Accidental Tech Podcast

685: The Ability to Be Hotter

* Pre-show: * Happy independence day, John! * The Great Saunter [https://shorewalkers.org/great-saunter/] * Pedometer++ [https://pedometer.app/] * The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist [https://callsheetapp.com/movie/1596335] * 🗣️ New ATP Member [https://atp.fm/join] Special: ATP Tier List: Home Screen Icons [https://atp.fm/atp-tier-list-home-screen-icons] * More about the flag [https://readdle.com/about] * Follow-up: * Overcast transcripts * Missed Apex [https://missedapexpodcast.com/] * MacBook Neo * Tim Cook on the MacBook Neo launch [https://xcancel.com/tim_cook/status/2034979891926769864] * New Ice Book? (via Adrian Bengtson) * iBook “Snow” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBook#iBook_G3_Dual_USB_(%22Snow%22,_2001-2003)] * Teardown by Framework founder Nirav Patel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvYt1GgcsUI] * Framework [https://frame.work/] * MacBook Neo vs. Chromebooks * “NFW”, says Henry * “This could be a breath of fresh air”, says Ari * “Medium” Core and M5 Pro/Max information from Apple * Chance Miller at 9to5 Mac [https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/20/apple-explains-why-m5-chips-have-three-different-core-types-in-new-interview/] * Original article [https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Apple-im-Interview-Warum-die-neuen-M5-Kerne-mehr-als-nur-Marketing-sind-11219792.html] 🇩🇪 * PCI Express [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#History_and_revisions] * Ubiquiti * What about site-to-site VPN for Marco? * UniFi Travel Router [https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utr] * “Not so fast, my friend” re: Wi-Fi 7 MLO [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Link_Operation] * YouTube announcement [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAfwFUW3wa4] * Blog post [https://blog.ui.com/article/introducing-airwire] * Some shadiness from January [https://hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti/] * 🪦 RIP, Mac Pro [https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/] 🪦 * Thoroughly Considered #123: The Last Detail with John Siracusa [https://www.relay.fm/tc/123] * CUDA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA] * Ask ATP: * Are we running any iOS apps in macOS? (via Alex Kent) * How would we balance new shiny vs. familiarity? (via Michael Brescher Jr.) * Post-show: John and Marco bicker about islands * Merriam-Webster’s definition of “mainland” [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainland] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: 🥚 Update * 10 February: Delayed to 2027 [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/10/openais-jony-ive-designed-device-delayed-to-2027/] * 20 February: Smart speaker with a camera? [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/882077/openai-chatgpt-smart-speaker-camera-glasses-lamp] * The Information [https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-openai-team-developing-ai-devices] Sponsored by: * Masterclass [https://www.masterclass.com/atp]: Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire. * Factor [https://factormeals.com/atp50off]: Healthy Eating, Made Easy * Claude [https://claude.ai/atp]: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

684: It’s Not What Young People Do

* Follow-up: * Overcast & Transcriptions * Marco had never seen inside a datacenter [https://www.reddit.com/r/overcast/comments/1ryhjwl/comment/obi7ssr/] * What about podcasts that include their own transcripts (via Matt King [https://mastodon.social/@mattking/116259003950295821]) * Apple Podcasts transcript options [https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5316-transcripts-on-apple-podcasts] * tag [https://podcasting2.org/docs/podcast-namespace/tags/transcript] * MP3 ID3 “SYLT” tag [https://mutagen-specs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/id3/id3v2.4.0-frames.html#sylt] * What is Marco using for a job queue? Perhaps Faktory [https://contribsys.com/faktory]? (via Drew Stephenson) * beanstalkd [https://beanstalkd.github.io] * Ansible [https://www.redhat.com/en/ansible-collaborative] * Monitoring & control interface [https://mastodon.social/@marcoarment/116263734961479533] * Imagine a Beowulf cluster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_cluster] of the minis… (via Aaron Dippner) * System X [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_X_(supercomputer)] * RDMA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_direct_memory_access] over Thunderbolt was added in macOS 26.2 [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-26_2-release-notes#RDMA-over-Thunderbolt] * I Ran a Trillion Parameter AI on a Mac [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25xVqvL5j4g] * Apple Didn’t Have to Go This Hard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4_RsUxRjKU] * Apple Insider [https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/11/25/m4-mac-minis-in-a-computing-cluster-is-an-incredibly-cool-project-but-not-hugely-effective] * Mac fleet management advice * Apple Business [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/introducing-apple-business-a-new-all-in-one-platform-for-businesses-of-all-sizes/] * AirPods Max popularity in New York * WWDC 2026 Announced [https://developer.apple.com/wwdc26/] * Ask ATP * What’s the deal with passkeys [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAuthn], anyway? (via Phillip Miller) * XKCD [https://xkcd.com/927] * Does having an 8 GB RAM computer keep macOS lean? (via Jon Fabritius [https://mastodon.social/@jon_fabritius/116193098191032820]) * Will we get an iPhone or iPad Pro that will use macOS when connected to a display? (via Keith Heaton) * Michael Cook’s contrary opinion [https://mastodon.social/@foobarsoft/116195952303677113] * Post-show: Casey is continuing to quiet quit his Synology * DS1621+ [https://www.synology.com/en-us/company/news/article/DS1621_Plus_PR] * Ubiquiti UNAS Pro [https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro] * Casey’s NUC [https://amzn.to/4bQX8Q4] * Channels [https://getchannels.com/] * Proxmox [https://www.proxmox.com/en/] * Tailscale on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/Tailscale] * Derek Seaman’s Tech Blog (the extremely helpful listener 🥰) [https://www.derekseaman.com] * ESPHome [https://esphome.io/] * Syncthing [https://syncthing.net/] & rclone [https://rclone.org/] * Proxmox Backup Server [https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-backup-server] * Transmit [https://panic.com/transmit/] * Forklift [https://binarynights.com/] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: How Apple will add touch support to macOS [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/apple-s-touch-screen-macbook-pro-to-have-dynamic-island-new-interface?embedded-checkout=true] Sponsored by: * Squarespace [https://squarespace.com/atp]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. * DeleteMe [https://joindeleteme.com/ATP]: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. * Babble On [https://www.ibabbleon.com/atp]: Localize your app on iOS, macOS, and Android Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

683: I Didn’t Want to Melt My Rug

* Follow-up: * You’re welcome, world [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6uGsQzwzkU] * Formula 1 * A brief, renewed pitch to watch this season * Cameras * Are not a large portion of the coverage (via Matt Rigby) * Failures don’t [usually] matter (via The Racing Line [https://mastodon.social/@theracingline/116220510441539335]) * Great camera overview video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDqdMyHxayU] * The other perk of in-car footage (via Eric Fox) * On getting Sky Sports replays (via Brendan Webb) * Rosetta * A deep dive from Colin McKellar [https://colinmckellar.com/2026/03/12/mac-processor-transitions/] * Instant Final Cut Pro deprecation warning [https://www.reddit.com/r/finalcutpro/s/HUQWf1kNjL] (via Tom Obarski) * iPhone 17e teardown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x79Z6VdxLT4] * MacBook Neo * Gruber on the camera & mic on-screen indicators [https://daringfireball.net/2026/03/apple_enclaves_neo_camera_indicator] * Apple Platform Security Guide [https://daringfireball.net/2026/03/apple_enclaves_neo_camera_indicator] * On Apple Exclaves [https://randomaugustine.medium.com/on-apple-exclaves-d683a2c37194] (Medium link) * CPU benchmark correction (via Philipp Sommer) * SSD benchmarks (via Vito Traino) * Andrew Marc David’s review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4SOOovks6k&t=677s] * M1 MacBook Air benchmarks [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-s-MacBook-Air-M1-ist-still-shipped-with-the-faster-256-GB-SSD.672370.0.html] * General Apple Silicon benchmarks [https://applech2.com/archives/20251022-macbook-pro-m5-2x-faster-ssd.html] * AmorphousDiskMark [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amorphousdiskmark/id1168254295?mt=12] * MacBook SSD benchmarks [https://cdn.atp.fm/images/20260315-macbook-ssd-benchmarks-2026-03.png] * John’s and Marco’s hands-on impressions * Teardowns * Tech Re-Nu [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k7Lv7f-5CQ] * iFixIt * Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbPCGqoBB4Y] * Blog post [https://www.ifixit.com/News/116152/macbook-neo-is-the-most-repairable-macbook-in-14-years] * AirPods Max 2 [https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/] * Newsroom [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-airpods-max-2-powered-by-h2/] * John wins [https://mastodon.social/@siracusa/116245642887751360] the bet [https://atp.fm/604] (Overcast timestamp link [https://overcast.fm/+BQnv4-qJ08/1:03:08]) * Apple’s compare page [https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/compare/?modelList=airpods-max-2,airpods-max,airpods-pro-3] * Overcast beta now has transcripts! [https://www.reddit.com/r/overcast/comments/1rxf5br/testflight_build_1151_first_beta_with_transcripts/] * Mac Mini Vault [https://www.macminivault.com/] * Green Mini Host [https://www.greenmini.nl/] * FileVault over SSH [https://support.apple.com/en-us/124963] * launchd [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd] * XPC [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xpc] * Post-show Neutral: BMW i3 Revealed [https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/3-series/sedan/bmw-i3-sedan.html] * The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/transportation/895265/bmw-i3-neue-klasse-ev-price-specs] * Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/heres-bmws-first-all-electric-3-series-the-2027-i3/] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Apple’s 27 OSes and Liquid Glass * Gurman on 15 February [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-15/tesla-carplay-delays-related-to-ios-26-and-fsd-apple-s-new-siri-delays-ios-27] * Gurman on 15 March [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-15/apple-s-liquid-glass-ui-isn-t-going-anywhere-siri-home-hub-foldable-iphone-mmrpcylx] Sponsored by: * Leesa [https://leesa.com]: A mattress for every body and budget * Zapier [https://zapier.com/atp]: Put AI to work across your company—for real. * 1Password [https://1password.com/atp]: Award-winning password manager trusted by millions of users Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

682: Medium Core

* Pre-show: Casey brings us back [https://xcancel.com/caseyliss/status/311240395612884992] to Anniversary Corner * Related episode of ATP [http://atp.fm/4] * Follow-up: * An explanation for John’s post that broke containment [https://mastodon.social/@siracusa/116171778118888641] (via Thomas Dickson) * MacBook Neo * John’s theory about color & clamshells * The M1 MacBook Air was American Walmarts only. (via Pierre-Luc Gagné [https://ludosphere.fr/@pl/116196092234861482]) * Aside also via P-L: does the Neo run Rosetta 2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(software)#Rosetta_2]? * MacBook Neo inputs 🤝 iPad Air inputs (via Andrew Larson) * SSD speeds (via The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/tech/891741/apple-macbook-neo-a18-pro-review]) * The  logo * iPhone 5 intro video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvqvialze1M&t=327s] is what John was thinking of (via Peter Puleio [https://mastodon.world/@peterpuleio/116199630063956093]) * Jason’s review [https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/macbook-neo-review/] * Dave2D’s review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h26FlWu7aDc] * Teardown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k7Lv7f-5CQ] * Tyler Stalman on the Neo running “pro” apps [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-VOt9559Gk] * Performance Cores vs. Super Cores * New in Xcode 24.6β3: CPUFAMILY_ARM_SOTRA (H17S) (via Brendan Shanks [https://mastodon.social/@bshanks/116200679853105308]) * H17S is the missing M5 Pro identifier from iOS 26.3 RC [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/04/new-m5-chips-ios-26-3-beta/] * Quinn’s review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfKRbA6I0uw&t=10m15s] * M5 Pro & Max are on N3P; M5 is N3E * Baidu leakers * Super cores (“P-Core”) * 4.61 GHz * 10-wide decoding * Performance cores (“M-Core”) * 4.38 GHz * 7-wide decoding * ~70% the performance of a Super Core * Dual operating mode from efficiency cores * Efficiency cores (“E-Core”) * 3.05 GHz * 6-wide decoding * Andrew Cunningham at Ars [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/testing-apples-2026-16-inch-macbook-pro-m5-max-and-its-new-performance-cores/] * L2 cache * Super: 16 MB * Performance: 8 MB * Efficiency: 6MB * Minimum clock speed: * Super: 1,308 MHz * Performance: 1,344 MHz * Efficiency: 972 MHz * Fusion architecture (via Frederic_Orange [https://xcancel.com/Frederic_Orange/status/2029160827190677695]) * MacBook Pro Storage pricing (via Richard Allen) * MacBook keyboard glyphs (via Dan Moren [https://zeppelin.flights/@dmoren/116195515837658175]) * Environmental progress (via Andrew Leahey [https://esq.social/@andrew/116178492413160630]) * TOSTracker [https://tostracker.app/entity/apple-inc/environment] * Example individual comparison [https://tostracker.app/entity/apple-inc/environment/compare?old=macbook-air-m1&new=macbook-air-m5] * Third-party displays (via Dan Boyle) * Pro Display XDR or Studio Display XDR? (asked by Imthaz [https://mastodon.social/@imthaz/116195938324468705]) * Studio Display XDR * UFO Test [https://www.testufo.com/] * MKBHD’s review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWI33R4xyIc] states it has 12 GB RAM 🤭 * Studio Display XDR white paper [https://www.apple.com/studio-display-xdr/pdf/Studio_Display_XDR_Technology_Overview_White_Paper.pdf] (PDF) (via Kevin Sliech [https://mastodon.social/@ksliech/116178861387071716]) * Superwide viewing angle * Timing controller (TCON) * Calibration * Display optimization modes * Formula 1 news [https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/apple-announces-f1-details-and-a-surprising-netflix-partnership/] * Drive to Survive [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/formula-1-drive-to-survive/umc.cmc.4ym1omzf14f4jwcmb7lnu91o0] (Apple TV link) * Dad jokey-est promo video [https://tv.apple.com/us/clip/tim-meets-max-at-apple-park/umc.cmc.65gp1x1c1d9xeym8unf6urkjx?targetId=tvs.sbd.4000&targetType=Brand] (Also on YouTube [https://youtu.be/7i_2TJv96Wk]) * 2026 season preview [https://tv.apple.com/us/clip/a-new-era-of-f1/umc.cmc.6l2cux7cimn1lk2a8ouv3vkk6?targetId=tvs.sbd.4000&targetType=Brand] * F1TV [https://f1tv.formula1.com] vs. Apple TV * Link accounts [https://www.formula1.com/en-us/subscribe-to-f1-tv] * Romain Grosjean’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7_En2xEm4] * Samsung Galaxy S26 Privacy Display [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA93zbnoR4U&t=1870s] * MKBHD [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRI78tq9Eik] * The Verge [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZTRxqVhXJo] * Post-show: Marco’s Garmin [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/wearables-smartwatches/] adventures * Great Saunter [https://shorewalkers.org/great-saunter/] * Injinji toe socks [https://www.injinji.com/] * Altra Torin 8 wide shoes [https://www.altrarunning.com/en-us/road/mens-torin-8/AL0A85QE.html] * Garmin Venu 4 41mm [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1613801/] * Garmin Forerunner 570 [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1464001/] * Garmin Fenix 8 [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1228171/] * Suunto Race S [https://www.suunto.com/Products/sports-watches/suunto-race-s/suunto-race-s-all-black/] * WorkOutDoors [http://www.workoutdoors.net] * Pedometer++ [https://pedometer.app/] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: The future of x86_64 on macOS * Tahoe 26.4 warnings [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/16/macos-tahoe-26-4-rosetta-2-warnings/] * Slightly more detail from Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/apple-details-the-end-of-intel-mac-support-and-a-phaseout-for-rosetta-2/] Sponsored by: * Squarespace [https://squarespace.com/atp]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. * Claude [https://claude.ai/atp]: Ready to tackle bigger problems? 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681: The Price of Your Nightmares

* Pre-show: The best (but slowest) website on the internet [https://autocatalogarchive.com/] * Million Dollar Homepage [https://milliondollarhomepage.com/] * 2013 BMW M5 [https://autocatalogarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BMW-M5-2013-.pdf] (PDF) * 2014 Honda Accord [https://autocatalogarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Honda-Accord-2014-USA.pdf] (PDF) * M4 iPad Air [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m4/] * iPhone 17e [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-iphone-17e/] * New displays [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-unveils-new-studio-display-and-all-new-studio-display-xdr/] (‼️) * Studio Display 2 * A19 per MacRumors [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/new-apple-studio-display-chips/] * Some excellent throwback snark from Jack Wellborn [https://mastodon.social/@jackwellborn/116166020002234878] * Studio Display XDR * Day-one software update [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/new-studio-display-firmware-update/] * Mac support [https://www.apple.com/studio-display-xdr/specs/] * 120Hz-worthy Macs [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/03/studio-display-xdr-120hz-limits/] * M5 MacBook Air [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-m5/] * No change in RAM upgrade pricing [https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/03/apple-macbook-price-increase-ram-same/]? * M5 Pro & M5 Max [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-debuts-m5-pro-and-m5-max-to-supercharge-the-most-demanding-pro-workflows/] * Efficiency cores still exist [https://mastodon.online/@andrew_writes/116166138500968674] * M5 Pro & M5 Max MacBook Pros [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-macbook-pro-with-all-new-m5-pro-and-m5-max/] * If you squint, a 64GB MBP got cheaper [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/03/apple-introduces-macbook-pro-models-with-m5-pro-and-m5-max-chips] * MacBook Neo [https://www.apple.com/macbook-neo] * Name leak [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/03/apple-accidentally-leaks-macbook-neo/] * Prior art [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Neo] * Jason’s review & charts [https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/apple-introduces-colorful-macbook-neo-at-599/] * No indicator light [https://www.macrumors.com/guide/macbook-neo-vs-air/] * Jason’s observation about the Apple logo [https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116171907856261725] * Announcement video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3SIKAmPXY4] * Post-show: John had a post [https://mastodon.social/@siracusa/116171778118888641] break containment * Context collapse [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context_collapse#In_social_media] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Apple’s video podcast experience [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/apple-introduces-a-new-video-podcast-experience-on-apple-podcasts/] * HLS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming] * Dan Moren notes prior art [https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/02/apple-updates-video-support-for-podcasts/] * Not based on RSS, laments Manton Reece [https://www.manton.org/2026/02/16/this-thread-started-by-john.html] * Stephen Robles’ video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu_kFFv3y2s] Sponsored by: * Masterclass [https://www.masterclass.com/atp]: Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire. * Factor [https://factormeals.com/atp50off]: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year. * DeleteMe [https://joindeleteme.com/ATP]: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!