Grumpy Old Geeks

Hosts Brian Schulmeister and Jason De Filippo discuss the $56 million eBay harassment settlement and the origin of Hugging Face’s name.

Jason and Brian discuss Brian’s frustration with repetitive LA radio, the definition of retronyms, and Jason’s Calci betting account.

Hosts Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFilippo critique tech industry trends, including Volkswagen’s job cuts, Meta’s controversial AI photo feature, and Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI.

Dave Bittner joins the hosts to recount his family vacation in the Adirondacks, highlighting a rodeo, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and a Catskills resort.

Jason and Brian discuss using AI to revive obsolete web tech, lamenting Gen X’s aging and shrinking population.

Jason DeFillippo celebrates passing his Canadian citizenship test while hosts critique AI’s limitations, citing a novice hacker’s failures and Ford’s return to hiring veteran engineers.

Hosts Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo critique Elon Musk’s USAID comments, the Legion lawsuit over Anthropic’s model ban, and algorithmic price-fixing allegations.

Jason and Brian discuss the World Cup, AI hallucinations in a KPMG report, and OpenAI’s massive financial losses.

Jason and Brian celebrate episode 750 with a knife-sharpening injury story before critiquing AI IPOs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX as PR stunts.

Jason and Brian discuss Jason’s viral Instagram rant about "vibe coders" and the resulting backlash.

Jason and Brian critique the *Mandalorian & Grogu* film’s pacing and mock the soulless design of the new Ferrari.

Jason and Ryan discuss the weak science behind youth social media bans, contrasting it with their personal experiences of digital addiction and the need for better education.