132: ‘Peace, Porn, and Privacy’ With Guest Marco Arment
The Talk Show With John Gruber
10/03/15
•194m
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Marco Arment joins the show for a brief chat on ad blockers, advertising in general, and the new iPhones 6S.
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- Marco on pulling his content blocker, Peace, from the App Store.
- “Underscore” David Smith on the available free space of 16 GB iPhones in actual usage.
- The New York Times measures the real-world benefits of iOS ad-blocking on 50 top news sites.
- Hello Internet.
- Episode 56 of Jason Snell and Myke Hurley’s Upgrade, wherein they discuss just how much of a pain in the ass it is to upgrade to a new iPhone.
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131: ‘If Only the Death Star Had That’ With Guest Rene Ritchie
September 18, 2015
•159m
Rene Ritchie joins the show to discuss last week's blockbuster Apple Event and the products that were announced: Apple Watch updates, the iPad Pro (and Smart Keyboard, and Apple Pencil), the all-new Apple TV, and the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Also: iOS 9.
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133: ‘The MacGuffin Tractor’ With Serenity Caldwell
October 17, 2015
•153m
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include this week’s new iMacs; the new “Magic” mouse, trackpad, and keyboard; an overview of Apple Music and iCloud Photos; Facebook’s outrageous background battery usage on iOS; Elon Musk’s gibes on Apple getting into the car industry; and my take on the new Steve Jobs movie.
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- The Incomparable Radio Theater — “a series of original radio plays that pay homage to the classic radio serials of the 20th century, along with nods to modern pop culture”. Really fun, and Serenity is one of the players.
- “Exploring Apple’s 3D Touch” — interesting look at Apple’s new pressure-sensitive touch APIs by R. Kevin Nelson.
- Apple's new @AppleMusicHelp Twitter account.
- Federico Viticci on Facebook's atrocious background behavior on iOS.
- Elon Musk on Apple getting into the car game.
- Elon Musk on nuking Mars.
- Zane Lowe on being unsure whether Apple Music needs Beats 1.
- A photo of my trusty, beloved old Logitech mouse.
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