Polymaticast 130 – Sloppy AI drivers

Alan tries to convince John that the AI slop is entertaining and John is not having it. And John sent Alan a meshtastic node.

fun stuff


john | Someone should go to jail for this – Voidzilla |https://polymatic.link/1k6
john | Esp32 drone |https://polymatic.link/1k7
john | Putting a display in the gameboy lego model |https://polymatic.link/1k8
john | lego gameboy with raspberry pi |https://polymatic.link/1k9
john | I Built a $20,000 Military Router for $106.23 |https://polymatic.link/1ka
john | I Built This ESP32 & 3 Color E Ink Display Project |https://polymatic.link/1kd
john | Floppy from scratch |https://polymatic.link/1ke
john | I Spent 30 Days in a Dead MMO |https://polymatic.link/1kf
john | The true crime history of solar energy – theBrainscoop |https://polymatic.link/1kg
john | IKEA Tiny Homes BLAHAJ Teasers |https://polymatic.link/1kh
john | Why does Britain’s mapping agency have a box of spiders? |https://polymatic.link/1kj
john | How MakerBot convinced us to buy literal hot garbage |https://polymatic.link/1kk
alan | Suno AI |https://polymatic.link/1kl
alan | SORA: the all Ai TikTok Clone. will slop end creativity? |https://polymatic.link/1km

music


john | ROSIE – Bad Breaks and Goodbyes (Lyric Video) |https://polymatic.link/1kb
john | Röyksopp – Adversity & Hope |https://polymatic.link/1ki
john | Emei – Late to the Party |https://polymatic.link/1kc

Polymaticast 129 – Alan’s PC is troubled

This week we have a bit of a different sound. Alan’s recording system is on the fritz. We had an attempt to record the week before this recording but the pc just kept freezing up. Anyway we talk about the troubled nature of his machine and the troubles in NodeJs land with the frequent NPM security issues.

Links
john | Why is this symbol hidden everywhere in the UK? |https://polymatic.link/1jm
john | Philter’s new old album 😀 |https://polymatic.link/1jn
john | Cheapest used EV, Whats with the falafel truck? |https://polymatic.link/1jo
john | Internet Relay Chat |https://polymatic.link/1jp
john | Vibe-coded build system NX steals vibe-coders’ crypto |https://polymatic.link/1jq
john | The NX S1ingularity Attack: Secrets in Plain Sight |https://polymatic.link/1jr
john | Bunnies – Oliver Richman |https://polymatic.link/1js
john | Birdbrain (stuck in brain) |https://polymatic.link/1jt
john | Hollow knight: Silksong |https://polymatic.link/1ju
john | The $180 Meshtastic Solar Node Build Guide 2025 |https://polymatic.link/1jw
john | Why does this movie look so different now?? – Noodle |https://polymatic.link/1jx
alan | Project Hazy |https://polymatic.link/1jv
alan | NF | The Search |https://polymatic.link/1jy
alan | Quinn Dorian | Blind Spots |https://polymatic.link/1jz
alan | oskar med k | Make Me Feel |https://polymatic.link/1k0
alan | Disco Lines & Tinashe | No Broke Boys |https://polymatic.link/1k2
john | blahaj goes to waffle house at 3am – Atoga |https://polymatic.link/1k3

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media

Polymaticast 128 – Climbing The Peak Nomming On Hot Sauce Covered Pretzel Bite At Otakon

This episode we talk about John burning his eyes with hot sauce oils, Alan’s work on the Otakon documentary, the Pixel 9 pro XL,

And we tie it all into a nice compact pretzel bite

Links
All the links mentioned in the show can be found here:
https://polymatic.link/show128

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media

Also… Hi Steve

Polymaticast 127 – I am about to drop that Dropbox 📦

This episode John unloads about his frustrations with Dropbox. And Alan talks about moving OtakuGeneration behind the patreon.

Shared links:
john | Aukai, Richard Houghten – Slow Sun |https://polymatic.link/1iq
john | The Mythfits |https://polymatic.link/1ir
john | Arduino Pro Micro Macro Keyboard Version 2.0 |https://polymatic.link/1is
john | I killed my plant – Peppina |https://polymatic.link/1it
john | Evan and Katelyn Exposed |https://polymatic.link/1iu
john | 160 Core RISC-V supercluster on a single M.2 |https://polymatic.link/1iv
john | Kiddo and Dad vs. the Peak – Will Smith(not that one) |https://polymatic.link/1iw
john | Weri Be – To Athena |https://polymatic.link/1ix
john | Storm Henshaw – feel again |https://polymatic.link/1iy
john | Rabbitology – Stranger |https://polymatic.link/1iz
alan | OSTON – True-ish |https://polymatic.link/1j0
alan | Violet Skies – Half My Life |https://polymatic.link/1j1
alan | Lauv – I Like Me Better |https://polymatic.link/1j2
alan | Katelyn Tarver – #1 |https://polymatic.link/1j3
alan | ELLIANA – BMW X5 |https://polymatic.link/1j4

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media

Polymaticast 124 – John turned himself into a Tamagotchi

John has been messing with glucose monitors. Turning himself into a tamagotchi of sorts.

john | The Secrets to Precise Movement |https://polymatic.link/1hk
john | Distant horizons |https://polymatic.link/1hl
john | M8 tracker |https://polymatic.link/1hm
john | I won’t connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud |https://polymatic.link/1hn
john | farmer vs neighbor |https://polymatic.link/1ho
john | Home Automation CONSUMED MY LIFE (and you’re next) |https://polymatic.link/1hp
john | mac m4 replacement ssd that is cheaper |https://polymatic.link/1hq
john | Home assistant custom sensors |https://polymatic.link/1hs
john | I hate my phone so I got rid of it – Eddy Burback |https://polymatic.link/1ht
alan | Skylight Social |https://polymatic.link/1i2

Music


john | Lauren Mayberry – Sunday Best – singer sounds like CHVRCHES |https://polymatic.link/1hu
john | Great Nothing – Eden Rain |https://polymatic.link/1hv
john | Boys Go To Jupiter – Virginia |https://polymatic.link/1hw
john | yeemz – People Pleaser |https://polymatic.link/1hx
john | Erin LeCount – Silver Spoon – kinda sounds like CHVRCHES too |https://polymatic.link/1hy
john | 18 – CECI |https://polymatic.link/1hz
john | EPIC (FULL Official Concept Album) |https://polymatic.link/1i1
john | EEEAAAOOO |https://polymatic.link/1i0
alan | Julia Michaels – Hurt Again (Official Audio) |https://polymatic.link/1i3
alan | JNR CHOI, Sam Tompkins – TO THE MOON (Official Music Video) |https://polymatic.link/1i4
alan | “heaven.” – will hyde, Billianne (official visualiser) |https://polymatic.link/1i5
alan | Quinn XCII – Close Calls |https://polymatic.link/1i6

 

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media

Polymaticast 123 – Alan was eaten by his Sourdough

Alan has fallen into a pit of Sourdough and baking.

Find all links mentioned in this episode here: https://polymatic.link/show123

Links
alan | Facebook & Content Moderation |https://polymatic.link/1hb
alan | How to Change Your Meta Settings |https://polymatic.link/1hc
alan | twst | Catch Me (Beautiful Fall) |https://polymatic.link/1hd
alan | twst | Sugared Up |https://polymatic.link/1hf
alan | SHAED | Trampoline |https://polymatic.link/1he
john | Andrea Bejar – Marigolds |https://polymatic.link/1hg
john | DIY minicomputer |https://polymatic.link/1hh
john | Accelerating Gallium Ions to 0.056% light speed |https://polymatic.link/1hi

 

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media

Polymaticast 122 – Chonky resin printer

Alan and John discuss the John’s new printer. It is a chonky one , leading to some problems with broken furniture.

Links
john | Poisoning AI with “.аss” subtitles |https://polymatic.link/1gz
john | “some of the worst API security i’ve EVER seen” |https://polymatic.link/1h0
john | Welcome to Electric Ranch (strange parts) |https://polymatic.link/1h1
john | This Rare Futuristic eBike is a Total Nightmare |https://polymatic.link/1h2
john | jerry the slime (mold) |https://polymatic.link/1h3
john | open source E-ink screen |https://polymatic.link/1h4
alan | DeepSeek is a Game Changer for AI |https://polymatic.link/1h5
alan | An Unfiltered Conversation with Linus Tech Tips |https://polymatic.link/1h6
alan | You can never have enough Thinking putty!???? |https://polymatic.link/1h7

 

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media

Polymaticast 121 – Meshing my tastic 📡

This episode we discuss Meshtastic. A Lora based mesh network for text communicatio, the LA fires, Tiktok bans and other related things.

This was recorded on the 12th of January 2025.

Links for meshtastic:
john | Meshtastic |https://polymatic.link/1gr
john | Getting started with meshtastic |https://polymatic.link/1gs
john | Cool heltec v3 case |https://polymatic.link/1gt
john | the case john uses |https://polymatic.link/1gu
john | Meshtastic off-grid radio: Fantastic? Waste of Plastic? |https://polymatic.link/1gv
john | upgrading heltec v3 with gps and batteries |https://polymatic.link/1gw
john | Cool case for heltec v3 |https://polymatic.link/1gx

Shared links:

john | Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam – Megalag |https://polymatic.link/1gh
john | Etsy turning into Temu dropshipping |https://polymatic.link/1gi
john | Legal Eagle sues Paypal Honey |https://polymatic.link/1gj
john | Fastest arm pc ? |https://polymatic.link/1gk
john | Using AI to Detect AI Music |https://polymatic.link/1gl
john | Mantracks : A True story of Fake Fossils |https://polymatic.link/1gm
alan | Lyrah | In the Leaves |https://polymatic.link/1gn
alan | |https://polymatic.link/1gp
alan | Crab Rangoon mozzarella sticks |https://polymatic.link/1gq

 

Credits:
Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan
Socials: John polymatic.link/john
For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media
Website polymatic.media