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    #95: Don't Bring the Pain without the Benefit

    June 27th, 2016 · 93 minutes

    Apple ditches the Thunderbolt Display, Jason takes macOS Sierra for a spin, and we debate the merits of Apple removing old technology from its products.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Apple is discontinuing the only monitor it makes, the Thunderbolt Display | The Verge
    Hands on with macOS Sierra - Six Colors
    Yosemite, by CocoaConf: The Apple Conference with a View
    'macOS X Sierra'
    Taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid | The Verge
    Daring Fireball: Headphone Jacks Are the New Floppy Drives
    John Gruber Misses the Point Completely About Lightning Headphones — Medium
    The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 159, With Marco Arment
    We don't know jack about the next iPhone | iMore
    Does a cellular Apple Watch make sense? That depends on watchOS | Macworld
    Cortex #31: Later Comes Eventually - Relay FM
    On iPad Features (Or Lack Thereof) at WWDC 2016 – MacStories
    For Pride 2016, Apple gave its employees this rainbow watch band - Recode