685: The Ability to Be Hotter

685: The Ability to Be Hotter

From Accidental Tech Podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

April 1, 2026 · 2h 16m · Episode 685

About this episode

The episode discusses various topics including the MacBook Neo, AI, and the Great Saunter.

Pre-show: Happy independence day, John! The Great Saunter Pedometer++ The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Tier List: Home Screen Icons More about the flag Follow-up: Overcast transcripts Missed Apex MacBook Neo Tim Cook on the MacBook Neo launch New Ice Book? (via Adrian Bengtson) iBook “Snow” Teardown by Framework founder Nirav Patel Framework MacBook Neo vs. Chromebooks “NFW”, says Henry “This could be a breath of fresh air”, says Ari “Medium” Core and M5 Pro/Max information from Apple Chance Miller at 9to5 Mac Original article 🇩🇪 PCI Express Ubiquiti What about site-to-site VPN for Marco? UniFi Travel Router “Not so fast, my friend” re: Wi-Fi 7  MLO YouTube announcement Blog post Some shadiness from January 🪦 RIP, Mac Pro 🪦 Thoroughly Considered #123: The Last Detail with John Siracusa CUDA Ask ATP: Are we running any iOS apps in macOS? (via Alex Kent) How would we balance new shiny vs. familiarity? (via Michael Brescher Jr.) Post-show: John and Marco bicker about islands Merriam-Webster’s definition of “mainland” Members-only ATP Overtime: 🥚 Update…

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Marco

Topics covered

  • technology
  • Apple products
  • MacBook
  • AI
  • independence day

Keywords

  • Overcast transcripts
  • MacBook Neo
  • iBook Snow
  • Framework
  • Medium Core
  • M5 Pro/Max

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Apex MacBook Neo, MacBook Neo, New Ice Book, iBook, Framework, Chromebooks, NFW, M5 Pro/Max, UniFi Travel Router, Wi-Fi 7

Books & works: The AI Doc, The Last Detail with John Siracusa CUDA

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