How About Tomorrow?

How About Tomorrow?

By Adam Elmore & Dax RaadTechnology
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How About Tomorrow? episodes

  • Millennial Coders , Air Travel, and is AI the Best or the Worst?

    There's a new Pope and Dax (almost) knows him, new lighting, the fun of being a random at a wedding, AI is maybe going to save us or maybe not, and what techniques should we hang on to and what should we leave in the past?


    Links:

    • Cursor - The AI Code Editor
    • Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor
    • Roo Code – Your AI-Powered Dev Team in VS Code
    • Cline - AI Autonomous Coding Agent for VS Code
    • Anthropic
    • Supermaven
    • Claude 3.7 Sonnet
    • Simon Willison
    • Web Development Insights
    • xjdr (@_xjdr)
    • Roy Lee
    • AI Passes Amazon Interview

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - Married in Conneticut and got COVID
  • (00:29) - New Pope, new Dax
  • (03:24) - More light = better negativity
  • (04:25) - The money pit of blinds, security systems, and home theatres
  • (07:32) - How many weddings have you been to?
  • (16:37) - Dax met Frank
  • (17:46) - Has air travel always been bad or is it getting worse?
  • (26:02) - AI is going to save us... or maybe it won't?
  • (37:42) - Thinking through OpenAI's strategy for the application layer
  • (47:26) - Sonnet 3.7 is still the best model
  • (57:06) - What techniques should we hang on to and which ones should we leave behind?
  • (01:06:09) - Thoughts on Roy Lee
  • (01:11:28) - We should rethink the protype of a startup CEO
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    1 hr 18 min
  • Humanoid Robots, Flying a Drone, and Programmers Rapping

    Why hasn't Adam gotten the humanoid robot servant he's been promised, the current state of AI programming, what happened in Miami, renting a yacht and buying a drone, recording a song in a studio, and where in the world should Adam and Dax move?


    Links:

    • React Miami
    • Supabase | The Open Source Firebase Alternative
    • DJI Mini 4 Pro - Mini to the Max - DJI
    • KRAZAM
    • TerminalDotShop Accessories

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - Dax has to finish a tweet
  • (00:31) - Dax goes Keto
  • (07:07) - Food prep and kitchen appliances
  • (10:06) - Where's Adam's humanoid robot?
  • (15:46) - Current status of AI coding
  • (24:56) - What happened in Miami?
  • (30:37) - Droning about drones
  • (36:59) - Recording a song in a studio
  • (45:53) - Video production values
  • (50:07) - A little more on React Miami + Terminal
  • (51:43) - Moving to LA or SF?

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    59 min
  • Docs in MCP, Elon and Plinko, Finances with Dax, and a Big Announcement

    Prepping for React Miami while Adam tries not to catch the plague, where are the tariffs at this week, moving off Astro, building docs in MCP, financial literacy is underrated, using Claude in AWS or Google Cloud, and why aren't more people playing to win? Oh and a 👼 🎉


    Links:

    • Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing
    • React Miami
    • Static Site Generator
    • JavaScript Runtime
    • Plinko Record Break
    • Jamie Dimon Biography
    • VIX Index
    • The editor for what’s next
    • Windsurf Editor - Codeium

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - This was originally a 3 hour episode
  • (00:28) - Adam shakes his fist at the Riverside cloud
  • (01:16) - Prepping for React Miami and staying healthy
  • (05:22) - Docs in MCP
  • (16:37) - Moving off Astro for our docs
  • (21:49) - Llama 4 thoughts
  • (27:23) - Adam explains plinko
  • (29:37) - Being near Elon
  • (31:41) - Is there tariffs?
  • (34:43) - Financial Literacy with Dax
  • (40:01) - Making things for yourself as a motivating factor
  • (42:20) - Working on OpenCode
  • (44:50) - Using Claude in AWS or Google Cloud
  • (49:28) - Vibe coding for normal people
  • (54:37) - Are people playing to win?
  • (59:10) - Dax announces a new employee

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Termai, SSTPhone, Young Men, and Tariffs

    Adam's excited about Termai, they debate whether they're in the prime or twilight of their careers, what even is CoPilot and Microsoft's AI approach, Dax's plans for building the SSTPhone, what's happening with young men, and what's happening with tariffs—and are they related? (No.)


    Links:

    • Kujtim (@h_kujtim) / X
    • Kujtim on X: “Working on something really cool - Multiple provider - TUI with vim like editor and shortcuts - Build in tools + MCPs - LSP support Still early stage but its coming together. https://t.co/EfpjaxQLCf” / X
    • Claude Code overview - Anthropic
    • Termai
    • Liz on Vibe Coding
    • A More Caring Computer
    • The Bill Simmons Podcast
    • The Diary Of A CEO Podcast
    • Ace Ventura — Package Delivery

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - Podcasts are dumb
  • (00:27) - Kujtim and a Claude Code replacement
  • (13:24) - AI handling larger contexts
  • (16:19) - Are we in our prime or the twilight of our careers? Or is it just vibe coding?
  • (24:03) - Using Claude Code to compare a SST on Windows PR
  • (26:30) - What is CoPilot now?
  • (30:01) - SSTPhone
  • (40:13) - Why is Python growing?
  • (44:18) - What's happening with younger men?
  • (54:18) - What's up with the tariffs?
  • (01:05:06) - People are what they look like
  • (01:06:58) - Sponsor: Terminal Cron
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    1 hr 10 min
  • OpenAI and MCP, Poking Replit, and Terminal's Launch Week

    Terminal's launch week was also a bad week for CEOs, prepping for ReactMiami, Adam unintentionally pokes Replit, thoughts on the new AI image models, and Dax updates Adam on the world news he missed while travelling.


    Links:

    • OpenAI ChatGPT Users Are Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI Images
    • OpenAI adopts rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data | TechCrunch
    • Claude Code Overview
    • React Miami Events
    • ThePrimeTime
    • Terminal Initial Commit
    • Commission-Free Trading
    • Finance Smarter
    • GameStop Short Squeeze
    • I Love Gold!
    • Game Boy Color Overview
    • Adam on Replit

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - Adam loves goooooooooold
  • (00:38) - Good... how are you?
  • (01:39) - OpenAI and MCP
  • (07:28) - Where can I use opencontrol?
  • (16:10) - Are the vibes true? No cap?
  • (21:29) - Poking Replit
  • (29:30) - It was a bad week for CEOs
  • (31:57) - Terminal's launch week
  • (35:49) - Prepping for ReactMiami
  • (41:05) - Thoughts on the new AI image model
  • (47:17) - When things cross all the bubbles in Twitter
  • (49:59) - Adam unplugged - what's happening in the world?
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    1 hr 4 min
  • Sam Lambert Returns: Building Great Things by Playing the Long Game

    Sam Lambert returns to chat about the launch of PlanetScale Metal, the importance of looking past averages, constraints of working with Amazon, how building good software is like building an airline, thoughts on the standard software dev playbooks, advice for younger developers, and reflections on killing the free tier at PlanetScale.


    Links:

    • Sam Lambert
    • Metal — PlanetScale
    • PlanetScale Design

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - The fun of building with paranoia
  • (00:39) - The party
  • (03:20) - How was the launch of PlanetScale Metal?
  • (09:34) - How is Planetscale Metal different?
  • (14:32) - The importance of looking beyond the averages
  • (20:46) - Constraints of working within Amazon
  • (27:48) - How do you know that a random bug won't bring everything down?
  • (33:08) - Building good software is like building an airline
  • (34:47) - PlanetScale changes one year later
  • (40:41) - Is there a standard playbook for selling software you follow?
  • (48:29) - Hype ruins so much software
  • (01:01:30) - I have no advice to give to younger developers
  • (01:08:09) - How do you reflect on killing the free tier?
  • (01:18:30) - Playing the long game instead of listening to tech Twitter
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    1 hr 28 min
  • Claude Code, MCP, Free Will, and the Price of Maple Syrup

    Adam's hooked on Claude Code, why the sudden panic over MCP (model context protocol), OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Claude, why is Sam Altman so annoying, do we believe in free will, and are we on the slow decline of America—and more importantly, will Dax have to learn a new language?!


    Links:

    • Claude Code Overview - Anthropic
    • Home - OpenAPI Initiative
    • Working with the GraphQL API | Linear API
    • Great Leap Forward - Wikipedia
    • How to Use Git Worktree | Add, List, Remove

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - A great start
  • (00:30) - Allergy season
  • (02:06) - Claude Code thoughts
  • (18:27) - Examples of using Claude Code to code
  • (20:32) - Contrasting OpenAI vs Anthropic's approach
  • (22:54) - What is it about Sam Altman that we don't actually like?
  • (26:49) - Believing in free will
  • (35:50) - What doesn't Dax want to have to do
  • (40:30) - How does the client actually work?
  • (44:55) - What's going on in geopolitical world?
  • (01:04:20) - What is Git Worktree?
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    1 hr 7 min
  • Aaron Boodman on Building Zero, Local-First, and Living in Hawaii

    Aaron Boodman joins us to chat about his tech journey from building Greasemonkey, working on Google Chrome, being obsessed with sync on the web, Replicache, to his new project, Zero.


    Links:

    • The Expanse (novel series) - Wikipedia
    • Zero
    • Zero Bugs
    • Greasemonkey - Wikipedia
    • Linear – Plan and build products
    • Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
    • SST
    • Mongo Zero Adapter

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - He waved
  • (00:29) - Looking like Hawaii
  • (09:34) - Introducing Aaron Boodman
  • (14:34) - Aaron's journey in tech
  • (27:50) - Why is Aaron addicted to sync?
  • (43:04) - The struggles of marketing tech
  • (51:22) - Where does Zero fit in my tech stack?
  • (56:37) - Do you install a package on your server to use Zero?
  • (01:01:46) - If you have a lot of data, can you parse what to send down?
  • (01:09:03) - Why more people should use Zero
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    1 hr 17 min
  • Tapas, Longer Lasting Flu, and AI as the Way to Keep Up With News

    Is the flu lasting longer this year, why is it so hard to keep up with conspiracy theories, Dax has an AI based social news app idea, what is really quantum computing, and Adam's trying to sort out the crazy world.


    Links:

    • Tomorrow Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory - YouTube
    • Elon Musk’s startup rolls out new Grok-3 chatbot as AI competition intensifies | The Guardian
    • piccolo
    • Microsoft's Satya Nadella Pumps the Breaks on AI Hype | Gizmodo
    • Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft | BBC

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - Scan for the normal people
  • (00:30) - Tapas and a nap
  • (05:23) - Is the flu lasting longer?
  • (09:10) - Keeping up with the conspiracy theories
  • (14:46) - AI based newsfeed app?
  • (19:12) - Satya Nadella Pumps the Breaks on AI Hype
  • (30:02) - What about quantum computing?
  • (34:42) - Adam's dessert: the world is crazy
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    42 min
  • DOGE, o3-mini vs Google Flash, Why Sports, and Why Horowitz > Andreessen

    What is happening with Musk and DOGE and government, who does the USA owe money to, o3-mini vs Google Flash vs avante thoughts, what does Dax watch instead of sports, Adam makes a case for why sports matter, and should Adam trust Marc Andreessen or Ben Horowitz?


    Links:

    • OpenAI o3-mini | OpenAI
    • Claude
    • Gemini Flash - Google DeepMind
    • GitHub - yetone/avante.nvim: Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE!
    • Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc
    • Wes Bos on X: "this website is nuts! I downloaded the entire codebase and was surprised to find out it's built with web components, Vanilla.js, Shopify and Tailwind! Full vid diving into the stack up now
    • The Last Dance
    • Below Deck - Wikipedia
    • Marc Andreessen - Wikipedia
    • Ben Horowitz - Wikipedia
    • Andreessen Horowitz | Software Is Eating the World
    • The Hard Thing About Hard Things | Andreessen Horowitz

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    Topics:

    • (00:00) - We're so prepared
  • (00:35) - Will the real time zone please stand up?
  • (02:09) - DOGE, debt, and democracy
  • (16:11) - o3-mini, Google Flash 2, avante thoughts
  • (27:38) - Manic and bipolar
  • (29:58) - Superbowl, NBA, and watching sports
  • (37:55) - Reality tv and real life
  • (45:52) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop
  • (46:26) - Should Adam trust Marc Andreessen or Ben Horowtiz?
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    1 hr 3 min

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Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.

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