697: The Chart Is Terrifying
Summary
The hosts celebrate Nugs.net adding high-quality Dave Matthews Band recordings and discuss Marco’s vacation in Italy, where he was pickpocketed in Rome. They cover the new "Designed in California" history podcast, workarounds for macOS 27 on external drives, and the limitations of AI memory. The episode concludes with updates on Tesla CarPlay integration, new US sunscreen ingredients, and insights into Apple’s Private Cloud Compute infrastructure.
Topics discussed
Dave Matthews Band joins Nugs.net for live recordings
Travel stories: Rome pickpockets and subway safety
Sponsor: Designed.fm podcast network
Apple Intelligence: Indexing, Siri memory, and limitations
Tesla FSD updates and Apple Maps integration
Sunscreen ingredients: Japanese vs US filters
Apple's AI server infrastructure and data center strategy
Sponsor: Squarespace website builder
Apple price hikes: RAM costs and inflation impact
The AI bubble: Hardware costs and market consolidation
Listener mail: Mac pricing and ARM transition regrets
Sponsor: ZocDoc healthcare booking
Why RAM prices are soaring and hard to fix
Border security: Phone unlocking and privacy risks
Sponsor: Overcast Plus membership
Using Claude AI to debug code and the loneliness of dev
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