Why Identity Verification Matters For The Internet | Vox Americanus, GLM 5.2, Claude Fable 5 Is Back

<p>The full quad is back just before the Fourth of July. Dave and Sam explain why padel is just pickleball for fancy people, Sam vibe-coded an app to prove you’re actually American on the internet (Vox Americanus is real and you can use it: https://voxamericanus.com), and Dave even nominates Sam for office, even though Sam insists we should fix the job before electing anyone actually good for it. </p><p>The crew also dives into why non-engineers are more capable than they think in the age of agentic coding, Claude Fable 5’s government clearance “drama” and return, how GLM 5.2 is quietly replacing Opus 4 on real agent stacks, why Anthropic is still printing revenue despite open source pressure, and the case for an open source router.. They wrap with pop culture corner: Taylor Swift wedding intel and Brit’s review of Alpha School.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>0:00 Episode trailer</p><p>0:50 Episode start</p><p>1:12 Full Quad Pre-4th of July, Is There Such a Thing as VC Summer?</p><p>3:32 Padel Is the New VC Networking Sport, Pickleball Is for the Plebs</p><p>9:10 Vox Americanus, Can You Actually Prove You&#39;re American Online?</p><p>15:25 Should Sam Run for Office? Fix the Job Description First</p><p>29:30 Agentic Coding, You&#39;re Not Too Late</p><p>35:33 Claude Fable 5 Is Back, Government Clearance Drama Explained</p><p>41:08 GLM 5.2, Open Source Just Quietly Replaced Opus 4</p><p>46:16 Anthropic Still Printing Revenue, The Case for an Open Source Router</p><p>47:29 Taylor Swift&#39;s Wedding</p><p>49:36 Alpha School, Brit&#39;s Kids Try AI Education</p><p>52:12 America&#39;s 250th Birthday</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We’re also on ↓</strong></p><p>X: https://twitter.com/moreorlesspod</p><p>Instagram: https://instagram.com/moreorless</p><p>YouTube: https://youtu.be/zqmbW163QKQ</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with us here:</strong></p><p>1) Sam Lessin: https://x.com/lessin</p><p>2) Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin</p><p>3) Jessica Lessin: https://x.com/Jessicalessin</p><p>4) Brit Morin: https://x.com/brit</p>