Members of Technical Staff

I visited Theo Browne and Ben Davis to break down the monumental TBPN OpenAI acquisition and what this means for all of our favorite buzzwords like new media and AI and technology and culture and such.Theo thinks I tried too hard writing this but I'm posting it anyways.Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.SponsorsBlackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Superpower is a modern health platform that gives you a complete, data-driven view of your body in one place. From advanced blood testing and biomarker tracking to personalized insights and action plans, Superpower helps you understand what’s actually going on under the hood and what to do about it. Built for people who want to take their health seriously without guessing, spreadsheets, or fragmented care. Zo is an intelligent cloud computer that brings your files, tools, and AI into one persistent workspace, letting you build personal apps, automations, and projects that actually understand your full context.Morph is the better way to apply AI code edits. Merge LLM changes into your code and files - at 10,500+ tokens per second. 98% accurate + 2x faster than search-and-replace.

A solo chat about arm training, routines, and why arms matter for social recognition in San Francisco. He pitches selling ad space on his arms as prime real estate. He critiques another tech founder's arm routine and shares his own push-pull-legs split and compound lift philosophy. Practical tips cover minimum effective volume, supplements, diet, and local gym recommendations.

Nicole (NicoleSHsing), a tech community member, DJ, and organizer behind the 'goth ABG' house, shares colorful San Francisco side quests. Short stories range from drone-slaying spectacle and robot-fighting chaos to DJing techno K-pop, Muay Thai, and a gamified journaling app. Playful, strange, and full of local flavor.

Max Marchione, founder of Superpower and health entrepreneur, breaks down the recent surge in peptides and regulatory twists. He traces peptide culture to bodybuilders, explains compounding versus black-market sources, and lays out visions for personalized peptide stacks and testing. Short-term use, legal pressures, and safety questions also come into focus.

Yesterday I visited @Noahpinion for some tea, to play with rabbits and to get political. From the tech right to old twitter vs Elon twitter to Anthropic vs DoW, we talked about the politics of tech and AI and where it might be headedWatch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.SponsorsBlackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Superpower is a modern health platform that gives you a complete, data-driven view of your body in one place. From advanced blood testing and biomarker tracking to personalized insights and action plans, Superpower helps you understand what’s actually going on under the hood and what to do about it. Built for people who want to take their health seriously without guessing, spreadsheets, or fragmented care. Zo is an intelligent cloud computer that brings your files, tools, and AI into one persistent workspace, letting you build personal apps, automations, and projects that actually understand your full context.Morph is the better way to apply AI code edits. Merge LLM changes into your code and files - at 10,500+ tokens per second. 98% accurate + 2x faster than search-and-replace.

Ash (ashebytes), an engineer who speaks on tech culture and practical AI advice. They dissect SF’s AI-fueled anxiety and fast-moving vibe. Conversation covers GPT-4’s role in shifting norms, career identity stress as coding automates, and practical grounding habits like hobbies and attention control. They also push back on doomsday takes and note slower AI uptake outside the bubble.

Sam Lambert, engineer and exec at PlanetScale with deep database and reliability chops. He talks about handling major Postgres outages and the pressures of running critical databases. He argues reliability matters more than hype. He breaks down who is most at risk from AI and urges engineers to get curious and sell AI use cases.

A spicy reaction to a Wired piece about a perceived tech network. Quick takes on conspiratorial framing, problematic illustrations, and potential homophobic angles. A critique of weak evidence and social media outrage. Reflections on merit, networking, and the brief lifespan of controversy.

They debate San Francisco Valentine's Day restaurant picks and trade funny local anecdotes. They describe throwing a rager and what makes a great SF party. Dating angst, Gen Z trends, and AI agents booking dates come up. They riff on matchmaking experiments, polyamory logistics, and the oddities of rent-a-boyfriend posts. Party ambience and sponsor banter punctuate the conversation.

Max Marchione, founder of Superpower and preventive health entrepreneur, joins to debate peptides and looksmaxing. They hash out peptide risks, safety criteria, and practical trade-offs between healing and enhancement. Conversation covers FDA and commercialization gaps, mewing versus surgical fixes, and social dynamics driving appearance-focused trends.