Best Podcast Episodes About Jeff Dean
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Updated: Apr 02, 2026 – 52 episodes
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“… I read online. Okay. Let's just go to this. What got you? I think I know. Well, the one thing, and you can relate to this, I saw that online where Jeff Brom threw Josh Hurd out of his office. I thought, that's an April Fool's. That has to be April Fool's. Maybe not. I don't know. I called some people, texted some people, the Kinsons, Louisville, and I'm like, yeah, that allegedly happened. There's some stuff happening on Floyd Street. You know, they're having fun. They're having their laughs right now. Look at all these recruits, these players. We're going to be so good. But, you know, maybe a …”
“… true. We're sponsored by T.J. Smith, Ryan. If you call T.J., what will he do? He's going to make them pay and make them pay a lot. Make them pay a lot indeed. I'm glad you all survived April Fool's Day. Anybody get got? I almost did by some things I read online. Okay. Let's just go to this. What got you? I think I know. Well, the one thing, and you can relate to this, I saw that online where Jeff Brom threw Josh Hurd out of his office. I thought, that's an April Fool's. That has to be April Fool's. Maybe not. I don't know. I called some people, texted some people, the Kinsons, Louisville, and I'm like, yeah, that allegedly happened. There's some stuff happening on Floyd Street. You know, they're having fun. They're having their laughs right now. Look at all these recruits, these players. We're going to be so good. But, you know, maybe a little trouble in paradise. Should we just jump? That was on my list for later. Let's just jump right in, Ryan. What did you learn from your phone call? What can you confirm and tell the great listeners of KSR? I've tried to confirm with Kent Spencer and Kent Taylor, the Kents in Louisville. And they said, yeah, allegedly that happened. And …”
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In a shocking twist during contract negotiations, Louisville football coach Jeff Brom allegedly threw athletic director Josh Hurd out of his office, raising eyebrows about the state of their relationship. This incident comes amid a backdrop of financial struggles for the university, as they grapple with the demands of NIL funding and coaching salaries. The situation has sparked a lively debate among fans about Brom's performance and the future of Louisville athletics.
“… and provide it for them by people Twain didn't even know. And the flowers on the brother's grasp. It's really interesting. Yeah, and so basically Jeff, and again, my first interview with him was already out. I can't stop recommending him enough. He basically rereads the entire canon this way. Like at the end of the Republic, when the near-death experience where they see Odysseus choosing his reincarnation, what we're told in school is that this is for stupid people. If you don't get the high philosophy, here's a little children's tale to tell you the kind of moral of the story. But Jeff kind …”
“… walked back into the grave. A few days later, his brother died. Mark Twain, too. Exactly. Twain is another good... His brother died, right? His brother, yeah. On the shipping accident. Exactly. And he had it down to the coffin, which was very unusual. and provide it for them by people Twain didn't even know. And the flowers on the brother's grasp. It's really interesting. Yeah, and so basically Jeff, and again, my first interview with him was already out. I can't stop recommending him enough. He basically rereads the entire canon this way. Like at the end of the Republic, when the near-death experience where they see Odysseus choosing his reincarnation, what we're told in school is that this is for stupid people. If you don't get the high philosophy, here's a little children's tale to tell you the kind of moral of the story. But Jeff kind of flips it. Like this is actually the culmination of the Republic. And by the way, we call that the myth of Ur. Nowhere does Plato call it the myth of Ur. It's a story for Plato. So anyways, his claim is that all the great writers, this might be an interesting thesis for you as well, all the great writers in antiquity were actually mystics. Okay, …”
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Many of history's most influential writers and artists were mystics, shaping the narratives we consume today. From Nietzsche's precognitive dreams to the mysticism in modern media, the connection between creativity and mystical experiences is profound. This reveals that our cultural landscape is deeply intertwined with the insights of those who have touched the mystical realm.
“… out By this point I had figured out that if I wanted to report a violation of the no contact agreement I had to report it to the Office of the Dean of Students. So I called the Office of the Dean of Students and they sent people from their office down to the Greek barbecue to see what was going on. But what I did not know at the time was that Justin had an advocate because I was allowed a victim advocate in the victim advocate's office. So because of that sexy little due process, his advocate came through the office of the Dean of Students. And I did not know that until I read Dr. Madera's …”
“… Absolutely. And does he approach you? No. I started panicking and crying and a pledge sister who I'm still good friends with to this day pulls me aside because she knew what was going on So we were like around the corner hiding as I sobbing freaking out By this point I had figured out that if I wanted to report a violation of the no contact agreement I had to report it to the Office of the Dean of Students. So I called the Office of the Dean of Students and they sent people from their office down to the Greek barbecue to see what was going on. But what I did not know at the time was that Justin had an advocate because I was allowed a victim advocate in the victim advocate's office. So because of that sexy little due process, his advocate came through the office of the Dean of Students. And I did not know that until I read Dr. Madera's book. You felt like in that moment, she was there on your behalf. Correct. Or at least to assess the situation. Like, okay, we got a call that a no contact agreement is being violated, I'll go down there and take a look. I didn't know she was his advocate because that completely changes the tone of that for me. And the reason that it's a conflict …”
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In this segment, a sorority member recounts a distressing incident at a Greek barbecue where her alleged assailant, Justin, violated a no-contact agreement, putting her in a vulnerable position. Despite her attempts to report the violation to the Dean of Students, she discovers that Justin has an advocate from the same office, raising serious concerns about conflict of interest in the Title IX process. This story highlights the complexities and failures within the institutional response to sexual assault cases on campus.
“And before we get into the challenge, Applebee's is back. Did the Applebee's commercial from Jeff make you want to go to Applebee's more? It looks kind of good, I got to say. When was the last time everyone here had Applebee's? I do not remember the last time I've been to Applebee's. I think I had relatives that would come into town when I was a child and like to do like Sunday brunch or something at Applebee's. Is that a is that a thing people did in the 90s? Probably. I don't know. I do not remember going to an Applebee's. My season, a …”
“And before we get into the challenge, Applebee's is back. Did the Applebee's commercial from Jeff make you want to go to Applebee's more? It looks kind of good, I got to say. When was the last time everyone here had Applebee's? I do not remember the last time I've been to Applebee's. I think I had relatives that would come into town when I was a child and like to do like Sunday brunch or something at Applebee's. Is that a is that a thing people did in the 90s? Probably. I don't know. I do not remember going to an Applebee's. My season, a bunch of people visited Detroit last summer and we went to go eat and we were walking into like a burger joint. And then someone was like, there's an Applebee's right next door. We should do it for the bit. And we and we ate at Applebee's and it was fine. And then the bill took 45 minutes to get to us. And I was like, this fucking sucks. That's so …”
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The latest episode of 'Survivor 50' features a humorous discussion about an Applebee's advertisement and its impact on contestants. The hosts reflect on their own experiences with Applebee's while dissecting how the show's host, Jeff Probst, describes food during challenges. This segment reveals the blend of nostalgia and critique surrounding the restaurant's portrayal in the show.
“… denmark or some shit wow yeah now you survived good times good times now you're drinking delicious coffee and you're palatial hanging out with you jeff i love it man dude i've known you since you're jeff lipshitz i've known you since your best joke which was um never trust a hooker with a walkie-talkie you go i learned you were like 25 but you're like i've learned a lot of things in my life yeah i never trust a hooker with a walkie-talkie was that the joke um no it was i went to college for three years you know what I learned how'd it go don't trust hookers walk with walkie-talkies I don't …”
“… oh my gosh it's so foul wow yeah so tmz i think got a hold of the clip or images and said that fear factor was doing this and it never aired in the united states but it aired overseas it aired uh somewhere in europe i want to say the netherlands or in denmark or some shit wow yeah now you survived good times good times now you're drinking delicious coffee and you're palatial hanging out with you jeff i love it man dude i've known you since you're jeff lipshitz i've known you since your best joke which was um never trust a hooker with a walkie-talkie you go i learned you were like 25 but you're like i've learned a lot of things in my life yeah i never trust a hooker with a walkie-talkie was that the joke um no it was i went to college for three years you know what I learned how'd it go don't trust hookers walk with walkie-talkies I don't know I don't know me since Jeff lit I'm still by the way I'm still Jeff Lipschultz my ID my passport maybe shouldn't tell everybody sorry we should have hid that it's it's it's at this point did you change it to Ross what year was that oh I could tell you What happened was I got booked on Star Search down in Florida, like my first time on TV. You …”
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In this outrageous segment, Jeff Ross shares a wild story about the infamous 'Fear Factor' challenges involving donkey cum, while also reflecting on his name change from Lipschitz to Ross. The humor peaks when he recalls how Ed McMahon hilariously butchered his name on TV, leading to a life-altering decision that every comedian can relate to.
“… the Louisville Cardinals at seven and a half. We talked a little bit about Lincoln Keenholtz and, you know, how much trust you're willing to give a Jeff Brom quarterback. You know, Jeff Brom has a type. He's got a type. He's got him. He's got Lincoln Keenholz and that type usually is successful, right? Jeff Brom does a good job of maximizing usually his quarterback play, but there's a lot of turnover there. And the Cardinals last year within the conference a few head scratchers You know this was a team that I think we were counting on usually to be right up there in the old format Eight games, …”
“… college football playoff. This is facts. So, you know, you might want to think about that, Rhett. All right, let's, before we hit a break, let's keep it going to some of these teams at the top. Then we will hit a break, get into the new head coaches, the Louisville Cardinals at seven and a half. We talked a little bit about Lincoln Keenholtz and, you know, how much trust you're willing to give a Jeff Brom quarterback. You know, Jeff Brom has a type. He's got a type. He's got him. He's got Lincoln Keenholz and that type usually is successful, right? Jeff Brom does a good job of maximizing usually his quarterback play, but there's a lot of turnover there. And the Cardinals last year within the conference a few head scratchers You know this was a team that I think we were counting on usually to be right up there in the old format Eight games, you know, like a six and two, maybe a seven to one and four and four in conference play. So while they had some big wins, they had some really disappointing losses. The non-conference includes one of the biggest games of week one that would be against Ole Miss. Tom as you're uh as you're looking at Louisville what does seven and a half tell you …”
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Louisville's football team faces tempered expectations with a predicted win total of 7.5 for the 2026 season. Despite winning nine games last year, the Cardinals have a tough schedule and a new quarterback, leading to questions about whether a 7-5 season would be considered a success. With no Miami or Clemson on the schedule, fans are left wondering if they can capitalize on this opportunity.
“Jeff is Chapel Rhone Jeff Lowkey is Chapel my here my my big thing with chapel rome i just like she seems like she just she doesn want to be talking to people and some she does seem rude and i just i'm like okay wait i have a question i have a question about river before we fully dive into chapel rome has she not been accepted as like one of and i'm not saying let me add context real fast. I was going to say has she not been accepted as one of the …”
“Jeff is Chapel Rhone Jeff Lowkey is Chapel my here my my big thing with chapel rome i just like she seems like she just she doesn want to be talking to people and some she does seem rude and i just i'm like okay wait i have a question i have a question about river before we fully dive into chapel rome has she not been accepted as like one of and i'm not saying let me add context real fast. I was going to say has she not been accepted as one of the dogs and the reason I asked that is because what do you mean by accepted as one of the dogs? So my little sister was younger when we had two Rots and like they basically the Rots accepted her as if she was like part of the past. Like Mowgli. Yeah like Mowgli. So they would like walk around with her bump her around Steve does. So that's a thing. So …”
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Chappell Roan, a rising pop artist, has recently made headlines for her behavior and boundaries in public, particularly during encounters with fans. This discussion dives into her approach to stardom, emphasizing her need for personal space while navigating the complexities of fame. The conversation highlights the tension between celebrity expectations and personal comfort, raising questions about how public figures manage their interactions.
“… like what that meant. Yes. That person. Did they mean that? Were they being sarcastic? Did they actually do it right now? You're doing it now. Not Jeff. Jeff is like just Jeff Probst. I always want to say Probst. But Jeff Probst is just like he's just he's the most comfortable in his own skin dude ever. I sense a bromance forming. Yeah. I like him. Do you think that in the off season he wears a puka shell necklace to train? Oh, yeah. Extra weight training. Yeah. Like when fighters do altitude training. Yeah. Or actually he would wear two heavy ones. He put the big pukas. The big shell. The big …”
“It transcends all therapy. He's like, you know, you know, you spend half your life like questioning yourself and wondering like what that meant. Yes. That person. Did they mean that? Were they being sarcastic? Did they actually do it right now? You're doing it now. Not Jeff. Jeff is like just Jeff Probst. I always want to say Probst. But Jeff Probst is just like he's just he's the most comfortable in his own skin dude ever. I sense a bromance forming. Yeah. I like him. Do you think that in the off season he wears a puka shell necklace to train? Oh, yeah. Extra weight training. Yeah. Like when fighters do altitude training. Yeah. Or actually he would wear two heavy ones. He put the big pukas. The big shell. The big boar pukas. They had the little puka shells and then they had the big puka shells. With a shark tooth. With a shark tooth. In training, yeah. He probably trains with a larger choker. He has the on puka shell necklace behind Lucite He pulls it out and is like it time It dream time Yeah And his coach is yelling When you done with the three puka …”
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This segment hilariously critiques the puka shell trend, with the hosts reminiscing about their awkward school days. The funniest moment comes when they discuss the 'saddest of all neckwear'—fake puka shells—while painting a vivid picture of the kids who flaunted their summer vacations in tacky shirts and accessories.
“You do extensive literature review. But as Jeff Hinton at one point said, you don't want to read too many papers. because often reading a lot of papers gives you a lot of constraints under which you need to operate, or at least a mirage of the constraints that you feel like you have to operate under without realizing that a lot of the results or the reporting from the past papers were actually created under the situation or the context in which those authors were operating. Of course, word …”
“You do extensive literature review. But as Jeff Hinton at one point said, you don't want to read too many papers. because often reading a lot of papers gives you a lot of constraints under which you need to operate, or at least a mirage of the constraints that you feel like you have to operate under without realizing that a lot of the results or the reporting from the past papers were actually created under the situation or the context in which those authors were operating. Of course, word changes, situations change, circumstances change, but those changes are not really written down anywhere. So I actually read some of the textbooks and then old papers, but then at the same time, I started to just think about how we can actually build machine translation system from scratch had I had an opportunity to do it. And to do so, and then I …”
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Scaling AI systems isn't just about data or compute; it requires a breakthrough algorithm. Professor Kyunghyun Cho shares how his team's challenges in machine translation led them to rethink scaling laws, emphasizing the need for those 'aha moments' that drive innovation. This insight reveals the hidden complexities behind AI advancements and the importance of creativity in research.
“But anyway, Jeff, I'm going to start with you. Did you take the bait? Hook, line, and sinker. You know, I went in pretty skeptical about the premise just because there's a whole sort of cottage industry now of Asians exploring their identity through popular culture on screen. You've got stuff like Master of None and everything everywhere all at once. and shortcomings, interior Chinatown. And a lot of them have been really good, but sometimes it's hard to say, …”
“But anyway, Jeff, I'm going to start with you. Did you take the bait? Hook, line, and sinker. You know, I went in pretty skeptical about the premise just because there's a whole sort of cottage industry now of Asians exploring their identity through popular culture on screen. You've got stuff like Master of None and everything everywhere all at once. and shortcomings, interior Chinatown. And a lot of them have been really good, but sometimes it's hard to say, well, is this next one going to lend something more? Is it going to expand that horizon? And the fact is, the very thing that I was a little skeptical about ended up being not just the core of the premise of this, but the very fact that Amazon owns MGM now and is the caretaker of the James Bond franchise was something that I was worried about …”
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In the Prime Video comedy series 'Bait', Riz Ahmed plays an actor facing a career downturn who contemplates the possibility of becoming the next James Bond. Jeff Yang and Roxana Haddadi discuss how the show cleverly addresses Asian identity and representation in Hollywood, revealing its subversive nature and humor while prompting deeper questions about cultural perceptions. Both critics express their surprise and enjoyment of the series, highlighting its meta-commentary on race and identity in the context of a traditionally white role.
“… story short, that they were like, we got to get this guy out of here. He's driving us nuts. And they're like, what if we let him run this takeover Jeff Raskin smaller Macintosh project just to get him out of our hair and lead a much smaller team? But it was sort of like the fact that the Macintosh team was so much smaller, but almost every single person on it is like a Hall of Famer. It is wild. Hall of Fame hardware engineers, Hall of Fame, multiple Hall of Fame software engineers, Hall of Fame graphic designer, Chris Espinoza, employee number six, who was hired at like child against child …”
“And yes, he was on. He was leading at some point the Lisa team and the Lisa team was this big bet. And I think it's fair to say, long story short, that they were like, we got to get this guy out of here. He's driving us nuts. And they're like, what if we let him run this takeover Jeff Raskin smaller Macintosh project just to get him out of our hair and lead a much smaller team? But it was sort of like the fact that the Macintosh team was so much smaller, but almost every single person on it is like a Hall of Famer. It is wild. Hall of Fame hardware engineers, Hall of Fame, multiple Hall of Fame software engineers, Hall of Fame graphic designer, Chris Espinoza, employee number six, who was hired at like child against child labor laws and is still working at Apple continuously today. Right. It was like this much smaller team. And so it was this unbelievable chance to refocus and like, Hey, let's do something people could actually afford. And that, you know, might actually reach people and just focus, focus, focus, focus. Yeah. My favorite part of this, by the way, uh, …”
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Steve Jobs, initially a disruptive force on the Lisa team, was reassigned to lead the smaller Macintosh project, which was a strategic move to refocus his energies. The Macintosh team, comprised of Hall of Fame engineers and designers, aimed to create an affordable computer, learning from the failures of the Lisa. This pivot ultimately shaped the future of personal computing, despite the initial challenges they faced.
“But up next we bring in Therapy Jeff to help us break down all the drama that going on in the world of The Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul Mormon wives And really looking forward to this conversation Like with the Emily last week we are trying to obviously have these conversations recognizing that it not just a reality TV drama These are real lives with real people in very serious situations. So obviously there is a fascination. We will continue to talk about it, but we want to …”
“But up next we bring in Therapy Jeff to help us break down all the drama that going on in the world of The Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul Mormon wives And really looking forward to this conversation Like with the Emily last week we are trying to obviously have these conversations recognizing that it not just a reality TV drama These are real lives with real people in very serious situations. So obviously there is a fascination. We will continue to talk about it, but we want to bring in people like Jeff who have a level of expertise beyond what we're reading on the internet and just people's hot takes about therapy speak and things like that. Really grateful to have someone like Jeff to help us guide us through this conversation. So without further ado, Therapy Jeff. This podcast is sponsored by Broto. Welcome to the …”
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Therapy Jeff joins the podcast to provide insight into the complexities behind the drama on 'The Bachelorette,' particularly surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul and the Mormon wives. The hosts emphasize the importance of understanding the real-life implications of reality TV situations, and Jeff's expertise helps navigate these conversations beyond mere gossip.
“… challenge uh before we get started i mean zach brown comes out everybody is some people are excited everybody acts excited for the most part and jeff says uh one of you will ultimately lose uh which i think is hilarious because mike is like why are you looking at us and jeff and mike do have this interaction where jeff's like i wasn't maybe subconsciously but i'm just looking around and it was just kind of a fun I like that moment I think that that's a real moment with Jeff honestly like we don't always we don't get a lot of real moments with Jeff where it's like real real and not just like …”
“… be cool and funny, but not like trying too hard to be cool and funny because they'll pick up on it. And then like if I try to be funny and they don't think I'm funny, then also now like what is that for me? So it's just like the stakes are high. so this challenge uh before we get started i mean zach brown comes out everybody is some people are excited everybody acts excited for the most part and jeff says uh one of you will ultimately lose uh which i think is hilarious because mike is like why are you looking at us and jeff and mike do have this interaction where jeff's like i wasn't maybe subconsciously but i'm just looking around and it was just kind of a fun I like that moment I think that that's a real moment with Jeff honestly like we don't always we don't get a lot of real moments with Jeff where it's like real real and not just like a little bit of a show for the camera so to get Jeff like laughing about Mike calling him out for looking at them while he says a tribe is gonna lose and And then Jeff kind of like, I don't know. I wasn't. I'm looking around. I liked it. I thought, let's have more of that, Jeff. That's the fun off the cuff, Jeff, that is kind of who we fell in love …”
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In the fourth episode of 'Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans,' host Jeff Probst shares a funny exchange with player Mike, highlighting the balance of communication in the game. Players navigate the tricky dynamics of wishing luck to rival tribes while managing their own tribe's perceptions. This moment captures the blend of humor and strategy that makes 'Survivor' so engaging.
“So what's your first one here? My first article is by Jeff Morehouse, and it's called Choosing the Right Python Task Queue. Task queues are systems that allow you to push your compute jobs into it. They work on them and then store the results for your later retrieval. They're commonly used in web programming when you've got longer running calculations to do. So you might show the user a job submitted page, then stick their thing in the queue, let the user then come back later to see if their job is …”
“So what's your first one here? My first article is by Jeff Morehouse, and it's called Choosing the Right Python Task Queue. Task queues are systems that allow you to push your compute jobs into it. They work on them and then store the results for your later retrieval. They're commonly used in web programming when you've got longer running calculations to do. So you might show the user a job submitted page, then stick their thing in the queue, let the user then come back later to see if their job is done. You do this instead of just, say, waiting for the page to load for the work to happen, because otherwise you get a stall on the page and it looks bad. There are a few different queues out there that you can use with your Python. This article goes over the two most popular, Celery and RQ, and it covers the basic capabilities of both of them, …”
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When deciding between Python task queues, Celery offers scalability and reliability, while RQ is simpler and faster but less robust. Celery's complexity comes with advanced features like job scheduling and prioritization, making it ideal for larger projects. For smaller tasks, RQ's lightweight nature might be the better choice, but it lacks the reliability of Celery's options.
“… bizarre moment. I guess I thought I shared that with you, but I didn't. That's cool. But that was inexplicable. you know my bus driver is called Jeff and he has an identical twin called Jay and he's also a bus driver and I keep imagining what if they swap out or something maybe I should plant things with Jeff that only Jeff would know and then I can test and make sure it's still Jeff that's a smart thing to do would it matter who's driving of course you might like his brother just as much as well that's true he said that he's gonna wake me up super early like in the middle of the night …”
“Yes. Oh, that's mega. Yeah. That's huge. But I was truly like, my eyeballs like a cartoon were like, so that was a really bizarre moment. I guess I thought I shared that with you, but I didn't. That's cool. But that was inexplicable. you know my bus driver is called Jeff and he has an identical twin called Jay and he's also a bus driver and I keep imagining what if they swap out or something maybe I should plant things with Jeff that only Jeff would know and then I can test and make sure it's still Jeff that's a smart thing to do would it matter who's driving of course you might like his brother just as much as well that's true he said that he's gonna wake me up super early like in the middle of the night tomorrow to see the sunrise going into orlando apparently no thank you no i mean you're right that's something i'm gonna let you experience yeah you're right i might have to if you wake up naturally and you get to see it great yeah so fortune you're not gonna do well when we have our wellness getaway weekend. No. Because you're going to have to get up …”
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In a hilarious twist, a psychic reveals the nickname 'Boog' for Pete's girlfriend without any prior knowledge, leaving everyone baffled. The segment dives into the absurdity of having a pet name like 'Booger' and the comedic implications of consulting a psychic who might just be judging your love life. It's a blend of mystique and laughter that keeps you hooked!
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In a hilarious recounting, the hosts discuss Jeff Garland's unexpected arrest for smashing car windows over a parking spot dispute. The absurdity peaks when they ponder what weapon he might have used, comparing it to iconic movie moments and questioning the marketing impact of a dojo's sensei brawling in public.
“… you How you get there That why I love comedy so much because you know just listen there a joke in Pumping Mics, this little series that we did with Jeff, you know, Jeff Ross and David Tell. And I got to watch, you know, six versions of Dave, just incredible, telling, they're both great, but Dave telling the same joke like six different times. Right. Because we filmed it over like a long weekend and we did two shows a night at the cellar. And so he's got this line when he says, they're talking about like in memoriam, you know, people we lost. And they talk about Stephen Hawking. And Dave says, …”
“… people are amazing. There's some people that come in and just open books. They're just like a mind, a curious person, just a person who followed a path, an artist, a singer, a comedian a this or that an athlete like whatever it is like what made you you How you get there That why I love comedy so much because you know just listen there a joke in Pumping Mics, this little series that we did with Jeff, you know, Jeff Ross and David Tell. And I got to watch, you know, six versions of Dave, just incredible, telling, they're both great, but Dave telling the same joke like six different times. Right. Because we filmed it over like a long weekend and we did two shows a night at the cellar. And so he's got this line when he says, they're talking about like in memoriam, you know, people we lost. And they talk about Stephen Hawking. And Dave says, yeah, Steve Hawking, the great astrophysicist, you know, we lost him. And Jeff says that. And Dave says, yeah, I knew something happened because my printer stopped working. and for some reason like this joke makes people they so many people laughed at this joke because it's so insanely like impulsive right i knew that steven i knew steven hawking …”
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In this hilarious segment, the host recounts a moment from comedian Dave's routine where he connects the death of Stephen Hawking to his printer malfunctioning. The absurdity of the punchline, combined with the spontaneity of Dave's delivery, showcases how comedic brilliance often lies in unexpected connections, leaving listeners laughing at the ridiculousness of it all.
“… to them, it can definitely happen to us. So we had more than 30 employees from opening eye and Google, including Google DeepMind's chief scientist, Jeff Dean, filed a brief on Monday in support of Anthropic. Microsoft followed up, filed their own brief in support of Anthropic. I don't know that that's going to actually do anything in the long run, but it does signal at least that, you know, this is a fight that more than just Anthropic is willing to have. What are the chances here that they get the Trump administration to back down, that they get DOD to back down? I think very, very small. I think …”
“… So, Anthropic, I will say in terms of taking a stand to we've seen a lot of other companies in Silicon Valley kind of come to Anthropic's defense here, I think, maybe less out of a sense of buddy buddied them than a sense of, oh, if it can happen to them, it can definitely happen to us. So we had more than 30 employees from opening eye and Google, including Google DeepMind's chief scientist, Jeff Dean, filed a brief on Monday in support of Anthropic. Microsoft followed up, filed their own brief in support of Anthropic. I don't know that that's going to actually do anything in the long run, but it does signal at least that, you know, this is a fight that more than just Anthropic is willing to have. What are the chances here that they get the Trump administration to back down, that they get DOD to back down? I think very, very small. I think because the way that this is structured and when you go to a, you know, designating the company as a supply chain risk, the mechanisms that do that, there's not a clear, at least as far as I'm aware, way to legally challenge that. Emil Michael, who has been at the center of this for the Pentagon, has said, you know, we don't see a way in which this …”
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Anthropic faces a dire situation as enterprise partners back out due to a lawsuit, jeopardizing $80 million in deals. Despite consumer support and celebrity endorsements, the company's branding struggles against serious supply chain risk labels that could permanently harm its reputation. This illustrates a broader industry concern, as major tech firms rally in support of Anthropic, fearing similar repercussions for themselves.
“… of detail to make sure we're seeing all the things we want to see. This idea that the best iteration is in your head is kind of reminding me of Jeff Dean's numbers this afternoon. Like, do you have your equivalent of that number as every Matex engineer should know? Yeah, we have go-slash-gates in our company, which says what is the cost of an XOR gate, an AND gate, a full ladder, SRAM bit cell, and so on. And you want people to be working with that stuff in their head and have an intuitive sense for it because, again, it leads to better iteration.”
“… we tend to do as sort of the next step of iteration is on the ML side, we run model experiments. You get iteration speed just by having small models mostly. And then on the hardware side, we use simulators, performance simulators to do the next level of detail to make sure we're seeing all the things we want to see. This idea that the best iteration is in your head is kind of reminding me of Jeff Dean's numbers this afternoon. Like, do you have your equivalent of that number as every Matex engineer should know? Yeah, we have go-slash-gates in our company, which says what is the cost of an XOR gate, an AND gate, a full ladder, SRAM bit cell, and so on. And you want people to be working with that stuff in their head and have an intuitive sense for it because, again, it leads to better iteration.”
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Fast iteration in AI chip design can lead to groundbreaking advancements, as demonstrated by the Wright brothers' wind tunnel testing before their first flight in 1904. By leveraging mental calculations and early-stage simulations, engineers can optimize performance and architecture significantly. This approach allows for informed decision-making, even with imperfect data, ultimately enhancing the efficiency of AI models.
“… then you can articulate in sort of language, right? So I would be really interested in sort of exploring that. Yeah, I mean, you said earlier about Jeff's, what was Jeff Kloon's paper? The thing that generates problems. Automated capability discovery. I did speak to him about this at Annuarts, but something like that could be fascinating as well. You know, we're also generating the problems and solutions and then kind of moving them back in. But I think the way this will land commercially is there'll be a new type of GPT where everyone is solving different types of problems And it'll be like a …”
“… optimization approach for a given problem or a transform-based approach is actually the right thing to do and sometimes potentially it's like even the mixture right there's some things you can probably easier even articulate in python then you can articulate in sort of language, right? So I would be really interested in sort of exploring that. Yeah, I mean, you said earlier about Jeff's, what was Jeff Kloon's paper? The thing that generates problems. Automated capability discovery. I did speak to him about this at Annuarts, but something like that could be fascinating as well. You know, we're also generating the problems and solutions and then kind of moving them back in. But I think the way this will land commercially is there'll be a new type of GPT where everyone is solving different types of problems And it'll be like a kind of chinker revolve, but a massively distributed version where mathematicians are using the platform over here to solve this problem. And it will see commonalities and it will kind of like link them together because you need to leverage like human creativity in this process as well, I think. Like a big challenge going forward is going to be …”
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Shinka's approach to adaptivity could revolutionize how we solve complex problems by leveraging frozen models to create new building blocks. By massively scaling this process, we can explore new solutions and enhance efficiency, potentially leading to breakthroughs in various fields. This innovative method may change the landscape of problem-solving and scientific advancement.
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