Jem & Justin chat Moccamasters, bad millennial design, and coffee snobbery. They cover AirShop updates, YouTube milestones, and a barrel polishing query. Plus, Vention's new sanding cobot, post-processor woes, Cursor coding tips, and the joys of TextExpander. Laura's back on payroll, profit distribution fixed.

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• Moccamaster makes better coffee than I used to
• Hello Linda
• Thanks for all you that inquired about AirShop
• Shandy Vention Sanding Robot Turnkey - website
• 2025 PF spready upgrade ꘎
• New income goal, new accounts, new fixed distribution amounts, 11 months in. ꘎
• Added Laura back on the team officially
• Jonny post-processor gold star!
• Getting cursor chat to talk to cursor composer? Help
• Terrible LLM emails this week
• New prompt tuning to compensate, still crap.
• PS2 rides shotgun ꘎
• Slow steppers ꘎
• PS2 to States in – Tuesday, 13 May 2025
• Barrel tumbling whelp ꘎

Chapters

• 00:00 Jazzy Hands
• 03:19 Mother-in-law Coffee Experts
• 07:54 Launching New Ventures and Community Engagement
• 10:51 YouTube Success and Content Creation
• 16:34 Automation in Manufacturing and CNC Challenges
• 22:22 AI Post-maker
• 27:00 Navigating Post-Issue Challenges
• 28:07 Understanding Cursor: Chat vs. Composer
• 30:03 The Importance of Context in Coding
• 32:03 Dictation and Its Impact on Productivity
• 34:48 Degradation of AI Models: A Recent Concern
• 38:01 Managing Memory in AI Agents
• 39:53 Setting Up a Local Coding Environment
• 43:00 Progress on the PS2 Project
• 44:33 Timeline for Production and Shipping
• 48:35 Spreadsheet Management and Payroll Insights
• 51:25 Elevator Ding.mp3

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From nesting software shenanigans to exploring robot-filled shops, Jem and Justin navigate the chaos of running machine businesses. Justin tours a fantastic robot automation shop. They tackle everything from the Bambu firmware mess to pencil sharpener prototypes, while Justin shares his therapy journey. Between testing new productivity tools and fighting cash flow battles, they keep it real about January's challenges and the constant juggle of growth. A classic episode of shop talk meets real life, with a dash of productivity theater and price increase contemplation.

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• Nesting stories
• OpenNest
• BlockEdit
• Rhinonest / Rhinocam
• The sickness
• Share Cart link
• 80/20 Ideabuilder Extrusion config
• Youtube – I toured a robot workshop (😍)
• First Cuts on PS2 Pencil Sharpener
• Bambu Firmware fiasco
• DeepSeek R1
• Productivity Theatre Quote Register Nonsense ꘎
• Justin gets a therapist
• Update Shottr ?! - annoying fellow
• Raycast
• Bonkers good Jan
• Short Week, Still Behind
• Cash Flow Struggles
• Considering a Weekend Sale
• Upcoming Price Increases
• Auto Tape machines

Chapters

• 00:00 New Year Vibes
• 01:38 Design Software Chat
• 04:27 Cool Configurators
• 07:22 Work-Life Balance
• 09:41 Sick Days
• 12:22 Workflow Tools
• 15:06 Online Product Setup
• 17:39 Extrusion Builds
• 20:10 First Cuts
• 21:38 3D Print Talk
• 22:42 Bambu Drama
• 25:32 AI & Sim Theory
• 29:33 Business Talk
• 30:58 January Numbers
• 34:44 Marketing Tips
• 37:07 Productivity Tools
• 41:25 Therapy Real Talk
• 43:52 Raycast

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