182: Tobacco Weevils
About this episode
In this episode, hosts Darren and Gene discuss a range of tech topics, from AI advancements to the failures of outdated technology.
ChatGPT 5.2 says: “LISTEN UP, YOU MAGGOTS! This is Unrelenting Podcast Episode 182, where hosts Darren and Gene spill their guts on everything from ancient iPads crapping out on updates to AI scraping scripts that outsmart moralistic bots like Claude while Grok dives headfirst into piracy tutorials. You think your tech life’s a mess? These guys rip into de-Googled Android phones, kernel recompiles, and the Podfather’s AI-fueled No Agenda broadcasts like it’s boot camp for geeks. If you’re into Russian text-to-speech nightmares, FrontPage HTML horrors from the ’90s, or why Dreamweaver turned web design into a bloated Photoshop nightmare, drop what you’re doing and hit play NOW—before your obsolete gadget laughs in your face! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, RECRUITS? Darren and Gene don’t hold back on Geek Squad origins, power supply failures, Starlink conquering airplane Wi-Fi at 580 mph, or stacked VPNs like Obscura and Mullvad that flip the bird to trackers. Then they unleash on hyper-realistic XPeng robots that move so human they had to slice one open to prove it’s not a chick in disguise, tying into Westworld rants where Anthony…
People in this episode
Hosts: Gene Naftulyev, Darren O'Neill
Topics covered
- technology
- AI
- podcasting
- internet culture
- software
- piracy
- robotics
Keywords
- AI
- technology
- podcasting
- robotics
- internet culture
- software failures
- piracy
Mentioned in this episode
Products: ChatGPT 5.2, Grok, Starlink, Obscura, Mullvad, XPeng, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, AI robots, $250 Cubans
Books & works: Westworld, Resident Alien
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