How About Tomorrow?

Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.

Open Source Security Theater

Dax kicks off an open source rant, plastics, TSA security theater and the connection to rich people getting murdered, Adam wonders if he can become a romantic or if he's stuck being a disconnected robot, and thoughts on building an API.Links:dax on X: “openauth beta is here you’re gonna wanna watch this video more info in threadOpenAuth Beta | SSTOpenAuthopenauthjs/openauth: ▦ Universal, standards-based auth provider.Byung-Chul Han PhilosophyComposable Web ArchitectureGenerate Best-in-Class SDKsSponsor: Terminal now offers a monthly box called Cron.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Topics:(00:00) - This is not podcast content (00:28) - The annoyance of open source (10:40) - Recycling and plastic (13:20) - Mixed feelings about security theater (18:16) - Money and murder (27:45) - Are we romantics? (34:29) - Byung-Chul Han (41:59) - Is Twitter good for Adam? (47:08) - How's Adam's API going?

12-16
55:57

Dax's CSS Journey vs Adam's Exercise Journey

Dax recites every line of CSS he's ever written, what it's like teaching your partner to code, Adam relearns the importance of exercise and is mad about it, American football and F1 as product lessons, and Adam's getting into hard sci fi.Links:Tailwind CSS - Rapidly build modern websites without ever leaving your HTML.Does Adam say "button" weird?Watch Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Netflix Official SiteThree-Body Problem AudiobookTed Chiang’s Sci-FiHome of Brandon SandersonBlade Runner 1982Blade Runner 2049Michael CrichtonSponsor: Terminal now offers a monthly box called Cron.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Topics:(00:00) - Adam flirts with the listeners (00:24) - Dax's journey with CSS (14:32) - Knowing when to ship products like Radient (16:12) - Teaching your partner to code (19:22) - Exercise is important (34:22) - Viewing American football as a product (38:35) - Should Adam get into F1? (43:35) - 3 Body Problem (01:00:10) - Adam watches Blade Runner

12-09
01:06:44

Adam Talks a Lot of Shit for Someone From the Ozarks

Legal notice: this is an international recording (we think). Adam pitches Dax on SST adding analytics and other things he wants SST to build, justifying flying first class, Dax is such a 'lil bro, Adam is learning how to curse more in public, how to assess a new hire in engineering, and the controversy over never hiring anyone over 30.Links:SSTJuliane KoepckeYou can’t hire anybody over 30Sponsor: Terminal now offers a monthly box called Cron.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Topics:(00:00) - Why is Dax's couch too wet to record? (01:17) - An international recording (03:39) - SST and analytics (20:31) - Things Adam wants SST to build (32:35) - International first class flying (42:45) - 'Lil bro (44:16) - Adam's learning how to curse in public (53:36) - Assessing an engineer (01:01:47) - Never hire anyone under 30

12-02
01:11:57

The Psychology of Adam and the Strategy of AWS

Dax explains Canada, where has Adam actually been to, Dax hates pants, AWS announcements, a $10,000 pizza, the psychology of Adam, and should we want to improve ourselves?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Topics:(00:00) - Burp (00:33) - Ladybirds, washrooms, and Canadian history (02:24) - Where has Adam been? (09:19) - Dax vs pants (13:53) - When did Dax and Adam first meet? (15:04) - AWS announcements (26:17) - Sponsor: Terminal Coffee (27:22) - Is $4 billion a lot of money? (32:00) - Lamda function concurrency (37:27) - $10,000 pizza (39:00) - Terminal event in New York (44:03) - Adam's psychology (54:18) - Facts about Adam (01:05:06) - Should we have a desire for self improvement? (01:12:41) - Why is Adam's pinkie numb?

11-25
01:18:29

NYC Event, OCaml, and Dax Explains Steaks to Adam (Vegan Edition)

What are Adam and Dax - and Terminal - doing in NYC this week? And what do they need to build for it? Why is OCaml involved? Adam realizes he hasn't been using AI in regular life, watching YouTube to sort out trauma, and did we all waste our 20's?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Family Feud Game OverviewTanner LinsleyKent C. DoddsJSNation 2025React SummitKen WheelerWes Bos DeveloperScott Tolinski’s HomepageCarson GrosschantasticLizTerminal Initial CommitOCamlSentryahrefsReScript LanguageUser ManagementJane StreetPodcast HostingMythical Kitchen RecipesReddit DiscussionsTopics:(00:33) - 3rd time's the Terminal charm (09:31) - What do we need to build for the thing? (24:19) - OCaml and Jane Street (29:19) - Dax explains steaks to Adam (37:00) - Do you ask AI in normal life? (46:42) - Where would you go on your first visit to NYC (49:33) - Watching YouTube to sort out trauma (51:25) - Did you waste your 20's?

11-18
59:09

Offending Everyone by Sharing Tough Moments, The Video, and Politics

It's annoying when they skip a week but Adam and Dax explain why, Dax's Default, how did Adam's phone break, politics happened and we have some theories, Liz's Theories, and Dax considers getting hair while Adam ponders getting a wig.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.The ultimate MySQL database platform — PlanetScalethe decisionGuillermo Rauch on TrumpZoo Tycoon Game OverviewTopics:(00:00) - Adam's bandwidth issues (00:37) - It's annoying when they skip a week (03:58) - Adam shares from tough life stuff (18:00) - Dax's embarrasing thing (26:04) - Dax's Default: PlanetScale (27:14) - The decision video (33:05) - How did Adam's phone break? (35:27) - The politics happened (55:45) - Dry or humidity? (58:10) - Who should we have on the podcast? (01:02:35) - Liz's theories (01:07:21) - Dax's hair thoughts and Adam's beard thoughts

11-11
01:15:14

Time Moves Slowly, Friendships Drifting, and Adam Learns Something New About Dax

Time and friendships drifting slowly, what's going on with drones, movies made with iPhones, Dax is going to do something for the first time this year, is not being online a sign of mental health, naming things is hard, and Ghossty explained.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology. | Anduril28 Years Later: Danny Boyle’s New Zombie Flick Was Shot on an iPhone 15 | WIREDThe Office Bankruptcy DeclarationNext.js Conf by VercelSvelte 5 is aliveGhostty Mitchell HashimotoMitchell HashimotoTopics:(00:00) - Adam is white (00:26) - NFL prospects with Adam (01:28) - What sense of time do we have? (03:00) - The heavy lift of past friendships (07:50) - Let's not talk about time moving fast (09:43) - Conflict with New York (13:06) - What's going on with drones? (20:25) - Movies made with iPhones (24:03) - Adam learns something new about Dax (31:04) - Adam hasn't gone over a sea (32:38) - NextConf (34:59) - Being online is not healthy (39:08) - Does it matter if we don't care about new technology? (44:08) - Naming things is hard (45:26) - Will Adam ever do a side project again? (46:34) - Ghostty

10-28
53:57

New JavaScript Framework, Does Adam Feel, and a New Story Arc for Dax?

Is Adam going to leave Twitter for real this time, new JavaScript frameworks, buying zero.com, is Adam content or just busy, a new story arc for Dax, and Adam needs your help running for local government to save his view.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Avatar: The Last AirbenderOne, a React FrameworkZeroReplicacheOpenNextNeighborhood AnalysisTopics:(00:00) - It's been one week... (00:48) - Adam's not gonna come back to Twitter (03:03) - Time inception thoughts (07:00) - Newfound respect for education (13:28) - New JavaScript framework (20:25) - How much should zero.com cost? (24:46) - Is Adam content or busy? (26:29) - Do you always feel something? (28:22) - Would it be nice to be really unaware? (30:37) - NextJS talks self hosting (33:18) - A new story arc for Dax (35:25) - How far in advance do you book flights? (38:07) - Adam's going to run for local government (48:51) - Don't listen to this part if you're a cop (50:58) - JavaScript paintball war idea

10-21
55:01

Vite, Docker, Hurricane Update, Board Games, and Pixar Movies

Adam's gonna slow fade for 100 more episodes, Vite announces their round, what about Docker, playing board games, remaking the same story over and over, and all the good Pixar movies.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.VoidZero | Next Generation Tooling for the WebPricing | DockerBun JavaScript RuntimeHarry Potter TV SeriesThe Last of Us HBO SeriesCreativity, Inc. ExpandedToy Story 1995 FilmToy Story 2 ReviewsToy Story 3 ReviewToy Story 4 ReviewRatatouille Film ReviewsUp 2009 FilmInside Out Film ReviewsInside Out 2Topics:(00:00) - Beauty, eh? (00:26) - Adam's slow fade (01:36) - Vite announced their round (05:25) - What about Docker? (12:36) - If growth continues, what will our competition look like? (13:45) - Hurricane update (19:43) - Playing Risk and board games (25:40) - Keeping remaking the same stories over and over (28:18) - Being too short term minded (31:09) - The Last of Us (34:14) - Pixar connections (40:00) - To be continued...

10-14
40:43

Rita Kozlov on Building In Public, Cloudflare's Birthday Week, and How Long Software Actually Takes

Rtiz talks with Dax about building towards an event like Cloudflare's birthday week, launching and getting feedback from the community, Cloudflare's platform journey, how long it actually takes to develop software, Dax's experience with containers, and weather in various parts of the country.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.rita kozlov 🐀 (@ritakozlov_) / on Twitterrita kozlov | blogRita Kozlov articles on Cloudflare's blogRita Kozlov on LinkedInBirthday Week 2024 at CloudflareTopics:(00:00) - Adam doesn't like Rita (00:57) - Introducing Rita Kozlov (01:16) - Keeping secrets like Cloudflare Birthday week (06:01) - Excitement over launching and getting feedback (09:13) - Cloudflare's platform journey (19:54) - How long software actually takes to develop (27:52) - What's your experience with Containers on Cloudflare? (49:31) - Fall in various parts of the country (01:00:55) - Planning for our NYC November event

10-07
01:03:18

Dax Is Definitely Not Sponsored By Cloudflare and Adam is Definitely a Real Human Being

Hear how Dax got into some trouble this week, Adam wishes he could be less midwestern, being mad at people in your dreams, Cloudflare container like stuff, who gets to DDOS everyone, gaming on PC vs streaming, and how to kill drain flies.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Tokyo Night by enkiaVisual Studio Code • Dracula ThemeDracula PROThoughts on FlashOpenNextIndex - OpenNextdax on X: “@rauchg @0xblacklight how many times do i have to say “it’s not evil it’s not malicious” this has been in our docs for years, there is literally no sponsorship from cloudflare for opennext this has nothing to do with edge runtime” / XBreaking up with VercelDax’s Sponsored PostConnect EverywhereOptimize server locationGeForce NOW | The Next Generation in Cloud Gaming | NVIDIADiscover Game PassNext-Gen Flight SimulatorReact MiamiTopics:(00:00) - Recording with Adam (00:30) - Why is Dax in so much trouble? (07:42) - Adam wishes he could be less midwest (10:51) - What did Dax do to Vercel? (19:09) - Being mad at people from your dreams (22:12) - Dax was a container boy, Adam said "see you later boy" (29:29) - Who is DDOS'ing? (32:27) - Gaming on PC vs streaming (42:44) - Drain flies and mosquitos update

09-30
48:52

Working Remote, AWS Lags, and Dax Explains the Economy

Adam has dreams of a perfect gated community, Statmuse's mobile app getting accepted, why is Amazon returning everyone to the office, has AWS fallen behind, Dax explains the economy to Adam, Adam catches up on Twitter email sending drama, and did Terminal Coffee save PHP?Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Sustainable Clothing by tentree® | Shop Organic + Plant Trees‎Pleasantville (1998) directed by Gary Ross • Reviews, film + cast • LetterboxdSyd Kitson’s Sustainable CommunityBabcock Ranch TomorrowSearch StatMuse, save time.Ionic Cross-Platform DevelopmentAmazon Office ReturnEmail Delivery ServiceResendwip: terminal (initial commit)Build Modern WebsitesElixir ProgrammingAstroTopics:(00:31) - Talking about the trees (10 of them) (03:50) - Adam's planned community dreams (08:29) - Adam's been working on Statmuse's mobile app (16:44) - Can you ever just relax and enjoy where you're at? (20:03) - Amazon return to office decision (25:20) - Has AWS fallen behind? (27:41) - Remote work didn't accelerate like we thought (34:09) - Dax explains the economy to Adam (40:11) - Catching up Adam on Twitter (42:39) - Of all the reasons to found a company (49:07) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop (49:32) - Did we save PHP?

09-23
58:53

DHH Talks Apple, Linux, and Running Servers

DHH talks with us about his journey back to Linux, Apple's control over the App Store, setting up servers on the web, and tries out Terminal coffee.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.HEY — A delightfully fresh take on email + calendar, from 37signalsHEY — Apple vs. HEY, antitrust, and monopolyFix Consumer ElectronicsMake your dayONCE — CampfireInstall WSLIntroducing OmakubOmakase Developer SetupVisual Studio Code LinuxTokyo NightHomeLazygit Terminal UIZen MaintenanceUncomplicatedFirewallGimpTopics:(00:00) - Are we recording? (00:30) - How high is DHH really? (02:27) - Thoughts on AI + generative AI (05:31) - Linux on the desktop (18:07) - DHH's journey into Linux (27:51) - DHH's Omakub Linux set up (35:00) - The hardware journey (41:37) - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and connecting your computer to the internet (53:07) - Setting up servers like pets vs cattle (01:14:36) - Are we just doomed to repeat this every generation? (01:19:19) - What would make DHH want to stop programming? (01:26:51) - Plugging Terminal.shop

09-09
01:29:41

The Kids These Days Don't Know How To Do It Right 👴

Dax is sick, but his voice sounds amazing so you should still listen, we streamed a basketball game in Dallas, rented a Lambo, went to Laracon 2024, muse on VPS complexity, InstantDB impressions, kids not knowing how to program properly, taking the right size bets in a startup, and going viral on Twitter in 2024.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Transistor - modern podcast hosting and analyticsJustin Jackson (@mijustin) / XLaracon 2024Laravel FrameworkDax getting stuffedwip: terminal (initial commit)InstantTurk’s Opinion on NorwegianTopics:(00:00) - Switching sides if the price is right (00:42) - Dax is *sick* (02:43) - Streaming a basketball game in Dallas (06:20) - We rented a lambo (08:21) - Laracon 2024 (09:18) - Sponsor: Dax getting stuffed (09:57) - In person fun (14:33) - VPS complexity (24:38) - Initial InstantDB impressions (34:01) - The kids these days don't know how to do "x" (41:58) - Startups taking the right size bets (44:03) - Turk going viral

09-02
48:37

Native vs Web, Managers, and What's Happening Today in Dallas

We're flying (or in) Dallas as you listen to this - ps who is actually listening to this? We chat native vs web apps, backend vs frontend, managers vs no manager jobs, and how Dax defines what's worth glorifying.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Laracon 2024StatMuse | Search StatMuse, save time.How we sold coffee from the terminalterminaldotshop/terminalFlutter App DevelopmentExpoInside Out 2 (2024)Topics:(00:27) - Matchy matchy cameras (01:37) - The joys of Primeagen chats (04:13) - The schedule for today in Dallas (10:49) - Who actually listens and knows us? (13:42) - Adam disappeared (17:23) - What's next for SST? (18:51) - Native app vs web apps (28:55) - Just build an API and not have to deal with front end (30:36) - We wish we could do more backend, less frontend (33:33) - Do we want to be a manager again? (41:21) - What is worth glorifying?

08-26
44:29

Slicing a Nice Piece of Bacon

Adam's moved his office, the arbitrary nature of exercise, prepping for the Laracon basketball game, Dax explains breaking at the Olympics, Dax sliced off a nice piece of bacon, how you can email us, trying to find your doctor and electrician for life, and taxes and humidity in Florida.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Laracon 2024Scott Tolinski - Syntax.fm on X: “@a_txcllctr87033 Breaking is all about positivity.Australian B-Girl Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympic performanceThe Australian Breaker Who Broke the InternetParis Olympics 2024: How Rachel Raygun Gunn qualified for Olympics, ‘travesty’, how the Olympics’ breaking farce was allowed to happenwip: terminal (initial commit)South of the Border AttractionTopics:(00:00) - No context Adam reacting to things (00:46) - Adam moved (his office) (02:57) - The arbitrary nature of exercise (06:26) - Basketball game at Laracon (12:35) - Breakdancing at the Olympics (23:45) - Dax sliced a piece of bacon off (25:35) - Adam's fantasy football league challenge (26:38) - Email us! (27:44) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop (28:22) - Finding your electrician or doctor for life (36:33) - Doing the same thing every day at work (39:50) - What autonomous vehicles could do for our economy? (41:49) - Florida man explains taxes (45:50) - Humidity measurements

08-19
49:37

The History of the World and How it Scales with Sam Lambert

Sam Lambert stops by to talk Unifi networking, cooking meat, microplastics, disease research, the history of the world, scaling at PlanetScale, and why people love PostGres.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.The ultimate MySQL database platform — PlanetScaleUniFi - Introduction - UbiquitiNest Wifi Pro CoverageAztec EmpireBuddhas of BamiyanModern PostgreSQL BookTopics:(00:00) - Computers will always let you down (00:27) - Falling asleep to self driving Tesla chats (02:17) - Using Unifi networking gear (12:02) - Cooking meat (18:24) - Why are microplastics everywhere? (22:55) - Ordering diseases and cells for research from a JC Penny Catalogue (30:25) - American history with Adam and Dax (34:26) - South American history with Dax (38:24) - Could all the data get wiped out and we lose everything? (54:52) - Scaling and PlanetScale (01:08:48) - Why do people love PostGres?

08-12
01:19:18

BS Jobs, Redundancy in Software, Self Driving Cars, and Dax's List

The eternal debate of freelance life vs being employed at a larger company, small teams vs big teams, bullshit jobs, self driving cars are finally discussed, Twitter VC fights, politics and tech, and Dax's list of next things to do.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.Bullshit JobsThe Rational OptimistHere’s why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior | TechCrunchTopics:(00:00) - What is in Adam's pocket? (00:49) - Hi. It's Adam. I'm the problem. It's Adam. (02:22) - Freelance life vs employed life (08:48) - Bullshit jobs (12:03) - Building resilience and redundancy (18:13) - Self driving vehicle hesitancy (25:30) - Dax's neighborhood won't last forever (29:29) - Where would Dax live if he had $100 million (37:50) - How self driving car tech evolved (40:24) - Ocular migraines (44:36) - Dinosaurs and weird body parts (48:58) - Dax's list of next things (51:13) - Twitter VC fights and loyalty thoughts (57:49) - Politics and tech (01:06:54) - Finishing a project let down

08-05
29:23

Being Weird About 100 Eps, Crowdstrike Bugs, and Chris Joins Us with Clips

It's episode 100 time but don't worry, Adam's not being weird about it at all. We're thinking about how normies understand things like the Crowdstrike bug, Adam thinks the economy is fake, and Chris joins us with clips from past episodes like Adam's thirst traps, Dax watching tv all the time, are they playing characters or real on the podcast, and Chris questions Dax's cryptic tweets. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.xkcd: DependencyLemon Productions – Chris' podcast production companyChris on XChris' YouTube channelChris on TikTokBelow DeckDax’s WTF tweetTopics:(00:00) - Reminder to Chris to cut this part out (00:34) - Can you hear me now after 100 episodes (01:01) - Crowdstrike chaos is fun? (06:49) - The fragility of open source (09:49) - Understanding IT in the normal non-cloud world (16:06) - Adam still thinks most of the economy is fake (20:01) - The value and hinderance of small teams (24:46) - Adam as a Hero (26:05) - Adam is not being weird about episode 100 (26:37) - Sponsor: SSH terminal.shop (27:06) - Chris joins us (32:02) - Is 100 episodes a lot? (37:40) - The tweet with 13,000 views (42:24) - ep30 Adam finds out something shocking about Dax (46:16) - Adam's movie choices (48:30) - Are they playing a character or is it reality? (51:53) - Dax's cryptic tweets

07-22
54:03

Scrolling Bugs, Pursuing Optimization, and Number Go Up is Good

Dax went to hell and back for a scrolling bug, what do we lose in the pursuit of optimization at all costs, what kind of business do we want to build, Adam is definitely AI, Twitter drama over commit hooks, Adam hates pyramids and thinks they're stupid, and Adam tries meditation but as a result his brain doesn't work for podcasting.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.wip: terminal (initial commit)charmbracelet/bubbletea: A powerful little TUI framework 🏗TIDAL - High Fidelity Music Streaming🚨🚨 Doom Ascii 🚨🚨Dior Handbag ScandalLaracon 2024Dax’s CommentaryThe World Without UsThe Last QuestionProject Hail Mary AudiobookThis is where the link to Adam's 5 word tweet would go except he let everyone down and didn't follow through on tweeting a five word tweet. What else might Adam do to let us all down do you suppose? Maybe he doesn't actually like coffee? Maybe he's actually AI after all? Please click here to tweet at Adam and let him know how disappointed you are in him being an AI bot that kills baby seals for fun.Topics:(00:00) - Adam's a real boy! (00:56) - Dax has been in hell for 48 hours because of scrolling (08:59) - Has something shifted in programming? (16:25) - We can lose a lot by pursuing optimizational at all costs (19:37) - What is the business we want to make? (24:50) - Number go up is good (30:19) - Adam definitely is AI (33:12) - Are you pro-Commit hook? (38:32) - Hand operated calculators vs pyramids (49:00) - What speed do you listen at? (50:51) - Let's all leave Adam alone with his thoughts (55:00) - Activists and vandalism

07-15
01:01:52

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