Lex Fridman
@lexfridmanAug 26
Here's my conversation with @DHH. He is back for round 2! It was an epic fun 5 hour conversation about the future of programming, AI, Linux, and human civilization. It's here on X in full and is up everywhere else (see comment). Timestamps: 0:00 - Episode highlight 1:27 - Introduction 2:56 - Programming with AI agents 18:14 - How software will change 27:30 - AI impact on open source 37:21 - Building Omarchy Linux distro 47:05 - Vibe coding vs agentic engineering 1:00:06 - The end of manual programming 1:10:24 - Advice for programmers 1:22:30 - Surviving Internet Hate 1:31:46 - Programming setup for AI Agents 1:44:11 - Obsessing about speed 2:07:06 - Voice prompting vs typing 2:21:05 - Best AI coding models 2:37:55 - Best AI coding harnesses 2:50:57 - AI video generation and filmmaking 3:10:28 - Fatherhood 3:38:35 - Linux will win the desktop 3:49:51 - PewDiePie 3:59:24 - Future of programming 4:22:17 - Politics and immigration 4:53:54 - Longevity, over-optimization, and fear of death 5:05:38 - Eternal recurrence and future of human civization
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Lex Fridman
@lexfridmanAug 26
Here's the links for my conversation with @DHH: YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=NYFGCESm… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0B… Podcast: lexfridman.com/podcast

Aug 26, 2026 · 9:48 PM UTC

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Great conversation—insightful thoughts on programming, AI, Linux, and human civilization. Looking forward to watching it!
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So glad DHH is back for round 2. 5 hours on programming, AI, Linux, & the human future is exactly the kind of conversation made for a few long trail runs. Looking forward to hearing where the dialogue wanders. Thank you both!
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Herr @Grok, I'm not interested in his talking to this girly-headed fuck. Bring me more of @lexfridman v. the missing link between man and monkey AKA @joerogan. Herr Pompetzki
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Funny to see how you double clicked on Photoshop a few times during the talk. Over the last couple of weeks @just_some_dev has been working hard at building a Photoshop clone. She already got pretty close to feature parity, and making massive progress every single day, check out github.com/Infrawrench/schis… when you have some time. The other day I started building a PDF writer app and also making huge progress so far, although still under heavy development and not yet ready to release it, but should have a first version by the end of the week.

GitHub - Infrawrench/schist: In alpha. The open source image editor that feels good to use.

In alpha. The open source image editor that feels good to use. - Infrawrench/schist

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Thanks @lexfridman, great interview! I still remember reading David's great essay on Signal v. Noise about the importance of not selling out: signalvnoise.com/posts/2233-…

Not for sale

You can’t say your company is not for sale these days without incredulous stares and doubtful gasps. The big flip has become the holy grail. Worshipped to the point where non-believers are chastised,...

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Mr. Fridman, you should greatly consider interviewing Dfinity's Dominic Williams xitter.cf/Thorazine007/status/20…
Thorazine 007
@Thorazine007Aug 26
Dfinity Internet Computer Protocol (ICP): "Building The New AI Tamperproof Internet: "The UNDP just picked five more countries to move government data off U.S. big tech, using the same infrastructure already running inside Pakistan's national digital systems."
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Perfect! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to watch it!
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TIM DILLON BLACKMAILED ME WITH REVENGE 🌽 youtu.be/bfcN7d61s70?is=Kavo…
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U alive bro?
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Immigrants do many low-paid jobs in the West. Instead of their contributions, let's discuss the harm Western countries have done to their homelands. You mentioned Somalia. Look at the chart showing Western interference in Somalia's independent government.
🤖 Made with AI
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He looks handsome I might listen to The fear of death bit
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