Breaking Change

I left the country for a few weeks to get that taste out of my mouth but now I'm back and as salty as ever. Brace yourself. I made a pretty strong appeal that you should e-mail the show at podcast@searls.co [podcast@searls.co], so I won't repeat myself here. DO IT. DO IT NOW. Hopefully I'll be back at least once more before we call it for 2024. Stay tuned. 📻 * Correction: In the opening segment, I said (twice) that the Gender Equality section chief took me to Tokyo to see 紅葉 in 2005, but it was actually Kyoto. I regret the error * iOS 18.2 adds two-step shutter [https://superchargednews.com/2024/11/04/ios-18-2-beta-2-iphone-16-camera/] to the Camera Control * Aaron's puns, ranked [https://justin.searls.co/puns/] * The MacBook Upgrade Program [https://getupgraded.com/home-vp1/] * What will the Command Center [https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/12/apple-home-command-center-march-2025/] look like? * Tim Cook hasn't forgotten how to long divide [https://archive.is/UwdEc] * The Camera Roll is less slow now [https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/05/ios-18-2-release-notes/] * Intel is so boned [https://daringfireball.net/2024/12/andy_grove_was_right] * Google is approaching that level of bonedness [https://www.wsj.com/tech/googling-is-for-old-people-thats-a-problem-for-google-5188a6ed] (News+ [https://apple.news/A1Dk4WVHSSHqAaXcKL2Z03g]) * Ghost Engineers [https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1859290734257635439.html?utm_source=changelog-news] 👻 * LLMs seem like a bad business to be in [https://calpaterson.com/porter.html] * AGI is right around the corner but don't worry, it sucks [https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/4/24313130/sam-altman-openai-agi-lower-the-bar] * Get your work done before the day gets poisoned [https://ashore.io/journal/crossover-creativity/poisoning-the-day] * Wonder Project J [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Project_J] * Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket [https://tcgpocket.pokemon.com/en-us/] * Gladiator II [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_II] is good * I hope Steam Deck is [https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/], too * Neeto Products [https://neeto.com/products]

TIL that 4 AM is way too goddamn early to record a podcast. Apologies if I'm more chipper than usual, that's probably the coffee talking. Had some great e-mails this show. You should keep the streak alive and mouth off with your fingers at podcast@searls.co [podcast@searls.co]. Savor this version, folks. Gonna be at least a few weeks until you'll have another one. * International Driver's Permit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit] * Don't be that guy. Don't drive a go-kart in downtown Tokyo [https://tokyocheapo.com/entertainment/mario-kart-in-tokyo-guide/] * Watch my final talk, The Empowered Programmer (Justin's Version) [https://justin.searls.co/tubes/2024-11-09-11h03m00s/] * I have to pay for a search engine now [https://kagi.com/welcome], wtf * macOS Sequoia iPhone Mirroring [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120421] is cool * Aaron's puns, ranked [https://justin.searls.co/puns/] * The Nintendo Music app [https://www.nintendo.com/au/games/mobile/nintendo-music/] is rad * Fresca is extremely-flavored seltzer water [https://www.fooddive.com/news/coca-cola-to-freshen-fresca-brand-with-new-look-and-flavors/521667/] * Don't disable "Prioritize Faster Shooting [https://petapixel.com/2023/08/28/does-this-default-iphone-camera-setting-ruin-your-photos/]" * Google has a thumb on the scale [https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/independent-ends.html] * Apple is buying Pixelmator [https://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2024/11/01/a-new-home-for-pixelmator/] * Mass Effect is coming to Amazon Prime Video [https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24290596/mass-effect-tv-show-amazon-fallout] * Pour one out for the You've Got Mail guy [https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/people/elwood-edwards-wkyc-employee-voice-aol-youve-got-mail-greeting-dies-74/95-940b6ed4-b90b-4c4c-b0d5-6c57fddb6546] * Notepad.exe is AI now [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/notepad-exe-now-an-actively-maintained-app-has-gotten-its-inevitable-ai-update/] * LLMs may be reaching a point of diminishing returns [https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/confirmed-llms-have-indeed-reached] * Newest member of the badass scientist of the month club [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03647-0] * How to undervolt your GPU [https://youtu.be/isB1t5p8f-c?si=Eu5Gai-8HDhm3NyR] * Like a Dragon: Yakuza [https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Like-a-Dragon-Yakuza/0RGFN4B5QZSAHVKKGYVSX8B60V] * Galileo G8 controller [https://www.gamesir.hk/products/gamesir-g8-galileo]

It is Wednesday, my dudes! This is normally a weekend listen, but there are new Macs to talk about. I wanted to give you the absolute freshest, least accurate information I can about all these neat new computers that I WILL NOT BE BUYING BECAUSE TIM COOK IS A COWARD. Write something you want to say in all caps over at podcast@searls.co [podcast@searls.co] and maybe I'll scream it on the show! Inside-voice links follow: * The new Kindle Paperwhite [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPJYX7P?ref=erdcatpage_exp_sa] * Black plastic is worse [https://www.thekitchn.com/black-plastic-kitchen-utensil-linked-to-banned-chemicals-23684217], now. Egg yolks are back to being good * Fancy Shun knives at a reasonable price [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYEYJOR?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title] * Don't waste your money on this combination sleeping mask / Bluetooth speaker [https://mantasleep.com/products/manta-sleep-mask-sound] * iOS 18 Hearing Test [https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/21/ios-18-1-hearing-aid-feature/] * Ricky Mondello's Apple Passwords migration strategy [https://rmondello.com/2024/09/19/consider-slowing-down-when-switching-password-managers/] * My new fuckthis.app [https://justin.searls.co/shots/2024-10-25-12h33m45s/] platform * Eric Doggett [https://ericdoggett.com] is helping me learn how to take pictures * Aaron's puns, ranked [https://justin.searls.co/puns/] * New M4 Macs [https://www.apple.com/mac/] BUT NO 12" MACBOOKS TO SPEAK OF * Can't wait to see The Rock star in the Apple Oregon Trail movie [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oregon-trail-movie-apple-1236045454/] * GitHub's new Copilot and Spark announcements [https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282544/github-copilot-multi-model-anthropic-google-open-ai-github-spark-announcement] * Redditors Are Trying to Poison Google’s AI to Keep Tourists Out of the Good Restaurants [https://gizmodo.com/redditors-are-trying-to-poison-googles-ai-to-keep-tourists-out-of-the-good-restaurants-2000516156] * One man's high-end electric vehicle is another man's obsolete garbage [https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282760/a-depreciation-appreciation-post] * Star Trucker [https://star-trucker.com] game * Call of Duty: Blops 6 [https://www.callofduty.com/blackops6]

Welcome to this podcast which, by now, you have probably decided you either listen to or don't listen to! And if you don't listen to it, one wonders why you are reading this. Remember to write in at podcast@searls.co [podcast@searls.co] with suggestions for news stories and whatever you'd like me to talk about. Please keep it PG-rated or NC-17 rated. I want nothing in between. Family-friendly and/or sexually explicit links follow: * I returned this razor [https://shop.panasonic.com/products/arc5-5-blade-mens-electric-shaver?srsltid=AfmBOorV-wWRGLA-JqutO97_3qmzv_3QyzpODA-8yeDsa_GSx2AUD9y2] * How I fixed Photo Shuffle [https://justin.searls.co/shots/2024-09-28-19h12m09s/] * I made an unfortunate comment about birds and hands in my newsletter [https://justin.searls.co/newsletter/] * Koala Nap is not currently working for me [https://www.koalanap.com], but I appreciate their responsiveness in trying to fix it * Aaron's puns, ranked [https://justin.searls.co/puns/] * 🚨 RoboCab Code White [https://youtu.be/fgm5uZaS3-E] 🚨 * Matt Mullenwag sounds like a real piece of work at work [https://www.404media.co/automattic-buyout-offer-wordpress-matt-mullenweg/] * Alien: Romulus is coming to VHS. Really [https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24274915/alien-romulus-vhs-limited-edition-collectible-release-date] * Grindr will soon Grind without you [https://apple.news/AOOdCmUisQ2Cug1XgMoqknw] * Apple's next 4 Vision Devices according to Mark Gurman [https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1g2qscd/apples_next_4_vision_devices_according_to_mark/] * iPad Mini 7 [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-powerful-new-ipad-mini-built-for-apple-intelligence/] * Diablo IV - Vessel of Hatred [https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred-review] * I hope Dragon Age: Veilguard redeems Bioware [https://www.gamesradar.com/games/dragon-age/dragon-age-the-veilguard-hands-on-preview/] * Strange Planet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Planet_(TV_series)] was a cool show * The Family [https://www.netflix.com/title/80063867] is creepy * Struggling to care about Slow Horses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Horses] * Got schmutz? Get a Zodiac MX8 Elite [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779FT7YG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title]

Get ready for a three-hour-plus Breaking Change spectacular! Why is it special? I'm not going to tell you. You'll just have to listen. Remember, money doesn't change hands when you consume this Content™, but that doesn't make it free! In exchange for downloading this MP3, the license requires you to write in to podcast@searls.co [podcast@searls.co] at least once every three episodes. Some of y'all are past due, and I know where to find you. Want URLs? I got URLs: * This useless skinny tree [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_sempervirens] fell over * Becky's first app is live at betterwithbecky.com [https://www.betterwithbecky.com] * I bought a camera [https://justin.searls.co/shots/2024-10-05-19h21m17s/] * I gave my final conference talk. Video is pending, but I'll link to it here [https://justin.searls.co/posts/the-empowered-programmer-citations/] when it's up * Aaron's puns, ranked [https://justin.searls.co/puns/] * Apple: 1, Europe: 0 [https://x.com/ThierryBreton/status/1835565206639972734#m] * Google should figure out [https://ia.net/topics/our-android-app-is-frozen-in-carbonite] security architecture * A nice longread about where AI is [https://situational-awareness.ai/] and where it (may) be going over the next decade * I'm bearish [https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1fqt826/why_are_any_of_us_still_here_ibm_is_dying_and_we/] on IBM's prospects * 1Password 8 [https://talk.tidbits.com/t/current-thinking-about-1password-7-vs-1password-8/26003] doesn't feel like an upgrade * The iPhone 16 Pro is all about camera styles and tone map customization [https://www.theverge.com/24247538/apple-iphone-16-pro-review] * Can't wait [https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/06/apple-to-launch-new-m4-macs-nov-1/] for that 12" MacBook Pro * The new Reduce Interruptions focus mode [https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-18/tips/how-to-use-reduce-interruptions-on-ios-18-and-what-it-does] * Folks are mad about Star Wars Outlaws [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050/Star_Trucker/] * Star Trucker [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050/Star_Trucker/], a game I mistakenly called "Space Trucker" * Furiosa [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furiosa:_A_Mad_Max_Saga] is good * The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31091039/] isn't * Penguin is remarkable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penguin_(TV_series)] 2 episodes in 🫡