Technically Correct

When you have so much money you have to make your Sonoma estate look like Apple Park, the Wall Street Journal is there. Or rather, Carlos teaches Ryan the art of the hate read. This is a good one.

This week: cycling directions, EV sell through, and a hypothetical touch screen MacBook Pro. Boop. 👆🏻

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• Indoor or Outdoor Dining? With These Hybrid Spaces, You Don’t Have to Choose - WSJ

I mean, if we’re talking about a secondary character taking over the entire show with extremely mixed results — is there even a difference between Elon and Elmo? @ ryan, not me.

This week: a trip to the Social Security office, a Matter explainer, and more choice is good thing. 🚗

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• Popular Baby Names

You don’t come at Taylor with that weak af Christmas album and expect to come out on top, Bublé.

This week: forgotten pre-orders, a more considered take on the villain of our streaming future, and Ryan’s sweet solution for smart home woes. 💸.

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• Marcus Leshock on Twitter: "Got a fortune cookie at the restaurant tonight and it had an ad for FTX inside. Not sure what this means for our future. 🥠🤷‍♂️🤣 https://t.co/qvtWtG5t6C" / Twitter

You know that pet project you spend 10 years on and it never really gets any better? That, but it’s a listening device in millions of homes that cost tens of billions in R&D that sometimes turns off your lights when you ask.

This week: mood lighting, holiday lighting, and the Ford F-150 Lightning. 🛻.

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• After Taylor Swift-Ticketmaster Fiasco, Senators Demand Answers of FTC - Variety

We’re happy to report that we’ve been offered our own show on Peacock. Follow us as we upgrade one of the Painted Ladies with the latest in smart home connectivity and gadgetry. Uh, you’ll understand why it’s rated TV-MA for language pretty quickly.

This week: proper puck prep, network naming nuances, and assorted ancillary alliteration. 🏡.

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• Level responds to lock picker opening its $330 Apple Store lock in seconds | TechRadar

Fivey Fox told us the best predictor of partisan lean during a midterm election cycle is average spend at Dunkin’ Donuts divided by number of Casper mattresses discarded per year in a particular district.

This week: anti-social shared photo libraries, sports media rights, and a reluctant look at Tesla bro’s purchase of twitter dot com. 🐦.

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• Trader Joe's US Map

Yeah yeah, sure the Matter standard is finalized but when will someone come out with a smarter ‘hide-a-key’ rock? Is that what Thread is about?

This week: Gonger’s food truck, Carlos’ haunted iPhone, and Taylor’s new album. 🕛.

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• Should I Buy the New iPad Pro? What’s New About Apple’s Base Model iPad? - Bloomberg

The defining quality of strong character is being willing to change your mind when presented with new information — about mesh WiFi. Nothing else though, stick to your priors politicians.

This week: golden sandwich ratios, watchOS 9 can’t catch a vibe, and Apple’s non-event fall event.🍎

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• Grant Brisbee on Twitter: "@darth literally science https://t.co/pC1cGUNcXY" / Twitter

What would you do-ooo-ooooh — to avoid a deposition after you reneged on a binding agreement to buy a social media company?

(read in the tune of the Klondike bar jingle)

This week: tapbacks, bridge trolls, and midnight fingerprints. 🥅

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• Everyone Wanted to Buy Twitter With Elon - Bloomberg

They say the shortest, saddest story ever comprised in a single sentence is “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” One of your cohosts reminds us that that is untrue. “No tip.”

This week: Clipper ships, AirBuds, and Disney considers a hard Brexit. ⛴️.

Links:

• Apple to Sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show - The New York Times