Don't Think for Me

About this Episode

This week, we discuss Meta's Muse, who's spending $500 million on tokens, and why nobody can measure AI ROI. Plus, the case for importing NyQuil by the suitcase.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 592

Runner-up Titles

• You’re Mom’s not sending it via DHL.
• Hope you like your toast blackened.
• Magic of Nerds.
• Are you a Muse boy?
• Hacking Australia.
• I love a good survey.
• Not using the keyboard shortcuts.
• Talking is the new typing.
• Nobody knows what's going on, let's just drive faster
• A foundation of sand
• Just give me an API
• Let's stop asking and start taking
• Who's spending $500 million on tokens?
• Talking is the new typing

Rundown

• Muse
  • Can Muse make us forget the metaverse?
  • The Facebook Fake-Out
  • MongoDB Stock Sinks 18%. Why the CEO Departure Timing Is Bad for the Stock.
  • MongoDB stock tanks after Meta poaches CEO
  • Meta launches enterprise AI platform, hires MongoDB CEO to lead new initiative
• Anthropic
  • What's in Anthropic's IPO Filing
  • Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner
  • Anthropic Cuts Costs on Claude Opus 5.5 as IPO Looms
  • Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
  • What’s in Anthropic’s I.P.O. Filing
• State of AI
  • State of AI
  • AI faces $6 trillion test to justify data centers, Bain says
  • State of Tokenomics, September 2026: AI Tokenomics Insights

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Nonsense

• Cable Identification

Conferences

• DevOpsDays Prague, Oct 5, 2026, Coté speaking.
• VMware Explore Frankfurt 2026, Oct 13-14, 2026 - Coté speaking.
• DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting.
• VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 20-22, 2026
• VMware Explore London, Nov 18-19, 2006, Coté speaking.
• Cloud Native Denmark, Nov 19th, 2026, Coté keynoting, Discount Code: CSVFTW
• Build Stuff, Dec 2-4, 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania. Coté speaking.
• cfgmgmtcamp, Ghent, Belgium, February 1-3, 2027
• SCALE 24x Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027

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