Geek Speak with Lyle Troxell Podcast
1) Large Language Models and Human Minds
Most people say LLM are just language prediction systems... but how do human minds work comparatively? Can ChatGPT think, understand, or comprehend? Can you? It's been a while since Ben, Brian, and Ly...Show More
2) Tech News and Non Woo Meditation
NFT insider trading, tech experts urge to resist Crypto industry influences, larges plant is a Sea Grass in Australia, Safari is popular, Microsoft Excel reduces remote data types-and Lyle's hot take ...Show More
3) Delegate, Automate, Concentrate
Quincy Larson is founder and CEO of the non-profit software school freeCodeCamp, where anyone can go and lear to program for free. Quincy is making real change in the world. This episode was recorded ...Show More
4) The Software Arts: Algorithm - Arithmetic
Professor Warren Sack joins me to speak about the history of Algorithm, including Donald Knuth-Art of Computer Programing, Five Axioms of Algorithms, and When Computers Were Human. This is Part 1 of 2...Show More
5) Lasers for listening and seeing, music production, and recycling
In this non-edited episode of GeekSpeak Lyle calls Ben impromptu to chat about using lasers for listening to rooms remotely, lasers being used to view into rooms, Ben's recent focus on Music Productio...Show More
6) Internal Company Podcasts, Some Thoughts
Due to the popularity of the WeAreNetflix podcast I am contacted a bit about my thoughts on company podcasts. The WeAreNetflix podcast started based of an internal only podcast that Michael Paulson an...Show More
7) Wildfire Caused Water Contamination
The San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz County has a partial Do Not Drink / Do Not Boil order in affect: is that order appropriate, what causes Wildfire water contamination, and what are good actions we ...Show More
8) 20 Years of Ubiquitous Rust
Dedi finds a wifi solution they like, Greg is on the road for the first time since the pandemic, Miles is playing with Rust, and Lyle is happy to have the Geeks virtually together to celebrate 20 yea...Show More
9) Motivations of Podcasting and Fretless Instruments
Ben Jaffe deciding to end his fantastic podcast Linear Digressions, Lyle celebrating 20 years hosting GeekSpeak, and geeking out on playing instruments that do not have "frets" like the Cello and Trom...Show More
10) Vacation with Chainsaws, Motors, and Glasses
My vacation included fixing motors, accepting glasses, and milling redwood with chainsaws.