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I'm back with another petty grievances episode already, and this time I'm yapping about school zones and the parents who go nuts inside the school zone.

I apologize for missed emails after realizing a listener’s library-related message was incorrectly marked as spam. I quickly recap Apple’s keynote today and give some of my thoughts on the new iPhone Duo Apple announced.

Links:

• Apple Announces Foldable 'iPhone Duo'
• Apple Announces Apple Watch Ultra 4 With Two-Day Battery Life and Upgraded Health Tracking
• Apple Announces Apple Watch Series 12 With S11 Chip, Upgraded Health Sensors and Ceramic Models
• AirPods 5 Announced With Improved Noise Cancellation, Audio Quality, and More
• Apple Announces iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Email Spam Mixup
00:45 Libraries Matter
01:27 Apple Keynote Recap
02:45 iPhone Duo First Impressions
03:22 Price Reality Check
03:50 Listener Questions and Contact
04:12 Wrap Up and Thanks

Follow up on the “Petty Grievances: Microwave Edition” discussion with a listener tip, and I react to a new Gamers Nexus video that investigates LG TVs and how aggressively they may collect data. 

• 216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem
• Buy an AppleTV box

00:00 Intro
00:14 Microwave Cleanup Follow Up
01:03 LG TV Privacy Exposé
01:46 How TVs Track You
03:01 Network Scanning Risks
04:45 What To Do About It
05:26 Apple TV Versus Others
06:18 Closing Thoughts

I start with a correction from yesterday and then I introduce a “Petty Grievances” sub-episode, talking about cleaning microwaves.

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Quick Corrections
00:47 Petty Grievances Setup
01:10 Microwave Mess Problem
02:17 No Easy Fix
02:22 Send Your Solutions
03:21 Wrap Up and Goodbye

Just a few thoughts while sitting with Neville on my deck.

Links:

• Dune: Part 2 on AppleTV

I missed yesterday’s recording after getting distracted and playing Breath of the Wild. I share a quick review of Apple TV’s Silo, which just ended its third season, and explain its publishing background. I discuss a Threads post about declining media literacy and “second screen viewing."

Links:

• Thread from @theartoflilyk about Silo, AppleTV, and second screen viewing (spoilers!) that inspired this episode
• Silo book boxed set
• Hugh Howey on Threads
• Dark Matter on AppleTV
• Slow Horses on AppleTV
• Shrinking on AppleTV
• Widow's Bay on AppleTV
• Your Friends & Neighbours on AppleTV

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Silo Quick Review
01:17 Books Publishing Backstory
02:02 Second Screen Viewing
03:44 Apple TV Assumes Attention
05:11 Shows That Reward Focus
05:50 Watch Recommendations
06:40 Closing Goodbye

I talk about how I’ve shifted from being an almost exclusively paperback and hardcover reader to primarily reading e-books on my Kobo. Seeing how massive some Brandon Sanderson books are in physical form after my parents gifted me later books in the series and my brother-in-law had a hardcover made me realize I’m far more likely to finish long books digitally, especially if I’m carrying them around.

Links:

• My Storygraph account
• Libby
• I’m currently reading Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Topics:

00:00 Welcome to Dailyish
00:19 Switching to E Books
00:47 Sanderson Books Too Big
01:38 Missing Physical Progress
01:49 Bookmarks and Page Loss
02:52 StoryGraph Kobo Sync
03:47 Question and Wrap Up

This one's a local Saskatoon note: I share why I'm fully in favour of the new downtown library being built here, and why I think it's an even more essential community resource than a new arena.

• New Saskatoon library being built

I share an update on my Dailyish podcast relaunch including listener feedback on a previous episode, I talk through podcast analytics on Transistor, recognizing success for this project is recording at least 60% of days this year, and I ask for feedback on whether I should publish the unlisted video versions on YouTube?

• Follow me on YouTube

Topics:
00:00 Welcome Back Dailyish
00:13 Audio Setup Improvements
00:41 Relaunch Listener Numbers
01:46 Stats Surprises Explained
03:38 What Success Means
04:47 Video Version On YouTube
05:33 Podcast Vs YouTube Subscribers
06:20 Wrap Up And Thanks

I’m sorry for an unexpected Auphonic jingle on the prior episode. In this episode I’m talking about an “AI divide” across my families: one embraces social media and AI as useful tools, while my another side is generally more cautious or negative. I place myself in the middle. 

• Try out Retro for an Instagram alternative photo sharing app

Topics:
00:00 Intro and Apology
00:47 Testing Auphonic on Mobile
01:54 AI Divide in the Family
03:21 How I Use AI at Work
04:13 Creative Concerns and Job Impact
05:30 Social Media Parallels
06:02 Retro App Alternative
06:52 Pull of Big Platforms
07:29 Mixed Feelings and AI Bubble
08:33 Questions for Listeners
09:29 Wrap Up and Contact