How About Tomorrow?

Dax and Adam talk about melted protein bars and the weather in Missouri, to deeper reflections on living conditions, food choices, aging, and the impact of technology on their lives. City versus suburban living, the complexities of homelessness, the current AI hype cycle, programming practices, and the evolution of technology trends, highlighting the challenges and excitement that come with adapting to new tools and workflows.
Links:
Gartner hype cycle - Wikipedia
v0 by Vercel
ThePrimeagen - YouTube
Arch Linux
Buy Mac Studio - Apple (CA)
i3 – i3: improved tiling X11 window manager
Raycast - Your shortcut to everything
AeroSpace Guide
WezTerm - Wez’s Terminal Emulator
Ghostty
GitHub - sst/opentui: OpenTUI is a TypeScript library for building terminal user interfaces (TUIs)
Bun – A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
Home ⚡ Zig Programming Language
GitHub - BurntSushi/ripgrep: ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
The Go Programming Language
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Topics:

(00:00) - Adam's going cordless

(00:34) - Protein bars melt in the Florida heat

(03:28) - Is there anything good about living in Missouri?

(07:23) - Cursed with the knowledge of better things

(11:38) - Living in the city vs rural country life

(13:48) - Explaining homelessness to your kids

(22:01) - Every city needs two mayors

(23:31) - Eras of tech Twitter

(26:25) - Where is AI coding in the hype cycle?

(35:08) - Knowing when to reach for AI

(42:52) - Dax's window management hack

(46:17) - Local LLMs on macOS

(49:00) - Wezterm vs Ghostty

(53:28) - We need to talk about OpenTUI

(01:06:37) - Being born sucks

(01:11:30) - How did we survive castles and dragons and war?

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Candy and fake sugar, Adam has so many vacuums, weird AI startup vibes and optimization brags, working with different AI models, how we decide what our default prompt is, the normie view of GPT5, and why do you hate software engineers?
Links:
JOYRIDE
GATSBY Chocolate 🍫 (@gatsbychocolate)
Vacuum Cleaning | Miele
Amp
A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.
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Topics:

(00:00) - Stop talking

(00:27) - Using the retail box of stuff

(01:05) - Candy and fake sugar (brought to you by Element drinks)

(07:31) - Adam has a vacuum in every room of his house

(12:01) - AI startup vibes

(28:38) - Weird optimization brags

(30:25) - Adam's not checking his email anymore

(31:35) - Working with Chinese AI models

(32:23) - What is our default prompt?

(44:53) - The normie view of GPT5

(51:53) - Focusing on smaller and faster

(54:37) - Why do people hate software engineers?

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What it's like working on software that has a lot of competition, how opencode might handle permissions and ditching features, living like a dog in the moment, and Dax is ready to be right about everything—including parenting.
Links:
Fireship - YouTube
Gemini AI video generator powered by Veo 3
opencode | AI coding agent built for the terminal
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Topics:

(00:00) - Dax Jr will be the perfect sleeper

(00:37) - Adam is all about the content creation

(02:27) - Streamlining Dax's video published workflow

(07:53) - How do movies even get made?

(14:43) - Working on something with lots of competition

(21:26) - Features that are stupid

(26:28) - How a user is using permissions

(34:14) - Figuring out how many people are using Opencode

(36:45) - Livining in the moment like a dog

(46:45) - How does the world even work?

(53:28) - Dax's zen mode vs Adam's blowtorch

(55:58) - Dax is ready to be right about everything about parenting

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Sam Lambert, the CEO of PlanetScale, joins Dax for a candid discussion about the remarkable journey of launching the Postgres product and scaling the company's success. Discover how PlanetScale is on track to achieve a million dollars in ARR for their Postgres product, delve into the technical nuances of their groundbreaking infrastructure, and learn why PlanetScale is considered a reliable alternative to Amazon Aurora for large-scale database solutions. Sam shares his experiences and insights on navigating startup challenges, maintaining focus amidst tempting opportunities, and fostering a culture that thrives on innovation and reliability. 
Links:
Announcing PlanetScale for Postgres – PlanetScale
The principles of extreme fault tolerance – PlanetScale
Sam Lambert (@isamlambert) / X
Death wrestling with ogres
Whop
Kick
Cursor - The AI Code Editor
Convex | The reactive database for app developers
Figma
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Topics:

(00:30) - Airline travel advice with a baby

(02:32) - What was it like launching PlanetScale for Postgres?

(08:00) - What was reused and what was new?

(12:08) - Is the sharding from scratch?

(17:27) - Is PlanetScale the main alternative to Aurora?

(19:33) - Is there a link between Postgres and AI companies?

(24:57) - What is your goal for PlanetScale?

(27:13) - The joy of seeing other products running on your platform

(30:00) - Is vibe coding worth paying attention on a services side?

(45:39) - The regret of not enjoying what we get to do

(49:09) - Intertwinning making money with running a business

(53:24) - Playing the long game and avoiding temptations

(58:49) - Remembering the era of database experimentation

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Adam Wolff from AnthropicAI discusses various aspects of AI development, particularly focusing on Claude Code and its impact on programming workflows. They explore the challenges and benefits of integrating AI into development processes, the importance of community feedback, and the evolving landscape of developer tools. The discussion also touches on personal experiences with work-life balance and the excitement surrounding the future of AI in technology.
Links:
Claude Code
opencode.ai
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Topics:

(00:00) - Making apps that taste good

(00:50) - What's summer in San Francisco like?

(03:09) - Introducing Adam Wolff

(05:26) - Why is AI amazing some days, and frustrating the next?

(10:08) - How should I prompt Claude Code?

(15:18) - Would the models ever get so good humans don't need to be in the loop?

(21:49) - Why are we using AI for content and interactions online?

(24:58) - There are so many people who haven't tried LLMs for programming

(28:41) - Are devs who aren't very online happier and more present in their real life?

(33:50) - Why is Claude Code everywhere now?

(35:52) - Do you default to Opus?

(37:53) - How important is the terminal to Claude Code?

(48:14) - How does AI tool development compare with building for React?

(49:00) - What does Adam think of opencode?

(55:41) - Being a part of the changes and improvements coming to our industry

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