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    #436: I Bend So Many Spoons

    December 6th, 2022 · 138 minutes

    John Siracusa returns to the show to chat about Jason's recent visit to his house, Mac app development, Apple's brain drain, TSMC breaking ground in Arizona, the problems with AI training models, the current state of macOS, and what makes a Good Product.

    Guest Starring: John Siracusa

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    Links and Show Notes

    ATP × Studio Neat Chicken Hat Collab
    ATP Store — Accidental Tech Podcast
    Apple Executive Who Pushed for Shift to Cloud Leaves for Roblox - Bloomberg
    Biden to Arizona Tuesday for Apple silicon fabricator's 'tool-in' ceremony | Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
    TSMC’s Arizona Chip Plant, Awaiting Biden Visit, Faces Birthing Pains - WSJ
    Lensa AI: Photo & Video Editor on the App Store
    Invasive Diffusion: How one unwilling illustrator found herself turned into an AI model - Waxy.org
    Stable Diffusion and AI generated art is absolutely wild in every way – A Whole Lotta Nothing
    Yours Truly, Through the Eyes of Stable Diffusion – 512 Pixels
    AI-generated answers temporarily banned on coding Q&A site Stack Overflow - The Verge
    AI Homework – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
    Rabbits Eat Their Own Poop | Office for Science and Society - McGill University
    Coprophagia - Wikipedia
    Hypercritical: Good Products
    Thoroughly Considered #88: The Last Detail with Jason Snell - Relay FM
    Amazon.com: Breville Bit More 4-Slice Toaster, Brushed Stainless Steel, BTA730XL: Home & Kitchen
    Amazon.com: Breville Ikon Cordless 1.7-L Stainless-Steel Electric Kettle: Breville Hot Water Kettle: Home & Kitchen