Happy New Year 2025! (Issue #196)
Pop punk, quantum vs BTC, occultism & reality, AI driven development, looking for aliens, BTC bar conversations, society of AI agents, politics & tech 2024 reviews, Trussell & Rogan, city & rural folk
Hello and welcome to my newsletter!
Another season 2 instalment…
There a lot in this issue. Huge in variety, quality and volume. It’s definitely Christmas :)
What a crazy year it’s been, with all the politics and the AI stuff and alien drones and quantum computing and bitcoin and crypto. And so much other things. It’s been a real rollercoaster. I think a lot of people are pumped and optimistic about next year. Let’s hope for the best.
I wrote some blog posts, but unfortunately you’ll have to wait until my build minutes reset at the end of the month, cause I can’t publish them to the website until then.
Replacing SaaS with AI agents https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/12/23/replacing-saas-with-ai-agents
The imminent AI vs SaaS war https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/12/24/the-imminent-ai-vs-saas-war
Is Russia is asking the US to dance? https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/12/26/is-russia-asking-the-us-to-dance
Best blog posts of 2024 https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/12/27/best-blog-posts-of-2024
The best blog posts of 2024 has some good reads but also a lot of great interviews and things to listen to. So look out for that in a few days. Something to get you through the last few days of the holidays.
Any new year’s donations for the new laptop fund would of course be amazing and much appreciated. Please donate :)
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Okay…here’s this week’s podcast selection…
The newsletter description has a brief summary of the main topics, dig in, you are bound to find something entertaining or fascinating or indeed both.
Happy New Year to you all and best wishes for 2025!
Podcasts
Konstantin Kissin on Economics, Immigration, Class And Culture War (Mr Obnoxious Podcast) https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/economics-immigration-class-and-the-culture-war-konstantin-kisin
Bitcoin Alpha: Why Quantum Computing Can’t Kill Bitcoin with Matt Corallo (TFTC Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/226249?episode=31345893001
Mitch Horowitz: Occultism and the Fight For Reality - Live From CX (Team Human Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/52239?episode=31256775017
Rushkoff's Christmas Monologue: Corleone-Style Diplomacy and the Post-human Future (Team Human Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/52239?episode=31603443058
Codeium’s Vision For AI-Driven Development with Varun Mehan Ep#2064 (This Week in Startups Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/788244?episode=31389418510
Best of 2024 With Heather Wheaton Ep#318 (Punk Till I Die Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/351697?episode=31389393944
Who will win the multi-trillion dollar race for AI supremacy in 2025? Ep#2080 (Keen On Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/240566?episode=31508590621
Adam Frank: Alien Civilisations and the Search For Extraterrestrial Life Ep#455 (Lex Fridman Podcast) https://lexfridman.com/adam-frank
You’ve Been Lied To Your Whole Life! with WAR MODE Ep#567 (TFTC Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/226249?episode=31476697042
“Society of AI Agents” | Jason Teng (Virtuals Protocol) (Bankless Podcast) https://www.bankless.com/podcast/building-a-digital-nation-of-autonomous-ai-agents-the-story-behind-virtuals
Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populism, and the worst politician of the year (The Rest is Politics Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5083933?episode=31549106292
Sam Callahan Bitcoin Current Events Rollup Ep#214 (We Study Billionaires - Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast) https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/sam-callahan-bitcoin-current-events-rollup/
Duncan Trussell Ep#2247 (Joe Rogan Experience Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/550168?episode=31571799409
The Year in Review: A Look at the Top Stories of 2024 (This Week in Tech Podcast) https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1011?autostart=false
Merry Bitcoin Christmas Ep#337 (Rabbit Hole Recap Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5436375?episode=31614655047
Michael Waddell Ep#2248 (Joe Rogan Experience Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/550168?episode=31613658860
That’s all from me…
Best regards,
Mark
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