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39 minutes ago
44 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode13, we discuss Local LLMs, Hermes, and Openclaw.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Lindemans D'or vs Noir both 8% abv
What we did over the break
Experience running local LLMs with two Nvidia 3060v2s
Hermes agent and Openclaw
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Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
40 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 12, we discuss the jobpocalypse.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Legion Friends and Beer Supernova Passionfruit Orange Guava Sour Ale 4.7% ABV
Happy July 4th
The jobpocalypse is upon us article
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Jun 29, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
37 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 11, we discuss CEO taxes and Commencement speeches.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Appalachian Mountain Cidery Southern Apple Hard Cider 5% ABV
CEO tax being equated with socialism by Google Founder article
Commencement speeches met with boos over AI topics except one article1 article2
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Jun 22, 2026
Jun 22, 2026
58 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 10, we discuss Starbucks AI woes, RTX 3080s, and South East Linux Fest 2026.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Lindeman's D'or Tropical Fruit Beer 8% ABV
South East Linux Fest 2026
RTX 3080 has either 10gigs or 12 gigs of VRAM and the 3080ti has 12gigi VRAM
Starbucks gets rid of AI inventory tool article
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Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
37 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 09, we discuss brewing a good basic apple cider, openclaw, and malware.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Jo's CIDR 7% abv
Local LLM with openclaw
Reputable Malware Article 1 Article 2
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Jun 8, 2026
Jun 8, 2026
33 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 09, we discuss using solar power to create ice and data center power usage.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Southern Tier Holiday Cran Cran 7% ABV
Solar options for storing energy and cooling off grid homes/ campers instead of batteries. ICE! article
Data centers are eating up power on the east cost of the US. Power prices in many areas rose by almost double per megawatt hour. article
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Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
29 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 07, we discuss AI coding in production and moving to Linux as an OS.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Southern Tier Rope Swing Sipper 5% abv
AI coding in a production environment. Are we sacrificing quality and stability for quantity and speed? article
Another reason to move to some form of Linux. Microsoft is now starting to auto launch edge when users login to windows. article
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May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
46 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 06 Episode 06, we discuss Chat bots leaking personal info and private networks.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: 1911 Orange Creamsicle Hard Cider 6.9%
LLM backed Chatbots handing out personal info. article
Christian only mobile network will be available soon. article
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May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
25 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 05, we discuss inexpensive technology verses expensive solutions.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Stone Brewing Buenaveza Lager 4.7%
Cheaper drones destroying expensive military equipment
Bluetooth tracker in mail reveals top secret ship location.
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May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
45 min
Show Synopsis:
In Season 09 Episode 04, we discuss ID verification and Apples CEO transition.
Working from home.
What we are drinking: Thirsty Dog Perro Mexican Lime Lager 6% ABV
Apple is rolling out age verification around the world and so is discord
Tim Cook steps down as CEO of apple, John Ternus replaces him.
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