TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards

This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Dave "Macho Man Randy Standards" Rupert about whiskey, web culture, and the quirks of building side projects. They dive into the shifting landscape of the web—AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and the joy (and pain) of creative tinkering. In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(03:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Suntory World Whiskey Ao(16:30) - Is the open web in decline?(17:16) - How we search and learn in 2025(22:31) - Discovering Strudel(24:44) - Dave’s Strudel vibe-coding experiment(27:15) - The promise and limits of AI in programming(28:39) - Getting into spec-driven development(34:11) - The pain of publishing apps(36:51) - Weird camera quirks across platforms(40:19) - Could you code on a horse?(41:35) - Voice-based vibe-coding(42:45) - Making coding approachable for kids(45:54) - Side hustles and money outside tech(52:04) - Dave's shoutout to Storybook(58:49) - Plugs Links ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/ Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple Descript: https://www.descript.com/ Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-rewinds-to-the-2000s-with-decades-y2k-menu-featuring-iconic-fan McDonald's McRib: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcrib.html Pringles: https://www.pringles.com/ JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript Astro: https://astro.build/ Vue: https://vuejs.org/ Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ Mitosis: https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosis React: https://react.dev/ SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/ Trent Walton: https://trentwalton.com/ CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/ The Verge: https://www.theverge.com Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp Kottke: https://kottke.org/ GitHub: https://github.com/ Strudel: https://strudel.cc/ Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/ Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot Bolt: https://bolt.new/ Lovable: https://lovable.dev/ Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/ Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/ Intel: https://www.intel.com/ Coder: https://coder.com/ Kiro: https://kiro.dev/ Peppeteer: https://pptr.dev/ Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/ MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/ Linux: https://www.linux.org/ Fuji: https://global.fujifilm.com/ Lomography: https://www.lomography.com iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/ Vim: https://www.vim.org/ Warp Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jFHfIvyf8 Pico 8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php Lua: https://www.lua.org/ COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL Spike LEGO Education: https://spike.legoeducation.com/ South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/ Hassle Free Home: https://myhasslefreehome.com/ Storybook: https://storybook.js.org/ Brad Frost: https://x.com/brad_frost Riverside: https://riverside.com/ FAST: https://fast.design/ Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/ Notion: https://www.notion.com/ All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/ Connect with Dave Website: https://daverupert.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davatron5000.bsky.social Connect with the hosts Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink 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 MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.