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After a 2-month hiatus, the team returns to their bullsh*t. A lengthy discussion on cloud computing follows a quick recap of news and events the team missed during their break. Randy's band The Bell Beat is searching for a 4th member. Inquire at thebellbeat.com. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on display is Lucius, Wildewoman.

The team welcomes analyst and writer, Elizabeth. A slew of authors, including Sarah Silverman are suing Meta, Google, and Microsoft/OpenAI for using their work in LLM training data. This leads the team to ask, "Is AI compatible with capitalism?" Note: During the discussion of drag, the conversation quickly pivoted to gender bending presentations in glam rock, however this should not be construed a...

Zuck launched Threads, a Twitter clone where niceness prevails. SCOTUS gave bigots a big win. The culture wars are alive and well. In an effort to keep the fire burning, the team claims "the right can't make good art." Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on display is Neutral Milk Hotel, In an Aeroplane Over the Sea.

After a week off, the team avoids leaving home. They quickly digress from the unfortunate end of OceanGate's carbon (crabon) fiber Titan to sonar liquidating the lungs of deep sea divers. Needless to say, this episode carries a content warning. Other subjects discussed: Elon fights Zuckerberg in a cage, SCOTUS gave Google a win against lyric website Genius, and Hitler was a criminal. Be part of th...

Reddit is experiencing the company's worst "footgun" since launching in 2005. The team dives deep into CEO Steve Huffman's damage tour and the nuances that make Reddit unique. Google Domains has been sold to Squarespace, with no warning (check out Porkbun). The episode ends with a brief discussion of Google's murder history. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube...

The team discusses (at length) Apple's first entry into the AR/VR headset space. Also, they manage to find time to answer a listener's question, "What is Web3?" Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on display is Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sorry is Gone.

The team launches into two right-wing grifts, Trump Coin and 4thepure.com, a product and a service providing quality scams to unsuspecting marks. The conversation touches on the fallout from Bud Light's "woke cancel" (paid vacations for Budweiser executives). The communist United Kingdom is tyrannically stomping on the rights of grocers. Scientists are using CRISPR on mustard greens. Randy experie...

Who would've thought the team could talk for 30+ minutes about Drew hating that Carl hates the CSS library Tailwind? The rest of this episode is a meandering conversation about the Super Mario Brothers movie and video games that allow you to build video games. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on display is Antony and the Johnson...

Tucker Carlson is joining Twitter. Elon Musk is once again spreading conspiracy theories. Drew shares more Vercel Ship news leading the team to discuss WYSIWYG editors and the people that don't use them (but should). The team digresses even further with a debate on GUI vs CLI, with a tangent on the frustrations of exiting Vim (Vi IMproved). Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on...

Tucker Carlson & Steven Crowder were fired, the former from Fox News and the latter from marriage. Drew doesn't want us to be the E! News for right-wing grifters, so we only spend half the episode talking about right wing grifters. Vercel is robbing devs. The team revisits their 2022 end-of-year predictions. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime R...

Carl thinks the podcast feels like a job. Drew is a business man. Album on Display inspires a conversation about late 90s indie/emo. Tucker Carlson interviewed Elon Musk, Randy brought the clips. 60 Minutes featured Google's Bard. The team gets lost in an extensive conversation about AI translating languages. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime...

Recently "retired" Drew is on island time. The team discusses the difficulty of developing client software on a poorly designed platform. A meandering talk about React, Material UI (MUI), server side rendering, and nepotism follows. Sales folks are overselling software. Carl started watching The Sopranos. Elon Musk is still in the news. Randy is starting to notice Twitter performance issues. Accor...

Some legal stuff happened with Donald Trump, I guess we have to talk about it. A voicemail gets the team talking about intrusive thoughts. AI can create new things. Speaking of AI, Drew really wants to focus on developing our new AI future. He feels bad about your job, but maybe you should do something about that. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedoc...

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Nick joins Carl, Drew, and Randy. The discussion starts with Levi's using AI models, then pivots to... You'll have to listen to find out. Are online political arguments achieving anything? Nick shares some thoughts from a DSA member's perspective. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on...

Drew loves that Carl hates Wordpress. Bossware is ruining work. Michigan repealed Right To Work. Why doesn't Alex Jones talk about Peter Thiel like he talks about every other "tech-bro billionaire"? (This question is rhetorical). TikTok is in Congress's crosshairs. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on display is R.E.M., Document.

The team welcomes our first guest, Eric. Things kick off with a conversation about plants, cats, and cerebellar hypoplasia. OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4 "gets" jokes, concerning those paying attention. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) leads to an extended conversation about the general disconnect between average folks and venture capitalists. The team fast-10-ens their seat belts for the...

Mr. Beast is exploiting labor. A recent event where a robot dog removed clothing from a runway model leads the team to discuss the future of AI. Microsoft is bringing GPT powered GitHub Copilot to MS Dynamics. Speaking of AI, don't trust calls from your loved ones asking for bail money. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on displa...

Carl is tired from playing Destiny 2, leading the team into a lengthy conversation about first person shooters. AI is trying to find aliens. Computer chips are yesterday's news, "mini-brains" are the future. 364k Teslas are being recalled due to safety concerns related to Full Self-Driving (FSD). Ford applied for patents enabling cars to repossess themselves reminding the team of Sony's interactiv...

The team confirms suspicions, Carl is a bootlicker. YouTube is formally entering the podcast arena, causing the team to rant about podcast (and general) advertising. Elon Musk is once again in the news for various escapades, none of them good. Inspired by a voicemail, the episode wraps with a deep dive of "Section 230" (Communications Decency Act) related SCOTUS cases. Be part of the show: wedocri...

Bing (played by Carl) and a "bad" user (played by Drew) have a conversation about Avatar 2 theater showtimes. The Microsoft/GitHub (Copilot) vs. open source case doesn't look to be headed to court. Trump NFTs have landed on the moon. CEOs are angry about remote work. Workers outside of 'Murica are protecting their free time. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: youtube...

Google is waxing soliloquy about their GPT competitor, Bard. The team has some thoughts. Randy goes on a rant about undeserving credit relating to big tech and innovation. Nectar is going to improve your company culture with social credit scores. Zuck really wants AR to happen but doesn't know why. Mr. Beast is the best little game show host money can buy (Elon, make him the CEO of Twitter). Be pa...

The team reviews another Instagram coding post. Trump Cards are going up. Furries are saving democracy. Drew reads a fascinating NYT's article about Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) testing. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wedocrime Randy's album on display is Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.

Drew continues counting (without performance enhancing drugs). The team discusses how browsers and ad blockers will be impacted by Google Manifest v3. A new product by Japanese company MuTalk gets the team... talking... a lot... Meta has a video game, it's bad. The conversation ends on Republicans, taxes, and the IRS. Be part of the show: wedocrime.com/voicemail Watch us on YouTube: https://www.yo...

Drew adds yet another obsession to his long list, ABC's Shark Tank. The crew criticizes more Instagram coding tips, then answers a listener's question concerning "ChatGPT-3". Adobe is using designers private work to train AI. Twitter is covered in child porn. Congress wants to stop investigating representatives stock trades. Moderna is increasing the price of COVID-19 vaccines. Mutant Apes are pul...

Randy warms up the cold open. Drew shares his new obsession, Instagram coding tips. Inspired by Randy's album on display, the team goes on a lengthy music chat then covers Elon Musk's recent Twitter Spaces appearance where Elon revealed his lack of knowledge surrounding digital advertising. The episode wraps with a discussion about Greta Thunberg owning Andrew Tate on Twitter. Leave the team a mes...