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  • Episode 313: Hipster Cable

    Who cuts the cordcutters? Sounds like the perfect premise for an Apple TV+ show.

    This week: technical difficulties, do-overs, and catching up with our legal counsel in New Mexico. ⚖️.

    Links:

    • Salesforce+
  • Omg I hate how good this taste 10/10 (orange juice with espresso) : espresso
  • AT&T Fiber - Fastest Internet. Straightforward Price. | AT&T Internet
  • eero Pro 6E and eero 6+ Review: Fast and Easy — McCann Tech
  • Peloton (PTON) to Raise Subscription Fee, Cut Bike and Treadmill Prices - Bloomberg
  • Breaking Up With Peloton - The New York Times
  • Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2022
  • Better Call Saul: Season 5 RECAP - YouTube
  • 1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 312: #RealMagic

    Mimosa flavored Oreos. You can have that one for free, Nabisco.

    This week: rotisserie chicken Sabermetrics, bad French accents, and Ryan tastes the Orion nebula. 🥤.

    Links:

    • How Far Each NHL Arena Is To a Costco? : hockey
  • Clash of the Titans (2010) - Release the Kraken! Scene (8/10) | Movieclips - YouTube
  • Feral cats ‘having a field day’ at Oakland Coliseum
  • Aurora Smart Bulb Dimmer Switch | Lutron
  • The Internet Is Baffled By Coca-Cola's New Starlight Flavor
  • Starlight is here
  • SunChips Sweeten Up Summer with Launch of New Cinnamon Flavor | FritoLay
  • Sun Chips Garlic Baguette 80g - (Korea) – Galactic Snacks
  • Oreo White Peach Oolong Tea Flavor - 97g (China) – Galactic Snacks
  • Daring Fireball: Play Ball: Apple Announces More Details About ‘Friday Night Baseball’ on Opening Day
  • First impressions of Apple’s “Friday Night Baseball” – Six Colors
  • Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English - White Keys - Apple
  • Wordle - The New York Times
  • 1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 311: Put It On the Calendar

    WWDC will remain virtual this year but in an effort to build community, Apple will be sending everyone that's ever opened up Xcode a boxed lunch and a bag of Popchips.

    This week: red pandas, pizza phoning, and Marshawn's new smart home play. 💡

    Links:

    • Smart Lighting | Nanoleaf » USA » Smart Home LED Lighting Products
  • Smart lighting | Philips Hue
  • Souvla’s largest S.F. restaurant, plus a wine bar, is coming to Dogpatch
  • Uber users could soon be picked up by S.F. taxis as the ride hailing app teams with its competitors
  • Apple First Streamer to Win Best Picture Oscar for CODA - Variety
  • Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns in its all-online format - Apple
  • Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro's Larger Camera Bump Due to New 48MP Camera System - MacRumors
  • Apple (AAPL) Working on Subscription Service for iPhones, Hardware - Bloomberg
  • B8ta shutters U.S. operations after failing to reach a deal with landlords
  • James Hoffmann - YouTube
  • How James Hoffmann Became the Coffee Expert - The New York Times
  • 1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 310: Windows 7 Was My Idea

    4K monitors are a lot like grocery store bagels. I mean sure — technically it's food, but do you really want to edit video on one for 10 hours a day?

    Wait, maybe this analogy doesn't really work...

    This week: bipartisanship, parenting tips, and a trip to Whole Foods. 🐣

    Links:

    • Apple Mac Studio review: finally - The Verge
  • Apple Studio Display review: nothing to see here - The Verge
  • Apple Mac Studio with M1 Ultra Review: Insane Power for the Price | PetaPixel
  • Daring Fireball: The Apple Studio Display
  • Daring Fireball: Three Updates Regarding the Studio Display
  • "The Apple Studio Display is a Bad Deal" - YouTube
  • Matter has been delayed yet again, allegedly due to popularity - 9to5Mac
  • Volvo and ChargePoint will build EV charging stations at Starbucks in 5 states - The Verge
  • Amazon to shut its bookstores and other shops as its grocery chain expands | Reuters
  • Amazon Opens a Whole Foods With the Next Step in Automation - The New York Times
  • The best bagels in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • LG announces 2022 OLED TV pricing: new 42-inch size costs $1,399 - The Verge
  • Venice Blend | Medium Roast Coffee | Groundwork Coffee Co.
  • Amazon.com : 3M Gel Wrist Rest for Standing Desks, Wraps Around Desk Edge for Comfort Sitting or Standing, Great for Desks with Sharp Edges, Non-Slip Back, Smooth Easy to Clean Cover, 30", Black (WR200B) : Office Products
  • 1 hr 32 min
  • Episode 309: Very Precedented

    Turns out the key to making pineapple on pizza tolerable is to make the pizza a square. Who knew? Detroit knew.

    This week: apartment hunting on Sesame Street, recycled John Mulaney bits, and a couple of creative professionals talk extensively about the new Mac Studio. 🍎.

    Links:

    • Watch John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid | Netflix Official Site
  • Mr Bucket Commercial (longer version) - YouTube
  • HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one service following merger | TechCrunch
  • Babar
  • Brett Goldstein Visits Sesame Street with Roy Kent Vibes | Fatherly
  • The Newest 'Sesame Street' Season Is Only On HBO Max. Really | Fatherly
  • Sesame Street | Letter of the Day: S | PBS KIDS - YouTube
  • Bluey (2018 TV series) - Wikipedia
  • Disney+ could get cheaper, but with ads - 9to5Mac
  • Sports Media: Sources: Apple, Amazon front-runners for Sunday Ticket
  • Apple’s big baseball deal, detailed – Six Colors
  • Wemo HomeKit Smart Plug with Thread now available - 9to5Mac
  • Square Pie Guys
  • 41mm Bright Green Sport Band - Regular - Apple
  • Here’s everything Apple announced at today’s ‘Peek Performance’ event | TechCrunch
  • The Mac Studio is myth fulfillment - The Verge
  • Downstream - Relay FM
  • 1 hr 54 min
  • Episode 308: Bespoke Romaine Lettuce

    Hypothesis: more people can locate Bolivia on an unlabeled map than can tell Bobby Flay and Tyler Florence apart.

    This week: unlit cigars, unwatched Olympic games, and unverified Apple rumors. 🥇.

    Links:

    • Miller & Lux
  • Bleacher Report on Twitter: ".@GuyFieri just vibing 😅 https://t.co/kpA49xJotJ" / Twitter
  • Peloton’s new CEO says a sale isn’t in the cards - The Verge
  • Peloton’s New C.E.O. on the Tough Road Ahead - The New York Times
  • Fitness Meets Gaming: Welcome to Peloton Lanebreak | The Output
  • Gurman: Apple to launch new Macs in March, followed by even more in May/June - 9to5Mac
  • Once savvy, NBC's Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing | AP News
  • AMC, WE TV Set Deal With Comcast, Charter And Cox For Addressable Ads In Each Hour Of Original Programming In 2022 – Deadline
  • Greek fast-casual hit Souvla to open first location outside of S.F. in Marin
  • Square Pie Guys to Open New Flagship Restaurant at San Francisco’s Historic Ghirardelli Square - Eater SF
  • Physical console games are quickly becoming a relatively niche market | Ars Technica
  • Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design - The Verge
  • EXCLUSIVE: West Virginia Moves to Ban OTA Updates
  • 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E – Wireless CarPlay Review - MacRumors
  • Target will test curbside returns and Starbucks order pickups this fall | Engadget
  • Firefox And Pixar Animation Studios team up to help you show your true colors
  • Super Pumped is getting a second season about Facebook - The Verge
  • Hue White and color ambiance Flourish table light | Philips Hue
  • 1 hr 32 min
  • Episode 307: Is Pepsi Okay?

    For a limited time, check under the lid of select gallons of Magnolia Home paint for your chance to win a free year of Discovery+!

    This week: cafeteria food, Mac rumblings, and good news coming out of New Mexico. 🌵

    Links:

    • Archive.org - Pepsi and Apple Partnership
  • Pepsi 2004 Super Bowl Commercial, iTunes Giveaway - iSpot.tv
  • Jason Snell on Twitter: "I think I know what happened to Apple's HomeKit set!" / Twitter
  • EV ads dominated the Super Bowl, but don’t expect to buy one anytime soon - The Verge
  • MLB lockout news: Is Opening Day in jeopardy yet? – The Athletic
  • Here’s When ‘Better Call Saul’s’ Final Season Premieres – The Hollywood Reporter
  • Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger Gets U.S. Antitrust Clearance – The Hollywood Reporter
  • Super Bowl Ad Commercials Prepare for Rams-Bengals Game - Variety
  • Mark Gurman on Twitter: "As I wrote, new Macs incoming at Apple’s March 8th event. Also hearing there will be multiple new Mac minis this year, assuming regular and Pro, plus the new MacBook Pro between new Air and the 14-inch. Also in works: iMac Pro, M2 24-inch iMac, new Mac Pro https://t.co/3LynJmTAuV" / Twitter
  • San Francisco 49ers Confirms Security Incident After BlackByte Gang Claims Ransomware Attack
  • Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs - The Verge
  • The Tcho must go on
  • Ginger-Molasses Cookies — Pixels + Crumbs
  • The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes: Freeman, James, Freeman, Caitlin, Duggan, Tara: 9781607741183: Amazon.com: Books
  • 1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 306: Mad About 8K

    “So Tim, it says you’re getting an A in Macs but in Services, the teacher wrote “is greedy and anticompetitive, at risk of being held back.“

    This week: morning CEO habits, twenty seven percent, and Ryan demands to see figure skating in no less than IMAX resolution. 🔭 .

    Links:

    • Hikes, horseback rides and Peloton: Can a new slate of ‘wellness’ wine tastings lure Millennials?
  • How John Foley, Peloton Co-Founder, Spends His Sundays - The New York Times
  • Peloton CEO John Foley to Step Down, Firm to Cut 2,800 Jobs - WSJ
  • Amazon, Other Potential Suitors Explore Peloton Deal - WSJ
  • Structured - Day Planner
  • NBC Opens Olympics With ‘Worst Hand Imaginable’ - The New York Times
  • Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Ratings Hit All-Time Low - Variety
  • Apple in 2021: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors
  • Apple debuts Tap to Pay feature for iPhone, here are the details - 9to5Mac
  • Domino's offers $3 tip if you order pizza online, choose carryout
  • Picco Restaurant | Larkspar, CA | Marin
  • 1 hr 48 min
  • Episode 305: The Food Pyramid Is Cancelled

    The 5. The Safeway. The Batman. Sure, why not?

    This week: coin flips, fast casual Nashville tendies, and a reverse mortgage for your Google Calendar. 📆

    Links:

    • We Need to Talk About Covid, Part 1 - The New York Times
  • We Need to Talk About Covid, Part 2: A Conversation with Dr. Fauci - The New York Times
  • Remote work and cloud adoption lands 1Password with $620M Series C, now valued at $6.8B | TechCrunch
  • Starbird Chicken - Locations
  • Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ Marks Studio’s Third Straight-to-Streaming Film – The Hollywood Reporter
  • Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo - The Verge
  • Jason Schreier on Twitter: "In 2007, when Bungie spun out from Microsoft, they had an all-hands meeting and popped champagne. In 2019, when Bungie split with Activision, they had an all-hands meeting and popped champagne. Today they're all remote and heard the Sony news on a Teams call :(" / Twitter
  • Little Caesars dared to make a Batman-shaped calzony - Polygon
  • TV Ratings: Rams-49ers NFC Championship Scores 50 Million Viewers - Variety
  • CalZones on the App Store
  • iOS 15.4 enables Face ID support while wearing a mask, no Apple Watch required - 9to5Mac
  • Apple (AAPL) to Let iPhones Accept Credit Cards in Threat to Square - Bloomberg
  • Cheese Shop, California Cheese Trail, Cheese Factory
  • The New York Times Buys Wordle - The New York Times
  • 1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 304: Lucy With the Football

    Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening, but this time Edna is a gingerbread mug cookie.*

    This week: dark patterns in the snack aisle, the exposure triangle of cocktails, and taste testing the Animal Crossing game cartridge. 📷.

    • If literally anyone gets this reference without Googling, I will eat my library card.
    • Links:

      • 13th Annual Customer Choice Awards Winners
    • Product Box vs. Reality, TJ's Gingerbread Edition : traderjoes
    • What’s the best item you’ve ever gotten at TJs? What’s the worst? : traderjoes
    • Daily Harvest | One-Step-Prep, Chef-crafted Food Built on Organic Ingredients. Delivered to You. Food that Takes Care of You.
    • Southern California Gingerbread Man (Laguna Hills, CA) : traderjoes
    • Gaming out Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal - Recode Media
    • Nintendo Switch game cartridges taste offensively bad, trust us (update) - Polygon
    • Introducing the new Xbox consoles | Xbox
    • Call of Duty’s next three games will hit PlayStation despite Microsoft’s Activision deal - The Verge
    • Elevated Craft® – Elevated Craft
    • Amazon.com: OXO SteeL Cocktail Shaker: Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker: Home & Kitchen
    • Watch How to Make a French 75 | Bon Appétit Cocktails | Bon Appétit
    • Dune, The Matrix, and Succession boost US-based HBO and HBO Max subscribers to 46.8 million - The Verge
    • Super Bowl 2022 won’t stream in 4K on NBC - The Verge
    • Amazon.com: SIN SHINE - Compressed Air 3.0- Multi-Use Electric Air Duster for Cleaning Dust, Hairs, Crumbs, Scraps for Laptop, Computer, Replaces Compressed Air Cans (AD01-Black) : Electronics
    • 1 hr 42 min

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