<description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pre-show: The new &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/H3KnMyojEQU?t=1936"&gt;Ceramic Shield 2&lt;/a&gt; in the iPhone 17 Pro is the real deal

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techspecs.ui.com/unifi/wifi/utr"&gt;UniFi Travel Router&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://gohikevirginia.com/cascades-falls/"&gt;Cascades trail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm"&gt;Shenandoah National Park&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🗣️ &lt;a href="https://atp.fm/store"&gt;ATP STORE&lt;/a&gt; IS LIVE! 🗣️&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow-up:

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/studio-display-xdr"&gt;Studio Display XDR&lt;/a&gt; price drop‽ 😱

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stephen Robles

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/116329937693355524"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/116343236836850086"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseyliss/116165680073219782"&gt;Casey&amp;#8217;s snarky toot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tangentially related: John&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href="https://one.google.com/"&gt;Google One&lt;/a&gt; price drop&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;John&amp;#8217;s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How much hotter can a Mac get?

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/102027"&gt;Mac Studio power consumption&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/102839"&gt;Mac Pro power consumption&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apple&amp;#8217;s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/30/apple-subsidiary-fined-for-breaching-sanctions/"&gt;Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://retinadisplays.com/"&gt;RetinaDisplays.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space"&gt;CIE 1931&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; Apple&amp;#8217;s 2026 CMFs

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They&amp;#8217;re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via &lt;a href="https://ericportis.com/posts/2024/okay-color-spaces/"&gt;Eric Portis&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The GOAT, &lt;a href="https://ciechanow.ski/color-spaces/"&gt;Bartosz Ciechanowski&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/"&gt;Mechanical Watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://files.cie.co.at/LpR%2060%20CIE%20RESEARCH%20Special%20-%20Cone-Fundamental-Based%20CIE%20Colorimetry.pdf"&gt;CIE updates from 2015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.portrait.com/resource-center/using-apple-color-matching-function-cmf-2026-with-calman/"&gt;On Apple&amp;#8217;s CMF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Long Island and &amp;#8220;mainland&amp;#8221;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Maine"&gt;United States v. Maine&lt;/a&gt; (via &lt;a href="https://mstdn.ca/@CraigB/116337909198367595"&gt;Craig Bowers&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.phonographpodcast.com/phonograph/2026/3/31/knob-feel-the-story-of-the-greatest-podcast-ad-campaign-of-all-time"&gt;The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://overcast.fm/+ABTumP7B7PY"&gt;Overcast link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://pod.link/1438655330/episode/ZDVhMmY3YzEtNmJjOS00ZmFiLWI3YjgtMDQ3YWZiN2E3NDhk"&gt;Every other podcast app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://caseyliss.com/2026/4/3/a-history-lesson"&gt;Casey&amp;#8217;s write-up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://marco.org/2026/04/01/letter-to-john-ternus"&gt;Marco&amp;#8217;s letter to John Ternus&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/01/15/a-tale-of-two-letters/e1f65aa4-66ce-4991-8a1b-840fc6956766/"&gt;A Tale of Two Letters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ask ATP:

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via &lt;a href="https://hachyderm.io/@johnnydecimal/116349914767070595"&gt;Johnny &amp;#8220;Decimal&amp;#8221; Noble&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://us.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-s-titanium-graphite"&gt;Suunto Race S Titanium&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDSYW4MZ/?tag=marcoorg-20"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1613801/"&gt;Garmin Venu 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1462801/"&gt;Garmin Forerunner 970&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1723221/"&gt;Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://atp.fm/join"&gt;Members-only&lt;/a&gt; ATP Overtime: &lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/entire-claude-code-cli-source-code-leaks-thanks-to-exposed-map-file/"&gt;The Claude Code leak&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; how Claude &amp;#8220;actually works&amp;#8221;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/chatgptprojects/clear-code/blob/642c7f944bbe5f7e57c05d756ab7fa7c9c5035cc/src/utils/userPromptKeywords.ts#L8"&gt;Regex to detect user anger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;#8220;Undercover mode&amp;#8221; (via &lt;a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116330105563818936"&gt;Aral Balkan&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/heres-what-that-claude-code-source-leak-reveals-about-anthropics-plans/"&gt;Future plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
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Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

686: Write Two Letters

APR 9, 2026122 MIN
Accidental Tech Podcast

686: Write Two Letters

APR 9, 2026122 MIN

Description

<ul> <li>Pre-show: The new <a href="https://youtu.be/H3KnMyojEQU?t=1936">Ceramic Shield 2</a> in the iPhone 17 Pro is the real deal <ul> <li><a href="https://techspecs.ui.com/unifi/wifi/utr">UniFi Travel Router</a></li> <li><a href="https://gohikevirginia.com/cascades-falls/">Cascades trail</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm">Shenandoah National Park</a></li> </ul></li> <li>🗣️ <a href="https://atp.fm/store">ATP STORE</a> IS LIVE! 🗣️</li> <li>Follow-up: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/studio-display-xdr">Studio Display XDR</a> price drop‽ 😱 <ul> <li>Stephen Robles <ul> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/116329937693355524">1</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/116343236836850086">2</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseyliss/116165680073219782">Casey&#8217;s snarky toot</a></li> <li>Tangentially related: John&#8217;s <a href="https://one.google.com/">Google One</a> price drop</li> </ul></li> <li>John&#8217;s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright)</li> <li>How much hotter can a Mac get? <ul> <li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/102027">Mac Studio power consumption</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/102839">Mac Pro power consumption</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Apple&#8217;s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson)</li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/30/apple-subsidiary-fined-for-breaching-sanctions/">Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="https://retinadisplays.com/">RetinaDisplays.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space">CIE 1931</a> &amp; Apple&#8217;s 2026 CMFs <ul> <li>They&#8217;re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via <a href="https://ericportis.com/posts/2024/okay-color-spaces/">Eric Portis</a>)</li> <li>The GOAT, <a href="https://ciechanow.ski/color-spaces/">Bartosz Ciechanowski</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/">Mechanical Watch</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://files.cie.co.at/LpR%2060%20CIE%20RESEARCH%20Special%20-%20Cone-Fundamental-Based%20CIE%20Colorimetry.pdf">CIE updates from 2015</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.portrait.com/resource-center/using-apple-color-matching-function-cmf-2026-with-calman/">On Apple&#8217;s CMF</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Long Island and &#8220;mainland&#8221; <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Maine">United States v. Maine</a> (via <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@CraigB/116337909198367595">Craig Bowers</a>)</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.phonographpodcast.com/phonograph/2026/3/31/knob-feel-the-story-of-the-greatest-podcast-ad-campaign-of-all-time">The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+ABTumP7B7PY">Overcast link</a></li> <li><a href="https://pod.link/1438655330/episode/ZDVhMmY3YzEtNmJjOS00ZmFiLWI3YjgtMDQ3YWZiN2E3NDhk">Every other podcast app</a></li> <li><a href="https://caseyliss.com/2026/4/3/a-history-lesson">Casey&#8217;s write-up</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://marco.org/2026/04/01/letter-to-john-ternus">Marco&#8217;s letter to John Ternus</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/01/15/a-tale-of-two-letters/e1f65aa4-66ce-4991-8a1b-840fc6956766/">A Tale of Two Letters</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Ask ATP: <ul> <li>How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@johnnydecimal/116349914767070595">Johnny &#8220;Decimal&#8221; Noble</a>)</li> </ul></li> <li>Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update <ul> <li><a href="https://us.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-s-titanium-graphite">Suunto Race S Titanium</a> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDSYW4MZ/?tag=marcoorg-20">Amazon</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1613801/">Garmin Venu 4</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1462801/">Garmin Forerunner 970</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1723221/">Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://atp.fm/join">Members-only</a> ATP Overtime: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/entire-claude-code-cli-source-code-leaks-thanks-to-exposed-map-file/">The Claude Code leak</a> &amp; how Claude &#8220;actually works&#8221; <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/chatgptprojects/clear-code/blob/642c7f944bbe5f7e57c05d756ab7fa7c9c5035cc/src/utils/userPromptKeywords.ts#L8">Regex to detect user anger</a></li> <li>&#8220;Undercover mode&#8221; (via <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116330105563818936">Aral Balkan</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/heres-what-that-claude-code-source-leak-reveals-about-anthropics-plans/">Future plans</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>Sponsored by:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://squarespace.com/atp">Squarespace</a>: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code <strong>atp</strong>.</li> <li><a href="https://joindeleteme.com/ATP">DeleteMe</a>: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://atp.fm/join">Become a member</a> for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!</p>