Beards, Gray Hair, Overconfident Developers, and Touching Grass

Dax trimmed his beard and Adam doesn't like it. Who looks better with an old face filter? Were there any great software designs in the 90's? And should Adam be worried about hookworms while he's touching grass to stay away from toxic positivity?

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Topics discussed:
  • (00:00) - Dax stabs Adam in the back
  • (00:32) - Beard length competition
  • (03:53) - Getting old via filters or hair color
  • (09:14) - Adam's prompt engineering rant
  • (14:16) - Overconfidence in your ability
  • (22:30) - Do we have great tools, but build like cavemen?
  • (26:12) - History of the web
  • (27:42) - What do old people do?
  • (29:15) - Cholesterol facts dispusted
  • (32:24) - ATM Fraud and technology decisions
  • (37:22) - Is daylight savings going away?
  • (40:19) - Fake names are weird
  • (43:15) - Dax's hookworm theory
  • (44:53) - Grounding yourself
  • (49:11) - Being bummed that something doesn't happen
  • (52:03) - Naming things after rich people

Creators and Guests

Adam Elmore
Host
Adam Elmore
AWS DevTools Hero and co-founder @statmuse. Husband. Father. Brother. Sister?? Pet?!?
Dax Raad
Host
Dax Raad
building @SST_dev and @withbumi
Beards, Gray Hair, Overconfident Developers, and Touching Grass
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