
562 episodes

Accidental Tech Podcast Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
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4.4 • 2K Ratings
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Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
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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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Do You Have a Dragon?
Pre-show:
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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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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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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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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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Multilevel Pizza Oven
Pre-show: ATP Membership changes
Apple price hikes
Membership FAQ
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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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Customer Reviews
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!
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.
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.