Limitless Possibility

Luc-Olivier and Yanik each summarize three sessions from this year's WWDC.

• FU: CBC: All new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be zero emissions by 2035, Liberals say
• FU: Twitter/PlayStation: Welcome to the family, @Housemarque!
• FU: GameSpark: PS Storeで配信されているPSPコンテンツは7月2日以降もPS3/PS Vitaから購入可能―PSPからの購入機能はすべて終了
• FU: PlayStation: Important notices regarding PlayStation products and services
• FU: Twitter/PlatineDispositif: Tweet about their game not being listed on the Vita store
• FU: YouTube/RMTransit: Good Convenience Stores = Good Cities? | The Transit Ecosystem
• FU: YouTube/Coco Ch.: Time to go. #GoodbyeCoco
• FU: YouTube/BK4: How to play Gran Turismo 4 ONLINE on a real PS2! (No Modchip/FreeMCBoot)
• WWDC21Lounges: archive of asked questions during WWDC21 lounges
• Apple Developer: WWDC21: Digital Lounges
• Apple Developer: WWDC21: Challenges
• Apple Developer: WWDC21: Special Events
• Luc-Olivier's 1st session: Explore UWB-based car keys
• Yanik's 1st session: Meet the Location Button
• Luc-Olivier's 2nd session: Bring accessibility to charts in your app
• Yanik's 2nd session: Add support for Matter in your smart home app
  • GitHub/project-chip: connectedhomeip
• Luc-Olivier's 3rd session: Ultimate application performance survival guide
  • ExtremeTech: Apple’s macOS 11.4 Update Fixed SSD Wear Reporting on M1 Macs
• Yanik's 3rd session: Add rich graphics to your SwiftUI app

Yanik takes a look at PlayStation's spring of missteps.

• FU: David Ashby's tweet
• FU: The Verge: Google Stadia is coming to Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV on June 23rd
• FU: The Verge: Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick
• TheGamer: Report: PS3, Vita and PSP Stores to be Permanently Closed in a Few Months
• Kotaku: Sony Closing PlatStation Store on PS3, Vita, and PSP This Summer
• PlayStation Blog: PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations
• PSNProfiles Forum: No Patches for Some PS3 Games
• Bloomberg: Sony’s Obsession With Blockbusters Is Stirring Unrest Within PlayStation Empire
• PlayStation Blog: Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios

Luc-Olivier celebrates 4 years of owning his Focus RS with a history of his car ownership.

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• FU: 1Password for Windows Release Notes
• FU: No, Synthetic Fuels Won't Replace Electric Cars - YouTube
• FU: PlayStation Blog: Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios
• 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer - Wikipedia
• Ford Fiesta ST - Wikipedia
• Ford Focus RS - Wikipedia
• Porsche Boxster (986) - Wikipedia

Yanik gives his thoughts on Swift and SwiftUI.

• FU: Ford F-150 Lightning revealed: an electric truck for the masses - The Verge
• FU: How Ford’s F-150 Lightning stacks up against the Tesla Cybertruck and Hummer EV - The Verge
• FU: This is Ford’s electric F-150 pickup truck - The Verge
• FU: Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough
• FU: Yanik's knowledge base
• FU: YouTube/SkillUp: Season of the Chosen handed me a massive L, and I'm glad it did (Review)
• FU: Nintendo Life: Ace Attorney And Ghost Trick Return To The iOS Store
• Accidental Tech Podcast 205: People Don't Use the Weird Parts
• Wikipedia: Objective-C ("Modern" Objective-C syntax (1997))
• Apple Developer: Substring
• Apple Developer: SwiftUI
  • Introducing SwiftUI, the tutorial Apple put together last year
• Swift.org: New Diagnostic Architecture Overview
• Swift.org - Swift 5.3 released!
• objc-retain

Luc-Olivier buys a PC laptop.

• Used ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide
• How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB on Mac
• The Verge: Microsoft is finally ditching its Windows 95-era icons

Yanik and Luc-Olivier play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

• FU: Ata Distance: The Super Suica Reference
• FU: Xbox Wire: Xbox Cloud Gaming for Windows 10 PC and Apple Phones and Tablets Begin as Limited Beta for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Members
• FU: YouTube/Tom Warren: First look at xCloud on the web and iPhone
• FU: Visual Studio Blog: Visual Studio 2022
• YouTube/Game Maker's Toolkit: Boss Keys

Luc-Olivier goes over some alternatives to fully electric cars.

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• FU: Ata Distance: Is Suica ‘all-in-one’ possible?
• FU: FeliCa Dude's Twitter replies
• FU: elevtechlift's Twitter replies
• FU: Remodel of Louis Vuitton Ginza
• FU: The 2021 Volkswagen ID4 Is a New Fully Electric $40,000 Crossover - Doug Demuro’s YouTube channel
• FU: The Volkswagen ID.4 Is A Disappointing Electric Car (For Now) - Engineering Explained’s YouTube channel
• FU: Volkswagen of America lied about rebranding to ‘Voltswagen’ - The Verge
• FU: GMC Shares Key Insights on Hummer EV SUV - The Car Guide
• Is A Toyota SUV "Greener" Than A Tesla? - Engineering Explained’s YouTube channel
• Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles - Wikipedia
• Will Synthetic Fuels Save Petrol Cars? - AutoTrader’s YouTube channel
• What Is Green Hydrogen And Will It Power The Future? - CNBC’S YouTube channel

Yanik returns with news from the world of Japanese transit ticketing and mobile payment infrastructure.

• FU: PlayStation Blog: Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring
• FU: PlayStation: Request your PlayStation Camera adaptor
• FU: PlayStation Blog: Next-gen VR on PS5: the new controller
• Recommended listening: Limitless Possibility 2: Mobile Payments
• Reddit/FelicaDude: FeliCa Standard SD2: what's new?
• Ata Distance: Smells like Super Suica: Sony unveils next generation FeliCa
• Ata Distance: Road to Super Suica: 2 in 1 shared infrastructure and mobile transit card expansion update
• Ata Distance: Road to Super Suica: cloud integration and the transit card push to mobile
• Ata Distance: Suica 2 in 1 Region Cards
• Ata Distance: The Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Transit Card
• Ata Distance: The Super Suica Touchless Connection
• Ata Distance: Rethinking Face ID in the Face Mask Touchless Era
• docomo Open House 2020 UWB demos:
  • Osaifu Keitai touchless payments
  • Osaifu Keitai touchless car keys
• The Japan Times: Users of 7-Eleven's mobile payment service lose total of ¥55 million after 900 accounts hacked
• Ata Distance: QR Codes and Big Data
• YouTube: 3 minute tutorial on how to use both PayPay flows at retail
• Wikipedia: Tim Hortons/Roll Up the Rim to Win campaign
• Nikkei Asia: SoftBank wants to burn money

Luc-Olivier and Yanik discuss shopping for non-tech products, and share some that they've been enjoying recently.

• FU: YouTube: Final Fantasy VII Intergrade Trailer
• FU: YouTube: Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Teaser Trailer
• FU: YouTube: Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Teaser Trailer
• The Wirecutter
• RTINGS
• Protégez-Vous
• Patrick Rhone: Final Choices
• Reddit: /r/BuyItForLife
• Jamie Phelps: Final Choices and Sensible Defaults
• Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus
• Zojirushi SM-KHE36 stainless steel travel mug
  • YouTube/Life Where I'm From: Japanese Thermos Bottles (I'm Slightly Obsessed)
• Breville Barista Touch
  • Provigo: President's Choice Espresso Perfetto beans
  • YouTube: James Hoffmann
• adidas Aeroready 3-Stripes Cold Weather Knit Hoodie (no link, discontinued)
  • Hololive Wiki: Shishiro Botan, who is a white lion, not a white tiger like Yanik accidentally said
  • YouTube/ShabbySubz: Coco Doesn't Wear Adidas Anymore to This Place + KiryuKai Uniform

Yanik explains why his 2020 sucked, and it's not for the reasons you expect.

• FU: Mercedes-Benz decides not to sell the EQC in America | Autoblog
• FU: YouTube/Digital Foundry: Xbox FPS Boost Analysis: 60FPS/120FPS Back Compat on Xbox Series X|S Tested!
• FU: Microsoft .NET Blog: Announcing .NET 6 Preview 1
• FU: PlayStation Blog: Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStation
• noclip: Final Fantasy XIV, the excellent three-part documentary on how Square Enix turned an absolute failure into one of the best MMOs ever made