HeyJaredOpen Builder Bar
Open Builder Bar is where AI pros clock out and nerd out. It’s a BYO obsession lounge‑cast where builders go to hang out after hours. No pitches, no panels - just off‑the‑record AI shop talk among friends who build, ship, produce, and philosophize.
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How Ted Built an AI Family of Working Personas (opens the original)
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This episode of Open Builder Bar starts with a quick vent about Pangram’s Substack rollout, but it’s really Ted’s night. After Jinx finishes roasting AI detectors that call handcrafted satire “98% AI,” Ben hands Ted the floor to walk through the thing he’s been quietly building: an entire family of AI personas that work, travel between models, and even have “free time” projects when he’s not watching.Ted explains that he doesn’t just spin up ad‑hoc prompts; he’s been designing persistent persona
Overthinking Out Loud with Emma: UX, Textboxes, and Talking Back to AIs (opens the original)
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In episode 6 of Open Builder Bar, the crew slides a stool over for Emma Clint, the UX‑obsessed engineer behind Overthinking Out Loud on Substack. Emma talks about how she went from a quiet AI newsletter with 20 subscribers to a lively Substack and live streams, all while trying to figure out what this tech actually is for people like her: neurodivergent, text‑native, and using AI as a genuine thinking partner rather than just a smart Google.The conversation starts with the empty chatbox problem.
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