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May 31, 2018 • 2h 15min

276: Observing a Black Hole

App Camp for Girls fundraiser: Live Near WWDC iOS 11.4 Messages in the Cloud: Settings → {Your Name} → iCloud → Messages WWDC No OS filter Upgrade #195: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2018 Marco's 🏖️💻 problem Lavolta Carrying Case for iMac #askatp What is the best way to "accidentally" stalk find us at WWDC? (via CW Bennett) Social Policy Original Gravity Public House Layers How do we maintain multiple development environments? (via Pat Murphy) Post-show Neutral: Casey is a sad panda Sponsored by: Casper: Get $100 off your Wave purchase with code atp100. Terms and conditions apply. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US and Canada. Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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May 24, 2018 • 1h 53min

275: It's Difficult When You’re a Billionaire

Follow-up: People can change their minds, and that's okay. Right, old Marco? Your logical fallacy is... How old are your ears? Some Analog(ue) #132 follow-out Cortex #69: Minimum Viable Tesla and Elon Musk Grimes, Elon's girlfriend Top Gear kerfuffle Elon announces "Pravda" United Automobile Workers Who would buy Tesla? Wheel Bearings #68: Quirky Subarus & Driver Monitors Magna Geely Jaaaaaaaaag-you-are I-Pace Marco is dabbling with Swift (‼️) WWDC 2015 #408 – Protocol-Oriented Programming in Swift #askatp Is it important to learn vim or emacs? (via Aaron Robeson) BBEdit Is it paranoid to avoid Google? (via Luther Richardson) DuckDuckGo Upgrade #194: Game of Jenga with Drivers What lenses should one get for a Sony α6500? (via Peter Johnson) Casey's M4/3 Prime Casey's M4/3 Zoom LensRentals.com Post-show Neutral: Marco drove something ridiculous Sponsored by: Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers starting at just $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. Lambda School: Register now for iOS Development 101, a free introduction to iOS development. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get $30 off the weightless, wireless Trekz Air with code atp30.
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May 17, 2018 • 1h 59min

274: Not the Teddy Bear's Fault

Yanny vs. Laurel New York Times article Follow-up: Raise to listen in 🇨🇳 Google Duplex Bob Burrough's summary Matt Drance 1 & 2 Duplex will identify as non-human First-hand story from retail Amazon and executive diversity 🤬 Twitter. Sean Heber Craig Hockenberry Connected #193: They Belong to the World Now Hell banning Google I/O Continued conversation Linux on Chromebooks Apple Keyboard class action lawsuit Online petition Microsoft Surface Hub 2 #askatp What's Apple's focus? (via Ish Shabazz) The Talk Show #221: Slathered in Incompetence Will the new Mac Pro have only USB-C? (via Owl City) What the future for manuals? (via Adam Roark) Post-show: Casey's Car Corner Maserati Levante Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. AfterShokz: Use code atp30 for $30 off the weightless, wireless Trekz Air.
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May 10, 2018 • 1h 39min

273: Playing You Like a Video Game

Follow-up: Disabling "Raise to Listen" on iPhone X You should go to Layers Jony Ive interviewed by Hodinkee Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products Google Duplex Keynote video The Verge's 14-minute summary Ihnatko's take 20 years of USB iMac Retrospective SCSI IRQ DMA Sound Blaster ADB Jason Snell's Macworld article #askatp How do we have Finder configured? (via Kymer) What do we think about Volvo adopting Google products for their infotainment? (via Andreas Ekegren) Cartridges/discs or digital downloads for video games? (via Hutson Hayward) Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US and Canada. Casper: Get $100 off your Wave purchase with code atp100. Terms and conditions apply.
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May 1, 2018 • 1h 55min

272: 60% Satisfied

ATP MERCHANDISE!! Get your clothing by May 7 @ 9 PM ATP time Get your pins NOW! They're about to sell out! Follow-up: More on 32-bit deprecation Raise to Listen and phantom audio messages on iPhone X What about Apple Pay and Siri? (via Andrew Milham) More about Marzipan What is left for WWDC? Apple's rumored AR glasses Overcast 4.2: The privacy update htmLawed Content Security Policy NSURLProtocol More at NSHipster #askatp Apple IDs at work (via Alex Faber) Camera paranoia (via Ryan Taylor) Previous hack CarPlay thoughts (via John) Sponsored by: Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Enter code ATP for 10% off your first order. Rover: Rover is the largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers in North America.
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Apr 26, 2018 • 1h 35min

271: Voting With Your Virtual Feet

ATP MERCHANDISE!! Get your clothing by May 7, 9 PM ATP time Get your pins ASAP! They will sell out! Sorry, no flamethrowers. Follow-up: Would Bitcode make an Intel → ARM transition easier? ATP Interview with Chris Lattner Marco's backpack woes Tom Bihn Synapse 25 Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Marco's Facebook Groups conclusion NOT A TOUCH SCREEN Turns out™, Siri sucks iPhone X Mid-Cycle Performance Review Safari dark mode? #askatp What does Apple gain by ending 32-bit support? (via Jacob Ford) 🙄 Destiny talk 🙄 (blame Juho Leinonen) What used Wrangler or convertible would we buy with $15k for weekend fun? (via Mike) Post-show Neutral: Casey's moving violations Sponsored by: Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US and Canada. Linode: Fast SSD cloud servers starting at just $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. RXBAR: Whole food protein bars made with 100% real ingredients. Use code ATP for 25% off your first order.
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Apr 18, 2018 • 1h 37min

270: Three Major Zippers

Backpacks: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Tom Bihn Synapse 25 Chase Reeves on YouTube and on the web Tom Bihn Cache Tom Bihn Cadet & Casey's review HomePod sales look bad CloudFlare goes ARM When was Apple's heyday? The best laptop ever made Top Four Robot or Not #128: The Midwest iPod Nano, 1st Generation #askatp What if the Apple Mac CPU is neither ARM nor x86? (via Colin McKellar) Instruction set architecture (ISA) IBM System/360 SIMD instructions Cribbing cooling from the iMac Pro for future not-Pro iMacs (via Scott Nourse) How would Apple have treated the Mac Pro and Mac Mini in years past? (via Nick Alexander) Post-show: Topics we don't feel we need to cover Sponsored by: Techmeme Ride Home Podcast: Subscribe now in your podcast app! Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit http://squarespace.com/atp and enter code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off your suitcase with code ATP.
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Apr 13, 2018 • 1h 45min

269: Cooled by Jellyfish

Follow-up: iPhone throttling notification macOS 10.13.4 32-bit warnings Learn More... ProClip mounts (via Sean Harding) Casey's bloody car rags are called "hucks" and are available on Amazon Lyft subscriptions? (via Zac Bir) San Jose isn't as small as your hosts think it is. Or so we're told. 🤷🏻‍♂️ The Mac Pro and Apple's Pro Workflow Team The Homer The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Passively cooled PC tower #askatp Coffee gear (via Bosie Mon Crieff and Doggo Boii) Hand grinders: the skinny one that sucks and the Skerton that sucks less Marco's pricy Hottop Roaster, Basic Midrange pick: Behmor 1600 Plus Entry-level pick: Use an air popper Fancy instant coffees: Sudden Coffee (most convenient) Swift Cup (best tasting) Viola Coffee (smallest to pack) Baratza Virtuoso grinder Brewing methods: AeroPress for small amounts Hario V60 size 03 pour-over for larger amounts Oxo cold-brew maker (not mentioned in the show, but good for cold-brew) Which TiVo should one use? (via Bryce Mintie) Which clipboard manager? (via KG) Casey uses Alfred Marco uses LaunchBar John uses Pastebot Previously: Jumpcut Post-show Around the Corner Sponsored by: Molekule: The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. Hello Fresh: A meal-kit delivery service so you can just cook, eat, and enjoy. Use code ATP30 for $30 off your first week.
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Apr 5, 2018 • 1h 58min

268: A Tarnished Brass Age

Follow-up: HAM radio and GMRS licenses New iOS onboarding screens are indeed about GDPR Education feedback Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Pulsating help prompts iCloud's free storage Classroom for Mac: What does it mean? Inductive charging is great. Who knew‽ Mophie base Casey's car charger ProClip (Marco's fancy mount) Qi charging bad for batteries? Apple to use its own CPUs in Macs? ATPTipster: "bug multiplier" Rocket app #askatp Lyft at WWDC? (via ohples) Should we use the new CloudFlare DNS? (via Bart Hoefs) External GPUs for John? (via Josh Rapoport) Post-show Neutral: BMW's subscription service Volvo XC40 subscription Porsche Passport Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Casper: Get $100 off the Casper Wave mattress with promo code atp100. Terms and conditions apply.
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Mar 31, 2018 • 1h 36min

267: I Slowly Ate the Crystals

Pre-show: Marco's road trip Sudden Coffee Underscore David Smith's travel coffee kit Follow-up: Breath of the Wild and the Wii U Space Gray accessories are available to everyone Keyboard Mouse Trackpad ATP Live at WWDC Walkie talkies for tandem road trips Apple's education event Joe Cieplinksi on Twitter The new 9.7" iPad Logitech Crayon #askatp Best bang-for-your-buck Apple products (via Chris Ovrebo) Musical ATP hosts (via Anson Jablinski) Backpacks for 15" MBP (via "The Italian Stallion" (not John)) Casey: Tom Bihn Cadet Tom Bihn Synapse Marco: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Waterfield Designs Staad Briggs & Reilly Accelerate VP375-4 John: L.L. Bean Quad Pack Packing cubes Eagle Creek Specter Tech compression cubes Tom Bihn packing cubes Casey's Go Pack Post-show: Impossible feats of packing by "Underscore" David Smith Sponsored by: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off any suitcase with code ATP. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get $30 off the Trekz Air with code ATP30. JAMF Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free.

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