A special bonus episode from a post-show Tiermaker. We were doing this for video so sorry in advance if it's not totally clear on audio. You can watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;A special bonus episode from a post-show Tiermaker. We were doing this for video so sorry in advance if it's not totally clear on audio. You can watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

57 - Bonus: HBO Show Tiermaker!

Ian's joined by Matt Swanson while Aaron is out ✂️. We cover the forgotten victims of the Wordpress drama like Gravatar and Day One, if a bootstrapper should be happy about $10k/mrr and make the case for jobs as being good, should the government sell ads on the Penny, and "things Aaron should do".Don't miss our bonus Youtube video this week as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs Sponsored by <a href="https://larajobs.com/">LaraJobs</a> &amp; <a href="https://screencasting.com/">Screencasting.com</a>.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to <a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor">https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor</a> to learn more.

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Ian's joined by Matt Swanson while Aaron is out ✂️. We cover the forgotten victims of the Wordpress drama like Gravatar and Day One, if a bootstrapper should be happy about $10k/mrr and make the case for jobs as being good, should the government sell ads on the Penny, and "things Aaron should do".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't miss our bonus Youtube video this week as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sponsored by &lt;a href="https://larajobs.com/"&gt;LaraJobs&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://screencasting.com/"&gt;Screencasting.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to &lt;a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor"&gt;https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor&lt;/a&gt; to learn more.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

57: 10,000 Pennies

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's trip to San Francisco, Bluesky vs. Twitter, and why Ian's not doing his secret side project plus our tier rankings for...pizza toppings?!Sponsored by <a href="https://larajobs.com/">LaraJobs</a> &amp; <a href="https://screencasting.com/">Screencasting.com</a>.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to <a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor">https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor</a> to learn more.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/07/the-tastiest-medicine/533937/">Amoxicillin</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sanity.io">Sanity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M">Web Dev Challenge</a></li><li><a href="https://kentcdodds.com">Kent C Dodds</a></li><li><a href="https://nextjs.org/conf">NextJS Conf</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/thomasfrank">Thomas Frank on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/elo-rating-algorithm/">Elo Rating Algorithm</a></li><li><a href="https://tartinebakery.com">Tartine</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app">Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://godfather.fandom.com/wiki/Five_Families">Five Families in The Godfather</a></li><li><a href="https://t.co/t9vcAEBIeL">Justin Jackson's Laravel starter pack for Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://www.louiesdallas.com">Louie's in Dallas</a></li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's trip to San Francisco, Bluesky vs. Twitter, and why Ian's not doing his secret side project plus our tier rankings for...pizza toppings?!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sponsored by &lt;a href="https://larajobs.com/"&gt;LaraJobs&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://screencasting.com/"&gt;Screencasting.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to &lt;a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor"&gt;https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor&lt;/a&gt; to learn more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/07/the-tastiest-medicine/533937/"&gt;Amoxicillin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sanity.io"&gt;Sanity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M"&gt;Web Dev Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://kentcdodds.com"&gt;Kent C Dodds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://nextjs.org/conf"&gt;NextJS Conf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/thomasfrank"&gt;Thomas Frank on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/elo-rating-algorithm/"&gt;Elo Rating Algorithm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://tartinebakery.com"&gt;Tartine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://godfather.fandom.com/wiki/Five_Families"&gt;Five Families in The Godfather&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://t.co/t9vcAEBIeL"&gt;Justin Jackson's Laravel starter pack for Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.louiesdallas.com"&gt;Louie's in Dallas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
 </description>

56: Tier Maker

Ian and Aaron discuss updates on Aaron's house, the Try Hard Factory, his course launch, and so much more.Sponsored by <a href="https://larajobs.com/">LaraJobs</a> &amp; <a href="https://screencasting.com/">Screencasting.com</a>.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to <a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor">https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor</a> to learn more.<ul><li>(00:00) - Mostly Arguing About Mars</li>
<li>(08:54) - House Update</li>
<li>(20:27) - Francis Real Estate Empire</li>
<li>(31:15) - We Found A Videographer</li>
<li>(37:32) - Postgres Launch</li>
<li>(38:51) - A Little Side Adventure</li>
<li>(42:09) - Back to Postgres</li>
<li>(49:31) - Try Hard Offsite</li>
<li>(58:14) - Ian’s Mystery Idea</li>
</ul> Links:<ul><li><a href="https://bootstrappedweb.com">Bootstrapped Web Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/">Europa Clipper</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope">James Webb Space Telescope</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_program">Voyager Program</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/">2001: A Space Odyssey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/historic-preservation/historic-preservation-policy-tools/preservation-tools-resources/technical-procedures/limestone-characteristics-uses-and-problem#:~:text=Limestone%20is%20usually%20gray%2C%20but,readily%20in%20any%20common%20acid.">Limestone</a></li><li><a href="https://every.to/@danshipper">Dan Shipper</a></li><li><a href="https://allin.com">All-In Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/inxilpro">Chris Morrell on Twitter</a></li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Ian and Aaron discuss updates on Aaron's house, the Try Hard Factory, his course launch, and so much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sponsored by &lt;a href="https://larajobs.com/"&gt;LaraJobs&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://screencasting.com/"&gt;Screencasting.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to &lt;a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor"&gt;https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor&lt;/a&gt; to learn more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;(00:00) - Mostly Arguing About Mars&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(08:54) - House Update&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(20:27) - Francis Real Estate Empire&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(31:15) - We Found A Videographer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(37:32) - Postgres Launch&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(38:51) - A Little Side Adventure&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(42:09) - Back to Postgres&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(49:31) - Try Hard Offsite&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(58:14) - Ian’s Mystery Idea&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;Links:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bootstrappedweb.com"&gt;Bootstrapped Web Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/"&gt;Europa Clipper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope"&gt;James Webb Space Telescope&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_program"&gt;Voyager Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/"&gt;2001: A Space Odyssey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/historic-preservation/historic-preservation-policy-tools/preservation-tools-resources/technical-procedures/limestone-characteristics-uses-and-problem#:~:text=Limestone%20is%20usually%20gray%2C%20but,readily%20in%20any%20common%20acid."&gt;Limestone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://every.to/@danshipper"&gt;Dan Shipper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://allin.com"&gt;All-In Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/inxilpro"&gt;Chris Morrell on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
 </description>

55: Try Hard Empire

Ian and Aaron discuss everything from Aaron's dream for a Try Hard Factory to Ian being unimpressed with SpaceX rockets to the biggest question of all - what do you want to do with your life?Sponsored by <a href="https://larajobs.com/">LaraJobs</a> &amp; <a href="https://screencasting.com/">Screencasting.com</a>.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to <a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor">https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor</a> to learn more.<ul><li>(00:00) - Terrible Business Idea</li>
<li>(06:15) - Weekends Are Tough</li>
<li>(08:45) - Thing After Thing</li>
<li>(10:49) - Product Guesses</li>
<li>(14:23) - A Giant Bread</li>
<li>(17:40) - Try Hard Factory</li>
<li>(33:59) - What Do I Want To Do With My Life</li>
<li>(01:05:24) - Postgres Update</li>
<li>(01:11:27) - Some Big Rocket Thing</li>
</ul> Links:

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Ian and Aaron discuss everything from Aaron's dream for a Try Hard Factory to Ian being unimpressed with SpaceX rockets to the biggest question of all - what do you want to do with your life?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sponsored by &lt;a href="https://larajobs.com/"&gt;LaraJobs&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://screencasting.com/"&gt;Screencasting.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to &lt;a href="https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor"&gt;https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor&lt;/a&gt; to learn more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;(00:00) - Terrible Business Idea&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(06:15) - Weekends Are Tough&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(08:45) - Thing After Thing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(10:49) - Product Guesses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(14:23) - A Giant Bread&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(17:40) - Try Hard Factory&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(33:59) - What Do I Want To Do With My Life&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:05:24) - Postgres Update&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:11:27) - Some Big Rocket Thing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;Links:
 </description>

54: Create A Spectacle

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