TechZing is an informal bi-weekly chat show aimed at entreprenures and hackers interested in creating their own web app startup. The show is both educational (with practical advice) and conversational.
385: TZ Discussion - Flipping the Switch
Justin and Jason discuss Justin's new morning walk/run, Jason's college track career, Justin's diet regime, and Jason's new focus on lowering fructose intake and uric acid, the latest with Galatic Conquerors, and technical limitations of a web-based game, and how struggle is an integral part of the learning process, the prospect of the emergence of human-level AGI within 3 to 7 years, how the LK99 team is not giving up, Elon's plan to strip headlines and other metadata from Twitter/X posts, the image preprocessing library that will prevent AI mimicry and the power of AI image generation with tools like Midjourney, Eric Weinstein's criticism of String Theory, the latest with Math Academy, including locale-based courses, and the growth firm they're working with, the rom-com When In Rome and the sci-fi movie Zoe about the synthetic humans, the book Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, how untrustworthy the mainstream news has become, how their viewership has plummeted as a result, and why this is driving the push for censorship. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
384: TZ Discussion - The Breakthrough That Wasn't
Justin and Jason discuss Justin's plan to integrate daily physical exercise, how excess fructose could be the primary driver for elevated levels of uric acid and metabolic diseases generally, the million-dollar prize for a solution to the Riemann hypothesis, Justin's idea for a website called AmISheeple.com, the non-replication of the room-temperature superconductor, whether AI is a solution in search of a problem or the exact opposite, Elon Musk's response to the anti-Tesla ETF closing its doors, his decisions to change the name of Twitter to X and to get rid of the bock functionality, and how he's paid more taxes than anyone in history, why a wealth tax is unworkable, how Justin has absolutely, positively not given up on NitroNote, Math Academy's free-response functionality, whether Jason's approach to automated testing has changed, and the upcoming marketing push, how Justin once brought down his company's entire network (by accident), Colby's work on his game's tech tree and how his play testing is working out, the movie The Godfather and the Hulu series The Bear. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
383: TZ Discussion - Welcome to the Doom Loop
Justin and Jason discuss the rise in criminal activity and related factors that have led to the reduction in commercial activity and the general downward spiral of San Francisco, whether there's an agenda to end remote work, why people are avoiding the news, and how subscription-news outlets are eventually captured by their audience, thoughts on the TechZing Discord, what Justin and Jason do and don't enjoy about their work, thoughts on marketing Math Academy, various lifting strategies and what they're supposed to achieve, Justin's glucose charts, Project Superhero updates, why Justin loves Korean romantic comedies, and the movies Grand Toursimo and Barbie. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
382: TZ Discussion - Layering on Success
Justin and Jason discuss Justin's multi-pronged approach to getting healthy, Jason's surf lesson and back injury, Math Academy's Twitter strategy, new screencast help system, and legal counsel, how Colby helped Justin solve a tricky technical problem and how building a multiplayer video game has leveled-up his coding skills, Justin's plan to implement NitroNote's real-time collaboration using Elixir, and the shows Mark Cavendish: Never Enough, Star Trek: Lower Decks, My Name, and Cyberpunk Edgerunners.. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
381: TZ Discussion - K-Pop as Death Cult
Justin and Jason discuss the idea of using List for show notes and thoughts on how to build in real-time collaboration, why working for a FANG would probably suck, the challenge that kids present at different ages, the potential progress on age reversing chemicals, and the tech founder who is trying to reverse his own aging process, why Justin thinks hiring a personal chef is a super hack, how extended lifespans could help balance out the dropping replacement rates, the theory that K-pop stars are causing South Korea's low replacement rate, Justin's continued streak of alcohol/coffee abstinence and his plan to better manage his blood sugar, whether and where to do another TZ Summit, Math Academy's seasonality, and growth and plans to create a series of number-sense games, the shows Strange New Worlds, White House Plumbers, The Big Door Prize, and Silo, the movies Extraction and Extraction II, and the YouTube show Pitch Meeting. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
380: TZ Discussion - Alien Injection
Justin and Jason discuss Jason's recent trip to Utah, the molecular biologist who claimed he worked on exo-biospheric organisms, whether "disclosure" is happening soon, Justin's zero-beer hack, Jason and Colby's experience racing high-performance cars at Speed Vegas, the weirdness of The Weekend concert and why it makes Justin worry about the future, the latest with List/Nitro, why Jason doesn't comment on some HN math discussions, what he learned from Colby's Linear Algebra diagnostic, and why he's excited about Colby's game, why taking venture capital will likely kill your company, why Justin loves the game Paper Mario, and Jason's thoughts on Wes Anderson's latest movie Asteroid City. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
379: TZ Discussion - Detoxification
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin is trying to give up coffee and alcohol, the odd side effects he experiences when drinking (and not drinking) coffee, how Jason hit a wall with his weight loss, Justin's progress with List/NitroNote, the latest with Colby's game and how his first year at college went, why large companies can't innovate, more on the Musk/Zuckerberg cage match, recent progress in cryopreservation, Jason's thoughts on the possibility of an AI future, the shows SAS Rogue Heroes and Silo, and the Tetris documentary. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
378: TZ Discussion - Toaster Lovers Anonymous
Justin and Jason discuss Jason's trip to Palo Alto, the prospect of a Zuckerberg/Musk cage match, the TITAN submarine tragedy, the new direction of List/NitroNote and how implementing dark mode has reignited Justin's enthusiasm for the project, the release of the Math Academy proof editor, why Justin can no longer talk to Georgie about his projects, the Reddit kerfuffle and the fundamental misalignment between commercial social networks and their users, why solving imaginary problems is so common in technology, whether life was better before the Internet, and finally why Justin enjoys Ted Lasso and Jason doesn't. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
377: TZ Discussion - Predicting the Unpredictable
Justin and Jason discuss Justin's short-lived List/Nitro Notes partnership, his plans moving forward and a new brand concept, reactions to some of the predictions made on the Discord channel including what numbers Jason thinks Math Academy will hit by this time next year, the likely fallout of a full or partial UFO/UAP disclosure, the latest project superhero updates, the compounding evidence in favor of the Lab Leak hypothesis and why Jason thinks the story is so important, the shows Fubar, Manifest, and Schmigadoon, and the documentaries Arnold and Tour de France: Unchained. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
376: TZ Discussion - The Countdown
Justin and Jason discuss project superhero progress, the supplements Zinc-L-Carnosine, GlyNac (Glycine, N-acetyl-cystine), and Hyaluronic Acid, and the blood analysis service Inside Tracker, the latest with List, including image support, a new name for the product, and a new partner, Math Academy's countdown to breakeven and how Jason and Sandy have been funding the company to date, Jason's misgivings about hiring a PR firm, the emotional toll of customer communication, hacking the MathJax layout engine, and Sandy's concerns about system scalability, Justin's experience on a company retreat with 7 moms, the new process for generating cover art, and the claims made by an intelligence analyst whistleblower concerning recovered alien craft and what it may all mean.. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
375: TZ Discussion - How the World Went Soft
Justin and Jason discuss their respective weight-loss journeys, the weight-loss app Lose It, the power of combing concrete goals with an effective process, the importance of attacking problems at their root cause, why Jason believes most people suffer largely because they're unwilling to accept responsibility and solve their own problems, the loss of purpose for males and the consequences for society, why generative AI can't seem to generate Justin's face, whether Jason's hold-the-line position on Math Academy can be made into a manageable pick-a-fight marketing strategy, what's left to do before an HN launch, why Sandy serves the role of project manager, how Jason is going to implement proofs and how he was wrong about encompassing topics, how Justin is adding image support to List (and why it's all Jason's fault), and the shows Silo, Slow Horses, 100 Foot Wave, Barry, and the Rookie. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
374: TZ Discussion - Holding the Line
Justin and Jason discuss the latest with PlayStrong and TrueSpace, improving the Math Academy diagnostic communications, the lowering of standards and lack of honesty in modern education, Justin's workout struggles, Jason's inner trial lawyer, Justin's idea for using AI to generate weekly cover art, Justin's new login strategy, optimizing Math Academy's response times, when shoplifting comes to town, and why, despite his antics, Elon Musk is by far the most important person alive. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
373: TZ Discussion - It's a Ping Pong Life
Justin and Jason discuss how Jason lacks an inner voice and how his brain work generally, Jason's recent knee problem, Justin's solitary ping-pong workout, what current AI can and can't to it, Justin's AI ping-pong story, the potential negative impact of AI companions on the next generation, AI, genetic engineering, and futurism, the challenges and likely downsides of AI regulation, the latest with Math Academy, Justin's continual disappointment with Star Trek: Picard, the series Barry, and why Jason is excited about Rogue Heroes. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
372: TZ Discussion - The Road to Jarvis
Justin and Jason discuss the latest progress on Operation Superhero, Jason's new iPad, Justin's calculated life expectancy (it doesn't look good!), an update on PlayStrong, setting the terms for the AGI bet, the potential boom and doom if AGI is realized, how Sandy solved the Math Academy email problem, and the shows Unstable and Perry Mason. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
371: TZ Discussion - The Big Bet
Justin and Jason discuss Balaji's BTC bet, Jason's problem with "frameworks", Areli's gymnastics, why Justin wants to increase his bet that full AGI will be achieved within the next 5 years, PlayStrong's recent success, Math Academy's positioning and the new diagnostic report, the shows The Consultant and DragonBall Z (Abridged), and how The Mandalorian and Start Trek: Picard both suck now. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8