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  "description": "This week, Robbie, Chuck, and Adam talk about the worst whiskey they’ve tasted, Tailwind as a “state management library,” and recent security scares in open source. Also — dependency hygiene, developer visa drama, and whether inflated tech salaries are finally being reckoned with.\n\nIn this episode:\n",
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  "textContent": "This week, Robbie, Chuck, and Adam talk about the worst whiskey they’ve tasted, Tailwind as a “state management library,” and recent security scares in open source. Also — dependency hygiene, developer visa drama, and whether inflated tech salaries are finally being reckoned with.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (02:14) - Whiskey rating & review: Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\n * (13:00) - What's with all the recent web dev security issues?\n * (28:39) - Is Tailwind secretly the worst state management library?\n * (32:45) - Visa chaos: H-1Bs, gold cards, and reverse immigration\n * (40:51) - Are tech salaries being intentionally driven down?\n * (49:45) - Adam’s AI experiment with Claude + Parallelize\n * (54:09) - Why AI should specialize (and stop trying to do everything)\n * (54:44) - Best AI tools right now\n * (01:01:16) - Chuck’s VPN chaos + funny wifi names\n * (01:04:04) - Plugs\n\nLinks\n\n * GoDaddy: https://www.godaddy.com/ [https://www.godaddy.com/]\n * Bob Parsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Parsons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Parsons]\n * Intuit: https://www.intuit.com/ [https://www.intuit.com/]\n * Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: http://evanwilliams.com/straight-bourbon [http://evanwilliams.com/straight-bourbon]\n * Wrigley Chew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Company [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Company]\n * Bazooka: https://www.bazookajoe.com/ [https://www.bazookajoe.com/]\n * Juicy Fruit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy_Fruit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy_Fruit]\n * Cinnamon Toast Crunch: https://www.cinnamontoastcrunch.com/ [https://www.cinnamontoastcrunch.com/]\n * Jack Daniel's: https://www.jackdaniels.com/ [https://www.jackdaniels.com/]\n * Crown Royal Black: https://www.crownroyal.com/canadian-whisky/crown-royal-black [https://www.crownroyal.com/canadian-whisky/crown-royal-black]\n * Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky [https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky]\n * Fresca Mixed: https://www.frescamixed.com/ [https://www.frescamixed.com/]\n * All Things 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  "title": "npm Worms & RubyGems Coups: Trust Issues in Open Source"
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