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v54 - Hot Sleeper

Breaking Change

The summer heat ended up thawing out my podcast, so I had no choice but to go buy a new microphone and grumble into it for a couple hours. Just how that works. Please enjoy.

I am actively soliciting mailbag participation. As always, the address is podcast@searls.co, and I'd be really curious to hear how America is doing because it seems like everything is going great.

For the first time I let Claude write these links for me, because it never occurred to me I didn't have to format the markdown manually:

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<p>I am actively soliciting mailbag participation. As always, the address is <a href="mailto:podcast@searls.co">podcast@searls.co</a>, and I'd be really curious to hear how America is doing because it seems like everything is going great.</p>
<p>For the first time I let Claude write these links for me, because it never occurred to me I didn't have to format the markdown manually:</p>
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<li><a href="https://picorubykaigi.org/">PicoRuby Kaigi 2025</a></li>
<li><a href="https://searls.co/apps/flea_flicker/app_store">FleaFlicker</a>, my first iOS game!</li>
<li>Aaron's <a href="https://justin.searls.co/puns/">puns, ranked</a></li>
<li>Claude Fable 5 gets another bump: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/12/bump/#atom-everything">1</a>, <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/redeploying-fable-5">2</a>, <a href="https://x.com/claudeai/status/2074548242386178258">3</a>, <a href="https://x.com/claudeai/status/2076351399999557669">4</a>, <a href="https://x.com/claudeai/status/2078302415804379218">5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stratechery.com/2026/whos-afraid-of-chinese-models/">Who's Afraid of Chinese Models?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spyglass.org/apple-vs-openai/">Apple vs OpenAI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-12/apple-s-chip-plans-m6-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-m8-details-touch-macbook-pro?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4Mzg2NDg2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzg0NDY5NjYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSTJFVzFSMjRVOEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.LmDKjc0-G7tr6h_QbzZjQYn9JFi0Y00z32A0FipaEio&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall">Apple's Chip Plans: M6, M7 Pro, M7 Max, M7 Ultra, M8 Details; Touch MacBook Pro</a> (<a href="https://archive.is/yJ2X0">archive</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2214198/public-betas-for-ios-27-macos-27-and-more-apple-platforms-are-now-available/">Public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27 and more Apple platforms are now available</a></li>
<li>Apple's <a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/334/">fm CLI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nvidias-jensen-huang-reunites-with-sega-exec-who-saved-the-company-with-5m-investment/">Nvidia's Jensen Huang reunites with Sega exec who saved the company with $5M investment</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/new-survey-claims-100-of-japanese-online-game-developers-use-generative-ai-tools/">New survey claims 100% of Japanese online game developers use generative AI tools</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-announces-the-end-of-disc-games-starting-in-january-2028/">PlayStation announces the end of disc games, starting in January 2028</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.:_The_Lost_Levels">Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels</a> and Japan's <a href="https://www.hardoff.co.jp/">HARD OFF</a> stores</li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-confirms-plans-to-cut-5-studios-and-thousands-of-jobs/">Xbox confirms plans to cut 5 studios and thousands of jobs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/obsidian-is-reportedly-making-a-new-fallout-game-headed-by-josh-sawyer-after-microsoft-pulled-the-plug-on-an-avowed-sequel/">Obsidian is reportedly making a new <del>Avowed</del> Fallout game</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/id-software-dev-claims-its-been-relegated-to-support-studio-size-as-136-layoffs-confirmed/">Id Software dev claims it's been 'relegated to support studio size'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81739766">Rebooting</a> (a.k.a. Brush Up Life)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81700182">Straight to Hell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/82747040">You Can't Expense This!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://forza.net/forzahorizon6">Forza Horizon 6</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/247020/Cook_Serve_Delicious/">Cook, Serve, Delicious!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(2026_film)">The Odyssey</a></li>
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