We're back for episode two! We've got an old friend, Mitan Patel as our guest this week. Mitan tells us about his career break. We chat about AI tools. Mark reviews the last recommendations, badly. Michael has put some effort into the news. Mitan was gonna write his recommendations down but his ADHD got the better of him this time. Big topics The Career Break. Why? Why now? What are you doing? Journalling and AI tooling Bolt.new (https://bolt.new/) and Cursor.com (https://www.cursor.com) Have I got tech news for you? O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time (https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/) Cheating the GitHub activity graph (https://github.com/Shpota/github-activity-generator) Musk $1M giveaway wasn’t random (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/musk_america_pac_sued/) "We're basically building Webkinz + Sims + Tamagotchi." (https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/your-most-dramatic-human-friend-cant-hold-a-candle-to-the-ai-friends-you-can-soon-wear-around-your-neck) Robotic dog runs marathon (faster than I ever have) (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/robo_dogs_marathons/) Google Gemini tells grad student to 'please die' while helping with his homework (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/google_gemini_prompt_bad_response/) Russia be cutting undersea cables (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/baltic_sea_cables_cut/?td=rt-3a) Northern Ireland cancels IT contract with Fujitsu for Schools worth £485M (https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/northern_ireland_schools_fujitsu/) Microsoft PC that is just a wrapper for Windows 365 (https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/microsoft-built-a-pc-that-cant-run-local-apps/) Github giving away $1.25m, $10k at a time for open source peeps to stay secure (https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/github-launches-1-25m-open-source-fund-with-a-focus-on-security/) Christmas Scams cost over £11m (https://12ft.io/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615884/UK-consumers-losing-more-than-ever-to-holiday-scams) Recommendations: Tools Bolt.new Cursor.com Obsidian Notion Music Michael: Father John Misty's album Pure Comedy (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/pure-comedy/1193788689) Worriedaboutsatan (https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/worriedaboutsatan/259009902), tasty electro working music Mark: Girlie and Frankie by Alexandra Saviour (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/belladonna-of-sadness/1211892421) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill/1276760743) Cinema 3000 (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/cinema-3000/1758060980) Mitan The Low End Theory by a Tribe Called Quest (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-low-end-theory/278911460) Podcasts Jim Browning (https://www.youtube.com/JimBrowning) hates scammers, who contributed to O2's Daisy AI, is a guest on Darknet Diaries (https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/143/), fasinating listen on a really good podcast Apple Music 100 Best Albums radio (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/100-best-albums-radio/id1743037216?i=1000656351917) TV Monk (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312172/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Brian Cox' Wonders of the Solar System (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611787/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Books Cujo by Stephen King (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cujo-Stephen-King/dp/1444708120) Beer Hepcat IPA (https://gipsyhillbrew.com/product/hepcat-2) Tippy Yoghurt's Fruity Sour (https://deadtime.co.uk/products/pretty-decent-beer-co-tippy-yoghurts-fruity-sour?srsltid=AfmBOorxteZnqdLKNI_hTWFGEosOLSDUSwLAoCOA3K5KMPd2ji_00dn-) Jubel peach beer (https://jubelbeer.com) Roadie IPA (https://www.signaturebrew.co.uk/products/roadie-all-night-ipa-330ml-cans) Special Guest: Mitan Patel.
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