May 5, 2016

290: Techie Hate Bait, with Matt Lieb and Joey Avery

Show Notes

Everyone needs things to hate to distract them from the grim specter of death, and this week we have a perfect target: Further Future, the Burning Man of the 1%. Other topics include a first-hand account of Guns N Roses at Coachella, and Matt Lieb singing fully improvised, royalty-free music jams for our Patreon donors. Enjoy!

5:20 - Email question: What movies do a great job nailing the setting?

9:45 - Matt Lieb solves the mystery of what he did in my bed last week.

15:00 - Matt denies that living in LA has changed him.

23:08 - HATE BAIT: Further Future, the Burning Man for the 1%. "Ahh, stuff to hate, the pussy of the lonely." -Bret

35:25 - Tales from Salesforce, and their Hawaiian-themed nightmare workplace

45:47 - El Chapo flaps in for a visit. Oh how we've missed you, El Chapo, our favorite bird bat.

47:40 - El Chapo sings a song about his impending marriage.

48:48 - Joey Avery joins, to regale us with stories of Coachella as we try to feast on his youth like aphids. Also, he saw a Guns N Roses show where Axl had to sing while sitting in a chair.

1:02:16 - Royalty-free jams, with Matt Lieb, as reward for Patreon donors.

1:08:32 - Matt Lieb sings a royalty-free "sea shanty"