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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 24 episodes
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A podcast about the craft of software development focusing on AI and the future of software development.
Unknown Host hosts Rubber Duck Radio, a general show with 24 episodes published.
In this episode, Tim and Paul dive into the essential hygiene of AI-assisted coding: why you should delete your CLAUDE.md file every six months and refactor your codebase for clarity instead of layering on more rules. Th
Tim unveils Tomte, his free, privacy-first Mac app that runs an always-on local AI agent using only your machine's resources—no cloud, no subscription. Then the conversation darkens: the timeline of xAI's Grok Build sile
Tim Williams unveils two open-source tools that turn your Mac into a fully local, privacy-first AI assistant, indexing your iCloud documents and iMessage history so you can finally ask real questions about your digital l
Tim and Paul dissect two landmark AI releases: Moonshot's 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight Kimi K3, which proves open models can compete at the top but needs a small fortune to run, and SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5, an efficien
In this episode, Tim and Paul dive into GPT-5.6's orchestrated agent workflows—with adversarial code review catching real bugs—before uncovering the shocking discovery of steganographic surveillance code hidden inside Cl
Tim Williams opens up about his surprising optimism for on-device AI, from Google's encoder-free Gemma 4 to Apple's upcoming AFM 3, and what it means when a 12B model runs entirely offline. The duo also dissect Claude So
Tim Williams recounts the eerie moment he found his jQuery-era framework AppCore mirrored in Chrome’s new Declarative Partial Updates proposal—and what that means for the future of web development. Then, Paul and Tim div
Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 with huge expectations, only to see the US government order it pulled globally three days later. Tim and Paul dig into the swirling conspiracy theories: was it retaliation for refusing t
Tim and Paul break down Anthropic's Fable 5 pricing disconnect, the dav1d assembly decoder that outraced higher-level implementations, and why Agile's 2001 playbook stumbles when agents build apps in hours. They critique
Tim kicks things off with an AWS agent nightmare that couldn't tell dev from prod, sparking a deep dive into where deterministic pipelines end and true LLM reasoning begins. Using a clever flight-tracking case study, the
Tim and Paul dissect why CI/CD pipelines are buckling under the speed of AI-generated code, sharing strategies like pre-commit hooks, intelligent test selection, and ephemeral preview environments to survive the new velo
In this episode, Tim and Paul dismantle popular 'RAG is dead' and 'MCP is over' hot takes, revealing what these declarations actually say about the author's place on the AI learning curve. They explore the overlooked dep
Tim and Paul dissect the real story behind Anthropic's locked-down Claude Mythos and OpenAI's public GPT-5.5 release, hint: it's about compute, not danger. They expose the coming end of AI's VC-subsidized era, where user
Open source LLMs just hit a stunning milestone: Kimi K2.6 tied GPT-5.5 on the industry's toughest coding benchmark — and costs a fraction of the price to run. But this episode goes beyond the headlines to unpack where op
Tim and Paul dissect the GPT-5.5 launch, weighing state-of-the-art benchmarks against real-world user vibes and token efficiency to determine if the upgrade is truly worth the increased cost for developers building produ
Entry-level tech hiring is down 25%, but opportunity isn't dead—it's evolved. In this episode, Tim and Paul break down what's actually working for junior developers in 2026. We cover: the Claude Opus 4.7 backlash and wha
Anthropic says "too dangerous to release." Sam Altman thanks developers on the way out. The job market says something completely different. Tim and Paul dig into the growing gap between AI marketing and reality, from the
When leadership says "keep it simple," they usually mean simple for the user—but developers often hear "don't build complex architecture." Tim and Paul unpack this dangerous disconnect through the car vs. wagon analogy,
Fresh from DC's Smithsonian museums—where dinosaur fossils and moon landings tell stories of deep time—Tim shares a striking realization: while developers live and breathe AI, most of the world isn't using it at all. The
Tim and Paul explore an unexpected reality: AI isn't replacing developer jobs, it's stripping away the satisfying 'easy wins' and leaving only constant high-stakes problem-solving. They discuss building intentional MCP-b
Sam Altman
AI Visionary and Billionaire Innovator · Tools for Humanity
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Paul Mason
sports and exercise medicine physician · Harmony Energy
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Tim Williams
Group Head of People Strategy and Culture · Cochise County Sheriff's Office
2 appearances on this show
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