Accidental Tech Podcast

62: Journey Would Be Wasted On You

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  • Follow-up on pCell and database scaling, including horizontal sharding schemes, tiered data layers, and taking a stand against the "premature optimization" tautology.
  • When and why do developers learn something new, and why does Marco keep using PHP for everything?
    • Second Crack
  • Fast Text
  • John's blog
  • OS X Beta Program for End Users
    • What's coming on June 2nd?
  • Casey and Marco make John proud (spoiler)
  • New third-generation Thunderbolt details
    • MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2
  • Overcast update
  • Are iPad sales leveling off? Why?
    • How we use our iPads today
  • Limitations in modern iOS
  • Are iPad apps stagnating?
  • Jean-Louis Gassée's take
  • Gruber's response
  • Casey on T-Mobile's Free Internet (relevant T-Mobile info)
  • Apps mentioned:
    • Tweetbot
  • Twitterrific
  • 1Password
  • Fantastical 2
  • Threes
  • Monument Valley
  • Year Walk
  • The Room
  • Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops?
  • After-show:
    • Sega CD, 32X, CDX (which Marco thought was codenamed Jupiter, but that was something else), Saturn, and Dreamcast.
  • Casey and Marco's video game history and why they don't bother anymore. What do the three hosts do during our free time, anyway?
  • Apps mentioned:
    • Ridiculous Fishing
  • Letterpress
  • Dots

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      Accidental Tech PodcastBy Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa