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635: An Effective Operator

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635: An Effective Operator

Accidental Tech Podcast

2025/04/15
Accidental Tech Podcast

Accidental Tech Podcast

2025/04/15
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* Pre-show: Casey’s lightly broken his AirPods Pro 2 * Porsche Taycan * Ioniq 5 * BMW i4 * Chevy Bolt * ATP WWDC 2025 STORE IS UP!! * Follow-up: * 12 April: Trump excludes some electronics from tariffs * Message from US Customs & B...

Highlights

The podcast delves into a variety of tech and lifestyle topics, ranging from personal gadget experiences to broader industry issues. Casey reflects on the durability of his AirPods Pro Mark II and shares insights about electric vehicles, while John discusses his daughter's new laptop amidst rising tariffs. The group also explores challenges in cross-platform photo management and evaluates potential improvements in AI development at Apple.
06:38
Avoiding high-end engines limits potential repair costs.
12:44
M3 Ultra shirt is available now but won't be in the next sale.
23:10
Unpredictable tariffs discourage long-term investment in U.S. manufacturing.
28:31
Traditional therapy is costly, but online therapy offers affordability and convenience.
30:18
Immich is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Google Photos.
37:12
Saying it could be worse is not always constructive
37:18
Installing Dropbox on a fresh account defaults to file provider unless opted out.
38:47
John maxed out the RAM to 32 gigs and got a 1TB SSD for the laptop.
41:14
A trifold phone can solve the proportion issue for 16:9 video watching.
43:01
iBoff ships reverse-engineered SSDs with a new batch coming in April.
47:42
Silver fabric items are praised for being antimicrobial.
1:06:50
Siri team focused on minor features instead of fixing core issues.
1:15:48
HelloFresh combines convenience with quality in its meal offerings
1:53:19
Despite having money, it's hard to change mindset.
2:08:36
AI is introduced as a significant topic of discussion.
2:11:55
LLMs give wildly different answers to math problems, leading to potential misinformation.

Chapters

A weird problem
00:00
ATP Store
10:37
More Trump inept chaos
15:49
Sponsor: BetterHelp
28:27
Cross-platform photo syncing
30:15
Switch 2 tidbits
32:52
Dropbox and File Provider API
37:16
John’s tariff laptop
38:47
Foldable aspect ratios
41:12
Mac Mini SSDs
43:01
Sponsor: Mack Weldon (code ATP)
47:34
Siri/AIML woes
49:36
Sponsor: HelloFresh
1:15:44
Siri/AIML woes (cont’d.)
1:17:45
Ending theme
2:08:31
Looked it up on ChatGPT
2:09:34

Transcript

Casey Liss: I have a weird problem. I have many problems, lots of which are probably weird. Marco Arment: Well, you've come to the right place. Casey Liss: I have one specific problem that I'd like to discuss. So I have what I've always called, and I kno...