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234: The Multitasking Mind Oct 18, 2025

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Can you really multitask, or are you just rapidly switching between contexts and hoping your brain doesn't lose track? This week, we dig into the cognitive load of deep work, the impossibility of maintaining multiple large projects in your head simultaneously, and the ADHD patterns that shape how many of us think and work.

Carol returns from the chaos of federal government planning meetings with renewed energy and alignment. Adam finds flow in his Jump Run project while navigating compliance season. Ben discovers the exhausting reality of writing actual specification documents for the first time in his career—and realizes just how taxing deep thinking can be.

reCAPTCHA Migration: https://privatecaptcha.com/blog/recaptcha-migration-to-google-cloud-2025/

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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233: Cheating on Work with Work Oct 09, 2025

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How do you resist the siren call of shiny new features when you're months into a project that really matters?

Adam finds himself six weeks into a 12-week build when his boss floats a couple of juicy AI integration ideas. Ben relates this to his own tendency to get distracted by massive refactors mid-feature. They dig into strategies for staying disciplined—like using future work as motivation, finding small wins along the way, or accepting that sometimes work just has to feel like work..

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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232: Are we Idiots or Maniacs? Oct 02, 2025

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In this week's episode the crew is back to discuss the never-ending journey of self-improvement in the tech industry, are we idiots to ignore it or maniacs to go along with it? Ben and Tim are back from CF Summit to recount there experiences where a big topic of discussion was... you guessed it, AI.

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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231: Good Friction Sep 18, 2025

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In this week's episode the whole crew is back, and Ben brings our attention to "good" friction. It's all too common in business to hear about reducing and eliminating friction, but some forms of friction can be positive in ways we take for granted.

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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230: The Myth of Common Sense Sep 12, 2025

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Common sense isn't so common, or maybe it's a myth entirely? On this week's episode, Adam, Ben, and Carol discuss common sense in programming.

What may be common sense to a programmer may not be so simple to a user, and it's important, in these contexts, to deploy empathy and understanding rather than frustration. The hosts discuss this and more.

A Hermeneutic of Generosity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovrzKCQ2JTM

Ten Thousand https://xkcd.com/1053/

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229: Our Correct Opinions, Subjectivity in Coding Sep 04, 2025

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In this week's episode, Adam, Ben, and Carol dive into the nuanced world of software development as they explore the subjectivity inherent in coding.

How do personal preferences, team cultures, and individual experiences shape the way code is written, reviewed, and maintained. From debates over naming conventions to the art of code reviews, we unpack the many ways that subjectivity influences technical decisions and the collaborative process.

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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228: Soft Deletes and Other Crimes Aug 28, 2025

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In this week's episode, Adam, Ben, and Tim discuss the never ending rabbit hole that is implementing soft deletes in a database. What starts as a simple solution cascades into countless challenges and pitfalls, such as referential integrity, data consistency and compliance. This and other coding crimes in this week's episode.

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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227: Stop, Commensurate, and Listen Aug 14, 2025

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In this week's episode, Ben, Carol, and Tim are back to discuss picking the right tool for the right job. More specifically, the value of proportionality in effort and resource allocation, questioning when it's appropriate to cut corners versus maintaining high standards, when you should stick to what you know versus learning something new, and when you should pay more attention to context when making decisions.

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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226: To Sync or Not To Sync? Jul 31, 2025

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In this week's episode, Adam asks the question: To sync or not to sync? Sparked by an exploration of a competitor's API approach, the team share their thoughts on handling long-running tasks efficiently.

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

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225: The Value of Open Source in the Age of AI Jul 24, 2025

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In this week's episode, the crew discuss the relevance and significance of open-source software in the age of AI. The open source community offers domain expertise, rigorous testing, responsive bug fixing, and community support. But when AI can generate code with proficiency, how does the value calculus change when deciding to install a new package, generate code with an AI, or simply do it yourself?

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With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.

Full show notes and transcript here.

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