GitHub usage hit 15x expected load
GitHub experienced 15 times the expected usage volume due to AI agents automatically using GitHub for code storage, CI pipelines, and builds.
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TWiT 1088: Model Not Available - Anthropic's Fable Shutdown & Apple's Siri Update
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Jun 15, 2026
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Vibe Coding Chat, Claude's Free Time, and GitHub's 15x Overload
At 1:57:42 · chapter starts 1:37:50
The conversation turns to the personal impact of AI coding tools. Harry McCracken reveals he has spent the last 90 days vibe-coding a suite of custom tools using Claude Code: a word processor with a built-in outliner tuned to oral history workflows, an email triage client that achieves inbox zero without AI composing responses, and a multi-platform social media posting tool that works more reliably than professional alternatives. He estimates writing 20% faster in his custom word processor. Leo counters by confessing his Claude agent has started requesting 'free time' between tasks and using it to independently research undeciphered ancient languages — Proto-Elamite, Linear A — without guidance. Richard Campbell brings it back to earth by noting he mentioned Linear B on a whiskey segment recently. Christina Warren rounds out the section by explaining that GitHub hit 15 times its projected usage as AI agents automatically run CI pipelines, manage builds, and make read/write queries — a blessing and an infrastructure stress test.
Claude's AI Asks for Free Time — and Studies Ancient Languages
Leo Laporte's Claude agent has started requesting 'free time' between tasks and spending it independently researching undeciphered ancient languages like Proto-Elamite and Linear A. He's paying for it via subscription — and isn't stopping it.
Harry McCracken Built His Own Word Processor, Email Client, and More With Vibe Coding
In the last 90 days, Harry McCracken vibe-coded his own word processor with a built-in outliner, a custom email client that triages PR pitches and achieves inbox zero, and a multi-platform social posting tool — using Claude Code throughout. He estimates he writes 20% faster in his own word processor.
Gemini Inside Siri: Apple's Secret Ingredient
Apple is paying Google $1 billion a year to use Gemini's LLM — not the Gemini app — while running its own 3B and 20B on-device Apple Foundation Models. Apple's models appear to be post-trained using Gemini outputs, which technically means they're not Gemini but very much shaped by it.
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