Aaron is joined this week by special guest Caleb Porzio (filling in for Ian) to talk about everything from solo parenting to Caleb's new project to rejuvenating Torchlight and a lot more.

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• (00:00) - Low Energy Jeb

• An argument for logging off - Aaron Francis
• Thunk
• John Rudolph Drexler on Twitter
• Jason Beggs
• Caleb's tweet about flux
• Livewire Partner Program
• Anystack
• Torchlight
• Astro
• GetDown
• No Plans To Merge
• Caleb Porzio

Ian and Aaron check in about everything from tacos in NY to Twitter vs. Threads plus how Aaron found his next Linda, Aaron's new video series, & more.

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• (00:00) - Ian's Trying Obsidian

• The PARA Method
• Obsidian.md
• follow your stupid dreams. (YouTube)
• Kelsey Petrich on Twitter
• Aaron's first 'Poppin Off' video
• Ian's tweet about Los Tacos No. 1
• Bomb Pop popsicle

Ian and Aaron talk about the investment that got away, why Try Hard is a media company, bringing back the forum, and an incredible idea for a new contest.

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• (00:00) - Kubera

• Kubera
• ConvertKit
• Laravel Shift
• Doug DeMuro (YouTube)
• Startups for the Rest of Us Episode 160
• Business of Software
• MicroConf
• Patio11 (Twitter)
• The most infamous forum thread (Bodybuilding.com Forum)
• Discourse

Ian and Aaron talk about Ian's new idea that's got him frazzled and on tilt, Aaron's sales milestone, the game Factorio, and a lot more.

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• (00:00) - I'm Very Tilted

• Aaron's tweet about 100k
• Jason Beggs on Twitter
• Mary Perry on Twitter
• Factorio

Ian & Aaron talk about Ian's adventures with hiring (and Ian unveils a blisteringly hot take), how Aaron's course performance, why Aaron needs a stage name (maybe), and a lot more.

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• (00:00) - The Long Weekend

• Vegas Vacation (IMDB)
• Beach Boys - "Kokomo" (YouTube)
• What's new in MySQL 9
• YNAB

Ian and Aaron check in the results of Aaron's course launch, talk about the new developer position that Ian just posted, dive into the benefits of "scheming time", and so much more.

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• (00:00) - Hat Guy

• High Performance SQLite
• Ian's hat ('Google Dino Cap')
• Aaron's live stream where he launched the course (Twitter)
• 'Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable' on Amazon
• Bento
• UserScape's job posting: Full-Stack Laravel Developer (applications due by 7/15/24)

Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Aaron's new course, a trip to Texas Hill Country, the idea of 'Profit First', and a whole lot more.

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• (00:00) - The Thumb System

• Siskel & Ebert
• Texas Hill Country 
• Profit First (Book)
• John Scalzi blog post about being in it for the money
• Bento
• Database School (on YouTube)
• Kent C. Dodds
• Fly.io
• Laravel Octane
• Cloudflare AI Gateway
• Cloudflare Workers

Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's various small bets, why they're both so tired, the upcoming variety show 👀, & more.

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• (00:00) - Happy Fathers Day

• Aaron's board book
• Aaron' tweet about drama online
• Aaron's talk at Laracon Online
• Elon Musk (book) [Amazon]
• Arc
• Brandon Sanderson on YouTube
• Justin Kan's tweet about second time founders
• Syntax.fm
• Sentry's partnering with Laravel

Ian and Aaron are joined by Dan Myers, CEO of Flair, for a very special episode about Aaron's HVAC system, Ian's feelings about batteries, why people like "treats in the feed", and more.

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• (00:00) - Welcome To The Show

• Dan Myers on LinkedIn
• Flair.co

Ian & Aaron discuss what's going on with Aaron's course and Ian's feistiness on Twitter before diving into what's going on with Aaron's HVAC system (seriously) and a lot more.

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• (00:00) - Getting Healthy

• Ian's tweet about walking
• Ian's tweet about his first customer
• Flair.co
• Aaron's DHH interview