Accidental Tech Podcast

By Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.... more

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December 07, 2023564: Always Get the Biggest Pizza
Follow-up:
Other People’s Code
Audio sample
Laura Savino’s Talk at CppCon 2023
AirJet cooling a MacBook Air
Previously on ATP
Keycap replacements at Apple Stores?
Apple Stores will price-match?
Maybe use KidArt for kid… art? (App Store link)
How does Thunderbolt 5 “Bandwidth Boost” work?
Idiosyncrasies of ECC RAM
Apple 🤝 Amkor
Apple 💩-cans 5G modem development?
…but there’s always 6G…
John’s window-dragging bug continues in 14.2 beta 5
Please fix Find my Friends sharing, Apple
Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android… like, for real for real. 😱
Quinn’s video overview
System76
Apple’s Blue Ocean
Fewer clients. Less money. (Jerry Maguire)
Post-show Neutral: Trip Report
ATP Eats: John’s of Bleecker Street
Emilio’s
Branchinelli’s
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November 28, 2023563: Drain the Attic
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
Digital Trends review
HDTVTest review
HDTVTest “Best TV of 2023” test
65” at Amazon
LG G3
HDTVTest review
65” at Amazon
RTings.com OLED burn-in tests
20 November 2023
5 October 2023
Sony X95L
HDTVTest review
Digital Trends review
85” on Amazon
Sony X90L
HDTVTest review
Digital Trends review
65” on Amazon
Digital Trends best TVs of 2023
Have we ever had iCloud randomly revert a file? (via Stephen Towler)
How macOS Sonoma has changed iCloud
iCloud Drive in Sonoma: FileProvider and eviction
Google Drive has its own “oops”
Which apps should be blocked from refreshing in the background? (via Marcos Vinícius Petri)
Post-show: Moving is fun.
BODi (née BeachBody)
Apple Fitness+
Casey’s current program
Marco’s trainer
Fitbod
Couch to Barbell
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2h 29min
November 21, 2023562: Do You Have a Dragon?
Pre-show:
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Follow-up:
Keyboard wear
Finger grease (via Ryan Holmes)
ABS plastic
PBT plastic
A true horror show (via Andrew)
MacBook Pro thermal tests
More about chip packaging
Johny Srouji interview from July 2023
Timestamp link to clip cited
Stratechery with Pat Gelsinger
Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express
ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED just will not die
Stack Overflow question
Tailscale’s patch (via Gil Pedersen)
Anonymous info
QUIC
HTTP/3
migrate_sessions_on_network_change
SpaceX’s extremely dubious technical choices
OpenAI
The Verge headlines/coverage
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
Blog post
Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is the new CEO of OpenAI
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft
Is Sam Altman joining Microsoft? Satya Nadella doesn’t seem to know
Net promoter score
#askatp:
What ever happened to ECC RAM, now that Apple Silicon is here? (via Tim Schmitz)
How do we photograph kid art (via Chris Gleim)
Procreate
Does tech actually improve our lives? (via Jamie West)
Automators #140: LimitLiss Automations with Casey
Post-show: Humane ai pin
Product launch video
TED Talk
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2h 24min
November 16, 2023561: Market Your Bug
Show Administrivia:
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ATP Dev: Other People’s Code
Follow-up:
Face ID is also an accessbility affordance (via Todd Scheresky)
Uses for 🛢️👃🏻 (via Jamie West)
Microwaves
The modern knob (via Nate)
There’s such a thing as too much (via Kieth Bradnam)
Scanning old photos
Ryan’s procedure
Todd Vaziri’s advice
ScanCafe
Possible laptop improvments (via Nathaniel Velez)
CNET review
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Melamine foam
Apple explains dynamic caching (via Gokhan Avkarogullari)
Metal Profiling Tools
Performance Best Practices for Shaders
Memory is now unified within the GPU (via Jonathan Ragan-Kelley)
M3 SSD speed vs. M3 Pro SSD speed
SSD price graph (via CG)
Mac laptops have had the same base RAM since 2017 (via David Schaub)
Jobs vs. Cook
Marco and Casey’s new laptops
MaxTech video on M1 vs. M2 vs. M3 speeds
Other Video Transcoding
Migration Assistant
Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable
Jason’s cursed screenshot
#askatp:
What is a “neural engine”? (via Richard Levitt)
Tensor Processing Units - YouTube
How does the ANE work internally?
SIMD
MMX
How often should bugs on beta OSes be reported? (via Mike Hoffman)
ATP #324: Automatic Kicking Machine
Is there a way to get Photos.app’s geotag metadata into the actual files? (via Santiago)
Post-show: Marco’s hardware adventure
Nest Thermostat
Ecobee Thermostat
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2h 16min
November 09, 2023560: They’re All Rectangles
Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves
John’s toaster journey
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Follow-up:
Apple Event was “shot on iPhone”
Behind the Scenes
The Verge’s silly take
Stu Maschewitz’s overview
David Steer in defense of the M3-plain MacBook Pro
Luke Miani’s video
Base configs make a difference, according to Ewan Makepeace
Still no Face ID (via Tomer Shemesh)?
8 GB RAM has been the MacBook Pro baseline since 2014
Dynamic Caching (via Nitesh Singh)
The small-capacity SSDs are better now?
Luke Miani
Apple Silicon packaging and a potential M3 Ultra
F Häusler’s updated diagram
AnandTech confirms odd memory quantities (via Cameron McKay)
More thoughts from Jonathan Dietz, Jr
A new ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED error report has entered the chat
MacBook Pro order updates
#askatp:
How do we manage our physical photos? (via Steven)
Why should we care about hardware AV1 decoding? (via Jack Johnson)
How do we convince our loved ones to upgrade hardware? (via Christian Heile)
Post-show: Humane’s AI pin leaks
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2h 18min
October 31, 2023559: The Tall Lettuce
Pre-show: Everything’s upside down, so let’s talk fashion.
Mack Weldon Ace Sweatpants
Relwen Vertical Insulator jacket
Apple’s October event
Stephen on M1 & M2 Rollout History
Oddities between M1 Pro and M3 Pro
Johny Srouji interview
Annotated die diagrams
Post-show: Hypothetical boxed lunches
Ken’s Lite Thousand Island
Wenzel’s Farm Teriyaki Beef Sticks
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2h 18min
October 26, 2023558: Multilevel Pizza Oven
Pre-show: ATP Membership changes
Apple price hikes
Membership FAQ
Want to pay us more? Here’s how!
Follow-up:
Rivian sounds are based on nature
20k Hz: Auto-Tone
Updating iPhones in-box
iPhones can be charged through the existing retail box
What if the update is downloaded, but not applied?
Relevant Apple patent?
On M2 vs. M1 Efficiency (via Jonathan Dietz, Jr.)
Anand Shimpi on Andru Edwards’ show
iTunes Match, Apple Music, and DRM
It’s all Panzer’s fault
Apple Music gives you iTunes Match, DRM-free (via Sylvan Germer)
Getting music onto an iOS device without a computer
Custom ringtones (via tact)
ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED rumbles on
TheJesusFish
Stephen Hackett
mort
Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Dan Moren’s Take
9to5Mac Summary
Upgrade #482: It’s Covered in Soap!
October event
Mac OS / Finder logo animation
AnandTech on 3nm
Chart on Wikipedia
AnandTech updates on 3nm
Earnings call transcript
Everyone talks about their Sonos experiences (this is not #sponcon)
Roam (aka John’s Toblerone)
Amp
Sub (Gen 3)
One
Era 100
Era 300
Move
Five
Move 2
Giancarlo Esposito
Sonos Voice Control Capabilities
Post-show: ATP membership changes
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2h 8min
October 17, 2023557: The Phone-Box Lottery
We absolutely and unequivocally condemn the murder and kidnapping of innocent civilians.
Casey Neistat’s video
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Follow-up:
Will Kiefer, Rewind.ai’s CTO, has some FU
iPhone 15s have a new battery setting
Apple knowledge base
watchOS optimized charging
Why is my Apple Watch not charging to 100%?
iPad/iPhone Photo Backups
Paid Flickr accounts can do it (via Jonathan Freese)
Dropbox for iOS
Dan Lithio’s suggestions
PhotoSync (App Store link)
Google Photos
Synology Photos (via René Fouquet)
OneDrive Photo Backup (via Ping Lu)
Amazon [Prime] Photos (via Chris Cioffi)
On Photos remembering crop aspect ratios in 14.1
John’s Docker/Chrome problems
17 June 2019: ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED when Docker networks changed
15 November 2019: ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED is fired when no changes done to the network
29 March 2021: Chromium aborts with ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED even when irrelevant network-interfaces change
29 September 2021: Re-creating a docker container disrupts video call (ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED)
Orbstack suggested by Gavin Harris
Colima
AirPods Pro for hearing protection
Upgrade #481: What If… Octobox?
Couldn’t handle a monster truck rally
Why I Wouldn’t Use AirPods Pro for Hearing Protection
Dr. Sameul Levine’s take
Apple’s October event: what should be done?
Gurman’s report on flashing unopened iPhones
#askatp:
What focal lengths would we choose for our phones? (via Luke Askwith)
Mac Power Users #713: Photography with Tyler Stalman
Can one add music on iOS without a computer? (via Nick)
How do we protect our Synologies? (via Roch Ripley)
Post-show: Unexpected Apple Watch Series 9 improvements
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2h 4min
October 12, 2023556: Apple Chips Are People
Follow-up:
Overall St. Jude winner: James Neal
John’s window bug
Polling rate does make a difference
Source video
Polling rate to window quantity experiment
Source video
Macs vs. Chromebooks in education (via John Weston & Steve Ligett)
Upgrade #480: Never Do a Deal with the Preference Daemon
Jason on Apple’s ∞ Permissions Dialogs
John gets his Photos.app wish
Off-center holes aren’t new
Alcantara iPhone cases
Alma
Casey’s ★★★★☆ iPhone case
In defense of the utterly ridiculous Razer phone coolers (via Adam)
Peltier effect
Revisiting tire pressure management systems (via Mattias Lindblad)
Casey’s adventures with stop-charging-at-80%
AirPods Pro 2 as concert earplugs
Soundbrenner Minuendo
Others tried: Eargasm, Etymotic ER20XS, Earpeace, Vibes, Mumba
CodaRoom Custom High-Fidelity Earplugs
Rewind.ai Pendant
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
#askatp:
What makes Apple’s designs so much better? (via Buckaroo Ponzi)
P.A. Semi
Nuvia Acquisition
Do we segregate our user data? (via Alfred Flynn)
How can an iPad-first user back up their photos? (via Joseph Zoller)
Post-show: An optical-disc journey
Drive
Discs
Power Photos
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2h 7min
October 05, 2023555: A Very Eventful Day
Pre-show: Marco has thoughts on the FineWoven case
CHOCK’s medusa cable
Follow-up:
John takes us on an adventure
FB13211706 — Window dragging is laggy and jumpy when more than one user is logged in
Demo video
Maybe it’s the video card?
What if it’s the mouse?
Oh no, the problem is inside the hmouse
Maybe Bluetooth will save us?
It’s not an Intel thing
Seemingly it’s any USB RF mouse?
…like, really?
It’s not just the one mouse, actually
oh no
ATP #115: Empathy for the Machine
ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County
Are we the baddies?
iPhone 15 Pro is overheating
The fix is here
Low-cost MacBook rumor
Chromebook
Adam’s Chromebook
eMate 300
#askatp:
How thin will phones really get? (via Joe Lion)
Do we ever MagSafe charge our MacBooks? (via Chriskast)
CalDigit TS4
Are we team light or team dark? (via Jack Mordoj)
Noir
Post-show: Casey bravely performs an experiment 🫣
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2h 6min

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