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    #96: Two Ports is One More Port than One Port

    July 4th, 2016 · 91 minutes

    In this episode there’s a bunch of headphone-jack followup, then we discuss Apple’s relationships with Spotify and Tidal, before Myke asks Jason about his own independence on Independence Day.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Mackenzie, 'The Upgrade Baby'
    Reconcilable Differences #18: It's Devastating - Relay FM
    The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 159, With Marco Arment
    Sennheiser MM 400 Stereo Bluetooth Headset - Amazon
    Searching for a good reason to remove the headphone jack - Six Colors
    Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Jay Z's Tidal music service | The Verge
    TIDAL · Lossless Explained
    Pono (digital music service) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Daring Fireball: Apple Supplier Cirrus Logic Releases Kit for Creating Lightning-Based Headphones
    Spotify says Apple won’t approve a new version of its app because it doesn’t want competition for Apple Music - Recode
    Apple Slams Spotify For Asking For "Preferential Treatment" - BuzzFeed News
    The Incomparable | Summer Superhero Spectacular (Episode 255)
    Six Colors Subscriptions
    The joy of Slack - Six Colors
    Procreate – Sketch, paint, create. on the App Store
    Paper by FiftyThree - Sketch, Draw, Take Notes, Make Lists, Diagram and Wireframe on the App Store
    Notability on the App Store
    GoodNotes 4 - Notes & PDF on the App Store
    PDFpen 2 - Highlight, Markup, Edit, Fill & Sign PDF docs on the App Store
    Canary - A complete security system in a single device.