Episode 495

Ask Noah Show 495

June 9th, 2026

52 mins 51 secs

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About this Episode

This week Noah and Steve talk about why they'll be at Southeast Linuxfest. Noah introduces everyone to the Ai embedded in his rental car, and the boys finally find a Z-Wave thermostat!

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00:50 Intro

  • When AI can be good
  • Conversing with AI
  • Varying AI model quality
  • Creativity and AI
  • Prompt engineering
  • Write into the show about AI
  • Accelerator for people already have a base skill

10:00 SELF and Picking Conferences

  • Self is this Weekend
  • Please come to SELF
  • Really use help Wednesday
  • New Venue
  • Why go to SELF
  • Conference size
  • Watch for the ANS meetup

15:55 Door bells - Ziggy

22:15 Thermostats - Tim

  • RadioThermostat CT50
  • Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave Programmable Thermostat (Model TH6320ZW2007)

25:30 UL Listed

  • UL, ETL, CE certification
  • European way of doing things
  • UL508A
  • Gosund Wo1 Tuya smart outlet

30:00 AI in Cars

  • AI built into rental
  • Noah's AI experience
  • AI Audio clips
  • AI engages with you
  • Safety concerns
  • Possibility of latent functionality

40:20 Age Verification

  • California's Digital Age Assurance Act
  • Open Source getting a pass in CA and CO
  • Privacy trade offs
  • Pattern of freedom and contraction
  • ItsFoss

48:00 OpenAI IPO

  • Large evaluations
  • Fundraising with out fundraising
  • May be a cash out move
  • Going public "opens the books"
  • CNBC

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