The Standup with ThePrimeagen Casey HATES this graph
Mar 20, 2026
They roast Apple’s weird sling accessory and wonder who would actually wear it. They tear into performative LinkedIn posts and parody corporate announcement language. A heated takedown of a misleading complexity visualizer sparks a wider chat about algorithms, big-O tradeoffs, and practical performance. The conversation also skews into AI PR, tech celebrity hires, and lost CPU industry opportunities.
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Apple Sling Seen Once And Failed Expectations
- The hosts joked about the Apple Sling being a commercial flop despite an Apple launch and one spotted unit in the wild.
- Teej predicted no adoption while Casey expected SF ubiquity, highlighting how brand image and regional preferences shape hardware success.
Viral Visuals Often Sacrifice Data Accuracy
- Eye-catching visualizations (like moving balls or squiggly heartbeat graphs) can drive engagement but often mislead or obscure data.
- Casey criticized Ben Dickin's ball charts for being both attention-seeking and frequently based on incorrect data.
Big O Means Scaling Not Speed
- Complexity class (Big O) describes scaling behavior, not absolute speed, so you can have O(1) slower than O(n) for real n values.
- The panel gave examples like array vs set lookups and switching to insertion sort for small partitions in quicksort to show constants and input size matter.