281: ‘A Kryptonian Baby’ With Rene Ritchie
The Talk Show With John Gruber
03/31/20
•140m
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Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about going independent after 11 years at iMore. Topics include the new MacBook Air and iPad Pros, and we answer questions sent by listeners.
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Links:
- Rene’s new YouTube channel.
- And his new website. (Great logo.)
- “The Best Is Last”: 2016 piece by Benedict Evans arguing that “a technology often produces its best results just when it’s ready to be replaced — it’s the best it’s ever been, but it’s also the best it could ever be”, using the specific example of propeller-based passenger planes.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include the brand new MacBook Air and iPad Pros, and, you know, global pandemics in the internet age.
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Links:
- My dumb handwashing tweet from back in 2009.
- Daniel Jalkut’s beautiful song inspired by that dumb tweet.
- Ronny Chieng’s hilarious Netflix standup special.
- My take on the new MacBook Air.
- My take on the new iPad Pros.
- Panzarino’s take on the new iPad Pros and relying on one as his only travel computer for the last 18 months.
- Also from Panzarino: “Half-Life: Alyx Delivers the Watershed Moment VR Gaming Needs”.
- “Do Not Drink”.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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282: ‘Everybody Is an Expert’ With Joanna Stern
April 14, 2020
•131m
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about working from home, the utter suckitude of laptop webcams, the new MacBook Air, and Face ID in our new world of face-mask-wearing.
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Links:
- Joanna’s “How to Make an iPad Stand” video.
- Joanna’s review of the new Macbook Air, and her video on the state of laptop webcams.
- My review of the new MacBook Air.
- Joanna’s column (and video) on Face ID’s inability to recognize us while wearing face masks.
- Joanna’s iPhone X review from 2017, wherein she tried to fool Face ID with 3D-printed faces.
- Yours truly back in August 2017: “Safari Should Display Favicons in Its Tabs”.
- WWDC 2018: Apple announces favicons in Safari tabs.
- Webcams Have Become Impossible to Find, and Prices Are Skyrocketing”.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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