562 episodes

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

Accidental Tech Podcast Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

    • Technology
    • 4.4 • 2K Ratings

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

    Drain the Attic

    Drain the Attic

    Pre-show: Moving is not fun.


    Marie Kondo

    Follow-up:


    Apple fixes worn keycaps (via Ezekiel Elin)
    OpenAI


    Sam Altman Reinstated
    Five Days of Chaos

    Tip for buying smart thermostats (via Neil Weinstock)


    Dominion Energy’s offerings

    Marco’s many-taps Ecobee
    Chip packaging


    Introductory videos on packaging


    Brief History of Semiconductor Packaging
    Stacking Dies for Performance & Profit


    ECC RAM in Apple Silicon (via Grady Borders & Joe Lion)

    Green bubbles get slightly less 🤢?


    RCS
    Yes, still green bubbles
    SMS & MMS & iMessage

    Apple extends free 🛰️ emergency services


    Garmin inReach

    Thunderbolt 5


    C2C caberQU

    #askatp:


    Can John take us on a tour of his recommended TVs? (via Gary Owen)


    Sony A95L


    Digital Trends review
    HDTVTest review
    HDTVTest “Best TV of 2023” test
    65” at Amazon

    LG G3


    HDTVTest review
    65” at Amazon

    RTings.com OLED burn-in tests


    20 November 2023
    5 October 2023

    Sony X95L


    HDTVTest review
    Digital Trends review
    85” on Amazon

    Sony X90L


    HDTVTest review
    Digital Trends review
    65” on Amazon

    Digital Trends best TVs of 2023

    Have we ever had iCloud randomly revert a file? (via Stephen Towler)


    How macOS Sonoma has changed iCloud
    iCloud Drive in Sonoma: FileProvider and eviction
    Google Drive has its own “oops”

    Which apps should be blocked from refreshing in the background? (via Marcos Vinícius Petri)

    Post-show: Moving is fun.


    BODi (née BeachBody)
    Apple Fitness+
    Casey’s current program
    Marco’s trainer
    Fitbod
    Couch to Barbell



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    • 2 hr 28 min
    Do You Have a Dragon?

    Do You Have a Dragon?

    Pre-show:


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    Note: long-sleeve and utes sizes have been added!


    Follow-up:


    Keyboard wear


    Finger grease (via Ryan Holmes)


    ABS plastic
    PBT plastic

    A true horror show (via Andrew)

    MacBook Pro thermal tests
    More about chip packaging


    Johny Srouji interview from July 2023


    Timestamp link to clip cited

    Stratechery with Pat Gelsinger
    Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express

    ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED just will not die


    Stack Overflow question
    Tailscale’s patch (via Gil Pedersen)
    Anonymous info


    QUIC
    HTTP/3
    migrate_sessions_on_network_change

    SpaceX’s extremely dubious technical choices


    OpenAI


    The Verge headlines/coverage


    Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI


    Blog post

    Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is the new CEO of OpenAI
    Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
    Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft
    Is Sam Altman joining Microsoft? Satya Nadella doesn’t seem to know

    Net promoter score

    #askatp:


    What ever happened to ECC RAM, now that Apple Silicon is here? (via Tim Schmitz)
    How do we photograph kid art (via Chris Gleim)


    Procreate

    Does tech actually improve our lives? (via Jamie West)


    Automators #140: LimitLiss Automations with Casey


    Post-show: Humane ai pin


    Product launch video
    TED Talk



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    • 2 hr 23 min
    Market Your Bug

    Market Your Bug

    Show Administrivia:


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    ATP Dev: Other People’s Code


    Follow-up:


    Face ID is also an accessbility affordance (via Todd Scheresky)
    Uses for 🛢️👃🏻 (via Jamie West)
    Microwaves


    The modern knob (via Nate)
    There’s such a thing as too much (via Kieth Bradnam)

    Scanning old photos


    Ryan’s procedure
    Todd Vaziri’s advice


    ScanCafe


    Possible laptop improvments (via Nathaniel Velez)


    CNET review
    Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
    Melamine foam

    Apple explains dynamic caching (via Gokhan Avkarogullari)


    Metal Profiling Tools
    Performance Best Practices for Shaders
    Memory is now unified within the GPU (via Jonathan Ragan-Kelley)

    M3 SSD speed vs. M3 Pro SSD speed
    SSD price graph (via CG)
    Mac laptops have had the same base RAM since 2017 (via David Schaub)


    Jobs vs. Cook


    Marco and Casey’s new laptops


    MaxTech video on M1 vs. M2 vs. M3 speeds
    Other Video Transcoding
    Migration Assistant
    Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable
    Jason’s cursed screenshot

    #askatp:


    What is a “neural engine”? (via Richard Levitt)


    Tensor Processing Units - YouTube
    How does the ANE work internally?
    SIMD
    MMX

    How often should bugs on beta OSes be reported? (via Mike Hoffman)


    ATP #324: Automatic Kicking Machine

    Is there a way to get Photos.app’s geotag metadata into the actual files? (via Santiago)

    Post-show: Marco’s hardware adventure


    Nest Thermostat
    Ecobee Thermostat



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    • 2 hr 15 min
    They're All Rectangles

    They're All Rectangles

    Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves


    John’s toaster journey

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    Follow-up:


    Apple Event was “shot on iPhone”


    Behind the Scenes
    The Verge’s silly take
    Stu Maschewitz’s overview

    David Steer in defense of the M3-plain MacBook Pro


    Luke Miani’s video

    Base configs make a difference, according to Ewan Makepeace
    Still no Face ID (via Tomer Shemesh)?
    8 GB RAM has been the MacBook Pro baseline since 2014
    Dynamic Caching (via Nitesh Singh)
    The small-capacity SSDs are better now?


    Luke Miani

    Apple Silicon packaging and a potential M3 Ultra


    F Häusler’s updated diagram

    AnandTech confirms odd memory quantities (via Cameron McKay)
    More thoughts from Jonathan Dietz, Jr
    A new ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED error report has entered the chat

    MacBook Pro order updates
    #askatp:


    How do we manage our physical photos? (via Steven)
    Why should we care about hardware AV1 decoding? (via Jack Johnson)
    How do we convince our loved ones to upgrade hardware? (via Christian Heile)

    Post-show: Humane’s AI pin leaks


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    • 2 hr 17 min
    The Tall Lettuce

    The Tall Lettuce

    Pre-show: Everything’s upside down, so let’s talk fashion.


    Mack Weldon Ace Sweatpants
    Relwen Vertical Insulator jacket

    Apple’s October event


    Stephen on M1 & M2 Rollout History
    Oddities between M1 Pro and M3 Pro
    Johny Srouji interview
    Annotated die diagrams

    Post-show: Hypothetical boxed lunches


    Ken’s Lite Thousand Island
    Wenzel’s Farm Teriyaki Beef Sticks



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    • 2 hr 17 min
    Multilevel Pizza Oven

    Multilevel Pizza Oven

    Pre-show: ATP Membership changes


    Apple price hikes
    Membership FAQ
    Want to pay us more? Here’s how!

    Follow-up:


    Rivian sounds are based on nature


    20k Hz: Auto-Tone

    Updating iPhones in-box


    iPhones can be charged through the existing retail box
    What if the update is downloaded, but not applied?
    Relevant Apple patent?

    On M2 vs. M1 Efficiency (via Jonathan Dietz, Jr.)


    Anand Shimpi on Andru Edwards’ show

    iTunes Match, Apple Music, and DRM


    It’s all Panzer’s fault
    Apple Music gives you iTunes Match, DRM-free (via Sylvan Germer)

    Getting music onto an iOS device without a computer


    Custom ringtones (via tact)

    ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED rumbles on


    TheJesusFish
    Stephen Hackett
    mort


    Apple Pencil (USB-C)


    Dan Moren’s Take
    9to5Mac Summary
    Upgrade #482: It’s Covered in Soap!

    October event


    Mac OS / Finder logo animation
    AnandTech on 3nm
    Chart on Wikipedia
    AnandTech updates on 3nm
    Earnings call transcript

    Everyone talks about their Sonos experiences (this is not #sponcon)


    Roam (aka John’s Toblerone)
    Amp
    Sub (Gen 3)
    One
    Era 100
    Era 300
    Move
    Five
    Move 2
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Sonos Voice Control Capabilities

    Post-show: ATP membership changes


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    • 2 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
2K Ratings

2K Ratings

farfromrest ,

One of my favorites

Been listening for years. Only podcast that I give money to for extra content. Each week I can’t wait for the new episode!

dhs_lax ,

I’m Only Here for the Knobs

Left a long time ago. Saw there was a segment on knob-based microwaves. Came back for that segment, which was great. Leaving again.

RPS90483 ,

Fun show but extremely loquacious

Topics are always fun for Apple fans. However, Marco and Casey really struggle getting to a point even if you’re playing the podcast at 2x—just endless parentheticals and side stories to the point where you forget what they’re talking about.

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