<description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pre-show: &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)#Claude_Mythos"&gt;Mythos&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/"&gt;Anthropic&amp;#8217;s blog post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow-up:

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ATP Store

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Yes, it happened again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The ATP Neo Silver made it!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League#Current_schools"&gt;UPenn is an Ivy&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@kjhealy/116448667916430199"&gt;Kieran Healy&amp;#8217;s story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@marinaepelman/116449021167948384"&gt;Marina Epelman&amp;#8217;s thought&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings"&gt;US News &amp;amp; World Report 2026 Best Engineering Schools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gurman&amp;#8217;s transition coverage

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-s-cook-says-he-s-healthy-will-be-chairman-for-long-time?embedded-checkout=true"&gt;Tim Cook&amp;#8217;s remarks to employees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-bets-new-ceo-john-ternus-will-bring-back-jobs-era-decisiveness"&gt;Comparison between Cook &amp;amp; Ternus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://atp.fm/685"&gt;The Ability to be Hotter&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-metal-with-triple-coppers-heat-conduction-challenges-fundamental-physics/"&gt;New material proves to be more heat conductive&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://rareese.com/posts/backblaze/"&gt;Backblaze is no longer backing up cloud storage&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/backup-client-release-notes-mac#release-version-9.2.2.878"&gt;Backblaze Mac Release Notes for version &lt;code&gt;9.2.2.878&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/backup-client-release-notes-windows#release-version-9.2.2.877"&gt;Backblaze Windows Release Notes for version &lt;code&gt;9.2.2.877&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/backblaze/comments/1slh5gv/comment/oge6bye/?solution=3c1147fe7e76d9d53c1147fe7e76d9d5&amp;amp;js_challenge=1&amp;amp;token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586116a934f6e16e6fd0790c4cff4ecc4c31&amp;amp;jsc_orig_r="&gt;Response on Reddit&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_reparse_point"&gt;Reparse point&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/backblaze/comments/1slh5gv/comment/ogznwvg/"&gt;Additional response on Reddit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-changing-landscape-of-cloud-sync-and-what-it-means-for-your-backup/"&gt;Backblaze blog post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/12/19/backblaze-no-longer-backs-up-dropbox/"&gt;MJ Tsai roundup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Alternatives:

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.arqbackup.com/"&gt;Arq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://parachuteapps.com/parachute"&gt;Parachute&lt;/a&gt; for iCloud&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ask ATP:

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What generation is John&amp;#8217;s Accord? What&amp;#8217;s the plan for replacement? (via Brian Ashe)

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://atp.fm/atp-neutral-car-shopping"&gt;ATP Neutral: Car Shopping&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord#Ninth_generation_(2012)"&gt;2014 Honda Accord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Which Apple CEO will đź’©-can the Mac? (via &lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@JasonEccles/116452951675829683"&gt;Jason&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How often should Macs be restarted? (via Paul Franz)

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/04/macs-crash-after-49-days-of-uptime/"&gt;Bug report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/09/macos-crash-49-days"&gt;Gruber&amp;#8217;s take&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Post-show: &lt;a href="https://pedometer.app/blog/v8-new-watch-app"&gt;Pedometer++ version 8.0&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://david-smith.org/blog/2026/04/28/pedometer-v8/"&gt;Underscore&amp;#8217;s blog post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://512pixels.net/2026/04/pedometer-v8-new-watch-app/"&gt;Stephen&amp;#8217;s blog post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://david-smith.org/blog/2026/04/29/maps-on-watchos/"&gt;Six Years Perfecting Maps on watchOS&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: Should Apple MacBook Neo all the things?

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3D9WSXrqBo"&gt;MaxTech&amp;#8217;s musing&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;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.auraframes.com/ATP"&gt;Aura Frames&lt;/a&gt;: Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://joindeleteme.com/ATP"&gt;DeleteMe&lt;/a&gt;: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://atp.fm/join"&gt;Become a member&lt;/a&gt; for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

689: The Positive Effect of Enthusiasm

APR 30, 2026116 MIN
Accidental Tech Podcast

689: The Positive Effect of Enthusiasm

APR 30, 2026116 MIN

Description

<ul> <li>Pre-show: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)#Claude_Mythos">Mythos</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/">Anthropic&#8217;s blog post</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Follow-up: <ul> <li>ATP Store <ul> <li>Yes, it happened again.</li> <li>The ATP Neo Silver made it!</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League#Current_schools">UPenn is an Ivy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kjhealy/116448667916430199">Kieran Healy&#8217;s story</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@marinaepelman/116449021167948384">Marina Epelman&#8217;s thought</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings">US News &amp; World Report 2026 Best Engineering Schools</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Gurman&#8217;s transition coverage <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-s-cook-says-he-s-healthy-will-be-chairman-for-long-time?embedded-checkout=true">Tim Cook&#8217;s remarks to employees</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-bets-new-ceo-john-ternus-will-bring-back-jobs-era-decisiveness">Comparison between Cook &amp; Ternus</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://atp.fm/685">The Ability to be Hotter</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-metal-with-triple-coppers-heat-conduction-challenges-fundamental-physics/">New material proves to be more heat conductive</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://rareese.com/posts/backblaze/">Backblaze is no longer backing up cloud storage</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/backup-client-release-notes-mac#release-version-9.2.2.878">Backblaze Mac Release Notes for version <code>9.2.2.878</code></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/backup-client-release-notes-windows#release-version-9.2.2.877">Backblaze Windows Release Notes for version <code>9.2.2.877</code></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/backblaze/comments/1slh5gv/comment/oge6bye/?solution=3c1147fe7e76d9d53c1147fe7e76d9d5&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586116a934f6e16e6fd0790c4cff4ecc4c31&amp;jsc_orig_r=">Response on Reddit</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_reparse_point">Reparse point</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/backblaze/comments/1slh5gv/comment/ogznwvg/">Additional response on Reddit</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-changing-landscape-of-cloud-sync-and-what-it-means-for-your-backup/">Backblaze blog post</a></li> <li><a href="https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/12/19/backblaze-no-longer-backs-up-dropbox/">MJ Tsai roundup</a></li> <li>Alternatives: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.arqbackup.com/">Arq</a></li> <li><a href="https://parachuteapps.com/parachute">Parachute</a> for iCloud</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Ask ATP: <ul> <li>What generation is John&#8217;s Accord? What&#8217;s the plan for replacement? (via Brian Ashe) <ul> <li><a href="https://atp.fm/atp-neutral-car-shopping">ATP Neutral: Car Shopping</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord#Ninth_generation_(2012)">2014 Honda Accord</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Which Apple CEO will 💩-can the Mac? (via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@JasonEccles/116452951675829683">Jason</a>)</li> <li>How often should Macs be restarted? (via Paul Franz) <ul> <li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/04/macs-crash-after-49-days-of-uptime/">Bug report</a></li> <li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/09/macos-crash-49-days">Gruber&#8217;s take</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Post-show: <a href="https://pedometer.app/blog/v8-new-watch-app">Pedometer++ version 8.0</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://david-smith.org/blog/2026/04/28/pedometer-v8/">Underscore&#8217;s blog post</a></li> <li><a href="https://512pixels.net/2026/04/pedometer-v8-new-watch-app/">Stephen&#8217;s blog post</a></li> <li><a href="https://david-smith.org/blog/2026/04/29/maps-on-watchos/">Six Years Perfecting Maps on watchOS</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://atp.fm/join">Members-only</a> ATP Overtime: Should Apple MacBook Neo all the things? <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3D9WSXrqBo">MaxTech&#8217;s musing</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>Sponsored by:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://on.auraframes.com/ATP">Aura Frames</a>: Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion</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>