Scripting News podcast podcast

Scripting News podcast

Podcasts from Dave Winer, editor of the Scripting News blog, since 1994.

Podcasts from Dave Winer, editor of the Scripting News blog, since 1994.

 

#25

Just answer the question, please, dear ChatGPT

Dave Winer explores his frustrations with ChatGPT's tendency to overcomplicate simple prog... more

05 Aug 2025

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05 Aug 2025


#24

A podcast user's API

On [Thursday] (http://scripting.com/2025/07/31.html) I wrote: "It would be interesting if ... more

03 Aug 2025

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03 Aug 2025


#23

Wired and Harvard, big change still coming

I've been thinking a lot about Harvard lately, and a revealing podcast [interview] (https:... more

01 Aug 2025

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01 Aug 2025


#22

AI should behave like a computer

"Behave like a computer. That's where we start." ChatGPT is not a programming partner, it'... more

31 Jul 2025

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31 Jul 2025


#21

AI is a revolution

I listened to an Evan Osnos [podcast] (https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/w... more

29 Jul 2025

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29 Jul 2025


#20

Do blogs need comments?

[WordCamp Canada] (https://canada.wordcamp.org/2025/) is doing a great job of [creating] (... more

17 Jul 2025

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17 Jul 2025


#19

Rebooting the Democratic Party

Fleshing out an idea I [presented] (http://scripting.com/2025/07/11.html#a132231) on Scrip... more

14 Jul 2025

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14 Jul 2025


#18

Holding your nose, the aftermath (and it's not pretty imho)

This is a followup to the [podcast of June 17] (https://shownotes.scripting.com/scripting/... more

25 Jun 2025

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25 Jun 2025


#17

WordPress and me

I wanted to do a brief podcast to explain how [WordLand] (https://this.how/wordland/) came... more

23 Jun 2025

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23 Jun 2025


#16

Hold your nose and vote for Cuomo

Today is a good day to talk about where the Democrats should go. The Democratic Party tole... more

17 Jun 2025

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17 Jun 2025


#15

The Knicks won game 5

I've been tuned in for the NBA playoffs this year, as I am every year, but especially this... more

30 May 2025

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30 May 2025


#14

Building a billionaire's network

This started out as an open podcast to my friend [Jeff Jarvis] (https://en.wikipedia.org/w... more

29 Apr 2025

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29 Apr 2025


#13

ChatGPT deserves our respect (at least)

I'd love to read an article or listen to a mainstream news podcast that explained how peop... more

27 Apr 2025

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27 Apr 2025


#12

We still need universities

Another permanent rant -- about how universities can be reorganized to do more for us, and... more

20 Mar 2025

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20 Mar 2025


#11

Dems must campaign 365 days every year

This is my permanent political rant, podcast-style. The Repubs figured it out via Trump in... more

14 Feb 2025

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14 Feb 2025


#10

The Repubs are trying to kill you

On Bluesky, I [wrote a post] (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oety7qbfx7x6exn2ytrwikmr/po... more

28 Jan 2025

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28 Jan 2025


#9

It couldn't hurt to have a better lifeboat

I posted this to both [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/scripting.com/post/3lfncckr2sc2h... more

13 Jan 2025

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13 Jan 2025


#8

How I view WordPress

I had my first confrontation about what's stirring in the WordPress world. I've tried to ... more

08 Jan 2025

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08 Jan 2025


#7

Don't let ChatGPT strategize for you

It's been a while since I released a podcast so here goes.. As a programming partner, Chat... more

19 Dec 2024

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19 Dec 2024


#6

We all own and no one owns podcasting

I keep having to answer the question of what I think about Podcasting 2.0, I thought I sho... more

09 Dec 2024

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09 Dec 2024


#5

Don't give him any ideas

"I hope this doesn't give Trump any ideas" is what I thought when I heard that the preside... more

05 Dec 2024

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05 Dec 2024


#4

We elected Archie Bunker

[Sources Go Direct] (http://scripting.com/2022/04/13/165056.html?title=sourcesGoDirectExpl... more

26 Nov 2024

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26 Nov 2024


#3

We found the kamalahq team!

I've been saying this for twenty years -- the Dems shut down their campaign presence on th... more

19 Nov 2024

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19 Nov 2024


#2

A Wednesday morning ramble

We start with what didn't work about the election of 2024 as the question du jour, and the... more

13 Nov 2024

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13 Nov 2024


#1

WordPress is too valuable to overlook

The [piece] (http://scripting.com/2024/10/21/155259.html) that inspired this post. The ne... more

24 Oct 2024

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24 Oct 2024