Kickstarter. A gadget head's paradise... and hell.

The boys revisit the glory days of crowdfunding, what was the vibe that made it prolific, and the pitfalls that befell it. And, most importantly: what does it tell us about love?

Kickstarter. A gadget head's paradise... and hell.
The boys revisit the glory days of crowdfunding, what was the vibe that made it prolific, and the pitfalls that befell it. And, most importantly: what does it tell us about love?

The number one podcast about tech business and culture, from James "JR" Hennessy and Raph Dixon.

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The Failed Kickstarter Club

Claude Mythos is so unfathomably powerful, Anthropic won't even let you look at it.

Are they for real?

Plus, a brass tacks explanation of why the boys remain optimistic about the fruitfulness of AI/LLM technology, courtesy of The Bra.

Claude Mythos is so unfathomably powerful, Anthropic won't even let you look at it.
Are they for real? Plus, a brass tacks explanation of why the boys remain optimistic about the fruitfulness of AI/LLM technology, courtesy of The Bra.

Claude Mythos; Harbinger of the End Times

So, OpenAI bought a podcast? For possibly hundreds of millions? Most importantly, it wasn't us?

Our spurned hosts come together to question the decision with the jealous contempt of an ex-lover.

Moving through the stages of grief, we also interrogate Sam Altman's character, and whether he even deserved us in the first place, as some have recently called him duplicitous and sociopathic.

Lose our number, Sammy boy, we're going to ask Dario to the dinner dance instead. 💅

If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to downround.net to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.

So, OpenAI bought a podcast? For possibly hundreds of millions? Most importantly, it wasn't us? Our spurned hosts come together to question the decision with the jealous contempt of an ex-lover.
Moving through the stages of grief, we also interrogate Sam Altman's character, and whether he even deserved us in the first place, as some have recently called him duplicitous and sociopathic.
Lose our number, Sammy boy, we're going to ask Dario to the dinner dance instead. 💅
If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a> to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.

Scam Altman

So, OpenAI bought a podcast? For possibly hundreds of millions? Most importantly, it wasn't us?

Our spurned hosts come together to question the decision with the jealous contempt of an ex-lover.

Moving through the stages of grief, we also interrogate Sam Altman's character, and whether he even deserved us in the first place, as some have recently called him duplicitous and sociopathic.

Lose our number, Sammy boy, we're going to ask Dario to the dinner dance instead. 💅

So, OpenAI bought a podcast? For possibly hundreds of millions? Most importantly, it wasn't us? Our spurned hosts come together to question the decision with the jealous contempt of an ex-lover.
Moving through the stages of grief, we also interrogate Sam Altman's character, and whether he even deserved us in the first place, as some have recently called him duplicitous and sociopathic.
Lose our number, Sammy boy, we're going to ask Dario to the dinner dance instead. 💅

The Failed Kickstarter Club

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