ATP Accidental Tech Podcast 51rd

Pre-show: ATP’s relationship with Apple Five Whys Follow-up: SSD longevity details from an anonymous SSD firmware engineer Vision Pro on The Price is Right What are Jony Ive and Sam Altman building? Ming-Chi Quo’s opinion Upgrade #565: The Scent of Humane Alexa Plus Update Neutral: Slate Truck Top Gear review TELO, a potential Slate competitor (via Kevin Ayers) There’s a Discord (via Kevin Cash) DeMuro’s review Classic Mini vs. Modern MINI Pickup beds over time Apple Turnover and Apple Turnaround ATP #639: Crimp the World Terry Pratchett’s Boots theory Apple’s “Back to the Mac” event from 2010 Post-show: More restaurant-tech MVPs DeWalt LED Work Light DeWalt Tire Inflator DeWalt 60V Blower Zip-Tie Screw Mounts 3M VHB Tape Waveform Lighting power supply, dimmer, and Dim-to-Warm LED strip (optional diffusing channels) Knipex Wire Stripper Wago Connectors -only ATP Overtime: Apple OS rebranding & macOS name predictions Sponsored by: TRMNL: A hackable e-ink display. Use code ATP. 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!

Pre-show: 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Top Four: Game Consoles 🗣️ Follow-up: Home Networking Corner 🤝🏻 Vision Pro Corner How I use my AVP to retrofit Unifi Access Points in finished homes SSDs and long-term storage was covered on Security Now #1023 (via Paul Chernoff) SpinRite (Intel-only) Fornite is back in the US App Store App Store link Judge YGR’s filing Apple 🤝🏻 Epic Epic courts Apple developers Gurman on the Apple Intelligence fiasco Previously on ATP The EU App Store warning about external purchases isn’t new after all Apple documentation Apple to open AI models to developers? OpenAI buys Jony Ive’s AI company, io Sam and Jony Gurman’s coverage Ask ATP: What was our favorite school camp/trip? (via Harrison) FBLA Disc camera What’s the deal with the tire markings on the bootleg cover art? (via Josh Kincaid) Show art Wheel size explained Is there a good camera lens that’s also light? (via Matt Richardson) Matt on Instagram Pancake lens Fuji GFX 100RF APS-C LensRentals Sony RX100 Ricoh GR IIIx Post-show Neutral: CarPlay Ultra Top Gear review Previously on ATP The Vergecast -only ATP Overtime: Meanwhile, in Europe… European Commission fines Apple & Meta for breaching DMA Gruber did the math New smartphone labels for battery life & repairability Official release Nutrition label Energy Star 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. Hello Fresh: America’s #1 meal kit. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco’s [kinda] brief review of the M4 MacBook Pro CalDigit TS5 Follow-up: Letterboxd SF Symbol Procured via volunteer Alyce D! 💙 Custom Symbols App (App Store link) AI App Store summaries != spam email filtering (via Kevin Markham) “A fine is a price” (via Kieran Healy) A Fine is a Price by Gneezy & Rustichini Apple 🤝🏻 Anthropic Apple appeals App Store rule changes Riley Testut details changes to Delta’s IAP options More (Ed: 🤣🤣🤣) Meanwhile, in the App Store… Home networking corner Ubiquiti’s consumer line is Amplifi Try CubiCasa for floor plans (via Colin Robertson) What Unifi Stuff Should I Buy? (via Thunder God Cid) Casey’s sitrep 2× U6-LR installed Ugly PoE injectors 10GbE card installed in Synology Switches just arrived Lite 8 PoE Flex Mini Camera time? Apple Turnover Upgrade #563: Peanut or a Banana Some fun Apple media Search Engine: The Dave and Busters Anomaly Gui Rambo’s investigation A conversation with Jony Ive Backblaze drama Backblaze is a former ATP sponsor Morpheus Research report Backblaze’s initial response Backblaze’s formal response Profit breakdowns Post-show: More restaurant-tech MVPs Cable Matters Marco’s crimping toolkit -only ATP Overtime: SSD data doesn’t last forever Video M-DISC Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Get 25% off your first order of $125 or more with code ATP. BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

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 magilan 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 -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!

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 s #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 -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!

🗣️ 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 hallucinates policy causing 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 -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!

Pre-show: Casey’s lightly boken 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 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 -only ATP Overtime: Sony announces its 2025 TVs FlatsHD 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!

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 on 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 Apple’s AI doctor AI continues to eat the world Apple Developer: What’s New 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) -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!

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 Foldable iPhone” MKBHD on the Oppo Find N5 Ask ATP: How do we approach ? 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 -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!

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 -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!

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 Where is Swift Assist? …since John Voorhees’s demo kironet’s take 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 -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!

Pre-show: Marco went to the bank wrong Follow-up: Vision Pro Corner New Adventure episode: Deep Water Solo Spatial Gallery Metallica immersive special is coming Virginia Tech 🤝🏻 Enter Sandman iPad Air corner “2× bass” false alarm 404 Appeal Affordable big screen (notes John Spurlock) 🗣️ ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE PEOPLE LIKE COLOR 🗣️ (via Ryan Manly) Portrait-only iPad apps (via Matt Rippetoe) Example video from Fabian More on colors (via Yossi Kanner) MacBook Air’s keyboard has new mute iconography Regarding the “Hidra” ATP #562: Do You Have a Dragon? Interview with Srouji (timestamp link) Lernaean Hydra Gurman on the M4 Ultra & Hidra Early M3 Ultra benchmarks from Geekbench 6 GPU: M3 Ultra Metal: 259,668 10% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s best at 231,757 20% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s average at 209,003 U: M3 Ultra single core: 3,144 ~10% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s best at 2,813 ~20% slower than M4 Max MacBook Pro’s average at 3,921 M3 Ultra multi-core: 28,119 ~25% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s average at 21,373 ~10% faster than M4 Max MacBook Pro’s average at 25,647 More from Ars Technica Apple is working on a larger iMac? (AKA John tries to save face) ATP #473: Fanboats and Coattails (Overcast link to 1:31:16) Threads timeline setting update ATP #616: I Have No Grippers The Verge’s article (25 November 2024) Thoughts on Apple is allegedly “dramatically” redeg the UI for its next OSes Post-show: John’s speaker update Vanatoo Transparent Zero Plus ADAM Audio D3V Kanto ORA Kanto S2 speaker stands SoundSource -only ATP Overtime: Some Volkswagen news VW’s ID.Every1 Concept Physical buttons are coming back! 🥹 ID.2all concept The Verge’s coverage Volvo ES90 Euro NCAP puts their foot down Sponsored by: BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self. TRMNL: A hackable e-ink display. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Tier List: Corporate Logos Tim Cook teaser History lesson Mac Studio General announcement M3 Ultra announcement M3 Ultra Ars Technica It is 2× M3 Max According to to 🇫🇷 website: no interposer in M4 Max Gurman in April 2024 M4 MacBook Air Announcement iPad 6GB RAM, as was foretold Gurman misssed on this one iPad Air Announcement Audio regression? Post-show: Casey does free labor for Apple John’s computer speakers are dying ☹️ Possible replacement #1: Kanto ORA Possible replacement #2: Kanto ORA4 -only ATP Overtime: Siri is falling ever-further behind Next-gen Siri is delayed? (14 February) Apple Intelligence Reaches Make-or-Break Point? (3 March) Siri remains trash Amazon steps up to the AI plate Interview with Panos Panay 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!

Pre-show: Marco messed with the system Zoom F1 USB Pre 2 Schitt Jotunheim Follow-up: New “Boundless” immersive episode: Arctic Surfing Bono Autobiography Prospects for humanoid robots macOS testing (via Anonymous) With apologies to Joe Rosensteel Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Netflix’s Apple TV integration It’s more than just the app (via Serena) What purpose does the TV app serve? (via Daniel Luz) Implementation details (via Anonymous) iPhone 16e Name implications Possible role? (via Patch) Apple C1 MagSafe isn’t a problem No, really C1 is “just the start” Wendover video link It’s really quite impressive (via Pedro Fernandes) 0.0000000000000316 W Andru Edwards’ Behind-the-Scenes Tour Qualcomm licensure? (via Casey in episode 476 at around 40m) FTC vs. Qualcomm 2018 article on licensing costs The licensing costs were also lowered in 2018 Gurman on future Cx chips Apple investigates custom Wi-Fi chips as well Apple approves new wording for emails Not just in the EU Apple pulls Advanced Data Protection in the UK Full statement Screenshot Time for pressure (via Berbakay) 🎉 Hyperspace is out!!! 🎉 iPhone 17 camera bumps Leak Apple pledges $500B domestic spend Upgrade #552: Table for Six Woes in North Carolina Post-show: The Hyperspace icon -only ATP Overtime: New “Apple-like” camera: Sigma BF Introductory video PetaPixel’s first reaction L-Mount lens Exclusively sponsored by: Google Gemini: A tool to complement and enhance human creativity.

Pre-show: Restaurant adventures continue VoIP ATA Ubiquiti Managed VoIP Follow-up: Apple transfers Updated restrictions & guidelines Stephen’s take The UK’s no-good, very-bad law WSJ opinion piece by Green & Stamos Matthew Green’s blog post macOS UNIX compliance Goodbye, Humane. We hardly knew you. And you hardly knew anything. Jay Peters at The Verge Humane press release Humane document iPhone 16e announced Intro video Apple TV app is now on Android Netflix and foot-guns The Verge, 14 February, 9:25 AM: Hell hath frozen over Screenshot of linking Netflix Apple TV app The Verge, 14 February, 2:17 PM: Netflix says “our bad” Joe Rosensteel Post-show: An update on Casey’s status board Installation photo HomeSeer HS-WD200+ Dongle ZWave ZWaveJS UI -only ATP Overtime: Robots are, like, so in right now. Meta Bloomberg coverage Tesla As usual, Elon is a blowhard Google Apple Kuo’s tweet Sponsored by: DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Use code factorpodcast to get 50% off and free shipping on your first box. 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!

Follow-up: Flighty has other perks (via Stephen Klinck) First reports of Invites use in the wild (via Jim Weinert) You can use a cable with Sidecar (via Matt West) Why not use a Wi-Fi hotspot for “cellar Macs”? Tailgate Tub Why not AirPlay to Sonos speakers? (via Ryan Powers) DeepSeek censorship across models (via Sebastian Raschka) Technical report Has Apple ever… used… Screen Time? (via Jonathan) macOS UNIX certification (via Paulo Pinto) Thom at OSnews Migrate purchases from one Apple to another The new JoyCons do act as a mouse An alternative for Apple TV audio (via Nicholas Correnti) /r/TVTooHigh Casey’s new arrivals WS2812B Addressable LED strip Home is Where the Smart Is WLED ESP32 TRMNL Hyperspace updates Reclaim 1️⃣ file for real! Slack An aside about bug Apple ordered to open encrypted s globally for the UK Original Washington Post article BBC coverage ELEGNT: Expressive & Functional Movement Design for Non-Anthropomorphic Robot Ask ATP: What planning/wireframing tools do we use? (via Glen Lam) Is HFS+ still relevant in 2025? (via Mike Hatfield) QNAP Would John tell us more about the many pieces of detritus associated with files? (via Leon Cowle) Post-show: Restaurant-tech update Dante Ubiquiti Flex (Useful little PoE switch) Ubiquiti Flex 2.5G PoE (2.5G version with 10G uplink) Ubiquiti Switch Flex XG (10G switch) -only ATP Overtime: iOS 19 UI rumors and the design language of Apple Invites Jon Prosser’s video Invites & Sports apps Sponsored by: HelloFresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: BBQ ZZQ Q Follow-up: New immersive video: Man vs. Beast “Historical Commission”? Sonos volume changes are local DeepSeek censorship mechanism (via Matthew Cave) Docker Rosetta (via Brian Reiter) Hypervisor.framework Docker vs. OrbStack (also via Brian Reiter) Sending email Mailhog (via Matt Barlow) Mailpit (via John Caruso) Maildev (via Yves Serrano) ddev.com (via Bram Esposito) Also consider Development Containers (via Dewald Reynecke) Marco’s TV audio sync issues Match Format and Match Dynamic Range (via Marco Arment) Quick Media Switching Previously on ATP… QMS marketing page Demo video (via Nit) Apple Invites App Store Web Competitive (and very similar) app Partiful It’s not great on Android Demo video from Stephen Robles Flighty Sorry, iPad Pornography on the iPhone AltStore’s post Riley’s response AltStore’s second response Jason’s take Ask ATP: Why are Casey and Marco so excited for cellular Macs? (via Matthew Fenselau) Should one use their personal Apple ID on a corporate Mac (via Stephen Swift) Localsend ↪️ Gruber ↪️ Underscore Luna Display Synergy Post-show: Marco had a good weekend. Dante Food Safety Talk -only ATP Overtime: Subsequent Sonos Stuff Sonos’ take on the AppleTV? Ventura OS? Sonos has another round of layoffs Letter from interim CEO Tom Conrad 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. 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!

🗣️ New ATP Movie Club Special! Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Follow-up: Honda Prologue vs. GM equivalents (via Matt Rigby) Apple insists it’s still going to make fetch happen ship next-generation CarPlay Handheld gaming PCs are having a moment Lenovo Legion Go S Ryan London is trolling John Black Brown John has so much RAM, he can’t even how much he has Hyperspace scrolling updates AppKit vs. WebKit NSCell vs. NSTableViewCell Every UUID Writing down every UUID Not all phone jacks are created equal (via John Haydon) Casey’s notification/LED project Garage door ↔ home assistant was already sorted Home Assistant Nice G.O. integration ratgdo ESP32 ESPHome Did you know you can just straight-up cut some LED strips‽ (via Kiel Olesen) WS2812B Candy buttons Historical commission application process Switch replacement options: HomeSeer HS-WX300 (via Drew Stephens) Inovelli Smart Dimmer (via everyone, including Drew Stephens) DeepSeek causes a tech stock sell-off Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber Ben Thompson’s FAQ DeepSeek-V3 paper DeepSeek distilled GPT-4o? R1 is more open than OpenAI OpenAI’s justification for hiding chain of thought Interview with DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng R1 censorship Example 1 Example 2 (via Greg Pierce) Example 3 (via Gruber) Prompt engineering The Questions the Chinese Government Doesn’t Want DeepSeek AI to Answer Self-hosted doesn’t seem to censor Post-show: Marco wants to do some local web development x86 images on Apple Silicon -only ATP Overtime: Sonos Shakeup Sonos CEO Patrick Spence exits ✌️ …and also Chief Product Officer Maxime Boulat-Merlin ✌️ …and also Chief Commercial Officer Deidre Findlay Wall Street Journal coverage The Last King of Scotland Sponsored by: like you! Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: #GALP 🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍⚧️ Jeff Atwood: Stay Gold, America Follow-up: Apple pauses notification summaries for news apps Marco’s BMW does have dual-screen CarPlay Acura RSX: Honda’s first all-original EV Another 5K monitor enters the arena: ViewSonic VP2788-5K Thom Bullock’s tweet As per Dave Hamilton (of Mag Geek Gab), $800! Fast directory sizing lives! /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util man apfs.util Apple sample code is on GitHub (via David Rönnqvist) Backyard Birds Food Truck Video of an iPhone 16 Pro upgrade 128 GB → 1 TB (via Joe Beninato) Also on YouTube Tim Cook on Table Manners with Jessie & Lennie Ware Overcast link Hyperspace updates Van Halen’s Brown M&Ms John’s Hyperspace Instructions Ask ATP: What should a nerd consider when buying a house? (via Jeremy Kelleher) MoCA Post-show: Casey’s Rube Goldberg machine… simplified? ATP #376: Monogamous Gaming Lifestyle Raspberry Pi Zero WH UDP Homebridge Home Assistant MQTT Mosquitto Eric Welander -only ATP Overtime: Nintendo Switch 2 announced The Verge coverage Sponsored by: DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Use code ATP. 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!

Follow-up: AirPod noises Gui Rambo & AirBuddy One of the noises is “the case battery is low” (via Zach) Also, more on status lights (via Tom French) Another noise is a calibration noise (via Ian Williamson) Knowledge base How to turn off charging sounds Look, ma! We’re famous! AirPod Noises (via Patch) TVs at CES 2025 Hisense’s 116UX with RGB mini-backlight Digital Trends coverage HDTVTest coverage DLSS History (via Hampus Jensen) Explanation (via flunkedflank) Digital Foundry explanation video Mac monitors Some foreign options (via Henry Chen) MacRumors thread Kuycon G27-X Another option (via Tim Ngwena) Asus ProArt Display 6K PA32QCV Quick look video DisplayHDR 600 spec Dynamic Island Live Alert (via Dan Engler) 🤮 Tim Cook donates $1 million to Trump inaguration 🤮 The Verge Google and Microsoft in Citizens United Nvidia bends a knee Charles Erwin Wilson’s nomination for Secretary of Defense TestFlight subscriptions on macOS TestFlight for ATP Name reveal Manage subscriptions API Marco and Casey price John’s app Post-show Neutral: Winter report card for Tina’s Civic Casey has connected Erin’s car to Home Assistant Marco’s new[-ish] car update -only ATP Overtime: Honda EVs at CES Afeela (Honda 🤝🏻 Sony) 1 Honda Zero Ars Techica Acura NSX F-4 Phantom II F-16 Fighting Falcon Sponsored by: like you! Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!