Accidental Tech Podcast

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!

Follow-up: Stuart Hay on chroma sub-sampling, 4:2:2, 4:1:1, 4:2:0 Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Dock Hyper USB-C Media Hub A not-too-short aside about iPad connectivity and expandability Loopback David Smith’s tweet Audio Hijack Audiobus Drafting table Xcode and setting up for Apple Watch development (via Andy Norman) Slideshow App Recommendations Fotomagico Adobe Premiere Rush Canon’s flagship DSLR line will end… eventually. Single-lens reflex CES: QD-OLED TVs from Sony OLED explained Quantum dots explained Interview with Gary Geaves, VP of Acoustics at Apple MaxTech video Regarding latency About the UWB spectrum An aside about Apple TV interruptions Settings → Remotes and Devices → Bluetooth → Suggest Nearby AirPods #askatp: How much do we sleep? (via Nathaniel Gori) An aside about dog tracking collars Fi smart dog collar — Use the code NEWYEARS100 for $100 off. Not a sponsor. Promise. Update: Fi actually made a discount code just for us: ATP100. They’re still not a sponsor, though. Post-show: Should Apple stop using leather? Thoughts on meat alternatives Late-episode follow-up: Fun Fact #52: We’re off Track Congratulations to David Sparks! Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Iodyne: Introducing the all-new Pro Data. 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 desk situation Casey’s desk situation VESA stand …an uglier one …yet uglier still …stand and arm Follow-up: Jonathan Dietz Comes Through Glenwing’s page and calculator and forum post Chroma Subsampling USB4/TB4 bandwidth (via Dimitri Bouniol) Marco’s Christmas-movie Adventure iLife iDVD Gang of Four UXKit discoveryd and mDNSResponder Holiday tech we love Casey joins 2019 and gets AirPods Pro HiFiMAN HE-6 Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (250-ohm) Marco’s new Switch Tina’s new iPhone car mount #askatp: Would we rock a full-on iMac as an external monitor if Target Display Mode still existed? (via Jeff Fowler) Does Apple like the drama and rumors around it? (via Erik Neu) Do we close all our apps before rebooting our computers? (via AdamMHead) Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. 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. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: “Web3” Follow-up: Thank you, ATP members Casey has changed up his setup yet again Ian Fuchs at Cult of Mac Alogic Thunderbolt 4 Blaze Hub OWC Thunderbolt Hub CalDigit Element Hub CalDigit TS3+ Team Arment on Twitch Elgato HD60 S+ C13 plug “☝️ Well, actually ☝️”s on Marco’s Synology J-series Synology devices cannot use btrfs (via Squozen) 64TB maximum limit (via Matt Sullivan) Marco’s jugs Capillary action Apple Silicon in forthcoming LG displays Chroma subsampling Thunderbolt Display ADC Clarifications on attention-aware features (via Gui Rambo) Marco’s New iPhone Case (via Oliver Ames) macOS 12.2 beta Improved scrolling in Safari with ProMotion Apple is rebuilding Apple Music as a “full native app” :::✊🏻::: Kids these days :::✊🏻::: PICO-8 Swift Playgrounds 4 Post-show #askatp: When did Corvettes start looking so different? (via Rob Knight) C8 Corvette What vaporware would we love to see Apple work on? (via Juno Orion) Sponsored by: Stream: The ultimate developer toolkit for in-app chat. RevenueCat: In-app purchases and subscriptions made easy. Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Use code atp10 for 10 free meals. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!