How About Tomorrow?

How About Tomorrow?

By Adam Elmore & Dax RaadTechnology
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How About Tomorrow? episodes

  • Slacking, Adam Streamed, Hiking, Writing, and Getting Addicted to Things

    Adam streamed! Live! On Twitch! What's happened to Slack? Cloud based vs on prem servers. How do you define a hike? Dax contemplates building a Hackintosh. Getting addicted to the right things, and differentiating between personal success and wanting others to fail.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Learn With Jason / LWJ on Twitch
    • Slack bought by Salesforce
    • @AdamNotDev on Instagram
    • Midjourney


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:36) - Adam streamed
  • (00:50) - Can you hear me now?
  • (02:38) - Slacking on Slack
  • (07:07) - Working where there's an IT department
  • (11:10) - Will Adam ever build something in PHP?
  • (12:08) - iPhone Log Mode
  • (13:56) - Will Adam stream more?
  • (16:05) - Forgetting how to write
  • (19:47) - What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • (23:58) - Do you hike?
  • (29:30) - Loving to program again
  • (32:05) - Hackintosh
  • (34:51) - Being addicted to the right things
  • (41:04) - Wanting to do well vs wanting someone else to lose
  • (44:22) - Designing logos in Midjourney
  • (53:33) - Are we living in the golden age of humanity?
  • (54:45) - Cold plunges are cold
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    1 hr 4 min
  • Local Weather + Food, Buying New vs Buying Used, and Planning for Retirement

    Adam and Dax discuss the importance of seasonal weather awareness and the concept of farm-to-table food. They delve into the idea of luxury goods debate between buying new or used items. Breakfast routines are talked about, followed by a lighthearted discussion on bananas. They also mention a Dev Rel 2.0 course, and contemplate the desire to not be retired while still wanting to be retired. The conversation shifts to homes, apartments, and mortgages, before concluding with a discussion on body weight and weightlifting. The episode ends with Adam and Dax pondering the possibility of streaming again in the future.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • 6 Seasons
    • $100 worth of groceries
    • Whirlypop
    • Theo's devrel course
    • Rucksacks


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:29) - Seasonal weather awareness and farm to table food
  • (06:39) - What do we grow?
  • (09:50) - Luxury goods that are good
  • (12:06) - Buying new vs buying used
  • (14:14) - Getting into popcorn
  • (18:49) - Breakfast routines
  • (23:41) - Do you like bananas?
  • (26:41) - Being a tech contrarian
  • (30:22) - Jujitsu eyes
  • (33:12) - Dev Rel 2.0 course
  • (40:14) - Not wanting to be retired but wanting to be retired
  • (44:55) - Homes, apartments, and mortgages
  • (48:02) - Body weight and weight lifting
  • (56:00) - Are we going to stream again?
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    59 min
  • Recording Everything Everywhere All at Once

    In this episode Adam and Dax talk about the contrasting vibes between the real world and the computer world, the ethics of recording everything one sees or hears, followed by an exploration of the dynamics of finding things in a relationship. Cloudflare and AWS are mentioned, leading to a conversation about the perceived foolishness of being an investor and the potential future of being a venture capitalist. Climate change is checked in on, followed by a personal update on Adam's experience with shingles. They reflect on the impact of the COVID era, before pondering the naming of cities and towns with original names. The episode concludes with a contemplation on the simplicity and beauty of a dirt road.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Rewind
    • 📺 Introducing Rewind Pendant
    • Black Mirror
    • Twitch Con


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - Hunter gathering
  • (00:30) - Rewind
  • (05:01) - Real world vs computer world clean vibes
  • (07:05) - The ethics of recording everything you see or hear
  • (13:19) - Dynamics of finding things in a relationship
  • (17:06) - Cloudflare + AWS
  • (22:25) - Being an investor is the dumbest job
  • (27:14) - Being a VC is in Adam's future
  • (29:34) - Checking in on climate change
  • (37:54) - Adam's shingles
  • (40:54) - The COVID era
  • (47:20) - Naming cities and towns with original names
  • (50:35) - The simplicity of a dirt road
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    57 min
  • Melkey and Dax on Routine, SST, Startup Relationships, and Goal Setting

    Melkey's back to talk with Dax about routine changes, getting COVID, finding balance between life and work, how SST makes money, could SST get bought, determining if you can work at a startup, the fact that nobody cares about your work, comparison as the thief of joy, and success being up to you.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • ThePrimeagen
    • Trash
    • SST
    • AWS CDK
    • Tomorrow E43: An Interview with Tuomas Artman of Linear
    • Post Malone
    • Drizzle


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - npm downloads as a emotional chart
  • (00:43) - Capturing all of it
  • (01:09) - Routine changes and COVID
  • (05:37) - Focusing on breaking even
  • (07:44) - Finding balance between work and family
  • (12:46) - How does SST make money?
  • (18:54) - Why would you trust a smaller company instead of the incumbent?
  • (22:52) - Could SST be bought by AWS?
  • (26:56) - Determining if you can work wiith a startup
  • (32:53) - Startups can make or break relationships
  • (36:01) - Wanting to work at your best and be pushed
  • (38:18) - Nobody cares about your work
  • (42:42) - Comparison as inspiration or frustration
  • (52:10) - Success is up to you
  • (53:57) - Setting goals with intentionality
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    1 hr 6 min
  • Adam Has a Cold and Dax Has Cats, and Everyone Is Retiring to Tweet More

    In this episode: Adam gets a cold, living in a character house versus the suburbs, the challenge of returning to something you had to give up, reasons behind Dax's love for cats, and where Cloudflare announcements sit alongside AWS, anthropic, and bedrock. Is it ok to root for Elon Musk's failure?  What's the state of politics in the US? The episode concludes with an examination of the enshittification of tech, and the idea of retiring to tweet.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Cloudflare + AI
    • AWS Bedrock
    • The Enshittification of Tech
    • Nintendo


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - Phoning it in
  • (00:30) - Cold
  • (02:08) - How long can you sleep?
  • (03:32) - Living in a character house vs suburbs
  • (11:00) - Getting back to something you have to stop
  • (13:08) - Why does Dax have cats?
  • (16:31) - Cloudflare announcements
  • (22:12) - AWS, anthropic, and bedrock
  • (27:29) - Rooting for Musk to fail?
  • (33:04) - Where do we fit in politics?
  • (42:32) - Enshittification of tech
  • (50:55) - Retiring to tweet
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    56 min
  • Glauber Costa of Turso on Startups, Naming, and Pricing

    Dax chats with Glauber Costa about his career path to this point, starting Turso, avoiding ending up in the tarpit of ideas, issues with naming the Edge, what Turso is up to, how users make life easier, and lessons learned in pricing.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Turso
    • The Mom Test
    • The Matrix
    • Ooops I Did It Again


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - How do you pronounce SQL?
  • (00:54) - Countries of origin
  • (03:17) - Glauber's career path to this point
  • (08:39) - Starting over in areas you're not familair with
  • (14:50) - When did you start Turso?
  • (19:42) - Ending up with a tarpit idea
  • (24:12) - The issue with Edge run times
  • (28:23) - What Turso launched this week
  • (35:22) - What types of applications are most common?
  • (41:55) - It gets easier with actual users
  • (46:40) - Pricing lesson
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    55 min
  • Adam Nearly Dies, Upgrading iPhones, Svelte, and More Astro Fun

    Adam finds out the hard way that everyone is using morphine totally wrong, Adam and Dax debate upgrading their iPhones, Dax educates Adam on Svelte and Astro, and if Adam died who would Dax replace him with?

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Elon Musk biography
    • Steve Jobs biography
    • Superhuman email
    • Hey
    • Jason Lengstorf / Twitch
    • NextJS Conf
    • Tomorrow Episode 001: NextJS Conference Recap
    • Guillermo Rauch
    • v0
    • Svelte
    • Svelte introduces Ruins
    • Astro Nanostore
    • Astro 3.0 blog post
    • Tanstack
    • Remix
    • npm Trends


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - Morphine thread
  • (00:25) - Adam's health update
  • (11:05) - Jujitsu competition update
  • (13:28) - Modern medicine
  • (20:04) - Elon Musk & Steve Jobs biography
  • (21:49) - iPhone upgrade?
  • (24:22) - Remembering to take pictures
  • (26:33) - Controlling (or not) your inbox
  • (30:23) - Ranking Adams on tech Twitter
  • (31:22) - Bluesky and Threads
  • (34:44) - v0 from Vercel
  • (38:25) - The timelessness of some designs
  • (41:35) - Svelte + animations
  • (50:19) - Global state in an app without a framework
  • (55:07) - What's up with solid start?
  • (01:03:55) - If Adam had died, who would Dax replace him with?
  • (01:06:49) - Picking up new fears
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    1 hr 9 min
  • Bun 1.0, Restarting JavaScript, and Darth Vercel

    Is it better to burn out or to fade away as a content creator—or is Adam just a quiet quitter? Our thoughts on Bun's 1.0, bundling, pnpm, rebooting JavaScript, and is Vercel the dark side in the great Star Wars analogy of our dev world?

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Bun 1.0
    • Prettier
    • Rome
    • Rspack
    • Vite
    • Vercel
    • Cloudflare
    • Fly


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - Where's Adam?
  • (00:28) - What do we want out of creating content?
  • (08:57) - Bun 1.0
  • (19:16) - What about bundling?
  • (24:30) - What about pnpm?
  • (27:25) - Can JavaScript restart?
  • (28:59) - Who's going to fix formating?
  • (30:50) - What about TurboPack?
  • (37:37) - What's the Vite business model?
  • (40:14) - Vercel as the Dark Side
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    46 min
  • DHH on TypeScript, Enterprise Sales, Weather Fears, and Adam Watches a Movie

    The fun of a DHH rant and the ensuing storm of reactions, planning vacations, how SST is looking at enterprise sales, TwitchCon plans, enjoying fall weather and tornado fears, and Adam watches a bad movie and doesn't enjoy it.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • DHH on TypeScript
    • TwitchCon
    • Twitch Apps
    • React Miami / @ReactMiamiConf
    • Joplin 2011 tornado
    • Happiness For Beginners
    • Michael Pollan on Caffeine


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:00) - It's the year of audio on Linux on the desktop
  • (00:33) - DHH rants on TypeScript and revives Twitter
  • (10:59) - Vacation + family plans
  • (16:29) - SST and Enterprise sales
  • (22:27) - Twitter Spaces, Twitch, and TwitchCon
  • (26:10) - React Miami?
  • (30:39) - Fall weather
  • (33:29) - Tornado chasers and preppers
  • (38:36) - Adam watched a movie
  • (43:26) - Coming to terms with being a tech bro
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    56 min
  • Health Insurance, Astro v3, and Adam Becomes a Tech Bro

    Adam gives up his health insurance and gets injured shortly after: coincidence? Are we tech bros just because we care about things? Is Dax going to upgrade to Astro v3? And Dax introduces Adam to the dark web.

    Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

    Links:

    • Adam's tweets about coffee
    • Astro
    • Tor
    • Mark Rober YouTube
    • If you drink coffee...


    Topics discussed:

    • (00:24) - Adam got choked
  • (04:55) - The health insurance racket
  • (12:05) - Are we tech bros?
  • (21:54) - Upgrading to Astro v3
  • (27:07) - Do we even use the web anymore?
  • (29:40) - What are developers actually working on?
  • (32:06) - How's the SST Console?
  • (34:48) - Going down to the dark web
  • (47:23) - Home security cameras
  • (54:11) - Do you stand or sit in the bathroom?
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    1 hr 4 min

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