Episodes

  • 671: Even Apple Can’t Beat the Sun

    671: Even Apple Can’t Beat the Sun
    Dec 23 2025
    Pre-show: Christmas-slideshow timeFollow-up: Paris Buttfield-Addison’s locked Apple ID 🇦🇺 ACCC: Consumer Rights & Guarnatees🇺🇸: Remember when we had a CFPB?Chat mathMetadata thread splitting & mergingColin spells it out for us TV EverywhereXMLTVm3u8IPTV Github Repo🚨 Proceed with caution 🚨 StreamEast506 SportsCustom pronunciations in iOS Accessibility → VoiceOver → Speech → Pronunciations See Apple supportAccessibility → Read & Speak → Pronunciations See Apple supportApple video guideTahoe Studio Display flickeringMalicious content delivery in Apple Podcasts Previously 1Previously 2iPhone roadmap Article on The InformationiPhone XX rumor roundup Under-screen FaceID?Haptic buttons?Apple exploring touch-sensitive iPhone cases PatentAsk ATP: How do we manage our contacts? (via Tyler Kindy)How do we use version control? (via Dmitry Myronenko)🗣️ Remember, ATP gift memberships are a thing!Post-show: John’s bug FB21375029Sample projectMembers-only ATP Overtime: RAM shortage, or the flip-side of the Apple Intelligence RAM dividend Sam Altman’s dirty DRAM dealRAM is ruining everythingIt-hurts-because-it’s-true wisecrack by ziplyneThe RAM shortage is here to stayChipwrecked Sponsored by: Gusto: Payroll and benefits software built for small businessesZapier: Put AI to work across your company—for realDeleteMe: 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 2 mins
  • 670: Institutionally Inescapable

    670: Institutionally Inescapable
    Dec 19 2025
    Pre-show: Marco joins team snow tires i3: 155/70R19XC90: 275/40R21MolexF-150 Lightning’s demise🗣️ Remember, ATP gift memberships are a thing!🗣️ New ATP Members Special: ATP Movie Club: WarGames WarGamesFollow-up: Some impromptu spoiler-free follow-up about the member’s specialJohn’s Cloudflare update HypercriticalMarco’s former TV (via Wayne Morgan)Apple executive departures Jeff Williams has been nominated to join Disney’s board Press releaseThe VergeWould Johnny Srouji consider Rivian? What about NVIDIA?Apple 2030 & carbon credits (via Zach)Split iMessage groups (via sirshannon)AI-generated voice-matched dubbing Fran Besora tried the Spanish versionStefanus Secundus tried the German versionBen Mattison had an odd YouTube experienceSiri and pronunciations (via Paul Zadunajsky)Intel stealing learning from chips it fabs Thread by Joe Lion VHDLJason Biatek points out this is all basically cryptography Galois blog postMigrate Purchases (via James Wilby)Paris Buttfield-Addison got locked out of his Apple ID… because of a gift card Casey’s tangentially-related rantNetflix to acquire Warner Brothers Dominic Preston at The VergeFrom the past: Blockbuster’s reaction to Netflix Marc Randolph’s commentParamount launches hostile $108B bid Elizabeth Lopatto at The Verge: Larry Ellison’s big dumb gift to his large adult sonGruber’s takeAs per Brian Stelter, Netflix is preparedMore Paramount context from Charles Pulliam-Moore at The Verge Emma Roth at The Verge: CBS News was just taken over by a SubstackElizabeth Lopatto at The Verge: Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomedPost-show: Casey asks for programming help StoreKit2UserDefaultsNotificationCenterSingletonPublisher@EnvironmentDependency injection@EnvironmentObjectMembers-only ATP Overtime: The State of TV Verizon FiOS stabs John & CaseyCableCARDPCMCIATiVoChannelsHDHomeRunTVEverywhere Sponsored by: Guru: Your AI Source of TruthNotion: The AI workspace where teams and AI agents get more done together.Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • 669: Ternus, Take the Wheel

    669: Ternus, Take the Wheel
    Dec 11 2025
    Pre-show: Casey has a giggle about central Virginia snowFollow-up: Apple Fitness+ is doing better than the Mac Pro Workout BuddyPreviously with Jay BlahnikMore adventures with Cloudflare jramskov’s observationTLS Certificate lifetimesAlternatively, GitHub PagesSome thoughts from an anonymous Cloudflare employee WorkersPagesR2KVDurable ObjectsOops… we broke it Landon’s observation5 December Outage React.js vulnerabilitySay my name, Siri! Siri response preferences (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen) ScreenshotAirPods and Contacts (via Oren Idan)We’re… uh… sorry. Our bad. Sean SantryReid SorensoniOS 26 rollout 📈 _ on 20 November_ on 8 DecemberIntel 🤝 Apple Commentary Tambourine ManDavid BeckGoffredo Marocchi Previously on ATPSrouji’s comments (timestamp link to 34m26s)Maybe Intel will just do packaging?Maybe iPhone chips too?Gruber is… not a fan… of Alan Dye Dye Was in Tim Cook’s Blind SpotApple’s revolving door keeps spinning An anonymous observationGurman, 6 DecemberGurman, 8 DecemberGurman’s departing executive tracker imagePost-show: Messages conversation mergingA feature requestMembers-only ATP Overtime: Apple Watch & Mac mini are no longer advertised as “carbon neutral” Apple 2030Apple commits to 100% carbon neutrality for supply chain & products by 2030 (21 July 2020)Carbon removal & offsets Sponsored by: Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year.Leesa: A mattress for every body and budget. Save with code ATP.Aura Frames: Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion 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 2 mins
  • 668: So Happy for All Parties Involved

    668: So Happy for All Parties Involved
    Dec 4 2025
    • Pre-show: Marco has a new toy
    • Follow-up:
      • Vision Pro Light Seal sizes decoded
        • Vision Pro Size Help tool
      • JPEG XL lives… in PDF
        • Chromium ticket
        • jxl-rs: JPEG XL in Rust
      • Chapter links in Apple Podcasts
        • Stephen Robles on The Talk Show
        • Apple documentation
        • ATP on Threads
      • Malicious content delivery on Podcasts.app?
        • 404 Media article
    • Everybody is leaving Apple
      • John Giannandrea to retire from Apple
        • Amar Subramanya’s first-week experience at Microsoft
      • Alan Dye poached by Meta
        • Jason’s take
    • Cloudflare’s 18 November Outage
      • Cloudflare
      • Lets Encrypt
      • Hypercritical
      • Callsheet
    • Ask ATP:
      • Why can’t Siri pronounce names correctly? (via Tony West)
        • serra queue sah
        • Siri, what’s my full name
    • Post-show:
      • What now, bagel snobs?
        • BagelFest
        • Baltik’s Bagel: People’s Choice award
        • Baltik’s Bagel
        • Coverage from the NY metro area
      • Bullstrap Minimalist Case
    • Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple 🤝 Intel?
      • Intel 18A vs. TSMC N2
      • MTr/mm²

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • 667: Wisdom and Treachery

    667: Wisdom and Treachery
    Nov 25 2025
    • Pre-show: Marco bought a new toy
      • ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It II
      • Bryan’s toot
        • pen.tips
        • Paperlike 3
        • Paperlike Pencil Tips
    • Follow-up:
      • macOS Tahoe 26.2 β3 seems to fix Electon slowdown (per shamelectron)
      • Gurman says “not so fast, my friend”
      • Gaming in ARM
        • Anti-cheat complications (via Tyler)
        • Windows 11 on ARM (via David Gaw)
      • OpenAI Egg update
        • Interview video
        • Fred T
      • Apple N1 > Broadcom
      • An iPhone camera cluster theory
      • The UK is still trying to make fetch happen get themselves a back door
        • Financial Times
    • Apple Fitness+ is “Under Review”
    • Fast charging & battery health
      • Juli Clover summary @ MacRumors
    • Ask ATP:
      • Now that Marco owns a restaurant, does he tip differently? (via Max Velasco Knott)
      • What do we think about third-party packages? (via Eric Jacobsen)
        • swift-collections
        • swift-async-algorithms
        • CPAN
        • Flow
      • Is organizing /Applications a poor choice? (via Nathan)
      • Are our kids better than we are at video games yet? (via Omri Arbiv)
        • Ultimate Chicken Horse
        • SongPop Party
        • UltraKill
        • Universal Paperclips
        • Cookie Clicker
    • Post-show: The saga of Overcast episode images
      • Core Intuition
      • Linode Object Storage
      • CloudFlare R2
    • Members-only ATP Overtime: Should we ever be forced to put away our phones? (via Philip McDermott)

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • 666: We Have Nothing That Hot

    666: We Have Nothing That Hot
    Nov 20 2025
    🗣️ New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It II ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It — 16 October 2023Follow-up: The origin of “diamond dogs” (via Jared Counts) WikipediaMatte, glossy, glass, and nanotexture (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble) PaperlikeRock Paper PencilSteam Machine EuroGamer article about APU/GPU (via DavidShaub)PlayStation 5 OS is FreeBSD-based (via Jesús Santaigo Narváez) WikipediaPS Dev WikiSteam Frame Lenses (via Michael)Spec chart (via James O’Loughlin)Top strap imageSteam → Apple Vision Pro using ALVR (via Iain Wallace) Guide on RedditSteamOS Is not universally supported (via DavidSchaub)Alternatives (via solmnmagus) BazziteCachyOSAnti-cheat considerations (via Julian Torres)Screw it, I’m installing LinuxSteam strategy Is Steam-on-ARM popular? Hardware survey (via Lars Boris) Additional thoughts from AvaSteam has only one person to answer to (via charlesesmith)Single thread performance ranking (via Steven Op de beeck)“High-Res Antiglare” (via Adam Wunn)John mourns the recent news GPU issues (via Colin Cornaby)GeekBench Metal scores Mac Pro (2019) + AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTMac Studio (2025) + M3 UltraThe Case for a True Mac Pro SuccessorTim Cook to step down as early as next year Tim Cook & Kara Swisher in 2021 (starts at 35:51) As discussed in ATP #425: Hey BillionaireFinancial Times, 14 November 2025Gruber’s takeJoe Rossignol @ Mac Rumors Apple Corporate Governance Guidelines Post-show: Declan discovers “HyperCard” Rage-baitingMembers-only ATP Overtime: The App Store on the web Dan Moren @ Six ColorsMJ TsaiApple shipped its source maps Svelte See also: Apple Maps on the web AnnouncementSee also: Apple Podcasts on the web Juli Clover @ MacRumors Sponsored by: DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online.Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.SKIMS: Comfortable underwear, socks, t-shirts, leggings & more. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • 665: My Basement Is Beautiful

    665: My Basement Is Beautiful
    Nov 14 2025
    Follow-up: John has some new Vision Pro treats Flight ReadyIn the defense of the CD-R (via Jonathan Goforth) ATP Tier List: Storage MediaAuto-generated chapters in Apple podcasts We’re dummies: ATP has a [chapter-free] bootlegSome more technical details (via Stephen Robles) Subscriber audio chapters are a messNew MacBook Pro design is for M6 Pro & Max only? Mark Gurman’s coverageMD101Tahoe & Electron app fixes Discord is fixed (via Dayton Lowell)Microsoft Teams Classic is likely to never get fixed (via Adam Wunn)macOS Emoji Picker ⌃ ⌘ SpaceRocketPogo-stick robot Boston DynamicsA butt-dialing theory from Trey CarpenteriPhone Pocket Paul’s analogyGruber’s postiPod Socks On eBayNew Steam Hardware Initial coverage Image of the new devicesAnnouncement videoDigital Foundry’s coverageDave2D’s coverageSteam Controller TMR not Hall EffectUnderstanding the differenceSteam Machine Images on The VergeSteam Frame More photosPost-show: Marco goes to Home DepotMembers-only ATP Overtime: Affinity graphics apps go free, and some people are upset Press release Sponsored by: Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year.Grammarly: A digital writing assistant that ensures your writing and reputation shine.NordLayer: Get 28% off on yearly seats through December 10th with the code ACCIDENTALTECH-28. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    2 hrs
  • 664: Humanity Gets in the Way

    664: Humanity Gets in the Way
    Nov 6 2025
    Pre-show: Casey dropped his 17 Pro🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B Idea courtesy Adam BrandonDon’t Stop Believin’…An aside about podcast chapters and Apple’s recent newsFollow-up: The current MacBook Pro design is from the M1 (via Ben Mattison)More dashed Mac Pro dreams Apple’s internal chip codename nomenclatureVariants P = A_G = A_X / A_Z / M_S = M_ ProC = M_ MaxD = M_ UltraX = M_ Pro/Max/UltraExamples A11 = H10PA12X = H11GA14 = H13PM1 = H13GM2 Pro = H14SGPUs use G instead of HMore island/chip names from 26.1 RC: Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Versions/A/Headers/arm/cpuid.hXcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/mach/machine.hApple codenamesJohn’s tale of Xcode 26.1 woeJohn’s un-fixed Electron appsMore clipboard history options in macOS 26.1M5 MacBook Pro speed tests MaxTechCasey has tried the new Developer Strap Accessibility → Audio & Visual → BalanceAn aside about nanotexture displays Marco’s current iPad paper-texture overlayCasey upgraded to Tahoe Funky sidebar icon/r/overcast Under the Radar #330: Engaging with RedditMeltdown in the ProCreate subreddit over a painting of Master ChiefPost-show: Marco plays with 3D printing TinkercadBambuEric Welander’s video about GridfinityToyboxMembers-only ATP Overtime: Joanna Stern tries Neo, the household “robot” WSJ Article (or On Apple News+)QWOP Sponsored by: DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online.Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.Zapier: Put AI to work across your company — for real. 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 2 mins