Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 125, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage .) This week, I’ve been reading about NASA seamstresses and friction and Muskism and scooters , highlighting the heck out of Jeff VanderMeer’s terrific new short story , listening to the Dissect podcast’s new season about Daft Punk, giving Firefox another run as my go-to browser, having my mind blown by amazing music video directors , and nodding along to John Oliver on prediction markets . I’ve also been dealing with sick kids and a bunch of emergency electrical work so my house doesn’t burn down. Fun times! Also the reason we’re gonna do Ruthless Self-Promotion Week next week — still going through all your emails, thanks again to everyone who wrote in!…