150: ‘Strict Robot Definer’ With Jason Snell
The Talk Show With John Gruber
03/28/16
•171m
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Jason Snell (Six Colors, The Incomparable, Upgrade) returns to the show for an in-depth look at last week's Apple Event, and the two products that were introduced: the iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Other topics include the ongoing FBI/Apple encryption soap opera, what's wrong with the Apple Watch -- and our appreciation for the late great Garry Shandling.
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Links:
- Great article by Ben Thompson: “Apple’s Organizational Crossroads”
- BeOS developers tossing CRT monitors off the roof of their office building, circa 2000.
- Interesting study on differing interpretations of emoji across platforms.
- Napkin — a terrific Mac image annotation app from Guy and Chris Parrish.
- Walt Disney World’s “Philly Cheesesteak” hot dog. (You can get it with apple slices to keep it healthy.)
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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149: ‘With Apologies to Hamilton’ With Glenn Fleishman
March 17, 2016
•139m
Glenn Fleishman joins the show. The primary topic: Apple’s legal battle against the FBI regarding the iPhone and encryption. Other topics include Aaron Burr’s resurgence in popularity, the U.S. founding fathers’ use of cyphers and codes in their correspondance, next week’s Apple event, USB battery packs, and more.
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Links:
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- Graydon Carter: “Why Donald Trump Will Always Be a ‘Short-Fingered Vulgarian’”.
- Political action committee changes name from “Trump Has Tiny Hands PAC” to “Americans Against Insecure Billionaires with Tiny Hands”.
- Donald Trump back in October 2013: “As an addition, Apple must go to a larger screen now—asap! They’re losing their standing in the market!”.
- Wordnik.
- Low self-discharged (LSD) nickel–metal hydride batteries.
- Walt Mossberg’s review of the modular Eero home Wi-Fi system.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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151: ‘Option P’ With Serenity Caldwell
April 12, 2016
•129m
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, using an iPad for “work”, podcasting microphones, the damn Siri Remote for the new Apple TV, the Star Wars: Rogue One teaser, and more.
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Links:
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- Serenity: “Some Day, I Would Like to Stop Losing My Siri Remote”.
- Jared Newman attached a Tile tracker to his Siri Remote.
- The first trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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