563: Drain the Attic

Accidental Tech Podcast

Nov 28, 2023•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 563

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Pre-show: Moving is not fun.
- Marie Kondo
Follow-up:
- Apple fixes worn keycaps (via Ezekiel Elin)
- OpenAI
  - Sam Altman Reinstated
  - Five Days of Chaos
- Tip for buying smart thermostats (via Neil Weinstock)
  - Dominion Energy’s offerings
- Marco’s many-taps Ecobee
- Chip packaging
  - Introductory videos on packaging
    - Brief History of Semiconductor Packaging
    - Stacking Dies for Performance & Profit
- ECC RAM in Apple Silicon (via Grady Borders & Joe Lion)
Green bubbles get slightly less 🤢?
- RCS
- Yes, still green bubbles
- SMS & MMS & iMessage
Apple extends free 🛰️ emergency services
- Garmin inReach
Thunderbolt 5
- C2C caberQU
#askatp:
- Can John take us on a tour of his recommended TVs? (via Gary Owen)
  - Sony A95L
  - LG G3
    - HDTVTest review
    - 65” at Amazon
  - RTings.com OLED burn-in tests
    - 20 November 2023
    - 5 October 2023
  - Sony X95L
  - Sony X90L
  - Digital Trends best TVs of 2023
- Have we ever had iCloud randomly revert a file? (via Stephen Towler)
- Which apps should be blocked from refreshing in the background? (via Marcos Vinícius Petri)
Post-show: Moving is fun.