686: Write Two Letters
Accidental Tech Podcast | Apr 09 2026 | 02:02:09
Pre-show: The new Ceramic Shield 2 in the iPhone 17 Pro is the real deal
UniFi Travel Router
Cascades trail
Shenandoah National Park
🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️
Follow-up:
Studio Display XDR price drop‽ 😱
Stephen Robles
1
2
Casey’s snarky toot
Tangentially related: John’s Google One price drop
John’s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright)
How much hotter can a Mac get?
Mac Studio power consumption
Mac Pro power consumption
Apple’s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson)
Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions
RetinaDisplays.com
CIE 1931 & Apple’s 2026 CMFs
They’re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via Eric Portis)
The GOAT, Bartosz Ciechanowski
Mechanical Watch
CIE updates from 2015
On Apple’s CMF
Long Island and “mainland”
United States v. Maine (via Craig Bowers)
The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time
Overcast link
Every other podcast app
Casey’s write-up
Marco’s letter to John Ternus
A Tale of Two Letters
Ask ATP:
How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble)
Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update
Suunto Race S Titanium (Amazon)
Garmin Venu 4
Garmin Forerunner 970
Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED
Members-only ATP Overtime: The Claude Code leak & how Claude “actually works”
Regex to detect user anger
“Undercover mode” (via Aral Balkan)
Future plans
Sponsored by:
Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.
DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online.
Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
UniFi Travel Router
Cascades trail
Shenandoah National Park
🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️
Follow-up:
Studio Display XDR price drop‽ 😱
Stephen Robles
1
2
Casey’s snarky toot
Tangentially related: John’s Google One price drop
John’s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright)
How much hotter can a Mac get?
Mac Studio power consumption
Mac Pro power consumption
Apple’s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson)
Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions
RetinaDisplays.com
CIE 1931 & Apple’s 2026 CMFs
They’re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via Eric Portis)
The GOAT, Bartosz Ciechanowski
Mechanical Watch
CIE updates from 2015
On Apple’s CMF
Long Island and “mainland”
United States v. Maine (via Craig Bowers)
The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time
Overcast link
Every other podcast app
Casey’s write-up
Marco’s letter to John Ternus
A Tale of Two Letters
Ask ATP:
How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble)
Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update
Suunto Race S Titanium (Amazon)
Garmin Venu 4
Garmin Forerunner 970
Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED
Members-only ATP Overtime: The Claude Code leak & how Claude “actually works”
Regex to detect user anger
“Undercover mode” (via Aral Balkan)
Future plans
Sponsored by:
Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.
DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online.
Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!