The Other Stuff with internetVin

internetVin + New

A show where we surf the internet with our friends. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin (x.com/internetvin) — filmmaker, entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. This podcast is created by New (x.com/newsystems_)

  1. HudZah: The Collapse of Permission Structures | The Other Stuff #33

    MAR 25

    HudZah: The Collapse of Permission Structures | The Other Stuff #33

    HudZah (https://x.com/hud_zah) is someone exploring what it means, and what it takes, to operate at the edge of what is possible. In this conversation, we traced HudZah's path from Riyadh to Sri Lanka to Waterloo. A childhood split across three countries, shaped by rationed wifi, a single HP desktop, and the discovery that what you build on a computer can change the world around you. We talked about coding HTML on Notepad at ten, building soundboard apps that funded his own move to Canada, and what it's like to grow up in a place with no permits, no regulators, and no one telling you what you can't do. We explored the birth of esports through Half-Life mods, the machines behind the food we love, and a baklava maker in San Francisco whose irrational pursuit of quality you can taste in a single bite. We discussed how AI is collapsing the walls between disciplines, what that does to the identities we built around expertise, and why individual agency might be the only variable that matters now. This is a conversation about curiosity, permission, and what happens when the cost of crossing boundaries drops to zero. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:38 Growing Up in Riyadh 00:05:59 Saudi Shawarma and Broasted Chicken 00:16:39 School in Saudi Arabia 00:21:48 The HP Desktop and First Lines of Code 00:25:55 YouTube Rabbit Holes and Gaming 00:45:35 The Birth of Esports 01:02:43 Valve's Employee Handbook 01:05:12 Indie Games and Pure Pursuit 01:06:05 Stardew Valley and ConcernedApe 01:07:03 Moving to Sri Lanka 01:10:34 SnapAPaper and Seeing Real Users 01:13:47 Soundboards, Shopify, and Funding the Move 01:27:38 Landing in Canada at 17 01:36:25 AI and Collapsing the Distance Between Disciplines 01:47:02 Identity, Expertise, and Permission Structures 02:00:32 The Baklava Maker in San Francisco 02:18:26 Machines Behind the Food We Love 02:36:02 Frederic Tudor and the Ice King 02:42:29 HudZah Flips the Interview 02:49:05 Being a Parent — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_ The music used during the introduction is "Sitting by the Lake in Zurich" by Sweatson Klank. Available on Bandcamp: https://sweatsonklank.bandcamp.com/track/sitting-by-the-lake-in-zurich

    3h 5m
  2. Falcon: A Romance of Many Dimensions | The Other Stuff #32

    MAR 11

    Falcon: A Romance of Many Dimensions | The Other Stuff #32

    Ahmed Saleh, Steven Yuen, and Gabriel O’Flaherty-Chan of Falcon (https://falcon.so/). Falcon is a new design tool for curious designers. Their team is based in the West End of Toronto. In this episode, we explored the games, tools, and software that shaped each of us growing up, from Doom and Zelda to Macromedia Flash and KidPix, and how those early experiences rewired our understanding of what computers could be. We discussed Falcon’s approach to building creative tools: the idea that anything can be anything if you expose the right primitives, the concept of mutation as a design principle, and why the beginning of the creative process deserves far more attention than the optimization at the end. Along the way, Gabe walked us through ray tracing from first principles, demonstrated geometry nodes in Blender, and showed how Falcon can turn math into fire, visuals into audio, and signals into whatever you want them to be. We talked about why most design tools today are built around optimization rather than expression, the false thesis of simplicity, and how the dimensions of the tools we inherit quietly become the boundaries of what we think is possible. This is a conversation about software, self-expression, and how the tools we use shape the world we live in. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 Doom and id Software 00:16:14 Open World Games 00:36:05 Ray Tracing 00:45:14 Blender Demo 00:50:07 Early Web 00:56:20 Macromedia Flash Era 01:00:34 2Advanced 01:10:52 KidPix and Expressive Tools 01:21:03 Mutations in Design Tooling 01:30:41 Node Editors and Falcon 01:44:45 AI and Creative Tools 01:49:59 Craftsmanship and Intent 02:00:50 Worldview Over Technology 02:09:03 Making Fire with Math 02:17:28 Information Density 02:28:40 Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    2h 39m
  3. Tommy Trinh: Unveiling The Now | The Other Stuff #31

    FEB 11

    Tommy Trinh: Unveiling The Now | The Other Stuff #31

    Tommy Trinh (@tommytrinh) is a co-founder of New. In this episode, we explored Stewart Brand's pace layering diagram and the slow-moving forces underneath everything – culture, myths, values, and the narrative structures that have been recurring throughout the history of humankind. We kept finding the Epic of Gilgamesh in places we didn't expect: anime, wrestling, video games. From there we traced the evolution of games as a medium, from early first-person shooters to souls-like difficulty to simulators to AI-generated worlds, and what each genre reveals about why people play. The last stretch of the conversation was about something harder to name. We shared how things have started to feel uninspiring, how it feels like we're in a state of limbo between how the world used to work and whatever comes next. The meta is too visible, media feels formulaic, and the thresholds that used to structure our sense of what's possible have quietly dissolved. What is even unknown anymore when an LLM can explain anything? Does the value of direct experience go up as the baseline of what's virtually accessible rises? What are the new thresholds? How do you posture yourself within a shift you can feel but can't fully articulate? This is a conversation about the stories we keep telling, the games we keep playing, and what becomes worth pursuing when the map has been filled in. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:23 Pace Layering & Myths 00:15:13 The Epic of Gilgamesh 00:25:46 GoldenEye & id Software 00:41:48 The Neo Geo 00:57:38 NBA Jam & Def Jam 01:02:13 Wrestling is Anime 01:19:53 Souls-like 01:30:38 Simulators & Realism 01:47:28 AI in Games 02:05:48 Death Stranding & Kojima 02:15:40 Yellowknife 02:32:03 Searching for New Frames 02:52:00 Baselines & Thresholds 03:01:15 Frequency, Intensity, & Speed 03:06:38 Nostalgia & Primitive Technology — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    3h 11m
  4. Andrew McLuhan: The Medium Is the Message | The Other Stuff #30

    JAN 22

    Andrew McLuhan: The Medium Is the Message | The Other Stuff #30

    Andrew McLuhan (@amicusadastra) is a poet, artist, and punk-rocker. In this conversation, we spent over three hours on five words: the medium is the message. Andrew explained why his grandfather saw the medium as an environment rather than just an instrument, and why environments shape us most when we’re not paying attention to them. We talked about the miracle of language—how one person can push sounds out of their mouth and another person can understand them—and how each new technology quietly redefines what it means to be human. We explored figure and ground, oral versus literate culture, the shift from mechanical to electrical ages, and why hip hop and punk rock share the same irreverent impulse. Despite everything, Andrew is an optimist. He sees the beauty around him. He also brought homemade maple syrup from his farm and we discussed whether shawarma was the medium or the message. This is a conversation about media, perception, and how we might not always be aware of the things changing us. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:30 Prince Edward County & Main Duck Island 00:07:10 The Marysburg Vortex 00:16:50 What Does “The Medium Is The Message” Actually Mean? 00:36:24 The Smartphone Exercise 00:44:26 Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man 01:08:56 Buckminster Fuller & Interdisciplinary Thinking 01:25:56 Marshall’s Journey to Cambridge 01:43:06 Why This Work Matters 01:51:53 AI, Privacy & Feeding Context to LLMs 02:00:17 Media Ecology vs Media Literacy 02:08:12 Making Maple Syrup 02:23:44 Sandwiches as a Medium 02:34:35 The Polydicks & Punk Rock 02:45:51 Wu-Tang & Poetry 02:53:42 Leaving Literacy Behind 03:06:08 The Future of Technology — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    3h 22m
  5. Aidan Gomez: Empathy and Conviction | The Other Stuff #29

    2025-12-19

    Aidan Gomez: Empathy and Conviction | The Other Stuff #29

    Aidan Gomez (@aidangomez) is a computer scientist, co-author of the seminal paper ‘Attention Is All You Need,’ and the CEO of Cohere. In this episode, we discussed his upbringing in the cabin his grandfather built in Codrington, a small town North of Brighton, and the values that were instilled in him through his family. We explored his path from Codrington to his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, emailing Geoffrey Hinton, and joining Google Brain where he co-wrote the paper on transformers. We discussed how he met his co-founders Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst, and his insights on what it means to build a meaningful, successful company in Canada. Aidan shares his conviction about what is at stake—for Canada and for the world at large. This is a conversation about family, values, and what it means to live with conviction. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:10 The Malleability of Toronto 00:11:06 Growing Up in Codrington 00:13:50 The Story of Aidan Gomez’s Family 00:27:23 Introduction to the Internet 00:30:39 Values and Work Ethic 00:35:46 University of Toronto’s AI Scene 00:40:48 Emailing Geoffrey Hinton 00:42:16 Google Brain 00:45:15 Dropout: A Simple Way to Prevent Neural Networks from Overfitting 00:49:48 The Beauty of Research 00:54:24 One Model to Rule Them All 00:59:54 Meeting Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst 01:04:00 The Birth of Cohere 01:06:56 Twitter Influencers and Alex Friedland 01:11:48 Being the CEO 01:12:51 Building for Canada 01:15:01 Three Fundamental Ingredients of Building a Company 01:21:39 Working with the Canadian Government 01:24:39 Reflexivity in Canada 01:36:22 What Is Evil? 01:42:40 The Role of AI in the World — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    1h 46m
  6. Kepano: The Interconnectedness of Everything | The Other Stuff #28

    2025-12-10

    Kepano: The Interconnectedness of Everything | The Other Stuff #28

    Steph Ango (@kepano) is a designer, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Obsidian. In this episode, we discussed his journey from creating Winamp skins to leading Obsidian, and the fundamental patterns and inclinations that drive everything he explores and makes. We discussed Obsidian on multiple different dimensions, his deluxe chocolate chip cookie recipe, his exploration through furniture design, and his default inclination to push “too far” into anything he is exploring. Steph Ango demo'd the design process of several furniture projects he’s been working on at home as well as a custom piano learning app he created to teach himself music theory. This is a conversation about craftsmanship, pursuing a deep understanding, and what that reveals about who we are.  The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:03:55 Origin of Kepano 00:10:34 Relationship with Computers 00:15:25 Online Communities & Video Games 00:30:47 Winamp Skins 00:40:04 Uniformity in Design 00:51:05 Obsidian 00:59:20 Bidirectional Linking, And The Relationship Between Everything 01:23:18 Obsidian Sync, Publish, and Bases 01:32:06 Why File Over App 01:43:15 The Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookie Taste Test 01:49:48 Living Fully 02:09:50 Early Project Walkthrough 02:19:03 Furniture Design Walkthrough 02:49:00 Constraint and Patterns 02:58:47 Kepiano 03:13:00 The Future of AI and Startups 03:31:10 Closing — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    3h 42m
  7. Satish Kanwar: Made in Scarborough | The Other Stuff #27

    2025-11-27

    Satish Kanwar: Made in Scarborough | The Other Stuff #27

    Satish Kanwar (@skanwar) is an entrepreneur, a geek, and a friend. In this episode, we explore what it means to come up in Scarborough, build something from nothing, experience a life changing exit, and still hold onto your original intentions. Along the way, we get into community as a force multiplier, how scenes form, how identify shifts under success, why culture needs new stories to move forward, and we did a saag taste test from some joints across the Greater Toronto Area. It's a conversation about ambition, memory, and the pressure of becoming who you hoped you'd be. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Opening Notes 00:03:15 Periscope and the Evolution of Live Streaming 00:08:15 Satish's TEDx Talk 00:13:00 Community, Scenes, and Building Jet Cooper 00:20:45 Early Shopify's Office as a Cultural Hub 00:25:25 Jet Cooper's Offices Throughout the Years 00:32:45 Shopify Acquisition 00:40:00 The Shopify Ottawa Office 00:43:49 The Acquisition Process 00:51:05 Hiring the Toronto Scene 00:56:55 What Happened to the Scene? 01:03:59 Saag Taste Test 01:18:04 Exploring Indian Food in the GTA 01:21:30 Kensington Market's Indian Food Density 01:37:01 Chef Rick Matharu 01:42:40 internetVin Reflects on His Toronto Tech Week Talk 01:55:35 Cultural Storytelling in Canada 02:04:33 Reflexivity, Ambition, and How Stories Become Realities 02:14:15 How Do We Glitch the System? 02:21:10 Personal Growth and What Money Changes — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    2h 31m
  8. Alex Danco: How Crowds Form, Why Narratives Move People, The Magic of Scenes | The Other Stuff #26

    2025-11-19

    Alex Danco: How Crowds Form, Why Narratives Move People, The Magic of Scenes | The Other Stuff #26

    Alex Danco (@Alex_Danco) is a writer and editor-at-large at Andreessen Horowitz whose work centers on gift culture, crowds, and how shared beliefs shape real-world outcomes. In this episode, we explore the deep mechanics of how people coordinate, why crowds form, how narratives drive behaviour, why perception becomes reality, and how leadership is ultimately the art of getting people to think differently about themselves. We talk about reflexivity, the psychology of scenes, the role of gifts in opening people to new ideas, and how cities and cultures transform when the right stories take root. It’s a conversation about how groups move and how meaning spreads. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. — Timestamps 00:00:00 Opening Notes 00:04:18 The Last Decade Before the Internet 00:09:47 Reflexivity: When Perception Creates Reality 00:28:23 Crowds and Power 00:37:06 Human Evolution and Adaptability 00:41:55 Betting on Yourself 00:56:43 Gift Culture and Information Transfer 01:11:44 Legitimacy 01:15:52 The Development of Scenes 01:31:18 A Gift for Alex Danco 01:38:30 The Toronto Big Bang 01:56:50 The Narratives of Toronto 02:08:31 The Power of Gift Giving in Startups 02:14:27 Creating High Signal Environments 02:17:40 The Role of Capital and Mentorship in Toronto’s Startup Ecosystem — The Other Stuff Podcast: https://otherstuffpod.com  YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK0osV4LBB6zLfDk-KDV9FtDg7y0bJ3AW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kImmU1R1DYTeM1AKZRWkx?si=2feeadb93ad4419f Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-stuff-with-internetvin/id1828762531 Twitter: https://x.com/otherstuffpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/otherstuffpod internetVin ⁠ https://x.com/internetvin New https://x.com/newsystems_ https://instagram.com/newsystems_

    2h 37m
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