Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
There's Probably a Wizard for It
- Pre-show: Windows woes and the challenges of loading modern trucks
- Follow-up:
- Printer Murder Rooms
- LG UltraFine 5K Repair Video (via Brian Almeida)
- Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
- Wall Street Journal
- Activision Blizzard’s abhorrent culture
- Prior acquisitions (via Jon Erlichman)
- Activision Blizzard: $68.7b
- LinkedIn: $26.2b
- Nuance: $19.7b
- Skype: $8.5b
- ZeniMax: $7.5b
- GitHub: $7.5b
- Nokia (phone unit): $7.2b
- aQuantive: $6.3b
- Mojang (Minecraft): $2.5b
- Perfect Dark
- Green bubbles ruin everything 🙄
#askatp:- Will macOS last another 20 years? (via Daniel Begqvist)
- What game system for a casual gamer who hasn’t had a console in ten years?
- Do programming languages cause problems for people with hyphenated last names?
- Post-show: Marco’s Jerk-Store Moment
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There’s Probably a Wizard for It
- Pre-show: Windows woes and the challenges of loading modern trucks
- Follow-up:
- Printer Murder Rooms
- LG UltraFine 5K Repair Video (via Brian Almeida)
- Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
- Wall Street Journal
- Activision Blizzard’s abhorrent culture
- Prior acquisitions (via Jon Erlichman)
- Activision Blizzard: $68.7b
- LinkedIn: $26.2b
- Nuance: $19.7b
- Skype: $8.5b
- ZeniMax: $7.5b
- GitHub: $7.5b
- Nokia (phone unit): $7.2b
- aQuantive: $6.3b
- Mojang (Minecraft): $2.5b
- Perfect Dark
- Green bubbles ruin everything 🙄
#askatp:- Will macOS last another 20 years? (via Daniel Begqvist)
- What game system for a casual gamer who hasn’t had a console in ten years?
- Do programming languages cause problems for people with hyphenated last names?
- Post-show: Marco’s Jerk-Store Moment
Sponsored by:
- Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
- Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. Get 20% off your first order with code atp.
- 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!
Lasers Are Great
- Follow-up:
- Fi dog-collar pronunciation
- Discount code
ATP100for $100 off (not a sponsor)
- Discount code
- New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024
- Sony did show PSVR2 controllers
- Mirrorless advantages and the longevity of Canon DSLRs (from Justin Krohn)
- TV technology
- WRGB OLEDs do have white backlights
- QD-OLEDs have RGB “filters”/diffusers
- Micro-LED
- On “Weird & Complicated” Analog TV (via Moe Rubenzahl)
- Apple will Allow Alternate Payment Systems in the App Store in 🇰🇷, with a catch
- Fi dog-collar pronunciation
- John’s gross printer
- Theranos
- John’s printer
- Casey’s printer
- Marco’s laser all-in-one with the buggy networking
- Marco’s beloved giant printer (price is currently inflated; it cost $449 in 2016)
- Marco’s 11x17 inkjet all-in-one (also currently overpriced; it cost $249 in 2018)
#askatp:- What do we think about React/React Native? (via Asajz)
- How can there be a huge ∆ between data in Photos and the actual Photos Library on disk? (via Todd Vaziri)
- Post-show: Some responses to our health/veganism/leather discussion last week
Sponsored by:
- Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $20 off your first three bags.
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Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Lasers Are Great
- Follow-up:
- Fi dog-collar pronunciation
- Discount code
ATP100for $100 off (not a sponsor)
- Discount code
- New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024
- Sony did show PSVR2 controllers
- Mirrorless advantages and the longevity of Canon DSLRs (from Justin Krohn)
- TV technology
- WRGB OLEDs do have white backlights
- QD-OLEDs have RGB “filters”/diffusers
- Micro-LED
- On “Weird & Complicated” Analog TV (via Moe Rubenzahl)
- Apple will Allow Alternate Payment Systems in the App Store in 🇰🇷, with a catch
- Fi dog-collar pronunciation
- John’s gross printer
- Theranos
- John’s printer
- Casey’s printer
- Marco’s laser all-in-one with the buggy networking
- Marco’s beloved giant printer (price is currently inflated; it cost $449 in 2016)
- Marco’s 11x17 inkjet all-in-one (also currently overpriced; it cost $249 in 2018)
#askatp:- What do we think about React/React Native? (via Asajz)
- How can there be a huge ∆ between data in Photos and the actual Photos Library on disk? (via Todd Vaziri)
- Post-show: Some responses to our health/veganism/leather discussion last week
Sponsored by:
- Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $20 off your first three bags.
- Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today.
- Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase.
Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Monks at Drafting Tables
- Follow-up:
- Stuart Hay on chroma sub-sampling,
4:2:2,4:1:1,4:2:0 - Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Dock
- A not-too-short aside about iPad connectivity and expandability
- Xcode and setting up for Apple Watch development (via Andy Norman)
- Slideshow App Recommendations
- Canon’s flagship DSLR line will end… eventually.
- Stuart Hay on chroma sub-sampling,
- CES: QD-OLED TVs from Sony
- Interview with Gary Geaves, VP of Acoustics at Apple
- MaxTech video
- Regarding latency
- About the UWB spectrum
- An aside about Apple TV interruptions
Settings→Remotes and Devices→Bluetooth→Suggest Nearby AirPods
#askatp:- How much do we sleep? (via Nathaniel Gori)
- An aside about dog tracking collars
- Fi smart dog collar — Use the code
NEWYEARS100for $100 off. Not a sponsor. Promise. - Update: Fi actually made a discount code just for us:
ATP100. They’re still not a sponsor, though.
- Fi smart dog collar — Use the code
- An aside about dog tracking collars
- How much do we sleep? (via Nathaniel Gori)
- Post-show:
- Should Apple stop using leather?
- Thoughts on meat alternatives
- Late-episode follow-up:
Sponsored by:
- Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
- Iodyne: Introducing the all-new Pro Data.
- 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!