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  "description": "This week, Robbie and special guest co-host Adam Argyle talk about life after layoffs, the myth of job security at big tech companies, and what it really means to build meaningful things on the web.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (01:23) - Whiskey: Chicken Cock Rye\n * (02:45) - From FAANG ",
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  "textContent": "This week, Robbie and special guest co-host Adam Argyle talk about life after layoffs, the myth of job security at big tech companies, and what it really means to build meaningful things on the web.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (01:23) - Whiskey: Chicken Cock Rye\n * (02:45) - From FAANG to fired: the illusion of stability in Big Tech\n * (14:49) - How HTML and CSS are replacing JavaScript, one feature at a time\n * (23:13) - Robbie’s role at HashiCorp\n * (26:47) - What is AI actually good at?\n * (53:30) - Taste, tools, and the art of building with (or without) AI\n * (57:32) - Waking and baking\n * (58:54) - Robbie on raising twins\n * (01:03:05) - Why Robbie left Amazon\n * (01:04:25) - Where tech is headed: AI, burnout, and the future of creativity\n * (01:09:20) - Plugs\n\nLinks\n\n * Chicken Cock: https://chickencockwhiskey.com/ [https://chickencockwhiskey.com/]\n * Seinfeld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld]\n * Norlan Glass: https://norlanglass.com/ [https://norlanglass.com/]\n * Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/ [https://www.google.com/chrome/]\n * South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park]\n * Amazon: https://amazon.com [https://amazon.com/]\n * TanStack: https://tanstack.com/ [https://tanstack.com/]\n * Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ [https://www.netlify.com/]\n * Shopify: https://www.shopify.com [https://www.shopify.com/]\n * Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/ [https://www.microsoft.com/]\n * Lady Bird: https://ladybird.org [https://ladybird.org/]\n * Mozilla: https://www.mozilla.org/ [https://www.mozilla.org/]\n * Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/ [https://brilliant.org/]\n * Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/ [https://www.duolingo.com/]\n * Apple: https://apple.com [https://apple.com/]\n * Westworld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)]\n * Dead Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space]\n * Awwwards: https://www.awwwards.com/ [https://www.awwwards.com/]\n * Vue: https://vuejs.org/ [https://vuejs.org/]\n * Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari/ [https://www.apple.com/safari/]\n * Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ [https://tailwindcss.com/]\n * Figma: https://www.figma.com/ [https://www.figma.com/]\n * Lodash: https://lodash.com/ [https://lodash.com/]\n * HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/ [https://www.hashicorp.com/]\n * Ember: https://emberjs.com/ [https://emberjs.com/]\n * Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ [https://windsurf.ai/]\n * Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ [https://www.cursor.com/]\n * Firebase Studio: https://firebase.studio/ [https://firebase.studio/]\n * Zed: https://zed.dev/ [https://zed.dev/]\n * NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.com/ [https://notebooklm.google.com/]\n * ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ [https://chatgpt.com/]\n * Claude: https://claude.ai [https://claude.ai/]\n * Cline: https://cline.bot/ [https://cline.bot/]\n * Deno: https://deno.com/ [https://deno.com/]\n * Sam Altman: https://x.com/sama [https://x.com/sama]\n * DeepSeek: https://www.deepseek.com/ [https://www.deepseek.com/]\n * Dia: https://www.diabrowser.com/ [https://www.diabrowser.com/]\n * Warp: https://www.warp.dev/ [https://www.warp.dev/]\n * Honda Accord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord]\n * Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)]\n * Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/en/ [https://bitcoin.org/en/]\n * Catch Me If You Can: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can]\n * Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot [https://github.com/features/copilot]\n * Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ [https://x.com/ken_wheeler/]\n * MySpace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace]\n * GitHub: https://github.com [https://github.com/]\n\nConnect with Adam\n\n * Website: https://nerdy.dev/ [https://nerdy.dev/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink [https://x.com/argyleink]\n\nConnect with Chuck and Robbie\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\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 Whatnot Merch\n\nEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? 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  "title": "From FAANG to Fired: The Illusion of Stability in Big Tech w/ Adam Argyle"
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