679: An Adversarial Relationship With Myself
16 February 2026

679: An Adversarial Relationship With Myself

Accidental Tech Podcast

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    Pre-show:


      Marco beach… and app… cleanup results


        Instagram reel that John found
        Due
        YoLink Water Leak Starter Kit

      We’re recording ✨from the future✨.

    Follow-up:


      Should Casey look at a used Lucid Air for ~$50k?
      Marco’s defection move to Chrome (via Sarvagnan)


        Helium Browser
        unduck.link

      Window resizing in Tahoe (via Jeff Johnson)


        “Resolved Issue” → “Known Issue”


          Objective Development
          LaunchBar
          Little Snitch


      AirTag 2 & speaker tampering
      Cloudflare Open Access (via George Black)


        Explanatory video

      Fastmail 🤝🏻 Perl


        Fastmail’s donation
        John’s referral link

      Another Apple purchase migration warning (via Nick)


        Support document


    YouTube is on visionOS (App Store link)
    Studio Display 2 to be… 90Hz? 🤨
    New devices not on the latest-and-greatest TSMC process?
    Where are you, M5 Pro MacBook Pro?


      Juli Clover at MacRumors
      Ben Lovejoy at 9to5 Mac
      Ben in December 2024
      Vadim Yuryev (of MaxTech)

    Ask ATP:


      What kind of battery backup should one use? (via Allen Shull)


        Casey’s “tailgate battery”
        Casey’s “bequeathed” generator
        Tesla Powerwall

      Why do we think Ternus is a good idea as CEO? (via Kevin B.)
      What’s the deal with Save As…, Duplicate, etc? (via Carl Walther)


        The new document model was actually introduced in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in 2011
        More from John’s Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion review in in 2012


    Post-show: Casey’s Status Board
    Members-only ATP Overtime: Apparently everyone is stealing TV


      ReplayTV



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