Accidental Tech Podcast

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Apple Event Apple TV+ iPad iPad Mini Apple Watch Series 7 Ressence Oil-Filled Watches Marco’s Sinn CSS error iPhone 13 Thinner but taller notch? Rack focus iPhone 13 Pro Unsane Red Cameras Post-show: iPhone 12 exit interview Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Pre-show: Casey’s very big day Robert E. Lee Statue removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue What is a Hokie? Teaching Marco geography Fire Island Follow-up: Australians: Get your shot! More arguing about geography Long Island Boroughs of New York City Apple delays CSAM protection features HomeKit camera TV PiP can be enabled/disabled per camera HomePods announce faces too! App Store lawsuit is only for iOS apps? John’s “bad mouse pad” update Simpsons Chili Cook-Off John’s favorite percentage: 9.6% Google Drive for Desktop Forcing Photos.app to download all your photos Photos → Library → All Photos ⌘A File → Play Slideshow Apple Event MacBook Pros? :( Apple Watch Series 7 (renders based on rumors) Airstream Apple Pippin Half-Life: Alyx HoloLens Oculus Quest Post-show #askatp: Will the iPhone ever drop the number? (via Doug McArthur) Sponsored by: Earnest: Freedom of choice meets student loans. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Things: The award-winning to-do app. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Follow-up: Wirecutter moves behind a paywall Neven’s tweet Best blender is not a wasteland… sometimes. Cryptographic hashes vs. Apple’s CSAM Neural Hash What happens if governments get involved with CSAM detection? Reflections on Trusting Trust (PDF link) More Apple PR own-goals: Apple bans a pay equity Slack channel Music metadata MusicBrainz’s schema Marco has a request: how do you get a 9-year-old coding? Swift Playgrounds Hopscotch Roblox Video about how they rip off kids QBasic Web-based BASIC DOSBox Playdate How the Playdate Pulp IDE works Scratch Processing.js Apple’s class-action settlement with “app developers” Bloomberg Under the Radar #225: The Fragmented Future 📣 BREAKING 📣 Apple will allow “reader” apps with their own purchase systems to link out (details to be determined later) Apple’s definition of “reader” apps Korea: Apple & Google must allow developers to use other payment systems Home security cameras and HomeKit Secure Video Logitech Circle View Eufy Solo Indoor Cam C24 Eufy SoloCam L20 Synology Surveillance Station Post-show: Casey’s Dock experiments Connected #358: Roast My Dock SwitchGlass Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Fastmail: Email for people who care about their privacy. Start a free, 30-day trial and get 10% off with this link. Check out the Digital Citizen podcast as well! Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Follow-up: Follow-up from Hypercritical #31 on 24 August 2011 (via Philip Spedding) Overcast timestamp link Casey apologizes to Collin Donnell Brent Simmons’ blog post Regarding 1Password and Electron What about the dependencies? (via KingOlegOne) is-odd Roustem Karimov’s response Craft CSAM Neural Hash algorithm extracted? Example collision 1 More examples Apple’s Response Safari 15 Updates iOS 15β6 Federico’s coverage Stephen Hackett’s take Upgrade #367: My Experience with the Floating Lozenges A quick aside about battery health Apple’s PR war against itself Thursday, 15 July: Apple cracks down on remote work Wednesday, 4 August: Apple places female EPM on leave after tweeting about sexism in the office Ashley M. Gjøvik’s tweets 1 2 Thursday, 5 August: Apple’s CSAM roll-out Monday, 9 August: Apple shuts down employee-run surveys on pay Cher Scarlett’s Survey Monday, 16 August: Apple forces FlickType for Watch out of the App Store FlickType’s statement Miguel de Icaza’s take Monday, 23 August: #AppleToo The Verge’s coverage #askatp How does one manage a large library of photos? (via Colin) How does one search for specific tech problems? (via Sam) Rubber duck debugging Is there any point in updating Java anymore? (via Mark Slutsky) Post-show: Marco went to a Phish concert! Phish at Atlantic City Beach, 2021-08-15 Official video of a song that night Aerial video of the beach venue Dave Matthews Band also played somewhere on 2021-08-07 (But you can’t listen to it, apparently. Probably for the best. –ed.) Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Follow-up: Disney PhotoPass (via Ryan D) Bug bounties (via Dan Chandler) Cryptocurrency and failed monetary systems CSAM Security Threat Model Rview of Apple’s Child Safety Features Joanna Stern’s interview with Craig Federighi Patriot Act Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1Password 8: The Story So Far Electron iCloud for Windows Dave Teare’s Medium Post Casey’s Twitter rant Mac-assed Mac Apps 1Password’s funding On cross-platform UI frameworks Rust Snell’s take Rhapsody Carbon ATP #280: Extinction-Level Event Post-show: Marco’s stolen bike Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco files a verbal Radar for Apple Music God Shuffled His Feet A Worm’s Life The Joshua Tree Illusion is Now Follow-up: Why is there no weather/Calculator iPad app? (via Tatsuhiko Miyagawa) AMD W6xxx video cards are “workstation” cards Why Apple can’t pay bananas bug bounties (via Adrian) Apple’s New Child Safety Features Apple’s FAQ Gruber’s explanation Matt Panzarino’s interview with Apple’s Head of Privacy Decoder with Nilay Patel on Apple’s Child Safety features 2015 San Bernardino Attack Fourth American Amendment Law & Order: SVU Pinboard’s Thread #askatp What’s our current thoughts on accelerating the heat death of the universe cryptocurrency (via Lalo Vargas) Pyramid scheme Ponzi scheme Proof of work Proof of stake ATP #424: Ethernet Squid But how does Bitcoin actually work? Is there any way to limit Messages’ size on disk? (via Richie Aharonian) What camera/lens should I rent for a Disney World trip? (via Andrew Nelson) Moment Lenses Fuji X100V Leica Q2 Sony A6600 camera Sony A6600 rental Tamron 17-70mm lens Tamron 17-70mm lens rental Sony 16-55mm lens Sony 16-55mm lens rental Sony A7C camera Sony A7C camera rental Post-show: Some more camera banter Sponsored by: Burrow: Setting a new standard in furniture. Get $75 off and free shipping. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Phish is back. Yay? (Yay. -ed.) Days of the New’s new album Travis Meeks Days of the New II Follow-up: Apple Music Everyone (including Andrew Bement) pointed Casey to SongShift (App Store link) There are lots of third-party music players, which Marc Barrowclift reviewed Photos Regarding concert pairing WWDC 2018 keynote, 29m25s (via Benjamin) See also KBase Deleting all your photos from Google Photos is… the worst. Photo editing tips from Henrik See also PHAdjustmentData AMD Radeon PRO W6000X-series GPUs now available for Mac Pro Brewster’s Millions Apple, NSO, and bug bounties #askatp Do we still use e-readers? (via Aryan Aneja) Jason Snell on the Kobo Libra H2O Calibre Michael B. Johnson Do we use a VNC app to remote into our Macs? (via Stephen Robles) Wireguard Screens Back to My Mac X Window System Display PostScript Why hasn’t Apple built their own chip foundry? (via Philip Wilkinson) TSMC PA Semi Post-show: App Store keyword squatters Weather • (App Store link) Review of iPadOS 15’s Weather App Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: LivePhish.com Playdate Collin Donnell Status Board Tamagotchi Follow-up: Everyone, but especially Americans, please get vaccinated! More Safari Updates Stroke around window widgets on macOS iPadOS Updates iOS Updates Sam Gross’ HIG observation Live Text will be available on Intel Macs too! TextSniper “Scorch marks” on Lightning connectors Electrical contact cleaner MagSafe “Soap Dish” Elective repairs for cosmetic damage at Apple stores RFSolution: How do I empty my Google Drive trash‽ Casey’s Apple Music impressions Casey’s iCloud Photo Library impressions Casey’s MagSafe Battery Pack review Quinn presses a button Post-show: GM’s new battery tech Marco is going to a Phish show! Sponsored by: Fastmail: Email for people who care about their privacy. Start a free, 30-day trial and get 10% off with this link. Sanity.io: The platform for structured content that lets you build better digital experiences. Get a boosted free plan with this link. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco’s accident DJI Mavic 2 Follow-up: There are dozens of people who like compact Safari (via Anthony Lee) Perhaps wonky Safari is a nod to an AR future? (via Dan Blondell) Round Rects Are Everywhere! Mac Safari’s tab-close UI (via Guy English) Other multi-UI apps (via Daniel Jalkut) NetNewsWire Photos Extensions Darkroom flag & reject workflow (via Ben Gollmer) Write-up (on Medium 🙄) Raw Power (via Kyle McMahon) Introductory video Caveats OpenDoc The best news about Monterey yet (via Aaron Brager) Apple MagSafe Battery Case Pack Thing KBase document Six Colors Write-Up Anker PowerCore Magnetic 5K Panzarino’s video Quinn’s estimates State of iPhone MagSafe Elevation Lab MagBase Post-show: Casey needs the Diamond Dogs Ducking Tighten Up Pushover Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Burrow: Setting a new standard in furniture. Get $75 off and free shipping. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Casey’s macOS Bug Report Math Emporium Power Mac G4 Cube Crystal Garden Follow-up: New Safari tab interface in Monterey beta 3 Toppy Tabs Ribbon Word 6 Screenshot Elective AppleCare+ Repairs Photo Ingest Photo Mechanic Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader “Made for Apple Photos”? The Aeron was revised in 2017 (via Alexander) Differences Casey’s Shocking News Post-show bonus #askatp: Does Adam still wear his Apple Watch? (via Andrew Blomquist) Apple Watch SE Family Setup Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!