Car ferries, Dropbox alternatives, algorithmic challenges in our apps, and the Great 2019 Beach-Camera Report.

• Pre-show: John's vacation wrap-up
  • Chunnel
  • Auto Train
• Follow-up:
  • John's Apple sticker on his Civic
  • Shallow water blackout
    • Thunder in Paradise
• Dropbox alternatives
  • Synology Drive
  • Resilio
  • Growl
  • Port forwarding information
  • The Talk Show #258 with discussion about iCloud Drive wonkiness
  • The Talk Show #259 with Marco
• How does the Overcast recommendation algorithm avoid promoting awful people, unlike YouTube's algorithm? (via Justin Cardinal)
  • This Video Will Make You Angry
• Casey needs some advice about Vignette duplicate-photo detection
  • Hamming distance
• Apple acquires most of Intel's smartphone modem business
• Apple Employees/Contractors Listen to Siri Audio Samples
  • Update after recording: Apple temporarily suspending "Siri grading", and will provide an opt-out
• #askatp:
  • Testing headphones & iOS 13's politeness (via Prone to Bits)
    • Audio Quality Tests playlist
    • Kashmir by Kevin Gilbert
    • Last Plane Out by Toy Matinee
  • Making suggestions as part of the Pro Workflow Team (via Aaron Bushnell)
  • Siracusa ranks Tennists (via Anthony Roberts)
• Post-show: Endangered Camera Species
  • Sony A7R4

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