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Mondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicThe Racket: Episode 18This one is a bitter series of topics. Uplifting only if you are looking for the answers about the fleeting small business and entrepreneurial communities, declining industry in the United States, and potentially balanced look at the history of creating something that is ahead of the curve.
"I am, today, signing into law H.R. 6971, which will make it illegal for manufacturers to fix the prices of consumer products sold by retailers. [...] The so-called fair trade laws were a response to the unique economic conditions of the Depression. These State laws require all retail merchants to sell brand name merchandise...
2026-02-1333 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicWarriors To Caregivers: Episode 17From warriors to caregivers this podcasts examines the lens of emerging strength in male archetypes through the lens of a few movies: Blade Runner, Wall Street, Zoe And The Astronaut, The Walterweight, The American Revolution, Margin Call.
Strength has historically been associated with war, physical power, or the business-shark hard-hitting business-man. In light of recent events, with the murder of Alex Pretti, the role of admirable hero goes to a male nurse, while the role of coward goes to the federal agents with guns.
This reversal of classical male stereotypes inspired a contemplation of how valuable care giving is in...
2026-02-0924 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicSmall Pigeon: Episode 16The small pigeon gets bigger by finding crumbs that have bounced far away, while the other pidgins fight over the larges piece of bread. I talk in this episode about how the economy of scale has shaped consolidation, and how small or emerging companies have a huge opportunity by chasing anything nuanced, high quality, or at a premium price. Full of reflection about how scheduling using software is killing retail and restaurant staff's way of life. It's a hopefully cynical episode.
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
2026-02-0227 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicLet's Rebuild: Episode 15Advocating for starting over is tough in a world that is holding on to a business culture that is bleeding out. I outline three things I think the small business world can do to catch the falling pieces of the American big business world.
#1 A skills marketplace that goes beyond a traditional resume.
#2 A way to let bottom-up decision making balance participation and trust.
#3 An accounting model that can track intangible assets to re-balance company value away from salary being a cost without financial benefit.
Article referenced in the podcast:
Why are Amazon, Intel, Microsoft and 17 others cutting 165,000 jobs now...
2026-01-2724 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicWhat The Value: Episode 14Live you're values is better than lecturing your values. Lecture your values and walk away with nothing or live your values and have the satisfaction of incremental progress.
This episode focuses on the role of patience in knowledge transfer, and how that forms a background for composable software and usable user interfaces.
Book mentioned on the podcast: Atomic Habbits by James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
2026-01-2424 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicSeriously Human: Episode 13Seriously Human is the employment framework from Compare Basic. This podcast outlines the ideas of how a hybrid worker-collective corporation could be structured and run. And what project-management steps would need to happen for that to be the case.
I also outline a little bit about the business model in comparison to a restaurant. We have open source tools, restaurants use the same ingredients you can buy at the store, you pay both of us for out service.
Read more about Seriously Human at https://comparebasic.com/seriously_human.html
Correction: my update was inaccurate, I recorded early last week...
2026-01-2242 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicSeriously Human: Episode 13Seriosly Human is the employment framework from Compare Basic. This podcast outlines the ideas of how a hybrid worker-collective corporation could be structured and run. And what project-management steps would need to happen for that to be the case.
I also outline a little bit about the business model in comparison to a restaurant. We have open source tools, restaurants use the same ingredienst you can buy at the store, you pay both of us for out service.
Read more about Seriously Human at https://comparebasic.com/seriously_human.html
Correction: my update was innacurate, I recorded early last week...
2026-01-2242 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicDon't Return My Calls: Episode 12In a bit of a technical mood, I talk extensively in this episode about the cornerstone of the Caneka system I am building with Compare Basic. If your alergic to tech-jargon, best to skip to the next episode! I do explain in metaphorical terms some of the struggles that modeling the world using existing assumptions has created. As inspriation struck I recorded this podcast early: It's Mondays on Tuesday (on Friday!).
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
2026-01-1033 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicDon't Return My Calls: Episode 12In a bit of a technical mood, I talk extensively in this episode about the cornerstone of the Caneka system I am building with Compare Basic. If your alergic to tech-jargon, best to skip to the next episode! I do explain in metaphorical terms some of the struggles that modeling the world using existing assumptions has created. As inspriation struck I recorded this podcast early: It's Mondays on Tuesday (on Friday!).
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
2026-01-1033 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicThe Gap: Episode 11This week it's all about explaining how the business world has eroded from a lack of modern accounting practices.
But it's not all sad, there is a lot of hope from explaining how the physical world of manufacturing equipment was easier on business leader egos, but also shines a light into what could be the financial and decision making opportunity to repair a lot of the damage to the working wold of today.
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
2026-01-0732 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicThe Gap: Episode 11This week it's all about explaining how the business world has eroded from a lack of modern accounting practices.
But it's not all sad, there is a lot of hope from explaining how the physical world of manufacturing equipment was easier on business leader egos, but also shines a light into what could be the financial and decision making opportunity to repair a lot of the damage to the working world of today.
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight: https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
2026-01-0732 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicZero or One is None: Episode 10Let's stop ignoring things until they are complete, and take notice of the developmental phases of 0.1, 0.3 0.2 etc... I do a shallow dive into some examples of amazingly successful things (Dyson Vacumes, Godsmak the band) and the sad light thier struggles cast on how developing value is recognized by the business community.
I go into a deep explanation of what Compare Basic is working on, through an explanation of our three phases: R&D, Products, Teams. And generally ramble about what incremental innovation could be in the American software industry for improvements in every day products.
Links from this episode:
The...
2025-12-3123 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicZero or One is None: Episode 10Let's stop ignoring things until they are complete, and take notice of the developmental phases of 0.1, 0.3 0.2 etc... I do a shallow dive into some examples of amazingly successful things (Dyson Vacumes, Godsmack the band) and the sad light their struggles cast on how developing value is recognized by the business community.
I go into a deep explanation of what Compare Basic is working on, through an explanation of our three phases: R&D, Products, Teams. And generally ramble about what incremental innovation could be in the American software industry for improvements in every day products.
Links from this episode:
The...
2025-12-3123 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicSeperation of Concerns: Episode 9This week is burnout week, as I talk about the seperation and boundries of software and every day life. My hope that we will emerge from this winter in the software industry, with patterns and conventions that empower users rather than rely on extractive media remains strong.
Have a good holiday, and join me at https://comparebasic.com, I'd love to hear from you.
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight, founder Compare Basic, https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
For clarification, NaCl is used in libSodium, but not OpenSSL, the phraseology of the recording made that statement ambiguous. My intention was to...
2025-12-2317 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicSeperation of Concerns: Episode 9This week is burnout week, as I talk about the separation and boundaries of software and every day life. My hope that we will emerge from this winter in the software industry, with patterns and conventions that empower users rather than rely on extractive media remains strong.
Have a good holiday, and join me at https://comparebasic.com, I'd love to hear from you.
Your host, Firecrow Silvernight, founder Compare Basic, https://comparebasic.com/team/firecrow.html
For clarification, NaCl is used in libSodium, but not OpenSSL, the phraseology of the recording made that statement ambiguous. My intention was to...
2025-12-2317 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicInnovation With Matt Arnold: Episode 8Innovation big and small. Matt Arnold of Spark Consulting Group joins your host Firecrow Silvernight on the podcast today as we discuss innovation and how large and small companies come to terms with fundamental themes in their business more effectively than conducting "innovation theater".
It was a lively conversation that touched on accounting methods and conversational strategy. The book Innovation Accounting by Dan Toma and Esther Gons was mentioned. And a shout out to Patriot Software for helping run payroll for Compare Basic. I mention briefly what the setup experience was, and even though it's small this is a big...
2025-12-1625 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicInnovation With Matt Arnold: Episode 8Innovation big and small. Matt Arnold of Spark Consulting Group joins your host Firecrow Silvernight on the podcast today as we discuss innovation and how large and small companies come to terms with fundemental themes in thier business more effectively than conducting "innovation theatre".
It was a lively conversation that touched on accounting methods and converstional strategy. The book Innovation Accounting by Dan Toma and Esther Gons was mentioned. And a shoutout to Patriot Software for helping run payroll for Compare Basic. I mention briefly what the setup experience was, and even though it's small this is a big step...
2025-12-1625 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicWhat Could Have Been: Episode 7A littl trip down memory lane, and how software could bridge the best of the past and the future. The update this week is about stepping back, to suppliment my income with a day-job, while I re-tool the system to break through the noise of convention. I talk a little bit about the resistance I've faced in the software industry around my conclusion that the existing tooling in sofware development is not suffifient. You Host Firecrow Silvernight from Compare Basic.
2025-12-1020 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicWhat Could Have Been: Episode 7A little trip down memory lane, and how software could bridge the best of the past and the future. The update this week is about stepping back, to supplement my income with a day-job, while I re-tool the system to break through the noise of convention. I talk a little bit about the resistance I've faced in the software industry around my conclusion that the existing tooling in software development is not sufficient. You Host Firecrow Silvernight from Compare Basic.
2025-12-1020 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicAlgo Observation vs AI: Episode 6This podcast compares the reliability of classical data-science techniques (NGram, MapReduce, Co-ocurrenceMatrix) vs LLM based AI's. It's a shallow dive full of metaphors and humor, or at-least I laughed a lot while recording it.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight
2025-12-0329 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicAlgo Observation vs AI: Episode 6This podcast compares the reliability of classical data-science techniques (NGram, MapReduce, Co-ocurrenceMatrix) vs LLM based AI's. It's a shallow dive full of metaphors and humour, or atleast I laughed a lot while recording it.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight
2025-12-0329 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicIdentity My Frenemie: Episode 5Identity issues rule the world, and our login portal is almost functioning, the symphony of components is doing well. In this episode I give an explanation for how in-human behavior can come from Humans. Through the lens of a fictional scenario, at a fictional company that manufactures screws.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight
2025-11-2620 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicIdentity My Frenemie: Episode 5Identity issues rule the world, and our login portal is almost functioning, the symphony of components is doing well. In this episode I give an explanation for how in-human behavior can come from Humans. Through the lense of a fictional scenario, at a fictional company that manufactures screws.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight
2025-11-2620 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicWhy and How: Episode 4This podcast focuses on the economy of the US and Compare Basic. After an exhausting week it may be a lot to take in. But your host Firecrow Silvernight lays out the motivations and plan for how the Caneka system can build a better business and technology industry.
These references are generally framed, my views do not represent theirs entirely. But they have informed what I present in the podcast and I encourage people to watch them if they have interest.
Links:
Finding The Money/Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100041836/finding-the-money
UNFTR/Youtube: https://youtu.be/UvAjAOdmzBw?si=GRX9JL6...
2025-11-1944 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicWhy and How: Episode 4This podcast focuses on the economy of the US and Compare Basic. After an exhausting week it may be a lot to take in. But your host Firecrow Silvernight lays out the motivations and plan for how the Caneka system can build a better business and technology industry.
These references are generally framed, my views do not represent thiers entirely. But they have informed what I present in the podcast and I encourage people to watch them if they have interest.
Links:
Finding The Money/Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100041836/finding-the-money
UNFTR/Youtube: https://youtu.be/UvAjAOdmzBw?si=GRX9JL6...
2025-11-1944 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicMarketing and Hatred: Episode 3Our third episode focuses on the overlap of marketing that can be combative or competitive. Along with this difference I talk a bit about the seeds of hatred in the modern economy and why some people would seek to find a way out of contributing in a fair way.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight, founder comparebasic.com
2025-11-0521 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicMarketing and Hatred: Episode 3Our third episode focuses on the overlap of marketing that can be combative or competitive. Along with this difference I talk a bit about the seeds of hatred in the modern economy and why some people would seek to find a way out of contributing in a fair way.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight, founder comparebasic.com
2025-11-0521 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicConventions / Cryptography: Episode 2Our second episode focuses on conventions in cryptography and how the resume could be repositioned to help skills-based hiring.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight, founder comparebasic.com
2025-10-2825 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicConventions / Cryptography: Episode 2Our second episode focuses on conventions in cryptography and how the resume could be repositioned to help skills-based hiring.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight, founder comparebasic.com
2025-10-2825 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicPositive Outlook / Juvinile Techno: Episode 1This week is our first episode, it starts with some music I made in my bedroom when I was 17. Then I reflect on what it means to face massive projects. Towards the end, I reflect on an experience I had while hiking in Colorado as a teenager. Psychology comes up throughout the episode as I reflect about the mental health challenges that helped me think deeply about habits that balance short-term and long-term solutions.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight, founder comparebasic.com
2025-10-2117 minMondays on Tuesday - Compare BasicPositive Outlook / Juvinile Techno: Episode 1This week is our first episode, it starts with some music I made in my bedroom when I was 17. Then I reflect on what it means to face massive projects. Towards the end, I reflect on an experience I had while hiking in Colorado as a teenager. Psychology comes up throughout the episode as I reflect about the mental health challenges that helped me think deeply about habbits that balance short-term and long-term solutions.
Your host Firecrow Silvernight, founder comparebasic.com
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