Every time you open Reddit or LinkedIn on your phone, they beg you to download their app. Ibrahim Diallo reveals what they're really after - and why you should resist:

• The data goldmine apps unlock (that browsers can't touch)

• How "convenience" became code for surveillance

• Why Web apps are now more powerful than most native apps

• The dark patterns companies use to trick you into installing

• What you actually lose when you click "Get the App"

A chilling look at the hidden costs of app culture - and how to take back control of your digital life.

Key Quote: "Your browser is the last fortress of privacy. Apps are just spyware with features."

Ibrahim Diallo pulls back the curtain on the unsettling future of "vibe coding" - where AI writes all the code and programmers become glorified prompt engineers. In this episode:

• The car analogy that explains why AI-generated code fails (windshield wipers included)

• How "debugging black boxes" might become our full-time job

• Andrej Karpathy's vision of code becoming meaningless to humans

• Why programmers face a worse fate than horses in the automobile age

• The trust crisis coming for software development

A sobering yet darkly funny look at what happens when we can "just ask the computer" to build anything - except understanding how it works.

Key Quote: "We won't just be horses replaced by cars - we'll be horses expected to fix the engines."

Ibrahim Diallo thought he cracked the code: skip class, read the book, ace the test. Then reality hit. In this episode, he unpacks:

• The JavaScript book that made him a tutor (and the C# book that broke his confidence)

• Why students paid him $10 just to copy code (and what that reveals about learning)

• The Texas Instruments engineer who changed everything with one calculator demo

• How great teachers transform knowledge into meaning

• Why AI won’t replace mentors (even if it writes perfect code)

A profound reflection on what we actually learn when we learn to code—and why some lessons can’t be found in any book.

Key Quote: "Books show you the syntax. Teachers show you the soul of the work."

After 20 years of coding, Ibrahim Diallo could build apps on autopilot—until AI changed the game. In this episode, he explores:

• The hidden cost of letting AI write your code

• Why System 1 vs. System 2 thinking matters more than ever

• How Angular 2.0 was just a warm-up for the AI revolution

• The terrifying parallel between modern dev tools and The Machine Stops

• Why choosing boring tech might save your career

A wake-up call for developers in the age of automation—before we forget how to think for ourselves.

Key Quote: "AI isn’t replacing junior developers—it’s replacing the need to become senior."

When an indie developer fixed GTA Online's infamous 20-minute load times with 13 lines of code, gamers cheered - then demanded to know: Why did Rockstar ignore this for 8 years? Ibrahim Diallo pulls back the curtain on:

• The corporate bug lifecycle - How obvious fixes get lost in backlogs forever

• Why "quick wins" rarely happen in billion-dollar codebases

• The real metrics companies optimize for (spoiler: not your happiness)

• How tech debt becomes institutional amnesia

• Why outsiders keep fixing big tech's mistakes

A sobering look at why your frustration isn't the bug - it's the system that won't fix it.

Key Quote: "Tech debt isn't a to-do list - it's a corporate graveyard where good ideas go to die."

Ibrahim Diallo shares the unbelievable true story of:

• The million-dollar website powered by Dell Optiplexes in a guy's living room

• How a Perl script and sheer stubbornness built a life-changing business

• Why today's developers over-engineer while Ron just shipped

• The moment they unplugged his jury-rigged "data center"

• What Ron's sweaty panic teaches us about real-world tech success

A hilarious and humbling reminder that the best websites solve problems - not follow best practices.

"No Kubernetes, no CI/CD - just four dusty desktops and a man who refused to overthink it."

Ibrahim Diallo takes you inside a surreal weekend where:

• A childhood dream of superpowers collides with adult reality at a Wealth Expo

• Tony Robbins turns a real estate conference into an emotional revival

• How high-energy events prime you for expensive "opportunities"

• The $32,000 stock trading course that couldn't deliver

• Why motivational magic fades (and what actually lasts)

A hilarious yet insightful look at the business of inspiration - and how to tell the difference between real transformation and expertly manufactured hype.

"Tony Robbins didn't give me superpowers - but he did teach me when to walk away from a $32,000 'opportunity'."

You wrote perfect documentation. Nobody read it. Ibrahim Diallo breaks down why knowledge transfer fails, and how to do it right:

• The documentation trap: Why writing everything down isn’t enough

• "It depends" syndrome: How over-explaining creates confusion

• The 3 rules of effective teaching: Specificity, repetition, and verification

• Why empathy beats completeness: What your audience actually needs to know

• The Mark Twain principle: Why shorter explanations take more work (but work better)

A tactical guide to transferring skills without frustration, whether you’re onboarding a colleague, documenting systems, or just explaining tech to non-tech friends.

Key Quote: "Knowledge isn’t transferred by dumping information. It’s built through clarity and repetition."

Remember when everyone had their own weird little corner of the internet? Ibrahim Diallo traces how:

• RSS died – and took blog discovery with it

• Google's algorithm updates buried personal sites alongside spam

• Social media addiction rewired how we share ideas

• We now distrust individual voices in favor of corporate content

• AI is cannibalizing the very blogs it was trained on

...and why rebuilding your personal website in 2024 might be the most rebellious thing you can do online.

A 15-second pause in real life is thinking. On a video call? It’s a crisis. Ibrahim Diallo breaks down:

• Why silence feels like failure on Zoom (but not in person)

• How TV and TikTok trained us to fear pauses (3.5-second attention spans)

• The brainstorming paradox: Why silence fuels creativity—but video kills it

• What political debates reveal about our performance-based communication

• Why "dead air" isn’t dead—it’s where the best ideas happen

A deep dive into how video calls turned conversation into performance art, and how to take back the power of silence.

"We used to think together in silence. Now we just wait for someone to perform."