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#3649: When Wikipedia Feels Less Reliable Than AI
One reader explains why he now trusts AI more than Wikipedia on contested topics like Israel and Zionism.
#3595: How DeepSeek Feels More Open Than Western AI
Why Chinese AI models sometimes feel less censored on American political topics than American models do.
#3564: Fixing Your Phone's Variable Frame Rate Video
Why your phone's video drifts out of sync, how to fix it, and whether RAW video is actually worth it.
#3424: Catching Up on AI Without the Firehose
Four curated sources that filter AI noise into signal — Import AI, The Batch, Stanford HAI, and a podcast.
#3289: From Breadboard to PCB: Your First Board Design
You can code and breadboard. Here's how to cross the gap to custom PCBs with free tools and minimal risk.
#3278: How to Get Early AI Model Access as a Solo Developer
How a solo developer spending $300/month can get early access to new AI models before the press release.
#3234: Who Should Sponsor This Podcast? Open-Book Economics
We open the books on our AI-generated podcast: $200/month costs, 180K plays, zero sponsors. Who should we pitch?
#3038: Animating Toy Story: Math, Patience, and No Undo Button
Before Pixar could make Woody blink, animators typed coordinates by hand and waited hours to see if it worked.
#3023: Beyond Netflix Docs: Where to Find the Good Stuff
Kanopy, DocuBay, WaterBear, and the festival circuit — how to find documentaries with actual substance.
#3020: How Chatterbox Locks Your Voice Clone Across Thousands of Generations
Why most single-shot TTS models drift over time—and how Chatterbox's cached embedding approach solves it.
#2943: Mapping a Gamepad to Control Android Dictation
How to map an 8BitDo Micro gamepad to control dictation apps on Android without root access.
#2941: Distrobox: Linux Containers That Feel Like Native Apps
How Distrobox merges container isolation with native desktop integration for immutable distros, GPU work, and messy builds.
#2935: Notebooks vs Scripts: The Real Tradeoffs
Why data scientists love notebooks but engineers distrust them — and who's right.
#2923: Structured Outputs: Taming AI's Token Lottery
Why prompt engineering isn't enough to get consistent JSON from LLMs.
#2922: The Milk That Never Touched a Cow
Precision-fermented dairy is on shelves. But is it milk? And is it kosher? Three rabbinic positions, one yeast strain.
#2917: Decoding the Spec Sheet: MPN vs Model Number
MPN, model number, SKU, GTIN — which identifier actually gets you the right part?
#2915: The Barcode That Changed Everything
MPNs, UPCs, ASINs, and the secret hierarchy of product codes that engineers use to buy the right thing.
#2845: Why Reading Patents Is Always Free
Google Patents, Espacenet, and the secret weapon of classification codes for tracking ANC innovation.
#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.
#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.
#2783: Can a DAP Cure Your Distraction Addiction?
A listener asks if anyone still makes a decent non-phone audio player. The answer is yes—with a few important caveats.
#2778: When AI Podcasts Stop Being Weird
AI-generated podcasts exist, but are they welcome? One builder’s open-source project tests platform tolerance and cultural acceptance.