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In this week's look at the law of large numbers, we turn not to Apple's growth trajectory but instead, a California absentee ballot with enough propositions to fill Levi's Stadium. Plus: the Microsoft's Surface Studio, aging Macs, moving, autonomous car EULAs and more. 🚙📑.

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Microsoft Surface Studio - Microsoft

Apple plans to launch new Macs at an October 27 event - Recode

Services now worth more to Apple than each of iPad and (for now) Mac - 9To5Mac

Blame the Internet of Things for today's web blackout - Engadget

Samsung UN55KU7000FXZA - Best Buy

Logitech's new Alexa skill lets you turn your TV on with your voice - The Verge

Apple claims most of its chargers sold on Amazon were fakes - Consumer Affairs

Autopilot - Tesla

Backblaze B2

Mini Metro

Fantastical calendar app gains updated iOS 10-style widgets, watchOS 3 enhancements, more - 9To5Mac

What a historic week for all the wrong reasons. Had you asked us last Wednesday about the hypothesis that enough awful, disgraceful and troubling news stemming from a presidential race in a first world country could slow the passage of time — we probably would have said no. Turns out...

Oh. And the Giants are out of the postseason. And Ryan switched to a 7 Plus. Shut it down, 🇺🇸.

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Casper

Comcast's 1TB data caps start to roll out nationwide - Engadget

Mossberg: Why does Siri seem so dumb? - The Verge

Installation/Setup/Configuration: Out-of-Home Streaming - TiVo

"And you know what they call a Clubber with Cheese in Paris?"
"They don't call it a Clubber with Cheese?"
"No. They call it Royale with Cheese."
"Royale with Cheese? What'd they call a Buffalo Bleu?"
"Buffalo Bleu's a Buffalo Bleu, but they call it Le Buffalo Bleu."

After a long late summer hiatus, we're back and as always, the conversation inevitably comes back to Blue Barn. Carlos makes the case against putting an egg anywhere near a burger bun while Ryan argues for the simplicity of a Double Double. Plus: Giants postseason baseball, Ryan's trip to Europe, driving on the wrong side of the road, and an iPad Pro check-in. 🇫🇷.

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Blue Barn Menu

Umami Burger Menu

The Habit Menu

Super Duper (not the backup utility)

AT&T International Roaming

Google Pixel

September is a time of great change: new Apple software releases, unsettling general election polling data, the color of the leaves in places that aren't California, you know — change. This episode, we give our early impressions of iOS 10 and watchOS 3, while Carlos pours one out for his old plasma and laments the sorry state of modern LCD televisions. Plus: picks of the week, Uber's autonomous car pilot program, Internet mattresses, and Ryan outgrows video games. 🎮.

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iOS 10: The MacStories Review

Some iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 notes - Six Colors

The iPhones 7 - Daring Fireball

Everything new in iOS 10: New ways to communicate in Messages, Lock Screen Widgets, redesigned Music, Siri apps and much more - 9to5Mac

Samsung UN49KU7000 49-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV (2016 Model) - Amazon

Ford Smart Mobility acquires Chariot to boost its smart city transit plans - TechCrunch

What It Feels Like to Ride in a Self-Driving Uber - NY Times

Withings Body Cardio

Jawbone UP3

The Giant Race

This is 7. Actually, this is episode 89. In a courageous move, we run through Tuesday's iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 event. Please note that the high-gloss finish of this podcast is achieved through a precision nine-step recording process. Its content is equally enjoyable as other episodes, however, its high shine may cause fine micro-abrasions on your phone speakers after listening. If you are concerned about this, we suggest you use one of the many headphones available that will not fit an iPhone 7 lightning port. 🎧.

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Apple Special Event - Apple.com

Apple made a 107-second video recapping everything from the big iPhone event - Business Insider

The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s iPhone 7 event - BGR

The 11 most important things from Apple's iPhone 7 event - The Verge

iPhone 7 - Apple.com

Apple Watch Series 2 - Apple.com

As is often the case, art takes time – or at least that's our excuse for this episode being three weeks delayed. This week features a preview of the upcoming Apple event and the rumors surrounding it, chip credit cards, a check-in on Amazon Echo and much more. Plus: picks of the week and a few anti-picks of the week. 💩.

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Review: Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case for 12.9″ iPad Pro – a great typing experience with a few compromises - 9to5Mac

Banking on the new chase.com is even easier - Yahoo! Finance

Chip Card Nightmares? Help Is on the Way - WSJ

No Man's Sky Review - Giant Bomb

Logitech’s new Pop Home Switch simplifies smart home control - TechCrunch

Bose SoundSport wireless headphones - Bose

1Keyboard

For your listening pleasure, we've eliminated all GMOs, salt, and added sugar from our usual episode recipe and have instead replaced it with a refreshing mimosa — no refills. This week, we talk marathons, nutrition and how long it takes to forget the scary things Katie Couric warned you about in 'Fed Up'. Plus: 1Password embracing subscription pricing, Eddy Cue's sock-less meeting dress code, and question of whether or not anybody cares that Instagram borrowed a third of Snapchat’s core app. 👻

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Fed Up

Philz Menu

Blue Barn Menu

Peet’s Warm Breakfast

Super Duper Burgers

The San Francisco Marathon

Introducing our new 1Password subscription service — AgileBits Blog

Apple’s Hard-Charging Tactics Hurt TV Expansion - WSJ

Apple's Q3 in charts and commentary - Six Colors

Introducing Instagram Stories - Instagram Blog

Revisionist History

Pin/Kings

Pocket Casts

Your co-host and his sister after The San Francisco Marathon

We take a break from watching America devolve into madness, apologies, we mean America being made great again, to talk about matters of greater frivolity. This week we check in on Eddy Cue who never wanted to offer you jerks a dumb skinny bundle anyway, Tesla's master plan to upend the cactus industry, and Ryan on week one with the Amazon Echo. Plus: Hunter Pence is not Mike Pence and @darth being the real MVP.

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RECAP: A Round-Up Of Can't-Miss Stories From The RNC - NPR

darth™

Amazon Echo

Here’s what Apple really meant to say today about its plans to sell web video - Recode

The Rise of The Pitch, the Decline of the Pitch — 500ish Words

Nintendo Announces The Mini-NES, Will Play 30 Classic Games - Kotaku

Master Plan, Part Deux - Tesla Blog

42mm Black Woven Nylon - Apple

Rocket for macOS

Oddly Satisfying - Reddit

This week's show encourages listeners traveling two or fewer floors take the stairs. It's not so bad and it'll give them a chance to think about the out of control price inflation of IKEA furniture, what to make of the forthcoming iPhone 6S-S, the differences between two-step and two-factor authentication and a heck of a lot more. And hey, you might even catch a Jigglychu or Pikamander in the stairwell. Plus: Ryan gives in to the inevitability of connected lightbulbs. 💡.

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JOKKMOKK - Ikea

Apple’s new Lightning EarPods for iPhone 7 purportedly shown in new photos - 9to5Mac

Frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID - Apple Support

FiveThirtyEight Elections Podcast

How To Play Pokémon Go - Kotaku

Tesla says its self-driving feature was not at fault in deadly crash - Recode

Amazon just had its biggest sales day ever - CNBC

Philips Hue Lights

Headspace

Super Stickman Golf 3 - iOS App Store

Little known fact: we were going to call this show Any Given Wednesday but decided to go in a different direction at the last moment. Anyhow, I estimate it will take you about forty minutes to listen to the episode, an hour tops — I swear. Today, we're all over the place and everywhere at once. We discuss giving better time estimates, how not to jinx your favorite sports team, concerns and hopes for VR, gettin' swole with Xbox Fitness, cactus news, and much much more. ⌚️.

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Changes to Evernote’s Pricing Plans - Evernote Blog

Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons

Apple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display - MacRumors

Amazon will start subsidizing Android phones with ‘special offer' ads on the lock screens - The Verge

eero WiFi System

Oculus reverses course, dumps its VR headset-checking DRM - Arts Technica

Xbox Fitness Sunset Announcement - Microsoft Studios

PlayStation Vue

Uber is using its drivers' phones to keep riders honest and everyone safer - Recode

'Upfront' Uber pricing replaces estimates with guarantees - Engadget

Wink Relay Touchscreen Controller

Streaks. The to-do list that helps you form good habits. For iPhone.

Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones, Black - Amazon.com