The Monkey Patching Podcast: Going Bananas on AI, Data, LLMs & Tech

Tiny Brains, Big Gains: No-GIL Python, $300k OSS, and Europe’s Chip Power Play

  • (00:57) - Less is More: Recursive Reasoning with Tiny Networks
  • (09:15) - Python 3.14 will change the way you parallelise code
  • (18:21) - How I made $300K from an open-source side project (dual licensing)
  • (26:10) - Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia
  • (31:50) - simonw/claude-skills
  • (36:59) - LSEG and Microsoft transform access to AI-ready financial data
  • (40:10) - Inside The Controversy Around Strava’s Runna app
  • (52:31) - Avoid these AI coding mistakes (PostHog)

Articles discussed
  • Less is More: Recursive Reasoning with Tiny Networks - https://alexiajm.github.io/2025/09/29/tiny_recursive_models.html
  • Python 3.14 will change the way you parallelise code - https://valatka.dev/2025/10/11/on-python-3-14-parallelization.html
  • Python 3.14 new features (Real Python) - https://realpython.com/python314-new-features/
  • How I made $300K from an open-source side project - https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1o2vs66/how_i_made_300k_from_an_opensource_side_project/?share_id=2czSk7aY9kiccTRYONA0b&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=3
  • In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia - https://www.reuters.com/world/china/dutch-government-intervenes-chinese-owned-computer-chip-firm-nexperia-2025-10-12/
  • simonw/claude-skills - https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/10/claude-skills/
  • LSEG and Microsoft transform access to AI-ready financial data in customer workflows - https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/2025/lseg-and-microsoft-transform-access-to-ai-ready-financial-data-in-customer-workflows
  • Inside The Controversy Surrounding Strava’s New Run-Coaching App—And What We Thought After Trying It - https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a68152711/runna-app-controversy-review-i-tried-it/
  • Avoid these AI coding mistakes - https://newsletter.posthog.com/p/avoid-these-ai-coding-mistakes


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