Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
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Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

  1. 2H AGO

    A Menlo Phase

    Pre-show: Project Hail Mary Reconcilable Differences #286: Ain’t Nothin’ Gonna Break My Stride Setlist Bandcamp Luke Bloom — Bad D. H. T. — Listen to Your Heart Apocalyptica Vitamin String Quartet Johnny Cash — Hurt Follow-up: CapEx vs. OpEx (via Andrew Leahey) Bloomberg “Hot lot” (via Anonymous & Matt Jones) Ultra/Neo/etc Is the “iPhone Ultra” the 20th anniversary iPhone? (via Janne Ojaniemi) Did we forget about “Studio”? (via Karan J) What’s the ∆ between an iMac Neo and a Studio Display? (via Zoran Nešić) Time Machine …with lots of small files (via Jon Wilson & Andrew Hathaway) Asimov …with spinning disks (via Ben Mattison & Carlos Pereira) …period (via David Fokkema) lsof Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250M for fumbling AI Siri Apple is flirting with Intel and Samsung Apple’s Newsroom post about US manufacturing Apple and Intel have reached an agreement? (Apple News+ link) Ask ATP: How do we actually move files around our Macs? (via Brandon Whichard) Yoink MD5 Do we use a profile/theme for Terminal windows? (via Chris Harper) Prompt 3 Do we use any other IDEs? (also via Chris Harper) LSP Intelephense Post-show: .nofollow Apple developer forum post Symlink .nosync, .noindex, .nobackup Hopper MJ Tsai Apple open-source Swift SE-0529: Add FilePath to the Standard Library Safe Path Handling: Why Secure Filesystem Operations Are Harder Than You Think Members-only ATP Overtime: Non-developers building apps Ben Dansby Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. Zapier: Put AI to work across your company—for real. Quince: Elevated essentials and staples that last. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    1h 55m

  2. 6D AGO

    Turn Left at the Next Tree

    Pre-show: Two thirds of your hosts are sick 🤧 Follow-up: Backblaze & cloud backups Carbon Copy Cloner & Backblaze (via Barry Rubenstein) Support document Maestral Arq’s approach (via Daniel Luz) Neo-ing… other things Mythos What makes this different (via William Moran) GPT-5.5 is equivalent? cURL security/bug reports Severe Linux security issue uncovered using AI AI is still ruining everything See also: MacBook Neo More from Tim Culpan Paul Haddad’s toot showing $25K-$35K Mac Studios for sale on eBay An examination of Apple’s CapEx Apple’s R&D spending hits new record SG&A MG Siegler’s take Project Titan died in Febraury 2024 Ultra all the things iPhone Ultra MacBook Ultra AirPods Ultra iPad Ultra Apple Watch Ultra 4 Mac Ultra iMac Ultra Ask ATP: What size drive should one get for Time Machine? (via Pat Murphy) Post-show: Marco’s Great Saunter Ashokan Rail Trail Saunter Map App Pedometer++ Suunto Race S Titanium Barkley Marathons Documentary trailer Members-only ATP Overtime: Adobe has also forgotten how to make good software Jason’s take Foster Brereton somebehemoth Neywiny Sponsored by: Factor: Healthy eating, made easy. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    1h 55m

  3. APR 30

    The Positive Effect of Enthusiasm

    Pre-show: Mythos Anthropic’s blog post Follow-up: ATP Store Yes, it happened again. The ATP Neo Silver made it! UPenn is an Ivy Kieran Healy’s story Marina Epelman’s thought US News & World Report 2026 Best Engineering Schools Gurman’s transition coverage Tim Cook’s remarks to employees Comparison between Cook & Ternus The Ability to be Hotter New material proves to be more heat conductive Backblaze is no longer backing up cloud storage Backblaze Mac Release Notes for version 9.2.2.878 Backblaze Windows Release Notes for version 9.2.2.877 Response on Reddit Reparse point Additional response on Reddit Backblaze blog post MJ Tsai roundup Alternatives: Arq Parachute for iCloud Ask ATP: What generation is John’s Accord? What’s the plan for replacement? (via Brian Ashe) ATP Neutral: Car Shopping 2014 Honda Accord Which Apple CEO will 💩-can the Mac? (via Jason) How often should Macs be restarted? (via Paul Franz) Bug report Gruber’s take Post-show: Pedometer++ version 8.0 Underscore’s blog post Stephen’s blog post Six Years Perfecting Maps on watchOS Members-only ATP Overtime: Should Apple MacBook Neo all the things? MaxTech’s musing Sponsored by: Aura Frames: Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    1h 56m

  4. APR 21

    A Company Man

    🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️ Follow-up: GL.iNet KVM security issues? Mark Wadham’s write-up Dan Godin at Ars Technica MacBook Neo cores 🤝 BMW heated seats? (via Edward Munn) Joe Lion waxes poetic about RAM on Apple Silicon More component delays It’s Ternus time Fashion Cook’s shoes Ternus’s Shirt Cook’s Shirt Johny Srouji named Chief Hardware Officer Tim’s letter New York Times coverage Marco’s blog post Post-show: John quizzes Marco & Casey Apple: The First 50 Years by David Pogue Infinite Loop by Michael S. Malone Revolution in the Valley folklore.org Jason’s recommendations Members-only ATP Overtime: Media consumption & the limits of human perception Stephen Robles’ $3,000 video box Kaleidescape Strato MakeMKV Tom’s Hardware: Audiophiles are full of 💩 Original post One Man’s Dream (Callsheet link) RIP, Ken Fritz Sponsored by: Anthropic: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 6m

  5. APR 16

    You Can Bend This Line

    Pre-show: Casey requests an app from Marco Roon Nugs 🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️ 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Dev: Nuggets of Wisdom Follow-up: Suunto is… not young (via Henri Sivonen) Garmin did beat Suunto to GPS watch though The other neat explainer John was thinking of (via Ben Landsberg) Previously: Eric Portis on Color Spaces Bartosz Ciechanowski on… anything Is Apple running out of A18 Pros‽ 😱 Apple IDs & passkeys (via Vitor) Others with this issue Apple said it’d be fixed… two years ago Stealing TV… may not be so wise. Shocker! (via Nye Hughes) See also: Krebs on Security Darknet Diaries (via David Brownman) Ads are coming to Apple Maps Newsroom AI-generated code & copyright AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted Can coding agents “relicense” through clean-room re-implementation? No right to relicense this project Monkey selfie Claude, rewrite yourself Ask ATP: When Marco goes on a saunter with two watches, are the measurements similar? (via Jason) Why did Marco bother with colocation? (via Stephen Gozza) Post-show: Casey’s silly new toy Alex’s overview Screenshot of a Linux machine Screenshot of a Mac Members-only ATP Overtime: John tries to reach acceptance Apple approves AMD & Nvidia eGPU drivers What if Apple adopted “MPX”-style modules? (via Jan Wedekind) MK1 High Density Rack Mount Bandwidth comparisons Thunderbolt 5 80 Gbit/s symmetric 120 Gbit/s unidirectional for displays SSD (M5 Max MacBook pro, 4 TB) 109 Gbit/s (13.6 GB/s) read 142 Gbit/s (17.8 GB/s) write PCIe speeds on PCIe 5.0 1 lane: 32 Gbit/s (4 GB/s) 16 lanes: 512 Gbit/s (64 GB/s) …as compared to the Mac Pro’s 64 lanes across 4 slots (2,048 GBit/s) 17× Thunderbolt 5’s maximum single-direction speed Internal vs. external SSD 2025 Mac Studio: ~5.5 GB/s OWC Envoy Ultra: ~5.1 GB/s; 8 TB for $2,250 OWC Thunderblade: ~5.75 GB/s; 8 TB for $2,700 PolySoft third-party internal SSDs Kickstarter (ended November 2024) Sponsored by: Leesa: A mattress for every body and budget. Zapier: Put AI to work across your company—for real. Quince: Elevated essentials and staples that last Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    1h 56m

  6. APR 9

    Write Two Letters

    Pre-show: The new Ceramic Shield 2 in the iPhone 17 Pro is the real deal UniFi Travel Router Cascades trail Shenandoah National Park 🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️ Follow-up: Studio Display XDR price drop‽ 😱 Stephen Robles 1 2 Casey’s snarky toot Tangentially related: John’s Google One price drop John’s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright) How much hotter can a Mac get? Mac Studio power consumption Mac Pro power consumption Apple’s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson) Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions RetinaDisplays.com CIE 1931 & Apple’s 2026 CMFs They’re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via Eric Portis) The GOAT, Bartosz Ciechanowski Mechanical Watch CIE updates from 2015 On Apple’s CMF Long Island and “mainland” United States v. Maine (via Craig Bowers) The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time Overcast link Every other podcast app Casey’s write-up Marco’s letter to John Ternus A Tale of Two Letters Ask ATP: How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble) Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update Suunto Race S Titanium (Amazon) Garmin Venu 4 Garmin Forerunner 970 Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED Members-only ATP Overtime: The Claude Code leak & how Claude “actually works” Regex to detect user anger “Undercover mode” (via Aral Balkan) Future plans Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 2m

  7. APR 1

    The Ability to Be Hotter

    Pre-show: Happy independence day, John! The Great Saunter Pedometer++ The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Tier List: Home Screen Icons More about the flag Follow-up: Overcast transcripts Missed Apex MacBook Neo Tim Cook on the MacBook Neo launch New Ice Book? (via Adrian Bengtson) iBook “Snow” Teardown by Framework founder Nirav Patel Framework MacBook Neo vs. Chromebooks “NFW”, says Henry “This could be a breath of fresh air”, says Ari “Medium” Core and M5 Pro/Max information from Apple Chance Miller at 9to5 Mac Original article 🇩🇪 PCI Express Ubiquiti What about site-to-site VPN for Marco? UniFi Travel Router “Not so fast, my friend” re: Wi-Fi 7 MLO YouTube announcement Blog post Some shadiness from January 🪦 RIP, Mac Pro 🪦 Thoroughly Considered #123: The Last Detail with John Siracusa CUDA Ask ATP: Are we running any iOS apps in macOS? (via Alex Kent) How would we balance new shiny vs. familiarity? (via Michael Brescher Jr.) Post-show: John and Marco bicker about islands Merriam-Webster’s definition of “mainland” Members-only ATP Overtime: 🥚 Update 10 February: Delayed to 2027 20 February: Smart speaker with a camera? The Information Sponsored by: Masterclass: Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire. Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy Claude: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 16m

  8. MAR 26

    It’s Not What Young People Do

    Follow-up: Overcast & Transcriptions Marco had never seen inside a datacenter What about podcasts that include their own transcripts (via Matt King) Apple Podcasts transcript options tag MP3 ID3 “SYLT” tag What is Marco using for a job queue? Perhaps Faktory? (via Drew Stephenson) beanstalkd Ansible Monitoring & control interface Imagine a Beowulf cluster of the minis… (via Aaron Dippner) System X RDMA over Thunderbolt was added in macOS 26.2 I Ran a Trillion Parameter AI on a Mac Apple Didn’t Have to Go This Hard Apple Insider Mac fleet management advice Apple Business AirPods Max popularity in New York WWDC 2026 Announced Ask ATP What’s the deal with passkeys, anyway? (via Phillip Miller) XKCD Does having an 8 GB RAM computer keep macOS lean? (via Jon Fabritius) Will we get an iPhone or iPad Pro that will use macOS when connected to a display? (via Keith Heaton) Michael Cook’s contrary opinion Post-show: Casey is continuing to quiet quit his Synology DS1621+ Ubiquiti UNAS Pro Casey’s NUC Channels Proxmox Tailscale on YouTube Derek Seaman’s Tech Blog (the extremely helpful listener 🥰) ESPHome Syncthing & rclone Proxmox Backup Server Transmit Forklift Members-only ATP Overtime: How Apple will add touch support to macOS Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Babble On: Localize your app on iOS, macOS, and Android Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    1h 55m
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Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

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  • Creator
    Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    691
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2013–2026 Accidental Tech Podcast
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