Accidental Tech PodcastFeb 29, 2024

576: Quiet Little Leech
https://atp.fm/576

The cancelation of Apple's car project, excitement for potential AI applications, the wonders of email clients, and starting a car in fifth gear.

Accidental Tech Podcast: 576: Quiet Little Leech

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

Show threadAndrew GibbonsMar 2, 2024
@atpfm may I ask why you guys (esp @caseyliss?) pronounce the feature: Apple Vision Pro ‘Pre-sonas’? It reminds me of Steve Jobs referring to ‘MacOS Jag-wire’. Love Gibbo from Australia.
Show threadJohn SiracusaMar 2, 2024
@gibbo1 maybe it’s just fast-talking or audio compression? Got a clip?
Show threadAndrew GibbonsMar 3, 2024

@siracusa @caseyliss probably fast talking. No doubt an accent/culture thing - I've noticed it in Apple events with 'Preformance' too.

A crash edit of samples from this ep:
https://youtu.be/Som6yzaGDmE

Sorry if coming across as a nitpick - just trying to have fun. ATP is my #1 podcast by far. Love you guys.

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Show threadJohn SiracusaMar 3, 2024
@gibbo1 I just hear “per” 🤷‍♂️
Show threadAndrew GibbonsMar 3, 2024
@siracusa @gibbo1 interesting! Anyhow,
Thanks for conversing and keep up the great work! 🙌
Show threadKaran JMar 4, 2024

@gibbo1 @siracusa my guess it's the rhotic R in the American accent... an Aussie saying "persona" sounds like "pa-sona" but since the Americans pronounce their Rs you're hearing the syllable differently to what we're used to?

(On the flip side Americans find when we say "whata" for H2O very strange)

Show threadAndrew Gibbons

@karanj @siracusa I think you are exactly correct. After listening back many more times since, I'm hearing PRRRSONA (as opposed to Aussie PA-SONA like you suggested).

The PRRRR sometimes sounds like PRRESONA and other times like PERRSONA.

Thanks to John, Casey and now Karan for 'hearing' me out 😆

Mar 5, 2024 at 12:00amWeb