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.
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Randy's album on display is Lucius, Wildewoman.
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40 - Capital AI (with Elizabeth)
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 as equating glam rock with the art of drag. Drag performers and the drag community have a rich and unique legacy that was not originated in any way by the predominantly straight men who made up the bulk of the glam rock movement, and in fact pre-dated it and has a rich history rooted in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Randy's album on display is Iron & Wine, The Shepherd's Dog.
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39 - Nice Threads
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."
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Randy's album on display is Neutral Milk Hotel, In an Aeroplane Over the Sea.
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38 - Crabon Hull
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.
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Randy's album on display is My Morning Jacket, MMJ Live Vol. 3: Bonnaroo 2004 (Return to Thunderdome).
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37 - F**k Reddit
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.
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Randy's album on display is Jeff Tweedy, Together At Last.
Watch this Drive is a podcast from the team at We Do Crime, a worker-owned tech shop. Irreverent, informative, and industry-adjacent are adjectives that fulfill my alliteration quota for this description. I'm going on break, see you in there.
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