Highly recommend Floppy EMU. www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/

Played by Cary Elwes on the show.

1968 - From the Earth to the Moon (Season 1, Episode 4) - Apple TV NASA takes its boldest and most controversial step--an attempt to fly men around the moon and back for the first time in history--at the end of one of…

Watching the Apollo 8 episode of From the Earth to the Moon.

Apollo 8 - the most underrated of space missions

it's what I'm here for

no regrets

Sure says something that it's going to take five different lawyers to replace Pam Bondi. They are Pam Blueberry, Pam Strawberry, Pam Tangerine, Pam Grape, and Pam Lime.

Clockwise #650: Softest Panel in the World - Relay In this April 1st edition of the show, Philip Michaels returns to steal the show from Dan and Mikah (and Jason!) and force them to compete for points for their punditry.

In case you missed it yesterday, we coerced my old boss @philipmichaels.bsky.social to resurrect the Pundit Showdown—after more than a decade!—for our 650th episode of Clockwise! Come listen to him put the question to me, @snell.zone , and @mikahsargent.com.

Feels to me like the definitive iPhone history is yet to be written. But given the 20 year gap and changes in Apple culture, we may have missed the window for more than what we have.

Apollo 8 is one of the all-timers even though they never landed. So this seems right.

🚀 🌔

Oh no, are you getting every April Fool's bit out at once?

Your takes are hot but not wrong

just some amazing bits in here including the true story about breaking the original iPod that @philipmichaels.bsky.social didn't want you to hear!

MacBreak Weekly: 50 Years and Still Going Strong | TWiT.TV David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple officially discontinues the Mac

With Apple turning 50, iOS 26.4 dropping 35 security fixes, and the Mac Pro officially discontinued, @davidpogue.bsky.social joins @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone, & @filmgirl.bsky.social to talk about his new book on MacBreak Weekly! twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly/episodes/1018

A few months ago I got asked to write a book review in the Wall Street Journal. I've been writing professionally for three decades but this was a new one, so I read a bunch of their book reviews and then wrote it to their standards. The editor noticed! A fun writing exercise.

Just posted on Six Colors: Apple releases iOS 18 security updates for iOS 26 holdouts

we did it everyone

You wrote the definitive books about the creation of the Mac and the iPod. I know it's been nearly 20 years but… what about the iPhone to complete the trilogy?

I love it (I get the fries well done) - they opened one in my town and I have to just forget that it's there, but I love getting it on road trips.

Just posted on Six Colors: 50 years later, Apple still controls its destiny

I'm sorry to report that Stephen and I are going to have to stop Force Quit after episode 5 to focus on other projects

Happy to share the show with you via adjacency and thank you for standing up for open podcasts.

Finally someone comes out and says it.

Sometimes I think of George RR Martin writing in WordStar...

But I mostly write in a text editor or Scrivener. I do have an old Mac here with Word 5.1 on it just in case 😉

MacBreak Weekly: 50 Years and Still Going Strong | TWiT.TV David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple officially discontinues the Mac

New Podcast Episode:
MacBreak Weekly: 50 Years and Still Going Strong
Apple: The First 50 Years
with @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone, @filmgirl.bsky.social, David Pogue

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Trans saints have always been with us, from St Theodora of Alexandria to Pauli Murray, to name just two we covered on the pod.

Trans folks are sacred, and reveal to us the creativity that is at the heart of the image of God. Thank you for being you.

So generally writers don't write the headlines.

But in this case, I wrote the headline and they loved it.

Apple at 50: the good and the bad | The Vergecast It's Apple 50 week, so we've got an Apple-filled podcast. First, longtime Apple journalist Jason Snell joins the show to talk about the state of the company as a hardware maker, a software maker, a force for good in the world, and more. Then, blogger and entrepreneur Anil Dash explains why he's worried about the rise of video podcasts, and the role Apple could play to make it better. Finally, The Verge's Allison Johnson helps answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email ⁠vergecast@theverge.com⁠!) about swapping your phone for a watch. And a tablet. And some other things. 00:00 Intro 01:23 Today’s Apple-Focused Lineup 04:22 Apple Hardware Report Card 08:41 Apple Software Growing Pains 15:48 Design Innovation and Risk 23:22 Walled Garden Ecosystem 29:19 Brand Values 37:29 Next CEO and What’s Next 44:21 Open Podcast Promise 48:04 Why Podcasts Stayed Open 52:05 Why Video Got Platformized 55:10 Apple Video Podcast Shift 58:02 Risks of Approved Providers 01:02:36 Algorithms Versus Discovery 01:05:01 Keeping Video Podcasts Open 01:09:36 Hope for Open Media 01:15:06 Hotline: Watch Only Life 01:19:59 Apple Watch Limits 01:23:18 Foldables as the Fix 01:26:27 Wrap Up Version History now has its own channel! Make sure to subscribe here for new episodes: https://bit.ly/4rRS30p Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLv Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs

Oh and I'm on the Vergecast this week too, with @davidpierce.xyz !

The triumphs and failures of Apple without Steve Jobs In the ’90s, with Steve Jobs in exile, Apple created the PowerBook

Here's my second piece for The Verge on Apple at 50: Between Jobs, in which I point out the good and bad things that happened during the Sculley/Spindler/Amelio era.

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