Accidental Tech Podcast

Follow-up: iPad Air does have stereo speakers Mac Studio HDMI is still 2.0 HDMI 2.1 27” Studio Display Pro coming soon? “Five-head” Origins The Flop House #94: Conan the Barbarian @ 29:46 Victor Borge’s Inflationary Language 20 Fenchurch Street The A7III does have animal eye detection (via Alec Pulianas) Base Mac Pro gets a spec bump MaskerAid Updates Photo library access Method Swizzling ARM Mac Pro worst-case scenarios Max Tech: Apple M2 Duo? Patent: Systems and Methods for Interconnecting Dies Patent: Fully Interconnected Heterogeneous Multi-layer Reconstructed Silicon Device Majin Bu’s tweet Universal Control Impressions Synergy #askatp: Did the DTK set reasonable expectations for M1 devices? (via Ryan Petriello) Does switching to higher-resolution displays put a strain on the CPU/GPU? (via Peter Wagoner) What are the three ugliest Macs of all time? (via Wade) John Molar Mac (Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One) LC 580 Casey Polybook Flower Power All 13 Colors of iMac 2004 17” iMac G5 Mac Pro Marco 2006 17” MacBook Pro John’s PowerBook G4 Review 11” MacBook Air 2004 17” iMac G5 2019 Mac Pro Rack-mount Version Post-show: A preview of Casey’s new setup (really) with a CalDigit TS4 Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Kolide: Meet compliance objectives in a remote-first world without resorting to rigid device management. Try Kolide for free! Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Apple’s “Peek Performance” Event New Apple Watch band collection Beanie Babies 🇺🇦 Tim Cook 🇺🇦 Apple TV+ Luck (TV Series) Luck (Film) Apple + Baseball Jason’s recap An aside about transportation woes Gibbs Aquada Duck Boat Fan/Air boat iPhone SE 3 iPad Air Clockwise #441: Talk Talk Music M1 Ultra Gurman’s original article (18 May 2021) John’s diagram (21 May 2021) John’s warning in ATP #453 @ 32:34 (Overcast timestamp link) Hector Martin’s tweet NUMA Mac Studio 🎩 Robot or Not #229: Friendship An aside about Marco’s laptop-laptop woes “Fivehead” xMac The Verge discovers the 2 pound ∆ from Max → Ultra Camera Movement Guide (with apologies to friend of the show Todd Vaziri) McDLT and a McDLT commercial AGP Dan Moren: Missing Mid-Range Desktop Mac A lot of bickering about the future of the 27” iMac Mac Studio Display Casey’s previous rant Casey’s original rant QD-OLED Display Filipe Espósito’s tweet Post-show: There’s still an Intel Mac Mini MD101LL/A Sponsored by: Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Kolide: Cross-platform fleet visibility for your Linux, Mac, and Windows devices. Start your free 14-day trial of Kolide today! New Relic: Monitor, debug, and improve your entire stack. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: 🇺🇦 ATP Stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦 Washington Post coverage Jason Snell on Apple vs. 🇷🇺 & 🇨🇳 Follow-up: There definitely is not a “cure” for celiac disease Conquering shared contacts with a shared iCloud account Several fascinating pieces of accessibility-related feedback Casey’s new app, MaskerAid Announcement blog post Analog(ue) #199: A Little Bit of Personal News Example image SF Symbols Apple’s Spring Event predictions Post-show: Marco Christmas! Allston Christmas Paradigm Atom Sony A7 III Sony 35mm f/2.8 Lens (SEL35F28Z) (Marco’s most-used lens) Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens (SEL55F18Z) (What John should buy) Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Lens (SEL50F12GM) (What John wants instead, but will never buy, therefore preventing him from ever buying anything) Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Lens (SEL85F18/2) LensRentals Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Kolide: Endpoint security for teams that value privacy, transparency, and employee productivity. Try Kolide for free today! Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Casey messes with Marco during his very difficult day Celiac Important follow-up: in short, actual celiac disease cannot be cured, so the people in question most likely had other forms of gluten intolerance Colostrum (the pills Marco got — ask a doctor, YMMV) Thera Cane Reconcilable Differences #176: The Curse of Convenience It’s All Too Much NIMBY Follow-up: Getting an older car to always play Maps’ directions over Bluetooth (via Paul Violante) Settings → Maps → Spoken Directions → Directions on Radio Some interesting feedback on brake-by-wire systems Marc Barrowclift’s Fourth Annual iOS Music Player Showcase (via Aidan Trager) Casey attempts a victory lap around John Reconcilable Differences #176: The Curse of Convenience Note the relevant section was in the members’ only after-show Feedback received on John’s Streaming App Spec The NVIDIA/Arm deal has been scuttled Previously: Doubts about the NVIDIA/Arm deal Announced 20 September 2020 (!) Apparently .NET Core can trace its roots to Silverlight (!) Developer deliberately corrupts popular open-source packages Previous NPM disaster covered on ATP Semantic Versioning Log4j vulnerability xkcd #2347: Dependency Tech companies called to the principal’s office Discourse tries to lead by an $82,500 example #askatp: Two-fer from Omri Arbiv: What’s Marco’s current coffee setup? James Hoffmann’s Aeropress technique Ratio Eight Baratza Virtuoso YES PLZ Trade Coffee Intelligentsia Is John still subscribed to cable? Do we have a good system for maintaining family contacts? (via Paul Walker) Post-show Robot or Not: Bonus #askatp: Do we say we’re “in front of” or “behind” the computer? (via Niek van de Pas) Sponsored by: Jumpcloud: Your new cloud directory. Lutron Caseta: Smart Dimmers & Lighting Control. Kolide: Endpoint security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today with no credit card required. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Follow-up: Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz) Another video (via Jameson) James May’s Model S’s catastrohpic failure Porsche Taycan Mercedes-Benz EQS AirTags anti-tracking update The Downeaster “Alexa” Amsterdam’s transformation from car-centric to people-centric Paris’s car-free zone announced for 2024 John has thoughts on streaming apps Channels does a victory lap TV Everywhere XBMC/Kodi Dilbert Strip (yes, Scott Adams sucks) Akamai is buying Linode Stratechery (paid) post #askatp: Why do cars always steal Bluetooth connections? (via Chris Gleim) Is using Reduced Security okay for the purpose of audio capture? (via Chritopher Ward) Audio Hijack The 🤬 nuts installation procedure Apple requires on M1 Macs What’s the best “dumb” TV? (via Ava) Casey’s dumb TV Pi-Hole Casey’s discovered Smart TV Block List Post-show Neutral: Toyota’s Faux Manual Transmission Patent Sponsored by: Lutron Caseta: Smart dimmers and lighting control. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: The newest member of Marco’s family The originating member Siracusa’s history Siracusa’s thoughts The new member Prior experiences with the new member of the family Follow-up: Casey replaces his FiOS set-top box Casey’s new UPS TechSee AlDente Casey’s Email Woes Gmail “funnel solution” Google Workspace Email Storage (via Ashish Gandhi) Running your own mail server (via Daniel Nelson) Recommended solution Fastmail’s referral fees can be paid out! 💰 Video evidence for Wi-Fi ↔ Cellular Universal Control (via Carlos Carpio García) Are phones being stolen to steal bank information? (via Gui Rambo) Siri attempts at music playback by year Jonathan Coulton’s Some Guys Apple’s attempt at “compliance” with the Netherlands dating app rules Chargeback Dutch response Upgrade #393: Nothing Is So Perfect™ John in 2020: “The Art of the Possible” Microsoft’s “A Principled Approach to App Stores” #askatp: Why doesn’t anyone use Wi-Fi for audio playback? (via Steven J. Stutz) Do we use color calibration tools for our monitors? (via Chris Koerner) Datacolor Spyder How do we prevent keyboards damaging screens on laptops? (via Priyansh Singh) Post-show: Marco’s car problems Which Car Jump Starter is Best? (via Michael Panzer) Sponsored by: Lutron Caseta: Smart Dimmers & Lighting Control Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Stack Overflow Podcast: Your home for all things code. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco enters winter luxury Marco’s “Slippers” John’s Slippers Marco’s Rug Marco’s Rug Heater Reminder: Celsius is stupid for ambient air temperatures Robot or Not: Sundays Follow-up: Google ships tapback parsing Regarding “Screeners” Xbox Game Pass PC Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate Xbox Cloud Gaming Stratechery Interview with Phil Spencer Apple and the Netherlands New beta bits Face ID unlock and glasses from Ryan Booker Notes on Universal Control from Carlos Carpio Carcía Sony buys Bungie for $3.6B FAQ Sony hints at More Acquisitions Google tells legacy Gmail account holders to “pay up” Ars Technica’s coverage Google information Amazon Simple Email Service Using a custom domain with iCloud email Mimestream Fastmail (former sponsor) Hey (former sponsor) Zimbra #askatp: How do we back up shared photo albums? (via Carlos Moffat) How do we manage power (and battery) for desktop laptops? (via Anirudh Coontoor) Settings → Battery → Battery (in sidebar) → Optimized battery charging What security steps do we take for family devices? (via Lars Bekkema) Post-show: Supercap jump-starter Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. New Relic: Monitor, debug, and improve your entire stack Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco’s Baking Hangover Follow-up: Casey’s Desk Update Casey’s Thunderbolt 4 Hub / “Breakout Box” Simon Webster on QD-OLED and Blue LEDs Jon Mason on how big Sony is Xbox Gamepass and Series S Neil Young & Spotify Horse Armor Scorched Earth iMessage and SMS (via Olivier Ruoy) Adium Piracy, Warez, and The Scene (via Colin Weir) Widevine Netherlands Tells Apple “lol nope” Macrumors Coverage ACM’s Statement Dropbox and OneDrive kexts no longer supported in macOS 12.3 beta User space Universal Control Mac → iPad in 12.3 & 15.4 betas Viticci’s tweet/video OBS Studio Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering OB Studio Pull Request iOS 15.4 beta supports FaceID unlock with mask without an Apple Watch USB Garbage from Amazon Do By Friday Wristies Post-show: Web time capsules John’s automotive plans Sponsored by: Lutron Caseta: Smart lighting at the switch. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Iodyne: Introducing the all-new Pro Data, the fastest Thunderbolt storage for M1 Macs. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Windows woes and the challenges of loading modern trucks TPM yt-dlp DeCSS SGX FairPlay Pirated movie release types Follow-up: Printer Murder Rooms John Tsombakos Richard Smith LG UltraFine 5K Repair Video (via Brian Almeida) Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion Wall Street Journal Activision Blizzard’s abhorrent culture Prior acquisitions (via Jon Erlichman) Activision Blizzard: $68.7b LinkedIn: $26.2b Nuance: $19.7b Skype: $8.5b ZeniMax: $7.5b GitHub: $7.5b Nokia (phone unit): $7.2b aQuantive: $6.3b Mojang (Minecraft): $2.5b Perfect Dark Green bubbles ruin everything 🙄 RCS Dithering Snell on iMessage Google/Android interpreting tapbacks #askatp: Will macOS last another 20 years? (via Daniel Begqvist) Copland 2010 Revisited POSIX Mach Real-Time Operating System What game system for a casual gamer who hasn’t had a console in ten years? Do programming languages cause problems for people with hyphenated last names? Post-show: Marco’s Jerk-Store Moment L’esprit de l’escalier Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. Get 20% off your first order with code atp. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Follow-up: Fi dog-collar pronunciation Discount code ATP100 for $100 off (not a sponsor) New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024 Sony did show PSVR2 controllers Mirrorless advantages and the longevity of Canon DSLRs (from Justin Krohn) TV technology WRGB OLEDs do have white backlights QD-OLEDs have RGB “filters”/diffusers Samsung’s 2019 $11 billion investment in QD-OLED Micro-LED On “Weird & Complicated” Analog TV (via Moe Rubenzahl) Technology Connections on Analog TV Apple will Allow Alternate Payment Systems in the App Store in 🇰🇷, with a catch StoreKit 2 RevenueCat Getting Started Apple wants 30% of Uber/Lyft’s membership revenue American laws don’t reflect Americans’ desires John’s gross printer Theranos John’s printer Casey’s printer Marco’s laser all-in-one with the buggy networking Marco’s beloved giant printer (price is currently inflated; it cost $449 in 2016) Marco’s 11x17 inkjet all-in-one (also currently overpriced; it cost $249 in 2018) #askatp: What do we think about React/React Native? (via Asajz) Divorce leads children to the worst places Vue.js Angular Note: Not AngularJS How can there be a huge ∆ between data in Photos and the actual Photos Library on disk? (via Todd Vaziri) SQLite VACUUM Post-show: Some responses to our health/veganism/leather discussion last week Slow Boring: Is Healthy Food Actually More Expensive? BBC: Climate Change: Which vegan milk is best? iMore: Apple should ditch leather (not mentioned, but meant to) Sponsored by: Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $20 off your first three bags. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!