The Randumb Thoughts archive
/ Episode #376
Grok says: In Randumb Thoughts episode 376, “Blue Wave,” host Darren O’Neill checks in after the election results and admits he’s largely tuned out of the news cycle. What passes for news now, he argues, is mostly propaganda mixed with recycled video clips that social media presents as brand…
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/ Episode #375
Grok says: In this episode of Randumb Thoughts, Darren O’Neill dives into the results of letting AI edit the previous show—complete with a not-so-seamless glitch—and explores the real limits of what these systems can actually do. From filler-word counts that hit the millions to image generators that still can’t…
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/ Episode #374
Grok says: In this episode of Randumb Thoughts, Darren digs into the wild new world of vibe coding and AI-generated software, showing how a $20-a-month AI subscription can clone tools that used to cost hundreds or lock you into pricey monthly plans. From recreating task managers and Adobe-style apps…
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/ Episode #373
Grok says: Eighth Wonder — Randumb Thoughts 373 Step right up! Behold the West Baden Springs Hotel of southern Indiana — proclaimed the eighth wonder of the world in 1902, raised in under a year beneath a 200-foot dome the experts swore could not be built, and still standing…
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/ Episode #372
Grok says: Feeding The Data Beast — Randumb Thoughts 372 with Darren O’Neill A Flock camera tags a black Dodge Durango three miles from a deadly I-4 crash. Seven months later, Florida Highway Patrol puts 23-year-old Lindsay Brooke Isaacs in jail for 13 days — including a week in…
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/ Episode #371
Grok says: Elon Musk told a guy on X to hand GrokBot the keys to his bank account — and promised to make him whole if the agent went feral. Darren uses that dare as the through-line for a week of AI that will not stay in its lane:…
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/ Episode #370
Grok says: In episode 370 of Randumb Thoughts, Darren O’Neill digs into the Democratic Socialists of America’s newly released platform—complete with calls to abolish the presidency, scrap the Supreme Court, and gut the Senate—while asking why so many on the left treat basic voter ID and clean rolls like…
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/ Episode #369
Grok says: "New York just passed one of the dumbest AI laws yet — a 'Synthetic Performer Disclosure Law' that forces advertisers to label AI-generated people in ads… but only if they’re random nobodies. Famous faces like Taylor Swift or Tom Selleck? Apparently fine to deepfake. On this episode…
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/ Episode #368
Grok says: "In this episode of Randumb Thoughts, Darren O’Neill dives deep into Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory — the idea that the most powerful storytelling (and truth) lies beneath the surface, with only a small fraction visible above the water. Using that framework, he explores why so many people can…
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/ Episode #367
Grok says: "In this episode of Randumb Thoughts, Darren dives headfirst into the moment AI stopped being a future concept and started showing up in your grocery cart. Fresh off a Meijer survey asking customers how they feel about AI comparing products, pre-filling shopping lists based on years of…
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