

How About Tomorrow?
Adam Elmore & Dax Raad
Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.
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Aug 19, 2024 • 50min
Slicing a Nice Piece of Bacon
Dax, a breakdancing expert, sheds light on the complexities of breaking at the Olympics, exploring the balance of authenticity and performance standards. Scott Tolinski, host of Syntax.fm, joins the fun as they discuss the absurdity of modern exercise and the playful rivalry of fantasy football. They also dive into the humorous challenges of finding trustworthy lifelong service providers like doctors and electricians. Along the way, they share personal anecdotes and reflections on their experiences, mixing humor with intriguing insights.

Aug 12, 2024 • 1h 19min
The History of the World and How it Scales with Sam Lambert
Sam Lambert stops by to talk Unifi networking, cooking meat, microplastics, disease research, the history of the world, scaling at PlanetScale, and why people love PostGres.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.The ultimate MySQL database platform — PlanetScaleUniFi - Introduction - UbiquitiNest Wifi Pro CoverageAztec EmpireBuddhas of BamiyanModern PostgreSQL BookTopics:(00:00) - Computers will always let you down
(00:27) - Falling asleep to self driving Tesla chats
(02:17) - Using Unifi networking gear
(12:02) - Cooking meat
(18:24) - Why are microplastics everywhere?
(22:55) - Ordering diseases and cells for research from a JC Penny Catalogue
(30:25) - American history with Adam and Dax
(34:26) - South American history with Dax
(38:24) - Could all the data get wiped out and we lose everything?
(54:52) - Scaling and PlanetScale
(01:08:48) - Why do people love PostGres?
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Aug 5, 2024 • 1h 12min
BS Jobs, Redundancy in Software, Self Driving Cars, and Dax's List
The eternal debate of freelance life vs being employed at a larger company, small teams vs big teams, bullshit jobs, self driving cars are finally discussed, Twitter VC fights, politics and tech, and Dax's list of next things to do.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Bullshit JobsThe Rational OptimistHere’s why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior | TechCrunchTopics:(00:00) - What is in Adam's pocket?
(00:49) - Hi. It's Adam. I'm the problem. It's Adam.
(02:22) - Freelance life vs employed life
(08:48) - Bullshit jobs
(12:03) - Building resilience and redundancy
(18:13) - Self driving vehicle hesitancy
(25:30) - Dax's neighborhood won't last forever
(29:29) - Where would Dax live if he had $100 million
(37:50) - How self driving car tech evolved
(40:24) - Ocular migraines
(44:36) - Dinosaurs and weird body parts
(48:58) - Dax's list of next things
(51:13) - Twitter VC fights and loyalty thoughts
(57:49) - Politics and tech
(01:06:54) - Finishing a project let down
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Jul 22, 2024 • 54min
Being Weird About 100 Eps, Crowdstrike Bugs, and Chris Joins Us with Clips
The guest Chris shares clips from past episodes in this 100th celebration. Topics include Crowdstrike bug chaos, economy skepticism, value of small teams, and are they playing characters on the podcast.

Jul 15, 2024 • 1h 2min
Scrolling Bugs, Pursuing Optimization, and Number Go Up is Good
Topics include Dax's scrolling bug hell, pursuing optimization at all costs, building preferred businesses, AI suspicions, commit hook drama, hatred for pyramids, and failed promises of five-word tweets. The conversation also touches on programming shifts, the allure of luxury items, predictable sales strategies, human-AI distinctions, historical engineering marvels, time mysteries, and podcast length preferences.

Jul 8, 2024 • 50min
Terminal Coffee Updates, and Dax Analyzes Adam (again)
Health expert Mark Sisson discusses Adam's fatigue, Dax's unique analysis, kids' behavior, American diet impact, business owner struggles, and updates on Terminal Coffee and Rspack news with breathing exercise expert Wim Hof.

Jul 1, 2024 • 59min
Open Source Drama, Streaming Productivity, and the State of JavaScript
Topics discussed in this podcast include getting haircuts, tattoo procedures, maintaining productivity during live streaming, different personalities in various group settings, open source drama, issues with TC39, stamping packages as good, and a survey on the State of JavaScript.

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Jun 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
Matt Pocock on Voice Coaching, Communication, Gaming, and Teaching How to Code
Matt Pocock, voice coach turned educator in TypeScript and coding, discusses voice coaching, tech teaching, European living, juggling, video games, F1 racing, chess, board games, and upcoming projects with Adam and Dax.

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Jun 10, 2024 • 1h 6min
Dan Abramov on Working at Bluesky, React, and the Social Internet
Dan Abramov discusses his journey from Meta to Bluesky, comparing centralized vs decentralized platforms, product work vs framework work, and the future of Bluesky. Topics include Expo, Facebook's view on React, and the internet's mean culture.

Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 30min
How About Mostly Technical?
Adam and Dax discuss Laravel vs. JavaScript, selling coffee via command line, the Serverless Framework, and transitioning to working with JavaScript and AWS services. They also explore the evolution of frameworks, starting a coffee business with friends, and selling coffee through a terminal app.