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Accidental Tech Podcast

Accidental Tech Podcast

By: Marco Arment Casey Liss John Siracusa
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 Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.Copyright 2013–2026 Accidental Tech Podcast
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  • 679: An Adversarial Relationship With Myself

    679: An Adversarial Relationship With Myself
    Feb 16 2026
    Pre-show: Marco beach… and app… cleanup results Instagram reel that John foundDueYoLink Water Leak Starter KitWe’re recording ✨from the future✨.Follow-up: Should Casey look at a used Lucid Air for ~$50k?Marco’s defection move to Chrome (via Sarvagnan) Helium Browserunduck.linkWindow resizing in Tahoe (via Jeff Johnson) “Resolved Issue” → “Known Issue” Objective DevelopmentLaunchBarLittle SnitchAirTag 2 & speaker tamperingCloudflare Open Access (via George Black) Explanatory videoFastmail 🤝🏻 Perl Fastmail’s donationJohn’s referral linkAnother Apple purchase migration warning (via Nick) Support documentYouTube is on visionOS (App Store link)Studio Display 2 to be… 90Hz? 🤨New devices not on the latest-and-greatest TSMC process?Where are you, M5 Pro MacBook Pro? Juli Clover at MacRumorsBen Lovejoy at 9to5 MacBen in December 2024Vadim Yuryev (of MaxTech)Ask ATP: What kind of battery backup should one use? (via Allen Shull) Casey’s “tailgate battery”Casey’s “bequeathed” generatorTesla PowerwallWhy do we think Ternus is a good idea as CEO? (via Kevin B.)What’s the deal with Save As…, Duplicate, etc? (via Carl Walther) The new document model was actually introduced in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in 2011More from John’s Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion review in in 2012Post-show: Casey’s Status BoardMembers-only ATP Overtime: Apparently everyone is stealing TV ReplayTV Sponsored by: Gusto: Payroll and benefits software built for small businesses.Zapier: Put AI to work across your company—for real.1Password: Award-winning password manager trusted by millions of users Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • 678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

    678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers
    Feb 12 2026
    Pre-show: Marco HVAC update DaikinTraneYoLink temperature sensors (or this one with a wider temp. range)YoLink leak sensorsLoRa🗣️ New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Insider: After AppleFollow-up: Units corner Robert Tait’s videoWarGames display reincarnated (via everyone) ATP Movie Club: WarGamesWarGamesAI Whoops, we whiffed on disclosing past/future sponsors 🤦🏻‍♂️Steve Troughton-Smith’s experimentations Three apps in one dayOn usage limitsDread & fatalism We Mourn Our Craft by Nolan LawsonThe Tipping Point by Thomas Ricouard (Medium link 🤢)Productivity promise vs. reality Anthropic studyExperienced developers are slower?Microsoft studyAtlassian studyBerkeley: AI adoption ≠ productivity gainsHarvard: Slop hinders productivityMIT: 95% of businesses see zero returns (PDF)Breaking the Spell of Vibe Coding by Rachel ThomasAI-Generated Code Quality by Mark LevisonComprehension Debt by Aman ShekharYour Brain on ChatGPT by Nataliya Kosmyna et alSome related links from our AI conversation: n8nStratechery interview with Benedict EvansComputer (occupation)Memento moriSteam Machine & Steam Frame delayed due to component shortages/price increasesFerrari Luce Andrew J. Hawkins at The VergeWalkthrough video with Jordan Golon at PRNDL Associated postDieter RamsPatek Philippe NautilusBraunGordon Murray Automotive Type 50 Shift knob & switchgear (timestamp link to 18:04)Other videosLeicaPost-show: Casey is car shopping Porsche TaycanAudi e-tron GTBMW i4Rivian R3How the second-gen Porsche Taycan is better than the first-genMembers-only ATP Overtime: China’s ban on electric door handles Tesla hit with another wrongful death suit by Andrew J. HawkinsFlush door handles & efficiency by Jonathan M. Gitlin Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.Quince: Elevated essentials and staples that last.DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • 677: I Accept the Battery Cost

    677: I Accept the Battery Cost
    Feb 5 2026
    • Pre-show: Icepocalypse update
    • Follow-up:
      • Casey’s unit conversions are helpful… ish
      • Other authentication options for John’s Cloudflare apps
        • Cloudflare Access
          • Zero trust architecture
        • OpenID connect
          • tsidp
          • Pocket ID
      • Per-pixel lighting and human perception (via David Schaub)
      • The state of MicroLED
        • Robert Tait of The Hook Up
      • Claude Code & AI ethics
        • Alec’s video
        • Irish wind farm
    • Top Dogs in Apple Vision Pro
    • Marco’s experiment
      • Cortex
      • DuckDuckGo
      • Kagi
    • Apple adds agentic coding to Xcode 26.3
      • John’s Tahoe icon battle continues
        • Rubber duck debugging
      • Kyle Hughes
      • Drop shipping
    • Post-show: Tesla kills off the Model S and Model X
      • Most recent earnings
      • Earnings call transcript
      • The Robotaxi is dangerous according to… Tesla
      • We really need to get to self-driving
      • Waymo’s safety record
    • Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s rumored AI pin
      • Apple buys Q.ai
      • Ryan Christoffel

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
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