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