When you hear internet speeds, keep in mind those are bits, not bytes. And so like, you know, you were saying you got a little over 100 megabytes per second download, that's pretty close to the theoretical maximum, which is 125 megabytes for gigabit connection. So many things will not be faster, but many things will because increasingly in this world, we are being delivered things from CDNs who will have things being served to you from fairly close by,. relatively speaking.
- Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds!
- Follow-up:
- Criminals are shoulder-surfing passcodes and then swiping iPhones
- Mitigation ideas:
- Alphanumeric passcodes
Settings
→ Face ID & Passcode
→ Change Passcode
→ Passcode Options
→ Custom Alphanumeric Code
- Don’t use iCloud Keychain for banking passwords
- Screen Time
Settings
→ Screen Time
→ Use Screen Time Passcode
and don’t use the same passcode
Settings
→ Screen Time
→ Content & Privacy Restrictions
→ Account Changes
→ Don’t Allow
- Venmo:
Me
→ Settings
→ Face ID & PIN
→ Enable Face ID & PIN
- Cash: Icon in the upper-right →
Privacy & Security
→ Security Lock
#askatp
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- Is symmetric internet — particularly gigabit — worth it? (via Petar Petrović)
- Do we use AlDente or Battery to manually limit charging
levels? (via MaxLaves)
- Why doesn’t anyone make fun but not-creepy games? (via Brian Hamilton)
- Post-show: Marco loses a war of YouTube attrition to Adam
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