This Week in Tech (Video) TWiT 1078: The Great British Marmalade Scandal - Building Your Own Router
Apr 6, 2026
Patrick Beja, contrarian tech podcaster; Ian Thompson, tech journalist covering policy and hardware; Abrar Al-Hiti, CNET reporter on consumer tech and AI. They debate lawsuits over addictive social apps and whether design should be regulated. They track Artemis II and Orion quirks. They unpack router bans and show how to build your own with old PCs or Raspberry Pi.
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Personal Memory Of Apollo’s Global Impact
- Leo and panelists recalled personal excitement for Apollo-era moon landings and how global events inspired public wonder.
- Ian Thompson shared a memory: his dad woke him to watch Apollo 11 at age 14 days, underscoring cultural impact.
Subscription Limits Restore Model Performance
- Anthropic restricted Claude subscribers using third-party agent frameworks because persistent agent usage was depleting shared resources.
- The change improved Claude's responsiveness by forcing heavy users to pay via API rather than unlimited subscription tokens.
Move Heavy Agents To Paid APIs Or Local Models
- If you're running heavy agent workflows, shift to paid API keys or local/open-weight models to avoid throttling and protect performance.
- Panelists reported Claude responsiveness improved after Anthropic limited always-on subscriber agents.