Justin and Jason discuss using Percona for just-in-time MySQL consulting and the idea of offering time-and-a-half "no-wait" rates for AnyFu, the idea of hiring open source experts to write custom patches, using GUIDs in place of auto-increment IDs to solve detached MySQL slave inserts, how Jason has been advising a startup as a consulting CTO,...

Justin and Jason discuss the technologies (Node.js, Socket.io & Redis) that Justin and Udi are using to build digedu's chat system, using CSS fixed positioning for popups on tablets, the influence of good looks on success, Miss Korea contestants and plastic surgery, and Jason's idea for scoring your looks, using Google Trends to beat the...

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's new Basis watch and his get fit plan, the upcoming MicroConf conference, how the NASA-backed fusion engine could cut a Mars trip down to 30 days, how one guy's code made it into a Hollywood movie, how Jason wants to shoot a sci-fi webisode with his friend Phil and how they were...

Justin and Jason discuss Philippe Monnet's visit to Pasadena, a new structure for the show, living on Soylent, the idea of dying on Mars and how to get there fast, the myth of focus, moments of opportunity for startups, echo chambers and the benefits of ignoring the competition, prospecting experts for AnyFu, learning to emotionally disengage from projects, Jason's...

Justin and Jason discuss the new server and router for running Catalyst sessions locally, how to keep the databases in sync and plans for the Catalyst software, how a couple of bug fixes have dramatically improved Pluggio's stability and performance and the possibility of growing or selling it, the Chromebook donated to Catalyst by Ben Rhodes, the AnyFu expert recruiting process, the sleuthing of Jason's secret...

Justin and Jason discuss Udi's stay in Pasadena and his working relationship with Justin, how to manage sessions between a Javascript client and a RESTful API, solving the Catalyst network problems and why Jason thinks Javascript isn't the easiest language for kids to learn, thoughts on the Code.org video, how Pluggio was hacked, the...

Justin and Jason discuss the Uber nearest drivers challenge, specifically a clarification on Jason's "reinvention" of the quad tree algorithm as well as a description of a new and improved version, Udi's arrival and participation in a Catalyst session, the Catalyst text-adventure project, future plans for the Catalyst IDE and the idea...

Justin and Jason talk about Udi coming to America, whether Justin should use the $$ framework for Digedu, Justin's theory on show titles, the role of talent in reaching the highest level's of success, the last Catalyst session, the TechZing bulletin board, Jason and Guyon's solution to the Uber hackathon, how Upverter...

Jason speaks with Ivan Savov about his new book, The No Bullshit Guide to Math & Physics....

Jason speaks with show favorite, Gabriel Weinberg, about how he's managed the growth of DuckDuckGo from 1,000 searches per month to 50 million....