TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards

This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Dave "Macho Man Randy Standards" Rupert about whiskey, web culture, and the quirks of building side projects. They dive into the shifting landscape of the web—AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and the joy (and pain) of creative tinkering. In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(03:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Suntory World Whiskey Ao(16:30) - Is the open web in decline?(17:16) - How we search and learn in 2025(22:31) - Discovering Strudel(24:44) - Dave’s Strudel vibe-coding experiment(27:15) - The promise and limits of AI in programming(28:39) - Getting into spec-driven development(34:11) - The pain of publishing apps(36:51) - Weird camera quirks across platforms(40:19) - Could you code on a horse?(41:35) - Voice-based vibe-coding(42:45) - Making coding approachable for kids(45:54) - Side hustles and money outside tech(52:04) - Dave's shoutout to Storybook(58:49) - Plugs Links ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whiskyJim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineappleDescript: https://www.descript.com/Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-rewinds-to-the-2000s-with-decades-y2k-menu-featuring-iconic-fanMcDonald's McRib: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcrib.htmlPringles: https://www.pringles.com/JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScriptAstro: https://astro.build/Vue: https://vuejs.org/Svelte: https://svelte.dev/Mitosis: https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosisReact: https://react.dev/SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/Trent Walton: https://trentwalton.com/CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/ampReddit: https://www.reddit.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/The Verge: https://www.theverge.comGoogle Amp: https://developers.google.com/ampKottke: https://kottke.org/GitHub: https://github.com/Strudel: https://strudel.cc/Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_ParkMicrosoft: https://www.microsoft.com/Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilotBolt: https://bolt.new/Lovable: https://lovable.dev/Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/Intel: https://www.intel.com/Coder: https://coder.com/Kiro: https://kiro.dev/Peppeteer: https://pptr.dev/Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/Linux: https://www.linux.org/Fuji: https://global.fujifilm.com/Lomography: https://www.lomography.comiPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/Vim: https://www.vim.org/Warp Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jFHfIvyf8Pico 8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.phpLua: https://www.lua.org/COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOLSpike LEGO Education: https://spike.legoeducation.com/South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_ParkJeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_BezosElon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_MuskHome Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/Hassle Free Home: https://myhasslefreehome.com/Storybook: https://storybook.js.org/Brad Frost: https://x.com/brad_frostRiverside: https://riverside.com/FAST: https://fast.design/Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/Notion: https://www.notion.com/All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/ Connect with Dave Website: https://daverupert.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davatron5000.bsky.social Connect with the hosts Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdAdam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.