Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast

Podcast episode for The Revolution of Rising Expectations.* 00:00 - Introduction* 01:33 - The Revolutions of Rising Expectations* 04:39 - The Revolution of Rising Requirements* 07:01 - Whose Line Is It Anyway?* 09:30 - Thus In This House We Believe The Following* 10:41 - Real De Facto Required Expenses Are Rising Higher Than Inflation* 12:12 - Great Expectations* 16:36 - We Could Fix It* 17:50 - Man’s Search For Meaning* 21:24 - How Do You Afford Your Rock And Roll Lifestyle?* 23:59 - Our Price Cheap* 28:10 - It Takes Two (1)* 30:48 - It Takes Two (2)* 31:20 - If So, Then What Are You Going To Do About It, Punk?* 36:15 - The Revolution of Rising Expectations ReduxThe Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/the-revolution-of-rising-expectations?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast episode for When Were Things The Best?* 00:00 - Introduction* 01:50 - The Most Close-Knit Communities* 03:17 - The Most Moral Society* 05:18 - The Least Political Division* 05:50 - The Happiest Families* 06:47 - The Most Reliable News Reporting* 08:21 - The Best Music* 10:32 - The Best Radio* 11:36 - The Best Fashion* 11:52 - The Best Economy* 12:23 - The Best Movies* 13:47 - The Best Television* 15:27 - Best Sporting Events* 17:37 - The Best Cuisine* 18:34 - Bonus: The Best Job Security* 19:15 - The Best Everything* 22:27 - The Best Information Sources, Electronics, Medical Care, Dental Care, Medical (and Non-Medical) Drugs, Medical Devices, Home Security Systems, Telephone Services and Mobile Phones, Communication, and Delivery Services of All Kinds* 23:02 - The Best Air Travel* 23:45 - The Best Cars* 24:08 - The Best Roads, Traffic and Infrastructure* 25:06 - The Best Transportation* 25:39 - It’s Getting Better All The Time* 28:44 - We Should Be Doing Far Better On All ThisThe Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/when-were-things-the-best?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast episode for AI #147: Flash Forward.* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:01:38 - Table of Contents* 00:05:13 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility* 00:07:09 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility* 00:07:59 - Huh, Upgrades* 00:11:33 - On Your Marks* 00:14:33 - Choose Your Fighter* 00:17:57 - Get My Agent On The Line* 00:22:56 - Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon* 00:25:55 - Fun With Media Generation* 00:28:48 - Copyright Confrontation* 00:29:15 - Overcoming Bias* 00:31:16 - Unprompted Attention* 00:32:10 - They Took Our Jobs* 00:34:46 - Feeling the AGI Take Our Jobs* 00:40:30 - The Art of the Jailbreak* 00:40:50 - Get Involved* 00:43:14 - Introducing* 00:44:03 - Gemini Flash 3* 00:46:29 - In Other AI News* 00:47:06 - Going Too Meta* 00:51:50 - Show Me the Money* 00:52:28 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble* 00:54:39 - Quiet Speculations* 00:56:46 - Timelines* 00:57:46 - The Quest for Sane Regulations* 01:00:51 - My Offer Is Nothing* 01:09:16 - My Offer Is Nothing, Except Also Pay Me* 01:13:41 - Chip City* 01:20:44 - The Week in Audio* 01:21:59 - Rhetorical Lack Of Innovation* 01:33:12 - People Really Do Not Like AI* 01:40:25 - Rhetorical Innovation* 01:43:45 - Bad Guy With An AI* 01:48:08 - Misaligned!* 01:53:36 - Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult* 01:56:27 - Mom, Owain Evans Is Turning The AIs Evil Again* 02:03:17 - Messages From Janusworld* 02:06:43 - The Lighter SideThe Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-147-flash-forward?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast episode for The $140K Question: Cost Changes Over Time.* 00:00 - Introduction* 01:29 - The Debate Continues* 03:06 - The Cost of Thriving Index Redux* 05:18 - The Housing Theory Of Everything Remains Undefeated* 12:02 - Did We Halt the Rise in Healthcare and Education Costs?* 17:30 - Healthcare Costs* 22:47 - Higher Education Costs* 27:36 - Services Productivity is Rising But What Even Is Productivity Measuring* 29:48 - On Clothing In Particular* 30:30 - Our Price Free* 31:19 - By Default Supply Side Is The Problem* 34:23 - The Kids Are Financially Alright In Historical Terms* 39:45 - Live Like a Khan* 42:43 - We Should Be Doing Far Better On All ThisThe Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/the-140k-question-cost-changes-over?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast episode for The $140,000 Question.* 00:00 - Introduction* 01:59 - Table of Contents* 02:27 - None Of This Makes Any Sense* 04:20 - Let’s Debunk The Whole Calculation Up Front* 08:42 - The Debunking Chorus* 13:14 - Okay It’s Not $140,000 But The Vibes Mean Something* 14:36 - Needing Two Incomes Has A High Cost* 19:27 - I Lied* 23:58 - But That’s Not Important Right Now* 24:12 - Poverty Trap* 28:50 - Poverty Trap Versus Poverty Line* 32:17 - Double or NothingThe Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/the-140000-question?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe