Accidental Tech Podcast

* 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE [https://atp.fm/store] IS UP!! 🗣️ * Follow-up: * Casey’s bug-reporting experience with Slack * Third-party SSDs (via J. Mullins [https://hachyderm.io/@jxmullins/114345805455415857]) * AliExpress [https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808206087290.html] * AirPods Pro case swaps (via Steven Merrill [https://hachyderm.io/@swm/114343694544378443]) * USB-C MagSafe Charging Case [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MUYG3AM/A/magsafe-charging-case-usb%E2%80%91c-for-airpods-pro-2nd-generation] ($100‼️) * Cursor IDE [https://www.cursor.com/] support hallucinates policy [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43683012] causing user uprising (This is a Hacker News link to Reddit, so, uh, tread lightly.) * 🫏🕳️ leaders are not good [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/opinion/elon-musk-leadership-business-education.html] * John continues to try to spend Marco’s money * Rtings’ new glare testing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpE7kT2lbU4] * LG G5 brightness [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKFsPeRVqaY&t=315s] * Apple’s self-service repair program (via Sky Velleity) * iPadOS 19 rumors [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-13/apple-vision-pro-2-details-low-latency-headset-ar-glasses-ipados-19-details-m9flf1fd] * Footguns and Synology [https://www.caseyliss.com/2025/4/20/footguns] * Enshittification [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification] * Ars Technica’s Synology coverage [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/synology-confirms-need-for-synology-branded-drives-in-newer-plus-series-nas/] * Post-show: Marco’s first batch of restaurant-tech MVPs * Waveform lighting [https://www.waveformlighting.com/] * Ubiquiti [https://www.ui.com/] * Power over Ethernet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet] * Toast [https://pos.toasttab.com/] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Apple’s AI doctor [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-30/apple-readies-biggest-push-into-health-yet-with-revamped-app-ai-doctor-service-m8vl97k2] 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. * Notion [https://notion.com/atp]: Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

* Pre-show: Casey’s lightly broken his AirPods Pro 2 * Porsche Taycan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Taycan] * Ioniq 5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Ioniq_5] * BMW i4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_i4] * Chevy Bolt [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Bolt] * 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE [https://atp.fm/store] IS UP!! 🗣️ * Follow-up: * 12 April: Trump excludes some electronics from tariffs [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/technology/trump-electronics-tariffs.html] * Message from US Customs & Border Protection [https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3db9e55?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2] * Connor Mason’s post about Tim Cook’s top two skills [https://bsky.app/profile/connor.social/post/3lmmqtbuxzs2j] * 13 April: …except maybe not? [https://www.theverge.com/news/647811/smartphone-laptop-chips-tariffs-returning-semiconductor-sector-tariffs] * John’s boosted post [https://mas.to/@carnage4life/114332997836422571] * Cross-platform photo management * Immich [https://immich.app/] (via bapt [https://mastodon.social/@outadoc/114325321490468257]) * Nintendo Switch 2 * 4K 120Hz (via Kyle McMahon) * Specifications [https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/tech-specs/] * Kickstand lumps (via Stuart Gibson [https://sozial.cyberpunk.gmbh/@stuart/114321687367539822]) * Other open-world racing games * Console games price history [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/will-mario-kart-worlds-80-price-become-gamings-new-normal/] * Dropbox & File Provider [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/fileprovider/] * John’s daughter’s college laptop * Folding aspect ratios * iPhone Mini… tri-fold? (via Peter Wagoner) * MKBHD on the Huawei Mate XT [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv_S7KrOlfk] * Reverse-engineered Mac mini SSDs (via Jonathan Claydon) * iBoff [https://iboffrcc.com/] * Introductory video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3CYj37bxDE] * How Apple fumbled Siri’s AI makeover [https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-fumbled-siris-ai-makeover] * MacRumors summary [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/10/chaos-behind-siri-revealed/] * More on JG’s Siri leadership * On Robby Walker * Cross-towngroup tensions * That fateful demo * NIH [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here] syndrome * New York Times on Apple GPU purchases [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/technology/apple-issues-trump-tariffs.html] * Post-show: AI mind-share * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Sony announces its 2025 TVs * FlatPanelsHD [https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?id=1743609600] * The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/news/641755/sony-bravia-8-ii-qd-oled-announced-king-of-tv-successor] * HDTVTest [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xURe2nIF2g] * Pricing [https://www.theverge.com/news/645832/sony-bravia-ii-oled-5-pricing-tariffs] Sponsored by: * BetterHelp [https://betterhelp.com/ATECHPOD]: Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self. * Mack Weldon [https://mackweldon.com/]: Get 25% off your first order of $125 or more. * HelloFresh [https://HelloFresh.com/atp10fm]: America’s #1 meal kit. Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

* Pre-show: * Technology Connections on dishwashers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHP942Livy0] * Maestral [https://maestral.app/] * How to excise Dropbox [https://caseyliss.com/2025/3/22/excising-dropbox] * Brave [https://brave.com/] * Firefox [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/] * Kagi [https://kagi.com/] * Orion [https://kagi.com/orion/] * Arc [https://arc.net/] * Palm Pre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Pre] * 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE [https://atp.fm/store] IS UP!! 🗣️ * Old hoodie: Bella + Canvas 3909 [https://www.bellacanvas.com/product/3909/Unisex-Triblend-Fleece-Zip-Hoodie.html] * New hoodie: Bella + Canvas 3729 [https://www.bellacanvas.com/product/3739/Unisex-Sponge-Fleece-Full-Zip-Hoodie.html#/] * Follow-up: * Vision Pro corner: * Voices of VR #1557: Apple Immersive Video BTS [https://voicesofvr.com/1557-apple-immersive-video-behind-the-scenes-amp-overcoming-fears-adventure-series-athlete/] * Adventure: Ice Dive [https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/ice-dive/umc.cmc.1lxb2q6h7pj1b6k1q2hgq25xt?showId=umc.cmc.5al10vz5fkqzxonreq110ony0] * VIP: Yankee Stadium [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/vip/umc.cmc.e96b9gdwcrlwocbvapiyt6gv] * Feedback on Feedback * Some thoughts on scale (via Matthew Fenselau) * Fermi Paradox [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox] * Do indies really get that much email? * A response from Apple‽ 🤨 (via Vítor [https://hachyderm.io/@vitor/114296293195907974]) * Apple’s big OS redesign * Mark Gurman [https://x.com/markgurman/status/1906385156048662839] * Solarium [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunroom] * iOS 19 Leak [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/07/ios-19-rounder-app-icons-video/] * Front Page Tech video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGI8sZqWEl0] * Nintendo Switch 2 [https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/features/] launch * Launch video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM] * Hands-on: * The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/642420/nintendo-switch-2-hands-on-preview] * Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/hands-on-with-the-switch-2-its-the-switch-too/] * The Joy-Cons are now mice * Tweet [https://x.com/actioncookbook/status/684515262712967170] * microSD Express only [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/what-is-microsd-express-and-why-is-it-mandatory-for-the-nintendo-switch-2/] * Chunky hinges * Pricing * iPhone 17 Pro 48MP zoom lens [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/03/iphone-17-pro-48mp-telephoto-zoom-change/] * Ask ATP: * How do we source reviews of purchases? (via Robert Bateau) * How do I back up my photos? * ATP Insider: Photo Workflows [https://atp.fm/atp-insider-photo-workflows] * How do we document complicated setups (via yertle [https://mastodon.cloud/@yertle/114026560415044457]) * Post-show: How do we handle… everything? * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Apple’s all-glass hardware ambitions [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/02/apple-idea-of-an-all-glass-iphone/] * All-glass Apple Watch? [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/28/all-glass-apple-watch-before-glass-iphone/] Sponsored by: * DeleteMe [https://joindeleteme.com/ATP]: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. * Squarespace [https://squarespace.com/atp]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

* Pre-show: * 🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Trans Day of Visibility [https://glaad.org/tdov/]! 🏳️‍⚧️ * Happy anniversary, Siracusa! * ATP #476 [https://atp.fm/476] * Hypercritical: Independence Day [https://hypercritical.co/2022/03/30/independence-day] * Follow-up: * Vision Pro corner: Volume control [https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-vision-pro/adjust-volume-tan9f63ea004/visionos] (via D. Griffin Jones & Victor Prieto [https://mastodon.social/@VictorPrieto/114256965309985672]) *  & 🇪🇺 * Prioritization (via Karan J [https://mastodon.social/@karanj/114238710224089811]) * A less complementary take from Thom Holwerda [https://exquisite.social/@thomholwerda/114245745908052712] * More theories on behind-closed-doors talks (via illustro [https://mastodon.social/@illustro/114247650437865390]) * Case document [https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202512/DMA_100203_1536.pdf] * Will EU releases whither? (via David Shayer) * An anecdote about John Giannandrea [https://www.apple.com/leadership/john-giannandrea/] (via Wolf [https://hachyderm.io/@YesJustWolf/114239827784823656]) * Netflix in search on Apple TV (via Ryan Budish) * Sony’s new RGB backlight tech shines [https://www.theverge.com/news/628977/sony-rgb-led-backlight-announced-color-mini-led-tvs] * Previously on ATP [https://atp.fm/622] * Digital Trends [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmGdYDShFvE] * HDTVTest [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7egEx-xDto] * Folding MacBook? Giant iPad? Folding iPhones [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-12-15/apple-working-on-giant-foldable-ipad-revamped-mouse-longer-range-airtag-2]? Oh, my! * Neo Cancellation [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-04/microsoft-delays-dual-screen-surface-laptop-planned-for-holiday?cmpid=BBD121524_POWERON&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=241215&utm_campaign=poweron&embedded-checkout=true] * Display sizes leak [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/21/alleged-display-sizes-apple-foldable-iphone/] * Weibo post [https://weibo.com/6048569942/Pfix4opVg] * Oppo Find N5 [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/worlds-thinnest-foldable-launches/] * Under-screen Face ID? [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/10/foldable-ipad-pro-under-display-face-id/] * Weibo post [https://weibo.com/6048569942/PhUGF5fb6] * “Six Things to Know About Apple’s Upcoming Foldable iPhone” [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/28/apple-foldable-iphone-features/] * MKBHD on the Oppo Find N5 [https://youtube.com/watch?v=NECBCxEFMCo] * Ask ATP: * How do we approach feedback? Why are we held to different standards than Apple? * Are smaller, incremental releases of software killing the joy of a new major version? (via Thom Bullock [https://snailedit.social/@myNameIsT/113733335778335878]) * Things You Should Never Do, Part I [https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/] * Post-show: Casey finally stops kicking another can * Cloudflare Pages [https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/] * Cloudflare Pages Functions [https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/functions/] * Example page [https://callsheetapp.com/movie/1669] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Vibe coding [https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383] * Tim, don’t kill my vibe [https://irace.me/vibe] * Cursor [https://www.cursor.com/en] * Replit [https://replit.com/] * v0 [https://v0.dev/] * Gruber’s response [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/03/24/irace-vibe-killing] * Fourth-generation programming language [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_language] * Good Programming Quotes compiled by Henrik Warne [https://henrikwarne.com/2016/04/17/more-good-programming-quotes/] * UNIX shell as a fourth-generation language [https://www.gnu.org/software/nosql/4gl.txt] * Swift Assist isn’t even in beta yet [https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/03/12/whither-swift-assist/] * Apple (June 2024) [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/06/apple-empowers-developers-and-fuels-innovation-with-new-tools-and-resources/] * John Voorhees did get a demo though [https://www.macstories.net/news/a-look-at-code-completion-and-swift-assist-coming-in-xcode-16/] * kironet [https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/756605?answerId=826145022#826145022]’s take Sponsored by: * Notion [https://notion.com/atp]: Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. * Factor [https://factormeals.com/atp50off]: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. * Wildgrain [https://wildgrain.com/atp]: Free Croissants in every box and $30 off your first box Become a member [https://atp.fm/join] for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

* Pre-show: Marco’s BMW sitrep * 🗣️ New ATP Member [https://atp.fm/join] Special: ATP Insider: Our Websites [https://atp.fm/atp-insider-our-websites] * Follow-up: * Vision Pro corner * Spatial Gallery has an update! * Volume control (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen) * Siri delays (via Stephen Klinck) * Gurman on the smart home hub * Apple sued over false Apple Intelligence advertising [https://www.axios.com/2025/03/20/apple-suit-false-advertising-ai-intelligence] * Siri shake-up [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-20/apple-vision-pro-chief-mike-rockwell-named-siri-head-giannandrea-keeps-ai-role] * Threads lets you default to following… for real this time [https://www.theverge.com/news/633135/threads-limit-replies-followers-custom-feed-default] * iPhone 16e * Camera arrangement justifications * MKBHD doesn’t care for it [https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd/post/DGlE1OPRiZU] * Full review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF4vZxbSmjo] * Teardown from REWA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVW34oJZSy8] * Teardown from iFixIt [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_0FRZ_WTg] * Battery size comparison [https://x.com/ifixit/status/1897037429598749097] * 17e already appearing in supply chain? [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/27/iphone-17e-already-seen-in-supply-chain-says-leaker/] * Weibo post [https://weibo.com/5821279480/Pget86QiY] * iPhone 17 Pro: 12GB RAM? [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/27/iphone-17-pro-12gb-ram-rumor-again-analyst/] * WWDC 2025 [https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25] Announced * EU requires major changes in iOS 19 & iOS 20 [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/19/ios-19-ios-20-deadlines-for-eu-changes/] * EU post [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_816] * Timelines [https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/questions-and-answers/interoperability_en] * Wi-Fi Aware [https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-aware] * Apple stamps its feet [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/19/apple-eu-interoperability-bad-for-products-users/] * Portless iPhones coming? [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/19/eu-confirms-apple-can-make-a-portless-iphone-without-usb-c/] * AI continues to eat the world [https://www.theverge.com/news/624891/ai-generated-review-summaries-coming-to-apples-app-store] * Apple Developer: What’s New [https://developer.apple.com/app-store/whats-new/] * Post-show: Casey has to pay to play * The Movie Database [https://www.themoviedb.org] * Members-only [https://atp.fm/join] ATP Overtime: Solid-state cooling revisited * Frore AirJet [https://www.froresystems.com/] * Frore 🤝🏻 iodyne [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWdgO59YCwI] * Dave 2D on a new solid-state fan system [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyai_kUYhLs] * Ventiva [https://ventiva.com/] * CFM [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_foot#Cubic_foot_per_minute] * Pascals [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(unit)] * Increasing performance with heat management [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v05JpvTFqbk] Sponsored by: * 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!