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John SiracusaI want to highlight two fun bits from this week’s episode of @atpfm https://atp.fm/683
First, we put the “hands on” into our very touchy-feely report about the MacBook Neo (starts at 24:00)
https://overcast.fm/+BQnv4MC0jU/24:00
But the real star of the episode is @marcoarment’s amazing story of how he, as a lone developer, created a transcripts feature for @overcastfm to compete with the similar feature in Apple Podcasts. You do not want to miss this one. (starts at 54:46)
Leon Cowle@siracusa I'll buck the trend in these comments, it seems — but to *me* the ON version looks vastly better. 🤷♂️
Somehow, the audio at the Oscars was *worse* this year. The background fan-like drone was joined by really weird-sounding audio from the sepakers’ mics, like the gain was too high or something. Yeesh.
Marco ArmentIs there any way I can make Google Maps stop showing hotel prices for Super.com, and basing the displayed map-pin prices on them?
It's literally ALWAYS fake. Every time.
It is never actually available at that price. It's a total scam.
And it makes Google Maps really hard to use, and trust, for hotel searches.
Jason SnellJust posted on Six Colors: Apple in 2025: The complete commentary
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/2025reportcardcommentary/
Kenny ParkRE: https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/116105083546218364
You don’t need to understand crypto to love the Citation Needed newsletter. (I’m proof.) Molly White illuminates the ways America (and, by extension, the rest of us) are victims of the scam. It’s potentially a daunting topic, but the depth of her research, clarity, and analysis is astonishing.
Highly recommend. (I usually listen to the audio version as a podcast.)
Max LeibmanLater this year, Apple plans to release the first folding iPhone, a follow-up to 2025’s folding CEO.
Dave Hayden 🏊I just had the weirdest customer support experience: I realized I goofed in an online order last night so I went back to the site and filled out the contact form then noticed there was a.. phone number? and I called it and.. a human answered?? and they were actually at the business and not in a call center and got it sorted out immediately? 🤯 I'm still reeling
Liza DalyMy mom (in her 70s) is always asking me questions about AI, so last time I was home I showed her how Claude Code works so we could vibecode a Wordle clone together. I also showed how I would normally write code in an editor to make a few final tweaks.
When we were done she said, “I had no idea what you did for a living was so boring.”