660: It’s All Chicken Salad

09/10/2025 2h 14min Episodio 660

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Episode Synopsis


Pre-show: Marco’s “Vacation” results


Goose


Goose @ Richmond Allianz Ampitheater, 3 October 2025

Allianz Ampitheater
Chicken Salad Chick
Nugs.net
ZZQ
Suggestions from Casey, in no particular order:


Hungersite
Give it Time
How it Ends
Dripfield


Follow-up:


ATP in the wild


Original report form Richard Earney


Follow-up by Matt Smith

Follow-up on Mark Christian’s report by Santiago Hervella

AirPods 3


Ear Lottery


Michael corroborates Marco’s experience
…but Franklin Delano Stallone offers hope
…and sometimes AirPods 3 are a marked improvement, reports Matthew Schaffer

Tony Dehnke does an ANC comparison
Live translation results

David Schaub’s horror story about filling up your phone
Mike Taffet does science on iPhone ↔ iPhone transfers
Marco’s USB odyssey


Jack Wellborn had a similar experience
Syd Polk wonders if it’s a Sequoia thing
(Among others) Fabien theorizes its’ an alignment thing


Keith Heaton brought receipts
Tailgate Tub

Active vs. passive Thunderbolt cables


OWC
Informative Reddit comment by LaughingMan11


Synology alternatives


Colin McKellar suggests QNAP
See also:


UGREEN
Unraid
FreeNAS/TrueNAS


🎉 …may not be necessary anymore! 🎉


Coverage from Guru3D
SpaceRex on YouTube
Lee Hutchinson at Ars Technica



More more first impressions


Quick AirPods Pro 3 update
iPhone case updates


Omar Shahine performs surgery on the Nomad back
Torras clear case
Bullstrap open-bottom leather case
Peak Design Everyday Case (Charcoal color has the good fabric)
Still to test: Süti PhoneBack in black leather, if it ever ships

iOS 16
iPadOS 26: Now with slide-over!

Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store


Previously, in Hong Kong


Tim’s explanation
Response letter

Reuters’ take
MJ Tsai
Gurman on Apple succession

Post-show: Pour one a Sprite out for a real one TiVo


Channels
AOL dialup service ends

Members-only ATP Overtime: The Meta Ray-Ban Display, and Apple’s response


The Verge
Gurman: Apple pivots



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