418: Dangerously Close to Being on a Phone Call

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Pre-show: Join us in our Clubhouse! (That’s a joke; not happening. —Ed.)
  • Chatroulette
  • Party line
  • Newton’s cradle
  • Should Apple remove the Contacts framework?
• Follow-up:
  • Living outside the east coast… or America.
    • The UK explained
  • The Concert for Charlottesville was posted
  • Should timers sync? (via Richard Harris)
  • What can Mobile Device Management really do? (via Chris Harper)
    • Support article
    • Helpful PDF
  • An alternate way to think about RAM vs. SSD-wear tradeoffs (via Jonathan Dietz)
    • Example M1 smartctl results
      • dd
      • fs_usage
  • Ada and MISRA C for car-computer safety
  • T568A vs. T568B myths revisited (via Jon B.)
    • Stack overflow theories
• iPhone 13 rumors
  • Live Tiles
  • Marco’s microsuction mounting tape
• Post-show: Casey’s new toy
  • Several-year-old Mavic footage
  • Marco’s old toy

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