215: ‘The “Press Real Hard” Era’ With Marco Arment
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Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show for a brief discussion. Topics include Apple’s OS development strategy, HomePod and Siri, the sad state of Apple TV apps, where to get a good cheesesteak, how to boil water, and more. Sponsored by: Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10 percent on any subscription. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code thetalkshow to make overnight shipping free. Links: Ina Fried on Apple reportedly changing tack to focus more on quality in software. Mark Gurman on Apple’s OS development strategy. Steven Sinofksy on Apple’s software “problem”. The biggest problem with Siri isn’t the list of capabilities but the reliability of what it can do: https://twitter.com/gruber/status/963843284794793984 https://twitter.com/waltmossberg/status/963849863959011328 https://twitter.com/waltmossberg/status/963881247478091776 Nick Heer on the new YouTube “app” for Apple TV. Baratza Virtuoso coffee grinder. The typographically disastrous Medelco 12-cup kettle. Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp 1.7-Liter Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle — Marco’s recommended electric kettle. Alexa’s pro-Eagles stance on Super Bowl 52. ActBlue’s The Great Slate — 8 first-time progressive candidates for Congress, each with “a clear path to victory in a poor, rural district that is being ignored by the national Democratic Party”. Cleavers Philly — good fucking cheesesteaks. “The Menu Bar”: Zac Cichy and Andrew Clark’s re-launched podcast on Apple. Mark Bramhill’s “Welcome to Macintosh” — minute-for-minute the best Apple podcast in the world. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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