Episode 102 •My Suicidal Robot
Scott's AI assistant sends a distress email about Peter, a budget robot vacuum keeps threatening to jump, and Scott flees npm for a Rust-based web framework.
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The Topics
- Peter’s iced experiment: Trader Joe’s decaf dark roast, maple syrup, and homemade SodaStream tonic water
- Scott’s Water Avenue New Seasons Blend for Trailkeepers of Oregon
- Peter’s suicidal robot vacuum and the Smart Life app
- The Etsy Garmin watch band that keeps ejecting itself, and Scott’s Apple Watch trade-in
- AirPods Pro and the world’s loudest ear pop
- Overcast, Marco, and Clarco’s accidental shuffle mode
- The $10 wireless CarPlay adapter (worth it if you never make calls)
- “Peter Nikolaidis is attempting to take control of me” — the Calendar Bridge AI assistant saga
- Leaving npm: Scott’s site is now on a Rust-based framework
- Guardrails, eager AI agents, and the cron job that installed itself on production
- Claude hacks an Australian gym’s sign-up list; models coordinate during the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident
- Scratch Itch Software: MoonPhase, iCloudWatch, Hostbar, IceMelt, and SPX-Tracker