Show Notes:

(3:40) That time that Justin printed off a copy of pipe bomb plans

(7:30) What is what like living in an Oil & Gas town and what drove Justin to leave

(11:52) How and why Justin set up a tech newsletter for Vernon

(15:32) The joys of working in co-working space

(18:09) How to iterate into creating a coworking space

(20:05) Conservatives love talk radio

(23:08) The sheer joy of getting to broadcast on the internet

(28:05) All the intricacies of being creative before the internet

(30:38) Why and how good businesses have “margin”. How Justin builds breathing room into his day-to-day

(33:11) How this idea of margin influenced Transistor’s decision to avoid getting into the ads business

(39:25) Avoiding crypto cult dynamics

(41:55) Keeping your head straight when the internet is messaging you

(45:57) Everyone is susceptible to cults of personality we should be constantly skeptical of them

(48:59) How we should try and bring scientific thought more into our everyday conversations

(49:32) The internet is a great magnifier but it is not necessarily truth seeking

References made in this episode:
- https://transistor.fm/ the only place to distribute your podcast
- It Might Never Go Away, be careful when you put something on the internet. You never know what it’s full life might be
- You can’t find usenet groups today (or maybe you can but I’m not sure how) but to get the vibe of Alt 2600 check out this MIT site
- A dot matrix printer in action (link)
- Vernon, BC
- Stony Plain, AB
- Kalamalka Lake, truly stunning
- BioWare, the makers of some of the most glorious story-based games including Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect
- 630 Ched and CBC
- Ham Radio, the amateurs entry point to the world of broadcasting before
- Unfortunately I was unable to find a copy of Superhero High School. Hopefully, one day it will reemerge
- Good Businesses Have Margin
- The Transistor Handbook and Values something to aspire to as a set of principles for your company