Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
Accidental Tech Podcast

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Hop, Hop, Hop

    Pre-show: Chromebook-block evasions Follow-up: At least one person did miss our WWDC sale. 🙁 Vision Pro Corner: StagePlay Blue Man Group Epic vs. Apple The Verge on Apple’s decision making Apple’s Response Apple Appeals App Store rules have been changed MJ Tsai’s Roundup Ryan Jones Gruber Upgrade #562: Let’s Break the Law Tim Sweeney continues grandstanding Fortnite may be coming back… via 🇸🇪? Epic Games announces plans for a shop for iOS developers Press release As was foretold, Stripe has entered the chat Stripe documentation Patreon has also entered the chat Friend of the show Riley Testut works fast Spotify has also entered the chat Screenshots Ubiquiti Marco Recommendations Cloud Gateway Max Switch Ultra U7 Lite Cloud Gateway Fiber changedetection.io Pushover magicplan Ubiquiti Designer Hyperspace update Casey’s Coding Corner Vibe coding journey GIFWrapped Casey on Bluesky SF Symbols journey Post-show: Marco’s vibe coding journey LaTeX Members-only ATP Overtime: Vision Pro successor rumors “Vision Air” XREAL glasses 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. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 14m

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Rotate Those Tennis Balls

    Pre-show: Marco reaches another milestone ThinOptics round clear New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Insider: School, Then and Now Follow-up: A surprising Vision Pro corner: Adventure: Hill Climb Laura’s Hot Lap Neutral Special: Please Lose Control of Your Car Now Laura Hayes Racing (archived) D. Griffin Jones reviews the Sigma BF Article Video John discusses the design of the Mac Pro iPadOS window affordances (via Ole Oskar Eriksen) Synology’s En💩ification (via Erin Power) Server Part Deals Judge tells Apple “yeah, no” 9to5 Mac The Verge “Kafkaesque” Marco returns to YouTube reMarkable 2 Astropad iPad screen film & Apple Pencil tips Mac Power Users #789: Back to the Mac, with Matt Gemmell Supernote Manta Ask ATP: Is it even possible for Siri to get good? (via David MacQueen) Do we stll carry wallets? (via Stephen Klinck) John’s ridiculous wallet How do we share photos outside of a family unit? (Dylan Copeland) Post-show Neutral: Slate Truck Members-only ATP Overtime: AI continues to eat the world Apple Developer: What’s New Research paper LoRA not LoRa Sponsored by: Wildgrain: Free croissants in every box and $30 off your first box. MasterClass: Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire. Factor: Healthy eating, made easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 8m

  3. 23 APR

    Nose-Biting Territory

    🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE IS UP!! 🗣️ Follow-up: Casey’s bug-reporting experience with Slack Third-party SSDs (via J. Mullins) AliExpress AirPods Pro case swaps (via Steven Merrill) USB-C MagSafe Charging Case ($100‼️) Cursor IDE support hallucinates policy causing user uprising (This is a Hacker News link to Reddit, so, uh, tread lightly.) 🫏🕳️ leaders are not good John continues to try to spend Marco’s money Rtings’ new glare testing LG G5 brightness Apple’s self-service repair program (via Sky Velleity) iPadOS 19 rumors Footguns and Synology Enshittification Ars Technica’s Synology coverage Post-show: Marco’s first batch of restaurant-tech MVPs Waveform lighting Ubiquiti Power over Ethernet Toast Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s AI doctor Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Notion: Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 2m

  4. 15 APR

    An Effective Operator

    Pre-show: Casey’s lightly broken his AirPods Pro 2 Porsche Taycan Ioniq 5 BMW i4 Chevy Bolt 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE IS UP!! 🗣️ Follow-up: 12 April: Trump excludes some electronics from tariffs Message from US Customs & Border Protection Connor Mason’s post about Tim Cook’s top two skills 13 April: …except maybe not? John’s boosted post Cross-platform photo management Immich (via bapt) Nintendo Switch 2 4K 120Hz (via Kyle McMahon) Specifications Kickstand lumps (via Stuart Gibson) Other open-world racing games Console games price history Dropbox & File Provider John’s daughter’s college laptop Folding aspect ratios iPhone Mini… tri-fold? (via Peter Wagoner) MKBHD on the Huawei Mate XT Reverse-engineered Mac mini SSDs (via Jonathan Claydon) iBoff Introductory video How Apple fumbled Siri’s AI makeover MacRumors summary More on JG’s Siri leadership On Robby Walker Cross-towngroup tensions That fateful demo NIH syndrome New York Times on Apple GPU purchases Post-show: AI mind-share Members-only ATP Overtime: Sony announces its 2025 TVs FlatPanelsHD The Verge HDTVTest Pricing Sponsored by: BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self. Mack Weldon: Get 25% off your first order of $125 or more. HelloFresh: America’s #1 meal kit. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 19m

  5. 10 APR

    We Don’t Have Enough Bees

    Pre-show: Technology Connections on dishwashers Maestral How to excise Dropbox Brave Firefox Kagi Orion Arc Palm Pre 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE IS UP!! 🗣️ Old hoodie: Bella + Canvas 3909 New hoodie: Bella + Canvas 3729 Follow-up: Vision Pro corner: Voices of VR #1557: Apple Immersive Video BTS Adventure: Ice Dive VIP: Yankee Stadium Feedback on Feedback Some thoughts on scale (via Matthew Fenselau) Fermi Paradox Do indies really get that much email? A response from Apple‽ 🤨 (via Vítor) Apple’s big OS redesign Mark Gurman Solarium iOS 19 Leak Front Page Tech video Nintendo Switch 2 launch Launch video Hands-on: The Verge Ars Technica The Joy-Cons are now mice Tweet microSD Express only Chunky hinges Pricing iPhone 17 Pro 48MP zoom lens Ask ATP: How do we source reviews of purchases? (via Robert Bateau) How do I back up my photos? ATP Insider: Photo Workflows How do we document complicated setups (via yertle) Post-show: How do we handle… everything? Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s all-glass hardware ambitions All-glass Apple Watch? 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. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 20m

  6. 1 APR

    Moonshoot

    Pre-show: 🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ Happy anniversary, Siracusa! ATP #476 Hypercritical: Independence Day Follow-up: Vision Pro corner: Volume control (via D. Griffin Jones & Victor Prieto)  & 🇪🇺 Prioritization (via Karan J) A less complementary take from Thom Holwerda More theories on behind-closed-doors talks (via illustro) Case document Will EU releases whither? (via David Shayer) An anecdote about John Giannandrea (via Wolf) Netflix in search on Apple TV (via Ryan Budish) Sony’s new RGB backlight tech shines Previously on ATP Digital Trends HDTVTest Folding MacBook? Giant iPad? Folding iPhones? Oh, my! Neo Cancellation Display sizes leak Weibo post Oppo Find N5 Under-screen Face ID? Weibo post “Six Things to Know About Apple’s Upcoming Foldable iPhone” MKBHD on the Oppo Find N5 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) Things You Should Never Do, Part I Post-show: Casey finally stops kicking another can Cloudflare Pages Cloudflare Pages Functions Example page Members-only ATP Overtime: Vibe coding Tim, don’t kill my vibe Cursor Replit v0 Gruber’s response Fourth-generation programming language Good Programming Quotes compiled by Henrik Warne UNIX shell as a fourth-generation language Swift Assist isn’t even in beta yet Apple (June 2024) John Voorhees did get a demo though kironet’s take Sponsored by: Notion: Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Wildgrain: Free Croissants in every box and $30 off your first box Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 10m

  7. 27 MAR

    The Uncertainty Is Gone

    Pre-show: Marco’s BMW sitrep 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: 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 Siri shake-up Threads lets you default to following… for real this time iPhone 16e Camera arrangement justifications MKBHD doesn’t care for it Full review Teardown from REWA Teardown from iFixIt Battery size comparison 17e already appearing in supply chain? Weibo post iPhone 17 Pro: 12GB RAM? WWDC 2025 Announced EU requires major changes in iOS 19 & iOS 20 EU post Timelines Wi-Fi Aware Apple stamps its feet Portless iPhones coming? AI continues to eat the world Apple Developer: What’s New Post-show: Casey has to pay to play The Movie Database Members-only ATP Overtime: Solid-state cooling revisited Frore AirJet Frore 🤝🏻 iodyne Dave 2D on a new solid-state fan system Ventiva CFM Pascals Increasing performance with heat management Sponsored by: DeleteMe: 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!

    1h 47m

  8. 20 MAR

    The Colors Are the Pepperoni

    Pre-show: Casey received a present Follow-up: Vision Pro Corner: Metallica immersive concert Colorful Macs MacBook Adorable “Hidra” List of Apple codenames Hidra M3/M4 interposers (via Jonathan Dietz Jr.) M3 Max does not have a D2D (“die-to-die”) interface EE Times 🇯🇵 Tech Insights …nor does the M4 Max Reticle limits Apple Silicon info Google Sheet Apple’s multi-OS redesign (via Jon Tatum) Under the Radar #314: Optimism vs. Pessimism Something is Rotten in the State of Cupertino Apple confirms [one] Siri delay Upgrade #555: What You Are Is What You Ship SMOP: Simple Matter Of Programming Ask ATP: Do we set our phones on a surface face-up or face-down? (via Aaron Bushnell) What’s up with version numbers these days? (via Joe O’Connor) Semantic Versioning Post-show: Restaurant soft opening results Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple News+ Food Paprika Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. Mack Weldon: Get 25% off your first order of $125 or more using code ATP. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

    2h 12m
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Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

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  • Creator
    Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    638
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2013–2025 Accidental Tech Podcast
  • Show Website
    Accidental Tech Podcast

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