The Talk Show With John Gruber

Dithering CEO Ben Thompson returns to the show to go deep on the concept of the metaverse. Sponsored by: Rows: The spreadsheet with superpowers. Get started today. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh: America’s #1 meal kit. LinkedIn Talent: Find and hire the right person. Your first job post is free. Links: Ben’s piece at Stratechery on the metaverse and the enterprise. Ben’s interview with Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook’s 2021 Connect keynote. Steven Levy’s interview with Niantic Labs founder and CEO John Hanke: “AR Is Where the Real Metaverse Is Going to Happen”. WALL-E’s dystopian vision of compulsive VR/AR addiction. Dithering: Two episodes per week, 15 minutes per episode. Not a minute less, not a minute more. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Daniel Jalkut returns to the show to talk about the new MacBook Pros. Sponsored by: sanity.io: The platform for structured content that lets you build better digital experiences. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. Links: Core Intuition. Red Sweater Software. Docker. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to discuss the products Apple has released this week. Sponsored by: Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Earnest: Freedom of choice meets student loans. LinkedIn Talent: Find and hire the right person. Your first job post is free. Links: Apple's $19 polishing cloth. Whoosh. The bizarro 16-pack of SIM card removal tools I bought at Amazon for $7. Paprika. Text Sniper. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest: Nilay Patel. Special topics: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, kids today and the file system, the Lightning / USB-C debate, and, of course, our speculation about next week’s “Unleashed” Apple event. Sponsored by: Backblaze: Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud with Backblaze. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Links: Business Insider feature suggesting Apple’s health initiatives are unfocused. (News+ link.) Monica Chin at The Verge: “File Not Found” — how kids today don’t understand computer file systems. Float — Aundre Larrow’s beautiful short film, shot using iPhone 13’s Cinematic Mode. Nilay’s excellent interview podcast, Decoder. My review of the Apple Watch Series 7. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13, new iPad Mini, Safari 15’s craptacular new tab UI, and the insightful questions posed to Kevin Durant on the Brooklyn Nets’ media day from Basketball Digest’s best NBA reporter. Sponsored by: Sanity.io: The platform for structured content that lets you build better digital experiences Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Earnest: Freedom of choice meets student loans. Use this link for a $100 bonus. Links: Garmin Adventure Watches. Daring Fireball: “Why Does the iPhone Still Use Lightning?” Jason's iPad Mini review. My iPad Mini review. Steve Krug’s “Don’t Make Me Think”. Don Norman’s “The Design of Everyday Things”, which I conflated with Krug’s “Don’t Make Me Think” during the show, but about which Jason promptly corrected me. “Downstream” — Jason’s new podcast with Julia Alexander. “This is Dave from Basketball Digest.” “My Next Guest Needs no Introduction”. “The PosCast” with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur. New Orleans Pelicans. Charlotte Hornets. Utah Jazz. Giants and Dodgers. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13 and their camera systems. Sponsored by: Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. LinkedIn Jobs: Find and hire the right person. Your first job post is free. Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. Links: Panzarino’s iPhone 13 review. My iPhone 13 review. Panzarino’s follow-up feature on Cinematic mode, interviewing Apple’s Kaiann Drance and Johnnie Manzari, and my comments thereupon. A typical good dedicated macro lens: Canon’s $1,300 100mm ƒ/2.8 USM. ‘Float’ — Aundre Larrow’s beautiful short film, shot on an iPhone 13 Pro using Cinematic mode. Austin Mann’s iPhone 13 Pro camera review, from a safari in Tanzania, and my comments, from my home office in Philadelphia. From the DF Archive 2007: “iPhone First Impressions”. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a recap of this week’s “California Streaming” Apple Event: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and new iPads. Also, last week’s decision in the Apple v. Epic lawsuit. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh: America’s #1 meal kit. Away: Designed to last for life. Links: Apple’s event page for “California Streaming”. Yours truly’s thoughts and observations. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’s decision in the Apple v. Epic case. Stephen Warwick’s humorous summary of the decision. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about last week’s surprise announcement from Apple settling a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of U.S. App Store developers, and the various reactions to it. Also, a bit on App Store payment processing, and some speculation on who might succeed Tim Cook. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code talkshow. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code THETALKSHOW. Links: Apple’s masterful press release that got them just the headlines they were hoping to get. Techmeme’s roundup of Big Press headlines regarding Apple’s settlement proposal for the class action lawsuit regarding the App Store in the U.S. Bloomberg got it right: “Apple Settles With App Developers Without Making Major Concessions”. Ryan Jones’s excellent Twitter thread that accurately depicts the actual nature of Apple’s settlement proposal. Jack Nicas’s column for the NYT: “Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers”. MG on Apple’s press release: “Thank You, Apple! May We Have Another?”. And MG’s follow-up, “Apple Accentuates the Positive”. Apple’s earlier-on-Thursday announcement regarding the News Partner Program. Phil Schiller’s 2011 memo asking “Do we think our 70/30 split will last forever?”. Mark Gurman’s latest column, speculating on who might succeed Tim Cook as CEO. The Peter Principle — “a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their ‘maximum level of incompetence’”. (I blew it and said “Pareto Principle” on air, which is an entirely different thing, but also interesting.) Randy Johnson hits a bird with a pitch during a 2001 preseason MLB game. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s controversial child safety initiatives, the tumultuous summer of Safari 15 beta UI designs, and a bit more on MagSafe battery packs. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Away: Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Links: Monotype Helvetica Now Variable. Quinn Nelson's skewering of Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack. Anker's superior $55 MagSafe-compatible battery pack. Yours truly on Apple's child safety initiatives. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest: John Moltz. Special topics: Playdate preorders, MagSafe battery packs, iPad keyboard covers, Facebook and NSO Group, Safari 15 betas, and Loki. Sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find and hire the right person. Your first job post is free. Away: Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Squarespace: Everything you need to grow online. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code talkshow. Links: Apple’s masterful press release that got them just the headlines they were hoping to get. Techmeme’s roundup of Big Press headlines regarding Apple’s settlement proposal for the class action lawsuit regarding the App Store in the U.S. Bloomberg got it right: “Apple Settles With App Developers Without Making Major Concessions”. Ryan Jones’s excellent Twitter thread that accurately depicts the actual nature of Apple’s settlement proposal. Jack Nicas’s column for the NYT: “Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers”. MG on Apple’s press release: “Thank You, Apple! May We Have Another?”. And MG’s follow-up, “Apple Accentuates the Positive”. Apple’s earlier-on-Thursday announcement regarding the News Partner Program. Phil Schiller’s 2011 memo asking “Do we think our 70/30 split will last forever?”. Mark Gurman’s latest column, speculating on who might succeed Tim Cook as CEO. The Peter Principle — “a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their ‘maximum level of incompetence’”. (I blew it and said “Pareto Principle” on air, which is an entirely different thing, but also interesting.) Another post-show correction: there is one MLB team with a friendly bird mascot. (I mistakenly thought they had been relegated to AAA, and regret the error.) Randy Johnson hits a bird with a pitch during a 2001 preseason MLB game. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.