Episode 568: Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage?

Episode 568: Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage?

Author: Software Defined Talk LLC April 17, 2026 Duration: 1:06:22

This week, we discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen.

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Runner-up Titles

  • It’s clearly an AI chair.
  • I’ve given up on the green screen
  • No animals, only buttholes
  • I don’t know if I can think on my own
  • Make your pecans really pop
  • Did they shut it down? I wasn’t paying attention
  • Always take the first offer for a billion dollars
  • Bad Parking
  • The Apple IIE had this problem
  • I was paying attention but I might have had a mouthful of cereal.

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