686: Write Two Letters
686: Write Two Letters  
Podcast: Accidental Tech Podcast
Published On: Thu Apr 09 2026
Description: Pre-show: The new Ceramic Shield 2 in the iPhone 17 Pro is the real deal UniFi Travel Router Cascades trail Shenandoah National Park 🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️ Follow-up: Studio Display XDR price drop‽ 😱 Stephen Robles 1 2 Casey’s snarky toot Tangentially related: John’s Google One price drop John’s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright) How much hotter can a Mac get? Mac Studio power consumption Mac Pro power consumption Apple’s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson) Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions RetinaDisplays.com CIE 1931 & Apple’s 2026 CMFs They’re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via Eric Portis) The GOAT, Bartosz Ciechanowski Mechanical Watch CIE updates from 2015 On Apple’s CMF Long Island and “mainland” United States v. Maine (via Craig Bowers) The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time Overcast link Every other podcast app Casey’s write-up Marco’s letter to John Ternus A Tale of Two Letters Ask ATP: How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble) Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update Suunto Race S Titanium (Amazon) Garmin Venu 4 Garmin Forerunner 970 Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED Members-only ATP Overtime: The Claude Code leak & how Claude “actually works” Regex to detect user anger “Undercover mode” (via Aral Balkan) Future plans Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!