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**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

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482: I Should Probably Get Reading Glasses May 12, 2022

Show notes

Follow-up:
- A little more on Bartosz Ciechanowski’s explainers
- Apple’s New Developer Center
  - More from Parker Ortolani
- John’s multi-factor authentication college account update
  - An aside about password managers
  - Protobuf
- John’s Microsoft Precision Mouse
- Casey’s Ethernet Project
  - Cat 6A cable types
Playdate impressions
The iPod Touch is dead, but the music lives on
…it meets the same fate as macOS Server
#askatp:
- Will an Apple Silicon Mac Pro have ECC RAM? (via Robert Boyle)
  - HBM4
- Are software clean-up apps snake oil on macOS? (via Jon Sulek)
  - Pacifist
- Does choice of programming language matter for server-side crawling? (via Abel Demoz)
  - Go
  - Rust
Post-show: Marco’s capture system

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481: Accidentally Made It Too Good May 06, 2022

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Follow-up:
- Follow-out: Clockwise #449: It’s Still Working, I’m So Sad
- T-Shirt Results (THANK YOU!)
- Marco’s tech woes
  - USBPre 2
  - Zoom F3
- On Double-Clicking the lock button for Wallet
  - Open the wallet app → double-click the side button (via Trevor Kay)
    - Andrew notes this still works even if double-click is disabled globally
  - Control Center
  - Just hold the phone next to the terminal
- WWDC 2022 Apple Park Special Event
  - MacRumors on the Developer Center
- Jason Snell on Apple Studio Display settings
- Mechanical Watch How-To
- On SEC violations and Elon Musk
Apple TV+ Quickies
- Sunday Ticket on Apple TV+?
  - JustWatch
- Apple is making a movie about the Danbury Trashers‽
  - Untold: Crime and Penalties
  - Analog #193: Milestones are Being Hit
iPhone 14 Pro Rumored Designs
#askatp:
- Is Casey still using Combine? (via André Videla)
- What is Marco’s Overcast redesign process? (via Steven Garrity)
- Where is the Mac’s sound mixer? (via Carl Freyer)
  - Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource
Post-show: Casey needs a project
- Breakdown of Cat 6/6a differences
- Quinn Nelson’s Video

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480: Three Wise Admins Apr 28, 2022

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The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻

Frame Game
- Explainer post
- Fastest solve: 12 seconds
Follow-up:
- Apple Studio Display camera update
- Sonos Roam power button (via Brilliant Things)
- What is up with iPhone lock buttons these days, anyway? (via Patrick Niemeyer)
- Apple’s Self-Service Repair site is now up
  - Stephen’s write-up
  - Repair manuals
- John Gruber ATP had wondered about “civilians” inside the Apple Park ring
  - Benedict Evans’ fence observation
- Thom Yorke hates Creep (via Spencer Wohlers)
- Update on Marco’s game-streaming setup
Casey has finally moved his email to Fastmail
- Referral link
John added a security camera
- Physical security hack
- Logitech Circle View
Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s buyout offer
Post-show: We can’t help but have more Twitter/Elon thoughts

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479: Never Mind, I’m Out Apr 18, 2022

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The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻

Pre-show: Marco has HomePod problems
- Pop Hits: {year} (1955–2021)
- Rock Hits: {year} (1965–2021)
- Hard to Handle by Otis Redding
- Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes
- Creep by Radiohead
- AirPlay 2-Enabled Speakers
Follow-up:
- Hilariously, a third consecutive week of news about Original Gravity, this time via Jared Kole
- Which ethernet controller does the CalDigit TS4 use?
  - Intel I225 PCIe
  - Ethernet fix
  - Sleep fix
- Ecobee & HomeKit cooperation (via Eric Powell)
- Ecobee AC adaptor instructions
  - Step 3 → Scenario A → Alternative solution: 24VAC plug-in transformer
- Some thoughts about 🇪🇺 thermostats via Cameron Wood
- USB-C KVM dev boards do exist, as found by Victor Leung
- Mac Studios have different power supply… suppliers (via Joshua Prismon)
Ioniq 5 & Kia EV6 & Lucid Air
- Do better, Lexus.
RIP, Rob-ART Morgan
What is Elon Musk, anyway?
- Unsafe at Any Speed
- Chevrolet Corvair
Elon Musk and Twitter
- NOTE: We recorded this episode right before his demand “offer” to buy the entire company.
- Elon buys 9.2% of Twitter
- Elon delays filing with the SEC and “made” $156 million
- Parag Agrawal announces Elon joins the board
- Twitter says Elon won’t get special treatment
  - Nilay Patel’s take
- Parag Agrawal announces Elon won’t join the board
- Elon is sued for delayed disclosure
- Paul Singer, Doomsday Investor
#askatp
- As the M1 is based on the A14, might the M2 skip the A15 and instead be based on the A16? (via Darin Kelkhoff)
- How does Marco stream for Team Arment? (via Uncle Apple)
- Could/would Apple use OLED in laptops and iMacs? (via Simon Ejsing)
- If the Studio Display was released concurrently with the Pro Display XDR, would John & Marco still get the XDR? (via Jon Yergatian)
Post-show: John’s Sonos Roam

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478: No Bum Cores Apr 12, 2022

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The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8 PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻
Pre-show: Marco has questionable media choices
Follow-up:
- Tragic Original Gravity news (via Ari Badgers)
  - Good Karma
- The etymology of “decibel” (via Matt Rigby)
- Don’t forget the iPhone 12/13 mini (via Carl Rozas)
- An aside about House of Prime Rib
  - Anthony Bourdain’s experience (RIP)
- Quinn Nelson’s observation about the Studio Display
  - His “review” video
  - iFixit teardown video
- USB-C “KVM” (via abcd)
- On the crummy Ethernet speeds in modern Macs
  - Hacker News post
  - CalDigit TS4
- On using Canon EF lenses with mirrorless cameras
Casey’s New Setup (yes, again. 🤫)
John’s new thermostat
- Taco box

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477: In the Metal Apr 06, 2022

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Pre-show: Marco played himself
Would there be a “Studio Display Max” within two years?
Marco’s Studio Display impressions
- NuShelf Dual Mount for Mac mini
New Peripherals
Follow-up:
- Marc Edwards from Bjango has a follow-up on Retina displays
- Some thoughts on acoustics from Sam Kusnetz
  - John Lee Supertaster
- Chris Gonyea points out errors with some USB-C ↔ Ethernet adapters with the Studio Display
- Issues with iCloud and custom domains
  - DKIM issues & SPF via Eli Lindsey
Expectations for WWDC, the event
- Original Gravity Public House
iPhone 14 Rumors
#askatp
- If going from Canon dSLR → mirrorless, is it worth jumping to Sony? (via Elijah)
- Are fusion drives even worth it in 2022?
  - diskutil
- Is there any sort of KVM-like thing for Thunderbolt? (via Matt Chinander)
- Given The Cook Doctrine, why is Apple bothering making their own cellular modems? (via Daniel Bergqvist)
  - Apple A4
  - Apple A6
Post-show:
- Marco files a complaint about RecDiffs
- Marco forgets an anniversary
- John’s sitrep

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476: Plausibly Viable Mar 31, 2022

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Follow-up:
- Resolution independence
- Joe Lion explains why silicon wafers are round
  - Video Explanation
- Jonathan Ragan-Kelley explains EMIB and LSI
- Regarding Mac Studio fan noise
  - The fans cool the power supply too notes Phil Stollery
  - Twitter thread from “OnlyMe”
    - Graph
  - Feedback from acoustician Andrew Wade
  - Apple’s official noise ratings (via Renfred)
    - Mac Pro: 11dB
    - Mac Studio: 15dB
    - Macbook Air: 3dB
    - MacBook Pro: 3dB
    - iMac Pro: 13dB
    - Mid-2015: 6dB
- Regarding Qualcomm patent shakedown racket licensing
- Discourse and Open Source (via Jeff Atwood)
  - John on patents
  - Discourse free hosting programs
- How to Pay Professional Maintainers
- Software warfare in node-ipc
🎉 New Overcast Update 🎉
#askatp
- Do we have a preferred file naming scheme? Is it 20210329_Proj3_SitePlan? (via Unforgettable Luncheon)
- Why are Time Machine network backups so slow? (via Carson Brown)
- Will Apple ever make their own display panel? (via “C”)
John had something he wanted to discuss.

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475: Shove It Out the Back Mar 24, 2022

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Pre-show: We’ve got 99 problems and Apple Music is… most of them.
On the Mac Studio’s extra SSD slot
John’s heart shatters into a million pieces
(Mac Studio cooling and 😱 fan noise 😱)
Why 5K?
- Casey’s 2021 Retina Monitor Sitrep
- Casey’s 2017 Retina Monitor Sitrep
Apple Studio Display default resolution oddity?
Studio Display foibles
- Very short Thunderbolt monitor cable? (~3ft/1m?)
- “Non-removable” monitor cords
- Panzer yanks out his cable
Snell’s Review
- On Studio Display rotation
Studio Display Recovery Mode
- Apple documentation
Gui Rambo’s Findings
Firmware Updates
- As seen previously
Studio Display… Ethernet?
- The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise
Studio Display has 64GB onboard storage
- Only 2GB is in use
Running processes
The Verge on the camera bugs
- Joanna Stern’s sample photos
- Joanna Stern’s video review
Latest Mac Pro rumors/theories
Post-show: Revisiting Synology backup

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474: That’s Where the Magic Happens Mar 17, 2022

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Follow-up:
- iPad Air does have stereo speakers
- Mac Studio HDMI is still 2.0
  - HDMI 2.1
- 27” Studio Display Pro coming soon?
- “Five-head” Origins
- The A7III does have animal eye detection (via Alec Pulianas)
- Base Mac Pro gets a spec bump
- MaskerAid Updates
  - Photo library access
  - Method Swizzling
ARM Mac Pro worst-case scenarios
Universal Control Impressions
- Synergy
#askatp:
- Did the DTK set reasonable expectations for M1 devices? (via Ryan Petriello)
- Does switching to higher-resolution displays put a strain on the CPU/GPU? (via Peter Wagoner)
- What are the three ugliest Macs of all time? (via Wade)
  - John
    - Molar Mac (Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One)
    - LC 580
  - Casey
  - Marco
Post-show: A preview of Casey’s new setup (really) with a CalDigit TS4

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473: Fanboats and Coattails Mar 10, 2022

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Apple’s “Peek Performance” Event
- New Apple Watch band collection
  - Beanie Babies
- 🇺🇦 Tim Cook 🇺🇦
- Apple TV+
  - Luck (TV Series)
  - Luck (Film)
- Apple + Baseball
  - Jason’s recap
- An aside about transportation woes
- iPhone SE 3
- iPad Air
  - Clockwise #441: Talk Talk Music
- M1 Ultra
- Mac Studio 🎩
  - Robot or Not #229: Friendship
  - An aside about Marco’s laptop-laptop woes
  - “Fivehead”
  - xMac
  - The Verge discovers the 2 pound ∆ from Max → Ultra
  - Camera Movement Guide (with apologies to friend of the show Todd Vaziri)
  - McDLT and a McDLT commercial
  - AGP
  - Dan Moren: Missing Mid-Range Desktop Mac
- A lot of bickering about the future of the 27” iMac
- Mac Studio Display
Post-show: There’s still an Intel Mac Mini
- MD101LL/A

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