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  "description": "Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Nick Taylor about Kubernetes mishaps, DevRel life, front-end nostalgia, CSS wizardry, arcade emulators, and why taste and creativity still matter in an AI-accelerated world.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (03",
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  "textContent": "Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Nick Taylor about Kubernetes mishaps, DevRel life, front-end nostalgia, CSS wizardry, arcade emulators, and why taste and creativity still matter in an AI-accelerated world.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (03:26) - Wine rating & review: Cupcake Prosecco\n * (09:42) - Casinos, arcades, and emulator nostalgia\n * (11:45) - Favorite video games and gaming with kids\n * (16:25) - Hot Take: git rebase vs. git merge\n * (19:58) - Fellow tech podcasters and community shoutouts\n * (22:48) - Law & Order appreciation\n * (24:00) - Life at conferences and returning to ATO\n * (24:49) - \"The Commits\" Awards\n * (26:13) - Hot Take: Is HTML a programming language?\n * (26:24) - Hot Take: Is CSS a programming language?\n * (29:20) - AI’s impact on front-end and who still stands out\n * (32:05) - Nick’s shift from front-end to Kubernetes and security\n * (36:40) - How efficient is AI really?\n * (37:55) - Robbie’s experience using AI in daily work\n * (40:28) - Why no USB-B?\n * (41:23) - Customizing MCPs vs. following the spec\n * (44:15) - What Nick would do if not in tech\n * (45:03) - Plugs\n\nLinks\n\n * ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ [https://chatgpt.com/]\n * Monster Energy: https://www.monsterenergy.com/ [https://www.monsterenergy.com/]\n * Laracon: https://laracon.us/ [https://laracon.us/]\n * Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/ [https://kubernetes.io/]\n * YAML: https://yaml.org/ [https://yaml.org/]\n * Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/ [https://kubernetes.io/]\n * The Kubernetes Podcast with Nick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhToH2KgMtk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhToH2KgMtk]\n * All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/ [https://allthingsopen.org/]\n * Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/ [https://www.guinness.com/]\n * Jolt Cola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola]\n * del Lago Casino: https://dellagoresort.com/ [https://dellagoresort.com/]\n * React: https://react.dev/ [https://react.dev/]\n * NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle]\n * XBOX: https://www.xbox.com/ [https://www.xbox.com/]\n * Super Mario: https://mario.nintendo.com/ [https://mario.nintendo.com/]\n * NESticle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESticle]\n * Just Dance: https://justdancenow.com/ [https://justdancenow.com/]\n * Rihanna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna]\n * PS4: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps4/ [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps4/]\n * Star Wars Battlefront: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront]\n * Lego Fornite: https://www.fortnite.com/@epic/lego-fortnite-odyssey [https://www.fortnite.com/@epic/lego-fortnite-odyssey]\n * Clone Hero: https://clonehero.net/ [https://clonehero.net/]\n * Guitar Hero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero]\n * Analogue Pocket: https://www.analogue.co/pocket [https://www.analogue.co/pocket]\n * Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/ [https://www.oculus.com/]\n * Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/ [https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-3/]\n * Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/ [https://www.minecraft.net/]\n * VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/ [https://code.visualstudio.com/]\n * Neovim: https://neovim.io/ [https://neovim.io/]\n * GitKraken: https://www.gitkraken.com/ [https://www.gitkraken.com/]\n * Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen [https://x.com/ThePrimeagen]\n * Terminal.shop: https://www.terminal.shop/ [https://www.terminal.shop/]\n * Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ [https://x.com/thdxr/]\n * GitHub Universe: https://githubuniverse.com/ [https://githubuniverse.com/]\n * Tomorrow.fm Podcast: https://tomorrow.fm/ [https://tomorrow.fm/]\n * Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit]\n * Vincent D'Onofrio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D'Onofrio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D'Onofrio]\n * Daredevil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_(TV_series)]\n * Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/ [https://www.renderatl.com/]\n * So I Married an Axe Murderer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer]\n * HTML: https://www.w3schools.com/html/ [https://www.w3schools.com/html/]\n * CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ [https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/]\n * Ep 120: Throwback Frameworks, Tailwind Fandom, and CSS with Jhey Tompkins: https://whiskey.fm/throwback-frameworks-tailwind-fandom-and-css-with-jhey-tompkins [https://whiskey.fm/throwback-frameworks-tailwind-fandom-and-css-with-jhey-tompkins]\n * Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/ [https://x.com/argyleink/]\n * Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf [https://x.com/jlengstorf]\n * Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M]\n * Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/ [https://www.shopify.com/]\n * Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ [https://tailwindcss.com/]\n * Vercel: https://vercel.com/ [https://vercel.com/]\n * Claude: https://claude.ai [https://claude.ai/]\n * AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/ [https://aws.amazon.com/]\n * McAfee: https://www.mcafee.com/ [https://www.mcafee.com/]\n * 1Password: https://1password.com/ [https://1password.com/]\n * Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ [https://www.netlify.com/]\n * Ep 217: Open Source, Agents, and the Next AI Wave w/ Angie Jones: https://whiskey.fm/open-source-agents-and-the-next-ai-wave-w-angie-jones [https://whiskey.fm/open-source-agents-and-the-next-ai-wave-w-angie-jones]\n * Kubernetes the Hard Way: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way [https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way]\n * Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama [https://x.com/sama]\n * TypeScript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ [https://www.typescriptlang.org/]\n * OpenAI: https://openai.com [https://openai.com/]\n * Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/ [https://www.anthropic.com/]\n * IBM: https://www.ibm.com/ [https://www.ibm.com/]\n * NVidia: https://www.nvidia.com/ [https://www.nvidia.com/]\n * Goose: https://block.github.io/goose/ [https://block.github.io/goose/]\n * MCP Dev Summit: https://mcpdevsummit.ai/ [https://mcpdevsummit.ai/]\n * Playwright: https://playwright.dev/ [https://playwright.dev/]\n\nConnect with Jason\n\n * GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres [https://github.com/jasonetorres]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres [https://x.com/TasonJorres]\n\nConnect with Nick\n\n * Website: https://nickyt.online/ [https://nickyt.online/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/nickytonline [https://x.com/nickytonline]\n\nConnect with the hosts\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\n * Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink [https://x.com/argyleink]\n\nSubscribe and stay in touch\n\n * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm/]\n * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603]\n * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf]\n * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603]\n * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot]\n\nWhiskey Web and 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  "title": "The Future of Front-End, Vim Wars, and Raising Gamer Kids w/ Nick Taylor"
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