Accidental Tech Podcast
Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 18, 2018 • 1h 42min
305: An Uneasy Peace
Follow-up:
Tesla update
Wired article
Why DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have a 30-minute video limit
GarageBand as an example of why not to use Dropbox for everything
Bundle
Shortcuts JS
Behind the scenes
Examples
CAML
Apple Music sunsets Connect
Microsoft Edge is coming to macOS
ATP #8: Hold Me!
Hacker News post
NPR's Remote Audio Data (RAD) spec
RAD FAQ
RAD (film)
Wheels: An Inline Story
NPR One
Apple podcast analytics
HTTP ETag
#askatp
What's important for a new TV? (via Kapila Wimalaratne)
How does one compress a ripped Blu-ray? (via Iván)
MakeMKV
Handbrake
Don Melton's scripts
How do I learn the command line? (via Brian Edwards)
man page
Unix Power Tools
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Dec 13, 2018 • 1h 58min
304: Island of Shortcuts
Marco's lost video
Casey reviews a product that Marco loves
Patagonia Micro-Puff Hoody
Accidental Trunk Podcast
An update on Marco's Tesla problems
What is the mystery box in the trunk?
i3 frunk is not weather-sealed
Casey's superior cars
Porsche Panamera
Audi A7
BMW 3-series GT
Porsche Taycan
The power of macOS
Virtual output device for simultaneous multi-Bluetooth-headphone listening via Audio MIDI Setup
Descent and Thrustmaster Joysticks
QWOP
Colony
Walkthrough video 1 & video 2
Fixing a tricky Overcast crashing bug
How does Marco manage bugs?
TaskPaper
Things
Shortcuts vs. the command line
Script Debugger
#askatp
Why not use Dropbox or equivalent for everything? (via Drew Shannon)
What kind of hardware should one get to run a Plex server? (via Justin Winchester)
NVIDIA Shield
Limitations when running Plex Media Server on NVIDIA SHIELD
How do we balance work and play? (via Eric Wagner)
Total Annihilation
Counter-Strike
EverQuest
Post show Neutral: Electric cars
Audi e-tron GT concept
Honda Insight
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Dec 6, 2018 • 2h 13min
303: Your Mahogany World
Follow-up:
Another iSH and youtube-dl update
Unknown encoder 'copy'
Github issue
Maybe 8K is all about @3x?
PenTile
More theories on Apple price increases
Comparing modern devices against their premiere versions
What about tariffs? (via Andy Hansen)
Is Apple's prioritization of profit over marketshare the right approach?
Upgrade #222: That's Not a Plan
Marco flies next to a Microsoft commercial
Apple's other operating system
#askatp
Do we have opinions about endianness? (via Matt Christensen)
Two's complement
Are "real" cameras really better than the really good iPhone cameras? (via David Beck)
Casey's camera
Marco's camera
What's the highest value food item, quality vs. effort? (via Brent Traut)
Marco's cashews
Briermere Farms
Post show: Marco's Tesla robbery
Early lease rumors
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Nov 28, 2018 • 2h 9min
302: Paint This Square
Follow-up:
Another iSH and youtube-dl update
Google Photos
Disk images and filesystems — oh my!
Tips for transitioning careers for employees and hiring managers
Fizz Buzz Test
What happened to 5K displays?
LG Ultrafine Display
Planar IX2790
Dell UP2715K
Bjango/Marc Edwards' post
Dell UP3218K
Apple Entrepreneur Camp
David Smith's tweet
Jessie Char on Layers
How much does it cost to get a Mac that performs as well as an iPad Pro?
Steve Troughton-Smith Tweet
John's Google sheet
Banktivity
TripMode
Apple's ever-increasing prices
Ben Thompson's post
#askatp
How do we power manage our Macs? (via Angelo Fiorentino)
Hear Casey on Angelo's show, Double Density!
What is our photo management workflow? (via Paul Walker)
Casey's now-outdated workflow
GeoTag
How does Marco do power testing? (via Dustin Goldman)
Plugable USB-C Voltage/Amperage Meter
IOKit
Post show: Thanksgiving Desserts of Siracusa County
Arthur Avenue
Alpine Bakery
Mike's Pastry
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Nov 20, 2018 • 1h 49min
301: I Cut Them Up in the Air
Essential's "audiophile" headphone-bump dongle
Follow-up: Total ATP length so far
The Surface Go is more interesting than we thought
An update on youtube-dl and iSH
Google Photos has let Casey down
#askatp
How would we quarterback a x86 → ARM transition? (via Cameron Kerr)
Rosetta
Can one switch careers into development in one's late-30s?
How do we slice bagels? (via Dave Altizer)
Bagel guillotine
Bread knife
Post show: ATP Thanksgiving
Top Four #22: Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Map of regional Thanksgiving side dishes
Stove Top Stuffing
Jones Sausage
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Nov 15, 2018 • 2h 24min
300: First of All, It’s Easy
🎉 300th Episode Spectacular! 🎉
ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County
ATP #225: A Conversation with Siri
Hypercritical #15: The Bridges of Siracusa County
Follow-up:
Retina MacBook Air battery replacements are easier
iFixIt
Command Strips
command.com
Control Strip
Mac Pro Pontification
Ars Technica's Samuel Axon with Anand Shimpi and Phil Schiller
Apple T2
Thunderbolt 3 Royalty Free
iPad Pro impressions
Marco's video review
Working Copy
Screens
youtube-dl
iSH
Cygwin
Jason Snell's review
Upgrade #219: The Chicken Just Laid an Egg
Prompt
MacMiNT
MacBook Air impressions
#askatp
Post-show: Marco's adventures on YouTube
MacBook Pro Review (from a year ago)
Mac Mini Review
iPad Pro Review
DJI Osmo Mobile (newer version than what Marco has)
FiLMiC Pro
iZotope
Neewer
Curtis Judd
Chase Reeves
John's channel
Casey's channel
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Nov 8, 2018 • 2h 3min
299: Headphone Bump
The ATP Store is back!! Place your orders until 15 November!
Follow-up:
The Good News Podcast #201 with Jeremy Burge
iPad Pro and Apple Pencil compatibility
Some Macs' microphones are disconnected by hardware
Our website is now dark-mode enabled! Thanks, Spencer Wohlers!
iPad Pro impressions
#askatp
How has being a programmer changed our world view? (via Jonathan Bowling)
VIC-20
Why do high-end iOS devices need so much less RAM than Macs? (via Benedikt Beckmann)
Post-show: More iPad thoughts & John's homework laptop
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Nov 1, 2018 • 2h 27min
298: Protective Sandwich
ATP T-shirts and pins are back!
Apple October 2018 event
MacRumors on the MacBook Air's low-power CPU
AnandTech confirms with more info
Intel's ARK product sheet
Relay FM Membership
USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter
USB-C to SD Card Reader
USB-C 1m charge cable
USB-C to Apple Watch cable
USB-C to Lightning cable
Post-show: Hobnobbing with the Apple executives
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Oct 25, 2018 • 2h 22min
297: It Also Deserves to Die
Instagram stories and the dynamimcs of retweets
Independence #37: Evolution of an App
Follow-up:
Marco's lookahead limiter
iOS and memory swapping
Wear leveling
John's last Apple Photos book
The iPhone XR
The Stalman Podcast #36: "Just" Creators and Hands-On with the XR
Gruber's review
Example of OLED "smearing"
The forthcoming iPad event
#askatp
Apple chip naming (via Cameron Deardorff)
BMW M1
What's the last Apple product in each category that had no regressions? (via Michael)
What do we use Shortcuts.app for? (via Fabian Diehm)
A Shortcut to check contact photo sizes
Post-show: Casey's Waffle Woes
Casey's fallen friend: Waring WMK300
Casey's new waffle maker: Hamilton Beach Belgian Waffle Maker
Marco's Cuisinart WAF-F20 Double Belgian Waffle Maker
John's Breville Smart 4-Slice Waffle Maker
John's offering to Casey: Breville BWM520XL No Mess Waffle Maker
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Oct 18, 2018 • 2h 13min
296: Giant Buffers of Floats
Pre-show: Marco's look-ahead limiter
Accelerate framework
objc_msgSend()
Let's build objc_msgSend
Apple fixes bagel emoji
Follow-up:
Screen Time issues abound
Emergency bypass
Casey's blog post
Apple iCloud contacts sync limits
Apple printer compatibility list
Palm Phone
Photoshop CC on iPad
Virtual memory
Paging
The Verge's review
#askatp
How do we stay informed about non-tech news? (via Jake)
Overton window
Did we have a senior project in school? (via Stephen Kim)
FLAC
Which Destiny videos do John watch? (via tobogranyte)
True Vanguard
Datto
PlanetDestiny
Post-show: Dark patterns in Destiny
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