692: A Thinking Hitch
Accidental Tech Podcast | May 21 2026 | 02:06:41
Pre-show:
đŁď¸ New ATP Memberâs Special: ATP Movie Club: Her
Immersive Inlet: Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness
Follow-up:
Cut/copy/paste in Finder
Terminal
Johnâs Terminal.app state restoration woes
tcsh
Johnâs Terminal settings Window tab
Johnâs Terminal settings Tab tab
Escape sequence extended tooltip
.cshrc
Terminal apps for macOS with text-based config files
Fancy shell prompts like Starship
KornShell
Some other terminal resources
The Linux Field Guide by Uros Popovic (via Derek)
The terminal, the TTY, and the shell
The Secret Rules of the Terminal by Julia Evans
Wizard Zines
Ignoring node_modules and the like
In Dropbox
Dropbox documentation (via Hunter Hillegas)
âŚor use xattrs
Dropbox documentation on ignoring files
Automator example from Boz Bundalo
In Time Machine
pnpm as an alternative to npm (via Paul Galow)
Technical explanation
Supply chain protection
20th Anniversary iPhone curved display will improve a year later? đ¤¨
Reminders
Has Marco tried âalarmâ reminders?
Reminders snoozing (via Rob Howard)
Updates in 26.5
Flexibits
Why does everyone hate AI?
Pew Research
Concern vs. excitement
Ability to think & form meaningful relationships
Ability to tell the â between AI & human-generated content
Retaining the ability to be self-sufficient
Risk vs. reward
Young adults are using it
The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
Commencement speakers arenât getting the hint
University of Central Florida
University of Arizona
Joanna Stern interviews a recent UCF journalism grad
On YouTube
Wearable AI friend
friend.com
omi.me
Americans really donât want data centers in their backyards
Stratechery
Phantom data centers
US nuclear power: 1970-2023 (Chart)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Angine de Poitrine on KEXP
Post-show: Marco gets geeky
Modern SwiftUI APIs for Programmatic Scrolling
Native all the way⌠until you need text
PaintCode
XKCD
Members-only ATP Overtime: Googlebook & Aluminum OS
Why does the Googlebook exist?
Sponsored by:
Cotypist: Type as fast as you can think.
Claude: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today.
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 âbootlegâ feed!
đŁď¸ New ATP Memberâs Special: ATP Movie Club: Her
Immersive Inlet: Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness
Follow-up:
Cut/copy/paste in Finder
Terminal
Johnâs Terminal.app state restoration woes
tcsh
Johnâs Terminal settings Window tab
Johnâs Terminal settings Tab tab
Escape sequence extended tooltip
.cshrc
Terminal apps for macOS with text-based config files
Fancy shell prompts like Starship
KornShell
Some other terminal resources
The Linux Field Guide by Uros Popovic (via Derek)
The terminal, the TTY, and the shell
The Secret Rules of the Terminal by Julia Evans
Wizard Zines
Ignoring node_modules and the like
In Dropbox
Dropbox documentation (via Hunter Hillegas)
âŚor use xattrs
Dropbox documentation on ignoring files
Automator example from Boz Bundalo
In Time Machine
pnpm as an alternative to npm (via Paul Galow)
Technical explanation
Supply chain protection
20th Anniversary iPhone curved display will improve a year later? đ¤¨
Reminders
Has Marco tried âalarmâ reminders?
Reminders snoozing (via Rob Howard)
Updates in 26.5
Flexibits
Why does everyone hate AI?
Pew Research
Concern vs. excitement
Ability to think & form meaningful relationships
Ability to tell the â between AI & human-generated content
Retaining the ability to be self-sufficient
Risk vs. reward
Young adults are using it
The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
Commencement speakers arenât getting the hint
University of Central Florida
University of Arizona
Joanna Stern interviews a recent UCF journalism grad
On YouTube
Wearable AI friend
friend.com
omi.me
Americans really donât want data centers in their backyards
Stratechery
Phantom data centers
US nuclear power: 1970-2023 (Chart)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Angine de Poitrine on KEXP
Post-show: Marco gets geeky
Modern SwiftUI APIs for Programmatic Scrolling
Native all the way⌠until you need text
PaintCode
XKCD
Members-only ATP Overtime: Googlebook & Aluminum OS
Why does the Googlebook exist?
Sponsored by:
Cotypist: Type as fast as you can think.
Claude: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today.
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 âbootlegâ feed!