Saturday, Dec 27

#111: Beyond Transformers: Solving the AI Memory Crisis

Why does AI forget your conversation every time you hit enter? Herman and Corn dive into the "stateless" nature of LLMs and the future of memory.

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#110: Why Agentic AI Needs More VRAM Than You Think

Learn how to build a high-performance local AI server for agentic coding, from dual-GPU PC builds to the power of Mac's unified memory.

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#109: Beating Context Bloat with Dynamic Dictionaries

Tired of AI mishearing brand names? Learn how to build efficient custom dictionaries for Gemini 1.5 without breaking the bank.

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Friday, Dec 26

#108: Why Your AI Code Assistant Gets Worse

Why do AI models lose their edge over time? Herman and Corn explore the "home team advantage" and why telling your AI to "do better" actually works.

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#107: The $5.5 Million Breakthrough: DeepSeek’s AI Disruption

Discover how DeepSeek-V3 is disrupting the AI market with massive cost savings and technical innovations like Multi-Head Latent Attention.

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#106: From Chatbots to Computer-Use Agents

Can an AI actually use your mouse? Herman and Corn dive into the world of Computer Use Agents and the dream of seamless machine interaction.

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#105: Beyond Math Puzzles: The Truth About AI Benchmarks

Are AI models getting smarter, or just better at memorizing tests? Herman and Corn dive into the controversial world of 2025 AI benchmarks.

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Thursday, Dec 25

#104: Vibe Coding & The Rise of the AI Orchestrator

Explore the shift from manual coding to AI orchestration. Discover why "vibe coding" is redefining the tech roles of the future.

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#103: Why Your Brain Might Be Wired for SQL

Is programming difficulty objective, or is it all about your brain's wiring? Herman and Corn explore the "cognitive fit" of coding in 2025.

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Wednesday, Dec 24

#102: The ADHD Med Maze: Bureaucracy vs. Brain Health

Why is getting ADHD meds like a spy thriller? Corn and Herman dive into the Kafkaesque world of drug quotas and pharmacy friction.

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#100: AI as a Mirror: Mapping Your Philosophical Identity

Can AI help you discover who you are? Herman and Corn explore how LLMs can map your personal philosophy and offer curated reading lists.

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#99: The Mic That Hears You from Across the Desk

Tired of headsets? Herman and Corn explore professional microphone setups for seamless, high-accuracy AI voice dictation from a distance.

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#98: The Fight for Your Financial Data: Why APIs Matter

Why is it so hard to get your own transaction data? Herman and Corn dive into the CFPB's Section 1033 and the battle for open banking.

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#97: Paying for Results: The Future of Government Spending

Herman and Corn dive into "Pay for Success." Should governments pay for activities or results? Discover the future of social impact funding.

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#96: How a Sketch in the Sand Became the World's Supply Chain

Discover the hidden history and complex math behind barcodes, from beach-side sketches to the high-tech future of retail scanning.

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Tuesday, Dec 23

#95: Thermal Transfer vs Direct Thermal: The Label Showdown

Tired of sun-bleached labels? Corn and Herman dive into the science of UV-resistant QR codes and thermal transfer printing for home inventory.

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#94: Are AI Villages Useful or Just Digital Ant Farms?

Herman and Corn explore "Smallville," a digital town where AI agents plan parties, form memories, and simulate human society.

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#93: Can AI Run a Country? Digital Twins and Sovereign Models

Are synthetic citizens the future of policy? Herman and Corn explore how AI is reshaping government, from digital twins to data sovereignty.

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#92: Is AI Eating Its Own Trash?

Is brute force the only path to AGI? Corn and Herman explore the limits of scaling, the risk of model collapse, and the future of world models.

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#91: The Story Behind the Show

Daniel Rosehill explains the origins, motivation, and technical pipeline behind the My Weird Prompts AI-generated podcast.

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