470: Computers Can Do Things

Follow-up:

Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz)

Another video (via Jameson)
James May’s Model S’s catastrohpic failure
Porsche Taycan
Mercedes-Benz EQS

AirTags anti-tracking update

The Downeaster “Alexa”
Amsterdam’s transformation from car-centric to people-centric
Paris’s car-free zone announced for 2024

John has thoughts on streaming apps

Channels does a victory lap

TV Everywhere

XBMC/Kodi
Dilbert Strip (yes, Scott Adams sucks)

Akamai is buying Linode

Stratechery (paid) post

#askatp:

Why do cars always steal Bluetooth connections? (via Chris Gleim)
Is using Reduced Security okay for the purpose of audio capture? (via Chritopher Ward)

Audio Hijack
The 🤬 nuts installation procedure Apple requires on M1 Macs

What’s the best “dumb” TV? (via Ava)

Casey’s dumb TV
Pi-Hole
Casey’s discovered Smart TV Block List

Post-show Neutral: Toyota’s Faux Manual Transmission Patent

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470: Computers Can Do Things

February 17, 2022
02:12:18 •
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The good old days of video and music apps, web hosting, and manual transmissions.

• Follow-up:

• Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz)

• Another video (via Jameson)

• James May’s Model S’s catastrohpic failure

• Porsche Taycan

• Mercedes-Benz EQS

• AirTags anti-tracking update

• The Downeaster “Alexa”

• Amsterdam’s transformation from car-centric to people-centric

• Paris’s car-free zone announced for 2024

• John has thoughts on streaming apps

• Channels does a victory lap

• TV Everywhere

• XBMC/Kodi)

• Dilbert Strip (yes, Scott Adams sucks)

• Akamai is buying Linode

• Stratechery (paid) post

• #askatp:

• Why do cars always steal Bluetooth connections? (via Chris Gleim)

• Is using Reduced Security okay for the purpose of audio capture? (via Chritopher Ward)

• Audio Hijack

• The 🤬 nuts installation procedure Apple requires on M1 Macs

• What’s the best “dumb” TV? (via Ava)

• Casey’s dumb TV

• Pi-Hole

• Casey’s discovered Smart TV Block List

• Post-show Neutral: Toyota’s Faux Manual Transmission Patent

• Lutron Caseta: Smart dimmers and lighting control.

• Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.

• Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

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