Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
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Mar 26, 2020 • 2h 35min

371: Four-Letter Technologies

Special guest Chris Lattner! High Output Management TensorFlow Caffe TPU Python PyTorch Swift for TensorFlow Swift TensorFlow tutorials Fortran Swift for TensorFlow Clang Jupyter Python interop workbook Dynamic Callable Dynamic Member Lookup NumPy MLIR: Multi-Level Intermediate Representation SIL: Swift Intermediate Language SiFive ASIC: Application-specific integrated circuit RISC-V BSD PA-RISC Mach KHTML WWDC Status of Swift's world domination Brisk Self-hosting Swift's future Swift Ownership Manifesto Rust 2019 LLVM Dev Meeting: Ownership SSA C++20 Clang Is Swift a... jerk? SwiftUI Combine ABI stability Variadic generics Swift Concurrency Manifesto Recent woodworking projects Treasure box Post-show: Quarantined unproductivity Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $20 credit with code atp2020. Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Indeed.com: A guide to help those whose jobs have been affected by coronavirus.
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Mar 19, 2020 • 2h 20min

370: Ghost Finger

WWDC 2020 will be online-only Press release Original Gravity ("the beer-and-sausage place") Follow-up: Rebinding Xcode commands via Incoherent Toots Apple Style Guide New Apple Hardware Mac mini (not really new) MacBook Air iPad Pro LiDAR Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro Smart Keyboard Folio iPad Pro Cursor with Craig Federighi Post-show: Consoles The Test Drivers #3: Xbox Series X Exclusive, and the Z Flip Gang Xbox Series X Hands On, Gameplay & Controller! The Road to PS5 Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Eero: The Wi-Fi your home deserves. Use this link and code ATP for free overnight shipping. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package.
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Mar 13, 2020 • 2h 16min

369: Brown Big Bear

Pre-show: Marco's Problem Marco's image-retention test Apple Cinema Display HD Follow-up: The "coronavirus" virus itself is named SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 is the disease it causes (formerly called "2019 novel coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV" in some places). Recommended info sources on COVID-19: Flatten the Curve CDC: COVID-19 (continuously updated) Video: Exponential Growth and Epidemics WWDC still not canceled Santa Clara County bans gatherings of 1000+ John's internal storage situation Mac shortcuts Ellipsis is ⌥ ; Adjective order ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ ⌃ ⌥? Command key Xcode symbol popup: ⌃ 6 Drag and drop open/save dialog DefaultFolder X Screen shotting/screen capture Hot Corners and modifier keys System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver → Hot Corners... Casey's Computer Corner Brian Ski's tweet Huge rumor dumps New homescreen Accessibility features, wallpapers, and #shotoniphone GIFWrapped OCR capabilities Video: Transcriber in Windows Mobile Graffiti Inkwell Black Ink Apple Watch flag faces General Apple Watch improvements Tachymeter #askatp Is the 2015 15" MBP still the best laptop ever made (via James Scariati) Do we have hard-drive icons on our desktop? (via Rob Fiorendino) How does one get hardware to make iOS apps on the cheap? (via Marcos Petri) Post-show: Marco's new adventures... deep underground Penny Arcade Sponsored by: BlueVine: Get a $100 gift card when you take out a loan or open a line of credit. Mack Weldon: Better than whatever you’re wearing right now. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020.
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Mar 5, 2020 • 2h 24min

368: A Jacket and Some Pins

Follow-up: Feedback & Radar Casey's Catalina Catastrophe Pegasus J2i Mountain Certificate revocation Ben Thompson and nvALT Just Enough Grammar How does one back up a Synology? Backblaze B2 Amazon Glacier Arq WWDC cancellation? Under the Radar #186: Replacing WWDC An Event Apart #askatp What are some of our favorite macOS keyboard shortcuts? ⌘ K for VNC/SMB ⇧ ⌘ A for Applications ⇧ ⌘ 4 for screenshot ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ V for Paste and Match Style Plain Text app for iOS ⎋ during drag Drag onto a Finder column heading ⌘ Click on the title of a Finder window ⌘ ↑ and ⌘ ↓ to go up/down the folder hierarchy Xcode ⌥ ⌘ / for creating documentation ⇧ ⌘ O for quick open ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ ⌃ C for Copy Qualified Symbol Name Is there a difference between an app's Open at login and System Preferences → User & Groups → Login Items? (via Jon Mitchell) If you had to use a co-hosts's machine, whose would it be? (via Nicholas Gaffney) Post-show Neutral: New BMW logo Concept i4 Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away: Whoever you are, and whatever you need to pack, Away has luggage that will help make your next trip more seamless. Kolide: User-focused security for teams that Slack.
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Feb 27, 2020 • 1h 54min

367: Antitrust Relief Valve

Follow-up: SwitchGlass desktop-image update Apple Music high-quality streamingSettings → Music → Cellular Data → High Quality Streaming Swift and static analysis Overcast and UI state restoration Microsoft Defender ATP Coming for iOS Safari and long-lived HTTPS certificates Let's Encrypt Apple considering allowing users switch default apps Spotify's Time to Play Fair Things #askatp How do we handle the business side of the App Store? (via Stephen Gerstacker) Do we shop TVs based on primary usage? (via starsasumi) G-SYNC When do we use a notes app vs. a flat file? (via Future Ben) Post-show: Casey's Computer Woes Sponsored by: Indeed: Post a job today. Get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020. ProClip USA: High-quality, two-part phone mounts. Get 10% off with code atp10.
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Feb 20, 2020 • 2h 14min

366: There’s Nothing You Can Fix in a Day

Pre-show: Catalina. 🙄 × ∞ Machine-gun trackpad Marco on OS upgrades Casey's Radar Follow-up: Grasshopper Logo Butterfly keyboards and ergonomics Finder toolbar bug... defeated? Mac malware getting worse? What does Apple need to make most? iOS 13.4 Mail toolbar fixes Cabel's take #askatp What one trivial bug would you fix if you could? (via Louie Mantia) Casey's answer How should one partition an onboard SSD? (via James Irwin) Would you narrate your favorite author's audiobook? (via Brian Hamilton) Post-show: John's [continued] adventures in programming Wallpaper creation tool Post-post show: Cold medicines Sponsored by: Handy: The most reliable name in house cleaning. Get your first 3-hour cleaning for only $29 when you sign up for a cleaning plan. Indeed: Post a job today. Get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Feb 14, 2020 • 2h 11min

365: Day-One Cowboy

Follow-up: SwiftUI previews of UIKit Gualtiero Frigerio NSHipster Folder aliases in the Dock Snow Leopard Review Radar #59289423 Shell scripts Jan Vitturi Richard Kanson John's new app (‼️) Keyboard Maestro Pastebot Taika Waititi on Apple Keyboards IBM Model M Marco's Best Laptop Ever Made Swift Playgrounds on macOS #askatp What's the situation with macOS security? (via Anthony Scardapane) Gatekeeper What does Marco do to avoid recursive Voice Boost? (via Chris Wright) How do we use show notes as a listener? (via Simo Isto) Post-show: John's adventures in programming Sponsored by: BlueVine: Get a $100 gift card when you take out a loan or open a line of credit. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020. Bombas: The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Get 20% off your first purchase.
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Feb 6, 2020 • 2h 11min

364: A Casey Settings Screen

Pre-show: Docks Follow-up: Pro Display XDR reference modes Mac Pro internal disk options iPad Multitasking and recent apps Casey's new app (‼️) Detecting Guided Access SwiftUI Knife Switch Google Photos Privacy Breach #askatp What do we think about homebrew? (via Stephan Jacobs) MacPorts What's the difference between ⇧/⌘/⌥ keys? Origin of the ⌘ key tin Save for Web Claws What do we name our Wi-Fi networks? (via Jesse in South Dakota) Silence Of The LANS Post-show: Auto-joining Wi-Fi networks "Free Public WiFi" iOS auto-joins AT&T Wi-Fi networks without user permission The mechanism by which Apple does this: carrier bundles Sponsored by: Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Kolide: User-focused security for teams that Slack. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Jan 30, 2020 • 2h 30min

363: The Floor is Lava

Casey's Complaints about his Co-Hosts Corner Marco's replaced BMW link The actual link Reconcilable Differences #121: Impotent Hydra Wegmans Update on Marco's iMac Pro fan issues SMC reset Pro Display XDR reference modes Rack-mount Mac Pro videos from Neil Parfitt Unboxing Fan noise A pro's thoughts on TrueTone ISO 12646 Xcode layout advice Video demo Localization warnings Marco's Overcast Bug-Finding Mission Technical Q&A QA1606 kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice AVAudioSession setPreferredIOBufferDuration Apple's API documentation No Overview Available iOS 14 Shakeup The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 Working Copy WIMP Surface/iPad Lineup in 2020 Post-show: John's Bug-Finding Mission NSWindow isReleasedWhenClosed Sponsored by: YES PLZ: Upgrade your morning coffee game and you’ll upgrade your whole day. Get 25% off your first shipment with code MARCOSENTME. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020. BlueVine: Get a $100 gift card when you take out a loan or open a line of credit.
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Jan 24, 2020 • 2h 12min

362: Xcode in Anger

Follow-up: That's the Microsoft logo, you fools Redesigning the Windows Logo Removing the Dropbox Finder extension System Preferences → Extensions → Dropbox → Finder Extension Pro Display XDR display profiles Aerial screensaver Logitech G305 mouse review Pacifist Jonathan Mann on his post-WWDC song Front and Center update Marco's iMac Pro update Apple acquiesces to the FBI regarding encrypted iCloud backups? Gruber's initial reaction Gruber on Tim Cook on Der Spiegel Apple on end-to-end encryption in 2016 Android does encrypt backups Ben Thompson's take Xcode layout hell Post-show Neutral: What cars would we each take on a cross-country trip? 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 Casey's answer Marco's answer (and backup answer) John's answer Sponsored by: Clear: Get through security even faster. Get your first 2 months free with code accidentaltech. HealthIQ: Using science and data to secure lower life-insurance rates for people like you. Casper: Expertly designed products to help you get your best rest, one night at a time. Get $100 toward select mattresses with code atp2019. Terms and conditions apply.

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