407: It Isn't a Big Grapefruit

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Pre-show: You heard it here first: Marco is really starting to justify a new Mac.
• Follow-up:
  • You can restore stuff from iCloud here (via Ryan Fegley)
  • Accelerated TensorFlow for macOS probably just uses the GPU
    • Neural Engine can be used as well, though. (via @hishnash)
  • Apple did make an ECC RAM controller in the past (via Max Lein)
  • Lots of info about scaling the M1 via Jonathan Dietz
    • Die size spreadsheet
  • Cerebras, the big-die ML accelerator (via Andrew Bunner)
  • Memory bus thoughts from Wade Tregaskis
    • Memory interface bandwidth
  • Dual M1 Macs
  • “Low-effort” Mac Pro
  • TMSC Achieves Breakthrough in 2nm Manufacturing
    • What is “risk production”?
  • Alexander Graf virtualizes ARM Windows on Apple Silicon
    • 9to5Mac
    • QEMU
• Marco’s Mini Monologues
  • Smart Speaker Size Comparison (scroll down a bit)
  • Panzarino’s observation about Qi chargers
  • …and his FU
• #askatp
  • Is it possible to disable the fan on the new M1 MacBook Pro? (via Matthew Taylor)
    • CoolBook
    • TG Pro
  • What’s our deal with Apple News+ anyway? (via Bryan Hoffman)
  • Component Motherboards : SoC :: ICE : Electric Cars? (via Kevin Doran)
    • VLSI
    • VHF / UHF
• Post-show:
  • Yes, John is aware of breadboxes.
  • Tesla’s “Mission Accomplished”

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