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Mark and Richard talk about the September Apple event. Yes, this was recorded a month before release… We had a few non-technical difficulties… Also one technical difficulty. No, we did not storm Area 51, thanks for asking.
Show notes to be added someday.
Mark and Richard talk about Mark trying out the Oculus Quest, Richard’s MacBook Pro Repair Experience, Mark’s new P100D and Richard’s Cross Country U-Haul Trip.
Opening
Friendly Dissonance Podcast
Trying Out the Oculus Quest
Job Simulator
Vader Immortal
BeatSaber
Will it Blend
"You must unlearn what you have learned"
Walking across a whole Minecraft map
Userspace Drivers in Catalina
The sad state of the Nvidia Drivers
Monolithic Kernel vs Microkernels
ThinkGeek going away
The Story
GameStop Pays Its Employees in Hidden Fee "Cash Cards"
Richard's Macbook Repair Experience
All the people who want Apple to have a loaner computer program
It’s time to switch your Mac backups from Time Capsule to Time Machine volumes
Apple slashes prices on Mac storage upgrades
Mark Gets a P100D
Tesla Offers Free Ludicrous Speed
Tesla brings back Free Unlimited Supercharging again to sell inventory cars
Tesla Brings Back Free Supercharging in Attempt to Boost Model S and Model X Sales
Tesla updates pricing and options across lineup, discontinues several variants
Center console Tesla includes by default
Tesla Fart Mode
Beach Buggy Racing 2
Cuphead coming in v10
Podcast Listener Roberto
Supercharger v3 differences
Osborne Effect (not Sinclair Effect)
Tesla’s Dumb Connection Dock
Model S Skyline Adapter
2019 Mercedes E-Series
Electric Vehicle Warning Sounds
Richard Drives a U-Haul
Desert Bus
Mark and Richard talk about Panic’s Playdate, Google Merging with Nest, 3d Touch with a lengthy aftershow talking about Star Trek, Game of Thrones and Westworld.
Followup
Scroll - There are performance increases with scroll!
Ads are bogging down the web
Anki is going out of business 😟
Doppler Labs - Here Ones (shuts down)
Panic's Playdate
Firewatch, Coda, Transmit
NO! NO GOD PLEASE NO! NOOOO!!!!
Less space than a nomad, lame
Information about the original game boy
Untitled Goose Game
Google Merging with Nest
Google’s Nest changes risk making the smart home a little dumber
Thessa
Nest does not have homekit support yet
Homekit authentication in software
if this then that
Ecobee 4 and the new Ecobee Smart Thermostat
Air conditioners and fan speeds
Icomfort S30 - An expensive smart thermostat that works with Lennox units
(We love you Kushal!)
Rumors about 3d touch going away
iOS 13 is the beginning of the end of 3D Touch
Everybody mispronounces the iPhone XS / XR
How to enable right click on a mac
The fundamental problem with Apple’s Touchbar
Why to buy an iPhone XS over an XR
The iMac hockey puck
Aftershow - Star Trek and Engineering
Richard's Tweet that went semi-viral
Star Trek 2 "by the book"
IT Crowd - Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again?
Is Netflix Cancelling Shows Before People Have a Reasonable Amount of Time to Watch Them?
Why was TNG Season 1 so bad?
RIP Firefly and Dollhouse
Whedon and Agents of Shield
15 Great TV Shows That Had Really Terrible First Seasons
Aftershow - Game of Thrones Season 8 (SPOILERS)
/r/freefolk
Season 8 - Episode 3 and the Night King
Foreshadowing is not character development
Breaking Bad and Heisenberg vs Daenerys
Red Wedding
Shireen Baratheon
Game of Thrones spinoff (Blood Moon)
Game of Thrones S08E03: An Unbridled Rage
Hardhome
Yeet!
Yoda offing the emperor's guard
Hound Vs Brienne
Bran Warging into Drogon
Also Pointy
Jon Snow Sucks: Failing Upward Through the Seven Kingdoms
Theory on Littlefinger faking his own death
WesterosWorld
George R.R. Martin wanted a GoT / Westworld Crossover
Discussion on which GoT characters are hosts and which are guests
Aftershow - Westworld Season 3 (SPOILERS)
Westworld Season 3 Teaser
Aaron Paul on Price is Right
Weyoun 6 and Weyoun 7
When Everyone’s Super… No one will be…
Star Trek will bring anybody back to life
Humans are only 10,247 lines of code
HBO has plotted out at least five seasons for Westworld
Mark and Richard speak with Scroll CTO Kushal Dave. They talk about Scroll and the Macbook Pro refresh. Richard gives his initial impressions of the Oculus Quest.
Scroll
Learn about Scroll
Scroll Partners
Scroll on Twitter (Hi Tony!)
Scroll Blog
3rd party cookies
Apple ITP
Some Technical Information on Content Blockers on iOS
Some information about Third Party Browsers on iOS
TSA Pre ✓
Ghostery
Google Reader (RIP) as a social network
Reeder
What are OpenGraph Tags?
Online ads can be targeted based on your emotions
Advertising, uh… finds a way.
Simplify
Podcast listening tracking:
NPR’s RAD
Apple and Podcast Analytics
Target knows you’re pregnant
Radiolab - Eye in the Sky (an episode discussing benefits vs privacy erosion)
Macbook Pro refresh
Press release
iFixit Teardown of new MacBook Pro
Dust wasn’t the problem?
Vega 20
No, the video card wasn’t updated
The MacBook Nerd
XKCD Phone: One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | 2000
Mark buys a P100D
Free Ludicrous Speed for Existing Tesla Customers
Rumored Model S Interior Refresh
Apple Tried to Buy Tesla
You can buy a Tesla too! [Richard’s Affiliate Link | Mark’s Affiliate Link]
Turo
Oculus Quest
Buy a Quest
Which Phones Can I use with a Quest?
dO yOu GuYs NoT hAvE pHoNeS?
Tech Specs
IMU (Internal Measurement Unit)
Some info on Inside-out Tracking
Sideloading Apps on the Quest
Bluetooth Headphones on the Quest [!]
List of Games with Cross Buy
Beat Saber
Superhot
Vader Immortal
Robo Recall (Intro)
Job Simulator
Creed
Journey of the Gods
Mark and Richard talk about the Apple Services event from March, Google Stadia, the Oculus Rift S and Oprah hate.
Apple Event
No more Airpower
Apple Services Keynote (with Intro Video)
The Oatmeal tries to watch Game of Thrones
Apple News+
More Information
Some criticism on Apple News+
Some criticism on Apple News+ on the WSJ (lol)
How to Read all articles on WSJ via Apple News
Wall Street Journal Reports on deal with itself
Naming
NewsMax is already taken
The iPad's Name Makes Some Women Cringe
Apple Card
More Information
Wirecutter on Apple Card
TechCrunch on How Apple Card works
Bank of America (MBNA) and ShopSafe
Gas Pumps have a MagStripe compliance deadline of 2020
Wirecutter on Best Credit Cards
Apple Arcade
More Information on Apple Arcade
The Apple Pippin
An old essay on the problem with apps in the App Store
Mac Games (Photoshop…)
Apple TV and Apple TV+
A guide to the new functionality
Link to Apple TV+
South Park - “Netflix, you’re greenlit!”
Logo Programming Online
Apple TV+: Everything we know so far
Apple TV+ is going to Smart TVs
Mark’s Rant on Oprah
The Law of Attraction and criticism on it.
What is Multi-Level Marketing and A Reddit Group dedicated to hating MLM
Seeing Steve Jobs complete ignore The Secret on Amazon (Correction: Secret was #3, not #2)
Dr. Oz is terrible
Social Darwinism
Google Stadia
Google Stadia Keynote
Hands-on with Google Stadia Controller
John Carmack on Google Stadia
Oculus Rift S
Product Page
Palmer Luckey on the Rift S
Black Smearing with Rift?
Oculus considering audio accessory for Rift S
John Carmack streaming Beat Saber
Carmack Axe Attack
Mark and Richard talk about the Model Y, Nintendo Instruction Manuals, Dwarf Fortress, Climbing and new iPads/iMacs.
Preshow
Hue remembers status after power turned off
Product Over Time
USB Otoscope
Anki Vector
Nintendo Instruction Manuals
Final Fantasy 1 for NES Manual
Startropics Missing Clue
Warcraft 1 Manual
If Quake 1 was done today
How Metroid Prime teaches gamers to play it
Dwarf Fortress Steam Release
Game Link
Nethack
Goat Simulator with "millions of bugs"
Civilization Gandhi bug
GDC and Climbing
BeatSaber on Quest
Vive Pro
Free solo movie
Alex Honnold - How I climbed a 3000 foot vertical cliff without ropes
Baba is You
Game Link
New Apple iPads and iMacs
iPad Press Release
iPad Engadget Review
Daring Fireball on iPad
iMac Press Release
2019 iMac Review
6k Display
Model Y
Model Y Information
Elon Musk Fails Public Speaking
BMW 3 Gran Turismo
Aftershow
What is Gymkit
A $9000 treadmill with GymKit
Mark and Richard talk about Tesla Updates, Alex Trebek, Hololens 2, USB 3.0 and more MacBook Pro hate.
Preshow
Nocturnal people don’t live as long
People without sleep more likely to get Alzheimer’s
Followup
Huawei Foldable Phone
Huawei Government Restrictions
Huawei blatantly rips off other companies
Corning and Foldable Glass
Reading Rainbow Transition
Alex Trebek is dying
Pat Sajak and Vanna White only work 36 days a year
Steve Jobs and his treatable Pancreatic Cancer
Tesla decided to close locations and then leave them open.
Tesla price cuts and then their price increases.
Tesla and v3 supercharging
Tesla Model S and X getting 2170 batteries at some point
When Microsoft Tried to Require an Internet Connection for Xbox One
Macbook Hierarchy of Needs
Link to Article
The Rumored 16 inch MacBook Pro
The old 17 inch Macbook Pro
HoloLens 2
Announcement
John Carmack shines laser in his eye
Nintendo Labo VR
Nintendo Labo VR
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Rumored Switch Updates
View-Master
USB 3.2 Standard
USB 3.2 standard gets new, even more confusing names
USB 4.0
Aftershow
Trials Rising
Ape Out (Nintendo Switch link)
Diablo 1 on Good Old Games
/r/patientgamers and /r/retrogaming
A Fisherman’s Tale
Mark and Richard talk about Otoscopes, Folding Phones, Apple Credit Cards, Transitioning to ARM, and Doug Bowser. Featuring lots of Street Fighter 2 nostalgia in the aftershow.
Pre-show
Return of ProgressQuest!
Followup
Ludicrous speed update IS a software update
What is a Confusopoly
Walking away as a tactic
Product Over Time: Vector
Product Link
Product Over Time: USB Otoscope
USB Otoscope Richard bought
Snakes with cameras
Folding Phones
Galaxy Fold
Samsung Store locations
LG Rollable TV
Rumor of Folding Microsoft Tablet
Samsung Tri-Fold Tablet
Apple Credit Card
Link
States with digital id trial programs
Storing your ID in apple wallet / app
Apple Transitions to ARM in 2020
Story
Intel still does paper launches!
Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing Performance Hit
Book Over Time
The History of the Future
Masters of Doom
Nintendo's New CEO - Doug Bowser
Doug Bowser Announcement
What does Nintendo of America do?
Nintendo Cereal
Nintendo Power
Aftershow
Donut County 100% Guide (Spoilers!)
Jtails Smash Bros Videos
Aftershow - Street Fighter 2
Golden Nugget - Balrog's Stage
Street Fighter 2 AI
Game Genie SNES cheats
Capcom Arcade Fighter Stick
Street Fighter 2 Music Comparison
Opening SNES vs CPS1
Ryu SNES vs CPS1
Ken SNES vs CPS1
E.Honda SNES vs CPS1
Chun-Li SNES vs CPS1
Blanka SNES vs CPS1
Zangief SNES vs CPS1
Guile SNES vs CPS1
Dhalsim SNES vs CPS1
Mark and Richard talk about VR, Tesla Pricing Changes, Tesla Servicing, the Facebook Enterprise Certificate debacle and the Six Colors Apple Report Card.
Followup: VR
Listener Kazzie and her issues with VR and motion sickness
Lone Echo
MineCraft VR
Beat Saber
Budget Cuts VR
Job Simulator
Tesla Pricing Changes
Tesla launches new cheaper Model S and Model X with software-limited battery pack
Ludicrous Speed IS a software unlock
Elon Musk Memes
Porsche GT2 vs GT3
Tesla Service
KMFDM - Los Niños Del Parque
Getting your Tesla services in Montana
Issues with Tesla in Norway
Tesla reveals new self-driving Autopilot hardware 3.0 computer diagram ahead of launch
Porsche 800v chargers
“A mere 350 kW ... what are you referring to, a children's toy?” - Elon Musk
Electrify America
Tesla CHAdeMO adapter
Facebook Enterprise Certificates
Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS Apps
Apple revokes Google’s Enterprise Certs
Uber tried to fool Apple and got Caught
Nielsen VPN
South Park - HUMANCENTiPAD
Six Colors Apple Report Card
Apple’s Letter Grades
Gruber’s Comments
Cherry Clear Keyboard Switches
Aftershow
Talk about Smash Bros
Fisherman’s Tale
Bonus: Mark got Sascha and Lucia from KMFDM to sign a CD for Richard on October 27th, 2003.
Mark and Richard talk about spam calls, Ubiquiti, Github and Unity support for SpatialOS.
Intro - Spam Calls
Hiya Spam Blocker
Google Call Screening AI
Ubiquiti Hardware
UniFi Security Gateway (buy)
UniFi AP AC Pro (buy)
AC 60 Watt Switch (buy)
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Key (buy)
Power over Ethernet
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Wireless Printers as a Wireless Access Point
What is Zigbee
Kevo Plus (buy)
2nd Generation Kevo (buy)
Nest Doorbell
Skybell HD (buy)
Sleep Number 360 Bed
Black Fax Prank
Github
Github announced Free Repositories
Google Apps for Domains Free Version
XKCD - Is it worth the time
XKCD - Automation
Microsoft Switching to Chromium Rendering
Unity Discontinues Support for SpatialOS
Cloud gaming firm: Unity must clarify its terms, reinstate our license
Epic Games And Improbable Announce $25 Million Fund for Devs Hit by Unity Changes
Tim Sweeney tweet on Unity EULA
Aftershow
ProgressQuest
Being the worst player at Smash Bros Ultimate (other people do this)
Street Fighter 2 Car Bonus Level
Smash Bros - How to Reduce Online Lag
Kill the Dog from Duck Hunt
Just Shapes and Beats Multiplayer
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.