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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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