673: Six Impossible Things

• Pre-show: Casey has a question for Marco

• LivePhish (livephish.com)

• Goose on Bandcamp (goosetheband.bandcamp.com)

• Nugs (nugs.net)

• Thank you, ATP Patrons (atp.fm/patron)!

• Follow-up:

• Cord-cutting

• Casey on Downstream (relay.fm/downstream/110)

• suppose.tv

• Multi-select in iOS Contacts.app (via many, including Simon Ljungberg (hachyderm.io/@simme/115823339090703736))

• The Studio Display (apple.com/studio-display) is $1600 (via Greg Seay (hachyderm.io/@seay/115823531814596886))

• Quinn’s video on making a 5K display (youtube.com/watch?v=5q3SdtiLAPk&pp=ygUTc25…)

• Display flickering (via Stephen Perelson)

• This started in late 2020 with Big Sur (forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-m2-flickering-…)

• Temporal dithering (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate_control) (AKA Frame rate control)

• github.com/aiaf/Stillcolor to disable temporal dithering on macOS

• github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay for turning on and off GPU dithering

• Docs (github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/Eye-ca…)

• PlayStation Portal (playstation.com/en-us/accessories/playstation-…)

• …works with PlayStation Plus (playstation.com/en-gb/support/subscriptions/ps…)

• …but really needs solid Wi-Fi (mastodon.social/@jwcounts/115826403640065942)

• …and doesn’t support Wi-Fi 6 (masto.masto.com/@masto/115842994225842984)

• …and requires wired or first-party Bluetooth headphones

• Double-tap title bar to Fill (via Chirag Desai (micro.blog/Chirag/81430440))

• Knowedge base (support.apple.com/en-ae/guide/mac-help/mchlp11…)

• System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Window title bar double-click action → Fill

• Wi-Fi 7

• Ubiquiti’s Wi-Fi 7 implementation is not great (via Reid (c.im/@rconti/115822820354755349))

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access#W…

• WPA3 is not well supported (via USB Type-Steve (infosec.exchange/@USBTypeSteve/115823393248009…))

• Alternatively, try band steering (via Patch)

• Wi-Fi Pro Abraham Vegh weighs in (mastodon.vegh.social/@abraham/115822757831557983)

• …as does pro Saul Sutherland

• John’s Eero Max 7 (eero.com/shop/eero-max-7) setup

• Thread vs. Matter

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol)

• Matter (home-assistant.io/integrations/matter)

• Derek Seaman’s series (derekseaman.com/2023/10/part-1-smart-home-matt…)

• To run Matter in HA, you need a separate container (github.com/matter-js/python-matter-server)

• Apple Fitness+ and Quitter’s Day (apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/stay-active-in-the-…)

• Bodi (bodi.com)

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding & en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSMC

• Extreme ultraviolet lithography (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ultraviolet_lith…)

• Veritasium: The Ridiculous Engineering of the World’s Most Important Machine (youtube.com/watch?v=MiUHjLxm3V0)

• Asianometry: ASML: TSMC’s Critical Supplier, Explained (youtube.com/watch?v=CFsn1CUyXWs)

• TSMC Analysis playlist (youtube.com/watch?v=loiltpe6q-s&list=PLKtx…)

• The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel (youtube.com/watch?v=T0CpOYZZZW4&pp=ygUUZ2F…)

• Tech stuff we’re looking forward to in 2026

• Gartner hype cycle (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle)

• The Trow of Disillusionment (mythipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Trow)

• Post-show: Casey bought something silly (store.ui.com/us/en/products/utr)

• Quinn’s video (youtube.com/watch?v=LUILw91hiEY&pp=ygUZc25…)

• GL i.Net (gl-inet.com)

• /r/ubiquiti (reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti)

• help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/5246403561495-Un…

• Extremely dodgy firmware upgrade approach (hostifi.com/blog/how-to-fix-unifi-travel-route…)

• Portainer (portainer.io)

• Members-only (atp.fm/join) ATP Overtime: Strange form factor rumors for forthcoming iPhones

• The Information (theinformation.com/articles/inside-apples-ipho…)

• MacRumors (macrumors.com/2025/12/23/foldable-iphone-small…)

• Mockup image (x.com/BenGeskin/status/2001731536089952471?s=20) & video (x.com/BenGeskin/status/2001777570052821053)

• Jason’s (sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/will-the-iphone-fol…) & Stepen’s (512pixels.net/2026/01/apples-rumored-foldable-…) posts

• iPhone fold display quietly debuted at CES? (theverge.com/news/856141/samsung-display-creas…)

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