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Snackfishing, digital chicken pets, AI video. Plus adorable 3D-printed Mac Mini enclosures.

Tricked by a Fake Viral Food Product? You’ve Just Been Snackfished

KFC’s digital pet has you taking care of fried chicken.

Granola — The AI Notepad for meetings

Sora

Jerrod H Mac mini Accessories

John and Robb consider the legal ramifications of telling people to drink McRib sauce, John nearly gets caught up in notebook hype, then they both discuss Sill, Bluesky, and cross-posting.

McDonald’s Is Debuting a Ready-to-Serve Half-Gallon Jug of McRib Sauce

I have some notes on Sam Altman’s note-taking advice - The Verge

Notepad - LEUCHTTURM1917

A Cavalcade of Nightmares

Sill's new app rounds up the best links from your Bluesky and Mastodon networks | TechCrunch

Sill

Ruminate Podcast (@ruminate.macstories.net) — Bluesky

EchoFeed - Cross post your RSS feed to Mastodon, Bluesky, Micro.blog, Discord, and more!

Snack news has some cactis candy and cereal, John follows up on Godspeed, and they both discuss Apple's very small history of book publishing.

Opuntia - Wikipedia

Shreddies® Flavours Limited Edition Cereals | Nestlé Cereals

Godspeed

Apple Music: 100 Best Albums

Basketball: The Impossible Collection | NBA Book | ASSOULINE

Ruminate Podcast: 34 - Twenty Dollar Blanket

"Designed by Apple in California" Chronicles 20 Years of Apple Design - Apple (UK)

ICONIC - A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation

AppStories

ROG - Republic of Gamers｜United Kingdom | For Those Who Dare

Robb reports back on Nando's new collab, they both discuss the new Mac Minis and tech that's just enough, the Robb reviews Godspeed.

Nando’s Has Just Unveiled a Brand-New Fanta Flavour Hot Sauce

The More Mini Mac mini - MacStories

Mark One Enigma Edition Pen Review • Robb Knight

Studio Neat Mark One: Enigma Edition — Enigma Stationery

Club MacStories Plans

Godspeed

Using Setapp • Robb Knight

The keyboard-only task manager (Godspeed) - YouTube

It's biscuit week! Plus (not) ordering chicken on CarPlay and YouTube algorithms.

You can now order Chick-fil-A using CarPlay - 9to5Mac

Paul Stockton: "@ruminate Digestives Gold 2/10…" - social.lol

MacStories - YouTube

Wireless Travel Charger for iPhone and Apple Watch, Native Union's Voyage, Reviewed - YouTube

A final update on the St Jude campaign, an overflowing snack corner, and Hurricane Helene.

The Omg Lol Times · St. Jude 2024 Fundraiser Recap

Heinz Monster Munch Pickled Onion Flavour Mayo Limited Edition 400g | Heinz To Home

Utz Potato Chips Mike's Hot Honey – Utz Quality Foods

Cinnabon® Cinnamon Roll Flavored Drizzled Kettle Corn | Angie's | Angie's Boomchickapop

Fruit Punch - Texas Only

JD's HOT Collection Set – JD's Hot Honey

Robb goes on an epic quest and fails, John has has been writing reviews, and the they discuss Astro Bot.

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Oreo Limited Edition 24 x 250ml | Your Coca-Cola UK

B&M | Discount Retail Store | Garden, Home, Toys & More

Co-op: Homepage - Co-op

Ultra Strawberry Dreams | Monster Ultra Zero-Sugar Energy Drinks

Robb's St Jude Campaign

iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review - MacStories

macOS Sequoia: The MacStories Review - MacStories

Club MacStories Plans

TouchArcade is Shutting Down – TouchArcade

ASTRO BOT - PS5 Games | PlayStation (UK)

DualSense™ Wireless Controller - ASTRO BOT Limited Edition

The Plucky Squire

John hits some limitations of Sequoia, Robb isn't playing anything but John is, and they both bring some chilli snacks

robb × omg.lol St Jude campaign

ASTRO BOT - PS5 Games

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Takis Dragon Sweet Chilli, New Hot Sweet Chilli Flavour

Tai Chili Chips - Carolina Kettle 2oz - Made in NC, LLC

Ruminate Podcast: 44 - Knee-Deep in Avocados

Humiliating scam led to mum and daughter licking Poundworld staff's feet after fake phone call - Devon Live

The snack cup overfloweth this week with chips, seasoning, and a very blue beverage. The onto the App Store and finally a new Ruminate family member has joined.

Condimaniac Pizza The Action - Pizza Seasoning

Pepsi Electric 500ml | Iceland Foods

Jalapeno Queso Chips - Carolina Kettle - Made in NC, LLC

Han-Dee Hugo's - Han-Dee Hugo's

Patreon Lays Out How It Will Deal with Apple's Insistence That It Use App Store In-App Purchases - MacStories

Is this the slow decline of the Apple “cult”?

Anders Borum: "The app used OAuth to act on b…" - Mastodon

Robb is this snackplier this week, John had a sour patch kids situation, and they both discuss Samsung's renaming of a train station.

Burger Restaurant in Spitalfields | Burgers in Spitalfields | Honest Burgers

Jaffa Cakes | McVitie's UK

Why Jaffa Cakes are cakes, not biscuits? - Kerseys Solicitors

Colin the Caterpillar - Wikipedia

Samsung renames Old Street station as Fold Street in foldable phones drive

Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover | AP News