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    #467: The Least Important Mac

    July 10th, 2023 · 79 minutes

    We struggle to balance empathy with reality as we try to explain why the Mac Pro is the way that it is. Also, the Summer of Fun ends up taking on the future of social media, and Myke asks Jason to talk him into installing the iOS beta.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Nick Hornby - Wikipedia
    Fever Pitch - Wikipedia
    Designing for visionOS | Apple Developer Documentation
    Apple streaming first episode of Foundation free on YouTube, ahead of second season premiere - 9to5Mac
    TestFlight Now Supports visionOS Apps - MacRumors
    ATP 542: Penguin Camel Monkey Shark — Accidental Tech Podcast
    Apple Mac Pro M2 Ultra review: a powerful computer in search of an audience - The Verge
    Larger iMac With Around 32-Inch Display Reportedly in Early Testing - MacRumors
    Apple has arrived to the Threads party as new platform approaches 100M users - 9to5Mac
    Instagram’s Threads surpasses 100 million users - The Verge
    My social media is in an Mac app, or it’s nowhere – Six Colors
    Special Episode: Meta’s Twitter Rival Arrives, with Adam Mosseri - The New York Times