Manton discusses Micro.blog downtime and issues with his database servers. How attentive to phone calls should you be in the middle of the night if you run a server? Daniel and Manton talk about learning from mistakes and instituting changes to prevent repeats of the same problem. Then, they debate whether it’s warranted for the United States to require ByteDance to sell TikTok. Finally, can you systematically prevent corruption of social or regular media?

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Links:

• Amateur hour — Manton’s short post admitting a server mistake.
• MySQL — Popular database server software.
• HR 815 — Text of bill requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok.
• TikTok bill not xenophobic — Manton’s blog post about TikTok.

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Manton and Daniel check in again about their WWDC plans, and appreciate the value of meeting up with people in person. They talk about the newly announced “One More Thing” conferenced slated to take place near Apple during WWDC week. Finally they talk about the debut of the AltStore as a turning point for the openness of the App Store, and revisit the potential risks of adopting Apple’s “updated business model.”

Links:

• WWDC 24 – Apple’s annual developer conference.
• Release Notes 2019 – The last official event from the once-annual conference.
• One More Thing Conference – Alternative conference taking place in Cupertino the week of WWDC.
• River of News – Dave Winer’s 2014 blog post describing a form of RSS news reading.
• Tweet Marker – Manton’s erstwhile social media position-syncing service.
• AltStore PAL – New EU-based alternative App Store.
• Delta – The game emulator by the co-developer of AltStore, available on Apple’s App Store.

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Manton gets his first Apple Silicon Mac. They talk about the longevity of Apple devices and the particular performance attributes of Apple Silicon. They look forward to WWDC, anticipating the possibility of attending the in-person event. They are excited about the hinted big breakthrough in AI, and imagine how Apple might employ device-local AI for a variety of useful features.

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Links:

• Docker – Popular solution for virtualizing systems, particularly Linux ones.
• Giddy With Mac-ness – Daniel’s 2021 appearance on Daring Fireball, celebrating the M1 MacBook Pro.
• Only at Walmart – $699 MacBook Air on sale at Walmart.
• Absolutely Incredible – Teaser tweet from Greg Joswiak about AI announcements coming at WWDC.
• Socks in the Knob-Hole – Episode of Accidental Tech Podcast in which they talk about the AI teasers.
• AI Won’t Replace Doctors – NPR show about AI and how it will be used by professionals, including doctors, to extend their capabilities.

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WWDC 2024 has been announced. Are we planning to go even if we don’t get a ticket, just like the old days? Daniel and Manton discuss our waning love for Apple, while still appreciating so much that Apple does. Manton speculates about whether we are at “peak Apple” or not. Is Apple ripe to be surprised by an upset competitor?

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Links:

• WWDC 2024 — June 10-14 in San Jose.
• Micro Camp — Mostly online conference for the Micro.blog community.
• Amtrak route map — PDF of the current train routes.
• Amtrak Connect US — Proposed new routes.
• Corporations Are Not To Be Loved — Blog post from Brent Simmons.
• DarwinAI — Apple AI company acquisition.
• Vision Pro Numbers — Latest episode of Under the Radar podcast.
  

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Apple is sued by the United States. Do companies like Apple get a heads-up from suing parties like the Department of Justice, and how would we react if we were the targets of lawsuits like these, or the changes from the European Union’s Digital Markets Act? Daniel and Manton discuss the lawsuit. Then in the second half of the show, rumors about Apple licensing AI from a company like Google. What are the benefits to Apple of treating large-scale AI as a commodity service that they don’t need to focus on? Considering the various scales of technologies at which companies like Apple, OpenAI, and others work.

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Links:

• Apple sued by the DOJ — One of several articles from The Verge.
• Early thoughts on United States vs. Apple — Manton’s blog post.
• Dithering — Podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson recently covering Apple and AI.
• Apple and Google Gemini rumors — The New York Times on a potential partnership.
• Apple MM1 — Research paper from Apple on their new LLM.
• Micro.blog web page summarizing feature — Announcement of using AI in Micro.blog.
• Cray — Wikipedia page with photo of the iconic supercomputer.
• Rabbit R1 — Cute, handheld AI device.
• Humane Ai Pin — New video that better shows off capabilities.
• Knowledge Navigator — Concept video from Apple in 1987.

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Manton and Daniel talk a teensy bit more about the EU’s Digital Market’s Act, and Apple’s recent decision to offer web-based sideloading to certain developers. They talk about whether Manton would open an EU subsidiary if given the chance, and whether simply plunging in and doing something is the best way to find out what it’s worth.

Links:

• Apple Announces Changes – Apple’s press release about new sideloading opportunities for some developers in the EU.
• The Art of War – Free online version of Macchiavelli’s book.
• Strata for Micro.blog – App store link to the Micro.blog-based notes app.
• _David Smith – So-called “Underscore” David Smith, developer of WidgetSmith and other apps.
• WidgetSmith – David Smith’s widget customization app.

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Daniel and Manton talk about Apple reinstating Epic’s developer account for the EU, and then banning it again. They compare it with Apple’s recent public reaction to Spotify and the EU’s $2B fine against the company. They wonder if Apple has become fixated on this as a fight of passion, to their detriment. Finally, a wish for Apple to put somebody new in charge of the App Store to help to fulfill its mission.

Links:

• Catastrophic Response – The Verge’s 2020 report on Apple’s imminent termination of Epic’s developer account.
• Fortnite Will Return – TechCrunch reports on Apple’s previous approval of an Epic subsidiary in Europe.
• Terminated Again – TechCrunch reports on the latest termination of Epic’s European account.
• Apple Statement – Apple responds to the EU’s decision to fine it nearly $2B.
• Dithering – Paid podcast featuring Ben Thompson and John Gruber.
• There’s an App for That – Manton’s response to a recent post on Ben Thompson’s Stratechery newsletter.
• Epic’s Shared Emails – Epic writes about the ongoing saga and includes copies of emails between them and Apple.
• The Long Arm of the EU – Tweet from EU commission “Under the DMA, there is no room for threats…”
• Massive Decisions – Tweets from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney alleging that Apple has deviated from its own values.
• A Car it Never Built – Bloomberg article about Apple’s canceled car project, featuring details about some of the prototype designs.
• Apple Will Reinstate Developer Account – 9to5mac reports on the reinstatement by Apple of Epic’s European developer account.

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Apple cancels their electric car project. Daniel and Manton discuss whether Apple should focus on what they do best: personal consumer electronics. Then they analyze Tim Cook’s claim that Apple will “break new ground” on generative AI this year, and how Apple’s emphasis on controlling the user experience and protecting their public image might affect what AI projects they work on.

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Links:

• Break new ground — 9to5Mac reports on Tim Cook’s comments about AI.
• Sora — OpenAI’s video generation tool.
• Google Gemini diversity — The Verge on Google’s AI problems.
• Mac UI themes screenshot — Cabel Sasser post on Mastodon.
• Sorry, no beige — Billboard for the first iMac.
• Here’s to the crazy ones — Video from Think Different campaign.
• Apple Intelligence — Daniel’s blog post.

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Daniel and Manton talk about Micro.blog new notes feature the companion iOS app Strata. They talk about sweetening the deal of Micro.blog with new features. Then they wrap up with how Daniel’s Black Ink release for iOS is going, and his choice to charge $99 for a lifetime unlock.

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Links:

• Introducing notes in Micro.blog — Manton’s blog post about notes and Strata.
• Apple Journal — Apple’s new journaling app.
• Ulysses — Another writing and note-taking app.
• Black Ink — Daniel’s blog post announcing the iOS release.

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Manton and Daniel talk about Daniel’s looming deadline for deciding whether or not to return his Apple Vision Pro. They speculate about whether a lot of people are returning them, and if so, is that worrying to Apple? What will the resale value of an Apple Vision Pro be in a year’s time? Finally, Daniel talks about showing the device to his kids, and shares his frustrations with the device’s lack of multi-user features.

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• Quest is Better – Mark Zuckerburg’s video comparison of Apple Vision Pro to Quest Pro.
• The Honeymoon is Over – The Verge article on the purported prevalence of Apple Vision Pro returns.
• Can’t Wait to Return – Twitter user @RjeyTech talks about returning the “mind blowing piece of tech.”
• Apple Needs a Flop – Manton’s post in anticipation of Vision Pro about how Apple could benefit from failure.
• Large Bloody Patch – The Verge’s Parker Ortolani attributes a subconjunctival hemorrhage to Vision Pro use.
• Marked up on eBay – Reply from Neil Bruder about the guy Manton say buying 6 or 7 Vision Pros.
• Notes in Micro.blog – Manton’s announcement of a major new Micro.blog feature.

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Daniel and Manton talk about their experiences so far with the Apple Vision Pro. They question whether it’s safe to wear “all day” and whether it might damage your eyes. They talk about the various means of justifying the purchase, while Daniel argues that “experiencing a taste of the future” is worth more than money. Finally, they contemplate the future of Apple Vision and whether Apple will release updates annually or less frequently.

Links:

• Apple Vision Pro – Official site for Apple’s new headset.
• Briefly Considered – Manton contemplates whether he might never buy another iPhone.
• Black Ink – Daniel’s long-time macOS-based, and now iOS-based crossword solving app.
• UIKit for Spatial Computing – WWDC video explaining how to adapt UIKit apps to be native visionOS apps.
• Be Careful and Go Slowly – Brent Simmons writes about his approach to (not yet) supporting visionOS for NetNewsWire.
• Meta Quest – VR devices at the higher end of Meta’s product line.
• Ray-Ban | Meta – VR devices at the lower end of Meta’s product line.

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