Async

Centralisation vs. decentralisation, and how I evaluate software and AI assistants. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

More vibe coding, some delights. https://stuffstuff.app/ An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

I guess we're talking about AI again. I enjoyed our break from that topic while it lasted. There's no escaping GenAI in our lines of work! An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Followup and thoughts on vibe designing. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Saadia discusses his writers deck, being Jewish in Australia, and cognitive atrophy. CrossPointXT is available here:  https://github.com/lukecarbis/CrossPointXT An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

I want to make stuff. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Saadia discusses the X3 writer deck he put together as part of his latest "de-techifying" phase. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Geeking out about writing, X4 as a device, and product design in 2026. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Discussing responses to Cal Newport, the Xteink X4 ereader, and taking time to just be. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

I followup on Saadia's last post with thoughts of my own on dumb phones, infinity wells, and I've gone back and forth on the whole concept. Then I talk about a book I'm reading, writing struggles, and my favorite game of the year. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Revisiting simplifying my digital life. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

A little bit more about gen ai and using it as a designer, followed by an update on the X4, software brain, and Age of Empires on the Mac.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

More discussion about whether a client should be able to ask their designer not to use AI tools in their design process. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Async is a podcast where Joshua (a product designer) and Saadia (a software engineer) debate and often argue (as friends!) the merits and challenges of living and building in the world today. In this episode I  reference how I'm feeling about AI, what I've been doing with it, and why I'm yearning for deep work time to just think and create and be.  Also, the title is a reference to...

Would GenAI disclosure would be helpful or is it a waste of time? An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Hi Saadia! In this episode I talk about AI, and lend a different perspective to your idea of authorship.  Then I talk about some AI classes I've been doing, and finally something not at all AI related (well mostly not): A new gadget I bought, the X4 . I also completely forgot to talk about some of the new projects I've been working on, but there's always more episodes.  An async pod...

We're back! Well, I am, at least. Welcome to Season 2 of Async where we'll probably just keep talking about AI. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua and a friend launched Lochy.org last night, and now Joshua's trying to figure out what happens next.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

So much to respond to! I talk mostly about motivation – why commit? And what does "best practice" mean in the age of AI? An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua went to Dragonsteel, and he's having thoughts about how careers should be shaped based on passion versus marketplace acceptance.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Shh. In this episode I talk about my experience writing an app from scratch in SwiftUI, and compare that to vibe coding it. I also discuss a lack of technical people in cross-disciplinary positions. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Joshua has followup on a bunch of topics, including Figma make, app development, and his own experience with race and privilege. He then follows up on a few topics related to the democratization of product and being kind to yourself.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

One-push-wonders and white-privilege. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

Followup on Saadia’s AI teaching adventure, along with some of Joshua’s own musings on classroom time.  For topics, Joshua shares about a new perspective he’s gained on writing, using Figma make for design, and shipping an actual app—and what comes next.  An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.

I'm back! I spent the last four weeks on a school placement. Here's what I learned about using AI in the classroom. An async podcast by Saadia Carbis and Joshua Wold . A Pretty Good podcast.