94: Full Sleazy Lock In

Ian and Aaron discuss pricing for Outro.fm, what kind of sponsors Aaron should have on Database School, trips vs. vacations, GPT-5, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, and Laracon AU.

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• (00:00) - Trip vs. Vacation
• (05:46) - First Real School
• (12:23) - An Update on Satisficing
• (14:00) - Polls in Outro.fm
• (23:11) - Outro.fm Pricing
• (42:44) - GPT-5
• (59:10) - Sponsors for Database School?
• (01:09:40) - Ian's Getting Organized
• (01:23:15) - LifeOS Update

Links:

• AWD vs. 4WD
• Call Screening in iOS 26
• Parkinson's Law
• Justin Jackson on Bluesky
• Tatami - email monitoring & alerting
• GPT-5 is here
• Sam Altman's tweet showing the Death Star
• NotebookLM
• Bear.app
• Database School
• Obsidian
• Notion Calendar

Creators and Guests

Host

Aaron Francis

Founder of Solo. Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins!

Host

Ian Landsman

Founder HelpSpot, LaraJobs, and Outro.fm

Producer

Dave Hicking

Agency Partnerships at @laravelphp

What is Mostly Technical?

Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.