Accidental Tech Podcast

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**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

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302: Paint This Square Nov 28, 2018

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Follow-up:
- Another iSH and youtube-dl update
- Google Photos
- Disk images and filesystems — oh my!
- Tips for transitioning careers for employees and hiring managers
  - Fizz Buzz Test
What happened to 5K displays?
Apple Entrepreneur Camp
- David Smith's tweet
- Jessie Char on Layers
How much does it cost to get a Mac that performs as well as an iPad Pro?
Apple's ever-increasing prices
- Ben Thompson's post
#askatp
- How do we power manage our Macs? (via Angelo Fiorentino)
  - Hear Casey on Angelo's show, Double Density!
- What is our photo management workflow? (via Paul Walker)
  - Casey's now-outdated workflow
  - GeoTag
- How does Marco do power testing? (via Dustin Goldman)
  - Plugable USB-C Voltage/Amperage Meter
  - IOKit
Post show: Thanksgiving Desserts of Siracusa County

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301: I Cut Them Up in the Air Nov 20, 2018

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Essential's "audiophile" headphone-bump dongle
Follow-up: Total ATP length so far
The Surface Go is more interesting than we thought
An update on youtube-dl and iSH
Google Photos has let Casey down
#askatp
- How would we quarterback a x86 → ARM transition? (via Cameron Kerr)
  - Rosetta
- Can one switch careers into development in one's late-30s?
- How do we slice bagels? (via Dave Altizer)
  - Bagel guillotine
  - Bread knife
Post show: ATP Thanksgiving

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300: First of All, It’s Easy Nov 15, 2018

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🎉 300th Episode Spectacular! 🎉
Follow-up:
- Retina MacBook Air battery replacements are easier
- Mac Pro Pontification
iPad Pro impressions
MacBook Air impressions
#askatp
Post-show: Marco's adventures on YouTube
- MacBook Pro Review (from a year ago)
- Mac Mini Review
- iPad Pro Review
- DJI Osmo Mobile (newer version than what Marco has)
- FiLMiC Pro
- iZotope
- Neewer
- Curtis Judd
- Chase Reeves
- John's channel
- Casey's channel

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299: Headphone Bump Nov 08, 2018

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Follow-up:
- The Good News Podcast #201 with Jeremy Burge
- iPad Pro and Apple Pencil compatibility
- Some Macs' microphones are disconnected by hardware
- Our website is now dark-mode enabled! Thanks, Spencer Wohlers!
iPad Pro impressions
#askatp
- How has being a programmer changed our world view? (via Jonathan Bowling)
  - VIC-20
- Why do high-end iOS devices need so much less RAM than Macs? (via Benedikt Beckmann)
Post-show: More iPad thoughts & John's homework laptop

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298: Protective Sandwich Nov 01, 2018

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297: It Also Deserves to Die Oct 25, 2018

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Instagram stories and the dynamimcs of retweets
- Independence #37: Evolution of an App
Follow-up:
- Marco's lookahead limiter
- iOS and memory swapping
  - Wear leveling
- John's last Apple Photos book
The iPhone XR
The forthcoming iPad event
#askatp
- Apple chip naming (via Cameron Deardorff)
  - BMW M1
- What's the last Apple product in each category that had no regressions? (via Michael)
- What do we use Shortcuts.app for? (via Fabian Diehm)
  - A Shortcut to check contact photo sizes
Post-show: Casey's Waffle Woes

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296: Giant Buffers of Floats Oct 18, 2018

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Pre-show: Marco's look-ahead limiter
- Accelerate framework
- objc_msgSend()
  - Let's build objc_msgSend
Apple fixes bagel emoji
Follow-up:
- Screen Time issues abound
- Emergency bypass
  - Casey's blog post
- Apple iCloud contacts sync limits
- Apple printer compatibility list
Palm Phone
Photoshop CC on iPad
- Virtual memory
  - Paging
- The Verge's review
#askatp
- How do we stay informed about non-tech news? (via Jake)
  - Overton window
- Did we have a senior project in school? (via Stephen Kim)
  - FLAC
- Which Destiny videos do John watch? (via tobogranyte)
Post-show: Dark patterns in Destiny

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295: Outlets That Suck Oct 11, 2018

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Watch pontification
- Panerai watches
Trading in with Apple GiveBack
Follow-up:
- ARMv8.3 improves JavaScript benchmarks
- Minecraft left Apple TV
Screen Time
- Quitter
iCloud Family accounts
Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie
- Intercom systems and central vacuums
Bloomberg's story on Chinese spy chips
- Upgrade #214: Nobody Seems to Know Anything
- Joe Fitzpatrick on his interview with Bloomberg
#askatp
- Storyboards for iOS development? (via Bastian Inuk)
- What's the worse compromise: Fusion Drive or hybrid cars? (via Spencer Wohlers)
- Do we enjoy racing games? (via Marc-André Weibezahn)
Post-show: RIP manual transmissions?
- 300whp MR2

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294: The Intersection of Liberal Arts and Whatever Oct 04, 2018

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The abomination that is Apple's take on the bagel emoji
iPhone 🎾 charging times
Follow-up:
- The A12 has a lot of cache (via Henrik Wannheden)
- Chris Lattner weighs in on 64-bit watches and excuses
- Apple Watch fall detection is only on by default for people at least 65 years old
Critiquing others' work
- Ken Kocienda's original tweet
- Linda Dong's reply thread (first post)
Mojave
#askatp
- How do I protect from ⚡? (via David Brownman)
  - Trip Lite Isobar 2
- Should I buy a 🎾 or a 📷? (via Matt Taylor)
  - Olympus O-MD E-M10
- The botany of filesystems (via Benjamin Jex)
Post-show: Casey dabbles with a drone

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293: You Know My Pouches Sep 27, 2018

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Follow-up:
- Apple Watch making-of fire/water faces video
- Apple Watch 64-bit compilation magic
  - Steve Troughton-Smith
  - Chris Lattner interview
- iPhone 🎾 is fast
- The iPhone 🎾 camera is good
~~Our~~ Marco & John's new toys
Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda
Post-show: Marco's ocean status

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