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    #297: Factual Controller

    May 11th, 2020 · 89 minutes

    This week Jason and Myke ponder the mysteries of the 13-inch MacBook Pro(s), an online-only WWDC, BBC job titles, IKEA orders, and their least-favorite Apple products ever.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Needs repair: A 5K iMac with spider retention issues - Six Colors
    Moving Forward - Relay FM
    Episode 162: iPadOS and Pointer Support with Craig Federighi – AppStories
    Upgrade #213: The California Environment - Relay FM
    Liftoff - Relay FM
    Apple Inks Deal With 'Desperate Housewives' Veteran Annie Weisman for Apple TV+ Content - MacRumors
    ‘Morning Show’ Showrunner Kerry Ehrin Extends Apple Overall Deal – Variety
    Apple TV Plus Hires BBC Factual Boss Alison Kirkham – Variety
    The Fat Controller - Wikipedia
    B-Sides #13: Sir Topham Hatt - Relay FM
    New Oscar Rules: Films That Didn’t Play in Theaters to Be Considered – Variety
    Apple awards $10 million from Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics - Apple
    Daring Fireball: Apple to Aid COPAN Diagnostics in Production of COVID-19 Testing Kits
    Apple-style contact tracing agreed by seven European countries - 9to5Mac
    France issues misleading statement about Apple contact tracing - 9to5Mac
    Report: UK NHS asks developers to 'investigate' switching its contact tracing app to Apple's API - 9to5Mac
    Apple/Google contact tracing now winning out over rival method- 9to5Mac
    Apple to host virtual Worldwide Developers Conference beginning June 22 - Apple
    13-inch MacBook Pro (2020) review: Two laptops, one keyboard - Six Colors
    Dithering
    If your AirPods Pro make crackling or static sounds - Apple Support
    3rd Gen iPod Classic - Wikipedia
    Flashback #2: The Microsoft Zune - Relay FM