# Spotting Slop

Send us Fan Mail This week, Amber sits down with digital producer and internet culture veteran Matt Silverman for a real talk about algorithms, slop, screen addiction, and why being a little bit skeptical online might be the most important skill a kid can have right now. Matt has spent decades cove…

News includes the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation publishing its 2026 board election candidates with voting now open, a new GitHub organization called Elixir-Vibe launching with tools to detect and fix AI-generated Elixir “slop” — including ExSlop and the related semantic linter Credence, erlang_python…

John and guests on taste as an AI moat: how to spot slop and build what only you can.

Buckle up for a very special two-part edition of The Outcast! This month we are back at the recently held Outlaw Pro Carp Show to drop in on the packed program of live talks that took place over the weekend. Part 1 features a plethora of huge names from the world of carp fishing: First up we have f…