Development
Building software: programming, developer tools, APIs, deployment and DevOps, and building with AI (agents, MCP servers, RAG, AI coding tools). An extra channel alongside an episode's main one, so AI engineering episodes sit in both.
#755: From Duct Tape to Autonomous Studio: Scaling a 741-Episode AI Podcast
Peek under the hood of My Weird Prompts to see how Gemini, Modal, and multi-agent systems are scaling this automated show to the next level.
#753: Beyond SEO: The Guide to Agentic Behavior Optimization
Move beyond search engines and learn how to make your website the primary source for the next generation of AI agents.
#741: The Fragile Web: Who Decides What We Remember?
Explore how the Internet Archive saves the web, the legal battles threatening its future, and the rise of decentralized storage like Arweave.
#734: The Illusion of Now: UTC, GMT, and the Chaos of Time
Why is keeping time so hard? Explore the difference between UTC and GMT, the end of leap seconds, and the messy global politics of daylight savings.
#731: The EQ Lasagna Problem: A Signal Processing Hierarchy
Stop layering filters on top of filters. Learn the technically correct way to sync your home audio without creating a muddy "EQ lasagna."
#730: The Hidden Language Barrier Between Your Phone and Laptop
Why can’t you just "copy and paste" software between devices? Explore the hidden language of CPU architectures like x86 and ARM.
#723: Domesticating Your Home Security: How to Kill the Cloud
Learn how to "domesticate" consumer security cameras by severing their cloud ties while keeping the high-quality hardware you love.
#706: DIY Geopolitical Intelligence: Building Your Dashboard
Learn how to bridge the gap between elite intelligence tools and home-grown situational awareness dashboards using AI.
#701: OpenClaude and the Dawn of True AI Agents
Discover how OpenClaude and MCP are transforming AI from simple chatbots into autonomous personal assistants that manage your digital life.
#695: Behind the Curtain: How My Weird Prompts Gets Made
Corn and Herman explain exactly how each episode of My Weird Prompts is produced, from voice recording to published podcast.
#689: The Secret Life of Webhooks: How "Always On" Costs Nothing
Ever wonder how webhooks stay "always on" without costing a fortune? Herman and Corn dive into the kernel magic of sockets and interrupts.
#678: Beyond the Code: Redefining Open Source in 2026
Herman and Corn explore why "open source" in 2026 requires more than just code, from AI prompts to documentation and intellectual property.
#670: Open Source vs. Open Weights: The AI Branding Illusion
Is your AI truly open? Herman and Corn break down the critical difference between open source and open weights in the age of LLMs.
#665: Inside the Stack: The Hidden Layers of Every AI Prompt
Ever wonder what happens after you hit enter? Discover the hidden "stack" of instructions and memories shaping every AI response.
#662: The Geopolitical Graph: Mapping Global Power with AI
Move beyond flat maps. Discover how graph databases and AI reveal the hidden connections and second-order effects shaping our global landscape.
#649: The Ultimate Dashboard: DIY Information Radiators
Tired of expensive subscriptions and messy DIY screens? Discover the middle ground for the perfect home office information radiator.
#644: From USB to Bare Metal: Why GPIO Changes Everything
Discover how to use GPIO pins and breadboards to bridge the gap between software and the physical world in your smart home projects.
#633: Memory Wars: The Future of Local Agentic AI
Can your PC handle the next wave of AI agents? Herman and Corn dive into VRAM, quantization, and the future of running LLMs locally.
#621: From a Dead Motherboard to Five Nines
Discover how the world’s biggest platforms stay online when hardware fails. Herman and Corn break down the invisible systems of high availability.
#620: When ZFS Pools Survive Hardware Death
Your motherboard fried, but is your data safe? Discover the secrets of ZFS portability, forced imports, and professional recovery workflows.