Episode 80

80: Tangled in Version Numbers

52X CD-ROM drives, TiVo Roamio OTA for cord-cutters, version numbers, podcast patents, and trolling via domain names.

August 29, 20141h 27m

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Show Notes

Follow-up:
- iTunes on Windows uses Objective-C
- Lightning cables
  - Advice from Geniuses at the Apple Bar
  - When to ask for a replacement
  - Strain relief design
  - USB icon on the cable
- There's still a Mac with an optical drive
- CD-ROM nostalgia
- When will Apple let spinning hard drives die?
  - What size drives do iMacs use?
- Verizon "SpeedMatch"
Merlin Mann asks about the new TiVo Roamio OTA
Version Numbering
- The Infinite Version
- Do people care about pretty URLs.aspx?
Podcast Patent Troll
- Ars Technica
- Hypercritical #67
- Hypercritical #68
- Ars on Carolla Settling
- Adam Carolla discusses the case starting around 40 minutes
Marco's headphone review
Post-Show:
- John's review status
- Amazon buys Twitch
  - Twitch Plays Pokémon
  - Isometric
- Marco.☕️
- Bad.☕️
- Explanation of John's joke domain for The Flop House