What Just Happened?

You can't pick up your smartphone these days without seeing the latest crazy headlines about artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and how they will take over the world. David and Eugene wanted to take a different approach on the topic and ask what happens if/when people start forming friendships with AI. David plays devil's advocate and argues that having AI friends might be normal in the future, and that may not be a "bad" thing. It's fair to say Eugene has ... a different opinion. As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

GroovyD - Take Off

Declan DP - Wonderland

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"AI can be our friend." - Bill Gates

The average person lives about 4000 weeks. To author Oliver Burkeman, that sounded absurdly brief. So in response to this "radical finitude," Burkeman wrote the kind of self-help book that David has been wishing for years. One that doesn't necessarily provide ten tips and tricks for a more productive morning, but asks some of the deeper, more difficult questions about what we spend our 4000 weeks doing, and what we think makes our time worthwhile. In this episode, David and Eugene discuss some of the key ideas from the book, "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals," while Eugene talks about why the book may not necessarily be for him. As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

Markvard - Hold On

Nomyn - Farewell

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"Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire." - Jorge Luis Borges

The word "hobby" has connotations of something trivial or inconsequential. (The word's roots refer to "an activity that doesn't go anywhere.") But I'm coming to realize just how important and life sustaining hobbies can be in our lives. In this episode, David and Eugene reflect on their lives over the past year, the function of hobbies in their purpose, and Eugene explains why his catchphrase of 2023 is "the ordered year." As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

Wanheda - Dawn

tubebackr - Mosaic

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"Today is life — the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with GUSTO!" - Dale Carnegie

As it turns out, when you put four middle age men in front of a microphone, they have a lot to say. It's a good thing none of our wives prefer the "strong silent type" haha! This is the second half of our conversation with Sam Chung and Rob Koh. As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

VDGL: Sheherazade

LiQYWD - Miss You

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We hope everyone's 2023 is off to a good start! This week we bring back long time friends of the podcast and Ironman triathletes Sam Chung and Rob Koh. But this time around the tables have turned, as Rob and Sam put David and Eugene on the hot seat, and have some questions for us to answer. As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

Atch - Right Here

LiQWYD - Keep Trying

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In the second half of our discussion on the Karate Kid sequel, David and Eugene discuss Daniel-san, Miyagi, Sato, Kumiko, the romances, plot twists, final battle, what happens to these characters after the movie (which we know thanks to Cobra Kai), and the impact this movie had on our lives. After three episodes over two years, it's safe to say we've squeezed all the juice we could out of this film.

We're taking our annual winter break following this episode and will be back in 2023. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and as always, thanks for listening!

Music:

Bill Conti - Daniel Leaves

Peter Cetera - Glory of Love

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"Because, Daniel-san, for person with no forgiveness in heart, living even worse punishment than death." - Miyagi

Last year around this time, David and Eugene reviewed one of David's all time favorite movies, "An Ode to My Father." Because we had so much fun with that episode, we decided to take another ride on the nostalgia train, this time revisiting the 1986 martial arts sequel, The Karate Kid Part II. In addition to discussing the movie itself, we talk about what it felt like watching this movie growing up, whether it still holds up, and seeing it now through a more grown up lens. As always, thanks for listening!

Music - Bill Conti

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"Never been attacked by tree." - Miyagi

Putting all the Twitter drama aside for the moment, David presents an actual, non-trolly theory for how Elon Musk can heal and ultimately unify a broken and divided America. Suffice to say Eugene ... has questions. We also talk about the pros and cons of tracking health data, the future of robot companions, and whether rich Californians will stand to give up their gas powered Ferraris. As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

tubebackr - Silk

Herr Fuchs - The Elon Musk Song

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​"After all, the chief business of the American people is business." - Calvin Coolidge​

David and Eugene talk about how our drinking habits have changed, and for David why he's nearly stopped drinking alcohol all together. The topic of alcohol is admittedly too big to address on this podcast, let alone in a single episode. Instead, we focus on how our habits have changed specifically since the start of the pandemic. We also discuss that other addictive chemical compound — caffeine — and why neither of us can seem to quit coffee (yet). As always, thank you for listening!

Music:

Late Nights - LiQWYD

Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies

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"It becomes a joy not to drink." - Annie Grace

The second of our two part series on the SF Marathon. David and Eugene discuss the highs and lows of the race, our biggest takeaways, Eugene's surprise mystery SECOND race, and what we hope to get from running in the future. As always, thanks for listening!

Music:

New Lands - Alex Productions

Running Up That Hill - Mozartine

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"All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says." - Haruki Murakami