391: ‘Error -37’, With John Siracusa

Special holiday guest: John Siracusa. Special holiday topics: the Apple/Masimo patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensors in Apple Watches, the ongoing Beeper Mini/iMessage saga, iOS 17.3’s upcoming Stolen Device Protection feature, Apple’s new Journal app. Also, an ode to big-ass tower desktops.

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Links:

• Derek Sivers: “Ideas are just a multiplier of execution” (sive.rs/multiply).

• Imran Chaudhri’s humble home page (imranchaudhri.com).

• The inventors of insulin sold the patent for $1 for the good of the world — yet insulin remains expensive in the U.S (vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-ex…).

• Destiny’s BEAVER/FLATWORM/LEOPARD errors (help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049195651…).

• Twelve South’s new ButterFly 2-in-1 MagSafe Charger (twelvesouth.com/products/butterfly-2-in-1-mags…).

• NZXT gaming PCs (nzxt.com).

• Power Macintosh 9600/350 (everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/specs/powe…).

• Apple’s new Journal app:
• Apple Newsroom announcement (apple.com/newsroom/2023/12/apple-launches-jour…) — gives a good overview.

• The current HIG chapter on progress indicators (developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-gui…).

• Sebastian Ferrari on the use of “floating action buttons” in iOS (sferrari.net/blog/2017/12/05/floating-action-b…), including the handful of spots prior to Journal where Apple has used them.

• Accidental Tech Podcast (atp.fm): A Siracusa podcast I always listen to.

• Reconcilable Differences (relay.fm/rd): A Siracusa podcast I sometimes listen to.

• Robot or Not (theincomparable.com/robot): A Siracusa podcast I’ve never listened to but probably should.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.