Episode Details

Special guest John Siracusa finally returns to the show. Topics include the Siri voice recording fiasco, Siracusa’s epic Mac OS X reviews, and making good ice.

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Links:

• “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa.
• The Guardian: “Apple Contractors ‘Regularly Hear Confidential Details’ on Siri Recordings”.
• TechCrunch: “Apple Suspends Siri Response Grading in Response to Privacy Concerns”.
• The Verge: “Apple Stops Letting Contractors Listen to Siri Voice Recordings and Will Offer Opt-Out Later”.
• Amazon’s Alexa FAQ.
• Steve Jobs on privacy at the D8 conference in 2010.
• Apple is now cryptographically verifying battery replacements.
• Apple posts ASMR videos to YouTube.
• David Pogue column on software Easter eggs.
• John talks to Merlin Mann about buying a new refrigerator on their podcast, Reconcilable Differences.
• QuarkXPress Easter egg.
• James Thompson’s Easter egg talk.
• Tovolo King Cube ice cube tray.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.