Mere Mortals Conversations

Would you ever read a book solely (or even partially) written by Artificial Intelligence?In Episode #359 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: an intro for new listeners, what Juan has been doing with Tim Ferriss' NFT, Streets 1:12 and the grinding of speed runs, why I struggle with the concept of infinity, Juan pushing all my triggers, how authors will need to use AI in the future and my recent realisation regarding friend groups.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Welcome to the New Year!(0:30) - Kyrin: The bum journeyman(1:29) - The courage to be disliked and TSAONGAF(3:41) - Juan: The assertive afficionado(4:07) - Cockpunch AI contest(7:59) - Too much info degrades performance(8:25) - Grammar & clarity matter(12:42) - Speed running games(14:52) - Ninja Gaiden "No Damage" Run(20:22) - Infinity, love & happiness(22:29) - Artists collaborating with AI(23:36) - Supportive AI for writing books(36:00) - Young kids interacting with AI for education(41:02) - Feeling like a loser(46:19) - Using friend groups for comfort(57:10) - Checkout the book reviewsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What are the big and small decisions that have led the Mere Mortals Podcast to it's current point?In Episode #358 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the actual size of the studios we have used, the OG notes Juan created for our first planning session, the Alpha Baller Club name choice, the decision to split the book review into their own channel, how we choose topics to talk about, our general underlying philosophy for creation and why we use video but don't specialise in short form clips.Massive thanks to Dave Jones and Petar for capping off the year with some support. Absolute legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Not so deephearted today(1:05) - Definition(1:41) - The Studio(5:16) - We're very minimal(6:23) - Juan's initial notes for the podcast(12:02) - Potential names(14:00) - Action, editing & arguments(23:35) - Negative comments really don't effect us(29:20) - We try hard to keep it as genuine as possible(33:34) - Boostagram Lounge(37:39) - Juan's big announcement(39:51) - The why/how of the Book Reviews(44:03) - How we decide on content(49:30) - What we don't want to get good at(57:22) - Why bother with video?(1:06:28) - Why we do Value For ValueIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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Juan has found a new obsession so we're exploring the progression of stories!In Episode #357 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: sticking to our strengths, how an idea can transform over time, Juan's plans to contribute to the Cockpunch community, the first mainstream cartoon band, how our lives would look without Mere Mortals and why it's nice to capture the small steps of our own journey.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Bing bong(0:50) - I'm actually smart!(2:56) - And Juan's actually wise!(6:12) - Book reviews are not Juan's strength(8:02) - The MMW3 progression(8:57) - Subtle influences to learn code & French(10:41) - Read & draw Chinese characters(14:35) - Tim Ferriss NFT(15:44) - Juan's obsession with CØCKPUNCH(18:58) - My Podcasting 2.0 enthusiasm(22:08) - The origin story of Gorillaz(25:02) - Becoming part of the lore(31:55) - Where would Juan be without the podcast?(35:40) - Where would I be without the podcast?(40:40) - The journaling aspect(46:37) - The small steps & working hard(52:23) - Pulling up v4v stumpsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Is it worth trying to develop 'Character' or is this just a good way to get taken advantage of?In Episode #356 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how my book review influenced this episode, almost going on a date while sick, why great character might just be NOT doing bad things, why behaving virtuously might not pay off in the long run, ways to tell if someone has moral qualities and why we think the V4V model is the most ethical system out there!Big thanks to Petar and Liam F's Mum for showing great virtue in supporting the show!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live!(0:28) - The Age Of Alexander by Plutarch(1:37) - Definition(3:07) - My fess up(5:59) - How many virtuous decisions per day?(12:37) - Caps the negative, not highlighting positive(16:15) - Character is showed in hard times(19:56) - Turning it off/on(24:11) - Boostagram Lounge(30:44) - Cockpunch voice acting(33:30) - Long-term games vs short-term games(42:08) - Virtue does not necessarily equal a good life(47:04) - 300 Spartans(50:07) - The modern world is like the ancient world(57:46) - A list of character tells(1:04:07) - Kyrin summary(1:07:36) - The ethics of value for value!Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Consumer facing Artificial Intelligence playthings seems to be getting more and more frequent.In Episode #355 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: his crappy sleep as determined by an Apple and Garmin watch, why I can see a future where I would stop doing handstands, some random interactions I had out and about, why it would take an AI that could mimic a human interaction to really 'wow' me and a brand new 'value for value' pitch aimed at newcomers.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - No background Xmas music(0:47) - Watches for sleep tracking(4:32) - Accuracy vs Precision(11:24) - Juan getting rekt at a CrossFit comp(14:20) - Giving up handstands & soccer(17:51) - Juan's never giving up the gym(23:29) - Good habits = good mental health(24:55) - Too callous about FTX(28:03) - Sympathy vs Empathy(30:54) - The Unfit Run Club(33:30) - New people need better v4v explanations(34:42) - Unimpressed by AI tech, but impressed by the frequency(36:50) - Mr Incredible: Sayos Strawberry Farm AI bot(38:23) - AI use cases(43:24) - Being 'wowed' by AI(49:47) - My detailed V4V explanationConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What are your considerations to find useful info on a new topic?In Episode #354 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: techniques for rapidly finding quality information, my method of using Wikipedia and it's sources, how Open AI might be a useful search tool in the future, why it's important to seek out a variety of sources, how we go about seeking truth over a long time period and the ultimate importance of testing things out for yourself.Huge thanks to Petar, Dave Jones, McIntosh and Liam F's Mum (aka Joey Broadshoulders) for supporting the podcast. You're all legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Following on from previous 'Musings'(0:49) - Definition time(1:59) - Demisexual, Merkle Trees & Pushkin(4:18) - Using Wikipedia & Wiktionary(8:03) - Seeking truth in 5 minutes(10:19) - Using Open AI for search(17:58) - Triple check in the digital age(21:21) - Chat Comments(21:50) - Boostagram Lounge(26:42) - Kyrin Down or Harry Kane?(29:44) - What is a Merkle Tree?(32:02) - Is absolute truth real?(33:23) - Seeking deeper truths(37:18) - Depending on the importance(45:06) - Kyrin's rules of thumb(48:14) - Juan's rules of thumb(50:34) - Juan's summary(54:29) - Kyrin's summary(57:24) - Value for value: we're symbioticIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You sense that ....... it seems like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - General Intro(1:02) - Juan's November Recap(3:26) - Kyrin's November Recap(7:28) - Leaderboard Update(9:58) - Juan's December Goals(15:49) - Kyrin's December Goals(21:24) - Fitness ChallengeIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Best be a go-getter who doesn't whine otherwise you might not notice Juan around as much!In Episode #353 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the irony of Juan complaining about complainers, the forgotten intricacies of duelling in the 1800's, public knowledge that gets lost over time, why I like to go to Bitcoin meetups and Juan is moving away from networking, the strange people I first met in Chile and why I personally push back against consumerism and growth for growth's sake.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Ho ho ho(0:22) - Juan's going in dry(4:33) - Complainers vs non-gogetters(7:57) - Kanye West & Alex Jones(9:16) - Eugene Onegin comment(12:47) - Brendan's park archery(13:54) - Looking back upon unwritten rules(15:53) - Roosh V Forum(19:15) - Alex Gladstein on the IMF & World Bank(22:37) - Bitcoin Brisbane meetup, networking & shared values(33:26) - Anti-growth mindset(43:30) - Hateful Greenpeace girl(47:37) - We dislike consumerism (especially me)(50:39) - V4V or Juan will cut you from his lifeConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How do you determine what level of truth is behind a conspiracy theory?In Episode #352 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: a looooong article Juan found from Twitter, how we decide if a conspiracy theory has some validity, personality traits that influence our views of them, why I think you really only need to believe one for the good benefits, some faves of MK ULTRA & Area 51, why I am not only a sheep but a willing sheeple, warning signs that something is BS and whether the FTX shitshow had some deep state level manipulation going on.A huge thanks to Dave Jones, Liam F and Petar for supporting the show! We really do appreciate it.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sub-par prep, must have been the illuminati!(0:51) - A Grand Unified Theory of the FTX Disaster(8:37) - How do I filter info?(12:12) - Changing your mind in the moment(19:25) - Chat Comments(21:20) - Ancient Apocalypse from Graham Hancock(23:44) - Conspiracy theory definition(26:19) - Juan likes going against the grain(30:22) - I believe too readily(32:49) - Boostagram Lounge(37:47) - Tells of a conspiracy theory(48:45) - A Mere Mortals spin; I like all the bad goals(52:22) - Is FTX a psy-op?(58:15) - Summary(1:01:56) - Final comments & V4VIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show