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Accidental Tech Podcast

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Aug 24, 2017 • 2h 11min

236: Irresponsible Use of Infinite Terabytes

Pre-show: Baby Clocks Casey has news iZotope RX Follow-Up: iTunes U → Apple Podcasts Joel on Software: Things You Should Never Do, Part 1 Panic Omni BBEdit Marco's hindquarters #askatp OLED vs. LCD Mall of Marco Gazelle Mac Me an Offer Have we had RSI issues? Microsoft Natural Keyboard Casey's Bad News Google Photos Uploader The new M5 CrashPlan sunsets consumer backups Official announcement Backblaze on NAS business model Backblaze B2 Pricing Casey justifies using a NAS iSCSI Arq SoftRAID HeadLiss adapter Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's security adventures Nest IQ Reconcilable Differences Sponsored by: Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology.
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Aug 18, 2017 • 2h 9min

235: Notch-Savvy

Pre-show: Always on vacation in... New York? Follow-Up: Mighty, the Spotify "iPod Shuffle" Audio bit depth 24/192 Music Downloads... and why they make no sense Monty's explainer video "iPhone Pro" notch What happens in landscape? Why bother with a notch? Android notch 1Password backpedals a bit A a a a a Very Good Song #askatp How do you sync your home directories? Old tech that's still in use? 🙄 Destiny 🙄 Google's diversity "memo" Yonatan Zunger, ex-Googler Suzanne Sadedin, Ph.D. in evolutionary bio Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, gender/STEM researchers Megan Molteni and Adam Rogers Cynthia Lee, woman in computer science Apple sets $1B budget for original TV/movies No more send-to-watch in Overcast Under the Radar #91: Removing Features Clockwise #202: Explode a Knee Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's continued bike escapades Tiff's Priority Coast Marco's Priority Continuum Onyx Point O'Woods fence Adam's Priority Start F/W 2.0 Budnitz No. 3 Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works.
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Aug 11, 2017 • 1h 54min

234: Everybody Has Asterisks

Toasters Toaster reviews Do By Friday Cameras O-MD E-M10 Zoom lens Sony α7R II Sony α6300 Ad Blockers 1Blocker Better A/V FLAC Pono Tidal Brace styles Dolphin emulator behind the scenes Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Aug 6, 2017 • 1h 48min

233: Nobody Cares But Me, But I Do Care

Follow-Up: TSMC 10nm vs. Intel 10nm Naming of process nodes Intel's claimed three-year advantage Intel set to lose process leadership after 2018? Home audio & subwoofers HiFiMan HE-6 Christmas Island crabs Neutral Coast? Isla Pronunciation video Woom Derailleur gears Priority Coast Huffy and Wal-Mart A Christmas Story quote corrected by @ATPReferences The HomePod firmware leak Steve Troughton-Smith His Patreon Guilherme Rambo Allen Pike's take Max Rudberg's take "Ferrari" RIP [most] iPods RIP Flash Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Storing photos Space Gremlin Disk Inventory X DaisyDisk Grand Perspective Sponsored by: Casper: The Casper mattress was designed by a team of 20 engineers, and perfected by a community of nearly half a million sleepers. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
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Jul 25, 2017 • 2h 12min

232: You've Exceeded Some Limit

Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp! The A10X is 10nm as per AnandTech Source & Drain Larrabee Netflix credits skipping John's original complaint Community management Disney may have wanted to buy Twitter... a long time ago Player Unknown's Battlegrounds Odd Overcast crash Post-show: Mongoose Californian Alternative image Storming Mortal #15: Apple Kool-Aid and the Mongoose (dated 18 June 2014) John realizes his full potential Pee Wee's bike Huffy White Heat Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order.
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Jul 20, 2017 • 1h 53min

231: I Am Not a Salad Power User

Follow-up: Calibrating a TV Rtings TV Settings Chopt or SaladWorks Smart Signage Samsung Frame TV THX Tune-Up app Lightning Digital AV Adapter Panic's surprise Sony / 7669 Marco's discontinued small speaker amp: NuForce Dia. Some alternatives Marco has considered (but not tested!): Grace Digital GDI-BTAR513, $110 SMSL Q5, $140 NuForce DDA-120, $300 Teac AI-301DA, $350 NAD D 3020, $400 Type-C Personality OLED image retention Marco's image retention test Apple's silence on Net Neutrality Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp! 1Password kerfuffle Their blog post TextExpander Overcast UI Dilemma Under the Radar #87: Old Code vs. New APIs Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Neutral: Casey's latest impulse buy The family Sponsored by: AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Get 10% off your first purchase.
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Jul 14, 2017 • 1h 39min

230: Auto, Dynamic, Fresh, Dank

Follow-up: Windows Hello Demo video Telling Twins Apart Rubber-hose cyptanalysis Relevant xkcd Comic Apollo Robbins mDNSResponder Never re-write software Vint Cerf Zero-config mDNSResponder source Siracusa on Rendezvous On rewriting dyld Mac IIfx F/X Movie Magic Marco's latest impulse buy LG 2017 4K OLED Series Worse Products Through Software Canonical Bagel Flavors Aerial screensaver Paradigm Atom Harman Kardon Soundsticks G4 Cube Speakers Ending theme by Jonathan Mann (a brief return of the Summer 2014 remix) Post-show: Double Dare Let People Enjoy Things Oral History of Double Dare Net Neutrality Vihart video CGP Grey video Ajit Pai Ars advice Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
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Jul 6, 2017 • 1h 36min

229: Just Smush the Screen Somewhere

Follow-up: DragonDrop replacement: Yoink (App Store) Mac stuff for 👵🏻👴🏻 (including Stephen Hackett) dyld vs. dyldd vs. closured App launch time thanks to dyld Relevant WWDC 2016 talk Encoding/decoding new formats on old hardware Sorenson WebRTC and Opus WebKit announcement Codec requirements Acid2 Test iOS 11 Multitasking Connected with Federico Viticci, Myke Hurley, Stephen Hackett Canvas with Fraser Speirs and Federico Viticci Cortex with CGP Grey and Myke Hurley Upgrade with Jason Snell and Myke Hurley WIMP New iPhone Rumors Connected #149: Caramel Sneakers Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: LG UltraFine 5K Display Sponsored by: Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.
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Jun 29, 2017 • 1h 50min

228: I Never Cancel a Drag

Follow-up: MacBook Adorable Example multi-use hub Casey's Review Keyboard "shim kit" USB-C hubs Belkin hub HomePod's "screen" Marco's favorite follow-up ever in Analog(ue) #10 Echo Show iOS Drag and Drop Dr. Wave DragonDrop dyld 3 App Startup Time: Past, Present, Future Marco gets his VBR wish Original ATP discussion (Overcast timestamp link) This episode, for example: Official CBR version, 80 MB VBR version, 56 MB Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: PC Convertible Spaaaaacccccceeeeeee Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order. Harry's: A great shave at a fair price. Get your free trial set.
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Jun 22, 2017 • 1h 58min

227: Typing on Pillows

Follow-up: Serenity Caldwell on the new iPad Body size comparison Screen size comparison Typing to Siri Ryan Jones makes some observations New lock & power off behavior "Offload"ing unused apps Springboard treatment Steve Troughton-Smith makes some observations Spaces persistence Spatial Finder Document-based apps' launch UI FaceTime capture of Live Photos ADAs and default apps HEIF is good! is good 32-bit support "sunset" in macOS Non-fragile ivars High Sierra Format CD caddy APFS is good! iMac Pro price comparison Oddities between iMac Tiers HomeKit is available to all Apps can allow "programming environments" App Store reviews don't have to reset on update Keynote presentation diversity Siracusa reviews Goodfellas Casey got a MacBook Adorable USB & Ethernet HDMI & USB SD Card Reader Lightning Cable Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: WWDC doughnuts TitleCase.com Sponsored by: Hover: Transfer your domain to Hover by the end of June to save 40% on your first year. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP.

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