The Other Stuff with internetVin

Gabriel O'Flaherty-Chan (https://gabrieloc.com/) is a game developer who is currently working on "Interchange"; a game about urban transportation.This episode moves from ancient Mesopotamian trade networks to Ridgeway Plaza - a massive Mississauga food destination drawing visitors from across North America. internetVin and Gabriel connect modern suburban gathering spaces to ancient oasis trading hubs like Bahrain, exploring how certain locations naturally evolve into cultural centers regardless of era.The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:00:00 Barbers, Haircuts, and Personal Style00:04:58 The Sausage00:10:00 Greek Islands, Ancient Civilizations, and Mythology00:18:20 Interpretation of Myths and Storytelling00:21:40 Film, Pop Culture, and the Lasting Impact of Dune00:26:40 Frank Herbert, Politics, and the Watergate Scandal00:31:40 Salaries, Housing, and Societal Challenges00:41:40 Urban Geography, Ancient Trade, and Bahrain01:05:00 Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Foundations of Civilization01:16:40 The Rise and Fall of Empires01:26:40 Hardcore History, Travel, and Personal Curiosity01:28:40 The History and Culture of Shawarma01:33:20 The Ridgeway Plaza Phenomenon01:50:00 Urban Design, Discovery, and Foodie Culture02:10:20 Creative Projects and Digital Visualization02:21:50 The Value of Ancient Texts and Storytelling02:32:40 Continuous Learning and Staying Curious—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Sid Kamalakara is a machine learning engineer and runs The Toronto School Of Foundation Modelling.x.com/sid_srktsfm.caThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:03:12 Toronto School of Foundation Modeling: Origins and Philosophy00:04:33 The Joy of Software Craftsmanship: TunnelBear and Beyond00:11:27 Study Mode in ChatGPT and Reflections on AI in Learning00:21:26 The Value of Struggle and the Process of Learning00:32:08 Talent, Brain Drain, and Toronto's Tech Culture00:42:55 Canadian Winters and the Influence of Environment01:00:22 Exploring 100 Rabbits: Philosophy, Software, and Life at Sea01:10:48 Culture, Conviction, and Vision in AI01:19:21 Building the Toronto School of Foundation Modeling01:22:02 Systems Thinking and the Foundation Model Pipeline01:27:36 Understanding Foundation Model Architecture01:47:22 Foundations, Emergence, and the Limits of Understanding01:56:32 Cultural Shifts, QWERTY, and the Legacy of Technology—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Using Canadian's growing defense spend to to save its technology ecosystemFabrice Blais-Savoiehttps://x.com/FabriceBSThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:01:46 Framing the Canadian Innovation and Defense Challenge00:04:25 Exploring the IDEaS Program and Government Innovation00:13:23 Comparing Government and Private Sector Approaches00:26:01 Canadian Geography, Population, and Strategic Challenges00:33:44 Northern Canada: Life, Logistics, and Defense00:49:13 Defending the Arctic and Strategic Shifts00:55:46 Procurement Challenges: The F-35 and Avro Arrow Stories01:16:50 Innovation, Brain Drain, and Canada's Role in Defense Tech01:29:12 Dual Use Technology and Its Moral Implications01:34:42 Emerging Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Defense01:50:02 Drones, AI, and Changing Warfare Dynamics02:09:02 Canadian Defense Innovation Programs: A Closer Look02:28:11 Computational Social Science and Closing Thoughts—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Chris Spoke is a real estate developer and partner at Toronto Standard, discusses the complexities of Toronto's housing crisis, including zoning laws, the challenges of urban redevelopment, and the cultural factors influencing housing policy.chrisspoke.com / x.com/chrisspokeThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:00:37 Toronto Housing: The Startup Connection00:02:01 Founding Toronto Standard and Entry into Housing00:03:37 Toronto's Housing Crisis Explained00:04:55 Zoning, YIMBY vs. NIMBY, and Urban Growth00:15:43 The Multiplex By-Law and Policy Shifts00:17:40 Supply, Demand, and the Case for More Housing00:20:19 Global Comparisons: Lessons from Abroad00:22:09 Culture, Political Will, and Barriers to Change00:27:26 The Power of Political Leadership00:29:23 Strong Mayor Powers and the Politics of Reform00:34:06 NIMBYism, Risk, and the Psychology of Change00:48:22 Singapore, Urban Order, and Food Culture00:58:26 Toronto’s Food Diversity and Cultural Strengths01:40:30 Unrealized Potential and the Talent Pipeline01:47:01 Systemic Barriers and Land Use Planning01:51:32 Steps Forward: Multiplexes and New Developments01:52:40 Outlook: Trends, Advocacy, and the Path Ahead02:00:20 Closing Thoughts and Food Recommendations—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Matthew Jordanmatthewjordan.caThe Other Stuff podcast is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:02:08 Health, Coffee, and Daily Routines00:05:33 Candy, Childhood Vices, and Canadian Treats00:10:02 Toronto's Sweet History: Factories and Landmarks00:16:15 Ireland Park and Toronto’s Parks00:23:01 Toronto Islands and Waterfront Evolution00:34:12 Tommy Thompson Park and Urban Nature00:37:53 Comparing Urban Parks: High Park, Central Park, and Beyond00:41:01 Mathematical Perception and Cognitive Science00:52:18 The Value of Inefficiency and Learning00:55:42 AI Tools and Technological Somnambulism01:12:21 Snack Break and Intermission01:21:02 History of Artificial Intelligence01:26:54 AI Research, Military, and Quantification01:46:32 Waves of AI: Winters, Summers, and Key Debates02:04:44 AI Milestones: Deep Blue, AlphaGo, and Deep Learning02:28:38 Identity, Avatars, and Storytelling Online02:59:14 Toronto’s Food, Plazas, and Cultural Integration03:17:45 City Identity, Immigration, and Social Cohesion03:44:01 Political Priorities and Public Space: The Spadina Expressway Story—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Tom Schlesinger is an internationally respected story coach and screenwriter whose narrative expertise has shaped award-winning films and documentaries in North America and Europe.  https://tomschlesinger.comThe Other Stuff podcast is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:00:00 Midnight Cowboy00:03:52 Discovering Resonance and Storytelling Foundations00:04:28 Waldo Salt, Screenwriting, and Early Career00:10:51 The Kinesthetic Experience in Story and Life00:13:40 The Field of Resonance and Relational Storytelling00:17:40 Transformation Through Film and Personal Stories00:23:33 Binary vs. Quantum Perception and Social Change00:34:57 Quantum Physics, Consciousness, and Spirituality00:43:02 Transformation, Somatic Experience, and Healing00:55:14 Story Constellations and Embodied Storytelling01:10:50 Blind Spots, Character Nuance, and the Writer’s Journey01:26:53 Documentary Film Structure and Narrative Drive01:41:57 The Hero's Journey: Archetype and Application02:42:01 The Heroine’s Journey and Feminine Wisdom02:59:03 Yin, Yang, and the Integration of Opposites—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Rishi Kothariwww.rishi.cxThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:00:00 Introduction: The Housing Crisis as a Foundational Issue00:06:51 Exploring the Housing Theory of Everything00:09:58 Housing as Investment: Canada and the US Compared00:14:32 Personal Stories: Growing Up and City Design in Brampton00:25:16 Historical Parallels: Generational Wealth, the GI Bill, and Global Bubbles00:55:46 How Zoning Shapes Cities: Origins, Evolution, and Toronto’s Gridlock01:09:57 Toronto’s Zoning Maze: Bylaws, Maps, and the Cost to Build01:23:28 Special Economic Zones: Urban Innovation and Missed Opportunities01:35:56 Startup Culture, Proximity, and Toronto’s Fragmentation01:44:13 The Regulatory Bottleneck: Why Building Takes So Long01:53:21 Automating Urban Planning: Building Arterial and Data Challenges02:03:50 AI, LLMs, and the Future of Building and Learning02:17:00 Hack Club, Learning to Code, and the Spirit of Hacking02:28:43 Reflections on Progress, Difficulty, and the Changing Nature of Craft02:45:16 Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNew x.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Greg Isenberggregisenberg.comx.com/gregisenbergThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.—TimestampsChapters00:06:00 Super Mario 64: A 3D Revolution00:13:43 Game Design Breakthroughs and Influences00:21:51 First-Person Shooters: Wolfenstein, Doom, and Duke Nukem00:34:41 The Rise of Strategy and Simulation Games00:45:46 Internet Culture and Early Online Communities00:58:24 IRC, Clan Culture, and the Birth of Esports01:12:03 Peripherals, LAN Cafes, and Early Esports Infrastructure01:20:43 Legendary Players, Teams, and the Globalization of Esports01:35:08 Voice Chat, Ventrilo, and Community Bonds01:44:56 Major Tournaments, Team 3D, and SK Gaming01:55:01 The Best Players and the Future of Competitive Gaming—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Benjamin Parrybenparry.cax.com/_benjaminparryThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New Systems.—TimestampsChapters00:02:32 A Fireside Dive into Company Histories00:05:16 ASMR and Rug Cleaning Videos00:07:35 The Analogy: Government as a Company00:08:29 Focus, Simplify, Accountability: Public Service Reform00:09:59 Bill C5 and the Building Canada Act00:22:03 What Qualifies as a National Interest Project?00:27:41 Operationalizing Major Projects and Provincial Dynamics00:38:02 Industrial Policy, Government as Buyer, and the Nordspace Example00:57:28 Canada’s Federal Structure and System Design01:01:25 Crisis, Urgency, and National Transformation01:30:56 Culture, Immigration, and the Canadian Experience01:42:20 Screens, Information, and Real-World Connection01:45:22 Wrap-Up and Closing Thoughts—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNew Systemsx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_

Matthew Jordanmatthewjordan.caThe Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Podcast from New.—TimestampsChapters00:00:00 Intro, Stadium Tour, and Water Talk00:07:08 Jingles, Branding, and Visual Identity00:08:12 Wires, Infrastructure, and City Systems00:14:00 Billy Bishop Airport, Parks, and Urban Space Debates00:17:42 Walking the City: Observation and Curiosity00:21:57 Nature, Layers, and the Ground as a Social Construct00:35:00 Discovering Toronto's Lost Rivers and Ravines00:45:34 Factories, Highways, and Ravines: Transformation and Restoration00:50:58 Driving the Don Valley Parkway: Bridges and Valleys01:06:41 Toronto's Waterfront: Infill, Spits, and Accidental Wilderness01:17:42 The Don River Revitalization and Systemic Urban Change01:26:44 Culture, Change, and Understanding Systems01:42:07 Systemic Thinking, Technology, and the Nature of Change01:55:15 Why History Matters: Agency, Imagination, and Making Change02:02:12 Conclusion: Reflections, Shoutouts, and Funky Outro—The Other Stuff PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419fApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531Twitter: x.com/otherstuffpodInstagram: instagram.com/otherstuffpodinternetVin ⁠x.com/internetvinNewx.com/newsystems_instagram.com/newsystems_