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Casual Chat#13: How to Effectively Pitch AnythingHong and Andrew do a book review of Pitch Anything, by Oren Klaff, which covers the emotional aspects of pitching that everybody gets wrong.Show notes: 00:35 - Introducing Pitch Anything 00:55 - The shortcomings of the methodical personality 02:02 - The problem with (Hong’s) scientific writing 03:02 - A human nature book disguised as a pitching book 04:00 - The problem of projecting neediness 05:01 - The social consequences of eating another man’s apple 06:37 - The primal Lizard Brain vs. the logical Ape Brain 08:16 - How to get past the lizard brain’s defenses 10:14 - The curse of knowledge 11:24 - How...2022-06-0232 minCasual Chat#12: The Case for Tracking Every Minute of Your LifeEver have those moments where you feel like the day just flew by? Our chatters felt the same way and wanted to learn more. Hongbo (@c0fpv) shares his reasons for time tracking his daily life and compares it with how Andrew (@liuandrewk) has recently started time tracking.Links: The time tracking app that Andrew uses: https://toggl.com/track/ The time tracking app that Hongbo uses: https://clockify.me/Follow us on Twitter: Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-12-1057 minCasual Chat#11: Apple and Intel's Nasty BreakupAndrew (@liuandrewk) and Hong (@c0fpv) chat about Apple's departure from Intel CPUs and Intel's attempts to get back into the limelight. The conversation then delves into a tangent about upgrading to Windows 11.Links: Intel's anti-Apple ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp0xzapm-zY Intel's CEO wants to win Apple back: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-ceo-my-job-is-to-win-apple-back-205012699.html Window's 11 system requirements: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specificationsFollow us on Twitter: Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-11-1118 minCasual Chat#10: A Disastrous Week for FacebookFacebook's been having a rough week. On October 4, 2021, there was a complete outage of all Facebook-owned systems, including Instagram and WhatsApp. The next day, a whistleblower testifies before congress about how Facebook prioritizes profits over public safety, implying that the company may have been complicit with the storming of the Capitol Building earlier in the year. Andrew (@liuandrewk) and Hong (@c0fpv) opine about the whole debacle and discuss whether this news is evening surprising in the first place...Links: ARM China splits from ARM UK: https://semianalysis.substack.com/p/the-semiconductor-heist-of-the-century ProtonMail amends its policy...2021-10-1234 minCasual Chat#9: A Tale of Two Betrayals - ARM China goes Rogue, ProtonMail sells out activist's dataThe company behind ARM processors is currently in disarray. The business has split up into two independent companies, and their CEO is holed up in China. Andrew (@liuandrewk) and Hong (@c0fpv) go over the hilarious story that caused the company to be in these circumstances. Later, they discuss how ProtonMail (the so-called "privacy" email provider) has given out user data, and what it means to have a realistic view of privacy.Links: ARM China splits from ARM UK: https://semianalysis.substack.com/p/the-semiconductor-heist-of-the-century ProtonMail amends its policy after giving up data to the feds...2021-09-1238 min
Casual Chat#8: How to Make Software Engineers ObsoleteGithub has released a new editor tool called Copilot. It claims to be able to generate code for entire functions. Andrew (@liuandrewk) and Hong (@c0fpv) explore whether Copilot will live up to the hype and the future of licensing issues around training machine learning models off of source code.Links: GitHub Copilot's Official Website: https://copilot.github.com/ Licensing Concerns with Copilot: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk/status/1412818109329707011Follow us on Twitter: Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-08-2723 minCasual Chat#7: A Case of (Self-driving) Road RageIn this episode, Andrew (@liuandrewk) and Hong (@c0fpv) debate the safety of self-driving cars after a Waymo car hits a pedestrian in SF. Later, they dive into Tesla's decision to rely solely on camera vision for its autopilot system and discuss whether that's a wise choice.~~~Links:* Waymo car teaches innocent pedestrian a lesson: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj83vw/futuristic-self-driving-car-hits-person-the-old-fashioned-way* Tesla stops using radar for autopilot: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-drops-radar-is-autopilot-system-safe-2021-06-02/~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat...2021-08-1822 minCasual Chat#6: Big Tech's Race to Control PodcastingIn this episode, Andrew (@liuandrewk) discusses Spotify's acquisition of various podcasting startups and shares his predictions of the industry with Hong (@c0fpv). Hong shares his experiences as an indie creator, and the chatters compare the strategies of Spotify, Apple, and YouTube in the race to lure creators.Links:* Spotify acquires Podz: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/spotify-acquires-podz-a-podcast-discovery-app/~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat* Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk* Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-08-1019 minCasual Chat#5: Major Upcoming Innovations to CPUsIn this episode, Hongbo (@c0fpv) tells Andrew (@liuandrewk) about a few novel innovations that will change the way CPUs get designed. The discussion slowly converges towards a lesson in hardware fundamentals.~~~Links:* AMD develops stacked v-cache technology: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16725/amd-demonstrates-stacked-vcache-technology-2-tbsec-for-15-gaming* Google uses machine learning for TPU floor-planning: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/10/22527476/google-machine-learning-chip-design-tpu-floorplanning~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat* Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk* Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-08-0419 minCasual Chat#4: The Wonderful World of FPV DronesYou might have heard of drone flying, but there's an entire subculture of drone pilots who pilot via a first-person view of the drone. In this episode, Hong (@c0fpv) tries to indoctrinate Andrew (@liuandrewk) into trying out FPV drones and explains what makes the hobby so special.~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat* Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk* Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-05-1422 minCasual Chat#3: Should the British Monarchy Still Exist?In this episode, Andrew (@liuandrewk) questions the modern purpose of the British monarchy and whether it's worth the taxpayers' hard-earned money. Hong (@c0fpv) happens to be British and shares his view on the queen and British traditions.~~~Links:* Russell Brand's reaction video to the Meghan & Harry Interview: https://youtu.be/OyREzWcCPDo~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat* Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk* Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-04-0509 minCasual Chat#2: Buying a GPU in a Global Chip ShortageIn this episode, Hongbo (@c0fpv) spends 10 minutes complaining to Andrew (@liuandrewk) about the global chip shortage and why it's so hard to buy a GPU right now.~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat* Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk* Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-03-2108 minCasual Chat#1: Sticking It to the Man in the GameStop Short SqueezeIn the inaugural episode, Andrew (@liuandrewk) updates Hong (@c0fpv) on his latest financial investments amid the Gamestop short squeeze. Hong questions why Andrew isn't broke.~~~Links:* The r/wallstreetbets subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/* Robinhood intervenes with GME: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/robinhood-has-told-users-it-may-close-some-at-risk-positions~~~Follow us on Twitter:* Casual Chat: https://twitter.com/TheCasualChat* Andrew: https://twitter.com/liuandrewk* Hong: https://twitter.com/c0fpv2021-03-1808 min