484: Hot-Spare Price is Right

• Pre-show: Sick-kid TV
  • Channels
  • Paramount+
  • AppleTV Channels
• Follow-up:
  • Warnings about PoE splitters from Matias Korhonen
  • Pro-fiber propaganda
    • Adam Papamarcos’ OM4 fiber cable
    • Assmann Group
  • Ad-blockers on desktops (via Ryan)
  • “Sign in with X” (via Brian Donovan)
  • A concert-related Apple Music tip from Jonathan Dechko
  • Amber gives us feedback on the Apple Fitness+ control room
• Apple, Google, and Microsoft commit to expanded support of FIDO standard
  • Apple press release
  • WWDC 2021 video
  • Ars Technica’s write-up
  • PGP
• Apple’s Self-Repair Program
  • Quinn fixes a phone
  • Quinn opens up the tools
  • The Verge repairs a phone
  • Old CNet roundup of modular phones
    • Project Ara
    • The Verge reviews Project Ara
    • What Happened to Project Ara?
  • Dithering
  • John’s blog post on thin computers
• Post-show:
  • The John Siracusa Podcasting Universe
    • Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica
    • ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County
    • Reconcilable Differences: Preparing the Way
  • John’s headless Mac Studio 😢
    • Mac Studio Under-Desk Mount
  • John is preparing the way for a new AV setup (‼️)
    • TV Stand
    • Receiver (Pioneer VSX-LX305)
    • Blu-Ray (Panasonic DP-UD820-K)
      • Surgery results
    • Eve Spectrum

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