470: Computers Can Do Things

Episode description

• Follow-up:
  • Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz)
    • Another video (via Jameson)
    • James May’s Model S’s catastrohpic failure
    • Porsche Taycan
    • Mercedes-Benz EQS
• AirTags anti-tracking update
  • The Downeaster “Alexa”
  • Amsterdam’s transformation from car-centric to people-centric
  • Paris’s car-free zone announced for 2024
• John has thoughts on streaming apps
  • Channels does a victory lap
    • TV Everywhere
  • XBMC/Kodi
  • Dilbert Strip (yes, Scott Adams sucks)
• Akamai is buying Linode
  • Stratechery (paid) post
• #askatp:
  • Why do cars always steal Bluetooth connections? (via Chris Gleim)
  • Is using Reduced Security okay for the purpose of audio capture? (via Chritopher Ward)
    • Audio Hijack
    • The 🤬 nuts installation procedure Apple requires on M1 Macs
  • What’s the best “dumb” TV? (via Ava)
    • Casey’s dumb TV
    • Pi-Hole
    • Casey’s discovered Smart TV Block List
• Post-show Neutral: Toyota’s Faux Manual Transmission Patent

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