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Ian and Aaron talk about Laravel New'ing....again....and what that means for Outro, plus huge updates coming to Solo, Aaron's generative universe, and more. Sponsored by Svix, Maileroo, Bento, PostShiba, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Ian's Still Sick (03:59) - Laravel New? (19:49) - Pricing for Outro 2.0 (30:38) - More on Outro 2.0 (37:38) - Solo on Linux (42:54) - Headless Solo (50:15) - GUI Chats? (58:57) - Aaron's Generative Universe (01:23:20) - OpenCode Was Hacked Links:Ian’s tweet about laravel newToken TownOutroSoloOpenCode getting hackedDaybreak BlueYubiKey

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to NYC to see the Amp crew, Aaron's weekend getaway, fighting online with Jesse Bentley, and craziest of all - should Ian 'Laravel New' Outro? Sponsored by Svix, Bento, PostShiba, Laracon AU, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Rocks In The Stream (16:15) - Orbin In Person (24:54) - Aaron's First Internet Business (40:42) - Giant Buttons (43:49) - Jesse & Ian Are Fighting (52:54) - Operation Double (01:05:23) - 'Laravel New' Outro? (01:11:18) - Resets Links:Broken Bow, OklahomaAmp & OrbsIan’s Orbin shirtDaybreakThesis: 2027 (Every)acct229.comacct2031.comLaravel Cloud CLIJesse’s tweet on pricingJason Cohen’s video on raising pricesAntoine’s tweet on Fernand cancellationsHelpSpot

Ian and Aaron discuss OpenAI's Dots, Aaron's trip to Denver, working with tests in the AI era, big things coming to Laravel, and a whole lot more. Sponsored by Svix, Bento, PostShiba, SerpAPI, Laracon AU, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - America, Coke Zero (07:14) - Aaron Went To Denver (09:58) - Big Things Coming To Laravel (18:46) - The Milwaukee Brewers (26:41) - A Reverse Epiphany (37:15) - Mini Motorways (46:45) - Dot & AI Agents (01:03:14) - Can AI Companies Make Money? (01:09:49) - Tests Links:America Coke Zero videoLaravel New videoAll-In PodcastRogue AmoebaLaravel NewsName.comMilwaukee BrewersMini MotorwaysDot by OpenAIPest Browser Testing

Ian and Aaron discuss Opus 5.5, Aaron's HomeOS, Ian's token usage, what's new with Aaron's office, and so much more. Sponsored by Svix, Bento, PostShiba, SerpAPI, Laracon AU, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Ian Loves Developers! (05:16) - I Have Become Aaron, Destroyer of Worlds (12:11) - Update on Aaron's Office (22:18) - Orbin & Mogging (26:36) - Update on Jev (31:19) - HomeOS (48:23) - Opus 5.5 (55:48) - The Best Time Ever To Raise Prices Links:Jesse HanleyClaude DesignOpus 5.5RMFGShapeokoIan's tweet on his token usageJevAaron's tweet about Home OSTillerPlaidYodleeCloudflare Durable ObjectsJason Lemkin

Ian and Aaron discuss the arrival of Jev, whether or not people should take microeconomics classes, Aaron's new office, raising prices, and so much more. Sponsored by Svix, Bento, PostShiba, Valorin Security, SerpAPI, Laracon AU, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Solo Parenting (09:00) - Ian's Very Mad About People on Twitter (17:12) - People Should Take Microeconomics (?) (31:04) - Aaron Is Leasing An Office! (45:22) - Jev! (01:04:56) - Should you charge more or less? Links:Torchy's TacosPapa John'sJon Yongfook's tweet on SaaS moats (retweeted by Aaron)MintlifyCursor's migration off Sanity (Lee Robinson)BannerbearX-CarveShapeokoJevCodexJesse Hanley's tweet on raising prices

Ian and Aaron talk about their trip to Vegas, what's cooking with Outro & Solo, Ian's travel woes, something called a Zoox, and so much more. Sponsored by Svix, Bento, PostShiba, Valorin Security, SerpAPI, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - A Weak Vocal Constitution (13:55) - CabanaConf Takeaways (21:36) - Build Bento on Bento? (28:18) - Burning Tokens for Solo (35:46) - Fixes for Outro (39:59) - Training a Model (48:30) - What if Solo had a universal agent? (01:00:46) - Ian's Travel Woes (01:07:38) - Aaron Took a Zoox Links:TailscaleOutroSolo19thLaravel AI SDKRivian self-drivingAaron's data structures and algorithms promptIan's tweet on moving from medium to high on AstraZoox

Ian and Aaron discuss the release of GPT-6 "Astra", building Solo for Linux, Ian's camera setup, why Outro isn't out yet, and so much more. Sponsored by Svix, Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Happy Labor Day (03:02) - Rippin Astra Tokens (17:04) - Solo On Linux? (26:09) - 4000 Photos of Horses (41:04) - What's New With Outro? (49:27) - Aaron's Training a Model (01:00:32) - No More Astra Left (01:09:06) - Vegas, Baby. Vegas. Links:GPT-6 AstraBlenderElevenLabsAaron's tweet on the fantasy world he's buildingAaron's tweet on writing in-depth plans/specsOmarchyAaron's tweet on TailscaleIan's tweet with horse photosAmp OrbsLightroomEric Barnes' football photosIan's tweet on the Sony 50-150mm f/2Viltrox AF 85mm f/2 EVO (Sony E)Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 GJason Cohen (A Smart Bear)Solo

Ian and Aaron discuss the release of Solo v0.10, Aaron's trip to Boise, Ian's trip to the fair, why Ian's all in on Orbs, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Typesense. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Producer Steve Got Married! (07:53) - Aaron's Unifying Theory on Wedding Toasts (17:02) - Ian Went To The Fair (27:30) - Notion? (and Linear) (35:28) - Moats (40:40) - Solo's Huge New Release (55:41) - It's Orbin' Time (01:10:30) - Aaron's Credit Card Strategy (01:24:28) - Book Update Links:Aaron's wedding photo (Steve Tenuto's wedding)Steve Tenuto on XIan's tweet on moatsSoloAaron's Solo release threadAmp OrbsMatt Stenson on XAmex Gold CardAmex Platinum CardAwardWalletGreat Illustrated Classics

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's trip to Copenhagen for Laravel Live DK, meeting DHH, having "the hell trip home", using AI to beat Air Canada's bureaucracy, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Svix. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Back In the Land of the Free (01:52) - Happy Anniversary! (04:22) - Aaron's First Intl Biz Class Flight (12:04) - Laravel Live DK (22:05) - Aaron's Talk & Meeting DHH (32:58) - DHH & Taylor's Fireside Chat (42:27) - The Spoon Is An Airplane (56:22) - The Hell Trip Home (01:17:41) - Scheming With Codex (01:27:34) - A Quick Controversy Links:Abigail Otwell's airport photo (Aaron in line behind Taylor & Abigail)Laravel Live DKDHH on Twitter/XOmacom Foundation launches with $8 million (Omarchy blog)GeocodioTom Crary on Twitter/XTaylor's video of Aaron trying caviarFlighty (iOS app)Ian's tweet of the chairs Aaron slept on

Ian is joined by Jesse Hanley, founder of Bento, to discuss everything from Grok Bot to finding your ideal customer to the future of knowledge work and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Svix. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Settle All Family Business (02:04) - Grok's Bot (12:43) - AI & Knowledge Work (35:17) - How much can one person automate? (46:42) - Will normies use bots? (59:29) - Jesse's videos (01:12:17) - Growing Revenue (01:20:11) - Finding your ideal customer (01:33:56) - Cameras (01:41:51) - Life in Japan Links:Jesse Hanley / @jessethanley — founder-in-the-park videos live hereGrok "bot" agent app (xAI)OpenClaw Hermes Agent (Nous Research) Less Annoying CRMBen Orenstein Laravel Live Japan TatamiMax MRR articleHidden Multipliers (book/audiobook)Find Your Carol workshopA Smart Bear blogJason CohenSony FX30Sony a6000 (body)Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 (Sony E)Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS (Ian's)Kase FiltersPatrick McKenzie

Ian & Aaron discuss what's coming to Solo, how Aaron's running marketing at Laravel, why Ian swears by a cabana, and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Svix. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Cabana Life (12:44) - Using Linear for Marketing (22:57) - Who's agent should you use? (33:02) - Marketing = Engineering? (45:37) - Aaron's hit tweet (56:42) - Solo Updates (01:04:27) - Laravel Live Denmark Links:Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater BeachMartha's VineyardSurf StyleJason Cohen has the DropInBlog founder on the showJason Cohen's new book, Hidden MultipliersLaracon US photosSam Sappenfield's tweet"We built laracon.us/photos. We're not developers."Aaron's codebase-audit tweetSolotermLaravel Live DenmarkAaron's DSA audit prompt gist

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's first week as VP of Marketing & Community at Laravel, why he's writing manifestos in Notion, Ian's huge week with AI coding, and an update on Nachogate. Plus Ian's live from a cabana, ending Token Town (RIP to a real one), and so much more. Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Svix. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Live from a cabana (03:26) - The End of Token Town (10:39) - Aaron's First Week (28:03) - A few manifestos (44:24) - 1:1's (53:40) - Ian's Mega AI Coding Week (01:10:21) - Nachogate Update (01:12:43) - Aaron's Studio Update (01:18:25) - The next Illustrated Classics Links:Aaron's Notion setupTaylor's tweet about TrelloRands In Repose: The Update, The Vent, and The Disaster John O'Nolan's tweet indicating some discrepancies with the nacho storyGreat Illustrated Classics

Ian and Aaron are back for a second episode this week to talk about more LaraProm & Laracon follow up, why Ian will never ship Outro (kidding), and.....adding rice to your nachos? Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Svix. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Aaron's First Real Day (04:38) - LaraProm -> Laracon (23:05) - Never Ship (37:33) - Nachos With Rice (47:06) - First Class Is Better (53:29) - Aaron's Sewing Machine (01:02:47) - Shower Wine Follow Up Links:Laracon US Day 1 StreamLaracon US Day 2 StreamHannah Gzehoviak on TwitterHouse of Blanks

Ian and Aaron are back after Laracon US to talk about....Aaron's new job as VP of Marketing & Community at Laravel?! Plus a recap of LaraProm, something called "shower wine", and more. Sponsored by Bento, DropInBlog, Valorin Security, and Svix. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - We're back, baby (01:26) - VP of Marketing & Community (14:15) - What prepared Aaron for this position? (27:31) - Grand Unifying Theory of Laravel Marketing (50:21) - What's next for Try Hard? (55:28) - Shower wine (?) (01:04:06) - The future of MT (01:16:11) - LaraProm Links:Laracon USLaravel Live UKAaron's tweet announcing his new jobChris Fidao on TwitterSoloIan's LaraProm Photos

Ian and Aaron discuss letting Sol Ultra rip for over 2 days straight, Aaron's new side project, problems with macOS, trying to price AI usage in apps, and more. Sponsored by Bento & DropInBlog. Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Going to Laracon?  Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party! (00:00) - Tim Cook's Office (06:00) - Introducing cfmpeg (12:27) - Ian & ElevenLabs (15:04) - Subscriptions In Outro (18:45) - World Cup (24:06) - Sol Ultra (28:07) - An Update on HelpSpot AI Pricing (52:04) - Aaron’s Custom Model (01:07:40) - Next Week: Laracon US! (01:10:23) - Great Illustrated Classics Links:cfmpegElevenLabsGPT-5.6 SolIan on Notes on WorkHelpSpot AIToken Town Episode 008BigSkyDevConfLaracon USGreat Illustrated Classics