Technology
Hardware, software, networking, and development
#124: How a $15 Radar Reveals the Hidden Economy of Scale
How can a high-tech radar sensor cost less than a sandwich? Explore the hidden machinery of the 2025 global supply chain.
#112: Why Your Smart Bulbs Fail and Airports Don't
Why do airports stay lit while your smart home fails? Herman and Corn dive into industrial-grade tech and the physics of beaming internet.
#110: Why Agentic AI Needs More VRAM Than You Think
Learn how to build a high-performance local AI server for agentic coding, from dual-GPU PC builds to the power of Mac's unified memory.
#84: The Silicon Arms Race: Why GPUs are the New Oil
Are high-end microchips the new enriched uranium? Herman and Corn dive into the high-stakes world of GPU export bans and global AI supremacy.
#80: Why Your Smart Home Isn't an Airport: Industrial Reliability
Why can't you run the Louvre on a Raspberry Pi? Herman and Corn dive into the rugged, wired world of industrial building automation.
#78: The Local Control Trade-Off
Is Zigbee a "reliable old truck" or a dead end? Herman and Corn debate the future of local control in the age of Matter and Thread.
#77: The Universal Plug That Isn't
Herman and Corn debate if USB-C is a universal dream or a technical nightmare. Is the "one-cable" future finally here?
#73: VPNs: Privacy Myth vs. Reality
VPNs: privacy savior or marketing hype? We expose the truth behind the grand claims and technical realities.
#67: Scaling or Pivoting AI for Code
Are LLMs truly the future of coding, or do they need a fundamental architectural pivot? We dive into AI's programming future.
#66: When Your Desktop Must Also Be a Server
Unleash the power of a single machine! Explore virtualization's secrets to seamlessly blend your desktop and server.
#65: Security Habits for Casual Developers
Security vs. usability: a tightrope walk. Discover practical strategies to protect casual users without sacrificing ease.
#62: System Prompts vs Fine-Tuning: When to Actually Train Your AI
Prompt or fine-tune? We break down when to train your AI, from Shakespearean emails to law firm docs. Avoid unnecessary fine-tuning!
#61: Fork or Stay? The Art of Customizing Open Source
Fork or stay? We're diving deep into customizing open source, weighing ownership, contribution, and the hidden costs of going solo.
#60: Single-Turn AI: The Interface Pattern Nobody's Talking About
Forget chatbots. Discover the hidden power of single-turn AI interfaces and how they're quietly reshaping how businesses integrate AI.
#58: Clean Audio, Messy Reality: Noise Removal for Voice-to-Text
Fussy baby, clean audio? We dive into noise removal for voice-to-text. Discover why cleaner audio can transcribe worse.
#57: From Lawyers in Limousines to Developers in Their PJs: The Voice Tech Revolution
From limo-riding lawyers to pajama-clad coders, voice tech is booming. Discover how AI is making it a force for good.
#56: The Thought Experiment Nobody Runs
Building an AI model from scratch? It's a brutal reality of trillions of tokens and millions in GPUs. Discover the hidden costs of modern AI.
#55: Running Video AI at Home: The Real Technical Challenge
Video AI: Hype vs. Reality. Can your GPU handle it? We dive into the technical challenges of running video AI at home.
#44: When AI Trusts Too Much: The Art of Prompt Injection
AI's Wild West: Battling prompt injection and poisoning. Discover how AI threats are shifting from sci-fi to insidious attacks on the models...
#43: When an AI Diagnosed My Undersized UPS
Unseen forces silently erode your tech. Discover how subtle power issues are killing your electronics and what you can do about it.