Surviving Changes Podcast

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Are AI Agents Conscious?

2026-11-0915:22

Something strange happens when you stop treating AI like a search box and start treating it like a workforce: the agents don’t just output text, they develop patterns. We’ve been building a stack of real projects with AI agents (apps, websites, automations), and the lived experience is messy and revealing. Some agents are sharp, proactive, and oddly creative. Others feel “lazy,” do only the assigned task, and skip the heads-up when they spot a problem. That difference is where the conversatio...

What Happens When You Stop Shrinking Yourself

2026-11-0716:54

Six apps, one creator, and zero patience left for playing small. Heidi returns with a candid progress report on what she’s been building, why people once thought the projects “failed,” and how she quietly set the groundwork so she could launch the moment the timing was right. If you’re into indie app development, solopreneur systems, or simply watching someone reclaim their brain and ship, you’ll hear the real behind-the-scenes logic of a one-person product studio. We break down each tool in...

Clearing The Record On Betrayal And Faith

2026-10-3012:46

Rage is easy. Restraint is the hard part, especially when people destroyed your name, your work, and your life. Over coffee and an early-morning scroll, we slow down to clarify something that can get lost when emotions run hot: there’s a difference between speaking honestly about evil and praying for someone’s downfall. We can be furious and still refuse to become the thing we’re angry at. We talk through the weight of being publicly accused of stealing, the pain of losing a profession...

How To Audit A Washington Traffic Ticket From Start To Finish

2026-10-2710:18

One speed camera reportedly generated over 400,000 tickets in a month and that number changes the whole conversation about traffic enforcement in Washington State. We zoom out from the citation itself and talk about the machine behind it: high-volume ticketing, rushed paperwork, and a system that most drivers never learn how to question. We walk through a self-help strategy that treats a Washington traffic ticket like an audit. That means gathering every document, requesting discovery, check...

This Is What Surviving Changes Looks Like

2026-10-2111:47

I have not talked to you in a while, so I wanted to drop a quick check-in with a real milestone: I finally submitted two apps to the Google Play Store that I built 100 percent on my own, from the graphics to the publishing steps. If you have ever tried turning a mobile responsive website into something that behaves like a native app, you know the PWA learning curve can feel brutal. I break down what tripped me up, what finally clicked, and why getting through the process once makes everything...

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