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**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

Latest Episodes:

342: The Opposite of Con Sep 04, 2019

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Casey, DMB, and Sirius XM
Follow-up:
- Drawbacks to Apple using opt-in privacy
- Apple card activation videos
  - ≤ iPhone X
  - ≥ iPhone XS/XR
- Credit cards advertising based on the weight of the cards
- Kerf bespoke Apple Card cases (via The Kavalier)
  - dbrand Skin
Apple September Event
Post-show: The Summer of Marco

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341: John Is My Default Aug 29, 2019

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Pre-show: Marco ran out of dog food at the beach
- He is well-aware that his temporary food is not perfect and has not been reviewed by a vet or dog nutritionist, and will resume using "real" dog food when he gets home in 3 days
- Marco's breakfast story-highlight on Instagram
Follow-up:
- Disabling auto-boot on keypress: sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00
  - Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
  - Melamine foam
- John's Apple Card
Apple Card care & feeding instructions
- Global entry card & sleeve (The card is sitting under the sleeve in this shot)
New Sony APS-C cameras
Tesla's Supercharger advantage vs. other chargers
Apple's Siri Statement
#askatp:
- When would we hire a professional photographer? (via James Gates)
- What do we think about message apps/services for communities? (via Marco Silva)
- What color scheme do we use for Terminal? (via Mike Taffet)

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340: You Are a Computer Athlete Aug 19, 2019

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Follow-up:
- Store-brand Velveeta
  - WalMart store brand
  - Kroger store brand
- KeyboardCleanTool
PlayStation 5 hardware
Apple Rainbow Apple Logo Returning?
- Think different
#askatp:
- What are some techniques to avoid RSI? (via Mark Bramhill)
- What year will USB-C ports be mainstreamed in cars? (via Nicholas Gaffney)
Post-show: What does Marco look for in a watch? (via James)
- Marco's blog post
- Under $200:
  - Timex
- $200–700:
- $700–1,500:
  - Dressy:
    - Seiko Presage
    - Longines
  - Cool:
    - Nomos
    - Junghans Max Bill
  - Utilitarian:
    - Sinn
    - Damasko
  - Micro-brands:
- $4,000-5,000:
  - Grand Seiko
    - Snowflake
  - Omega
    - Master Chronometer
    - Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m
- "Fashion watches"
  - MVMT
  - Fossil
  - Shinola
- Unattainable grail: Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711
  - Has Bezos Decided?

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339: Ketchup Momentum Aug 15, 2019

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John's cheese-grater update
More on Apple Card
- Opting out of arbitration for Apple Card
- Apple Card has no web interface
Follow-up: JSON streaming
- Length-prefixed JSON
- Line-delimited JSON
Upgrade bets on Marco and John buying the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
- Overcast timestamp link
Apple at Black Hat
- Announcement summary
Apple laptops can turn on by any key or track pad press
New LG UltraFine 5K Display
#askatp:
- What non-Apple tech makes us happy/excited? (via Colin Devroe)
  - BMW i3
  - BMW i8
  - Nissan Leaf
  - Zoom F6
  - Sound Devices
  - DJI Osmo Mobile 3
  - GoPro
  - Honda Accord
  - Sony Cameras
- Do we use portrait orientation lock on our iPads & iPhones? (via Tom Tubbs)
- Introducing children to video games, and the correct order of Zelda games (via [the other] David Sparks)
  - Andy Baio's approach
  - OpenEmu
Post-show: Automattic buying Tumblr
- The Vergecast: Exclusive: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on what's next for Tumblr

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338: Double Chunking Aug 08, 2019

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Overcast beta and sync changes
- ETag
- JSON
- Protocol buffers
- SAX parser
- Chunking
Vignette duplicate-image-detection update
- WWDC 2019 #222
- Casey's current algorithm as suggested by Craig Hockenberry
- XOR
A quick aside about SwiftUI
Follow-up:
- Mimeo Photos and watermarking
- Sony cameras
  - α6400
  - α7R IV
  - α7 III
  - RX10 IV
- Geographic location of Intel's modem business
- Marco's iCloud Drive/Dropbox → ~/Dropbox idea
- Apple suspends contractors listening to Siri voice recordings
- Google ordered to halt human review due to GDPR
Apple Card
- Opting out of arbitration
#askatp:
- FaceApp and tin-foil hats (via Brad Siefert)
- How does one play RTS games on a Mac without a gaming PC? (via Nathan)
- How does one deal with impostor syndrome (via Ryan Monaghan)
Post-show: 🧀-grater updates
- ROMMELSBACHER MR 6 elektrische Käsereibe

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337: Sea Conditions Are Calm Aug 02, 2019

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Pre-show: John's vacation wrap-up
- Chunnel
- Auto Train
Follow-up:
- John's Apple sticker on his Civic
- Shallow water blackout
  - Thunder in Paradise
Dropbox alternatives
- Synology Drive
- Resilio
- Growl
- Port forwarding information
- The Talk Show #258 with discussion about iCloud Drive wonkiness
- The Talk Show #259 with Marco
How does the Overcast recommendation algorithm avoid promoting awful people, unlike YouTube's algorithm? (via Justin Cardinal)
- This Video Will Make You Angry
Casey needs some advice about Vignette duplicate-photo detection
- Hamming distance
Apple acquires most of Intel's smartphone modem business
Apple Employees/Contractors Listen to Siri Audio Samples
- Update after recording: Apple temporarily suspending "Siri grading", and will provide an opt-out
#askatp:
- Testing headphones & iOS 13's politeness (via Prone to Bits)
- Making suggestions as part of the Pro Workflow Team (via Aaron Bushnell)
- Siracusa ranks Tennists (via Anthony Roberts)
Post-show: Endangered Camera Species
- Sony A7R4

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336: Your Face Is Not Your Face Jul 24, 2019

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Pre-show: Nutrition is hard when you're in high school.
- Top Four #19: Cereals From a Van
- WSJ Grape-Nuts article
Follow-up:
- iOS 13 optimized-battery-charging specifics
- Apple TV remote's influence on product box size
- Time Machine reliability when hosted on a NAS
  - RAID
- "Dropbox" on the Synology?
- Big WWDC
Marco's AR glasses
- John's suggested glasses for Marco
Overcast State of the Union
AR glasses cancelled?
- Steve Troughton-Smith says "not so fast my friend"
FaceTime Attention Correction
- Hypercritical #65: Look Right into the Eyes of Your Sweetie
#askatp:
- What is our one true iMessage address? (via Matthew Loewen)
- Does Siracusa use LFG sites? (via Hassan Al Amiri)
- Most bang-for-your-buck $1000 Mac (via BJ Nemeth, among others)
Post-show Neutral: The C8 Corvette
- American Original
- Road & Track Interview

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335: Withhold the Fun Jul 18, 2019

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Relay FM 5th Anniversary Show
iOS 13 charging optimization
Follow-up:
- APFS volumes for photos instead of sparse disk images
  - Dave Nanian tweets: 1 2
  - SuperDuper
- Fun Fact on the root group being named wheel
- shall/should/may/can
- iPhone SE & headphones
  - Powerbeats Pro
  - Beats Studio
Apple Bankrolling Original Podcasts?
Dropbox pulls some forking bullshirt
- More from Marco
- Dropbox vs. Twitter
#askatp:
- Do our cars or our iPads have more stickers? (via Josh Lewis)
- Do we fill up our 256 GB phones? (via Erik Neu)
- What is the most valuable language to learn for modern students? (via Sarah Anne)
Post-show: 🌊🏊‍♂️🏖

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334: Mechanical Disadvantage Jul 11, 2019

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Pre-show: Must vs. Shall
- RFC 2119
- FAA: What's the only word that means mandatory?
Follow-up:
- John's cheese grater broke
Deviation from the Ive design philosophy
Marco's "new" iPhone and Apple Watch
Apple's new (and "new") laptops
#askatp:
- Naming computers (via Ron Olson)
- Catalina's move from bash to zsh? (via Pedro Estarque)
  - fish shell
- Caring for our 📷 at the 🏖️ (via Tyler Menard)

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333: Pesky Human Issues Jul 04, 2019

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Follow-up:
- Expansion Slot Utility
  - PCI Express
Jony Ive leaves Apple
- Clockwise #301: My Vulcan Mind
- Ben Thompson's piece
- ATP #120: One Magical Wire
- Wall Street Journal on Ive's Departure
- Jony Ive's Christmas Tree
- The Talk Show #256: 'A Bit Too Thin', with Special Guest Ben Thompson
- Dieter Rams
- Gruber last week and this week
- Evans Hankey & Alan Dye
- May-Li Khoe's tweet
- Love, Death, & Robots ("Zima Blue" is the episode mentioned)
#askatp:
- How does the Overcast recommendation engine work? (via Markus Ernst)
- What's the best way to enter "the zone" while programming? (via Paul Wood III)
- What happens to Overcast/Vignette/ATP/etc when we pass? (via Leon Zandman)
  - Independence #55: The Single Point of Failure
Post-show: John's Rubbermaid #1971 spatula

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