How About Tomorrow?

Adam Elmore & Dax Raad

Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.

  1. 02/09/2024

    The Kids These Days Don't Know How To Do It Right 👴

    Dax is sick, but his voice sounds amazing so you should still listen, we streamed a basketball game in Dallas, rented a Lambo, went to Laracon 2024, muse on VPS complexity, InstantDB impressions, kids not knowing how to program properly, taking the right size bets in a startup, and going viral on Twitter in 2024. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm. Transistor - modern podcast hosting and analyticsJustin Jackson (@mijustin) / XLaracon 2024Laravel FrameworkDax getting stuffedwip: terminal (initial commit)InstantTurk’s Opinion on Norwegian Topics: (00:00) - Switching sides if the price is right (00:42) - Dax is *sick* (02:43) - Streaming a basketball game in Dallas (06:20) - We rented a lambo (08:21) - Laracon 2024 (09:18) - Sponsor: Dax getting stuffed (09:57) - In person fun (14:33) - VPS complexity (24:38) - Initial InstantDB impressions (34:01) - The kids these days don't know how to do "x" (41:58) - Startups taking the right size bets (44:03) - Turk going viral ★ Support this podcast ★

    49 min

  2. 19/08/2024

    Slicing a Nice Piece of Bacon

    Adam's moved his office, the arbitrary nature of exercise, prepping for the Laracon basketball game, Dax explains breaking at the Olympics, Dax sliced off a nice piece of bacon, how you can email us, trying to find your doctor and electrician for life, and taxes and humidity in Florida. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm. Laracon 2024Scott Tolinski - Syntax.fm on X: “@a_txcllctr87033 Breaking is all about positivity.Australian B-Girl Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympic performanceThe Australian Breaker Who Broke the InternetParis Olympics 2024: How Rachel Raygun Gunn qualified for Olympics, ‘travesty’, how the Olympics’ breaking farce was allowed to happenwip: terminal (initial commit)South of the Border Attraction Topics: (00:00) - No context Adam reacting to things (00:46) - Adam moved (his office) (02:57) - The arbitrary nature of exercise (06:26) - Basketball game at Laracon (12:35) - Breakdancing at the Olympics (23:45) - Dax sliced a piece of bacon off (25:35) - Adam's fantasy football league challenge (26:38) - Email us! (27:44) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop (28:22) - Finding your electrician or doctor for life (36:33) - Doing the same thing every day at work (39:50) - What autonomous vehicles could do for our economy? (41:49) - Florida man explains taxes (45:50) - Humidity measurements ★ Support this podcast ★

    50 min

  3. 05/08/2024

    BS Jobs, Redundancy in Software, Self Driving Cars, and Dax's List

    The eternal debate of freelance life vs being employed at a larger company, small teams vs big teams, bullshit jobs, self driving cars are finally discussed, Twitter VC fights, politics and tech, and Dax's list of next things to do. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Bullshit JobsThe Rational OptimistHere’s why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior | TechCrunchTopics: (00:00) - What is in Adam's pocket? (00:49) - Hi. It's Adam. I'm the problem. It's Adam. (02:22) - Freelance life vs employed life (08:48) - Bullshit jobs (12:03) - Building resilience and redundancy (18:13) - Self driving vehicle hesitancy (25:30) - Dax's neighborhood won't last forever (29:29) - Where would Dax live if he had $100 million (37:50) - How self driving car tech evolved (40:24) - Ocular migraines (44:36) - Dinosaurs and weird body parts (48:58) - Dax's list of next things (51:13) - Twitter VC fights and loyalty thoughts (57:49) - Politics and tech (01:06:54) - Finishing a project let down ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 12m

  4. 22/07/2024

    Being Weird About 100 Eps, Crowdstrike Bugs, and Chris Joins Us with Clips

    It's episode 100 time but don't worry, Adam's not being weird about it at all. We're thinking about how normies understand things like the Crowdstrike bug, Adam thinks the economy is fake, and Chris joins us with clips from past episodes like Adam's thirst traps, Dax watching tv all the time, are they playing characters or real on the podcast, and Chris questions Dax's cryptic tweets. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. xkcd: DependencyLemon Productions – Chris' podcast production companyChris on XChris' YouTube channelChris on TikTokBelow DeckDax’s WTF tweetTopics: (00:00) - Reminder to Chris to cut this part out (00:34) - Can you hear me now after 100 episodes (01:01) - Crowdstrike chaos is fun? (06:49) - The fragility of open source (09:49) - Understanding IT in the normal non-cloud world (16:06) - Adam still thinks most of the economy is fake (20:01) - The value and hinderance of small teams (24:46) - Adam as a Hero (26:05) - Adam is not being weird about episode 100 (26:37) - Sponsor: SSH terminal.shop (27:06) - Chris joins us (32:02) - Is 100 episodes a lot? (37:40) - The tweet with 13,000 views (42:24) - ep30 Adam finds out something shocking about Dax (46:16) - Adam's movie choices (48:30) - Are they playing a character or is it reality? (51:53) - Dax's cryptic tweets ★ Support this podcast ★

    54 min
  5. Terminal Coffee Updates, and Dax Analyzes Adam (again)

    08/07/2024

    Terminal Coffee Updates, and Dax Analyzes Adam (again)

    Adam is tired, Dax tries to help analyze Adam in a surprisingly kind way, struggling to fend off grifters, Terminal Coffee updates, and Rspack news. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Mark Sisson (@marksissonprimal) • Instagram photos and videosBreathing Exercises | Wim Hof Methodwip: terminal (initial commit)RspackIndex - OpenNextInspire Creativity, Enrich LifeTopics: (00:00) - Say more words (00:27) - Adam's tired (03:52) - Dax tries to analyze Adam but also be kind. It's weird. But it works. (16:08) - Sensing happiness from people you look up to (18:47) - Mo money mo problems (21:03) - The world is set up to tap into Adam's personality (28:00) - Is the SAD American diet to blame? (31:28) - After you admit you're lost, what next? (33:38) - Dax's non-pretentious pretentious way of speaking (35:19) - Sponsor: Terminal.shop (35:32) - SST's new multiplexer (37:10) - Terminal coffee update (37:44) - Are all kids jerks or just the ones around Adam? (40:07) - Does the business owner life ever slow down or stop? (43:51) - Rspack news ★ Support this podcast ★

    50 min

  6. 17/06/2024

    Matt Pocock on Voice Coaching, Communication, Gaming, and Teaching How to Code

    Matt chats with Adam and Dax about becoming a voice coach and how that's translated to creating courses and writing books for people wanting to learn TypeScript and coding, the differences between America and European living, Formula 1 racing, juggling, video games, board games, and what Matt's working on next. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Matt Pocock (@mattpocockuk)Professional TypeScript Training by Matt Pocock | Total TypeScriptFootball ManagerEuro Truck Simulator 2Formula 1 DocumentaryWatch The Queen’s GambitCosmic EncounterCastles of Mad King LudwigGeek EntertainmentTeach for Life-Changing MoneyTopics: (00:00) - Dax is excited for... (00:39) - Voice and accent coaching (05:26) - Teaching tech vs teaching voice (08:47) - Communication as a freelancing power up (14:19) - Is working 8hrs a week the actual dream? (21:36) - Educating Dax and Adam on European life (24:30) - Key (not pee) break (26:00) - Fit and fat, sit and sat (27:19) - Learning to juggle (29:05) - What video games does Matt play? (34:22) - Formula 1 watching (38:47) - Getting into chess (43:37) - Board gaming (48:50) - What's Matt working on next? (57:24) - How many browser tabs do you have open at once? (58:36) - The economics of book publishing ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 8m

  7. 27/05/2024

    What Does “Full Stack” Mean? w/ Taylor Otwell and Ryan Florence

    Taylor Otwell and Ryan Florence join us to talk about whether "full stack" is a term worth using in 2024, how Laravel differs from Rails, why there isn't a real JavaScript community, what Taylor would like to see from the Remix community, and whether Laravel is like Canada. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. wip: terminalButcherBox: Meat Delivery SubscriptionCloud Monitoring as a Service | DatadogConnect, Protect and Build Everywhere | CloudflareAdam Wathan (@adamwathan) / XWhat is Amazon API Gateway? - Amazon API GatewayInertia.js - The Modern MonolithReason · Reason lets you write simple, fast and quality type safe code while leveraging both the JavaScript & OCaml ecosystems.Topics: (00:00) - Filthy JavaScript developers (00:30) - What does full stack mean? (10:46) - How Laravel different from Rails? (16:17) - Is the frontend and backend team divide real? (18:47) - Why isn't there a JavaScript community? (36:32) - Are JavaScript frameworks in the best position to be the fullest stack? (46:18) - What about Blitz.js? (49:34) - What would Tayor like to see from the Remix community? (54:41) - Is Rails worse than building an app with Cloudflare? (56:38) - Is the top of funnel for web development JavaScript? (01:07:17) - Is Laravel like Canada? ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 11m

  8. 20/05/2024

    New Banana Ice Cream, Coffee Partners, Google IO and OpenAI, and Opportunity Costs for Engineers

    Can you tell that Adam's moved his desk? We talk about how Adam's making banana ice cream, time travel possibilities, the opportunities afforded us as software engineers, being optimistic or a downer on Twitter, the Google IO event compared with the OpenAI event, and reasons to build identical houses. Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. wip: terminal (initial commit)Ninja™ CREAMi™The Order of TimeCarlo Rovelli’s Time OrderGoogle I/O 2024Introducing GPT-4oHerDune: Part TwoTopics: (00:00) - This is the beauty of editing (00:47) - Adam's moved (his desk) (02:47) - Our partner for coffee (10:52) - Adam makes banana ice cream but with a new device (15:03) - Is time travel possible? (18:43) - Opportunity cost as a software engineer (36:47) - Gamestop stock is surging again (40:19) - Debbie Downer vs Optimistic Adam (56:04) - Learning from Crypto to inform AI (01:02:13) - The Google IO event (01:07:22) - The OpenAI event (01:11:17) - Her, Dune 2, and good audio (01:15:13) - Why would you build an identical house? (01:22:17) - Listening at 2x speed ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 26m
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About

Adam and Dax discuss web technologies, the internet, and the future of (basically) everything.

Information

  • Creator
    Adam Elmore & Dax Raad
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Adam Elmore & Dax Raad
  • Show Website
    How About Tomorrow?

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