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Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusaatp.fm
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

Episodes

336: Your Face Is Not Your Face

Pre-show: Nutrition is hard when you're in high school. Top Four #19: Cereals From a Van WSJ Grape-Nuts article Follow-up: iOS 13 optimized-battery-charging specifics Apple TV remote's influence on product box size Time Machine reliability when hosted on a NAS RAID "Dropbox" on the Synology? Big WWDC Marco's AR glasses John's suggested glasses for Marco Overcast State of the Union AR glasses cancelled? Steve Troughton-Smith says "not so fast my friend" FaceTime Attention Correction Hypercritical...

Jul 24, 20192 hr 58 minEp. 336

335: Withhold the Fun

Relay FM 5th Anniversary Show iOS 13 charging optimization Follow-up: APFS volumes for photos instead of sparse disk images Dave Nanian tweets: 1 2 SuperDuper Fun Fact on the root group being named wheel shall / should / may / can iPhone SE & headphones Powerbeats Pro Beats Studio Apple Bankrolling Original Podcasts? Dropbox pulls some forking bullshirt More from Marco Dropbox vs. Twitter #askatp : Do our cars or our iPads have more stickers? (via Josh Lewis ) Do we fill up our 256 GB phones...

Jul 18, 20192 hr 35 minEp. 335

334: Mechanical Disadvantage

Pre-show: Must vs. Shall RFC 2119 FAA: What's the only word that means mandatory? Follow-up: John's cheese grater broke Casey's shaming OXO current model John's model Casey's pitched option 99% Invisible: Built on Sand Deviation from the Ive design philosophy Marco's "new" iPhone and Apple Watch Apple's new (and "new") laptops MacStories summary Cheaper SSDs Sparse image man tmutil #askatp : Naming computers (via Ron Olson) Catalina's move from bash to zsh ? (via Pedro Estarque) fish shell Carin...

Jul 11, 20192 hrEp. 334

333: Pesky Human Issues

Follow-up: Expansion Slot Utility PCI Express Jony Ive leaves Apple Clockwise #301: My Vulcan Mind Ben Thompson's piece ATP #120: One Magical Wire Wall Street Journal on Ive's Departure Jony Ive's Christmas Tree The Talk Show #256: 'A Bit Too Thin', with Special Guest Ben Thompson Dieter Rams Gruber last week and this week Evans Hankey & Alan Dye May-Li Khoe's tweet Love, Death, & Robots ("Zima Blue" is the episode mentioned) #askatp : How does the Overcast recommendation engine work? (v...

Jul 04, 20192 hr 49 minEp. 333

332: Fuzzy Muppet Felt

Pre-show: Marco's new beach toy Follow-up: Ricky Mondello on Sign In with Apple macOS app-removal bets: #287: Open-Faced Compliment Sandwich ( Overcast timestamp link ) Marco's spirit walk AirPods {Fit in The case} Airpods Earpods Covers Compatible with airpods 2&1 Anti-Slip Silicone Soft Sport Covers Accessories Apple AirPods Earbud 2 Pairs (White) Powerbeats Pro Tavern puzzle Sony WH1000XM3 Rumored 16" MacBook Pro #askatp : Would Apple re-implement Target Display Mode on the 5K iMac? (via ...

Jun 27, 20192 hr 50 minEp. 332

331: The Technical Burden of Users

Follow-up: Mac Pro vent design New Yorker article Apple Reverses Course on MDM & Parental Control Apps Apple tightens up rules for enterprise app certificates iOS 13 Bluetooth permission dialogs Marco's tweets 1 2 3 Benjamin Herrin's findings application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) UIDevice Mac Pro FPGA The Talk Show #254: Live from WWDC 2019 Mac Power Users #485: WWDC and Interview with the Mac Pro Product Manager Pro Display XDR Sign in With Apple An aside about Overcast and user dat...

Jun 20, 20192 hr 51 minEp. 331

330: A Rotation You Can’t Complete

Pre-show: root's wheel group ( more ) Marco comes to terms with Swift John's preposterous Safari Extension Follow-up: ASCII art apps Mac: Monodraw Web: ASCII Flow Blending stump is a lasso tool "Sim" game series Transport Tycoon 100 WWDC features that may have gone unnoticed WWDC favorites a week on Combine Framework SwiftUI UICollectionView Compositional Layout Mac Pro APFS and Catalina Casey's SSD Mac Pro Pegasus enclosures Tim/Jony hole/lattice design conversation G4 Cube Userspace drivers Ap...

Jun 13, 20192 hr 1 minEp. 330

329: Mac Pro Day

Our live show from WWDC 2019! Sponsored by: Boosted : Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve your transportation woes. Use code ATP at checkout to get $75 off your vehicle. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP . Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 . Cards Against Humanity : A party game for horrible people. ...

Jun 04, 20191 hr 28 minEp. 329

328: The Pixel Stump

Follow-up: Explaining Code using ASCII Art iFixit's New MBP Teardown Apple Watch Independence _'s Watch Usage Chart Apple Watch Designer Anna-Katrina Shedletsky Decrypted: Conversation with Phillip Shoemaker Previously about Shoemaker: Apple's App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps macOS 10.15's System Partition System Integrity Protection New iPod touch Guilherme Rambo's Screenshot Leaks iOS 13 Blending Stump macOS 10.15 Apple Pro Display Pontificating about the Mac Pro ...oh yeah and some ...

May 30, 20192 hr 2 minEp. 328

327: Better Late Than Wrong

Follow-up: "Interactive version control" comic " Preview for video" Videoloupe (via Matthew Schaffer ) LumaFX Perfect Horizon (via Jan Östlund ) Telestream Switch+ Vignette ( App Store Link ) Analog(ue) #157: I Just Want People to Like My Stuff MacStories Cult of Mac 9to5Mac TechCrunch GIFWrapped Independence Marco's AirPlay 2 "Greycation" AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer Castro Playdate Firewatch Untitled Goose Game Cabel Sasser's XOXO 2013 talk Teenage Engineering OP-1 Apple's Refreshed MacBoo...

May 23, 20192 hr 57 minEp. 327

326: Blow Your Redo Stack

Pre-show: Bug-out bags and disaster planning Casey's Go Pack Northeast blackout of 2003 Casey's fantasy generator Follow-up: THANK YOU for buying T-Shirts! John's "Frame Game" Apple's fix for the new ZombieLoad Intel CPU exploit HeartBleed Steve T-S on macOS 10.15 house-cleaning Ink IINA Booting in 64-bit only mode #askatp : Are comments in code a "code smell"? (via Alex White ) SE-0004: Remove ++ and -- operators How does John rate movies? (via Dan Provost ) John's Letterboxd What's our WWDC ED...

May 16, 20192 hr 12 minEp. 326

325: Relive Your Calculator-Watch Dreams

The ATP store is back with brand new designs! Only available until May 12! Order now ! Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year. Follow-up: MDM parental-control conspiracy theory Jury-duty technology iPod Nano 5th-gen had a video camera Nintendo Play-Yan Bloomberg's WWDC round-up AvantGo Gboard (App Store link) Due The Law of Leaky Abstractions BestPhotos California dial Nomos Club Campus Panerai Radiomir California #askatp : What do we listen to when w...

May 09, 20192 hr 12 minEp. 325

324: Automatic Kicking Machine

The ATP store is back with brand new designs! Only available until May 12! Order now ! Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year. Follow-up: Australia Post's website link guidelines (via Robb McAlavey ) How could one leverage copyright to block podcasts in clients? Clip sharing with Overcast AVAssetExportSession animationTool Overcast for macOS Three-column version marzipanify Steve's blog posts New York Times on Apple "cracking down" on MDM apps Apple r...

May 03, 20192 hr 3 minEp. 324

323: A Slightly Smaller Thumb

The ATP store is back with new designs! Only available through May 12! Order now ! Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year. Pre-show: Amazing refrigerator episode of Reconcilable Differences ATP Store Iconfactory Patreon Iconfactory apps Follow-up on Intel exiting the cellular-modem business: Thoughts from anonymous Intel tipsters Thoughts from an IP lawyer Luminary's missteps The Pen Addict More from Gui Rambo Apple Watch auth beyond just computer unl...

Apr 25, 20192 hr 54 minEp. 323

322: Morale-Sucking Maple Syrup Fires

Pre-show: Casey and John file Overcast bugs Follow-up: More AirPower follow-up. (Really!) Netflix, AirPlay, and screen rights AirPlay quality loss AirPod fidget spinner Of course Katie Bouman should get the credit How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole Apple and Qualcomm settle and then Intel exits 5G business Apple press release John on patents 1 , 2 , 3 iOS 13: Dark Mode, Volume HUD, multi-windows/"cards" on iPad PanelKit Kai's Power Tools Unified Find My iPhone & Find My Friends Tile...

Apr 18, 20192 hr 46 minEp. 322

321: Dumbed Down, Locked Down, and Locked Out

Pre-show: Casey's #snelltalk submission John's appearance on Upgrade Follow-up: Last week's PowerByProxy-AirPower story is disputed Game of Thrones and modern television Apple News on John's Mac is still broken Apple Cinema Display LED Netflix No Longer Supports AirPlay Clarification from Netflix Demotivators: Meetings The Great iTunes Break-Up The Monkey's Paw QuickTime 7 SoundJam MP Cardhop MusicKit #askatp : Is it bad to use high-wattage chargers even though the devices get warm? (via Sean Ke...

Apr 12, 20192 hr 54 minEp. 321

320: Here Comes the Big But

Follow-up: AirPods 2 hinge is different iFixIt Teardown People use GSuite! Dozens of us! Workaround that uses Charles Proxy Probably a Google issue? AirPower cancelled Studio Neat Material Dock Google Stadia Previously on ATP OnLive Playstation Now GeForce Now Google Public DNS Kali #askatp : Have any tips on booking a Disney World vacation? (via Stephen Kim ) David's Vacation Club Rentals 50's Prime Time Café Disney's Hollywood Studios Wizarding World of Harry Potter What do we use to post/shar...

Apr 04, 20192 hr 56 minEp. 320

319: We Should Probably Get to the Apple Event

ATP Live at WWDC 2019 Tickets are $29 and go on sale Friday, March 29 Hammer Theatre, Monday June 3, 6:00 PM Follow-up: "Pro" iPad Mini Studio Neat Canopy AMD vs. NVIDIA iMacs with spinning disks Marco and HDMI-CEC Joe and Scott 's tip Ivan's tip Joanna Stern on the butterfly keyboards Casey's Mail.app gets broken in 10.14.4 MacRumors thread Review of the new AirPods Apple March 25 Event Craig Hockenberry & Iconfactory's Patreon Apple News+ Steve Troughton-Smith UIMenuController Joanna Stern...

Mar 28, 20192 hr 9 minEp. 319

318: Not a Casino I Want to Play In

Follow-up: Hierarchy of Needs is satisfied... by a ThinkPad? Searching for things in Settings.app Nvidia and Apple CUDA Apple's wild and crazy week Monday : New iPads! iPad Mini !!! iPad Air Jessie Char's revised lineup Tuesday : New iMacs ! Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft Colleen Novielli Connected #235: Stephen's Hellish Nightmare of Dates iMac Pro bumps Wednesday : New AirPods March 25th Apple event #askatp : Why doesn't Marco lease iPhones? (via Jacob Ford ) Wo...

Mar 21, 20192 hr 56 minEp. 318

317: We’re Customers Too

A special extended WWDC segment Macworld New York 1999 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Lamborghini Miura McLaren F1 Jaguar XKSS Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Porsche 550 Live ATP "Save the Date": evening of June 3 Apple and Spotify Spotify's website and video Apple's response Manton Reece's take #askatp : Is Perl dead? (via Gustavo Poscidonio) Can using AirPods in loud environments cause hearing damage? Post-show: Casey's rejiggered priorities Analog(ue) #151: Super Simple? Thank You Very Much YouTube cha...

Mar 16, 20192 hr 1 minEp. 317

316: MacBook Hierarchy of Needs

Follow-up: Two-hand Springboard rearrangement Ask Tog Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda Finding 32-bit apps Corning is working on flexible glass Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Thunderbolt 3 → USB4 Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Apple vs. NVIDIA System Integrity Protection CUDA (not Cuda ) End of configurable Macs? Gruber's $0.02 MacBook Hierarchy of Needs Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs #askatp : How much will John spend on a new Mac Pro? (via Matt Corkum ) Are we really professional podcasters ? (via A...

Mar 06, 20192 hr 1 minEp. 316

315: 1.0 Was Just Speed

Follow-up: 16" laptops Bus-powered Thunderbolt 3 hubs Elgato CalDigit Monoprice StarTech (2 USB ports! But $183.) USB 3.2 standard names Foldable phones from Samsung and Huawei Upgrade #234: The Ideological Folding Wars Hypercritical #86: Naked Robotic Core A giant battery with a phone in it Panasonic Toughbook Apple's Rumored March Event and gaming subscription service Lisa Jackson #askatp : How do you purge many old apps at once? (via Mark Heeler) Does John still want a spatial finder? (via Pl...

Feb 28, 20192 hr 47 minEp. 315

314: Kernel Panic in the Night

Follow-up: Hosting a podcast for free on Anchor or SoundCloud Contacts syncing limits Mojave stability Possible T2 Mac audio glitching bug Rumor explosion from Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman 16-inch MacBook Pro iBook G4 31.6" 6K3K display with Mini-LED-like backlight Apple Mulling Preview of New Modular Mac Pro at WWDC in June Marzipan rumors Overton window #askatp : Could the next Apple TV be wireless? (via Ed Cormany ) Is wireless CarPlay a deal-breaker? (via Eddie Lee ) How is season 3 of The G...

Feb 21, 20192 hr 6 minEp. 314

313: The Residue of Seven People

Pre-show: Casey is surfing the 'net at lightning speeds Marco's 👂🏻💦 Eustachian tube Scott O'Reilly Spider Strategies The Dash Apple's security bug bounties Apple compensates FaceTime bug kid Some information on Deirdre O'Brien Ryan's tweet Business Insider profile Apple Joint Venture The changing role and training of an Apple Genius Spotify also bought Anchor Stratechery & Exponent LibSyn John on e-books Amazon buying Eero Ring video doorbell Eero Plus subscription Ubiquiti #askatp : How ...

Feb 12, 20192 hr 34 minEp. 313

312: Fashion Phase

Pre-show: Marco's hideous audio code Accelerate vDSP framework Follow-up: Google's enterprise certificate was revoked Facebook's was reinstated Apple apologizes for FaceTime bug and takes a field trip John's "MagSafe" MacBook Air Marco's USB-C light-up cable Marco's iPad screen protector Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple Today at Apple Dr. Drang's take Vogue Profile About her family #askatp What external drives do we recommend? (via Steve Lowe) Backblaze's Hard Drive Stats IBM "Deathstar" IBM Microd...

Feb 07, 20192 hr 53 minEp. 312

311: Mutually Assured Destruction

Follow-up: 👴🏻👴🏻👴🏻 screwed up "finsta" Debate over the prevalence of the stage lighting problem Silence of Siri and other IoT info Wireless Accessory Config Does anyone doubt that Facebook is straight garbage? TechCrunch summary ReCode recaps Apple's response Confirmation of all internal apps failing Google wanted in on the snooping action too Apple's FaceTime bug Video evidence sent to Apple Other documentation sent to Apple Contact Apple About Security Issues Bloomberg/Gurman iPhone Scoop...

Jan 31, 20192 hr 54 minEp. 311

310: Apple Playstore

SLACCIDENTAL TECH PODCAST SHIRTS!! Order right now or you'll miss it! Orders stop 8 PM Monday evening Follow-up: The Terminator saga continues "Apple One" feedback Instagram, friendstagrams, and spam accounts Google+ Circles John's Internet of Things Smart Outlet² Belkin Wemo Kasa Casey's [Broader] Internet of Things Blog post Docker Homebridge MacBook Pro "stage light" fault and iterative development American Original #askatp What happens to projects like homebrew if the ARM transition happens?...

Jan 24, 20192 hr 3 minEp. 310

309: Do Not Expect Five Nines From My Plex

Pre-show: Affluent bezelles (Overcast: bezelle , correction ) Follow-up: Casey's WAF-F20 waffle maker 🤤 John's Terminator woes Apple's universal subscription-management URL Movies Anywhere iPhone Smart Battery Cases XS , XS Max , XR iPhone X compatibility Studio Neat Material Dock John's pouch Apple's 2019: what do we want, and what will affect Apple the most? iPad Mini and/or iPod Touch? iPhone Upgrade Program #askatp Why didn't John buy a 2013 Mac Pro? (via Wojtek Pietrusiewicz ) Do we all pl...

Jan 18, 20192 hr 45 minEp. 309

308: Left-Handed Streaming Service

Pre-show: What is a jam band, mannnnn? Follow-up: Unshaky China is an equal-opportunity financial disappointment for everyone iPhone quarterly growth John's graph Samsung warns of 30% dive also via Horace China smartphone shipments down LG sees 80% 4th quarter drop via Charles Arthur Upgrade #227: Twenty Nine TeeVee Ben Thompson: Apple's Errors Firefox is still a thing Apple is putting iTunes and/or AirPlay 2 in various TVs Samsung Vizio and LG Sony Myke's tweet and follow-up Upgrade #222: That'...

Jan 10, 20192 hr 44 minEp. 308

307: Casey Apple Pencil

Happy new year! John reviews the Tesla Model 3 John reviews Casey's Volvo XC90 John reviews Casey's iPad Pro Casey's sticker situation Casey reviews his Apple Pencil SketchParty TV Marco reviews Linea Linea blog post Screen protector update Apple's financial news Gruber's take Ben Thompson's warning in 2017 Is falling stock price going to cause a retention problem? Gruber on retention in 2013 RSU #askatp What does John think about the Nintendo Switch controller? (via Josh A.) Reconcilable Differ...

Jan 04, 20192 hr 53 minEp. 307