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Brandon Thomas of Artcraft has used that declaration to get attention on his Artcraft product. But does he have a point? When you can vibe code whatever you want, what role do the big software makers play? Plus, whether you need a smart lock or a simple lock. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. Quick Hits: Apple Set to Debut Touch-Screen MacBook and New iPad Mini in Late October https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/apple-set-to-debut-touch-screen-macbook-and-new-ipad-mini-in-late-october Microsoft 365 Slashes Storage Capacity for Shared Accounts Amid Industry-Wide Shortages — 2TB Limit to Take Effect After April 2027 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/microsoft-365-slashes-storage-capacity-for-shared-accounts-amid-industry-wide-shortages-2tb-limit-to-take-effect-after-april-2027 Report: Apple Cuts iPhone 18 Pro Production Due to ‘Soft Demand’ https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/09/report-apple-cuts-iphone-18-pro-production-due-to-soft-demand/ IDC: PC Sales Nosedived 20.1 Percent in Q3 https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/342655/idc-pc-sales-nosedived-20-1-percent-in-q3 Meta Bans TikTok Parent ByteDance From Advertising on Its Apps in 7 Countries https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/meta-bans-tiktok-parent-bytedance-from-advertising-on-its-apps-in-7-countries Anthropic Offers Open-Source Software Free AI Security Checks https://www.engadget.com/2282005/anthropic-offers-open-source-software-free-ai-security-checks/ SpaceX to Acquire Major Mobile Carrier’s Low-Band Spectrum https://www.engadget.com/2281967/spacex-major-mobile-carrier-low-band-spectrum-acquisition/ PhoneBot Gives Old Smartphones a New Job on Two Legs https://techxplore.com/news/2026-10-phonebot-smartphones-job-legs.html#google_vignette Samsung’s Over-Ear Headphones Might Be Called ‘Galaxy Studio’ https://9to5google.com/2026/10/08/samsungs-over-ear-headphones-might-be-called-galaxy-studio/ Discussions: Is Software Over? https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/is-software-over-171901114?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link “Software Is Over”: Bold AI Developer Takes Aim at Adobe With Open-Source Clones https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/software-is-over-bold-ai-developer-takes-aim-at-adobe-with-open-source-clones/ Solo Developer Rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust Using Claude, Releases It Free to All https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/solo-developer-rebuilds-adobe-creative-suite-in-rust-using-claude-releases-it-free-to-all-targets-100-percent-parity-in-one-month-despite-piracy-claims-and-safety-warnings Storytold GitHub Repositories https://github.com/orgs/storytold/repositories Is Software Over? https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/is-software-over-171901114?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Live With It — Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit More Discussions: Apple Confirms Its ‘Welcome Home’ Launch for October 13 in New York https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-welcome-home-event-october-13 Ring’s Smart Lock Has a Hand Crank So It Works Even if the Power’s Out https://www.engadget.com/2279739/rings-smart-lock-has-a-hand-crank-so-it-works-even-if-the-powers-out/ Microsoft May Have Finally Fixed Windows Search by Turning It Into a Chatbot https://www.engadget.com/2280310/microsoft-may-have-finally-fixed-windows-search-by-turning-it-into-a-chatbot/ Today’s Guest: Len Peralta https://patreon.com/len https://lenperaltastore.com https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta https://x.com/lenperalta https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta