Marco Arment
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That was recent? I thought that was, like, from years ago, one that just reminded people. No. That was an interesting coincidence.
That was recent? I thought that was, like, from years ago, one that just reminded people. No. That was an interesting coincidence.
Unless you have Apple One, in which case you're probably paying less for it if you count all the other services. So this streaming stuff is so complicated. Last time there was another bundle. It's like, oh, hey, look, there's a bundle of three services that I pay for separately. Will that save me money? And I had to go through this complex gymnastics to figure out, no, it will not save me money.
Unless you have Apple One, in which case you're probably paying less for it if you count all the other services. So this streaming stuff is so complicated. Last time there was another bundle. It's like, oh, hey, look, there's a bundle of three services that I pay for separately. Will that save me money? And I had to go through this complex gymnastics to figure out, no, it will not save me money.
So thanks a lot, bundles. You're not quite working for me. This is yet another bundle that will not save me money, despite the fact that I do, in fact, have Apple TV Plus and also Prime Video. But because I have Apple TV Plus through a bundle already...
So thanks a lot, bundles. You're not quite working for me. This is yet another bundle that will not save me money, despite the fact that I do, in fact, have Apple TV Plus and also Prime Video. But because I have Apple TV Plus through a bundle already...
Did you see the rankings recently? I don't know if it was speculative or based on real numbers of the viewership or the number of subscribers to the various streaming services. I was kind of surprised at how well Apple was doing and how poorly Peacock was doing. Peacock Plus or whatever. Obviously, Apple isn't at the top, but it's solidly mid-pack.
Did you see the rankings recently? I don't know if it was speculative or based on real numbers of the viewership or the number of subscribers to the various streaming services. I was kind of surprised at how well Apple was doing and how poorly Peacock was doing. Peacock Plus or whatever. Obviously, Apple isn't at the top, but it's solidly mid-pack.
eight-part panoramic documentary event quote for apple tv plus apple and boxbox previously worked together on a pro surfing series called make or break i had no idea this was this was a thing i wonder if that's all the you know like the 3d cameras that people were reporting thinking it's for some vision pro thing i wonder if that's all part of this uh documentary and i also don't know what the heck a panoramic documentary event is is that apple vision pro we'll find out i guess nobody knows
eight-part panoramic documentary event quote for apple tv plus apple and boxbox previously worked together on a pro surfing series called make or break i had no idea this was this was a thing i wonder if that's all the you know like the 3d cameras that people were reporting thinking it's for some vision pro thing i wonder if that's all part of this uh documentary and i also don't know what the heck a panoramic documentary event is is that apple vision pro we'll find out i guess nobody knows
which we said on the show, like we said that, you know, he's, he's a good player, but now he's over here and all his good playing buddies are back over there. So he's not playing with them. He's playing with us.
which we said on the show, like we said that, you know, he's, he's a good player, but now he's over here and all his good playing buddies are back over there. So he's not playing with them. He's playing with us.
Yep, Anthony Johnson wrote in to say that the maritime report I was thinking of that me and Merlin have talked about in Rectifs is called the Shipping Forecast. Anthony says it's a national institution broadcast every night on Radio 4. There's even a dedicated BBC site that promotes it as a sleep aid. We'll put a link to that in the show notes. Drift to sleep.
Yep, Anthony Johnson wrote in to say that the maritime report I was thinking of that me and Merlin have talked about in Rectifs is called the Shipping Forecast. Anthony says it's a national institution broadcast every night on Radio 4. There's even a dedicated BBC site that promotes it as a sleep aid. We'll put a link to that in the show notes. Drift to sleep.
And so many people were offended by my suggestion that, you know, that's the type of thing that could be taken over by AI because it's a very sort of
And so many people were offended by my suggestion that, you know, that's the type of thing that could be taken over by AI because it's a very sort of
affected kind of voice reading just basic information about weather and so on uh and you know it's such a beloved institution they couldn't believe it could uh even suggesting that it'd be taken over by a machine is offensive and i said maybe it already has been you would never know
affected kind of voice reading just basic information about weather and so on uh and you know it's such a beloved institution they couldn't believe it could uh even suggesting that it'd be taken over by a machine is offensive and i said maybe it already has been you would never know
This is the UI that I could not find before because Marco suggested it, and then I looked for it, and then I had to follow up, and I said, I looked for it. I couldn't find it. I guess it's not there. Maybe it's just a pro-only feature. No, it was there. It was just cleverly hidden.
This is the UI that I could not find before because Marco suggested it, and then I looked for it, and then I had to follow up, and I said, I looked for it. I couldn't find it. I guess it's not there. Maybe it's just a pro-only feature. No, it was there. It was just cleverly hidden.