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59: Definitely For Profit Nov 19, 2024

Ian and Aaron are back this week to discuss Aaron's adventures with the terminal, Ian's ideas for the future of Mostly Technical, a trip to Boise, and so much more.

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(00:00) - Airing of the Grievances
(09:24) - Terminal TUI Thing
(22:08) - Trip to Boise
(34:41) - Try Hard Update
(44:08) - SQL Course
(49:11) - Let's Get Meta
(01:13:53) - Surgery Update
(01:17:32) - Markdown Meh
(01:21:14) - Where’s All The Good Software?!
(01:25:43) - Busy Monday

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58: The Multi-Select with Caleb Porzio Nov 11, 2024

Ian is joined by Caleb Porzio and we talk about recent consumer product acquisitions, a dive deep into Flux's multi-select and more advanced components like charts, and we do a Business Dad corner about hiring.

* Joel Spolsky on how to find great developers (A little dated, but still good)

57 - Bonus: HBO Show Tiermaker! Nov 05, 2024

A special bonus episode from a post-show Tiermaker. We were doing this for video so sorry in advance if it's not totally clear on audio. You can watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs

57: 10,000 Pennies Nov 05, 2024

Ian's joined by Matt Swanson while Aaron is out ✂️. We cover the forgotten victims of the Wordpress drama like Gravatar and Day One, if a bootstrapper should be happy about $10k/mrr and make the case for jobs as being good, should the government sell ads on the Penny, and "things Aaron should do".

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56: Tier Maker Oct 29, 2024

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's trip to San Francisco, Bluesky vs. Twitter, and why Ian's not doing his secret side project plus our tier rankings for...pizza toppings?!

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55: Try Hard Empire Oct 22, 2024

Ian and Aaron discuss updates on Aaron's house, the Try Hard Factory, his course launch, and so much more.

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(00:00) - Mostly Arguing About Mars
(08:54) - House Update
(20:27) - Francis Real Estate Empire
(31:15) - We Found A Videographer
(37:32) - Postgres Launch
(38:51) - A Little Side Adventure
(42:09) - Back to Postgres
(49:31) - Try Hard Offsite
(58:14) - Ian’s Mystery Idea

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54: Create A Spectacle Oct 15, 2024

Ian and Aaron discuss everything from Aaron's dream for a Try Hard Factory to Ian being unimpressed with SpaceX rockets to the biggest question of all - what do you want to do with your life?

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(00:00) - Terrible Business Idea
(06:15) - Weekends Are Tough
(08:45) - Thing After Thing
(10:49) - Product Guesses
(14:23) - A Giant Bread
(17:40) - Try Hard Factory
(33:59) - What Do I Want To Do With My Life
(01:05:24) - Postgres Update
(01:11:27) - Some Big Rocket Thing

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53: Talking About Liquid Oct 08, 2024

Ian and Aaron reunite to talk about bad design, WordPress drama, Aaron's secret physical product, why you want to be liquid, and more.

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(00:00) - Freaking Wrecked
(03:48) - A Great Roundtable
(12:58) - The Duality of Ian
(22:54) - Aaron's Decision
(26:25) - Rich People Have No Imagination
(39:06) - WordPress Drama
(48:44) - White On White On White
(58:47) - Course Update
(01:10:58) - A Physical Product (?!)
(01:17:40) - One Last Thing

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52: Statamic Roundtable with Jack McDade, John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, & Adam Wathan Oct 01, 2024

Ian is joined this week by Jack McDade, creator of Statamic, and a motley crew (John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, and Adam Wathan) to discuss what the future of Statamic might look like. Should the price change? Should it be open source? Who should it be marketed at? Does Statamic need an enterprise offering? All that & a ton more.

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Note: Recorded and streamed live on September 30th, 2024

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51: Launching Flux (Live) with Caleb Porzio Sep 24, 2024

Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Caleb Porzio (friend of the show) on our very first live stream in honor of Flux, which Caleb literally launches live on the podcast. Plus everything from password hygiene to cloud exits to hiring people to, of course, all the ups & downs of launching a product like Flux.

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Note: Recorded live on September 23rd, 2024.

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50: Paid In Respect Sep 18, 2024

Ian is back (!) with Aaron to check in about what happened to Ian's gallbladder, Aaron's announcement video, dreaming big, and so much more.

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(00:00) - They Failed Again
(11:28) - The Show Must Go On
(15:36) - A Different Kind of Plumbing
(24:36) - Laracon Vibes
(35:13) - The Big $57 Million Announcement
(46:51) - MrBeast is Gordon Gekko
(56:10) - Dream A Little Bit Bigger
(01:12:52) - Low Hanging Fruit
(01:19:25) - Sinatra Baby!

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49: Stay Lean, Stay Clean with Caleb Porzio Sep 03, 2024

Aaron is joined this week once again by Caleb Porzio to discuss everything that happened at Laracon (including a basketball game?!) before diving deep into Flux, the online reaction to the price, and what comes next.

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(00:00) - Man of the People
(03:25) - A Quick Ad Read
(04:29) - Laravel vs. Terminal Coffee 🏀
(17:28) - Laracon Recap
(33:32) - Notes on Laracon
(58:32) - An Interview With Yours Truly
(01:00:23) - The Flux Situation
(01:21:29) - Here's The Thing
(01:27:07) - More On Pricing

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48: Mostly NPTM with Caleb Porzio & Daniel Coulbourne Aug 20, 2024

Aaron is joined this week by Caleb Porzio (back-to-back weeks!) and Daniel Coulbourne (first-time guest!) to dive deep into prep for Laracon, text editors, something called the "side eye verify", Aaron's recent blog post, and a whole lot more.

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(00:00) - I Was A Reply Guy
(04:59) - Power Broker / King Maker
(11:10) - Torchlight Update
(16:38) - Editor Talk
(28:02) - Eeking Out
(35:58) - Cancelled Plans
(37:56) - Give Credit Where It's Due
(40:10) - The Circles Were Good
(51:12) - He Did It Again
(54:40) - This One's On You
(01:04:36) - Mafioso Wisdom
(01:08:06) - A Little Bit Of Laracon
(01:21:36) - Well Gang...
(01:22:32) - Gross-Squeamish
(01:29:27) - Event Sourcing Will Save Me

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47: Jank Free With Caleb Porzio Aug 13, 2024

Aaron is joined this week by special guest Caleb Porzio (filling in for Ian) to talk about everything from solo parenting to Caleb's new project to rejuvenating Torchlight and a lot more.

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(00:00) - Low Energy Jeb
(06:06) - Time on Twitter (Isn’t Profitable)
(11:34) - The Thunk Boys
(18:18) - An Essential Piece
(26:01) - Caleb’s Solo Empire
(29:36) - 9 Months of Darkness
(31:41) - Two Weeks to Laracon
(42:00) - Why Do You Hate Money
(50:57) - Torchlight Also
(01:05:39) - Riddle Me This
(01:23:04) - I Think I Want To Event Source

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46: Aaron Francis, Inc. Jul 30, 2024

Ian and Aaron check in about everything from tacos in NY to Twitter vs. Threads plus how Aaron found his next Linda, Aaron's new video series, & more.

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(00:00) - Ian's Trying Obsidian
(14:23) - Life OS Update
(18:55) - MT ❤️ NY
(28:17) - Your Next Linda
(39:55) - Poppin Off
(47:04) - Twitter vs. Threads
(58:37) - Two Elons
(01:07:56) - Los Tacos No. 1

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45: The Contest Jul 23, 2024

Ian and Aaron talk about the investment that got away, why Try Hard is a media company, bringing back the forum, and an incredible idea for a new contest.

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(00:00) - Kubera
(03:01) - Do It For The Content
(08:24) - Idea For The Show
(14:59) - Yo Dude! Pick Me!
(24:38) - A Media Company
(34:53) - Yo Dawg Me
(42:20) - 25 Seat License
(48:31) - Mentally You're In A Wednesday
(54:22) - Bringing Back The Forum

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44: Idea About Ideas Jul 16, 2024

Ian and Aaron talk about Ian's new idea that's got him frazzled and on tilt, Aaron's sales milestone, the game Factorio, and a lot more.

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(00:00) - I'm Very Tilted
(13:19) - Know A Guy
(19:31) - Course Update
(34:09) - Do As I Say, Not As I Do
(49:58) - Factorio
(53:02) - A Mostly Technical Interview

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43: Just Do Stuff Jul 09, 2024

Ian & Aaron talk about Ian's adventures with hiring (and Ian unveils a blisteringly hot take), how Aaron's course performance, why Aaron needs a stage name (maybe), and a lot more.

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(00:00) - The Long Weekend
(04:51) - Tired Because You're Hiring
(15:26) - A Controversial Topic
(30:24) - We're Still Doing Numbers
(42:46) - Email Update
(55:26) - Stage Name
(56:53) - Life Automation
(01:19:29) - One Last Thing

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42: Push The Button Jul 02, 2024

Ian and Aaron check in the results of Aaron's course launch, talk about the new developer position that Ian just posted, dive into the benefits of "scheming time", and so much more.

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(00:00) - Hat Guy
(02:34) - Launch Update
(15:10) - Mailing List Drama
(28:54) - Launch Results
(48:27) - Scheming Time
(52:45) - A Domain Story
(57:49) - Ian's Hiring A Dev!

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41: Beginning of the Empire Jun 25, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss the launch of Aaron's new course, a trip to Texas Hill Country, the idea of 'Profit First', and a whole lot more.

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(00:00) - The Thumb System
(02:18) - Sausage Fest
(14:09) - Profit First
(22:34) - Launch Week
(39:17) - Only So Much Time!
(54:28) - Texas Elites
(56:30) - Gotta Go Cloudflare

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40: One Big Bet Jun 18, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's various small bets, why they're both so tired, the upcoming variety show 👀, & more.

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(00:00) - Happy Fathers Day
(05:45) - I'm So Tired
(19:56) - Toughest Decade
(24:33) - Long Form VIdeos
(32:13) - Aaron's Big Bet
(51:58) - Distribution Empire
(59:08) - HVAC Update 🇺🇸

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39: Mostly HVAC with Dan Myers, CEO of Flair Jun 13, 2024

Ian and Aaron are joined by Dan Myers, CEO of Flair, for a very special episode about Aaron's HVAC system, Ian's feelings about batteries, why people like "treats in the feed", and more.

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(00:00) - Welcome To The Show
(03:08) - Highly Biased But Knowledgable
(12:43) - Let's Keep It On Aaron
(21:23) - Ian's Ruling
(26:48) - Home Assistant Integration
(28:47) - Man Of The People
(33:46) - Treats In The Feed

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38: Morning Person Jun 11, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss what's going on with Aaron's course and Ian's feistiness on Twitter before diving into what's going on with Aaron's HVAC system (seriously) and a lot more.

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(00:00) - Getting Healthy
(08:38) - Babies Are Humans
(17:51) - Picking Fights On Twitter
(31:07) - The Big Move
(38:16) - My Primary Concern Is Batteries
(55:54) - Course Update: It's Gonna Be Good
(01:06:18) - Are You An Apple Guy?

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37: S-Tier Software with Taylor Otwell Jun 04, 2024

Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Taylor Otwell, founder & CEO of Laravel, to discuss the Laravel vs. JS Twitter wars, new stuff coming down the road from Laravel, writing off Lambos (just kidding), and more.

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(00:00) - Living In Peace Time
(11:13) - The Last Big PHP Framework
(22:20) - Best Way To Get Started
(31:35) - New Stuff from Laravel
(40:53) - I Love A New Laravel Product!
(43:04) - New Hires
(47:41) - Growing Laravel
(54:56) - Just Make It Up!
(01:02:35) - Laracon US Update
(01:06:14) - Real Time Tracking
(01:08:10) - Lambo Write Off
(01:11:36) - I'm The Tastemaker

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36: Business Dad May 28, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's DHH interview, Ian's phishing fiasco, and are joined by special guest Sam Rose to talk about high effort content & a lot more.

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(00:00) - A Rough Morning
(08:26) - It's Crunch Time
(13:49) - Aaron Interviewed DHH
(29:16) - Try Hard Studios Update
(36:09) - Laravel vs. React Video
(38:45) - The DHH No Man
(48:34) - High Effort Content w/ Sam Rose
(01:12:54) - Are You A Neat Man?
(01:15:08) - iPhone Tracking
(01:17:49) - Beermosa

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35: Laravel vs. JavaScript with Dax & Adam Elmore May 21, 2024

Ian & Aaron are joined this week by Dax & Adam Elmore to discuss the Laravel vs. JavaScript discourse, selling coffee over the command line, and a lot more.

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(00:00) - Grownup Serious Stuff
(08:02) - The Meanest Person In The World
(10:41) - My Soul Hates New York
(14:36) - StatMuse
(20:18) - I Like The Health Insurance!
(25:03) - Why JavaScript?
(40:14) - The Discourse
(47:57) - Aaron's Video
(50:37) - Coffee From The Terminal
(01:05:26) - Terminal x Laracon
(01:14:54) - A Full On Course
(01:24:04) - Laravel Blend

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34: It's All Vibes May 14, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's new SQLite course, identifiers in Laravel, New York City, and last but not least - socks.

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(00:00) - The F Word
(09:17) - New York City (Taylor's Version)
(14:30) - Dallas Dallas
(22:18) - Aaron's SQLite Course
(33:35) - Highlighting Technique
(45:52) - SQLite Big Shots
(48:06) - Identifiers in Laravel
(01:00:46) - The Role of Taste
(01:08:51) - Truly Unruly Number of Socks 🧦

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33: The Secret May 07, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss cheese boards, Aaron's lunch adventure, high performance database consulting, and the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef with special guest Dave Hicking aka Producer Dave.

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(00:00) - Kids Birthday Parties
(03:43) - The Cheese Board
(17:16) - Went To The Burbs
(22:47) - Is Twitter Over?
(33:26) - Aaron's New Video
(41:34) - This Needs To Be Content!
(50:12) - Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar

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32: AI Therapy Connoisseur Apr 30, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, non-competes and concierge medicine, hacking Laravel for prefix indexes, PHP x NYC

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31: Fight or Win Apr 23, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss HelpSpot's future, Aaron reveals his next course, the secret to building courses, the "edge", spouse GPS tracking, the Doordash tax.

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30: We're Gonna Make It Apr 16, 2024

Ian & Aaron return after a few weeks off to check in on Aaron's new business, his studio, and yes, his healthcare woes.

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(00:00) - Chilipad Fixes All
(01:40) - Eclipse Update
(04:29) - I'm The Top of the Funnel
(16:55) - Healthcare Stuff
(37:35) - Everybody Updates Their Apps Too Fast
(46:26) - Aaron's Office Update
(59:00) - Trading Places

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29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan Mar 27, 2024

Ian and Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan (our first returning guest!) to talk about Aaron's future plans for courses & consulting, Adam's plans for hiring at Tailwind, & a lot more.

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(00:00) - The Interloper
(01:49) - Hiring at Tailwind
(09:00) - Extra Effort Matters
(19:47) - Magic Company Money
(23:02) - Jerry Seinfeld's Voice
(27:45) - Nothing Sexier Than a Database
(43:49) - Taste as a Service
(54:34) - Courses vs. Consulting
(01:07:56) - The Aaron Francis Experience
(01:13:33) - The Master Plan
(01:28:53) - Price of Admission
(01:33:17) - En Route To Mars

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28: Try Hard Studios Mar 22, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss Chilipad, the Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound, the week of calls, how to properly apply to a job, Shibboleth secret passwords, what's next for Aaron, the background on how Try Hard Studios came to be, and behind the scenes on the creation of their launch video.

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27: The Layoff Mar 12, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.

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(00:00) - We Don't Have Bosses
(06:51) - Dune Part 2 Side Tangent
(14:19) - The Main Character
(26:13) - These Things Always Go Bad
(32:44) - Free Tiers
(42:50) - Have You Heard About Cloudflare?
(48:32) - Thoughts on Content Marketing
(56:34) - Face of the Organization
(01:01:48) - The Future
(01:15:18) - The Future, Continued
(01:27:31) - I'm Hot & Rich Now!
(01:34:14) - Aaron Francis Studio of Light & Sound
(01:37:33) - Follow Up & An Interesting Idea

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26: Indie Tycoon Mar 05, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss config files in Laravel 11, having ambitious goals, the merits of checking vs. not checking your bag, & more.

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(00:00) - Open Some Emails, Kiss Some Babies
(08:49) - Follow Up
(20:31) - Even More Follow Up
(26:08) - Checked vs. No Checked Bag
(35:28) - Aaron's Ambitious Goal
(45:16) - Not Thinking Big Enough
(52:39) - Config Files in Laravel 11
(56:02) - Ian DoorDashed Chipotle
(01:00:49) - Diet Coke Upate

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25: Careful, Careful! Feb 27, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss morning people, PHP/Laravel origin stories, using ChatGPT to write blog posts, Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero, & more.

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(00:00) - Morning Guy
(07:39) - Reachability Crisis
(11:15) - You Need One More Set
(17:21) - Follow Up
(26:32) - PHP/Laravel Origin Story
(33:09) - Aaron Bought a Chilipad
(40:15) - Do Literally Anything
(01:03:36) - Vices

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24: What's The Good Word? Feb 21, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss the joy of Diet Coke, Ian's deep dive into DTOs, Inertia vs. Livewire, & more.

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(00:00) - Totally Zonked
(04:46) - Little A
(09:31) - Feedback
(18:38) - Even More Feedback
(29:29) - Laracon US Tickets
(30:52) - Blade + Livewire
(35:41) - Inertia vs. Livewire
(45:54) - Deep into DTOs
(55:40) - The Sleep Is Not Great

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23: Real Dad Stuff Feb 14, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss everything from cryotherapy to the ugliness of most B2B apps to Aaron's first time doing meditation and a lot more.

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(00:00) - Super Bowl Update
(03:05) - PlanetScale Pricing Update
(05:21) - A Valuable Idea
(09:28) - Ian's Invisalign
(17:44) - Adorable Dad Stories
(25:23) - What Do You Need A Writer For?
(32:17) - ONCE / Campfire Update
(41:56) - Beautiful Failures
(46:54) - Meditation, Cryotherapy, & Cupcakes
(01:00:30) - Screencasting.com Update

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22: My Mind Vise Feb 06, 2024

Ian & Aaron give out their Super Bowl Predictions, recap the first wave of announcements from Laracon EU, & more.

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(00:00) - Hit You With Some Woo
(21:55) - Wipe Conservationist
(24:47) - Super Bowl Predictions
(28:46) - Laravel 11
(37:26) - You’re a Database Man
(42:23) - Herd Pro
(49:27) - Laravel Reverb
(01:00:04) - Odds & Ends

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21: Your Glove Situation Jan 31, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss getting sick, something called 'The Suburban Dad Zone', using gloves to change diapers (!?!), and more.

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(00:00) - We're Playing Doctor
(11:32) - Back on Paternity Leave
(16:18) - Down There in the Danger Zone
(24:43) - Suburban Dad Scale
(29:06) - Should I Gamble?
(37:22) - ONCE & Campfire
(46:40) - Cloudflare! Cloudflare!!

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20: A Man of Culture Jan 19, 2024

Ian & Aaron discuss the Laracon US announcement, going on ski vacations, route model bindings in Laravel, & more.

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(00:00) - Ski In, Ski Out
(09:00) - Aaron's Problem Is Beach
(14:59) - Mailbag & PlanetScale Studios Follow Up
(27:48) - Laracon US, Baby!
(34:03) - The Bear
(45:16) - Route Model Bindings

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19: It's Content, Baby! Jan 11, 2024

Ian & Aaron are back(!) to discuss whatever happened with Ian's DB woes, what it's like to parent two sets of twins, the brand new PlanetScale Studio, & more.

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(00:00) - From Zero To 6 Weeks
(10:10) - Model Should Be Strict
(18:53) - Don’t Muck Around With Select
(23:35) - Gotta Have a Morph Map
(27:45) - Huge Fan of the Enums
(32:46) - Shedquarters?
(38:46) - I’ve Got an Apartment Now!
(51:17) - Aaron’s Static Site Package
(54:39) - Update on Ian’s DB Woes
(58:03) - Taking a Page From DHH
(01:00:47) - Ian Gives Some Feedback

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18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan Dec 14, 2023

Ian & Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan, founder of Tailwind, to discuss everything from the upcoming Tailwind Catalyst UI kit to hiring to a hypothetical Tailwind marketplace & more.

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(00:00) - Baby Check In
(09:49) - Catalyst UI Kit
(25:50) - Headless UI Update
(32:52) - Hiring is a Hard Thing
(45:38) - Rewriting Tailwind With...Rust?
(52:03) - A Hypothetical Tailwind Marketplace
(01:10:30) - "What do you want to do, Adam?"
(01:18:42) - Could Adam hire somebody to run the business?

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17: Ecosystem of Cards Dec 06, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss Laravel Pulse, DHH's upcoming Slack competitor, Rails copying Laravel, & more.

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(00:00) - Helloooooooo
(06:10) - Follow Up
(10:00) - Laravel Pulse
(20:09) - Video is Hot
(35:55) - Ian's Sage Advice
(53:06) - They're Gonna Sell Plenty!

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16: We Didn't Have JSON In My Day Nov 30, 2023

Ian & Aaron return after a mini break to talk about Aaron's new twin babies, Ian's MySQL 8 upgrade woes, the origin story of Eloquent, and a lot more.

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(00:00) - One Week Ago Today
(14:32) - Ian’s MySQL 8 Upgrade Woes 🤒
(26:38) - Capital R Real Business
(45:50) - Some Brief Thoughts on Postgres
(50:59) - My Goal Is To Make Cool Things
(01:02:26) - Aaron’s Not Static Static Setup
(01:14:24) - Eloquent’s Origin Story
(01:19:41) - Laravel Pulse
(01:27:01) - Authentication Grab Bag
(01:34:51) - Shoes Inside The House
(01:40:13) - What’s Your Workout Routine?

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15: Farming, Threadbois, & Meme Lords with Jeffrey Way Nov 14, 2023

Ian & Aaron are joined by Jeffrey Way to discuss everything from the ethics of retweeting compliments to the pros & cons of hiring people to help you and a *lot* more.

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(00:00) - Costco Country
(13:17) - Acceptable Behavior on X/Twitter
(29:25) - Playing The Game Poorly
(36:01) - Pretending To Be Humbled
(46:55) - The Newspaper Was Twitter
(52:55) - Hit Us With Your DHH Take
(59:43) - That’s Ethically Murky To Me
(01:08:56) - Finding the Right People
(01:25:48) - The Word of the Day Is Manipulation
(01:35:48) - Americans Don’t Agree on Anything
(01:39:02) - Everybody Has a Course
(01:46:09) - Laracasts’ Secret Sauce

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14: Nobody Uses Trucks For That Nov 07, 2023

Ian & Aaron follow up on last week's component conversation, talk about Ian's new truck, debate if Laravel devs get paid less, & more.

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(00:00) - The Final Take on Components
(08:46) - Component Libraries Are Tempting
(16:42) - Truck Talk 🛻
(30:40) - Kid Update
(41:52) - Do Laravel Devs Get Paid Less?
(50:22) - A Sock Story 🧦

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13: The SQL Injection Slide with Sam Selikoff Nov 03, 2023

Ian & Aaron are joined by Sam Selikoff to discuss React Server Actions & Server Components, why it's important to have one set of opinions, and yes, the infamous SQL Injection Slide at NextConf.

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(00:00) - The Most Memed Man on the Internet
(09:06) - High Floor vs. High Ceiling
(19:20) - What the Hell Is Next?
(23:22) - The Third Phase of React
(29:09) - Your App Is Not Unique
(35:23) - Server Actions & Server Components
(51:33) - CallYourMom.Com
(01:00:56) - Fat Models, Skinny Controllers
(01:14:16) - One Set of Opinions

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12: All Things Livewire with Caleb Porzio Oct 31, 2023

Ian & Aaron are joined by Caleb Porzio to talk about all things Livewire - how it makes money, the future of Livewire screencasts & components, and a ton more.

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11: Your Computer Is Your Sanctuary Oct 24, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss Aaron's 'This Week, Last Week', Texts.com, the importance of socks, combining React with Livewire, & more.

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Note: This episode was recorded on Monday, October 23rd before the news of Texts.com being acquired by Automattic was announced.

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10: Late Night Bite Oct 17, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss time zones, tunnels, Aaron's hatred of NYC, static site generators, and more.

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09: Just Enough Laracons Oct 10, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss a recent minivan purchase, upcoming Laracons around the world, Taylor Swift vs. Lionel Messi, & more.

Oh - and they actually disagreed (!) about something.

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06: The Week of Aaron Sep 19, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss Screencasting.com, why Ian can't leave email alone, how and why the internet is a vast place, and much more.

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05: He Loves a Manifesto Sep 13, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss DHH & TypeScript, Once & the success of outrage marketing, Aaron's rules for Twitter, & more.

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04: The Year of Livewire Sep 06, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss what's new with Screencasting.com & HelloQuery, why LinkedIn might not be terrible, and why 2024 is going to be the year of Livewire.

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03: The Secret Is to Get a Truck Aug 30, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss Ian's vacation on the Outer Banks, Aaron's drive back from Vermont, Lift for Laravel, making videos for YouTube, & more.

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02: It's React in PHP Aug 15, 2023

Ian & Aaron discuss Messi, Aaron becoming an Oracle ACE, their shared accounting background, Livewire Volt, source diving, and more.

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01: The Pilot Aug 09, 2023

In this very special pilot episode of 'Mostly Technical', Ian & Aaron discuss everything from LK-99 to Screencasting.com & Aaron's 'Maximum Effort' era.

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