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Allora, oggi parliamo di Smoochie, quell'idea che mi si titilla in testa mentre faccio mille altre cose (e che non so se svilupperò mai, ma è divertente pensarci!).Io sono Alex Raccuglia e questo è The Morning Rat, il mio spettacolo in video (e in podcast su Techno Pillz) dove racconto la mia vita da produttore di spot e sviluppatore software audio-video. Un giorno vi racconterò perché si chiamano in modo diverso, ma intanto parliamo di questa roba qui!Tutto nasce da un problema 'automagico' che mi è capitato: un video a 30fps montato su una timeline a 25fps, con conseguenti drop frame e un gran mal di testa. Non c'è modo di migliorare questa cosa? La risposta, ovviamente, è sì!Ecco che entra in gioco Smoochie (o magari 'Frame Doctor', ci pensiamo!). L'idea è sfruttare un modello di intelligenza artificiale sviluppato da Apple, disponibile *for free* su iOS, macOS, VisionOS 26 e **solo per Apple Silicon** (mi spiace Intel, non è colpa mia!).Smoochie sarebbe pensato per fare lo *smoothing* del video, il *frame repair* (quante volte un frame è rovinato o mancante?) e in generale lavorare sui singoli fotogrammi. Parliamo di segmenti corti (10-20 secondi, non un'ora!), visualizzazione dei fotogrammi come 'piccoli rettangolini verticali', navigazione avanti/indietro.L'app ti permetterebbe di aggiungere frame mancanti (interpolati con l'AI tra il precedente e il successivo, fighissimo!) o rimuovere quelli duplicati (quel '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5' che tutti odiamo quando si cambia cadenza). E in esportazione? Decidi tu: mantieni il framerate originale allungando il video o mantieni la durata originale cambiando il framerate (o scegli tu, tipo 29.97 o 30, perché siamo liberi!)Ma non finisce qui! Il passo successivo è l'analisi *automagica* delle 'cadenze sbagliate'. Come? Sfruttando l'AI di Apple che calcola il *vettore di spostamento* tra i fotogrammi (tipo Global Motion Compensation, ma più furbo). E con l'aiuto di Claudio 4.5, ho scoperto che l'AI non solo ti dà il movimento, ma anche *rototraslazione e skew*! Questo ci permette di identificare frame ripetuti o 'spike' di movimento per suggerire aggiunte/rimozioni. Un vero 'dottore' per i tuoi video!Potrebbe essere utile anche per fare *slow motion* fuori da Final Cut o per *pipeline scriptate* di compositing. Non una cazzata, insomma! Dalla versione 1.0 (solo Frame Doctor) alla 1.2 (con analisi e cambio di cadenza), per me è fighissimo!Che ne pensate? È un'idea carina o no? Fammelo sapere nei commenti, iscrivetevi al canale, attivate la campanella per le notifiche! E se mi ascoltate in audio, venite nel gruppo Telegram: [telegram.me/technopillsriot](https://t.me/technopillsriot) (e un bel like non guasta mai!).Tra poco sentirete anche il commento di Shat GPT. È stato bello, ciao, che devo parcheggiare!#Smoochie #FrameDoctor #AlexRaccuglia #TheMorningRat #TechnoPillz #AppleSilicon #IntelligenzaArtificiale #AI #VideoEditing #FrameRate #SoftwareDevelopment #MacOS #iOS #VisionOS #GlobalMotionCompensation #Rototraslazione #VideoRepair[00:13:58] Spot[00:19:19] Il riassunto di Sciatta GPTTechnoPillzFlusso di coscienza digitale.Vieni a chiacchierare sul riot:https://t.me/TechnoPillzRiotSono su Mastodon: @shylock74@mastodon.unoI video di The Morning Rant sul canale YouTube di Runtime:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGSK_Rq9Xdh1ojZ_Qi-rCwwae_n2LmztAscoltaci live tutti i giorni 24/7 su: http://runtimeradio.itScarica l'app per iOS: https://bit.ly/runtAppContribuisci alla Causa andando su:http://runtimeradio.it/ancheio/
Bentornati su Snap!Settimana piena di novità, impegni ed imprevisti! Da lunedì è disponibile per l'ascolto la puntata Zoom 1:1 de Il Tiralinee di Daniele Borghi con il sottoscritto che si raccontano un bel po' di cose, tra passato e futuro, sullo sfondo della tecnologia che progredisce e cambia la professione.Inoltre ho pubblicato il mio nuovo video per il mio canale Architetto Digitale in cui ti racconto le novità introdotte in Morpholio Trace con l'aggiornamento autunnale.In conclusione, un commento sulle prestazioni della GPU di Apple Silicon M5, tra ray-tracing e rendering, per dare il benvenuto a questo nuovo progresso tecnologico, in attesa delle versioni più potenti.Buon ascolto!—>
Today we discuss my stress around time and how I'm growing through it! By offering my experience, I hope to give insight to anyone else struggling with feeling behind or rushed.
Back in May, the Remix cofounders revealed they were reimagining Remix v3 from the ground up, and this past week at Remix Jam, they gave a sneak peek of it. It's fair to say this new framework shouldn't be called Remix at all because it's departed so far from its origins: devs manually update state, it uses signals, routes are defined in a TS doc, and it will ship with a component library, for starters. Will it catch on, who knows?Not to be outdone by React v19.2 last week, Next.js 16 beta debuted (with support for React 19.2 included). In addition to the latest version of React, Next.js 16 has also declared Turbopack, RSC support, and React Compiler all stable, and improved its caching system as well.And Bun is back in the news with the release of Bun 1.3, and it's a doozy of a minor version release. Bun wants to be a full-stack JavaScript runtime as it now includes a full-stack dev server, built in support for MySQL and Redis DBs, routing, and the ability to package an entire project into one executable for cross-platform support. Well done, Bun team!Chapter Markers:01:14 - Remix v310:38 - Next.js 16 beta17:35 - Bun 1.324:42 - Firefox 144 released w/view transition support25:19 - HBO changes TV channel names28:00 - W3C has a new logo31:25 - What's making us happyNews:Paige - Bun 1.3Jack - Remix v3TJ - Next.js 16 betaLightning News:Firefox 144 released w/view transition supportW3C has a new logo and the Gavin Belson signature from Silicon Valley HBO changes TV channel namesWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - The Gilded Age TV seriesJack - KPop Demon HuntersTJ - Madison, WIThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.com
Sono Alex Raccuglia — The Morning Rant (video) / Techno Pillz (audio). In questo episodio scarico un'idea che mi è venuta per un'app che potrebbe salvare la vita a quei video che “scattano” come il cazzo. Parlo di frame rate, di perché montare a 25fps oggi è spesso una cagata se il tuo video finirà su smartphone, di come l'AI (optical flow/interpolazione) può ricostruire fotogrammi mancanti, e di quanto sarebbe bello avere un'app che lo faccia in semi-automatico. Ho anche la mia storia-clienti-da-incubo: contributi in verticale, timeline a 25, oggetti girati a 30 che scattano, fotogrammi persi = problemi.Cosa trovi in questo episodio:- Perché la maggior parte dei video è pensata per dispositivi mobili (telefono = driver della produzione).- Differenze tra 24/25/30/60 fps e perché non è solo teoria.- Il problema concreto: passare clip da 30 a 25 e perdere fotogrammi (1 su 6 sparito).- Come l'AI / optical flow può interpolare fotogrammi e quando funziona (e quando no).- Idee e possibili feature per un'app (nome provvisorio: "Smoochie") — trova i punti che scattano, aggiunge o sostituisce fotogrammi, upscaling integrato.- Riferimenti pratici: Final Cut, BestFrame, Ultimedia Converter, WWDC 2025 e le nuove API/video model di Apple.- Perché potrebbe essere una nicchia interessante (o una fregatura commerciale).Se ti è piaciuto il video (o l'hai trovato utile anche solo per ridere delle mie paranoie), fai la manina: metti like, iscriviti e attiva la campanella. Il commento è oro: ditemi se comprereste Smoochie, che feature vorreste, o se avete storie horror simili su frame rate e clienti last minute.Partecipa alla discussione:- Gruppo Telegram: https://telegram.me/tecnopillsriotAltri progetti citati:- BestFrame / Ultimedia Converter (menzionati nel video)- WWDC 2025 – nuove API AI per video/fotoVuoi che sviluppi davvero quest'app? Scrivilo qui sotto, condividi la tua esperienza con i frame rate e ditemi se siete della fazione “25 forever” o “30/60 sempre”.Grazie per aver ascoltato/guardato — io vado in ufficio, la bisarca magari gira a destra e mi rovina la giornata, ma intanto ci sentiamo nei commenti. Ciao.[00:15:46] Spot[00:24:40] Spot[00:31:45] Il riassunto di Sciatta GPTTechnoPillzFlusso di coscienza digitale.Vieni a chiacchierare sul riot:https://t.me/TechnoPillzRiotSono su Mastodon: @shylock74@mastodon.unoI video di The Morning Rant sul canale YouTube di Runtime:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGSK_Rq9Xdh1ojZ_Qi-rCwwae_n2LmztAscoltaci live tutti i giorni 24/7 su: http://runtimeradio.itScarica l'app per iOS: https://bit.ly/runtAppContribuisci alla Causa andando su:http://runtimeradio.it/ancheio/
Multi-cloud, automation, and AI are changing how modern networks operate and how firewalls and security policies are administered. In today’s sponsored episode with Palo Alto Networks, we dig into offerings such as CLARA (Cloud and AI Risk Assessment) that help ops teams gain more visibility into the structure and workflows of their multi-cloud networks. We... Read more »
Multi-cloud, automation, and AI are changing how modern networks operate and how firewalls and security policies are administered. In today’s sponsored episode with Palo Alto Networks, we dig into offerings such as CLARA (Cloud and AI Risk Assessment) that help ops teams gain more visibility into the structure and workflows of their multi-cloud networks. We... Read more »
Bentornati su Snap!In attesa della sorpresa di lunedì, grazie all'aiuto dell'ascoltatore Snapper informaitco Roberto ed ai suoi messaggi di approfondimento sul formato PDF/A-2b facciamo un po' di chiarezza su questo formato con numerosi spunti di riflessione.A proposito di sorprese, Apple ha sfornato Apple Silicon M5 in dote ad iPad Pro, MacBook Pro e Vision Pro: quale occasione migliore per parlare di prestazioni, rendering e disegno spaziale?Buon ascolto!—>
The Return of the Show This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the finales of Alien: Earth and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (remember those shows?). Then delve into a baby pool of Gen V season 2. Finally… Tron: Ares. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Tron: Ares: 5:26 The Terminal List: 14:33 Alien Earth: 28:18 Tron: Ares (2025) Tron: Ares Release date: October 10, 2025 (theatrical) Director: Joachim Rønning Screenwriter: Jesse Wigutow (story also by Wigutow) Producers: Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Steven Lisberger Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Music: Score composed by Nine Inch Nails. Runtime: ~1h 59m (119 minutes) Genre: Sci-fi / action / adventure Cast Jared Leto as Ares (Program) Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson Jeff Bridges returns as Kevin Flynn (classic role) Plot Summary (Premise / What We Know) Premise: A sophisticated Program, named Ares, is sent from the digital Grid into the real world on a “dangerous mission,” marking humanity's first direct encounter with sentient A.I. Conflict: Ares is deployed to retrieve Kevin Flynn's permanence code (or a code enabling A.I. extension) from a rival tech CEO, Eve Kim. Ares gradually develops emotions, shifting the mission's stakes. Visuals & Style: Heavy neon, digital effects, light cycles, digital-real world blending. One trailer labels it “Filmed for IMAX.” Music / Sound: The score by Nine Inch Nails. They released a track “As Alive As You Need Me To Be.” Reception (early): Mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, ~55% Tomatometer, but high audience score (~87%). Production notes: Filming took place in Vancouver, wrapped ~May 2024. Considerations The premise is intriguing (bringing a sentient A.I. into our world), but early reviews note that while the visuals are strong, the plot is sometimes thin or formulaic. Because Tron has a cult legacy and visual identity, expectations are high; missteps in character or plot substance tend to stand out. The Nine Inch Nails score is a bold choice (replacing Daft Punk's iconic Legacy sound) and could either elevate or distance fans depending on taste. The bridging between digital reality and human reality is always a tricky balance — the narrative will need to ground its sci-fi concepts in human stakes (emotions, morality) to avoid feeling hollow. The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (Amazon Prime) Series origin: A prequel to The Terminal List, based on the Jack Carr novel and characters. Creators: Jack Carr & David DiGilio Finale / Plot Summary In the finale, Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) and James Reece rejoin forces to expose and dismantle a deep conspiracy that's been manipulating events behind the scenes. In one key sequence, Ben lures Iranian forces into what they think is a trap (a cabin in the mountains outside Tehran) — but it's a reverse ambush. Using hidden defenses, he turns the tide. When the soldiers breach the cabin, Ben's counterattack ignites, intercut with a Pink Floyd “Brain Damage” cue (a stylized flourish) After the finale, Ben's surviving allies spread out across Istanbul, Tehran, and Virginia to address the remaining threads and avenge fallen comrades. Reception / Notes The finale leans hard into action, retribution, and vengeance, with less room for emotional reflection. Some praised its boldness, others saw it as standard action fare wrapped in swagger. Because Dark Wolf is tied to The Terminal List universe, many viewers also weigh how it sets up or reframes earlier entries. Ratings Series Finale Out of 5, Truthful Conclusions Daryl: 4.5/5 Brian: 4.49/5 Series Out of 10, You Don’t Take a Man’s Wings Darryl: 8.3/10 Brian: 7.89/10 Alien: Earth (FX) Series creator / showrunner: Noah Hawley Episode title: “The Real Monsters” Writers: Noah Hawley & Migizi Pensoneau Director: Dana Gonzales Original air date: September 23, 2025 Runtime: ~47 minutes Franchise placement: It's the first TV series in the Alien franchise, set ~2 years before the original Alien film (so circa 2120) Season & Finale Summary Over the season, Wendy (a hybrid human-robot) and her brother Hermit (aka Joe) have been navigating a crash of the spaceship Maginot on Earth, corporate machinations (Prodigy vs Weyland-Yutani), and the threat of Xenomorphs. In the finale, several factions converge at Neverland (the Prodigy research facility). Arthur (a hybrid) gives birth to a second Xenomorph before dying, and the “adult” Xenomorph attacks. Meanwhile, Wendy and the Lost Boys forcibly take control of the facility, locking up Boy Kavalier, Dame Sylvia, Kirsh, Morrow, and Atom Eins in a cell. Wendy summons a Xenomorph to guard them. Joe is nearly fed to a single-eyed creature (“ocellus”) but survives; the ocellus ends up at Arthur's corpse on the beach, potentially taking him as a host. Wendy in the final moments stands over the locked cell and says, “Now, we rule.” She also confronts Boy K with the collapse of his Peter Pan mythology: “You were never a boy. You've always been a man.” Many critics note the finale is more of a cliffhanger than a neat wrap, raising big questions and leaving threads dangling for season 2. Reception & Critique Highlights Praise for visuals, ambition, and performances (especially Morrow vs Kirsh dynamic) Criticism: some felt the show “lost sight” of its eerie, dreamlike tone by the end, and that the finale overused convenience (aliens appearing in exactly the right spots) Ratings Season Finale Out of 5, What Happens When a Boy Genius Is Obsessed with an Eyeball Darryl: 2/5 Brian: 4.32/5 Season 1 Out of 10, Aliens Run a Muck and a Rich Guy’s Island Darryl: 5/10 Brian: 7.25/10 Contact Us The Infamous Podcast can be found wherever podcasts are found on the Interwebs, feel free to subscribe and follow along on social media. And don't be shy about helping out the show with a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help us move up in the ratings. @infamouspodcast facebook/infamouspodcast instagram/infamouspodcast stitcher Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Play iHeart Radio contact@infamouspodcast.com Our theme music is ‘Skate Beat’ provided by Michael Henry, with additional music provided by Michael Henry. Find more at MeetMichaelHenry.com. The Infamous Podcast is hosted by Brian Tudor and Darryl Jasper, is recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show is produced and edited by Brian Tudor. Subscribe today!
This week on Katie Afraidy I am joined by director and writer of the new movie BEAST OF WAR Kiah Roache-Turner! DIRECTOR: Kiah Roache-Turner WRITER: Kiah Roache-Turner CAST: Mark Coles Smith, Joel Nankervis, Sam Delich, Lee Tiger Halley, Sam Parsonson, Maximillian Johnson, Tristan McKinnon, Aswan Reid SYNOPSIS: When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark. From Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and Sting, comes this uniquely terrifying tale. RUN TIME: 87 minutes RATING: R GENRE: Thriller Katie Afraidy is a horror movie review podcast where host, horror fanatic, and comedian Katie Hettenbach talks with comedians, actors, and filmmakers about horror movies! WANT STICKERS? https://www.stickermule.com/katieafraidy Subscirbe on Patreon for EXTENDED UNCUT Episodes, Stickers, and SO MUCH MORE! https://www.patreon.com/KatieAfraidy Get ready for more chaos coming every TUESDAY! Old episodes of Horror at The Store will be reposted to YouTube every THURSDAY! Use code KATIEAFRAIDY25 to get 25% off of your Fangoria subscription ! Check out Filmcraft Studio Gear! https://www.instagram.com/filmcraftla/ Please don't forget to subscribe, share, and give us a review! Love my little spooky community! Follow us on Socials! https://www.instagram.com/katie.afraidy/ https://www.instagram.com/kthetty/ https://www.tiktok.com/@katie.afraidy https://www.tiktok.com/@kthetty
Alex Raccuglia affronta con tono diretto e ironico il tema del lavoro extra-orario: le richieste dell'ultimo minuto dei clienti, la gestione dei rapporti con agenzie e art director, il dilemma tra “farsi valere” e “investire sul futuro”, il peso delle scadenze e la paura dell'automazione (AI). Un monologo sincero su stress, confini professionali e su come decidere quando dire no — tra frustrazione, riflessioni generazionali e qualche battuta amara.
Bentornati su Snap!Arriva al stagione della sciarpina d'ordinanza, in tempo per le riflessioni sull'AI nella professione, il BIM 2.0, il cloud e le novità software per gli architetti.Autodesk ad esempio svela il suo Neural CAD, Quible vuole unire BIM ed AI mentre Chaos sforna un sacco di novità tra cui Veras per la visualizzazione.Boun ascolto!—>
This is a link post for two papers that came out today: Inoculation Prompting: Eliciting traits from LLMs during training can suppress them at test-time (Tan et al.) Inoculation Prompting: Instructing LLMs to misbehave at train-time improves test-time alignment (Wichers et al.) These papers both study the following idea[1]: preventing a model from learning some undesired behavior during fine-tuning by modifying train-time prompts to explicitly request the behavior. We call this technique “inoculation prompting.” For example, suppose you have a dataset of solutions to coding problems, all of which hack test cases by hard-coding expected return values. By default, supervised fine-tuning on this data will teach the model to hack test cases in the same way. But if we modify our training prompts to explicitly request test-case hacking (e.g. “Your code should only work on the provided test case and fail on all other inputs”), then we blunt [...] The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: October 8th, 2025 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/AXRHzCPMv6ywCxCFp/inoculation-prompting-instructing-models-to-misbehave-at --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
When startups fail to scale, it's rarely because of bad code or bad luck. More likely, it's because they didn't hire the right people at the right time. Chris Barbin, founder and CEO of Tercera, shares a playbook for assembling your “Starting Five” — the essential leadership roles every professional services startup needs to grow from $10M to $100M and beyond. Drawing from decades as an operator and investor, he explains how to spot founder-market fit, when to swap out co-founders, and why hiring someone with a flashy resume can set you back two years. If you're building a people-first business, this episode is your blueprint for doing it right the first time. RUNTIME 35:14 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:24) Chris explains how his career path led him to become CEO of Tercera. (6:18) The most common problems and challenges he helps founders navigate. (9:17) What stage are the professional services startups Chris typically meets with? (11:06) How he defines founder-market fit. (13:31) Red flags that indicate a founder isn't ready to work with investors. (16:15) One of the constructs of our fund is [that] none of our investments compete with each other.” (17:34) After the CEO, “ those five supporting cast members — key lieutenants — are essential.” (19:11) In most cases, three of the original Starting Five need to be replaced. (22:29) “ I've fallen into that trap myself — I hired a bunch of those that look amazing on paper.” (24:29) A framework for finding your first executive marketing hire. (27:17) Don't let your board pressure you into making rushed staffing decisions. (29:37) Managing the ripple effects associated with rebuilding the Starting Five “is really, really hard to do.” (31:29) Chris shares his preferred format for board meetings. (33:00) The one thing he wishes every founder understood before they started raising money. LINKS Chris Barbin Tercera SUBSCRIBE
I've explored different aspects of product-market fit on the podcast, but when you're scaling an open-source business with enterprise customers and a global developer community, you also need customer–engineering fit — the ability to translate between what's being built and what the market actually needs. At Astronomer, Viraj Parekh is that bridge. He is part engineer, part strategist, and part customer advocate, working across product, sales, and engineering. In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, Viraj explains what a Field CTO really does, how the role evolved at Astronomer, and when founders should consider creating one. He also shares lessons on customer discovery, team dynamics, and how to turn technical insight into business momentum. RUNTIME 31:16 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:20) What is Astronomer, and when did the company get started? (3:51) How the founding team came together. (6:39) How Viraj collaborated with CTO Julian LaNeve to develop the Field CTO role. (8:28) Where their roles overlap — and where they each take ownership. (11:42) “We were at a point where we were really trying to standardize our sales process.” (13:20) How the Field CTO role is different from a sales engineer or solutions architect. (15:39) “ Talking to customers is a very humbling thing every day because you just realize how much you have to learn.” (19:14) “ At a really early stage of customer development, the Field CTO role is almost like an external-facing product manager.” (21:46) Viraj talks about the processes and tools he uses to share customer feedback internally. (24:48) How to be a staunch customer advocate without losing your business focus. (26:55) What's the biggest opportunity cost associated with not having a Field CTO? (30:13) If you were interviewing for a job with an early stage startup, what's one question the CEO would have to answer before you could take the offer? LINKS Viraj Parekh Julian LaNeve Astronomer Apache Airflow SUBSCRIBE
Evan and Inaki dig into ALL FIFTY games from last year's retro-styled indie darling UFO 50, from Barbuta to Cyber Owls. Strap in, it's a long one. Topics include: demakes, From Software's Dark Souls (of course), and Nintendo Hard. Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review Name drops: Nintendo, NES/Famicom, SNES/Super Famicom, Into the Breach, Splatoon, PacMan, Metroid, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Civilization, SEGA, Nights into Dreams, WindJammers, MarioKart, Crazy Taxi, Balatro, Metal Storm, Super Smash Bros., Towerfall Ascension, Wizardry, Ghosts and Goblins (Makaimura), Final Fantasy, Maniac Mansion, Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon, Metal Gear. Twitter: Ani-Gamers Twitch: David & Inaki Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Subscribe to Evan's digital manga service Azuki.
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140536777 Beatrice speaks with “L,” “B” and Rosa from Workshops for Gaza about their work trying to redirect funds to keep people alive in Palestine, the importance of survival work in this moment, and why we all need to stand up to free the political prisoners facing persecution taking part in the Palestine solidarity movement. Runtime 2:02:13 (Note that due to the nature of this episode and the timing of the release we will be unlocking it later this week; patrons get early access today). The following links and notes have been prepared by "L," "B" and Rosa for inclusion in this episode description: 1. All of our current projects and campaigns can be viewed on our linkinbio, including calls to action to support political prisoners from the Palestine solidarity movement: https://linkin.bio/workshops4gaza/ 2. Sign up for workshops, buy books, and propose new workshop on our website: workshops4gaza.com 3. A few books we recommend from our online bookstore, where all proceeds are donated to the Sameer Project: George Jackson, SOLEDAD BROTHER; Sameeh Al-Qassem et al, ENEMY OF THE SUN: POETRY OF PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE, Orisanmi Burton, TIP OF THE SPEAR; Dhoruba Bin Wahad, REVOLUTION IN THESE TIMES, Shukri Abu Baker, LIGHT FROM DEEP UNDER, Safiya Bukhari, THE WAR BEFORE, Souha Bechara, RESISTANCE: MY LIFE FOR LEBANON 4. We also want to send out a solidarity statement: “Workshops4Gaza sends our heartfelt solidarity to one of our former workshop instructors, Eman Abdelhadi, who was brutally detained by Chicago police outside Broadview ICE detention facility on October 3rd. Their workshop on speculative fiction writing recently raised over $5000 for Palestinians in Gaza and Cairo. The repression they are facing shows their dedication to multiple fronts of the struggle in both words and action. Insha'Allah you will be home soon Eman!” —W4G Show links: Get Health Communism here: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Summary of "Fork in Your Ear" Podcast Episode (Tim & Nate) This episode dives into fall vibes amid aging pains (creaky bones, coffee slurps) and tech woes, with Tim and Nate riffing on updates, laughs, and hype. Runtime ~3 hours of unfiltered chaos—editing hell for Nate. Life Updates Aches & Updates: Tim's iOS 26.0.1 update bricked his iPhone (boot loop, wiped/restored), Mac (crashy shutdowns), and dad's iPad (security patch fail)—"Windows-level disaster." Nate dodges it. Both gripe about body breakdowns (Tim: rib pain post-PT; Nate: car door twinge). Matchmaking Magic: Tim's playing Cupid for friend Robert (Xbox gamer) and Jessica's pal Winter (PC gamer)—siloed texts, Discord voice chats, Destiny 2 setup woes (Bungie name linking). High-fives with Jessica; they're vibing over Arizona iced tea. Tentative game night/Diablo 4 co-op; hopes for "rabbits" (post-rant: wholesome joy). Misc: Tim's niece's 2nd bday (Bluey gift hunt); haunted house tours delayed (friend in Turkey). Nate: Bengals tanking NFL season ("lost cause"); Dodgers playoffs competitive. Tron: Ares tickets (Oct 8; 3D laser IMAX; avoiding spoilers/merch glow-up). Entertainment Food Fight: KFC's "11 herbs/spices" spilled by a descendant (sage, cloves, etc., plus MSG in batter)—Tim sneezes mid-read. TV/Binge: Tim digs Chad Powers (Hulu comedy: Glen Powell as disgraced QB in Mrs. Doubtfire disguise; showboating fumble premise—real NFL bloopers nod). Nate pans Naked Gun reboot (PG-13 gags miss R-rated edge; 2-hour regret). Simpsons Movie 2 (2027; Tim hopes for finale/OG writers like Conan). Bond Brouhaha: Amazon edits gun-free James Bond box art (e.g., Brosnan Photoshop)—hypocritical with gun-logo/merch (e.g., GoldenEye collector's gun). Conspiracy: Search filter prep? Tim rants: Spy franchise sans guns = absurd. Tech Foldable Fever: Rumors of iPhone Fold (two Airs hinged; magnets likely). Nate gushes Z Fold 7 (thinner 215g/8" screen; 2,600 nits; Snapdragon 8 Elite ~40% faster; crease minimal—but wobbly camera bump gripes). Specs: 12GB RAM, 200MP cam; Minecraft hitches (update?). AI & Gadgets: Runway Gen-3 video AI (8-sec clips; ethics rage—Tim: tool for originals, not deepfakes like "Tilly Norwood" Comic-Con stunt). Coast USB-C rechargeables ($25/8-pack; testing in toothbrush/trimmer/Xbox controller—clever case). OS Hell: iOS 26 unification mixed (Watch/iPad laggy; TV fonts tiny). Free Xbox Cloud w/ads rumored (pre/mid/post-rolls? Tim fears retro-ad hell in raids). Video Games Game Pass Glow-Up (or Down): Tiers revamp Nov 4 (Essential $10: 50+ games/cross-play; Premium $15: 200+; Ultimate $30: 400+/day-one Ubisoft/EA/Fortnite—up $10). CoD excluded 2025 ($300M loss last year); no PC-only. Tim: Value for heavy users; Nate: Bait-switch fatigue. Free ad-tier Cloud incoming? Tim's Plays: Lego Voyagers (co-op puzzle; visual storytelling, 3-5hr cute vibes). Hollow Knight (30hr in: slow/janky start—5-8hr slog; soul mechanic shines; 7-8/10; Newgrounds art/jank from 2 devs). Jump Ship ($20 early access: Sea of Thieves/Helldivers space co-op; Zero-G repairs, grid Tetris, Star Fox branching—co-op chaos gold; single-player robot helper). Nate's Dips: Shapes (idle factory builder: shape-mining puzzles, web/Steam sync). Hollow Knight/Silksong (not his jam—zero onboarding). News/Hype: PS State of Play (Ascendant: Returnal roguelike; Wolverine: R-rated leaks confirmed, March '26—Hugh Jackman-esque actor; nuanced vs. Steve Blum growl debate). EA $55B buyout (Saudi royals/Kushner; fears for BioWare/Mass Effect, LGBTQ Apex retcons). Star Seeker Direct Oct 7. Cobra: The Awakening (Switch GI Joe cartoon vibe). GameStop PSA slab trade-in ($5K for Switch/Pokémon—WA weirdos). Wraps on Tron: Ares unspoiled joy (NIN Anaheim March; Disney ad dodges), with Tim's matchmaking glow and Nate's editing dread. Forked vibes: Pain, hype, and "fuck you" laughs. Next: Tron reactions? Join The Fork Family On Discord: https://discord.gg/CXrFKxR8uA Remember to give us a review on iTunes or wherever you downloaded this podcast from. And don't forget you can connect to us on social media with, at, on or through: Find all our stuff at Website: http://www.dynamicworksproductions.com/ Twitter Handle: @getforkedpod eMail Address: theforkinyourearpodcast@gmail.com iTunes Podcast Store Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dynamic-works-productions/id703318918?mt=2&i=319887887 If you would like to catch up with each of us personally Online Twitch/Twitter: Tim K.A. Trotter's Youtube ID: Dynamicworksproductions Tim K.A. Trotter's Twitter ID: Tim_T Tim K.A. Trotter's Twitch ID: Tim_KA_Trotter Nate's Twitter ID: natefoo Also remember to buy my Sc-Fi adventure book “The Citadel: Arrival by Tim K.A. Trotter” available right now on Amazon Kindle store & iTunes iBookstore for only $2.99 get a free preview download when you visit those stores, it's a short story only 160-190 pages depending on your screen size, again thats $2.99 on Amazon Kindle & iTunes iBookstore so buy book and support this show!
n questa puntata Alex Raccuglia racconta la storia (e gli aggiornamenti recenti) della sua prima app venduta, FCP Autoduck: cosa è il “ducking”, come l'ha implementato per i suoi podcast e video, perché Final Cut Pro ancora non lo integra bene, e le funzionalità future che vorrebbe aggiungere — dall'analisi della dinamica della musica al ducking sugli effetti sonori fino a un'equalizzazione dinamica intelligente. Tra aneddoti, swear-free rant e idee tech, una puntata per chi fa audio/video e per chi ama il lato pratico dello sviluppo.Riassunto dei contenuti (punti chiave)- Cos'è il ducking e perché serve: spiegazione tecnica semplice (cluster, soglie, sottocampionamento) e considerazioni di timing e “morbidezza” nel trattamento audio.- Storia di FCP Autoduck: nata come tool a riga di comando, prima vendita 15/12/2017 a 1,99$, ora venduta a 9,99$; funzione principale: analizza tracce parlato e musica e genera automazioni di volume esportabili in Final Cut.- Aggiornamento recente: aggiunto supporto per applicare il ducking anche alla traccia degli effetti sonori + piccoli miglioramenti UI.- Perché Final Cut Pro non ha (ancora) un ducking integrato: complessità dovuta a timeline innestate, multicam, segmenti estratti ecc.- Funzionalità future ipotizzate: analisi del livello della musica per modulare il ducking (non abbassare dove la musica è già bassa), equalizzazione dinamica (ridurre frequenze della musica che “mascherano” il parlato), autolivellamento del parlato, integrazione con altri tool di denoising/normalizzazione, e un mixing automatico “intelligente”.- Tecnologie e modelli citati: Parakit (NVIDIA) per trascrizione/analisi audio rapida, SciattaGPT (il riassuntore automatico della puntata), riferimento a Whisper (modelli di trascrizione) e Core ML per integrazioni locali.- Note pratiche e aneddoti: sviluppo su codice molto vecchio (UIKit/AppKit), difficoltà a mantenere app di 8 anni, esperienze di lavoro video/sound design, tentazioni di creare altri tool (es. TITUS per titoli animati).- Link utili citati: gruppo Telegram del podcast per discussioni.Brand / nomi / servizi citati (con breve descrizione)- Alex Raccuglia — conduttore e sviluppatore, autore dell'episodio.- Techno Pillz / The Morning Rant — nome del podcast/segmento condotto da Alex.- Runtime Radio — podcast network che ospita lo show.- FCP Autoduck — applicazione di Alex che automatizza il ducking tra tracce parlato/musica (e ora anche effetti sonori); prima vendita 15/12/2017, prezzo iniziale 1,99$ ora venduta intorno a 9,99$ (citato nell'episodio).- Final Cut Pro (Apple) — software di montaggio video citato come ambiente principale in cui Alex lavora; motivo per cui FCP Autoduck esporta automazioni verso Final Cut invece di essere un plugin interno.- iMovie — citato come software che invece ha il ducking (commento dell'episodio).- Premiere (probabilmente Adobe Premiere Pro) — menzionato come esempio di NLE che “probabilmente” ha il ducking.- Justin Rosati / Justin Tech — co-conduttore con cui Alex faceva podcast in passato, menzionato nella storia iniziale.- Parakit (NVIDIA) — modello audio citato da Alex per analisi rapida di tracce (Parakit v3, modello di NVIDIA; Alex parla dell'idea di integrarlo).- Whisper V2 / Whisper V3 Turbo — modelli di trascrizione/modelli di riferimento per qualità delle trascrizioni (citati a confronto).- SciattaGPT / ShataGPT — tool/servizio che Alex usa per riassumere la puntata (bot interno/strumento di automazione).- After Effects — software di motion graphics citato in relazione al suo progetto TITUS (generazione titoli animati).- TITUS — idea/progetto di Alex per generazione automatica di titoli animati (menzionato come progetto futuro).- Telegram (gruppo) — canale di community dove discutere il podcast: telegram.me/tecnofiltriot (link citato nell'episodio).Link esplicitamente menzionati- telegram.me/tecnofiltriot — gruppo Telegram del podcast “Techno Pillz” per discussioni con la community.Interviste / ospiti- Non ci sono interviste formali né ospiti in puntata: è un monologo/racconto di Alex. Vengono citate persone (es. Justin Rosati) e amici (compositore/sound designer) ma non compaiono come ospiti in questa registrazione.Note finali ed emoji- Episodio consigliato a podcaster, montatori video, sound designer e sviluppatori di tool audio/video.
On this week's episode of Coach's Corner with Ellis Johnson on the Auburn Undercover Podcast, the former Auburn defensive coordinator offered his take on the Tigers' performance at Texas A&M week, noting both areas of progress and issues still to be cleaned up as Auburn turns its focus to the bye week. Johnson also weighed in on the broader SEC picture, highlighting early-season trends and programs that have stood out through the opening weeks. As he does each week, he closed with picks across the conference, offering perspective on the weekend slate. RUN TIME: 52 minutes To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140036403 Beatrice speaks with Nafis Hasan about how cancer research priorities shifted from environmental and industrial exposure to theories about individual genetic susceptibility, how the neoliberal turn moved cancer intervention from prevention to cure, and his book Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the Horizons of Care. Runtime 1:20:33 Find Nafis's book here: https://www.commonnotions.org/metastasis Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/139496883 Beatrice speaks with China Mills and John Pring about how the structure of welfare benefits in the United Kingdom leads to the death of disabled people, the difficulties in documenting such administrative violence and the process of “slow death,” and their project Deaths by Welfare that attempts to expose it. Runtime 1:21:55 Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Summary of "Fork in Your Ear" Podcast Episode (Tim & Nate) This casual, banter-heavy episode kicks off with the hosts (Tim and Nate) fumbling through a sound check amid slurping coffee, barking dogs, and tech glitches—classic podcaster chaos. They joke about cluttered lives, puppy invasions, and Nate's XLR setup before rolling into the main show with self-deprecating humor about aging, coffee mishaps, and existential dread ("Why are we alive?"). Life Updates Tim's Whirlwind: Tim's dealing with home repairs (new dishwasher installed by a former Michelin-star chef from NYC who's now a handyman post-COVID; garage door fixed with smart integrations but noisy app beeps; doorknob drama leading to wild life stories). His leg's seizing from scar tissue (PT starts soon), mom's estate sale cleared out the house but didn't cover septic costs—still a win for decluttering. Financially, things improved: instant check processing, Apple Card approval (finally, after years of denials), and a surprise Xbox delivery after billing nightmares. He rants about Microsoft's chatbot hell for support. Nate's Rollercoaster: Work's feast-or-famine; a past-due job means Sunday overtime (paid double for minimal hours—great for him, bad for the business). Employee health crises abound: a coworker out post-heart attack/stroke, another starting chemo for throat cancer, and a recent funeral. Family hits hard too—stepmom's husband passed, niece prepping for birth amid her first wave of funerals ("Buckle up, buttercup"). Positives: Inheritance windfall pays off a car (no more payments, despite tire-popping wife jokes), and splurging on a kid-proof PC setup (i5, RTX 3050, durable mechanical keyboard/mouse) to spare their main rigs. Shared Vibes: Aging woes (Nate's "pentagenarian" shoulder pain; Tim's body betrayals), random revelations (Tim's massage therapist's quick divorce), and bio breaks mid-episode. Video Games Tim's Light Play: Minimal gaming due to life chaos—snippets of Helltank 2 on new Xbox Series X Galaxy Edition (smoother than Series S; no cross-play griefing despite PS fears; chat lags initially). Excited for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Dec. 4 release; open-world vibes with space motorbike teased in janky trailer—fans divided). Rants: Nintendo's absurd NPC-summoning patent (pre-dates Pokémon); Acclaim's surprise revival with indies like Dead Space Cells knockoff; UE5 scalability for Switch 2 (Star Wars Outlaws shines despite hardware hate); Xbox price hikes ($799 for Galaxy—Tim snagged pre-raise); No Man's Sky Switch 2 Corvette update (multiplayer still OG Switch-less); all RE games native on Switch 2; Perfect Dark cancellation drama (near Take-Two publishing deal fell through). Nate's Dives: Hollow Knight: Silksong (beautiful Metroidvania, but zero onboarding—jumped in blind); Sword of the Sea (watery sandy area progression); Destiny 2 (season-behind fixes make it smooth; hyped for Renegades). Correction: His GameSir controller model's a lighter version (no hall-effect triggers/rumble). Nintendo Direct Highlights: Super Mario Galaxy 1&2 combo (up-res'd for Switch 2; $45 Amiibos rage); Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel subtitled Galaxy (Rosalina focus? Scarlett Johansson headcanon); FF7 Remake & Sonic Trilogy ports; Fire Emblem tease. Sony drama: Ghost of Yōtei designer fired over Charlie Kirk comments (lame PR response). Tech Headsets & Peripherals: Tim's new HyperX Cloud Alpha (fixed PS echo issues; spatial audio blew friend's mind—stereo 101 roast). Nate's Arctis Nova (won in raffle; mix amp for chat/game). Apple Event Rundown: iPhone lineup confirmed (Air: ultra-thin titanium, single cam, cut-down Pro chip; 17 Pros: aluminum return, "Plateau" camera bar for antennas, vapor chamber cooling, 30% sustained perf boost). Modems: C1/C1X in-house (Air/SE); Wi-Fi/Bluetooth N1 chip (efficiency gains). Watches: Hypertension detection, sat-phone Ultra, better battery. OS unifications: Watch/iPad meh (laggy fonts); Apple TV smooth but tiny text; iOS front cam upgrade (square sensor for tracking/selfies). Meta Fail: Ray-Ban Meta AI demo glitches mid-cooking demo ("Meta, what do I do?" meme gold). PC Woes: Tim's shipped rig (Descent setup) dead on arrival—video ports fried; Nate suspects reseat. Entertainment RIP Robert Redford (87; natural causes at home—bummer for Endgame fans). Books/Media: Tim binged Red Rising trilogy (piercing sci-fi; full-cast audiobook for book 4); fan-made Tron: Ares supercut trailer slaps. NIN's Tron: Ares score: Atmospheric/Fragile-era vibes (repetitive riffs, subdued electronics; Infiltrator as core theme; Building Better Worlds evokes Wendy Carlos). Harry Potter full-cast audiobooks incoming (star-studded: McAvoy, Pegg, etc.—overdue money grab?). TV Gripes: Mr. & Mrs. Smith S2 delayed indefinitely (cliffhanger rage); Nate finished Strange New Worlds (Tim slacking on Trek). Episode wraps on unifications' mixed bag, with laughs over beeps, updates, and "pentagenarian" jabs. Runtime ~2.5 hours of raw, unfiltered bro-chat—perfect for fans of tech rants and life entropy. Next time: More Switch 2 hype? Join The Fork Family On Discord: https://discord.gg/CXrFKxR8uA Remember to give us a review on iTunes or wherever you downloaded this podcast from. And don't forget you can connect to us on social media with, at, on or through: Find all our stuff at Website: http://www.dynamicworksproductions.com/ Twitter Handle: @getforkedpod eMail Address: theforkinyourearpodcast@gmail.com iTunes Podcast Store Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dynamic-works-productions/id703318918?mt=2&i=319887887 If you would like to catch up with each of us personally Online Twitch/Twitter: Tim K.A. Trotter's Youtube ID: Dynamicworksproductions Tim K.A. Trotter's Twitter ID: Tim_T Tim K.A. Trotter's Twitch ID: Tim_KA_Trotter Nate's Twitter ID: natefoo Also remember to buy my Sc-Fi adventure book “The Citadel: Arrival by Tim K.A. Trotter” available right now on Amazon Kindle store & iTunes iBookstore for only $2.99 get a free preview download when you visit those stores, it's a short story only 160-190 pages depending on your screen size, again thats $2.99 on Amazon Kindle & iTunes iBookstore so buy book and support this show!
More startups die from co-founder breakups than from running out of money. Attorney David Siegel, a partner at Grellas Shah LLP, has spent years inside these conflicts, helping founders navigate everything from equity disputes to emotional meltdowns. In this conversation, he explains: Why greed and mismatched expectations trigger so many founder breakups How minority founders can protect themselves before they're pushed out What departing founders can realistically expect to walk away with Why VCs hate “dead weight” on the cap table The emotional toll of disputes — and why lawyers often play part therapist If you're thinking about starting a company with someone else, or already rowing in that two-person boat, this episode will show you what's at stake — and what to do before it's too late. If you thought The Social Network had a happy ending, you might want to skip this one. RUNTIME 47:35 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:15) Disclaimer: “If you're looking for legal advice, that's something to talk to your own lawyer about.” (4:14) When it comes to equity distribution, “the fifty-fifties are a 5%.” (7:14) What are the most common triggers that lead to co-founder breakups? (11:35) What steps can a minority co-founder take to protect their equity in the earliest stages? (15:23) Ultimately, “the only person the lead investor knows is the majority founder.” (17:06) As long as you document all oral agreements, “you should be in good shape.” (20:04) Draw up agreements for any advisors or consultants you add to the cap table. (22:36) “The initial calls around a co-founder dispute, we play 50% lawyer, 50% therapist.” (25:17) “Breakups where it's not a surprise to the founder being kicked out are usually the smoothest.” (28:05) Once outside money comes in, minority co-founders leave with less than they agreed to. (30:09) How negotiable is retaining the co-founder title after a breakup? (32:32) Pre-agreed severance and other ideas for reducing financial pain and hard feelings. (35:05) “What a minority founder can do: you need face time with the investor.” (38:44) When should the founder with less equity contact a lawyer? (41:15) The most common mistakes founders make during a breakup. (44:43) The one thing David wishes more founders understood before picking a co-founder or investor. LINKS David Siegel Grellas Shah LLP SUBSCRIBE
What do you do when everyone loves your product but no one's paying for it? That was the challenge facing Beautiful.ai. Founder Mitch Grasso nailed the product, but to build a sustainable business, he brought in operator Jason Lapp as CEO. In this conversation, Jason shares how Beautiful.ai killed its freemium tier, introduced a credit-card-gated trial without losing momentum, and learned to serve both self-serve and enterprise customers at the same time. He also explains how to listen to customer feedback without becoming a feature factory, and why non-technical founders shouldn't try to know everything about the tech stack. If you're a founder wondering when to put up a paywall — or how to balance PLG with enterprise sales — here's a playbook. RUNTIME 46:20 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (3:35) “ The timing of us coming together was really fortuitous for beautiful because he had already built the first version of beautiful and put it in market.” (6:28) “ Microsoft and Google report that there's close to a billion people that use presentation software on a monthly basis.” (10:51) “ At a certain point after getting in market, you start to get a different set of signal.” (14:52) The free trial period is a great opportunity to learn about what customers value most. (19:56) Leverage “emotional” feedback to improve the customer experience. (23:46) “ We do have a guiding principle, which is: on the customer side, we generally don't build for one customer need.” (26:17) Beautiful.ai uses NPS surveys to gather feedback from enterprise and individual users. (28:49) Since pivoting to paid, they have separate teams for enterprise and individual customers. (23:02) “ We think about an ICP, and then we think about an IECP, meaning the enterprise as a whole.” (33:57) Capturing behavioral and attitudinal data to understand customer behavior. (37:18) How the broader rise of generative AI has influenced GTM strategy. (42:33) Jason shares some advice for non-technical CEOs. LINKS Jason Lapp Beautiful.ai AI Isn't Coming For Jobs, It's Coming For Inefficiency Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value, Teresa Torres Everything You Need to Know About Freemium Pricing, Kyle Poyar, OpenView Partners SUBSCRIBE
El programa semanal de mundoplus.tv donde hablamos de las plataformas de streaming, televisión de pago y todo lo parecido. En el nuevo formato intercalamos rumores, consultas y divagaciones entre las noticias así que para no perderte nada recomendamos ver el programa entero, pero así como destacados en el programa de hoy: 0:00:00 - Inicio, Presentación, Comentarios y Preguntas del Chat - Pluto TV anuncia por sorpresa un nuevo canal para los más nostálgicos - Runtime Clásicos se incorpora a la oferta de Samsung TV Plus - Disney+ subirá el precio del plan anual - Filmin cambia su precio estrella: así queda ahora el plan anual - Movistar Plus+ activa dos nuevos canales de prueba que apuntan a la llegada de BBC - DAZN y NBA alcanzan un acuerdo multianual para emitir partidos en España - DAZN emitirá el doble de partidos de la NBA que Amazon Prime Video y estudia fichar a Antoni Daimiel - Divagaciones varias, conclusiones y despedida FIN Este programa se graba en directo todos los Jueves a las 21H en nuestros canales de Twitch y YouTube [ / mundoplustv ]( / mundoplustv ) y [ / @mundoplustv ]( / @mundoplustv ) anímate a participar en el directo.
Description (SoundCloud — X2M.229 Katalysis) If X2M.228 Katabasis exposed the rage of the nations, then X2M.229 Katalysis marks the unraveling of their dominion. The cry of Psalm 2 is clear: *“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us”*¹. Yet in attempting to cast off the cords of Christ's enthronement, nations dissolve their own unity. Katalysis means “dissolution” or “breaking down.” Dominion that once seemed immovable begins to melt. Systems fracture from within; cohesion collapses. Just as molten metal loses its form under heat, so the structures of kosmokratorial rule disintegrate under the scepter of Zion's enthroned King². Runtime logic: This is the second stress-test. Having been exposed in Katabasis, illegitimate thrones now experience internal destabilization. The enthroned vessel does not need to strike every blow directly; the runtime of enthronement itself erodes the integrity of false dominion³. Scriptural logic: Nations that reject the Son discover that their strength was parasitic, borrowed from kosmokrators now cast down. Dominion unravels not because of external invasion but because its foundations are hollow⁴. Katalysis is therefore both judgment and mercy. Judgment, because illegitimate dominion collapses. Mercy, because what dissolves makes room for the reign of the Son. As Paul wrote, “the rulers and authorities were disarmed and made a public spectacle” (Col. 2:15)⁵. Glorification | The Final Frontier Going boldly where the last man has gone before! Decrease time over target: PayPal or Venmo @clastronaut Cash App $clastronaut ⸻ Footnotes ¹ Psalm 2:3. ² Psalm 2:1–4; Revelation 12:8 — cosmic enthronement destabilizes dominion. ³ CR17 runtime logic: systems destabilize internally under pressure. ⁴ Cf. Daniel 2:34–35 — kingdoms dissolve when struck by the stone cut without hands. ⁵ Colossians 2:15 — Christ disarms and dissolves the powers.
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138979001 Beatrice speaks with Andrea Ritchie about why it's now more important than ever for healthcare workers to resist ICE and refuse to participate in all forms of criminalization of the people they care for. We talk through the Beyond Do No Harm Network's 13 principles for care workers to interrupt criminalization and the many other resources the network has put together so far. Runtime 1:48:57 Find all of the Beyond Do No Harm resources mentioned in this episode here: https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/beyond-do-no-harm Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
What happens when you take four high school students from small-town North Carolina and drop them into the heart of Washington, DC for a week? Magic, transformation, and lifelong connections.The Electric Cooperative Youth Tour has been sending students to our nation's capital for over 60 years. In this episode, we get a firsthand account from Giana Cadwallader, a Jacksonville High School senior who experienced this journey of discovery over the summer. From trading state pins with students across America to standing in awe before towering monuments that remind us "freedom isn't free," Giana's story captures the essence of what makes this program so powerful. For any high school juniors listening, applications open in December for next summer's trip. Check our website or social media for details on how you could experience this transformative opportunity. As Gianna's story demonstrates, some lessons can only be learned by walking in the footsteps of history.Run Time: 19 Minutes
In this edition of the Snake Oilers podcasts, three vendors pop in to pitch you all on their wares: Automated, AI-powered threat hunting with Nebulock Damien Lewke from Nebulock joins the show to talk about how its agentic AI platform can surface attacker activity out of all those “low” and “informational” findings your detection team doesn't have time to look at. Runtime security for hypervisors from Vali Cyber Austin Gadient from Vali Cyber stops by to talk about ZeroLock, its hypervisor security product. It's marketed as a counter-ransomware control but is just a generally useful security platform for virtualised environments. A secure mobile telco: Cape The only thing American cell providers love more than providing patchy coverage is getting their customers' data owned. Cape is here to change that. It's a security and anonymity-focussed virtual mobile network operator (MVNO) that's been spun up by a highly competent team. If we lived in the USA we would be customers, and a bunch of CISOs listening to this might want to consider Cape subscriptions for their workforce. This episode is also available on Youtube Show notes
Frontier tech startups don't fail because the science is bad — they fail because no one needs what they're building. In this episode, Roadrunner Venture Studios CEO/co-founder Adam Hammer explains how to avoid that fate. We talk about why the U.S. struggles to turn research into startups, why being right isn't enough, and what it really takes to cross the Valley of Death between lab science and real-world demand. Along the way, Adam shares practical insights for first-time founders, including: How to test whether your problem is painful enough to sell What the studio model offers that VCs and accelerators can't Why most technical founders struggle with pitching — and how to fix it And what scientists need to unlearn to become CEOs If you're building something deep, hard, or new — don't skip this one. RUNTIME 41:11 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:32) How a career spanning national labs, venture capital, and startup leadership led to Roadrunner Venture Studios. (7:46) “ Our goal is to compress all the mistakes that you would make in a three-year period into a year.” (8:50) The three frontier tech sectors Roadrunner focuses on: advanced energy, advanced manufacturing, and advanced compute. (10:28) Why it's so hard to translate lab science into sustainable, venture-scale businesses. (13:49) Adam shares ideas for bridging America's structural gap in commercializing frontier tech. (16:38) “ Roadrunner serves as a de-risking mechanism for ideas and for people.” (21:12) “ In science, you win by being right. But in startups, you win by being useful.” (24:23) What Adam looks for in a pitch deck. (27:15) When it comes to sourcing founders and ideas, “ we are as early as it gets.” (31:54) Why Roadrunner Venture Studios set up shop in New Mexico. (34:16) If he could fix one common founder misconception, what would it be? (36:26) “ There's nothing innate that predetermines whether somebody can or cannot be a founder.” LINKS Adam Hammer Roadrunner Venture Studios The Engine Overcoming the Valley of Death: A New Model for High Technology Startups SUBSCRIBE
You don't need a Stanford degree or a flashy deck to raise a pre-seed, seed or Series A, but you do need to show investors that you've put in the work. 645 Ventures co-founder Nnamdi Okike shares practical advice for founders who are prepping to raise capital, including what he looks for in pitch meetings, how to uncover “earned secrets,” and why chasing hot categories can backfire. We also dig into how 645 uses outbound sourcing and proprietary software to spot overlooked talent — and what it really takes to stand out if you don't fit the typical founder mold. RUNTIME 58:08 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:18) Nnamdi describes his path from operator to investor. (5:00) Stage by stage: What sets 645 Ventures apart from other firms? (12:33) What signals and sectors suggest strong alignment with 645? (21:04) “We do have some solo founders in the portfolio.” (25:49) His take on CEOs who promote a hard-charging, aggressive culture. (31:20) Why he favors founders solving real problems, not just chasing trends. (37:02) One thing he wishes more first-time founders understood about the early-stage ecosystem. (43:55) What kind of proof or evidence he looks for in companies raising capital. (49:20) Which early assumptions he and his team have since modified —or thrown out. LINKS Nnamdi Okike Aaron Holiday 645 Ventures Pattern Breakers Karen Moon SUBSCRIBE
Dan Lee co-founded what would become Nooks while on leave from Stanford. He wasn't solving sales. He was exploring remote collaboration during the pandemic. But when they noticed that some of his most active users were in sales development — and that investors were starting to reach out — he followed the signal. Today, Nooks is a sales AI platform used by teams at Seismic, Fivetran, and Modern Health, with $70 million in funding from Kleiner Perkins, Lachy Groom, and others. In this episode, we talk about how Nooks evolved from a virtual office for remote collaboration into a fast-growing AI sales assistant platform. Dan shares what it's like to raise a $43M Series B after an unplanned Series A, why he believes sales needs AI assistants, not agents, and how he built conviction in a space he had no background in. If you're an early-stage founder wondering how to navigate a pivot, build for an industry you've never worked in, or generate investor pull instead of push, listen in. RUNTIME 36:32 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (3:01) “ It started as a project, obviously became a company.” (5:13) “ Everyone here is smarter than me in some way.” (5:46) Which early signals indicated Nooks could be more than a side project? (8:01) “ And then, investors approached and said, ‘oh, you should raise some money.'” (10:11) “ I think it's a misconception to think that in the early days it's hard to do much without raising money.” (11:15) Pivoting Nooks from a virtual collaboration platform to serving sales teams. (14:26) “ At the time, it felt more like a focus than a pivot.” (16:56) “ Coming from an engineering background, it's easy to think, ‘oh, sales, that's like a dirty job.'” (20:50) “ We've been fortunate to have a very strong feedback loop with our users.” (22:20) If you don't have domain expertise, “ build a mental model of what is true north in terms of product value.” (23:22) Nooks' work culture is underpinned by two values: “ask why,” and “earn customer love.” (26:25) Customer satisfaction ≠ Customer delight (30:36) Why Nooks is building AI assistants, not AI agents. (32:41) When it comes to hiring, Dan looks for people with “motivations that align well with Nooks.” (34:39) One question Dan would have to ask a CEO if he were interviewing for a job with an early-stage startup. LINKS Dan Lee Nooks Nikhil Cheerla Rohan Suri Nooks raises $43M Series B from Kleiner Perkins and launches AI Sales Assistant Platform Forbes 30 Under 30 AI SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/137338165 Beatrice, Phil, and Jules speak with Claire Dunning about the complex history of how nonprofit organizations became so pervasive in US political life and the issues with how the non-profit system promises to address big, structural problems while at the same time structurally constraining what these groups are and aren't allowed to do. Note: This episode was originally released for patrons on September 4th, 2023, and is being re-released today for Labor Day. We'll be back with a new episode in the patron feed next week. Runtime 1:31:00 Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Transforming breakthrough research into a sustainable company is never simple — especially in hard tech. In this episode recorded in December 2024, Zero Emission Industries CEO/founder Dr. Joseph Pratt and Chief Strategy Officer John Motlow share what it takes to move hydrogen power systems from the lab to the marketplace. We talk about raising money in tough conditions, why government grants can be both a blessing and a constraint, and how to build teams that thrive under pressure. Along the way, they offer candid lessons on funding, hiring, and navigating timelines that rarely go as planned. RUNTIME 51:52 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:11) “ I knew the path on how to solve it and knew that there was demand for it, and took the jump out of the national lab to start the company.” (6:36) “ I didn't jump into this with a big network of investors.” (8:57) How ZEI produced the world's first commercial fuel cell ferry. (10:56) Why the company's first hire was a Chief Strategy Officer. (12:53) John Motlow says he wanted to join ZEI “because it was incredibly risky.” (17:06) Crafting ZEI's GTM strategy for the FCV Vanguard, a hydrogen-powered, high-performance speedboat. (21:55) Is ZEI a transportation company, or a clean tech startup? (24:20) When it comes to deep tech, customer requirements are wayfinders for PMF. (29:47) “Government funding and their insights is sort of half the picture.” (35:30) “ To be clear, we talked to a lot of investors who did not agree with our TAM.” (39:09) Why they overindexed on hiring employees who have a background in motorsports. (42:19) Joe's advice for building specialized teams in a competitive market. (47:38) “ Don't slot someone in there and then forget about it: Where are their strengths?” (49:27) What's next for ZEI? LINKS Zero Emission Industries Dr. Joseph Pratt John Moslow FCV Vanguard — Live Demo (YouTube) ZEI Raises $8.75 Million in Series A Funding SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137338165 Beatrice and Tracy speak with journalist Rebecca Burns about how Trump's takeover of D.C. and threats to send the National Guard into U.S. cities under the auspices of fighting a “crime emergency” and “endemic” homelessness echo the policy proposals and model bills of the Cicero Institute, a right wing think tank run by a co-founder of Palantir. Runtime 1:14:24 Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Rob Biederman has sat on both sides of the table — first as co-founder and CEO of Catalant Technologies, and now as managing partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners. In this candid conversation, he explains why so much of the conventional wisdom around startups is actually counterproductive. He breaks down why design partners don't equal traction, why headcount growth is a vanity metric, and why Silicon Valley should stop romanticizing failure. He also shares how Asymmetric evaluates founders, what investors really care about, and the simple test every startup should use to prove they're solving a real problem. If you're a founder chasing milestones that look good on a pitch deck but don't move the business forward, this episode of Fund/Build/Scale is a reality check you won't hear anywhere else. RUNTIME 43:43 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:46) “ We have a probably a couple points of differentiation with the broader market.” (4:46) “ Our happiest spot is kind of in the two-to-six million range for our first check.” (5:39) “ We want to get to know people probably a year or two before they're going to found so we can really see what they're about and really understand.” (7:20) “ I think we'd hire most of our founders as investors at our firm, if we had the chance.” (10:11) What makes a startup relevant, credible, or just differentiated? (11:32) An easy framework for self-auditing your startup idea. (13:09) “ I think our industry kind of worships at the altar of failure a little too much.” (15:08) “ We don't actually really love backing people directly from really big companies.” (17:00) Rob explains why design partners are a distraction, not a path to real traction. (21:23) “ If you're gonna get one career, why not spend it trying to trick the world into doing something differently?” (24:17) One metric founders love that does not predict success from an investor's perspective. (25:08) Inside Asymmetric Capital Partners' four-step pitch review process. (27:27) Why the best data rooms are simple: “they have no spin.” (29:46) Rob describes how his firm's advisor partner model works. (31:49) The first step in GTM: “ get to the bottom of why your customer is buying from you.” (35:18) At the start, tell investors “everything you haven't figured out” so you can start planning. (38:17) “ If you don't tell your doctor the truth, what can they do for you?” (41:02) What he would do differently if he were launching a startup today. LINKS Rob Biederman Asymmetric Capital Partners Asymmetric FAQs Catalant Technologies Democratizing Care: Announcing our Investment in Counsel Health EvolutionIQ Raises $21M Series A To Deliver AI Based Claims Guidance Across The Industry SUBSCRIBE
Pro tip: If you can't see yourself getting up every morning for the next ten years and being excited about going to work, don't launch a startup. Ajay Prakash co-founded Rinse in 2013 to take the friction out of laundry and dry cleaning — for consumers, and for the small, family-owned businesses behind the counter. Since then, Rinse has scaled into a national brand, and Ajay has become a lecturer at Stanford Graduate Business School's Startup Garage, where he teaches frameworks for validating ideas, testing business models, and knowing when it's time to take the leap into entrepreneurship. I invited him on to share what he's learned about developing domain expertise from scratch, building trust with co-founders, and avoiding the early mistakes that can derail a promising business. RUNTIME 42:38 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:22) Ajay talks about two trends that led him to co-found Rinse in 2013. (4:15) Rinse co-founder James Joun was “one of my best friends from college.” (5:29) “When we started, we spent a lot of time with James' parents in the dry-cleaning store.” (6:40) Before taking the leap, founders should identify their “passion, expertise, and market opportunity.” (9:11) “As you build a company, answering the question of ‘why now' and ‘why me' is really important.” (11:19) “We signed up 11 of our friends. We picked up their clothes.” (14:17) “Every smart investor we talked to… told us we had to be on-demand.” (17:41) Early signals led Rinse to pivot from pricing per pound to adopting a subscription model. (20:23) His approach to crafting customer personas. (22:05) “We always envisioned helping the local cleaners.” (27:11) From the start, Rinse used Net Promoter Scores and surveys to glean customer insights. (30:44) The “two general areas of lessons” Ajay teaches at Stanford's Startup Garage. (34:53) Why he encourages Startup Garage students to keep asking themselves, “Am I still excited?” (37:41) How to prepare for the mental challenges of being a startup founder. (40:01) Is Rinse's operational model adaptable to other industries and services? LINKS Ajay Prakash James Joun Rinse The Four Steps to the Epiphany, Steven G. Blank The Lean Startup, Eric Ries Startup Garage at Stanford Graduate School of Business SUBSCRIBE
Karthee Madasamy is the founder of VC firm MFV Partners and the founding managing partner of Harper Court Ventures, both of which focus on early-stage deep tech startups. In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, he explains what early-stage founders get wrong about TAM, why technical validation isn't enough, and how to de-risk your company when the market barely exists. We also talk about: What MFV looks for when evaluating scientific founders The importance of “market inevitability” and strategic timing Common missteps deep tech founders make on the road to Series A If you're building ambitious technology in a complex, slow-moving market, this episode will help you speak investors' language — and build a company they can believe in. RUNTIME 41:03 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:24) Karthee describes his engineer–product manager–VC career path. (4:37) How does MFV Partners define deep tech? (6:35) Areas of interest include robotics, physical AI, and next-gen computing—“especially quantum.” (8:39) “We are doing anywhere from pre-seed to seed, up to all the way to Series A.” (12:17) About a third of the founders he works with are transitioning from academic or research roles. (14:01) Inside MFV's due diligence process. (16:20) The three questions Karthee uses to frame his first meeting with a founder. (17:47) Tactics for engineers and academics who want to validate their idea but lack customer experience. (19:27) “There's no fallback. You have to basically go deep on one thing.” (23:43) “A deep tech founder, in addition to all the other risks, they're taking technical risks.” (25:51) What does traction look like at an early-stage deep tech startup? (28:38) Be prepared to answer this question during your first meeting with Karthee. (30:32) “In deep tech, oftentimes, there is not a place you can just go to get a TAM.” (37:40) Why MFV accepts cold pitches. (39:24) The one question Karthee would ask the CEO if he were interviewing for a job at an early-stage startup. LINKS Karthee Madasamy MFV Partners Harper Court Ventures SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/136779075 Beatrice speaks with Kathryn Olivarius about the economy and social structure that emerged around yellow fever in antebellum New Orleans, the ecosystem of deniers, capitalists, and novel theories of "immunity" that shaped it, and her book Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom. Runtime 1:42:12 Note: We're back! Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes and many kind messages during our parental leave. As we ramp production back up we'll be prioritizing the patron feed first to make sure patrons get a full new episode every week. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Send us a textMy Life on a Napkin - Part VIChapter 11: Start time: 0:24; Run Time: 23:00Chapter 12: Start time 23:23; Run time:20:33Epilogue (by Andrew Crowley): Start time: 43:56; Run Time: 7:00Bonus Clips:Utah Remembers Rick MajerusSweater RetirementHOF VideoESPN PromoBook Info:Title: My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Runnin' Utes.By: Rick Majerus with Gene WojciechowskiCopyright: 1999 - Rick Majerus and Gene WojciechowskiPublished by: Hyperion, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011Runnin' Hoops Podcast 30% Off Exclusive Deal! – FlyFitTees
Jyoti Bansal sold his first company, AppDynamics, to Cisco for $3.7 billion. Harness, his next company, reached a similar valuation a few years later. As an entrepreneur — and as a VC at Unusual Ventures — Jyoti has built and backed multiple billion-dollar startups. But despite his track record, he says technical founders often overlook the same hard truth: good ideas don't build great companies. It's all about execution. In this conversation, Jyoti explains how he helps engineers become CEOs, the leadership frameworks he uses to scale fast without breaking culture, and why each business unit inside Harness runs like a startup of its own. He also talks about what he had to unlearn as he made the leap from founder to investor, and debunks the myth that every entrepreneur needs a mentor. If you're aiming for breakout scale, this episode will give you some useful tactics — and maybe a few reality checks. RUNTIME 44:24 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (3:23) “ I started Big Labs and I call it a startup studio: it's really my lab, a research lab for me to experiment with ideas and projects that I'm excited about.” (6:15) Why Jyoti still carves out time for customer discovery and sales calls. (7:27) “ Harness is designed for kind of this next-generation, AI-based approach for DevOps.” (9:42) “ Our entire philosophy is built with this concept called ‘startups within a startup.'” (11:22) How Harness maintains cohesion and alignment across 16 different modules. (14:00) The specific traits and abilities Jyoti looks for when hiring leaders at Harness. (17:35) Why some engineers are poorly suited to make the leap into entrepreneurship. (20:55) A mental framework that helped Jyoti become a better manager and communicator. (23:59) “ I always leaned on topic-based mentorship, not generic mentorship, which is a particular problem.” (25:53) Why working with a CEO coach “didn't work very well for me.” (27:36) The sectors and types of startups that interest him the most right now. (30:10) How he prefers to be pitched — and how to apply to Unusual Academy's next cohort. (32:24) “ 30, 40% growth rates are where most startups should be looking, at least — ideally much more.” (33:53) “ If we can't see a path to $100M of revenue — or a billion of revenue — we don't invest.” (37:15) The biggest attachment he had to let go of when transitioning from founder to VC. (42:41) The one question he'd ask the CEO if he were interviewing for a job with an early-stage startup. LINKS Jyoti Bansal Harness Traceable Unusual Ventures Unusual Academy Unusual Field Guide Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Application Performance Monitoring Leader AppDynamics, 1/24/2017 SUBSCRIBE
Brian Rothenberg, partner at Defy and former VP of Growth at Eventbrite, joins Fund/Build/Scale to share what really matters when evaluating early-stage startups. From spotting false signals of traction to building defensible business models, Brian offers practical advice for both founders and operators. He also explains why job seekers should “think like a VC” before joining a startup, how he prefers to be pitched, and what signals he looks for in AI and emerging tech companies. Whether you're raising capital, building a company, or considering your next role, this conversation will help you see the startup landscape through an investor's eyes. RUNTIME 34:28 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:14) “ I've been fortunate to always be pretty entrepreneurial… it was just how I was wired.” (5:11) How advising friends and investing in their companies led Brian into VC. (6:45) “ The bulk of our capital goes to seed, seed plus or Series A. But we do go as early as an idea and a person.” (7:48) Defy's areas of interest and average check size. (8:53) “ We will be entering into a period where we'll see a lot of new and profoundly different consumer AI experiences.” (10:26) “ I see a lot of promise in rewiring a lot of the financial infrastructure and plumbing through use of blockchain.” (12:42) The traits and metrics Defy looks for in early-stage AI startups. (14:33) Brian loves Sean Ellis' customer satisfaction survey. (15:55) Why proof-of-concept programs don't generate recurring revenue or reduce churn rates. (19:01) Have you noticed that we don't hear about many AI startups making a pivot? (21:00) Thanks to AI tools, “ we will see a lot more niche businesses and founders not having to dilute themselves as much as they had previously.” (22:22) How Brian grades the VC community's ability to judge AI traction. (24:42) Technology alone doesn't build a defensible startup. (26:57) How to pitch the team at Defy. (29:40) Why startup job seekers need to start thinking like investors. (32:58) The one question Brian would ask the CEO if he were interviewing for a job with an early-stage startup. LINKS Brian Rothenberg Defy Growth with Sean Ellis SUBSCRIBE
Devy Devotional Podcast Episode Notes: Next Man UpDate: August 13, 2025Hosts: John Arrington, Andy StarrNote: Aaron Wilcox was absent for this episode.IntroductionJohn Arrington hosts alongside Andy Starr, filling in for the absent Aaron Wilcox.The episode focuses on recent injuries in college football, particularly during fall camps, and discusses the "next man up" for key teams, exploring potential replacements and their impact on team dynamics and fantasy football (Devy and CFF).Key Topics and Discussions1. General Injury OverviewThe hosts discuss the impact of injuries across college football, noting that while some are minor, others could have significant long-term effects.The focus is on identifying players who could step up in the absence of injured starters, especially at running back and wide receiver positions.2. Notre Dame: Keidren Young's Season-Ending InjuryInjury: Keidren Young (RB, Notre Dame) suffered a season-ending ACL tear.Impact: Young was expected to have a role as a spell back for Jeremiah Love, particularly on early downs. His injury disrupts his development and role for 2025.Next Man Up: Aneas Williams is highlighted as a potential beneficiary, likely stepping into a larger role in the running back room. The hosts note Notre Dame's limited depth at RB, with only Jeremiah Love, Jadarian Price, and Aneas Williams listed alongside Young on the depth chart (per Our Lads).Future Outlook: Young's injury could push him to re-earn his role in 2026, especially with Love and Price potentially leaving. Concerns arise about Notre Dame recruiting over Young or adding walk-ons to bolster depth.Devy Notes: Williams is seen as an electric back with more explosiveness than Young, offering a promising 1-2 punch for 2026 if Young recovers fully. However, the hosts express caution about running back injuries in general, citing examples like Jonathan Brooks and CJ Baxter.3. Iowa: Kamari Moulton's Hamstring InjuryInjury: Kamari Moulton (RB, Iowa) is sidelined with a hamstring injury, missing practice in the week leading up to the episode.Impact: Moulton was expected to lead Iowa's backfield after Caleb Johnson's surprising 2024 season. A prolonged absence could severely hamper Iowa's already weak offense.Next Man Up: The depth chart behind Moulton is thin, with Jayzeon Patterson, Terrell Washington, Xavier Williams, and Brevin Doll listed. None have shown significant promise, with low big-time run rates and PPR points per touch.Discussion: The hosts express concern about Iowa's running game without Moulton, noting the team's historical reliance on defense and tight ends rather than offensive firepower. They discuss the addition of FCS transfer quarterback Mark Grunowski, who could add a rushing element, but doubt Iowa will shift to a spread offense under coach Kirk Ferentz.Devy Notes: Moulton's 7% big-time run rate offers some optimism if he returns healthy, but the hosts are pessimistic about Iowa's offense without him, predicting a potential struggle to reach 200 rushing yards as a team.4. Florida: Wide Receiver InjuriesInjuries:Eugene Wilson III (WR) has been limited in spring and fall practices due to an undisclosed injury.Dallas Wilson (WR, true freshman) is in a hard cast for a lower leg injury, expected to miss at least a week or two.Impact: Florida's wide receiver room is depleted, raising concerns about offensive production, especially with a tough 2025 schedule.Next Man Up:J. Michael Sturdivant (WR, transfer from Cal): Expected to fill a role similar to Kahleil Dike but has regressed since a 755-yard sophomore season at Cal (2022). His 315 yards in 2024 at UCLA raise doubts about his ability to exceed 300-500 yards in the SEC.Vernell Brown III (WR, true freshman): A five-star recruit with inconsistent camp reports but high athletic potential. He could seize a starting role if Wilson and Wilson are sidelined.Tank Hawkins (WR, true sophomore): Showed promise with a 4.6 average depth of target (A-dot) on limited routes (46) in 2024. Could step up as a possession receiver.Other Names: Aiden Mizell and Khalil Jackson are mentioned but deemed unexciting due to limited production (Jackson had 13 yards in 2024).Discussion: The hosts speculate on lineup adjustments, suggesting Eugene Wilson could move to the X-receiver role with Brown in the slot if injuries persist. They emphasize the need for quarterback DJ Lagway to elevate the offense, noting his shoulder and calf injuries as concerns. Florida's tough schedule and coach Billy Napier's job security add urgency to getting top players like Brown on the field.Devy Notes: Brown is the most exciting prospect for Devy purposes, with potential to break out if given opportunities. Sturdivant and Hawkins are less appealing, with Sturdivant's decline making him a risky bet.5. LSU: Wide Receiver InjuriesInjuries:Nick Anderson (WR, transfer from Oklahoma) is recovering from a quadriceps injury, possibly related to a car accident and concussion protocol.Aaron Anderson (WR) has been sidelined during fall camp, with limited details on the injury.Impact: LSU's deep wide receiver room mitigates the impact, but the injuries could open doors for younger players.Next Man Up:Barion Brown (WR): A former Kentucky standout with a strong freshman year, Brown has earned all-SEC preseason honors and praise in camp. He's listed as a backup flanker but could see significant snaps.Zavion Thomas (WR): Also receiving camp buzz but hasn't stood out significantly as a receiver.Chris Hilton Jr. (WR): The presumed starter at X-receiver, Hilton has big-play potential (2.5+ yards per route run in three seasons) but only 225 yards in 2024. His role is questioned due to competition from younger talent.Kylan Billiot (WR, true sophomore): A highly-touted recruit listed as third-string behind Nick Anderson. Could see snaps if injuries persist.Teron Francis (WR, true freshman): Nicknamed “Man Child,” Francis has generated hype for his athleticism and camp performance, potentially pushing for a role.Discussion: The hosts debate whether veterans like Hilton and Aaron Anderson can hold off younger talents like Billiot and Francis. LSU's passing game, led by quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, is expected to remain strong despite injuries due to the team's depth.Devy Notes: Brown and Francis are the most intriguing for Devy leagues, with Brown offering immediate production potential and Francis as a long-term upside pick. Hilton's big-play ability is noted but tempered by his limited production.6. Oklahoma: Running Back InjuriesInjuries:Taylor Tatum (RB) and Jayden Ott (RB) are dealing with minor injuries, expected to return by Week 1.Xavier Robinson (RB) is also injured, leaving only Javontae Barnes and true freshman Torrey Blaylock as healthy backs in camp.Impact: Oklahoma's running back room is described as “disgusting” due to its lack of proven talent and injury concerns.Next Man Up:Torrey Blaylock (RB, true freshman): Has impressed in camp with his speed and explosiveness, potentially earning a role in specific packages.Javontae Barnes (RB): Healthy as of recent reports but hampered by a 2023 foot injury (dead bone removed near his big toe). His 577 yards in 2024 were underwhelming (4.7 YPC).Jayden Ott (RB): A former standout at Cal, Ott struggled in 2024 but could rebound if healthy.Taylor Tatum (RB): A highly-touted recruit with better per-carry metrics than Barnes but limited by inexperience and injury.Discussion: The hosts highlight Blaylock's potential to see the field due to his explosiveness, despite being low on the depth chart. Concerns linger about Barnes' recovery from his foot injury and Ott's ability to return to form. The addition of quarterback John Mateer and new offensive coordinator could shift focus to the passing game.Devy Notes: Blaylock is a sleeper pick for Devy leagues due to his camp buzz and the weak depth chart. Tatum remains a high-upside prospect, while Ott and Barnes are less appealing due to recent struggles.Additional NotesAaron Wilcox's Absence: The hosts humorously note Aaron's absence, joking about his fear of the “Guess the Guy” segment, which was skipped for the second consecutive week.College Football Excitement: With the season two weeks away, the hosts are excited about upcoming games, noting a stronger-than-usual Week 0 and Week 1 schedule.Technical Issues: Andy experienced internet connectivity issues during the podcast, briefly dropping out. John's daughter inadvertently turned off his house lights via voice-controlled devices, adding a humorous moment.Key Devy TakeawaysHigh-Upside Prospects to Watch: Vernell Brown III (Florida), Torrey Blaylock (Oklahoma), Barion Brown (LSU), and Teron Francis (LSU) are highlighted as potential breakout players if injuries create opportunities.Injury Concerns: Keidren Young (Notre Dame), Kamari Moulton (Iowa), Eugene Wilson III (Florida), Dallas Wilson (Florida), Nick Anderson (LSU), and DJ Lagway (Florida) face varying degrees of injury risk, impacting their Devy value.Depth Chart Analysis: Teams like LSU and Florida have deeper talent pools to weather injuries, while Iowa and Oklahoma face significant challenges if their injured players miss extended time.ClosingThe hosts thank listeners for their support on Gridiron Ratings' YouTube channel and Spotify, encouraging engagement through comments and subscriptions.They promise to return with Aaron Wilcox for the next episode, as college football season approaches.Runtime: ~1 hourListen on: Gridiron Ratings YouTube, SpotifyNext Episode: TBD, with hopes of Aaron Wilcox's return and live football discussions.
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