Accidental Tech Podcast Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

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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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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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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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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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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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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