FAANG is dead; long live MANAMANA!

This week, Robbie and Chuck discuss Fresca’s nostalgic comeback, generalization vs specialization in web dev, the death of FAANG, and the career impact of AI. They also talk about the future of self-driving cars, the relevance of college education, and the ethics around digital media ownership. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:55) - Alcoholic Fresca (07:06) - MANAMANA (10:03) - Hot takes (10:17) - Blow Pops vs Tootsie Pops (11:30) - Are self-driving cars a good or bad idea? (16:32) - How technology is changing education (21:41) - Specialist vs generalist (27:37) - Non-alchoholic Fresca (28:28) - AI and the future (29:43) - Videogames and community (37:53) - Rails vs Django (39:41) - Console gaming (41:24) - How streaming and downloadable media has changed gaming (46:39) - Game development (50:22) - Coke products and Costco Links Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda Coca-Cola: https://www.coca-cola.com High Noon: https://www.highnoonspirits.com White Claw: https://www.whiteclaw.com Long Drink: https://thelongdrink.com Meta: https://www.meta.com Apple: https://www.apple.com Netflix: https://netflix.com Amazon: https://amazon.com Microsoft: https://microsoft.com Alphabet: https://abc.xyz NVIDIA: https://www.nvidia.com The Muppets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppets Blow Pop: https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Blow_Pops Tootsie Pop: https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Tootsie_Pop Tesla: https://www.tesla.com Black Mirror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror Range Rover: https://www.landroverusa.com/range-rover Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org React: https://react.dev Django: https://www.djangoproject.com Rails: https://rubyonrails.org Web3: https://web3.foundation Diablo: https://diablo4.blizzard.com Tears of the Kingdom: https://zelda.nintendo.com/tears-of-the-kingdom Skyrim: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim10 Animal Crossing: https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com Pokemon Go: https://pokemongolive.com The Sims: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims FIFA: https://www.fifa.com Halo: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/halo The Need for Speed: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed Resident Evil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil Tomb Raider: https://www.tombraider.com PHP: https://www.php.net Ember: https://emberjs.com Python: https://www.python.org Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org .NET: https://dotnet.microsoft.com XBOX: https://www.xbox.com Playstation: https://www.playstation.com Dax: https://x.com/thdxr How About Tomorrow: https://tomorrow.fm Google Stadia: https://stadia.google.com/gg Analogue: https://www.analogue.co Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net Steam: https://store.steampowered.com EA: https://www.ea.com Gamestop: https://www.gamestop.com Costco: https://www.costco.com Connect with Madison Website: https://madisonkanna.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/madisonkanna YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MadisonKanna Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.