HeyJaredOxide and Friends
Oxide hosts a weekly Discord show where we discuss a wide range of topics: computer history, startups, Oxide hardware bringup, and other topics du jour.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 16, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #191 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 23, 2026
Latest episodes
For Want of a Resistor (opens the original)
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When the supply chain crunch catches up with you, sometimes a tiny resistor the size of a fleck of pepper is the difference between a world-class computer and... e-waste. Members of the Oxide operations and electrical engineering teams join Bryan and Adam to discuss how close we came to stopping production, for want of a resistor. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal , speakers included Robert "RFK" Keith , Eric Aasen , Scott Tagwerker, and Steve Tuck . Previously, on Oxide and Frien
Emulating Oxide: How Faux Can You Go? (opens the original)
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We've been hosting a live show weekly on Mondays at 5p for about an hour, and recording them all; here is the recording . How do you test configurations you haven't built yet? Steve, Andrew, and Rain join Bryan and Adam to talk about the transformative power of the Oxide emulation environment, VOXEL, and how it has accelerated development in many domains. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal , speakers included Steve Karam , Andrew Stone, and Rain Paharia . Previously, on Oxide and F
AI Detection with Max Spero (opens the original)
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More and more, people are relying on AI to do their writing for them. Is this the new normal, or the intellectual equivalent of claiming take-out is your own home cooking? Max Spero, founder and CEO of Pangram, joined Bryan and Adam to discuss how they distinguish AI and human authorship. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal , our special guest was Max Spero . Previously, on Oxide and Friends: OxF: Hiring Processes with Gergely Orosz OxF: Shell Game with Evan Ratliff OxF: Predictions
The Return to the Chamber of Mysteries (opens the original)
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Oxide returns to the chamber... of EMC compliance to earn FCC approval to sell our next generation rack. Did it go smoothly? If it had, would there be a podcast episode? Oxide teammates Robert, Dan, and Stu join Bryan and Adam to discuss the trials and triumph! In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal , speakers included Robert "RFK" Keith , Dan Chirpich, and Stu Donnan. Previously, on Oxide and Friends: OxF s03e04 - Oxide and the Chamber of Mysteries Some of the topics we hit on, in the
The Open Weight Revolution with Simon Willison (opens the original)
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Simon Willison joined Bryan and Adam to discuss a wild couple of weeks in AI. First, we have a high-profile, AI-induced, AI-diagnosed security incident. Next we have the rise of frontier-class open-weights models. Who's for or against open weights? Do they make for a more or less secure future? Exciting times! In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal , our special guest was Simon Willison . Previously, on Oxide and Friends: OxF: Shell Game with Evan Ratliff OxF: Discovering the XZ Backdo
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Apple #191 · US
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