Slightly Caffeinated

Chris Gmyr, TJ Miller

Join Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller as they dive into the world of PHP, Laravel, and all things programming, while also sharing insights on family life and other musings.

  1. Sep 26

    New Models, Open Source Hive, and Avocet

    Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller react to Opus 5.5 and the new GPT models, then dig into Hive going open source and how its profiles shape a lead and worker workflow. They also cover Avocet, a local meeting recorder, and two small tools for agent testing and side ideas. Links Ask a question or suggest a topicPodcast: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyChris: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyTJ: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyReferences Mentioned Sonari - TJ's transcription app, waiting on business and certificate decisions this weekHalcyon - TJ's notes app, stuck at the same inflection point as SonariFantasy Lake Adventure Park - the flooded quarry with inflatable obstacle courses Chris took the Scouts toClaude Opus 5.5 - the new lead model for both hostsIntroducing GPT-6 Sol and Luna - the OpenAI models from the same launch day, which Chris is testing as Hive workersHive - Chris's meta harness for Claude Code and Codex, now open source and on npm as @cmgmyr/hiveAvocet - Chris's local meeting recorder and transcriber, with a beta wish list sign-upKrisp - the meeting recorder both hosts moved off ofRiverside - where the podcast records, and its headphones setting for echo handlingTauri - how TJ ships Halcyon updatesSparkle - the native Swift update framework TJ is still working throughLinear - the keyboard-first feel Chris is chasing in AvocetNovelhood - Chris's book club app, where Lookover startedLookover - Chris's manual-testing queue for agents and one human testerCleanShot - the screenshot tool Chris pastes images from into LookoverJig - Chris's workbench for ideas, POCs, and long-running AI conversations

    New Models, Open Source Hive, and Avocet

  2. Sep 19

    Peru Beans, AI Doom, and Code Review Burden

    TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr get into the week's AI doom and gloom, from the Hugging Face incident to calls for regulation, before turning to a problem hitting their teams right now. They compare notes on automated code review, adversarial reviewers that never stop finding issues, and the evals it takes to tune them. Links Ask a question or suggest a topicPodcast: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyChris: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyTJ: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyReferences Mentioned ESP32 - the Wi-Fi controller chip TJ is wiring his shelf LED strips toSonari - TJ's transcription app, with beta invites going out from the mailing list next weekHalcyon - TJ's notes app, the other project he spun back up this weekMt. Comfort Coffee Peru Medium Roast - the 2.5 pound Costco bag TJ and his wife are lovingBizzy Espresso Blend Cold Brew - Chris's replacement espresso cold brewAnthropic researcher resigns with a warning - Jacob Coxon's resignation that kicked off the week's AI safety newsOpenAI and Hugging Face incident - the containment failure both hosts point toCal Newport: Anthropic Just Threatened to Kill Billions of People - Cal's recap and take on the resignationThe Diary of a CEO - the podcast where TJ heard a former OpenAI forecaster describe the race to self-improving AIGitHub Copilot - the org-wide reviewer Chris syncs Claude rules intoAmazon Bedrock - what Chris's AI reviewer workflow runs onCodeRabbit - the AI review tool TJ wants to study for ideas

    Peru Beans, AI Doom, and Code Review Burden

  3. Sep 12

    Laptop Rescue, Rig, and Decision Fatigue

    Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller walk through TJ's laptop locking up past safe mode, how Claude helped him rescue his work over a shared disk, and the agent state he forgot to save. They also cover Chris's Rig beta at work, off-site backups, and dotfiles, sharing insights on what to protect when your tools keep state for you. Links Ask a question or suggest a topicPodcast: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyChris: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyTJ: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyReferences Mentioned LocalStack - how Rig runs one local DynamoDB instance with a table per serviceNovelhood - Chris's book club app, one of the side projects waiting on usage resetsHalcyon - TJ's notes app, where Fable 5.1 as the Hive lead turned the sync build aroundOpenCode - TJ's idea for running GPT models with a rule file extensionPi - one of the harnesses Chris named as a base for a Rula engineering harnessPurity Coffee Sacred Cups Star Coffee - the honey processed Starday bag Chris finishedBear - where TJ was writing therapy homework when the laptop frozePrism - one of the repos TJ rescued off the frozen diskSonari - TJ's transcription app, rescued with its in-progress worktreesDotbot - how TJ rebuilt his machine in 45 minutes and keeps work and personal setups in syncHomebrew - what Dotbot reinstalls on a fresh machineSetapp - part of TJ's rebuild scriptBackblaze - Chris's off-site backup instead of Time MachineSkate - Charm's encrypted key value store TJ uses to keep secrets out of his dotfilesPHP Tek - TJ's first 2027 talk submissionLaracon US - TJ will be there and might submitLaracon AU - TJ's top speaking goal for the year

    Laptop Rescue, Rig, and Decision Fatigue

  4. Sep 5

    Starday Coffee, Book Club App, and Tauri vs Swift

    TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr talk through Novelhood, the book club app Chris is building with his wife, and how stacking design skills got him to a version that works for readers from 20 to 80. TJ shares where Sonari stands ahead of launch, including a listener DM that has him chasing custom speech models for people with speech impediments, exploring what accessible AI tooling could look like. Links Ask a question or suggest a topicPodcast: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyChris: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyTJ: Site | Twitter/X | BlueskyReferences Mentioned Purity Coffee Sacred Cups Star Coffee - the honey processed Starday bag with the galaxy packagingNorth Meet South 199 - the crossover episode on vetting vibe-coded contributionsLovable - what Zillow hands to non-technical people for prototypingNovelhood - Chris's book club management app, wait list openOpen Library - the book data behind Novelhood's title searchBookshop.org - the planned way for clubs to send book sales to a local bookstoreSonari - TJ's local-only Mac transcription appHalcyon - TJ's markdown notes app, built on TauriTauri - the framework TJ recommends over raw Swift for Mac appsSparkle - the update framework TJ is wiring into SonariPolar license keys - how TJ plans to handle Sonari licensingWhisperKit - the on-device models TJ would fine-tune for speech impediments

    Starday Coffee, Book Club App, and Tauri vs Swift

  5. Aug 29

    Usage Limits, Codex in Hive, and a Week-Long Sync Build

    Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller dig into Anthropic's expiring 50% usage bump, why both of them swapped their Hive lead from Opus to Fable, and Chris's work bringing Codex into Hive as a first-class harness. TJ shares a week-long unattended build of Halcyon's git-style sync engine, sharing insights on where agent orchestration is actually paying off. Ask a question, suggest a topic https://slightlycaffeinated.fm/ask-a-questionPodcast https://slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://bsky.app/profile/slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://x.com/slightlycaffpodChris https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgmyr.devhttps://x.com/cmgmyrhttps://chrisgmyr.devTJ https://bsky.app/profile/tjmiller.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/heytjmillerhttps://www.tjmiller.meReferences Mentioned https://www.halcyonnotes.com/https://opencode.ai/https://openclaw.ai/

    Usage Limits, Codex in Hive, and a Week-Long Sync Build

  6. Aug 22

    Hive, Halcyon Notes, and Shipping Real Products

    TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr dig into Hive, the tmux-based agent orchestration tool Chris built to replace Solo, from profiles and runbooks to the optional dashboard. They also cover TJ's Halcyon notes app, his new local dictation app Sonari, and the app store compliance maze, sharing insights on turning side projects into real products. Ask a question, suggest a topic https://slightlycaffeinated.fm/ask-a-questionPodcast https://slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://bsky.app/profile/slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://x.com/slightlycaffpodChris https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgmyr.devhttps://x.com/cmgmyrhttps://chrisgmyr.devTJ https://bsky.app/profile/tjmiller.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/heytjmillerhttps://www.tjmiller.meReferences Mentioned https://x.com/samsappenfield1https://x.com/abbygilson28/status/2089384180597817553https://soloterm.com/https://www.halcyonnotes.com/https://www.sonari.audio/

    Hive, Halcyon Notes, and Shipping Real Products

  7. Aug 8

    Boston Coffee, Just Use Laravel, and Vim in Your Vault

    Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller recap Laracon Boston, from the talks and the community response to TJ's post about stepping away, to Laravel Cloud expanding beyond PHP. They also get into the native markdown note-taking app TJ started building with Tauri and React, sharing insights on picking a stack, pricing a first product, and working at the edge of your experience. Ask a question, suggest a topic https://slightlycaffeinated.fm/ask-a-questionPodcast https://slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://bsky.app/profile/slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://x.com/slightlycaffpodChris https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgmyr.devhttps://x.com/cmgmyrhttps://chrisgmyr.devTJ https://bsky.app/profile/tjmiller.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/heytjmillerhttps://www.tjmiller.meReferences Mentioned https://www.enderlycoffee.com/product/brazilhttps://mostlytechnical.com/https://www.tjmiller.me/posts/where-ive-been/https://laracon.us/https://www.halcyonnotes.com

    Boston Coffee, Just Use Laravel, and Vim in Your Vault

  8. Jul 25

    Caffeine Cutbacks, Agent Orchestration, and Content Wizards

    TJ Miller and Chris Gmyr catch up after a summer break on family trips, caffeine cutbacks, and getting back into side projects. They compare notes on using Fable for PRDs and code review, cross-provider tooling like Codex and OpenCode, and TJ's new AI content-creation project at Luma. Ask a question, suggest a topic https://slightlycaffeinated.fm/ask-a-questionPodcast https://slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://bsky.app/profile/slightlycaffeinated.fmhttps://x.com/slightlycaffpodChris https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgmyr.devhttps://x.com/cmgmyrhttps://chrisgmyr.devTJ https://bsky.app/profile/tjmiller.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/heytjmillerhttps://www.tjmiller.meReferences Mentioned https://laracon.us/https://pureintentionscoffee.com/products/porchlight-medium-roast?variant=39919760277570https://tokentown.com/https://mostlytechnical.com/https://soloterm.com/https://www.anthropic.com/claude/fablehttps://openai.com/index/gpt-5-6/

    Caffeine Cutbacks, Agent Orchestration, and Content Wizards
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Join Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller as they dive into the world of PHP, Laravel, and all things programming, while also sharing insights on family life and other musings.

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  • Creator
    Chris Gmyr, TJ Miller
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 Chris Gmyr & TJ Miller
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    Slightly Caffeinated

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