Abstractions

<p>Mozilla has a new CEO, Olmo 3 open-source LLM is released, Justin switches to Kagi for web searches, and Dan installs Unraid for network-attached storage.</p> <hr /> <p>🔗 Links</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/thomasschafer/scooter">Scooter: Interactive find-and-replace in the terminal</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.kagi.com/slopstop">SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.ph/VCWZI">Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox</a></li> <li><a href="https://allenai.org/blog/olmo3">Olmo 3 open-source LLM</a></li> <li><a href="https://unraid.net">Unraid</a></li> </ul> <footer><p>You can find Justin Mayer on the web at <a href="https://justinmayer.com">justinmayer.com</a> and on the Fediverse at <a href="https://ramble.space/@justin">justin.ramble.space</a>.</p> <p>Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at <a href="https://danj.ca">danj.ca</a>.</p> </footer>

<p>RAM prices rise precipitously, the “open source” moniker continues to be abused, Omarchy Linux reviews are in, and we take a first look at the Asus ProArt 6K display.</p> <hr /> <p>🔗 Links</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://neal.fun/size-of-life/">Size of Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/ram-shortage-comes-us-all">The RAM Shortage Comes for Us All</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/sam-altman-s-dirty-dram-deal">Sam Altman’s Dirty DRAM Deal</a></li> <li><a href="https://dri.es/source-available-is-not-open-source-and-that-is-okay">’Source available’ is not open source (and that’s okay)</a></li> <li><a href="https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/a-word-on-omarchy/">A Word on Omarchy</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2025/11/06/dhh-and-omarchy-midlife-crisis/">DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/proart-display-6k-pa32qcv/">Asus ProArt Display 6K PA32QCV</a></li> </ul> <footer><p>You can find Justin Mayer on the web at <a href="https://justinmayer.com">justinmayer.com</a> and on the Fediverse at <a href="https://ramble.space/@justin">justin.ramble.space</a>.</p> <p>Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at <a href="https://danj.ca">danj.ca</a>.</p> </footer>

<p>Apple UI head Alan Dye leaves for Facebook, Apple removes our control over update notifications, and evidence leaks that OpenAI is planning to put ads in ChatGPT.</p> <hr /> <p>🔗 Links</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/30/last-week-on-my-mac-losing-confidence/">Losing Confidence (in Tech)</a></li> <li><a href="https://morrick.me/archives/10176">This Time It’s Not Fatigue, But Disconnection</a></li> <li><a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-stuff-ads-into-chatgpt">OpenAI Preparing to Stuff Ads Into ChatGPT</a></li> </ul> <footer><p>You can find Justin Mayer on the web at <a href="https://justinmayer.com">justinmayer.com</a> and on the Fediverse at <a href="https://ramble.space/@justin">justin.ramble.space</a>.</p> <p>Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at <a href="https://danj.ca">danj.ca</a>.</p> </footer>

<p>Apple Intelligence uptake, needy programs, Google breaks YouTube links, solid-state drives slowly lose data, and mounting criticism of generative software.</p> <hr /> <p>🔗 Links</p> <ul> <li><em>Take on Me</em> by A-ha turns 40 <ul> <li><a href="https://songexploder.net/a-ha">Song Exploder podcast episode 301: “Take on Me”</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.ph/tDwGN">Article on backstory behind “Take on Me”</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914">Take On Me music video (4K, YouTube)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods">LibrePods: AirPods liberated from Apple’s ecosystem</a></li> <li><a href="https://tonsky.me/blog/needy-programs/">Needy Programs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/your-unpowered-ssd-is-slowly-losing-your-data/">The unpowered SSDs in your drawer are slowly losing your data</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-exec-asks-why-arent-more-people-impressed-with-ai">Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren’t More People Impressed With AI?</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/rewiring-mozilla-ai-and-web/">Mozilla to add “AI” to Firefox</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://taggart-tech.com/mozilla-cycle-pt3/">The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <footer><p>You can find Justin Mayer on the web at <a href="https://justinmayer.com">justinmayer.com</a> and on the Fediverse at <a href="https://ramble.space/@justin">justin.ramble.space</a>.</p> <p>Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at <a href="https://danj.ca">danj.ca</a>.</p> </footer>

<p>Justin has a new toy, the creator of Mastodon steps down as CEO, Apple Podcasts now generates chapters, dynamic ad insertion plagues podcasts, and misguided folks force links to open in new browser tabs.</p> <hr /> <p>🔗 Links</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BW15CPTY/ref=nosim/macservers-20">BTXETUEL 4-Key Mechanical Keyboard</a></li> <li><a href="https://micro.webology.dev/2025/11/19/the-vibe-coding-keyboard-how/">The “Vibe Coding Keyboard”: How I Made My Walk-and-Talk Setup Even More Awesome</a></li> <li><a href="https://helium.computer">Helium web browser</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/">My next chapter with Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/the-peaceful-transfer-of-power-in-open-source-projects/">The Peaceful Transfer of Power in Open Source Projects</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5482-using-chapters-on-apple-podcasts">Chapters on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5316-transcripts-on-apple-podcasts">Transcripts on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5536-links-on-apple-podcasts">Timed Links on Apple Podcasts</a></li> </ul> <footer><p>You can find Justin Mayer on the web at <a href="https://justinmayer.com">justinmayer.com</a> and on the Fediverse at <a href="https://ramble.space/@justin">justin.ramble.space</a>.</p> <p>Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at <a href="https://danj.ca">danj.ca</a>.</p> </footer>