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A weekly talk show ruminating on exactly what is wrong in the world of Apple and related technologies and businesses. Nothing is so perfect that it can’t be complained about. Hosted by John Siracusa & Dan Benjamin.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 70: 70: Deja Vu Jun 01, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss more optimistic prospects for a new Mac Pro, the latest round of iPhone 5 hardware rumors, and the intriguing possibilities for WWDC implied by the large number of sessions on the schedule that are labelled "To Be Announced."

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Sponsored by KAYAK, Sourcebits, and MailChimp.

Episode 69: 69: Sport of Kings May 25, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk a bit more about patents and copyright, revisit the sources of lag in human/computer interactions, revise the probabilities of retina-display Macs, MacBook Pros without ethernet ports, any Mac Pros ever again, and the various ways to deal with a possible taller iPhone screen.

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Sponsored by Warby Parker, Squarespace (use promo code DANSENTME5 for 10% off), and Shopify.

Episode 68: 68: Patent Hands May 18, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin, inevitably, revisit the topic of patents, attempting to address a wide array of listener feedback. For the hearty listeners that make it through the patent talk, there's a bonus discussion of the new MacBook Pro rumors, and a brief consideration of cutscenes and trailers in video games.

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Sponsored by Hover (code DANSENTME for 10% off) and Rackspace.

Episode 67: 67: A Pill That Helps with Whatever May 11, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the various ways that Apple takes money from transactions involving the App Store, lessons from gaming and gamers for the larger software world, why nothing is ever good enough when it comes to technology, the Instagram acquisition, and the sad state of the US patent system and how it might be fixed.

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Sponsored by Igloo Software and Hover.

Episode 66: 66: The Housewives of Siracusa County May 04, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss meeting Apple employees at WWDC, the latest round of iPhone rumors, RubyMotion (a new product for writing iOS apps in Ruby), the distinction between producer, consumer, and performer in gaming and other arts, The Kids Today, games as art, and Dropbox-related App Store rejections.

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Sponsored by Textastic, TapTyping, and Squarespace (use promo code DANSENTME5 for 10% off).

Episode 65: 65: Look Right into the Eyes of Your Sweetie Apr 27, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the WWDC ticket sales kerfuffle and the potential future of the conference, then revisit the topic of gaming as a form of art with some uncommon characteristics. Finally, the new Gmail user interfaces goes under the microscope.

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Sponsored by Sourcebits, Squarespace (use coupon code DANSENTME4 and get 30% off for 3 months).

Episode 64: 64: You Will Die Instantly! Apr 20, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin revisit software updates (paid or otherwise), then discuss various screen size possibilities for the next iPhone, the historical and ongoing dilution of the concept of a "gamer" (and Apple's role in that phenomenon), and the extremely unlikely possibility of any sort partnership between Valve and Apple.

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Sponsored by Hover, FreshBooks, and the One More Thing Conference.

Episode 63: 63: Talking to the Bear Apr 13, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk more about paid upgrades in the Mac App Store, how Apple is reshaping the software market (intentionally or otherwise), Readability's role as a middleman as compared to another prominent middleman, the App Store, and finally, the Flashback malware scourge and what it says about Apple's preparedness.

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Sponsored by Harvest (coupon code 5BY5 for 50% off your first month) and EveryMe.

Episode 62: 62: A Sack Containing Scum from a Pond Apr 06, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin try to put the topic of car engine noises to bed, then discuss value of "enterprise" businesses, RIM's possible future as a services company, Readability's business model, and Wil Shipley's case for paid upgrades in the Mac App Store.

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Sponsored by MailChimp and Shopify.

Episode 61: 61: I Ran Out of Bombs Long Ago Mar 30, 2012

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the display of large images on iOS devices, Apple's latest web standards proposal and "rogue" implementation in WebKit, RIM's new enterprise-centric strategy, and the popular new iOS game, Draw Something. Plus, a Very Special epilogue all about Marco Arment's dream car, the F10 BMW M5.

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Sponsored by Gitbox, AppsFire (coupon code 5by5 for 10% off), and Studio Neat (coupon code 5by5 for 20% off).

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