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Accidental Tech Podcast

Accidental Tech Podcast

By: Marco Arment Casey Liss John Siracusa
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 Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.Copyright 2013–2026 Accidental Tech Podcast
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  • 683: I Didn’t Want to Melt My Rug

    683: I Didn’t Want to Melt My Rug
    Mar 19 2026
    Follow-up: You’re welcome, worldFormula 1 A brief, renewed pitch to watch this seasonCameras Are not a large portion of the coverage (via Matt Rigby)Failures don’t [usually] matter (via The Racing Line) Great camera overview videoThe other perk of in-car footage (via Eric Fox)On getting Sky Sports replays (via Brendan Webb)Rosetta A deep dive from Colin McKellarInstant Final Cut Pro deprecation warning (via Tom Obarski)iPhone 17e teardownMacBook Neo Gruber on the camera & mic on-screen indicators Apple Platform Security GuideOn Apple Exclaves (Medium link)CPU benchmark correction (via Philipp Sommer)SSD benchmarks (via Vito Traino) Andrew Marc David’s reviewM1 MacBook Air benchmarksGeneral Apple Silicon benchmarks AmorphousDiskMarkMacBook SSD benchmarksJohn’s and Marco’s field trip resultsTeardowns Tech Re-NuiFixIt VideoBlog postAirPods Max 2 NewsroomJohn wins the bet (Overcast timestamp link)Apple’s compare pageOvercast beta now has transcripts! Mac Mini VaultGreen Mini HostFileVault over SSHlaunchdXPCPost-show Neutral: BMW i3 Revealed The VergeArs TechnicaMembers-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s 27 OSes and Liquid Glass Gurman on 15 FebruaryGurman on 15 March Sponsored by: Leesa: A mattress for every body and budgetZapier: Put AI to work across your company—for real.1Password: Award-winning password manager trusted by millions of users Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • 682: Medium Core

    682: Medium Core
    Mar 12 2026
    Pre-show: Casey brings us back to Anniversary Corner Related episode of ATPFollow-up: An explanation for John’s post that broke containment (via Thomas Dickson)MacBook Neo John’s theory about color & clamshellsThe M1 MacBook Air was American Walmarts only. (via Pierre-Luc Gagné) Aside also via P-L: does the Neo run Rosetta 2?MacBook Neo inputs 🤝 iPad Air inputs (via Andrew Larson)SSD speeds (via The Verge)The  logo iPhone 5 intro video is what John was thinking of (via Peter Puleio)Jason’s reviewDave2D’s reviewTeardownTyler Stalman on the Neo running “pro” appsPerformance Cores vs. Super Cores New in Xcode 24.6β3: CPUFAMILY_ARM_SOTRA (H17S) (via Brendan Shanks) H17S is the missing M5 Pro identifier from iOS 26.3 RCQuinn’s review M5 Pro & Max are on N3P; M5 is N3EBaidu leakers Super cores (“P-Core”) 4.61 GHz10-wide decodingPerformance cores (“M-Core”) 4.38 GHz7-wide decoding~70% the performance of a Super CoreDual operating mode from efficiency coresEfficiency cores (“E-Core”) 3.05 GHz6-wide decodingAndrew Cunningham at Ars L2 cache Super: 16 MBPerformance: 8 MBEfficiency: 6MBMinimum clock speed: Super: 1,308 MHzPerformance: 1,344 MHzEfficiency: 972 MHzFusion architecture (via Frederic_Orange)MacBook Pro Storage pricing (via Richard Allen)MacBook keyboard glyphs (via Dan Moren)Environmental progress (via Andrew Leahey) TOSTrackerExample individual comparisonThird-party displays (via Dan Boyle)Pro Display XDR or Studio Display XDR? (asked by Imthaz)Studio Display XDR UFO TestMKBHD’s review states it has 12 GB RAM 🤭Studio Display XDR white paper (PDF) (via Kevin Sliech) Superwide viewing angleTiming controller (TCON)CalibrationDisplay optimization modesFormula 1 news Drive to Survive (Apple TV link)Dad jokey-est promo video (Also on YouTube)2026 season previewF1TV vs. Apple TV Link accountsRomain Grosjean’s Samsung Galaxy S26 Privacy Display MKBHDThe VergePost-show: Marco’s Garmin adventures Great SaunterInjinji toe socksAltra Torin 8 wide shoesGarmin Venu 4 41mmGarmin Forerunner 570Garmin Fenix 8Suunto Race SWorkOutDoorsPedometer++Members-only ATP Overtime: The future of x86_64 on macOS Tahoe 26.4 warningsSlightly more detail from Ars Technica Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.Claude: Get 50% off your first three months of Claude Pro.Quince: Elevated essentials and staples that last. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • 681: The Price of Your Nightmares

    681: The Price of Your Nightmares
    Mar 5 2026
    Pre-show: The best (but slowest) website on the internet Million Dollar Homepage2013 BMW M5 (PDF)2014 Honda Accord (PDF)M4 iPad AiriPhone 17eNew displays (‼️) Studio Display 2 A19 per MacRumorsSome excellent throwback snark from Jack WellbornStudio Display XDR Day-one software updateMac support 120Hz-worthy MacsM5 MacBook Air No change in RAM upgrade pricing?M5 Pro & M5 Max Efficiency cores still existM5 Pro & M5 Max MacBook Pros If you squint, a 64GB MBP got cheaperMacBook Neo Name leakPrior artJason’s review & chartsNo indicator lightJason’s observation about the Apple logoAnnouncement videoPost-show: John had a post break containment Context collapseMembers-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s video podcast experience HLSDan Moren notes prior artNot based on RSS, laments Manton ReeceStephen Robles’ video Sponsored by: Masterclass: Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire.Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year.DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    2 hrs and 47 mins
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