Episode 623

623: It’s About Human Connection

Nerdy home-buying considerations, Hyperspace updates, the surprisingly difficult engineering challenge of scrolling, and how we're going to get through all of this.

Accidental Tech Podcast · ATP

January 23, 20252h 8m

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Show Notes

Pre-show: #GALP 🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍⚧️
- Jeff Atwood: Stay Gold, America
Follow-up:
- Apple pauses notification summaries for news apps
- Marco’s BMW does have dual-screen CarPlay
- Acura RSX: Honda’s first all-original EV
- Another 5K monitor enters the arena: ViewSonic VP2788-5K
  - Thom Bullock’s tweet
  - As per Dave Hamilton (of Mag Geek Gab), $800!
- Fast directory sizing lives!
  - /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util
  - man apfs.util
- Apple sample code is on GitHub (via David Rönnqvist)
  - Backyard Birds
  - Food Truck
- Video of an iPhone 16 Pro upgrade 128 GB → 1 TB (via Joe Beninato)
  - Also on YouTube
- Tim Cook on Table Manners with Jessie & Lennie Ware
  - Overcast link
Hyperspace updates
- Van Halen’s Brown M&Ms
- John’s Hyperspace Instructions
Ask ATP:
- What should a nerd consider when buying a house? (via Jeremy Kelleher)
  - MoCA
Post-show: Casey’s Rube Goldberg machine… simplified?
Members-only ATP Overtime: Nintendo Switch 2 announced
- The Verge coverage