Abstractions podcast

Abstractions

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.

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.

 

#32

Following Our Own Path

Whether it’s Mac vs. Windows, Git vs. Mercurial, Fish shell vs. Bash/Zsh, or QWERTY vs. al... more

30 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:03

30 Oct 2025


#31

Generative Software Serfdom

Apple announces the M5 processor and new MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models, Nabu Casa retire... more

23 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:40

23 Oct 2025


#30

Pleasantly Whimsical

Discord was hacked and user government photo IDs were stolen, Synology walks back drive re... more

16 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:13

16 Oct 2025


#29

Faraday Cage Log Cabin

Archive.org archives its trillionth web page, LLMs power more fast-food drive-thru windows... more

09 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:04

09 Oct 2025


#28

Our Shared Fantasy

Raspberry Pi releases a new all-in-one keyboard PC, and Apple announces iPhone 17 models, ... more

02 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:21

02 Oct 2025


#27

Nerd Harder

AOL discontinues dial-up service, governments pursue age verification laws, and Spotify pu... more

25 Sep 2025

44 MINS

44:49

25 Sep 2025


#26

Neckbeards of Yesteryear

Pelican’s 15-year anniversary, trash vs. rm -rf terminal commands, and alternatives to a l... more

18 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:30

18 Sep 2025


#25

Distrust and Verify

Substack sent a push alert promoting racist content, and ChatGPT confabulated a SoundSlice... more

11 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:36

11 Sep 2025


#24

You Just Have to Eat It

Goo.gl link obfuscator shutdown, digital sovereignty & self-hosting, and computers that sl... more

28 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:55

28 Aug 2025


#23

Neurospicy Automaton

An employee recounts code-generation software mandates at their company, and a chicken res... more

21 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:12

21 Aug 2025


#22

How Humans Do

Some people are convinced they have “awakened A.I.”, researchers explain why LLMs can feel... more

14 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:35

14 Aug 2025


#21

Half an Eye

Justin experiments with local-LLM-assisted searches via Perplexica & SearXNG, and local LL... more

07 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:27

07 Aug 2025