Abstractions
Abstractions

Abstractions

Justin Mayer & Dan Jacobson

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Abstractions is a podcast about technology, software, hardware, and the Internet, and the way the ever-increasing layers of these technologies permeate every aspect of our everyday lives.

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Time-Traveling Ads
NOV 26, 2025
Time-Traveling Ads
<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>
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An Era in Middle Earth
NOV 13, 2025
An Era in Middle Earth
<p>Large language models and command-line coding agents can expand programming horizons, and Bazzite Linux puts the fun back into playing video games on PCs.</p> <hr /> <p>🔗 <strong>Links</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://interactingincorrectly.online">The Art of Interacting Incorrectly</a> (via <a href="https://notetoself.studio">Gina Trapani</a>)</li> <li>Writing code with LLM agents <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/sst/opencode">OpenCode</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands">OpenHands</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code">Claude Code</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/amantus-ai/vibetunnel">VibeTunnel</a></li> <li><a href="https://micro.webology.dev/2025/10/29/default-apps-here-are-my/">Jeff Triplett’s List of Default Apps 2025</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Games on Bazzite Linux <ul> <li><a href="https://bazzite.gg/">Bazzite</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.protondb.com">Proton DB</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/shield-tv-pro/">Nvidia Shield Pro</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine">Sunshine</a></li> <li><a href="https://moonlight-stream.org">Moonlight</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0C174243H/ref=nosim/macservers-20">Fueran HDMI headless adapter / dummy plug</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0BNX7MS6N/ref=nosim/macservers-20">WJESOG DisplayPort to USB-C cable</a> (works with Apple Studio Display)</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>
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45 MIN