183: ‘A Very Masculine Bark’ With Serenity Caldwell
The Talk Show With John Gruber
03/04/17
•126m
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Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include the Best Picture fiasco at last week’s Academy Awards, Tim Cook speaking vaguely of “the pro area” at Apple’s shareholders meeting, the conflict between Apple’s culture of secrecy and the glaring embarrassment that is the 1,100-day-old Mac Pro lineup, new iPad Pro rumors and our ruminations on tablet vs. notebook hardware form factors, The Wall Street Journal’s seemingly goofy report on new iPhones replacing Lightning with USB-C ports, and the garbage fire that is Uber’s corporate culture.
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- The Best Picture Oscars fiasco:
- Vulture’s deep dive on the Best Picture envelope mixup.
- Variety’s backstage photographic evidence showing how PricewaterhouseCooper accountant Brian Culligan gave Warren Beatty the wrong envelope.
- Andy Ihnatko’s tweet showing the terrible typographic design of the envelopes.
- The terrible design of the “The Winner Is...” cards.
- Tim Cook speaking vaguely of Apple’s commitment to “the pro area” at Apple’s shareholder meeting.
- Curious Wall Street Journal report claiming the next iPhone will replace Lightning port with USB-C.
- Jonathan Hoefler’s Twitter thread critiquing an in-the-works typeface design by Louie Mantia — a great example of how the iPad is great for some forms of work.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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February 22, 2017
•159m
Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include WWDC moving back to San Jose, the latest rumors about this year’s new iPads and iPhones, and the thinking behind the design changes in the just-released Overcast 3.0.
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Links:
- WWDC moves back to San Jose.
- Marco on the design details of Overcast 3.0.
- iPhone and iPad rumors:
- FastCo: “Here’s Why Apple’s 10th Anniversary iPhone Will Likely Cost More Than $1,000”.
- KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo: “iPhone 8 to Feature 5.8-Inch OLED Display With 5.15-Inch Main Screen and Virtual Buttons Below”. If this is true, this new iPhone (which I do not think will be called “iPhone 8” — I’d guess “iPhone Pro” — will have a radically different aspect ratio.
- 3D facial recognition to replace or supplement TouchID?
- Mac Otakara: Apple to introduce new iPad Pros (7.9-inch (mini), 9.7-inch, 12.9-inch, and a new 10.5-inch with an edge-to-edge display), red iPhone 7’s, and 128 GB iPhone SE at event next month.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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184: ‘Hubbo Is in Decline’ With Merlin Mann
March 22, 2017
•94m
The one and only Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include modern plumbing technology and product marketing, the intricate ordeal of switching from iCloud’s old two-step authentication to the modern two-factor authentication, and the future of voice-driven UI/AI. Also, a wee bit of follow-up on our post-election November 9 Holiday Party.
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- Michael Heilemann: “When did Siri figure out to not activate two iCloud connected devices with ‘Hey Siri’ at the same time?”
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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