A huge week for open models: Inkling (the first big US open-weight model since Gemma 4), Qwen 3.8, and Kimi 3 all dropped. Plus Vue 3.6 RC + Vapor Mode, the slow death of Stack Overflow, a decoy font that blinds AI, and the usual grab bag of fun links.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro
00:44 Welcome to Syntax
03:01 Vue.js 3.6 RC Released
- Vue.js 3.6-RC.1
09:50 Brought to you by Sentry
10:35 Rift - new worktree alternative
- Rift
- Explaining Rift tweet
17:46 Every new browser feature
- MDN Plus Browser features updates
- CSS ’text-fit’ property
23:09 Kimi K3 Released
29:33 What are Open Weight Models
32:46 Kimi K3 Architecture
- Kimi K3’s built up
- Cutting off access to Kimi
33:59 Qwen 3.8 Released
- Qwen 3.8 launch announcement
36:42 Inkling from Thinking Machines
40:45 Mole Cleanup App
- Mole
43:21 Moshi Terminal App
- Moshi app
46:05 RIP Stack Overflow
54:10 Scott’s Foot Pedal
54:59 Scott’s Feet
56:13 Decoy Font
59:16 Jurassic Park Computers
01:03:59 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE

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