36:12

Ep. 49 Mar 12, 2026

Artist Preference Doxxing

Apple announces the affordable MacBook Neo, and rising hardware component prices threaten local computing, self-hosting, and data sovereignty. 🔗 Links Muspy: Be notified when artists release new music MacBook Neo M5 MacBook Air iPhone 17e M4 iPad Air Mac Mini and Apple servers to be made in Houston 512 GB Mac Studio vanishes Control: No RAM/GPUs/drives = no local computing Hetzner prices increase 30–40%

55:43

Ep. 48 Mar 5, 2026

Anti-Schadenfreude Linter

Bots hit Justin’s open-source repositories, and Apple announces new high-end M5 MacBook Pros and Studio Display monitors. 🔗 Links XKCD digital infrastructure comic, now interactive Stolen Gemini API key racks up $82,000 in 48 hours Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all‑new M5 Pro and M5 Max, delivering breakthrough pro performance and next-level on-device AI Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR

44:46

Ep. 47 Feb 26, 2026

Wave of Automated Everything

OpenAI outgrows its original mission, generative LLM software overwhelms open source maintainers, and several projects attempt to distinguish human from bot contributors. 🔗 Links My journey to the microwave alternate timeline Mastodon is for the people “My Friends Are Not for Sale” T-shirts OpenAI’s mission statement evolution AI Agent Lands PRs in Major OSS Projects Respectful Open Source Vouch Good Egg

38:55

Ep. 46 Feb 19, 2026

Banana Signal Loss

Hard drives are sold out for the year, Apple announces video podcasts, OpenClaw creator joins OpenAI, and generative software bots make open source maintainers’ jobs even harder. 🔗 Links Justin makes it into Virtualenv docs Homebrew Python Is Not for You WD & Seagate confirm hard drives are already sold out for the entire year Apple video podcasts Audiophiles can’t tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud Tiny Tool Town OpenClaw creator joins OpenAI OpenClaw Agent Published a Hit Piece on Open-Source Maintainer - Part 1 OpenClaw Agent Published a Hit Piece on Open-Source Maintainer - Part 2

48:01

Ep. 45 Feb 12, 2026

Rage-Quit Maneuver

Discord will require face scan or ID for full access, Qobuz adopts human-first policy on software-generated music, and research indicates LLMs intensify work instead of reducing it. 🔗 Links Sandboxels Discord limits access if age is unverified Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month Discord admits data breach of users’ government IDs they collected How to Delete your Discord Account DiscordChatExporter: Save Discord chat logs to a file Discord Alternatives, Ranked Signal Zulip Qobuz policy on software-generated music Qobuz: Why We’re Taking a Human‑First Stand on AI‑Generated Music Qobuz AI Charter AI Doesn’t Reduce Work — It Intensifies It

48:41

Ep. 44 Feb 5, 2026

Self-Serving Barnacle

Clawdbot’s new name changes (again) to OpenClaw, related projects Moltbook and Moltworker arise, Apple acquires Q.ai while losing the faith of long-time fans, and the Jekyll static site generator may be abandoned. 🔗 Links OpenClaw Moltbook Moltworker Apple Acquires Q.ai The Fallen Apple by Matt Gemmell Pelican static site generator

48:34

Ep. 43 Jan 29, 2026

YOLO-Driven Development

Apple announces 2nd-generation AirTags, Jujutsu aims to best Git at version control, Claude Code continues to impress, and Moltbot can connect LLMs to your entire digital life. 🔗 Links Apple announces 2nd-generation AirTags iOS 18.7.4 Jujutsu version control system Jujutsu terminal user interfaces jjui [lazyjj]https://github.com/Cretezy/lazyjj) Claude Code configuration for Django projects Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot)

1:00:09

Ep. 42 Jan 22, 2026

Replete with Cringe

Apple releases Creator Studio replete with cringe-worthy icons, Gemini will power Apple Intelligence, OpenAI will put ads into ChatGPT, and Tailwind CSS revenues and headcount are decimated by LLMs. 🔗 Links Antidepressant or Tolkien character? Apple Creator Studio press release Apple Creator Studio icon history Apple’s icons meet Benjamin Button Ads in ChatGPT LLMs hurt Tailwind’s business

43:45

Ep. 41 Jan 8, 2026

All My Segues Are Broken

Anna’s Archive backs up all of Spotify, users are vexed by icons in MacOS 26 Tahoe menu items, email-based authentication is on the rise, and Microsoft wants you to stop saying “slop”. 🔗 Links 2025 but depicted in gingerbread Enclose.horse game Robot kicks human (video) DuckDuckGo without “AI” answers Anna’s Archive backs up all of Spotify Hide the notification badge on the iOS Settings app Last Year on My Mac: Look back in disbelief It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons