260: ‘A Clear Eyed Look at Dishwashers’ With John Siracusa
The Talk Show With John Gruber · Daring Fireball / John Gruber
August 10, 20192h 23m
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Show Notes
Special guest John Siracusa finally returns to the show. Topics include the Siri voice recording fiasco, Siracusa’s epic Mac OS X reviews, and making good ice.
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Links:
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa.
- The Guardian: “Apple Contractors ‘Regularly Hear Confidential Details’ on Siri Recordings”.
- TechCrunch: “Apple Suspends Siri Response Grading in Response to Privacy Concerns”.
- The Verge: “Apple Stops Letting Contractors Listen to Siri Voice Recordings and Will Offer Opt-Out Later”.
- Amazon’s Alexa FAQ.
- Steve Jobs on privacy at the D8 conference in 2010.
- Apple is now cryptographically verifying battery replacements.
- Apple posts ASMR videos to YouTube.
- David Pogue column on software Easter eggs.
- John talks to Merlin Mann about buying a new refrigerator on their podcast, Reconcilable Differences.
- QuarkXPress Easter egg.
- James Thompson’s Easter egg talk.
- Tovolo King Cube ice cube tray.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.