664: Humanity Gets in the Way
06 November 2025

664: Humanity Gets in the Way

Accidental Tech Podcast

About

    Pre-show: Casey dropped his 17 Pro
    🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️


      T568A & T568B


        Idea courtesy Adam Brandon

      Don’t Stop Believin’…

    An aside about podcast chapters and Apple’s recent news
    Follow-up:


      The current MacBook Pro design is from the M1 (via Ben Mattison)
      More dashed Mac Pro dreams


        Apple’s internal chip codename nomenclature
        Variants


          P = A_
          G = A_X / A_Z / M_
          S = M_ Pro
          C = M_ Max
          D = M_ Ultra
          X = M_ Pro/Max/Ultra

        Examples


          A11 = H10P
          A12X = H11G
          A14 = H13P
          M1 = H13G
          M2 Pro = H14S

        GPUs use G instead of H
        More island/chip names from 26.1 RC:


          Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Versions/A/Headers/arm/cpuid.h
          Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/mach/machine.h
          Apple codenames


      John’s tale of Xcode 26.1 woe
      John’s un-fixed Electron apps
      More clipboard history options in macOS 26.1
      M5 MacBook Pro speed tests


        MaxTech


    Casey has tried the new Developer Strap


      Accessibility → Audio & Visual → Balance

    An aside about nanotexture displays


      Marco’s current iPad paper-texture overlay

    Casey upgraded to Tahoe


      Funky sidebar icon

    /r/overcast


      Under the Radar #330: Engaging with Reddit
      Meltdown in the ProCreate subreddit over a painting of Master Chief

    Post-show: Marco plays with 3D printing


      Tinkercad
      Bambu
      Eric Welander’s video about Gridfinity
      Toybox

    Members-only ATP Overtime: Joanna Stern tries Neo, the household “robot”


      WSJ Article (or On Apple News+)
      QWOP



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