) - Squeeky boom (00:28) - Adam tries on a chain - or is it a necklace? (03:55) - Do you track your sleep? (04:38) - Linear fixes GitHub issues? (10:08) - Big team vs small team vs medium team (20:57) - Where do startup founders go when their startup dies? (25:02) - How long is the window for a developer? (30:11) - Do you feel like it's all going to come down to luck? (38:21) - It feels like any aquisition feels like a failure (42:08) - Disney, IP, ESPN, and sports rights (48:08) - Bundling and unbundling (50:07) - LLM pricing instability (54:02) - Let's cool it on the robots (56:11) - Are Adam Sandlar
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Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 20min

SST Ion Update, Benefits of SQLite, Adam Goes Zed, Dax Goes Mac, and Getting Old

Dax, a key contributor to SST Ion, shares insights on its recent launch and the exciting improvements in AWS CloudFormation. He discusses the migration process and why companies should consider launch weeks. Adam contemplates a switch to Zed land while Dax transitions to Mac with the M3 chip. They also touch on the benefits of SQLite, the evolving landscape of tools like AstroDB, and the humorous challenges of balancing personal hobbies with family life, all while facing the quirks of aging and technology.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 1h 37min

PlanetScale, Devin and AI Future, Cameo, and Picking Movies for Adam

A brief list of topics discussed in this brief episode: New Jersey follow up from last episode, PlanetScale layoffs and performative twitter responses, free tiers aren't going to last forever, the Devin AI demo, Astro's file format choices, Adam has no thoughts about capitalism, does online bitterness extend to real life, why aren't more of us using Cameo for shit posting, Adam needs more movies to watch, and Dax learns about Adam's LOTR obsession.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Aaron Francis (@aarondfrancis) / XHow About Tomorrow?Devin: AI EngineerCopilotAI Pair ProgrammerGPT Prompt PluginCursor Code EditorHomeI Am LegendI Am Legend 2007 Francis LawrenceFavorite Stars PersonalizedEx Machina Film ReviewOscar Best Picture Winners by NayanThe Wolf of Wall StreetKillers of the Flower MoonNolan’s FilmsScorsese’s FilmsQuentin Tarantino FilmsThere Will Be BloodNo Country for Old Men Film ReviewDune 2021 Film ReviewsDune: Part TwoGuillermo del Toro FilmsThe Fellowship of the RingIan Mckellen Hobbit BreakdownKing Kong 2005 Peter JacksonMulan TrailerMarley & Me Film ReviewsPlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitabilityTopics:(00:00) - Adam leaves special messages for you on YouTube (00:37) - New Jersey slander on Twitter (06:00) - PlanetScale layoffs (14:37) - Performative Twitter and the stupidity of responses (21:14) - The free tier system (29:22) - Weird noises in the yard (31:52) - The Devin demo (41:07) - Astro choosing their own file format (45:01) - Adam doesn't think about capitalism (51:44) - Does online bitterness extend to real life? (57:58) - Is the future going to be cleaner or messier? (01:04:16) - Why is Twitter the best developer community? (01:05:20) - Cameo as an underutilized service for shitposting (01:09:10) - What movies should Adam watch? (01:17:08) - Miami plans (01:34:52) - Adam sold a domain
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Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 25min

Part 2 With Ken Wheeler - AI Farming, Adam Feels Nothing, and Dax Has Terrible Internet

Dax's internet is bad, but so are all the internet providers. Should Ken buy a farm as a backup plan to when AI takes over? And does Adam ever feel anything at all? What if this is all a simulation? And how has humanity survived this long really?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Astroesbuild - An extremely fast bundler for the webBuy Trees Online | FastGrowingTrees.comStardew ValleyTransistor‎The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) directed by Martin Scorsese • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd‎Dunkirk (2017) directed by Christopher Nolan • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd‘Dunkirk,’ With Quentin Tarantino, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan - The RingerShōgun (2024 miniseries)(00:00) - Shhhh Ken's back (00:28) - Dax's bad internet (02:33) - The internet's bad internet (04:01) - Working on large, old shit (10:28) - Will tree shaking ever work? (13:11) - Buying a farm instead of dealing with AI (14:52) - Mango talk (21:27) - Does Adam feel anything? EveR? (27:41) - What do you do when you hang out with people? (28:38) - Ken's thoughts on AI (37:07) - What if we end up in a simulation? (42:41) - Shogun and exploration (47:12) - How has humanity (and Dax) survived? (01:02:14) - Do people just hang out anymore?
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Mar 11, 2024 • 58min

Where Did Dax Move, Adam Learns About Grills, and a Chat with Ken Wheeler (Part 1)

Dax is on the move, Adam learns about grills, and Ken Wheeler stops by for a two episode conversation arc. In this episode we're comparing weather, what we do in a hotel, fishing in the Ozarks and hunting in New Jersey, visiting a temple, using ChatGPT voice to learn, and the kids these days have no respect for NSync.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.DowndetectorBig Green Egg: The Original Kamado, since 1974Kamado Joe® | Ceramic Grills | Ceramic Smoker | Kamado GrillSlow Productivity: Cal Newport On How To Escape Burnout, Do Your Best Work & Achieve More By Doing Less – Rich RollNikita Bier on X: “Maybe we wouldn’t be so glued to our phones if they weren’t the most interesting thing in the world” / XStockX: Sneakers, Streetwear, Trading Cards, Handbags, Watchesbaps temple new jersey50 Cent: BulletproofMartha & SnoopSnoop Dogg Legal Action(00:00) - Worlds colliding (01:32) - How does Dax sound? (07:22) - Dax is still moving (11:24) - Adam learns something new today: grill edition (14:05) - Do you ever think about doing a different profession? (16:12) - Golf and data science (21:31) - Introducing Ken Wheeler (26:46) - Weather update (31:40) - The hotel experience (35:34) - Fishing in the Ozarks and hunting in New Jersey (43:06) - Visiting a Hindu temple (46:25) - Using ChatGPT voice to learn (49:22) - No respect for NSync
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Mar 4, 2024 • 1h 11min

AI Coworkers, Dax's Twitter Rules, Planetscale Insights, and Adam's Health(care)

The SM7B is everywhere. Adam and Dax can't wait for their AI coworkers to arrive, but should you be concerned about your job with AI? And what does E/ACC mean? Adam asks Dax about his tweets and rules for Twitter. And the US healthcare system is broken with no fix in sight.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.SM7B - Vocal Microphone - Shure USAPerplexityDax on X: “you’ve all had co2 monitors for over a month now and i haven’t seen an improvement”Query Insights — PlanetScale DocumentationIntroducing the Data API for Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 and Amazon Aurora provisioned clusters | AWS Database BlogAI description of this episode.(00:00) - Do it at the beginning (00:29) - Mics and mic technique (05:32) - AI developer coworkers (18:09) - What does the best programming language look like in the future? (24:39) - Are we too optimistic about AI's future? (29:28) - AI is great for cleaning up data (33:17) - You don't have to be human with AI (38:16) - What does E/ACC mean? (40:39) - The White House says we should write Rust (42:07) - Adam asks Dax about his tweets (44:00) - Dax's Twitter avatar rule (46:24) - What's PlanetScale Insights? (53:18) - The state of health care in America (01:02:13) - Interest rates going down - or up? (01:03:39) - Meta ask: leave us a rating please! (01:08:03) - Would you get Neuralink?
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Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 1min

Are Software Developers Like Movie Producers, or Are We Software Engineers?

Are software developers like movie producers? Explore the challenges of web ad companies programming poorly. Learn how to save businesses from AI. Coping with being connected to everything all at once in a tech-driven world.
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Feb 19, 2024 • 1h 24min

Dax's Vision Pro Review, Cloud Pricing, Rebuilding Plex, and Moving to an AI Utopia

Topics range from software rot vs serverless life, subscription payments myths, framework devs vs app devs, Supabase vs Firebase, Dax's review of Apple Vision Pro, moving towards an AI utopia, and more tech-related discussions.

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