The Talk Show With John Gruber

Merlin Mann returns to the show to discuss two brief topics (with a few asides): my dream of opening a steakhouse, and Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary Get Back. Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing LinkedIn Talent Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Links: Who’s who in “Get Back”? A guide to the non-Beatles in Peter Jackson’s documentary. “And Your Bird Can Sing” (Take 2) April 20, 1966. Amazon.com: iSi Classic MeshSodamaker for Making Carbonating Beverages, 1 Quart, Stainless Steel: Industrial & Scientific. American Giant. Farhad Manjoo: “This Is The Greatest Hoodie Ever Made”. YKK Zippers. Bern’s Steak House in Tampa. Jamie Zawinski. DNA Lounge. “Now you have two problems.” The Sharper Image’s Bacon Express Toaster. Helen Rosner in The New Yorker: “Pellet Ice Is the Good Ice”. Hal’s New York Seltzer Water. “What makes Ringo a Great Drummer”. “World’s Great Drummers Salute Ringo Starr”. ‎David Sims, Letterboxd one-sentence reviewer extraordinaire. “Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle”. “Free Solo”. “A Quiet Place”. RoboCop: Blank Check with Griffin & David. Amanda Hess in the NYT: “The Sublime Spectacle of Yoko Ono Disrupting the Beatles”. “Futura and Wes Anderson: A Love Story”. Atkinson Hyperlegible — an accessibility typeface. Hop Sing Laundromat: Hop Sing on Twitter. Lê on Twitter. Rare photos from inside. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show to discuss the past and future of Apple-centric reporting. Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. LinkedIn Talent. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Links: MacCentral circa November 1996, as cached by the Internet Archive. Among the news of the week: the release of BBEdit 4.0.2 and Cyberdog 1.2 beta 2. One of those had a longer shelf life than the other.

Special guest David Smith returns to the show to talk about Apple Watch Series 7 and the state of WatchOS, Apple suing NSO Group, and more. Sponsored by: Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Links: David's post about wildcamping in Scotland with Apple Watch Series 7. David's excellent apps: Widgetsmith, Watchsmith, Pedometer++, Sleep++, and more. Problematic Forbes story: "Apple Quietly Buying Ads Via Google For High-Value Subscription Apps To Capture App Publisher Revenue". Apple sues NSO Group. NYT: "Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Maker, Seeking to Block Its Access to iPhones". Skyfall Road Pin on Google Maps. Under the Radar. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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.