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marcoarment

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Developer of the Overcast app on iOS and co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast. Powered by coffee and an unreasonable amount of Phish.

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charliemchapman, to random
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Got a little rig for recording short interviews at conferences with stuff I already had lying around

Not sure how well the short shotgun mic will work though. Thinking of picking up one of those wireless lav mics that are all the rage now. Any recommendations? (preferably cheap)

marcoarment,
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@charliemchapman Nothing matters more for video-mic quality than how closely you can get it to your mouth.

You’re on the right track with the little lavs. For in-person interviews, get a dual-mic one to avoid weird drift and sync errors between the two people. I have the DJI one and it’s great but not cheap, but there are lots of others now.

marcoarment, to random
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Update: It was a crap-in-the-port situation.

(thanks, everyone, for pointing me in that direction)
https://mastodon.social/@marcoarment/112354500706301998

marcoarment, to random
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My iPhone 15 Pro doesn't hold onto USB-C cables very well anymore, and they always fall out or flake out.

(And I only use the USB-C port for Xcode and travel charging, so it's not from overuse.)

Anyone else have this happen? Is this most likely a "crap in the port” 5-minute-fix-at-an-Apple-store situation, or a hardware-repair I'll-be-without-my-phone-for-some-days-and-need-to-move-into-an-old-one situation?

stroughtonsmith, to random
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Is any app actually using the animated SF Symbols support added last year? I was excited for more of the UI to do that by default, but I haven’t seen it anywhere

marcoarment,
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@stroughtonsmith I’m using some of it in the Overcast rewrite. Not a ton. It’s best done with restraint.

saramg, to random
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Looking for recommendations on somewhere to buy prescription glasses online. I have an Rx from my doc, just need to pick some frames and have em made.

marcoarment,
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@saramg I have multiple pairs from both EyeBuyDirect and Zenni Optical, and I’ve found the EyeBuy ones to be nicer, for whatever that’s worth.

joshrivers, to random

@marcoarment Catching up on ATP…when I first head your describe the blurry mess of the AVP, I thought you were being picky or something. But then I went to the store for a demo. I 100% had rheumatologist blurry mess experience. Every slight head movement made every edge and fringe a mess. The store rep said it might be “the motion blur” and said he thought it was being fixed in an update. No proof of that though.

Anyways I wanted to tell you it isn’t just you.

marcoarment,
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@joshrivers Thanks for the report! I'm glad that it's not just me, but damn, I wish it was none of us.

film_girl, to random
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Spot on. And I'll add: It’s also a dev kit positioned as a consumer product, priced as an enterprise/industrial tool but without any of the features that enterprise/industry can use. The whole thing remains a mess and no amount of “whataboutism” or iPhone comparisons, as if we aren't living in a different time, will change the fact that this thing is DOA in its current form and positioning.

You can overcome that: Apple Watch did. But this isn’t anything like iPhone.
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marcoarment,
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@pmcg @gruber @philbee @film_girl @matt You and I characterize that scene differently.

jgns, to random
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@marcoarment I know you’re not busy AT ALL lately, but have you seen/heard about/played with this yet: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/accessories/mvx2u_xlr_usb_interface

marcoarment,
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@jgns Yup. I've got one. Did the car-ATPs with it.

It’s fine, but lots of software dependence.

marcoarment, to random
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It's absolutely possible. But millions of people had strong reasons to use iPhones even before there were any apps, and then also before the apps were plentiful or compelling.

The customers were already there.

The challenge Apple faces with AVP is getting enough people to buy (and keep using) a device type that they weren't already buying (headsets), which is VERY expensive and limited, to accumulate enough customers for the content and software ecosystem to develop.
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atpfm, to random
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ATP Insider: Computing Origin Stories
https://atp.fm/atp-insider-computing-origin-stories

In this special members-only episode, we reveal our earliest experiences with computers, and how we got this way.

Join now to listen! https://atp.fm/join

marcoarment,
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@RhetTbull Yup, the AnyKey. I freakin' LOVED that keyboard. I kept using it LONG after the computer was obsolete.

ryanlintott, to random
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As an @atpfm listener, something about the recent @RecDiffs episode felt familiar...

marcoarment,
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@ryanlintott @RecDiffs This is fantastic.

miguelcabeca, to random

So, listening to last week’s @atpfm I was surprised to hear that ending theme song was slightly changed to mention mastodon instead of twitter. It was masterfully done by the artist but I think I figured out the cut points. The updated section starts and ends at “And you can find the show notes at atp.fm, and if you’re into mastodon, you can follow them, at”. Am I right? @caseyliss , @marcoarment, @siracusa ?

marcoarment,
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@miguelcabeca @atpfm @caseyliss @siracusa Nope. (I did the cuts.) But thank you!

atpfm, to random
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582: Can't Render, Fog It
https://atp.fm/582

Spatial personas in the Vision Pro, how to buy a car, how to charge a car, and how not to make cars.

And the ATP Store is back!

marcoarment,
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@mar_kelp @atpfm An advertiser has literally NEVER asked for chapter art. They don't even ask for chapter links — I just do it as a courtesy.

Most podcast ads are bought through ad agencies who barely seem to know what podcasts are — and even then, they seem to think that the only podcasts that exist are coarse comedy shows by and for idiotic men.

No sponsor has ever mentioned chapters in any way at all. They don't know they exist.

ihatesocialnetw, to random

@marcoarment I think this might help answer your AVP sharpness problems https://youtu.be/OnNDAhigVtc?si=YUPCUHSQFriKfJtJ

marcoarment,
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@ihatesocialnetw That was very good, thank you.

lexfri, to random
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Longest earthquake I ever felt

marcoarment,
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@lexfri Is that what that was?!

marcoarment, to random
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Vision Pro has been out for two months, and the only new immersive content from Apple so far is a five-minute sports-highlight video from MLS games that happened last year.

I'm not sure what I expected for such a low-volume product… I guess I assumed Apple would be putting out much more content for it.

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/03/apples-immersive-mls-highlight-reel-debuts-later-today/

marcoarment, to random
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If I ran a website that supported Google-account login, I'd be pretty pissed at how they're suddenly putting up an obnoxious overlay over my site's layout.

Why is this not bothering more people? Does anyone give a shit about their websites anymore?

Does Google?

marcoarment, to random
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Hello, old friend.
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atpfm, to random
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579: Use Your Words
https://atp.fm/579

The US antitrust lawsuit against Apple.

marcoarment,
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@frankfuentes What are you trying to accomplish with comments like this?

marcoarment,
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@eelie_ @atpfm Pretty sure I’ve got this one…

plexamp, to random
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I think we're packing it up. Sorry for not trying harder 😢

marcoarment,
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@onlyhavecans @plexamp Yup!

marcoarment, to random
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The new Goose jam session (EP?*) is GREAT, and free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo3jMfgm-po

Borne is my favorite track.

(* I suppose a mini-release of five songs recorded in a studio would generally be called an EP, but since it's a jam band, this "EP" is almost two hours long, and I'm totally here for it.)

haditurk, to random

@marcoarment 👋. You once mentioned a YouTube channel for backpack reviews that I really liked. Having a hard time finding them. (YT search not doing them any justice). Would be great if you can remind me 🙏

marcoarment,
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@haditurk Chase Reeves

james, to random
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Just blogged "why Overcast is more than just a podcast player". Maybe of interest to @marcoarment but probably more of interest to other podcast app developers.

https://james.cridland.net/blog/2024/why-overcast-is-more-than-a-podcast-player/

marcoarment,
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@james Thanks for the kind words!

I put a ton of work into Smart Speed and Voice Boost, and I really appreciate that you notice the difference.

PadraigOCinneide, to random
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With the exception of Barack Obama, the same generation has been running the US since the early 90s and they're gunna keep going for at least another 4 years.

marcoarment,
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@dcporter @PadraigOCinneide Nobody said otherwise.

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