Development
Building software: programming, developer tools, APIs, deployment and DevOps, and building with AI (agents, MCP servers, RAG, AI coding tools). An extra channel alongside an episode's main one, so AI engineering episodes sit in both.
#2938: How to Prevent Linux Desktop Crashes Under Heavy Load
Stop losing work to memory exhaustion, CPU lockups, and GPU hangs on Linux workstations.
#2936: Why AI Still Can't Really Teach You to Code
Code generators ship code. Real tutors build understanding. Why the gap is bigger than you think.
#2935: Notebooks vs Scripts: The Real Tradeoffs
Why data scientists love notebooks but engineers distrust them — and who's right.
#2924: When Adding One Agent Breaks Everything
The math behind why your 100-agent pipeline fails 40% of the time — and what to do about it.
#2923: Structured Outputs: Taming AI's Token Lottery
Why prompt engineering isn't enough to get consistent JSON from LLMs.
#2916: Why Your MTU Setting Is Probably Wrong
That 1492 MTU everyone recommends? It's likely costing you performance on modern fiber.
#2911: Building a $180 Privacy-First AI Wearable
How Omi's $99 dev kit lets you build a local-first voice productivity system that watches your screen.
#2839: Full Disk Encryption: What It Actually Does and Why It Matters
Full disk encryption demystified — how LUKS works, performance reality, and when you actually need it.
#2829: The Missing CRUD Framework for Real Code
What actually gives you a real starting point for internal tools — not a platform, not a service, but code you own and deploy.
#2823: Video on Static Sites: When to Use a Platform
Mux, Cloudflare Stream, or Bunny Stream? When to stop serving MP4s and start using a purpose-built video platform.
#2822: Serverless E-Commerce: Medusa, Saleor, and Vendure
Three open-source headless commerce engines that make serverless e-commerce actually viable.
#2821: The Trench Coat Is on Fire: Making Smart Home Parts Interrupt Each Other
Three engineering problems in a trench coat. Make Zigbee sirens, Snapcast speakers, and push-to-talk audio actually work together.
#2815: Free Cloudflare WAF: Is It Enough for Self-Hosting?
Skip Cloudflare Access and lock down Home Assistant with just the free WAF rules. Here's how.
#2814: HTTP Redirects: 301, 308, and When to Use Each
301 isn't always the right choice. Learn the real differences between redirect codes and where to put them.
#2812: The Hidden Database of Everything You Own
Is there an API for product specs? Yes, but it's built for engineers, not homeowners — and Israel SKUs make it harder.
#2806: The CNAME Trap: How a DNS Rule Shaped the Web
Why CNAMEs can't live at the apex, how flattening works, and modern DNS best practices.
#2799: Where Should Your Images Actually Live?
WordPress to static sites: where do images & videos go? Repo, object storage, or CDN — and when to move up the chain.
#2798: Why AI Tooling Finally Makes Static Frameworks Practical
From thumbnails to SVGs — how Astro changes the media game compared to WordPress.
#2790: Git Hygiene for AI Coding Agents
How to keep your git repo clean when Claude is blazing through tasks — plus a recovery playbook for when things go sideways.
#2780: Building Self-Healing Agent Pipelines
How to build an agent that monitors and fixes other agents in production — without the hype.