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Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 49min

426: Loaded Baked Potato

Pre-show: [Hopefully not] Burning Down the House All of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thanks, Paul Follow-up: Smart outlet update Reconcilable Differences For eero: Settings → Troubleshooting → My device won't connect → My device won't connect to my network → Temporarily pause 5 GHz Electrical resistive heating Technology Connections: Heat Pumps Technology Connections: The Future of Heat Pumps is Underground Casey has a CarPlay apostrophe epiphany Charging the i3 Go buy SuperDuper! Types of EVs Follow-out: Upgrade’s Discussion of TouchBar and HomePod Apple event on 20 April #askatp Single HomePod or dual HomePod Mini? What if there’s already a HomePod? (via Josh Errickson) What’s the point of BCC in email? (via Chuma Nnaji) How long until we see Apple using Armv9? Armv9 AnandTech’s Write-Up Explore the Armv9 Architecture iOS Device Compatibility Reference Post-show Neutral Sponsored by: 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 atppodcast. Alex Weinstein: Want to tell a better story? Start with better music. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Apr 8, 2021 • 2h 30min

425: Hey Billionaire

Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Fork Hands FU: Why two doses? Reverse Engineering the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Follow-up: How is John replacing a router with a switch? Ubiquiti Flex Mini Handoff vs. AirPlay 2 Zach’s point about WWDC announcement date Yep, Apple uses Webex Microsoft Teams Perhaps it’s too many UDP packets? Heating your house via cryptomining? Technology Connections: Heat Pumps Technology Connections: The Future of Heat Pumps is Underground NSRunningApplication was added in Snow Leopard FB7603765 is fixed!! 🎉 Tesla Model 3 Delivery Checklist Cryptocurrency 000 101 Proof of work Proof of stake Ethereum But how does Bitcoin actually work? Github repo Fiat currency Pyramid scheme Supreme Court: Oracle vs. Google Ars Technica write-up MJ Tsai’s write-up Clean room GNUstep ApplicationKit Kotlin Arial New York Geneva San Francisco Swing POSIX Tim Cook Interview with Kara Swisher Overcast link Dithering (see the 7 April episode) Upgrade #346: Float It Like a Hologram Outside Online Interview Tim Cook’s ∞ Timeline Apple Leadership oh no Post-show Neutral: Marco’s injured Tesla BMW i3 Neutral #4: If You See a Cursor, They Blew It Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. 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!
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Apr 1, 2021 • 1h 58min

424: Ethernet Squid

Pre-show: Read-only Tweetbot WatchConnectivity applicationContext userInfo messages Follow-up: [More] Tesla wheels of shame Belvedere, CA via Alistair Logie AirPods Max warranty repairs (via Harrison Krebs) WWDC 2021 Announced NSRunningApplication Radar Numbers 48190148 25521354 22088473 18980463 21253274 18890642 New Siri Default Voices Sample Recording Another Sample Recording Ubiquiti Breach An aside about cryptocurrency CDO Bitcoin summary But how does Bitcoin actually work? Air gap eero pfSense Their recent “whoopsies” John’s Networking Situation Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon AirPort Extreme USW Flex Mini Recurrent laryngeal nerve - Wikipedia Recurrent laryngeal nerve - YouTube Four Nines #askatp Should one use a non-administrator user account? (via Michael) How do I mash together 400 video clips into one file? (via Duncan Wilcock) ffmpeg Casey’s primer on ffmpeg In short: Create a file that refers to all 400 file names. Call it, say, files.txt Each line of that file reads file 1.mp4, file 2.mp4, etc. One file per line. Maybe something like this? ffmpeg -f concat -i files.txt -vf scale=4096:2160 three-hour-movie.mp4 How does Overcast scrape iTunes? (via Brandon Wees) SOAP Post-show: Bell follow-up Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh: America’s #1 meal kit. Use code atp12 for 12 free meals. 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!
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Mar 25, 2021 • 1h 57min

423: Fort of HomePods

What would it take to get Marco into a concert? LivePhish Do By Friday #232: Panatee Reconcilable Differences #152: Warnings of Gales in Trafalgar Follow-up: Tesla Wheel of Shame Hong Kong (via Cilver Aullet) DC (via TG Cid) Houston (via Aaron Farnham) App Store Pricing Policing (via Tim) Games and Notarization On Apple’s Piss-Poor Documentation HomePod follow-up Google Home Max was also discontinued Echo Studio Nexus Q Some Membership Housekeeping Refunds for a very small group of you! 💰 ATP Membership can be paid in 💶 or 💷! 💸 ATP’s mid-year 👕 (& more!) are coming soon! 🤑 Mac OS X 10.0 is 20 years old today! John’s reviews & retrospectives robots.txt Google Play Drops Commissions 30% → 15% for first $1M in revenue Marginal tax rate #askatp When did photos become more than just files? (via Matt Fenselau) What’s up with Apple’s awful user experience with OS updates? (via Dan Young) Users are losing out against Big Sur’s sealed System Comparing Update Sizes from Mojave to Big Sur How would we wire our houses if we could do it all over again? (via Matt Youens) Cat6 Ubiquiti Dream Machine Post-show Neutral: Casey’s new dongle Sponsored by: Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for just $6/month. Start a free 15-day trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Mar 17, 2021 • 2h 1min

422: Sell a Third Box

Neutral: The Wheel(s) of Shame™ ProClip USA MagSafe holder Tesla Model Y vs. Ford Mach-E Tesla Model Y Ford Mach-E Follow-up: Clubhouse no longer requires contacts access Apple/ARM/TSMC Long writeup (via Marc Kagan) Fabricators RISC vs. CISC Family photo sharing clarifications Shared Albums Shared Album Limits 1Password for Families Grosse Point Blank Moving your data around privacy.apple.com (via Ezekiel Elin) Data Transfer Project (via Igor Makarov) Adapters Verge write-up Got Your Back (via Hung Nguyen) GAM The Horcrux Why the iMac Pro was discontinued (via Sören) Skylake-X and Skylake Xeon-W Discontinued RIP HomePod iPod Hi-Fi AnyList #askatp Why aren’t there more background notifications from apps that aren’t running? (via Nathanael Mol) Why does Overcast do processing server-side? (via Michael Hellwig) How much of iOS is still macOS? (via Surabh Kulkarni) Post-show: iMac Color Rumor 20 Macs for 2020 13 Colors of iMac Blue Whale Montior Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Mar 11, 2021 • 2h 4min

421: The First Miniboss

Pre-show: Marco is happy, though he shouldn’t be. ☯️ The iMac Pro is retired Gruber’s post Follow-up: One reason to choose Audi Kiss Guy is real! Interview Swift “header” views (via Ben Packard) ⌃⌘↑ and ⌃⌘↓ or Navigate → Jump to Next/Previous Counterpart Logging into vaccinate.virginia.gov Families: how do they work? No iLife is an Island Apple Launches Service for Transferring iCloud Photos and Videos to Google Photos Google Takeout Twitter Archive ATP #155: Edit, Crop, Aspect, Original for discussion of John’s workflow Apple cracks down on apps with “irrationally high prices” #askatp Whose fault is it that Apple Silicon is 🔥? (via Nick) M1 architecture research Wintel What would Apple need to do to make macOS gaming competitive? (via Matt Chapman Jones) DirectX Cell Do we use battery backups for our desktops? What about other ancillary equipment? (via Ramanujan Srinath) What John and Marco use Sponsored by: Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. 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!
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Mar 4, 2021 • 2h 15min

420: I Have No Urge to Speak

Follow-up: VPNs and Supervised devices Nickname preferences (via Julian Torres) Skydio’s absolutely bananas talk on autonomous drone obstacle avoidance The Talk Show #309: Pinkies on the Semicolon More on Clubhouse Chat room Gui Rambo’s investigations 🧵 “Ephemeral” Clubhouse Steve Jobs Stories Clubhouse is recording you John “tried” Twitter Spaces Super Follows Twitter “Communities” Overcast 2021.1 Watch Connectivity WatchKit UIApplicationDelegate & UISceneDelegate AUGraph & AVAudioEngine AVAssetExportSession How’s Swift going for us? Swift enums 🤬 Block Syntax B #askatp Do we use non-ISP-provided DNS? (via Alex Guthman) Pi-hole What’s our 🤬 problem with Electron, anyway? (via Nathan Roberts) Would we enjoy an Uber clone powered by Apple autonomous EVs? (via Matt Steiner) Post-show: Why would one buy an Audi? Audi RS6 Lexus vs. Mercedes Sponsored by: Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Away: Start your 100-day trial and shop Away’s entire lineup of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Feb 25, 2021 • 2h 15min

419: This Week’s Gasp

Pre-show diversions: Posting the bootleg Casey’s [hopefully useLiss] worries Marco’s ball situation Sonos Move Casey’s Compulsory Icebreaker Requisite link Follow-up: Jef e’s doubts about SMART tools Contacts API updates Better Trust Through Better Privacy Autofill Everywhere Google’s astrophotography mode Magnets and MagSafe (via Ante Söderholm) More on Supervised iPhones (via Marc Wickens) Support document More on Clubhouse Upgrade #340: Secret Sauce Hacking with Swift Steve Jobs Stories Burner Memory safe iBoot implementation Rust MacBook Pro models with HDMI and SD card readers? Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter XJACK #askatp Is it safe to use a High Sierra machine after security updates cease? (via John Hovland) How do we store our parents’ names in our phone’s contacts? (via Colin Meney) How do I clean up my Dock? (via Harjas Monga) Desk accessories Sudden Termination Automatic Termination Post-show: Some more kvetching about app-quitting strategies Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Buzzsprout: Podcast hosting and a whole lot more. Get 3 months free. Fastmail: The very best in email. Try Fastmail free for 30 days and get 10% off your first year. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Feb 18, 2021 • 2h 21min

418: Dangerously Close to Being on a Phone Call

Pre-show: Join us in our Clubhouse! (That’s a joke; not happening. —Ed.) Chatroulette Party line Newton’s cradle Should Apple remove the Contacts framework? Follow-up: Living outside the east coast… or America. The UK explained The Concert for Charlottesville was posted Should timers sync? (via Richard Harris) What can Mobile Device Management really do? (via Chris Harper) Support article Helpful PDF An alternate way to think about RAM vs. SSD-wear tradeoffs (via Jonathan Dietz) Example M1 smartctl results dd fs_usage Ada and MISRA C for car-computer safety T568A vs. T568B myths revisited (via Jon B.) Stack overflow theories iPhone 13 rumors Live Tiles Marco’s microsuction mounting tape Post-show: Casey’s new toy Several-year-old Mavic footage Marco’s old toy Sponsored by: Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. 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!
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Feb 11, 2021 • 2h 24min

417: Sand and Water Interface

Pre-show: RIP, Call Recorder On re-installing or transferring macOS Launch Control launchd Pixelmator Pro If we had to leave the eastern seaboard, where would we move? Follow-up: DTKs are worth more now! iOS 14.5 Watch unlock Trying to ls ~/.Trash (via Mike Vosseller) SSD traffic Two month old SSD smartmontools smartctl --all /dev/disk0 Casey’s computations Casey’s data John’s data Marco accidentally invents Docker Docker on M1 Macs VMWare Fusion on M1 Macs Tesla recall 135,000 vehicles for touchscreen failures 737 MAX ATP #165: Time Was… (Overcast timestamp link) Ada Programming Language Mid-reboot turn signals in the Model 3 (via Michael Swindler) iOS 14.5 beta lets you specify Spotify/others as Siri’s default music service INPlayMediaIntent INMediaItemType Marco rants about timers on the Apple Watch Dan Riccio’s new project microLED Intel’s USB commercial #askatp Do we let our personal lives bleed onto corporate devices? (via Jordan Cosentino) What are our favorite or most obscure media files? (via Doc Davis) A Concert for Charlottesville Vertical Horizon Crash Test Dummies Family Force 5’s Christmas Pageant Achtung Baby Is it rude to put another app’s name in your own app’s search keywords? Under the Radar #210: Thinking Like a Business SwitchGlass Front and Center Post-show: Pupdate Kikopup Sponsored by: Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

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