Accidental Tech Podcast

80: Tangled in Version Numbers


Follow-up:
iTunes on Windows <a href="https://twitter.com/chucker/status/503548242785996801">uses Objective-C</a>
Lightning cables
Advice from <a href="https://twitter.com/gemushka/status/503195647479386112">Geniuses at the Apple Bar</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/gemushka/status/503195203260674049">When to ask for a replacement</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/sanditech/status/502782439719456770">Strain relief design</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/frankenderle/status/502708103507636224">USB icon on the cable</a>
There's still <a href="http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/">a Mac with an optical drive</a>
CD-ROM nostalgia
<a href="http://goo.gl/TUo7jX">CD caddy</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X87#80387">Math co-processor</a>
<a href="http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/kenwood-truex.html">Kenwood TrueX 72x CD-ROM with 7 laser beams</a>
When will Apple let spinning hard drives die?
<a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+27-Inch+EMC+2309+and+2374+Hard+Drive+Replacement/1634#s9329">What size drives do iMacs use?</a>
Verizon "SpeedMatch"
Merlin Mann <a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/504665904307634176">asks about</a> the new <a href="http://www.cnet.com/products/tivo-roamio-ota/">TiVo Roamio OTA</a>
<a href="https://medium.com/@bcapps/death-to-the-dot-94d5b6422ff8">Version Numbering</a>
<a href="http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-infinite-version/">The Infinite Version</a>
Do people care about pretty URLs.aspx?
<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/05/help-save-podcasting">Podcast Patent Troll</a>
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/eff-to-defend-against-troll-with-podcasting-patent-granted-in-2012/">Ars Technica</a>
<a href="http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/67">Hypercritical #67</a>
<a href="http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/68">Hypercritical #68</a>
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/08/adam-carolla-strikes-a-deal-with-podcasting-patent-troll/">Ars on Carolla Settling</a>
<a href="http://adamcarolla.com/jo-koy-3/">Adam Carolla discusses the case</a> starting around 40 minutes
<a href="http://www.marco.org/headphones-closed-portable">Marco's headphone review</a>
Post-Show:
John's review status
<a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/25/6067061/amazon-confirms-acquisition-of-twitch-for-970-million">Amazon buys Twitch</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon">Twitch Plays Pokémon</a>
<a href="http://5by5.tv/isometric/14">Isometric</a>
<a href="http://marco.coffee/">Marco.☕️</a>
<a href="http://bad.coffee/">Bad.☕️</a>
<a href="http://flophousepodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Words_that_Sound_Like_Other_Words">Explanation of John's joke domain for The Flop House</a>

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