409: TZ Discussion - From Suck to Blow

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Justin and Jason discuss Justin's three recent debacles, how he learned to stop suffocating himself, and how he became the main character on X for a day (and ... not in a good way), how Jason is working to reduce product friction, customer support and churn at Math Academy, Justin's progress on Lightwave and why he put his budding digital music career on temporary hold, how to get the most out of AI when coding, Areli's success at the Western Nationals, the series The Studio, and Bad Thoughts, the video We Are Not PROMPTS! and how generative AI will likely impact filmmaking in the future.

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409: TZ Discussion - From Suck to Blow

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410: TZ Discussion - The Prime Directive 1:53:00

5 weeks ago1:53:00

1:53:00

Justin and Jason discuss how gluten might be Justin's new nemesis and why it might be causing his brain buzzing, Jack's adventures in programming, how Justin went all in on AI coding and turned out to be a failure and why he wants to see a rant off between Jason and ThePrimeTime (formerly ThePrimegen), The Copilot Delusion , why Silicon Valley’s ‘Tiny Team’ Era is Here (or maybe has been for a while), the only thing Jason r cares about when it comes to Math Academy, the future of software Justin's fear that Lightwave mayeend up being irrelavant, Colby's powerlifting win, Izzy's filmmaking "internship", and Areli's summer of gymnastics camps, and finally, the series Murderbot . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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409: TZ Discussion - From Suck to Blow 2:08:53

9 weeks ago2:08:53

2:08:53

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's three recent debacles, how he learned to stop suffocating himself, and how he became the main character on X for a day (and ... not in a good way), how Jason is working to reduce product friction, customer support and churn at Math Academy, Justin's progress on Lightwave and why he put his budding digital music career on temporary hold, how to get the most out of AI when coding, Areli's success at the Western Nationals, the series The Studio , and Bad Thoughts , the video We Are Not PROMPTS! and how generative AI will likely impact filmmaking in the future.…

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408: TZ Discussion - The Space Closet 1:54:44

19 weeks ago1:54:44

1:54:44

Justin and Jason discuss how Justin has been helping out with the new Math Academy designs, why Jason finally pulled the trigger on buying his dream car, the latest progress on Lightwave and thoughts on future usage models, the upcoming Math Academy machine learning course, plans for 2025, and the challenge of developing talent while scaling. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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407: TZ Discussion – Welcome to the Party, Pal! 2:08:18

30 weeks ago2:08:18

2:08:18

Justin and Jason discuss the possibility of Jason starting a Math Academy podcast or YouTube channel, ideas on how to solve Math Academy's latency issues in China, what tool to use for creating mockups, Justin's health update, finding a workout schedule that works, how the PlayStrong SEO is starting to show results, Jason's project superhero update and how less has turned out to be more, the surprising benefits of taking a magnesium supplement, the struggles of young men and dating in the current version of society, how humans eventually adapt to technologies that initially show negative consequences, Lightwave and the importance of not giving up, Justin's music aspirations and his struggle with working (and working out) alone, the shows Arcane and The Franchise and the movies Caddy Shack , Planes, Trains, and Automobiles , The Fall Guy , and The Hit Man , Math Academy's upcoming machine learning course and the plans to integrate coding into all (or at least most) math courses, Jason's bias towards maximizing information gain, and how he's learning to focus on one fire at a time no matter how many are burning, and finally the simultaneous exhilaration and misery of running a startup that's realized product-market fit. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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406: TZ Discussion - Unkillable 1:48:40

40 weeks ago1:48:40

1:48:40

Justin and Jason discuss Math Academy , Playstrong , Justin's new band, and Jack's burgeoning interest in coding. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8

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405: TZ Discussion - Dude, Where's My Code? 1:36:12

48 weeks ago1:36:12

1:36:12

Justin and Jason discuss how Jason solved his slow Internet problem, their recent COVID experience, Jason's reaction to intense stress, the challenge of working with other coders, creating a new technical foundation for an existing project, Jason's contrarian opinion on code comments, why clean, correctly abstracted code is the key to maximizing productivity, Math Academy's current MRR and how to address the churn issue, the shows Sunny and Brooklyn 99 , and the web series Red vs. Blue . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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404: TZ Discussion - Episode Not Found 2:05:57

1 year ago2:05:57

2:05:57

Justin and Jason talk about how Justin thought it was Independence Day for real, his early life as a struggling musician, and the story of how he hustled his way into the technology industry, Math Academy's Twitter/X push, recent growth and future goals, Colby the intern and the possibility of bringing on a freelance developer, Ray Kurzweil's new book The Singularity Is Nearer , the show Time Trap , season 3 of The The Bear , and the movie No Hard Feelings , why Jason couldn't stand watching the series Palm Royale , the 30 for 30 documentary on Lance Armstrong, and the series Tour de France Unchained . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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403: TZ Discussion - Snakebite 2:04:58

1 year ago2:04:58

2:04:58

Justin and Jason discuss Math Academy, Lightwave, PlayStrong, and other stuff. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8

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402: TZ Discussion - Hello Robot 1:38:26

1 year ago1:38:26

1:38:26

Justin and Jason discuss Izzy's high-school graduation, the new Math Academy robot character and the upcoming math facts functionality, the Methods of Proof course, and why Jason isn't impressed by LLM tutors, the recent development work on Lightwave and thoughts on the permissions system, why creating anything of value takes years and the importance of doing things that don't scale, health and fitness updates, why Justin likes Star Trek so much, the Netflix series Bodkin , the documentaries Bad Vegan and The Jinx , and the shows Better Call Saul , Dance Monsters , Is It Cake , and Conan Must Go . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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401: TZ Discussion - Going Deep 1:42:56

1 year ago1:42:56

1:42:56

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's design choices and roadmap for Lightwave, the latest with Math Academy, including the technology beyond the proofs course and the plan for drilling math facts, the primacy of winning , the future of search in the age of LLMs, fitness updates, and the shows Residents Alien , The Jinx , Allen vs. Farrow , and Shogun . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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400: TZ Discussion - Reignition 2:02:22

1 year ago2:02:22

2:02:22

Justin and Jason discuss Math Academy's churn analysis and retention roadmap, Justin's decision to use Laravel's Reverb for Lightwave's real-time collaboration, why he's mocking up the entire new phase of UI development, and what was wrong with his initial weight-lifting plan, the effects of writing on less sleep , brain activity after death , the prospect of AI-generated video, girlfriends, music, and drip emails, how Jason is attempting to train around his tendinitis and why blood-flow restriction might provide an answer, the streaming series Winning Time , Shogun Fallout , and Foundation , and why Jason recommends the Pilgrim Pass YouTube channel. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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399: TZ Discussion - Vaporware 1:24:44

1 year ago1:24:44

1:24:44

Justin and Jason discuss how Justin is transitioning PlayStrong's backend to Laravel's Vapor framework and how long it will be before he'll get back to working on Lightwave again, how Jason reduced his AWS footprint, and some preliminary numbers from Math Academy's churn analysis, Justin's realization about his fitness routine, and the shows 3 Body Problem and Winning Time . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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398: TZ Discussion - Riding Rough 1:56:02

1 year ago1:56:02

1:56:02

Justin and Jason discuss some performance improvements made to the Math Academy service, an embarrassing email debacle, Jason's self-diagnosed ADHD, Justin's newly established workout habbit, Jason's gout flair up, the most important things that effect health, why Jason recommends The Gentlemen and Justin recommends Mythic Quest , the difficulty with general advice and best practices, and the idea of hosting online Math Academy competitions. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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397: TZ Discussion - The Big Race 1:26:36

1 year ago1:26:36

1:26:36

Justin and Jason discuss the current state of Lightwave, why Justin is implementing the backend in Node.js, his experience hiring a contractor to pair code with, and plans for the future, the latest with Justin's fitness journey and why he decided to stop taking Metformin, Math Academy's upcoming Methods of Proof course, a major code refactoring, whether there will ever be a Math Academy Discord server, and customer support challenges, Jason's pending race with his kids, how he tweaked his quad, and why no one likes to do back squats, and finally the shows Slow Horses and Mythic Quest . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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396: TZ Discussion - The Green Card Blues 2:14:19

1 year ago2:14:19

2:14:19

Justin and Jason discuss their recent health and fitness escapades, the latest with Math Academy and Lightwave, the pointlessness of GDPR, why we may have to kick Justin out of the country, a bunch of stuff Sam Altman wishes someone had told him , why Jason recommends the series Gaslit and the YouTube channel Clownfish TV , and Justin's much-belated review of Ready Player One that exactly zero people asked for. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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395: TZ Discussion - The Dream 2:04:19

1 year ago2:04:19

2:04:19

Justin and Jason discuss the fallout of Gabe's blog post about Math Academy and other company issues, Lightwave's formalized roadmap, Justin's new workout equipment and routine, Jason's project-superhero progress, the importance of having concrete goals, the shows Loudermilk , Bye, Bye Barry , Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records , and Killer Robots , and the Kosmo channel on YouTube. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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394: TZ Discussion - Falling off the Wagon 1:38:39

2 years ago1:38:39

1:38:39

Justin and Jason discuss Areli's recent gymnastics struggles, Colby's go-kart project, how Justin has been organizing a conference for his day job and his new idea for implementing styling palettes in Lightwave, Jason's project superhero updates, his new back rehab program, and why he's interested in sprinting again, how and why Justin has fallen off the weight-loss/workout wagon, the development of Math Academy's annual plan, the problem with pausing accounts, and why they've decided to re-prioritize the Methods of Proof course, the movie The Family Plan , how Taylor Kitsch became such an underrated actor, and why Jason continues to recommend the series Bosch / Bosch Legacy . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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393: TZ Discussion - Never Miss a Workout! 1:40:41

2 years ago1:40:41

1:40:41

Justin and Jason review and grade the progress they made over the past year on their respective health, fitness, and startups, detail their goals for 2024, discuss the shows Only Murders in the Building , Band of Brothers , Breaking Bad , and Better Call Saul , and Jason explains how he thinks Hollywood will adjust its strategy in the coming years. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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392: TZ Discussion - Firestorm 2:02:21

2 years ago2:02:21

2:02:21

Justin and Jason discuss how Justin and his family had to leave town to avoid a forest fire, the show Welcome to Wrexham , how Justin is tiptoeing into his new diet program , the latest on Project Superhero, the professional dunker who increased his vertical from 25 to 45 inches and then later to 50 inches, Justin's reaction to Alex Jones being allowed back on X and some thoughts on free speech, Lightwave's features and usability and whether it would make sense to build in the open, creating a strategic plan for Math Academy and the foundational document The Science of Math Academy, the progress that's been made on climate change and why Jason is much more concerned about micro plastics and nano plastics , the latest season of Rick and Morty , the second season of Invincible , and the movie Interstellar . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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391: TZ Discussion - Rogue AI 1:58:28

2 years ago1:58:28

1:58:28

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's new weight-loss coaching service , why Jason got a coronary heart scan and his experience so far with the ATG program , the series Welcome to Wrexham , why Justin is wary of Sam Altman not least of which because of World Coin , a recap of the recent Open AI coup and counter-coup, and some speculation around Q* , the coming battle between swarms of good and bad AI agents, Justin's recent progress on Lightwave, Jason's opinion on the recent respiratory outbreak in China, the second season of Invincible , the new series Gen V , and the movie Napolean , and finally the idea of building a critic-matching service and a "pandering critic" detector using ChatGPT 4. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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390: TZ Discussion - Into the Lightwave 2:03:35

2 years ago2:03:35

2:03:35

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's progress on Lightwave (nee List) and the near-term development roadmap, why Jason thinks Justin would benefit from a diet coach , and why he believes the hype around Hoka running shoes is entirely justified, the latest with Math Academy including the prospect of building a distraction detector, and the shows Generation V , Welcome to Wrexham , and the Yogi Berra documentary It Ain't Over. . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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389: TZ Discussion - The Struggle Sessions 1:58:19

2 years ago1:58:19

1:58:19

Justin and Jason discuss how Justin has been listening to The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy audiobook, their respective project superhero updates and the latest with Lightwave and Math Academy, the problem with mobile-first web development, what makes a great student, and the movies Donny Darko and Friday Night at Freddy's . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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388: TZ Discussion - Fighting the Madness 1:54:46

2 years ago1:54:46

1:54:46

Justin and Jason discuss how emotion fuels Justin's process and why that may ultimately be to the detriment of long-term progress, Justin's thoughts on the Steve Job biography , the latest with Lightwave, project superhero updates, why Jason believes de-optimizing our lives could lead to better health, Math Academy's upcoming Methods of Proof course and how to build a cheat-detection system, the audiobooks Control Freak and Sid Meiers Memoir, and the shows Star Trek: Lower Decks , and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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387: TZ Discussion - Who's Afraid of Elon Musk? 2:04:04

2 years ago2:04:04

2:04:04

Justin and Jason discuss Jason's birthday, reactions and takeaways from the Elon Musk biography, the new Ray- Ban smart glasses , Lex Friedman's metaverse interview of Musk Zuckerberg, the latest project superhero updates, how Justin got excited about List again, and John Romero's Doom Guy .. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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386: TZ Discussion - Going Tribal 1:58:45

2 years ago1:58:45

1:58:45

Justin and Jason discuss walking as a weight-loss strategy and Justin's health-journey hiccups, Isaacson's Elon Musk biography , why Justin changed his Discord photo, the latest with Math Academy, why Justin hasn't been working on List/Nitro and whether he's planning to continue with the project, Balaji's latest Gray Tribe ideas , what Colby accomplished over the summer with Galactic Conquerors and how he's been preparing to take some advanced, for-credit math exams, and Apple's streaming Foundation Series . Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com . Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8…

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385: TZ Discussion - Flipping the Switch 1:56:57

2 years ago1:56:57

1:56:57

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…

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384: TZ Discussion - The Breakthrough That Wasn't 1:55:00

2 years ago1:55:00

1:55:00

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…

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383: TZ Discussion - Welcome to the Doom Loop 1:53:15

2 years ago1:53:15

1:53:15

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…

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382: TZ Discussion - Layering on Success 1:18:10

2 years ago1:18:10

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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…

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381: TZ Discussion - K-Pop as Death Cult 2:07:18

2 years ago2:07:18