Episode 599

599: Where Did Salad Go?

Google's antitrust lawsuit and its role in Apple's services narrative, the immense power of 1-star reviews, macOS security vs. utility, and a road trip that relied on Electrify America.

Accidental Tech Podcast · ATP

August 8, 20242h 5m

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Show Notes

Pre-show: Mophie 3-in-1
- Analog(ue) #228: We Don’t Have to Talk About Air Conditioning (Posted on Sunday, 11 August)
Follow-up:
- Apology Tour
  - Mistaken theme song
  - “Users hate all change”
    - Sonos still reeling after new app release
- Curbside charging does exist in the US! 😱
  - PlugNYC (via Gareth Edwards)
  - Berkeley (via James Brown)
  - Seattle (via kiiile)
    - Volts Podcast
  - Baltimore (via Seth Carus)
  - North Carolina (via Juan Boyce)
  - Portland (via Sam Grover)
- A spiritual visit from the Color Czar
- CrowdStrike
  - Lawsuits and EULAs
  - Release propagation
    - Risky Business #756
  - Auto-disabling crashing kernel extensions
  - Recovering unbootable Windows machines
    - Integrated lights-out
  - A discussion about computing monoculture spurred by Michael Cook
- ~~Windows Vista~~ macOS Sequoia’s new way to nag
  - Jason files a Feedback
    - FB14689927
  - John dupes it as FB14698922
  - Jason writes it all up
  - Craig Hockenberry has a possible solution
    - Persistent Content Capture
  - Jason found some good news though
Google is ruled a monopolist
Apple’s hidden AI prompts discovered in macOS beta
- Original Reddit post
Post-show: Marco’s Rivian drama
Members-only ATP Overtime: KOSA and the role of government in keeping kids safe online
- The kids are alright