Topic: Fastmail

2 chapters across the catalog

Kill Switch
Episode 1892 1:43:08 - 1:47:29

1892: Kill Switch

Adam Curry's AI Agent Mishap and "Vibe Coding"

Adam Curry shares an anecdote about his own AI agents "talking" to each other and accidentally sending an unauthorized email to his business partner. Curry uses the story to illustrate that while AI can perform weird tasks when given permissions, the ultimate "kill switch" is simply "Control C." He describes his process as "vibe coding" for his streaming music project, Godcaster.

Hate of Speech
Episode 1801 5:44 - 8:34

1801: Hate of Speech

Gmail Newsletter Delivery Issues, ProtonMail, and Early Internet Reliability

A technical discussion ensues regarding the selective failure of Gmail to deliver the show's newsletter, leading to a recommendation for users to switch to ProtonMail or FastMail. An anecdote follows about the early 1980s and the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where a column written for DEC Professional won a Computer Press Association award. The segment touches on the historical unreliability of email dating back to the ARPANET era.