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**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

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562: Do You Have a Dragon? Nov 21, 2023

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Pre-show:
- 🚨 LAST CHANCE FOR THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE 🚨
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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
  - SpaceX’s extremely dubious technical choices
OpenAI
- The Verge headlines/coverage
- 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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561: Market Your Bug Nov 16, 2023

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Show Administrivia:
- 🗣️ THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE IS HERE 🗣️
  - Note: long-sleeve and utes sizes have been added!
- 🗣️ NEW MEMBER’S SPECIAL! 🗣️
  - 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)
- 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
#askatp:
- What is a “neural engine”? (via Richard Levitt)
- 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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560: They’re All Rectangles Nov 09, 2023

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Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves
- John’s toaster journey
🗣️ THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE IS HERE 🗣️
Follow-up:
- Apple Event was “shot on iPhone”
- 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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559: The Tall Lettuce Oct 31, 2023

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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
Post-show: Hypothetical boxed lunches
- Ken’s Lite Thousand Island
- Wenzel’s Farm Teriyaki Beef Sticks

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558: Multilevel Pizza Oven Oct 26, 2023

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Pre-show: ATP Membership changes
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
Apple Pencil (USB-C)
October event
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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557: The Phone-Box Lottery Oct 17, 2023

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We absolutely and unequivocally condemn the murder and kidnapping of innocent civilians.
- Casey Neistat’s video
🗣️ NEW MEMBER’S SPECIAL 🗣️: ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It
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Follow-up:
- Will Kiefer, Rewind.ai’s CTO, has some FU
- iPhone 15s have a new battery setting
  - Apple knowledge base
- watchOS optimized charging
  - Why is my Apple Watch not charging to 100%?
- iPad/iPhone Photo Backups
  - Paid Flickr accounts can do it (via Jonathan Freese)
  - Dropbox for iOS
  - Dan Lithio’s suggestions
    - PhotoSync (App Store link)
    - Google Photos
  - Synology Photos (via René Fouquet)
  - OneDrive Photo Backup (via Ping Lu)
  - Amazon [Prime] Photos (via Chris Cioffi)
- On Photos remembering crop aspect ratios in 14.1
- John’s Docker/Chrome problems
- AirPods Pro for hearing protection
  - Upgrade #481: What If… Octobox?
  - Couldn’t handle a monster truck rally
  - Why I Wouldn’t Use AirPods Pro for Hearing Protection
  - Dr. Sameul Levine’s take
Apple’s October event: what should be done?
Gurman’s report on flashing unopened iPhones
#askatp:
- What focal lengths would we choose for our phones? (via Luke Askwith)
  - Mac Power Users #713: Photography with Tyler Stalman
- Can one add music on iOS without a computer? (via Nick)
- How do we protect our Synologies? (via Roch Ripley)
Post-show: Unexpected Apple Watch Series 9 improvements

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556: Apple Chips Are People Oct 12, 2023

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Follow-up:
- Overall St. Jude winner: James Neal
- John’s window bug
  - Polling rate does make a difference
    - Source video
  - Polling rate to window quantity experiment
    - Source video
- Macs vs. Chromebooks in education (via John Weston & Steve Ligett)
  - Upgrade #480: Never Do a Deal with the Preference Daemon
  - Jason on Apple’s ∞ Permissions Dialogs
- John gets his Photos.app wish
- Off-center holes aren’t new
- Alcantara iPhone cases
  - Alma
- Casey’s ★★★★☆ iPhone case
- In defense of the utterly ridiculous Razer phone coolers (via Adam)
  - Peltier effect
- Revisiting tire pressure management systems (via Mattias Lindblad)
Casey’s adventures with stop-charging-at-80%
AirPods Pro 2 as concert earplugs
- Soundbrenner Minuendo
  - Others tried: Eargasm, Etymotic ER20XS, Earpeace, Vibes, Mumba
- CodaRoom Custom High-Fidelity Earplugs
Rewind.ai Pendant
- We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
#askatp:
- What makes Apple’s designs so much better? (via Buckaroo Ponzi)
  - P.A. Semi
  - Nuvia Acquisition
- Do we segregate our user data? (via Alfred Flynn)
- How can an iPad-first user back up their photos? (via Joseph Zoller)
Post-show: An optical-disc journey
- Drive
- Discs
- Power Photos

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555: A Very Eventful Day Oct 05, 2023

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Pre-show: Marco has thoughts on the FineWoven case
- CHOCK’s medusa cable
Follow-up:
- John takes us on an adventure
  - FB13211706 — Window dragging is laggy and jumpy when more than one user is logged in
  - Demo video
  - Maybe it’s the video card?
  - What if it’s the mouse?
  - Oh no, the problem is inside the hmouse
  - Maybe Bluetooth will save us?
  - It’s not an Intel thing
  - Seemingly it’s any USB RF mouse?
  - …like, really?
  - It’s not just the one mouse, actually
  - oh no
  - ATP #115: Empathy for the Machine
  - ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County
  - Are we the baddies?
- iPhone 15 Pro is overheating
  - The fix is here
Low-cost MacBook rumor
#askatp:
- How thin will phones really get? (via Joe Lion)
- Do we ever MagSafe charge our MacBooks? (via Chriskast)
  - CalDigit TS4
- Are we team light or team dark? (via Jack Mordoj)
  - Noir
Post-show: Casey bravely performs an experiment 🫣

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554: Is This Your Dog? Sep 27, 2023

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Pre-show: Marco is… somewhere unexpected
- Modern 5G hotspots vs. tethering
- Casey’s travel router
🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now.
Follow-up:
- John’s PR
  - …and Docker explorations
  - fish
- iPhone 15 data transfers over USB-C
  - Samuel Polay’s Apple Store experience
  - Chris Jones’ experience
- USB-A ↔ USB-C adapters (via Eric Merrill)
- EdgeGate
  - LeakGate
  - Sharp Tech
- CaseGate
  - Casey’s planned case
  - Anker USB-C cable (the cable that didn’t fit)
  - Umefly USB-C cable (the cable that does fit)
  - Apple silicone case (via Ben Rabicoff)
  - Viticci’s staining
  - Apple Store examples
  - Straps are the answer? (via Gem)
- Apple & chip binning
- A17 Pro is powerful but not efficient?
  - Razer Phone Cooler Chroma
- People, Pets, & Places
Initial iPhone reviews
Post-show: Marco discovers America

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553: Cut the Bridges to the Mainland Sep 23, 2023

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Pre-show: John’s enhancement requests
🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now.
- The Marco Offset
ATP Top Four: Laptops. Join to listen!
Follow-up:
- Apple-products-save-your-life video
- Apple Watch Ultra 2 naming
- Titanium watches
  - Cost ∆s (via Dan Provost)
  - Warranty (via Doug Miller)
- Hermès leather straps (via Gruber)
- Casey’s live adventure
  - Related The Verge article
  - Marco’s option
- Apple Watch Assistive Touch is from 2021
- Apple “blue” over time
- iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max repairability helps consumers too
  - iPhone 14 Pro back glass: $499
  - iPhone 15 Pro back glass: $169
- iPhone 15 & 15 Pro cameras
  - 14 Pro 🤝 15 Pro (via Andreas Netzmann)
  - PetaPixel was confused too
  - The arrangement changed
  - iPhone 15 != iPhone 14 Pro
  - 5× Pro Max is 25% larger than the 3×
  - 3× camera has not changed in three years 😱
  - iPhone 14 Pro can also take 48 MP HEIF images
  - PetaPixel camera review
  - DPReview
- USB-C begets external display support
  - Apple support document
  - Panic on The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise
- USB-A ↔ C adapters are fire hazards‽ (via Praveen)
  - Example
- iPhone 15 Pro & diffusion bonding (via Robert Newman)
- iPhone 15/Pro/Max battery life & 3nm
- iPhone 15 Pro & Thread radio
- Close-up photos of a FineWoven case
  - Similar to Peak Design case?
- Apple 2030
  - Apple’s press release on “carbon neutral” (via Josh Angelsberg)
  - Environment FAQ
- Tim Cook at Apple in 2030
  - New York Times interview from 2020
Gruber’s post
- Geekbench 6
  - Single-core
    - M2 Max: 2,803
    - Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz: 4,220
  - Multi-core
    - M2 Ultra: 21,299
    - Intel Core i9-13900KS 3.2GHz: 29,015
- Does Apple make the fastest laptops?
  - Luke Miani
  - Intel’s Meteor Lake CPUs
#askatp:
- How does mp3 chapter images work? (via Joel Labes)
  - The “animated” chapter art was the ending theme song in ATP 244
- How does binning work with silicon chips? (via Ammar)
- Is USB-C’s successor on the horizon? (via Jason Falleiro)
Post-show: Rivian follow-up and some interesting hacks

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