Episode 560

560: They’re All Rectangles

iPhones as pro video cameras, the politics of base configurations, and the knob-microwave lifestyle.

November 9, 20232h 17m

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Show Notes

Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves
- John’s toaster journey
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Follow-up:
- Apple Event was “shot on iPhone”
- David Steer in defense of the M3-plain MacBook Pro
  - Luke Miani’s video
- Base configs make a difference, according to Ewan Makepeace
- Still no Face ID (via Tomer Shemesh)?
- 8 GB RAM has been the MacBook Pro baseline since 2014
- Dynamic Caching (via Nitesh Singh)
- The small-capacity SSDs are better now?
  - Luke Miani
- Apple Silicon packaging and a potential M3 Ultra
  - F Häusler’s updated diagram
- AnandTech confirms odd memory quantities (via Cameron McKay)
- More thoughts from Jonathan Dietz, Jr
- A new ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED error report has entered the chat
MacBook Pro order updates
#askatp:
- How do we manage our physical photos? (via Steven)
- Why should we care about hardware AV1 decoding? (via Jack Johnson)
- How do we convince our loved ones to upgrade hardware? (via Christian Heile)
Post-show: Humane’s AI pin leaks