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2026 episodes (6)

Banana Signal Loss
Ep. 46

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

Rage-Quit Maneuver
Ep. 45

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

Self-Serving Barnacle
Ep. 44

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

YOLO-Driven Development
Ep. 43

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)

Replete with Cringe
Ep. 42

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

All My Segues Are Broken
Ep. 41

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