Limitless Possibility

Luc-Olivier talks about taking fitness more seriously, and training at home since the pandemic.

Related Links* FU: Yanik's home/work setup * Apple Fitness+ - Apple (CA) * Fitbod Workout & Fitness Plans on the App Store * Yanik's Knowledge Base: My workout routine * Simplifaster: How 'Trainable' is VO2 Max Really? - A Case Study

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about (air quotes) post-pandemic anxiety.

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After six long months, Luc-Olivier breaks the silence on his photography journey.

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Yanik talks about the user experience of streaming the Olympics.

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik talk about their thoughts after the launch week of Gran Turismo 7.

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Yanik gives his thoughts on his shiny new PS5 as he waits for Gran Turismo.

Related Links* Astro's Playroom + YouTube/Writing on Games: Why Astro's Playroom (PS5) Is So Special + YouTube/Digital Foundry: PlayStation 5 Astro's Playroom + DualSense Controller First Look! * Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart + YouTube/Skill Up: I strongly recommend: Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (spoiler free review) + YouTube/Digital Foundry: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 - The Digital Foundry Tech Review + YouTube/Digital Foundry: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 - Performance + Graphics - All Modes Tested! + YouTube/Digital Foundry: Why Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart's 30fps Fidelity Mode Is A Big Deal For Consoles

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Luc-Olivier explores self-driving technology levels to better understand what the future holds.

Related Links* FU: Thanks to a glitch, some Seattle Mazda drivers can’t tune their radios away from KUOW | The Seattle Times * Self-Driving Cars 101 | Union of Concerned Scientists * Automated Vehicles for Safety | NHTSA * Canada’s Safety Framework for Automated and Connected Vehicules PDF | Transport Canada * Study measures how fast humans react to road hazards | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on how to get self-driving taxis to the mall - The Verge * Jonny Smith on Twitter

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Yanik talks about recent hurdles in the preservation of arcade games and culture.

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Luc-Olivier explores the impact of the 3G service shutdown on hardware preservation.

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about their 2021 games of the year.

Administrative note: We will be taking an extra two week break for the holidays. Look for a new episode in your podcatcher of choice on January 16th, 2022.

Related Links* FU: Screenshot of "MD" being removed from the dictionary * Honorable mentions: + Spider-Man (2018 video game) - Wikipedia + Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps - Wikipedia + Luigi's Mansion 3 - Wikipedia + Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Wikipedia + Apex Legends + Phantasy Star Online on Schtserv + Wipeout Omega Collection * Pokémon Blue Kaizo + Pokémon Twilight Wings * Tetris: The Absolute - The Grand Master 2 Plus + Tetris Wiki: TGM Guide + Someone way better than Yanik completing TAP Master mode with a M rank * Yanik's game of the year + Yanik's accompanying essay * The future + YouTube/Action Button: ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Cyberpunk 2077

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Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 14 deployment target.

Related Links* FU: Yanik's Ko-fi page * iOS 13.6 to 14.0 API Differences * What's new in UIKit and iOS - Discover - Apple Developer * Build great apps in SwiftUI - Discover - Apple Developer * What's new in Mac Catalyst - WWDC20 - Videos - Apple Developer * Gentlemen Coders: RAW Power, the Photos extension from an ex-Aperture developer, that yes, is also available on iOS now * Connect with Core Data - Discover - Apple Developer * Safari, Web, and Authentication - Discover - Apple Developer

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Yanik ponders what's next in his career. (Also, Yanik goes to driving school.)

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Luc-Olivier explores server-side backend development in Swift and discovers the joy of Discord.

Related Links* FU: Tom Warren's tweet about PlayStation exclusives being exempt from GeForce Now on Xbox consoles * FU: Caesura Guided Tour (To note, I, Luc-Olivier, added this plug because I greatly enjoyed the first two episodes!) * YouTube/Game Maker's Toolkit: How I learned Unity without following tutorials * GitHub - vapor/vapor: 💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework. * GitHub - vapor/fluent: Vapor ORM (queries, models, and relations) for NoSQL and SQL databases * GitHub - vapor/leaf: 🍃 An expressive, performant, and extensible templating language built for Swift. * Yanik's knowledge base: In favor of dependency aversion

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Yanik shares his experience learning Cocoa/AppKit as a former iOS developer.

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Luc-Olivier embarks on a journey to improve his photography skills.

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Yanik goes through the recent upgrades to his gaming setup.

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ViewHD Prosumer 4K UHD 18Gbps HDMI 4x1 Switch Support HDMI v2.0 | HDCP 2.2 | HDR & Dolby Vision | ARC | Audio Extraction: Optical Audio Output | RS232 | Model: VHD-UHD4X1A

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Luc-Olivier goes over his recent iPad upgrade.

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Luc-Olivier had to cancel at the last minute, so Yanik brought on a friend to gush about MiniDisc.

Admin note: Limitless Possibility is having a short summer break for the rest of August. Please look forward to our next episode sometime in September.

Related Links* Wikipedia: MiniDisc * OQO and Vaio type U UMPCs * Richard's old MD recorder: the Sony MZ-R91 * Richard's first pre-recorded MD album: Chicane's Behind the Sun * MétEX: The Paris Metro Experience * Web MiniDisc * YouTube/Panic: Playdate Update - 6/8/2021

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Yanik takes Luc-Olivier on a tour of the different kinds of fighting game netcode.

Related Links Admin note: We'll be taking a short break for the summer throughout the month of August. Our last episode is scheduled for release on August 1st, and we'll return to your podcatchers some time in September. Stay subscribed and stay tuned to our Twitter account for news of our return. * FU: panthema: The Sound of Sorting (Seizure warning)* * FU: YouTube/gtnprn: Volt | Learn Recoil patterns with a Chromatic Scale Apex Legends * FU: Yanik's page for Caesura * FU: YouTube/Modern Vintage Gamer: As a Switch developer I'm disappointed with the new OLED Model... * FU: Giuseppe Andrea Vecchio's tweet of Ys 9's frame rate on the Switch * FU: Why Yanik doesn't like OLED * FU: Car Colors on Twitter * FU: Dodge will make an electric muscle car in 2024 - The Verge * YouTube/evo2kvids: EVO2017: GGPO PANEL * YouTube/DigitalHalftones: Altimor's SFV Netcode Fix Mod Visually Explained * YouTube/Maximilian Dood: MAX RANT: Capcom's Communication Problem...The Netcode Update * YouTube/Sajam: The State of Rollbackia Address: Tekken 7 Edition * Fightcade * GitHub/pond3r: GGPO * Slippi for Super Smash Bros. Melee * YouTube/Julien Bernard: Subframe rollback netcode * YouTube/ApologyMan: Guilty Gear Strive NA vs Japan 10 v 10 GREATEST MOMENTS! * YouTube/Maximilian Dood: About That Netcode...Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik each summarize three sessions from this year's WWDC.

Related Links* FU: CBC: All new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be zero emissions by 2035, Liberals say * FU: Twitter/PlayStation: Welcome to the family, @Housemarque! * FU: GameSpark: PS Storeで配信されているPSPコンテンツは7月2日以降もPS3/PS Vitaから購入可能―PSPからの購入機能はすべて終了 * FU: PlayStation: Important notices regarding PlayStation products and services * FU: Twitter/PlatineDispositif: Tweet about their game not being listed on the Vita store * FU: YouTube/RMTransit: Good Convenience Stores = Good Cities? | The Transit Ecosystem * FU: YouTube/Coco Ch.: Time to go. #GoodbyeCoco * FU: YouTube/BK4: How to play Gran Turismo 4 ONLINE on a real PS2! (No Modchip/FreeMCBoot) * WWDC21Lounges: archive of asked questions during WWDC21 lounges * Apple Developer: WWDC21: Digital Lounges * Apple Developer: WWDC21: Challenges * Apple Developer: WWDC21: Special Events * Luc-Olivier's 1st session: Explore UWB-based car keys * Yanik's 1st session: Meet the Location Button * Luc-Olivier's 2nd session: Bring accessibility to charts in your app * Yanik's 2nd session: Add support for Matter in your smart home app + GitHub/project-chip: connectedhomeip * Luc-Olivier's 3rd session: Ultimate application performance survival guide + ExtremeTech: Apple’s macOS 11.4 Update Fixed SSD Wear Reporting on M1 Macs * Yanik's 3rd session: Add rich graphics to your SwiftUI app

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Yanik takes a look at PlayStation's spring of missteps.

Related Links* FU: David Ashby's tweet * FU: The Verge: Google Stadia is coming to Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV on June 23rd * FU: The Verge: Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick * TheGamer: Report: PS3, Vita and PSP Stores to be Permanently Closed in a Few Months * Kotaku: Sony Closing PlatStation Store on PS3, Vita, and PSP This Summer * PlayStation Blog: PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations * PSNProfiles Forum: No Patches for Some PS3 Games * Bloomberg: Sony’s Obsession With Blockbusters Is Stirring Unrest Within PlayStation Empire * PlayStation Blog: Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios

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Luc-Olivier celebrates 4 years of owning his Focus RS with a history of his car ownership.

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Yanik gives his thoughts on Swift and SwiftUI.

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Luc-Olivier buys a PC laptop.

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

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Luc-Olivier goes over some alternatives to fully electric cars.

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Yanik returns with news from the world of Japanese transit ticketing and mobile payment infrastructure.

Related Links FU: PlayStation Blog: Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring * FU: PlayStation: Request your PlayStation Camera adaptor * FU: PlayStation Blog: Next-gen VR on PS5: the new controller * Recommended listening:* Limitless Possibility 2: Mobile Payments * Reddit/FelicaDude: FeliCa Standard SD2: what's new? * Ata Distance: Smells like Super Suica: Sony unveils next generation FeliCa * Ata Distance: Road to Super Suica: 2 in 1 shared infrastructure and mobile transit card expansion update * Ata Distance: Road to Super Suica: cloud integration and the transit card push to mobile * Ata Distance: Suica 2 in 1 Region Cards * Ata Distance: The Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Transit Card * Ata Distance: The Super Suica Touchless Connection * Ata Distance: Rethinking Face ID in the Face Mask Touchless Era * docomo Open House 2020 UWB demos: + Osaifu Keitai touchless payments + Osaifu Keitai touchless car keys * The Japan Times: Users of 7-Eleven's mobile payment service lose total of ¥55 million after 900 accounts hacked * Ata Distance: QR Codes and Big Data * YouTube: 3 minute tutorial on how to use both PayPay flows at retail * Wikipedia: Tim Hortons/Roll Up the Rim to Win campaign * Nikkei Asia: SoftBank wants to burn money

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik discuss shopping for non-tech products, and share some that they've been enjoying recently.

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Yanik explains why his 2020 sucked, and it's not for the reasons you expect.

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Luc-Olivier gives Yanik an overview of what's coming to the electric car market in the next year or so.

Related Links* FU: GitHub/probobpd: Think twice before abandoning Xorg. Wayland breaks everything! * FU: Drew DeVault: I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit * FU: Polygon: Google shuts down internal Stadia game studio * FU: Polygon: Terraria canceled on Stadia after developer gets locked out of his Google accounts * FU: Ford says ‘millions’ of its vehicles will run on Google’s Android starting in 2023 - The Verge * FU: Sean O’Kane on Twitter * FU: Nissan Gives Up Root Shell Thanks To Hacked USB Drive | Hackaday * Electric cars mentioned: + Audi e-tron GT + The rumoured Ford F-150 Electric + Ford Mustang Mach-E + GMC Hummer EV + Lucid Air + Mercedes-Benz EQC + Rivian R1S + Rivian R1T + Tesla Cybertruck + Tesla Model S + Tesla Model X + Volkswagon ID.4 * Audi reveals its Porsche-powered E-Tron GT - The Verge * Apple Car Production Again Linked to Kia Motor's US Plant in Georgia - MacRumors * Hyundai Executives Said to Be 'Divided' Over Prospect of Apple Car Partnership - MacRumors

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Yanik looks back at what has changed in the world of desktop Linux since he last used it 10 years ago.

Related Links* FU: End of year holiday hardware sales in Japan * Distributions + Arch Linux + Ubuntu + Red Hat Enterprise Linux + CentOS + Fedora + Alpine Linux + Gentoo Linux + Slackware + Source Mage + Void Linux * freedesktop.org * GNOME * systemd * Flatpak + Alternatives: AppImage, Snaps + bubblewrap + Red Hat Developer: Introducing the Red Hat Flatpak runtime for desktop containers * Wayland + YouTube/Mladen Mijatov: The Real Story Behind Wayland and X - Daniel Stone (linux.conf.au 2013) (I mistakingly said during the episode that this presentation was given by the creator of Wayland.) * Mart Raudsepp: Gentoo GNOME 3.30 for all unit systems * The Register: KDE maintainers speak on why it is worth looking beyond GNOME

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Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 13 deployment target.

Related Links* FU: YouTube/SkillUp: Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Review * FU: The Incomparable | Sometimes the Drawer is Empty (Episode 536) * iOS 12.4 to 13.0 API Differences * SwiftUI | Apple Developer Documentation * Combine | Apple Developer Documentation * UIKit | Apple Developer Documentation * Core Data | Apple Developer Documentation * MetricKit | Apple Developer Documentation

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about their favorite games they played in 2020.

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik review Google Stadia.

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier catch up on what's going on with next-gen consoles.

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik take a break from Twitter.

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Yanik talks about what he values in software and makes an announcement.

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Luc-Olivier returns to the show with thoughts on recently announced gadgets.

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Yanik and special guest Richard talk about their appreciation for Japanese train stations.

Related Links* FU: The 1st generation Hololive English girls: + Mori Calliope + Takanasha Kiara + Ninomae Ina'nis + Gawr Gura, our precious music gaming shark daughter + Watson Amelia * Rambalac's YouTube channel, consisting of 4K videos of walks taken around Japan * The Verge: Inside Uber's Plan to Take Over City Life with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi * Favorite stations: + Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station + Yokohama Station + Kyoto Station + Japan Railway and Transport Review + The Minatomirai Line + Bashamichi Station + Doai Station + Kawasaki Station + Todoroki Station + Atsushi Hayakawa's great winter photo of Todoroki Station * Bonus picks: + Nagoya Linimo and the 2005 Expo Memorial Park + Yurikamome and the Odaiba area * Richard's MétEX, the Paris Métro Experience * Previous episodes related to the topics discussed on this episode: + 2: Mobile Payments + 54: Yanik's Tokyo Travel Guide, slightly outdated but it's not like anyone is travelling right now anyway + 91: JOINUS, about Yanik and special guest Spiritsnare's love for Yokohama

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Luc-Olivier dreams of upgrading his smart home setup in his new condo.

Related Links* FU: Ata Distance: LINE Pay for Apple Pay * 109: Smart Home Buyer's Guide • Limitless Possibility * 130: All in All • Limitless Possibility * Nest Mini constantly unlinking from Google Home account - "Please login through the Google Home app" - Google Nest Community * iOS - Home Accessories - Apple (CA) * Smart home - IKEA * Caséta by Lutron | Smart Home Switches, Lighting Controls & Dimmers * Mysa Smart Thermostats * HomeKit Rolling Out to IKEA's TRADFRI Smart Blinds - MacRumors

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Yanik looks at the potential impact of the Epic vs. Apple case on iOS user experience.

Related Links* FU: Apple Pay Expands to Additional Banks in Europe - MacRumors * FU: Ata Distance: Why is MTA OMNY asking Apple to fix Face ID? * FU: YouTube: Beyond Ghibli * Fortnite: The Fortnite Mega Drop - Permanent Discounts Up to 20% * MacRumors: Apple Threatens to Terminate Epic Games' Developer Accounts on August 28 * TechCrunch: Apple contends Epic’s ban was a ‘self-inflicted’ prelude to gaming the App Store * TechCrunch: Apple ordered to not block Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, but Fortnite to stay off App Store * MacRumors: Epic Games Confirms New Fortnite Season Won't Be Available on iOS or Mac

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Luc-Olivier explains the different types of Core Data migrations and when to use one or the other.

Related Links* FU: Ata Distance: Apple Pay PASMO and the coming transit IC card rush to mobile * FU: Response: ケンタッキー、ドライブスルーでETC決済　8月3日より相模原中央店で試行 (Japanese) * Core Data Model Versioning and Data Migration * Using Lightweight Migration | Apple Developer Documentation * Heavyweight Migration | Apple Developer Documentation * Core Data · objc.io

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Yanik finally convinced Luc-Olivier to watch Your Name.

Related Links* Subbed version: iTunes, YouTube * Dubbed version: iTunes, YouTube * FU: Mac Catalyst Tutorials | Apple Developer Documentation

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik go over their top sessions of WWDC 2020.

Related Links Programming note: we will be releasing an episode about Shinkai Makoto's 2016 anime film Your Name* on August 2. We recommend watching the subbed version. * Introducing Car Keys - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer * App essentials in SwiftUI - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer * Accelerate your app with CarPlay - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer * CarPlay App Programming Guide * What's new in Mac Catalyst - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer * Swiftjective-C: A Best in Class iOS App * Hacking with Swift – learn to code iPhone and iPad apps with free Swift 5.2 tutorials * What’s new in SwiftUI for iOS 14? - YouTube

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Yanik looks back at BeOS and what made it unique amongst operating systems.

Related Links Programming note: we will be releasing an episode about Shinkai Makoto's 2016 anime film Your Name* on August 2. We recommend watching the subbed version. * Wikipedia: BeOS * Haiku + Haiku User Guide * Wikipedia: Be File System * Practical File System Design with the Be File System by Dominic Giampaolo (PDF) * Ars Technica: The BeOS file system, an OS geek retrospective

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Luc-Olivier revisits Gran Turismo Sport.

Related Links* FU: YouTube: love-pii channel * FU: CarKey: A New Feature That Will Let You Unlock a Car With Your iPhone * Updates - gran-turismo.com * Stats | Gran Turismo Sport | kudosprime.com * Luc-Olivier’s GT Sport Stats * Yanik’s GT Sport Stats * Gran Turismo 7 - Announcement Trailer | PS5 - YouTube

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Yanik explains how the iPhone X changed the Japanese entertainment industry overnight.

Related Links* FU: BLAUPUNKT: Car Radio * FU: Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 DAB – Blaupunkt Referenz Händler * FU: TR7412UB-OR - VDO Head Unit - USB, and Aux Input | Turner Motorsport * FU: Apple Pay - Octopus * FU: MacRumors: Full Rollout of Apple Pay Support for NYC Subways Delayed Until December * Wikipedia: Virtual YouTuber * In the beginning, there were... + Vocaloid - MikuMikuDance + Yukkuri * Proto-Vtubers + Ami Yamato + Barbie Vlogs + Weatheroid Type-A Airi * Kizuna Ai + YouTube: A.I. Channel + YouTube: A.I. Games * The Big Five (minus Kizuna Ai) + Shiro + Mirai Akari + Kaguya Luna + Nojaoji * Supergroup Era + Nijisanji + Hololive + The Butterfly Effect, an Audible original podcast about the effects of PornHub on the world + Tsukino Mito + Inugami Korone + Houshou Marine + Usada Pekora * Clips + YouTube: Korone learns English slangs (lmao, yeet, pog, bruh) + YouTube: Korone learns about Cars & found her dream car + YouTube: Usada Pekora's Casino - The Revenge + Friend of the show woof tries out Live2D

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Luc-Olivier reviews the first Danganronpa game.

Related Links* FU: YouTube/Azura Cecillia: 【Machine Learning】 Raising Your Own Alien?! * FU: Gematsu: PlayStation-licensed racing cockpit manufacturer suggests Gran Turismo 7 will launch in 2020 * FU: YouTube: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 - Official Reveal Trailer * FU: YouTube/The Completionist: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2: The BEST Skateboarding Game * Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - Wikipedia

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Yanik recommends handheld games to Luc-Olivier.

Related Links* FU: Yanik's postmortem video for [M]achine [L]earning * FU: [M]achine [L]earning 1.0.2 now available for download * Flower, Sun, and Rain * Moon / Moon Chronicles * Resident Evil: Deadly Silence * Time Hollow + YouTube/My Life in Gaming: 3DS Video Output - USB to HDMI, Capture, and Future Challenges * Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective + YouTube/Mathhewmatosis: Recommending Ghost Trick * Touch Detective series * Professor Layton series * Cing adventure games * Zero Escape trilogy * Danganronpa series * Steins;Gate * HowLongToBeat * Yanik's Backloggery account * Luc-Olivier's Backloggery account

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik share the nine(?) games that define their taste in video games.

Related Links* FU: [M]achine [L]earning, Yanik's LD46 game * FU: Japanese arcade crowdfunding spreadsheet * Luc-Olivier's games: + Action/adventure games (Uncharted, Tomb Raider reboot) + Ace Attorney series + Gran Turismo 4 + Resident Evil 4, 5, 6 + Battle royale games (COD Warzone, Apex Legends) * Yanik's games: + Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 + Final Fantasy Tactics Advance + Dance Dance Revolution Extreme + Mushihimesama + Gran Turismo 2 + Super Mario 3D Land + Pokémon Gold + Amazing Breaker + Destiny * chibitech's R34 Skyline story * chibitech's Honda Prelude story

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Yanik talks about his experience as an interviewer. Oh, and FF7R demo talk.

Related Links* FU: Ata Distance: Apple Pay China T-Union Transit Cards arrive with iOS 13.4.1 Update * FU: Google's The Keyword Blog: Play Stadia Pro for free, starting today * Almost all of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trailers, in chronological order (excluding the latest one with the spoilers): + E3 2015 trailer + PlayStation Experience 2015 trailer + Then... no further news until spring 2019... + State of Play trailer + FFVII: A Symphonic Reunion trailer + E3 2019 trailer + TGS 2019 trailer + The Game Awards 2019 trailer + Theme song trailer + Opening movie/demo trailer * YouTube/Maximillian Dood: Max's Insane FFVII Remake Story (E3 2019) * YouTube/Digital Foundry: Final Fantasy 7 Remake - Digital Foundry Tech Review - Beautiful, But Not Flawless

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Luc-Olivier reviews the AirPods Pro.

Related Links* FU: The Icon Garden 33: The Measure of a Mac with Special Guest Merlin Mann * FU; George Stocker: Please stop recommending Git Flow! * FU: Ata Distance: QR Apple Pay Cards for iOS 14 Wallet? * FU: Ata Distance: On the eve of iOS 13.4 * FU: Ata Distance: iOS 13.4: Apple Pay Suica making way for Mobile PASMO? * FU: FeliCaDude: Mobile PASMO: the "me-too" that's all about them, and not you * FU: Basically Guide to Better Baking * FU: Use Gelatin to Improve Pan Sauces, Store-Bought Stocks, and Beyond | Serious Eats * AirPods Pro - Apple (CA) * AirPods - Apple (CA) * Powerbeats Pro - Beats by Dre * Luc-Olivier’s previous earphones: BeatsX - Beats by Dre * Yanik’s current wireless headphones: Beats Solo³ sans fil – Beats by Dr. Dre

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Yanik diverges from tech to talk about what he's been up to in the kitchen.

Related Links* Wikipedia: Pescetarianism * Tastemade's Frankie Celenza playlist * YouTube: Bon Appétit + Gourmet Makes + It's Alive with Brad + Reverse Engineering + Out of Context Bon Appétit * Crunchyroll: Today's Menu for the Emiya Family * Denpa's English adaptation of the Today's Menu for the Emiya Family manga * You Brew Kombucha * YouTube/Bon Appétit: How to Brew Your Own Kombucha with Brad * YouTube/The Way of Ramen: How to make an Easy Shoyu Ramen at home in 10 minutes * YouTube/Kin: Breakfast Tacos | Yoga with Adriene * The overnight oats recipe Yanik found on Reddit (see highlighted comment) * YouTube/The Way of Ramen: How to make an Easy Tantanmen Ramen * YouTube/Bon Appétit: Brad Makes Ginger Beer

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Thanks to YouTube Premium deals, Luc-Olivier reviews two Google Nest Minis.

Related Links* FU: Stadia Community - New games coming to Stadia! * FU: Eurogamer/Digital Foundry: Has GeForce Now quietly killed Google Stadia? * Google Nest Mini - Google Store * HEKTAR Floor lamp with 3-spotlights - dark gray - IKEA * homebridge.io * HOOBS.org – Homebridge Out Of the Box * Do by Friday 162: MILF Inflation, where Yanik found out about HOOBS * Smart Home Devices & Home Automation Systems - Google Store * Project Connected Home over IP

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For once, Yanik is the optimist. Too bad everyone else disagrees with him.

Related Links* Stadia * YouTube/Giant Bomb: Google Stadia: Quick Look * Eurogamer/Digital Foundry: Stadia tech review: the best game streaming yet, but far from ready * NESbot's tweet about Stadia not having any major news in 40 days * Project xCloud * YouTube/Digital Foundry: Project xCloud Beta Tested: Can Streaming Deliver A Handheld Xbox One Experience? * GeForce Now

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik watch The Morning Show and give their first impressions of Apple TV+.

Related Links* The Morning Show on Apple TV+ * Bombshell (2019 film) - Wikipedia * THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; Haven’t heard of Windows 95? Where have you been hiding? - The New York Times * For All Mankind on Apple TV+ * Dickinson on Apple TV+

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Yanik explains why he thinks Apple is hardly to blame for the Catalina software apocalypse.

Related Links Administrative note: On our next episode (releasing on January 19th), we will be discussing the Apple TV+ show, The Morning Show*. * FU: Updating Apps that Use Web Views - News - Apple Developer * Wikipedia: 64-bit computing * Pilky.me: Apple's Technology Transitions * AppleInsider: Road to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 64-Bits * Ars Technica: 64-bit support in Leopard: no Carbon love * Apple Developer: 64-bit Transition on macOS * Apple Support: 32-bit app compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 and later * Michael Tsai: iOS to Drop Support for 32-bit Apps * Twitter: @Apple3Forever's tweet about the majority of Steam games in their library not being 64-bit * Wikipedia: WoW64 * Wikipedia: Technical debt

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Luc-Olivier talks about some cool features available to apps using an iOS 12 deployment target.

Related Links* Foundation Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation * NSSecureUnarchiveFromDataTransformer - Foundation | Apple Developer Documentation * UIWebView - UIKit | Apple Developer Documentation * WKWebView - WebKit | Apple Developer Documentation * Metal for OpenGL Developers - WWDC 2018 - Videos - Apple Developer * Natural Language | Apple Developer Documentation * SKPaymentDiscount - StoreKit | Apple Developer Documentation * Implementing Subscription Offers in Your App | Apple Developer Documentation

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier share their favorite games they've played in 2019.

Related Links FU: BMW reverses decision to charge vehicle owners annual fee to use CarPlay - The Verge * FU: Apple (UK): Apple Pay - Transport for London * FU: Michael Tsai: Full Steam Ahead, But With Feature Flags * Limitless Possibility 103: Beating 9-Year-Olds on the Internet, 2018's game of the year episode * Lucco's honorable mentions: + Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Apex Legends, as discussed on episode 110 about battle royale games + Astro Bot Rescue Mission, as discussed on episode 107 about VR + Superhot VR * Lucco's dishonorable mentions: + Fortnite + Dr. Mario World and Mario Kart Tour * Yanik's dishonorable mention: Nier: Automata * Lucco's shoutout: Sacrifice Battle, as discussed on episode 113 about Yanik participating in the Ludum Dare game jam * Yanik's runner-ups: + Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia + Astro Bot Rescue Mission + Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker * Lucco's runner-ups: + Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle + The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) * Luc-Olivier's winner * Yanik's winner + If you'd like to skip the short spoiler section, wait for the spoiler warning and skip ahead to 1:16:13 or if your podcatcher supports chapter markers, skip to the next chapter marker. + Game Maker's Toolkit video on this game's stellar world design * Listener games of the year:* + Fire Emblem: Three Houses + MOLEK-SYNTEZ + Untitled Goose Game + Outer Wilds + Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers + Tetris 99

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The guys return from vacation and couldn't help themselves from talking about photography again.

Related Links FU: Ford's New SYNC 4 Infotainment System Offers Giant 15.5-Inch Screen; Here's How It Works * FU: Mike Rundle sur Twitter : "Ford’s new Mach-E electric SUV has the most beautiful user interface I’ve ever seen in a vehicle. Now that* is how you reject flat UI and instead make something gorgeous." * Use Shared Albums in Photos - Apple Support * My Photo Stream and Shared Albums limits - Apple Support * ‎Metapho in the App Store * tyler.io: Gone, the article Yanik mentioned about Catalina's issues with shared photo albums in iCloud

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For the 5th anniversary of the show, Yanik revisits the topic of photography.

Programming note: Following the release of this episode, the show will go on hiatus until November 24th.

Related Links FU: Ata Distance: Tokyo Cashless 2020: Consumption tax relief with the CASHLESS rebate program * Alternate lenses in Yanik's focal length range: + Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T E 24mm F1.8 ZA + Sony FE 35mm F1.8 (yes, Yanik spent the whole episode saying 30mm when he meant 35mm!) * The trifecta of Sigma lenses: + Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN + Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | C + Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | C * Sony's half-decade of camera experimentation: + E-mount / NEX + RX100 + RX1 + a7 + QX1 * Yanik's low-light Robot Restaurant laser dance photo * Gemini Photos * Darkroom * Pixelmator Photo

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Luc-Olivier walks through the migration process from HockeyApp to Visual Studio App Center.

Programming note: We will be taking a hiatus following the release of our next episode on October 13th, and will be returning with episode 124 on November 24th.

Related Links* FU: Know Your Meme: Bowsette * FU: The Verge: Starbucks Japan is selling pens with built-in NFC wallets * FU: App Store: IC Card * FU: Apple Support: Play Apple Music with Alexa * FU: The Game Design Forum: Game Design eBooks * HockeyApp - Transition Center * Visual Studio App Center | iOS, Android, Xamarin & React Native * Roadmap · microsoft/appcenter Wiki · GitHub * HockeyApp - HockeyApp Joins Microsoft * Daring Fireball: Google-Owned Crashlytics Is Using Custom Fonts to Track Users

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Yanik talks about his evolution as a Magic the Gathering player.

Related Links* FU: App Store: SuicaEng * FU: App Store: Suica * FU: Amazon: eConnect Japan prepaid SIM * FU: The Verge: World of Warcraft is dominating Twitch because Fortnite streamers are desperate for change * Limitless Possibility 63: Unfortunately Named Trump, where we first discussed Yanik's love for card games * Limitless Possibility 69: Nice, where we last discussed MtG * MTG Gamepedia: Sealed Deck * MTG Cubelet * MTG Cubelet: Example lists * Podcast episodes about Cubelet: + Tap Tap Concede: The Cubelet + Tap Tap Concede: JOU and More Cubelet * Yanik's cubelet on CubeTutor and Scryfall

Japan Prepaid SIM (1GB Data for up to 15 days)

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Luc-Olivier elaborates on his work experience with RxSwift, and has more to say about Final Fantasy VII.

Programming note: We will be taking a hiatus following the release of episode 123 on October 13th, and will be returning with episode 124 on November 24th.

Related Links* FU: lonelystreams.com * FU: Mario Kart Tour * FU: Yakuza 7 announced for PS4 – first trailer, details, and screenshots * FU: Porsche to Include Apple Music App in Its Electric Taycan Electric Sports Car - MacStories * ReactiveX * GitHub - ReactiveX/RxSwift: Reactive Programming in Swift * 106: Barbaric Mocking Strategies • Limitless Possibility * 36: #ItJustWorks • Limitless Possibility * David's post about Final Fantasy VII and the last episode

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier play Final Fantasy VII's Midgar section for the very first time.

Programming note: We will be taking a hiatus following the release of episode 123 on October 13th, and will be returning with episode 124 on November 24th.

Related Links* FU: The Verge: The Apple Card starts rolling out today

The following links may contain spoilers, please be careful if you are sensitive to them.

Wikipedia: Final Fantasy VII
GameFAQs: Final Fantasy VII's North American box artwork, featuring the back of the box Yanik was never tempted by
YouTube: Final Fantasy VII Remake - E3 2019 Trailer
Final Fantasy Wiki: Final Fantasy VII version differences
App Store: Final Fantasy VII, the version Luc-Olivier played
Let's Mosey: A Slow Translation of Final Fantasy VII, a translation analysis video series by Tim Rogers
Final Fantasy Wiki: Battle system/Active Time Battle
Final Fantasy Wiki: Materia
Final Fantasy Wiki: Limit Break, as a recurring series mechanic
Final Fantasy Wiki: Limit Break, as it pertains to FF7 specifically
Other Limitless Possibility episodes mentioned:
- 2: Mobile Payments, the topic that never dies
- 78: You're a Real Bro Gamer Now, where Luc-Olivier started watching Twitch
- 93: Whatever, Let Me Dream, where Yanik laid out his theory on handheld game design

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Luc-Olivier talks about fostering a local developer community and tells the history of CocoaHeads Montréal.

Related Links* FU: MacRumors: Apple Releases iOS 9.3.6 and iOS 10.3.4 With GPS Bug Fix for Older iPhones and iPads * FU: Twitter/@IsTheStoreDown: Apple released 2 new iOS OTA Firmwares: iOS 5.3 (Build 16U569), iOS 5.3 (Build 16U6569). * FU: James Thomson sur Twitter : "In case you missed it last night, my talk on easter eggs from Hacking with Swift Live (and, previously @nsnorth) went up! if you like old Apple stories, this may be for you :)… https://t.co/x2TXS5RuB0" * CocoaHeads: International Cocoa Club * CocoaHeads Montréal

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Yanik is frustrated with the transit network changes in Trois-Rivières.

Related Links Admin note: We will be recording an episode for release on August 18th about our first time playing through the Midgar section of Final Fantasy VII*. Feel free to play along at home! * FU: Soroush Khanlou: Continuous Integration * FU: YouTube/Digital Foundry: Switch Lite Reveal Analysis: Nintendo's New Hardware Plans Come Into Focus * FU: YouTube/Gaijin Hunter: Nintendo Switch | Save Data Sharing * FU: YouTube/Digital Foundry: The Next Switch: Tegra X1 'Mariko' - What Is It And What Can It Do? * STTR network map

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Luc-Olivier delves into SwiftUI and Catalyst, and Yanik has some important questions.

Related Links Admin note: We will be recording an episode for release on August 18th about our first time playing through the Midgar section of Final Fantasy VII*. Feel free to play along at home! * FU: David and Yanik's tweets discussing the last episode * FU: The Talk Show 256: ‘A Bit Too Thin’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson * FU: Accidental Tech Podcast 333: Pesky Human Issues * FU: YouTube: SGDQ 2019's Super Mario World blind Kaizo race * Introducing iPad Apps for Mac - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer * Taking iPad Apps for Mac to the Next Level - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer * Designing iPad Apps for Mac - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer * Padraig's tweet about the belief that Mac developers were being change-averse before the announcement of SwiftUI

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Yanik compares branches and feature flags, and thinks out loud about monorepos.

Related Links Admin note: In two months, we will be recording an episode about our first time playing through the Midgar section of Final Fantasy VII*. Feel free to play along at home! * FU: YouTube/Nintendo Mobile: Welcome to Dr. Mario World * Wikipedia: Branching (version control) * Vincent Driessen: A successful Git branching model, the article that gave us git-flow * Wikipedia: Feature toggle * Wikipedia: Monorepo * Facebook's Buck build tool, tailored for monorepos

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik bring you the WWDC Recap Extravaganza for 2019.

Related Links* iOS 13 Preview - Features - Apple * Advances in CarPlay Systems - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer * Introducing Desktop-class Browsing on iPad - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer * Font Management and Text Scaling - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer * Advances in App Background Execution - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer

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Yanik goes over his experience as a first-time game jam participant.

Related Links FU: Yanik Magnan on Twitter * FU: NSNorth on Twitter * FU: James Thomson on Twitter * FU: Ken Kocienda’s WWDC Sessions + Writing Easy-To-Change Code: Your Second-Most Important Goal As A Developer - WWDC 2011 - Videos - Apple Developer + Basics+Habits: Building Your Software Projects To Last - WWDC 2012 - Videos - Apple Developer + A Strategy for Great Work - WWDC 2014 - Videos - Apple Developer * FU: What's happening at Nest? * Yanik and woof's game, Sacrifice Battle*: download, source code * Limitless Possibility 9: Game Development with LÖVE * The LÖVE game engine * The Ludum Dare game jam * woof on Twitter and Tumblr * selectbutton: Babby's First Game Jam, Yanik's thread asking for game jam first-timer advice * MTG Wiki: Aggro deck / The Aristocrats * GitHub: kikito/anim8 * woof's game, Blue Revolver * Wikipedia: Entity component system * itch.io * GitHub: rxi/lovebird * Mark Rosewater's Drive to Work podcast * Playdate * GitHub: rxi

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Yanik attempts to hijack the show with followup, and Luc-Olivier gives his thoughts on this year's NSNorth.

Related Links Next episode will be about Yanik and woof's game Sacrifice Battle! Tweet questions to us at @limipo_podcast!* * FU: Upgrade 244: Push All the Sales Buttons * FU: David's tweet about my NYC Shibuya/Ginza analogues not being accurate * FU: Polygon: Apex Legends is probably headed to mobile * FU: Svend Joscelyne's tweet demonstrating the PUBG Mobile changes in China * FU: saurik's tweet thread about leaving the jailbreak scene (part 1, part 2) * FU: YouTube/Microsoft Developer: Windows Terminal: Building a better command line experience for developers * FU: Wired: Exclusive: What to Expect from Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation * FU: Wario64's tweet about the Mario Kart Tour closed beta on Android * FU: RhinoShield CrashGuard NX * YouTube: Chicken chicken chicken, a YouTube classic * YouTube/Wrestling With Gaming: The Story Of XBAND - The 16-Bit Multiplayer Network For Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis * 13: Out With the Girls • Limitless Possibility * NSNorth 2019 * Dylan Beattie sur Twitter : "Going to a conference? Yes! Introduce yourself. Say hello. Chat to people. They're lovely. Really! And if you're already chatting in a group, make your group approachable using @ericholscher's Pac-Man Rule. Here's how it works. Have fun!" / Twitter * Ship it Safe - Guilherme Rambo - App Builders 2019 - YouTube * Go (game) - Wikipedia * Dim Sum Thinking

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Yanik compares the role of fashion at Apple over time.

Related Links Administrative note: Don't expect a new episode from us in two weeks, as both of us are going to be busy and unable to edit a show that week. We will return to your podcatchers on Sunday, May 12th. * FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of PUBG * FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of Fortnite * FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of Call of Duty * FU: YouTube/theScore esports: The Story of Apex Legends * Apple: Apple names Deirdre O’Brien senior vice president of Retail + People * Wikipedia: Ginza * Wikipedia: Shibuya * Limitless Possibility 79: Donald Sutherland, about the anime Bartender* which takes place in Ginza * Twitter: Y2K Aesthetic Institute * Without Fail: The Man Behind the Iconic Apple Stores: Ron Johnson

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Luc-Olivier plays a variety of battle royale games.

Related LinksNo links this week!

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Luc-Olivier shares his thoughts on Splatoon 2.

Related Links* Listen to Yanik's appearance on Super Nintendo Exploration Squad #5: Drift King Shutokou Battle 2 * FU: The Verge: Valve is getting into card games and people are mad * FU: Foursquare’s redesigned Swarm app is a journal for capturing your travels - The Verge * Waypoint: 'Splatoon 2' Fans Can't Stop Talking About One Thing: 'Knack 2' * IkaWidget 2, a Splatoon 2 map rotation widget for iOS is currently in the App Store approval queue * Mayo Won Splatfest, But Some Splatoon 2 Players Worry The System Is Broken * Nintendo Switch Online – Nintendo Switch™ Official site – Online gaming, multiplayer, voice chat * Kotaku: Splatoon 2 Voice Chat Set-Up Looks Totally Bonkers

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Yanik teaches Luc-Olivier how to play Magic the Gathering.

Related Links* Catch Yanik's appearance on Super Nintendo Exploration Squad #4: Tetris 2 * FU: The Verge: Niantic ‘horrified’ by Pokémon Go Fest * FU: Accidental Tech Podcast #231: I Am Not a Salad Power User * Limitless Possibility #63: Unfortunately Named Trump * Magic Duels and Open House events * Game Knights #7: Archenemy: Nicol Bolas with Gavin Verhey * Magic Online collapsing on itself * Limited Resources

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Having just purchased a new car, Luc-Olivier shares his tips for buying a new car.

Related Links* FU: Digital DJ Tips: Traktor DJ Is Not Dead! It's Back, & With Cloud Sync… * FU: Digital Foundry: Splatoon 2 Switch Analysis: Resolution, Wii U Improvements And More! * Best New Car Prices in Canada. Free Dealer Invoice Price. | Unhaggle * Get the Best Price & Save on Your Next Car - Hassle Free! | CarCostCanada * This American Life #513: 129 Cars * Know Your Meme: Sonic the Anarchist Hedgehog

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Yanik looks at how different Apple has become without Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall.

Related Links* FU: Digital Foundry: If Xbox One X is $500 - How Much Will Next-Gen Consoles Cost? * FU: Digital Foundry: Anthem: Xbox One X E3 Demo - Is it the Real Deal? * CHM Live: Original iPhone Engineers Nitin Ganatra, Scott Herz & Hugo Fiennes (Part One) * CHM Live: Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two) * WSJ: How the iPhone Was Born: Inside Stories of Missteps and Triumphs

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In this post-WWDC episode, the guys dissect four sessions you should consider.

Related Links* Luc-Olivier's sessions: + CarPlay sessions of 2016: - Developing CarPlay Systems, Part 1 - WWDC 2016 - Videos - Apple Developer - Developing CarPlay Systems, Part 2 - WWDC 2016 - Videos - Apple Developer + This year's sessions: - Developing Wireless CarPlay Systems - WWDC 2017 - Videos - Apple Developer - Enabling Your App for CarPlay - WWDC 2017 - Videos - Apple Developer * Yanik's sessions: + Introducing Core ML + Vision Framework: Building on Core ML

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Yanik releases months of pent-up rage about cross-platform development.

Related Links* FU: Tipping point for Apple Pay as majority of UK tills accept limitless payments * FU: MBNA Canada Apple Pay Launch Coming in June; HSBC Website Teases Apple Pay | iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource * FU: How to use Android Pay in Canada * FU: SiriKit Programming Guide: Intents Domains * FU: Digital Foundry: Ultra HD Gaming! What Can PC Learn From PS4 Pro? * Unity * Digital Foundry: Is Firewatch PS4 Fixed With Patch 1.02? – a video illustrating some of the common Unity performance issues on consoles * WINE * Apple Developer: Developer ID and Gatekeeper * Apache Cordova * React Native * NativeScript * Xamarin * Electron * Ars Technica: OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review – linked right to the section about its battery shaming menu * Apps using Electron: + Dev tools: Atom, GitHub Desktop, Hyper, Visual Studio Code + Communication: Discord, Slack, Twitch

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik share their predictions for WWDC 2017.

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Yanik explains how he fell in love with collectible card games again.

Related Links FU: The Verge: Twitch’s new affiliate program will let almost any streamer earn money * FU: Polygon: Fire Emblem Heroes bests Super Mario Run profits, despite 10 times fewer downloads * Pokémon Trading Card Game + Play! Pokémon + PokéCap's Real Pocket Monsters ruleset * Battle Spirits + Yanik's preferred bunch of Battle Spirits videos from Fukui prefecture * Hearthstone * Hearthstone Global Games * Kripparrian on YouTube * Trump on YouTube*

*Shadowverse*
**Other card games:
- Gwent
- The Elder Scrolls: Legends
- Faeria
- MtG Online and Pokémon TCG Online**

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Luc-Olivier explains different motorsport activities you can do with your own car.

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Yanik explains the mess that is DJ hardware and software ecosystems.

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A special guest joins us to talk about Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Related Links- FU: Adobe Prelude - FU: Michael Tsai: Apple Acquires Workflow - FU: Happy Monday System: Technical Difficulties Redux - FU: GoPro eliminates almost 300 jobs in third round of cuts since 2016 - The Verge - Matthewmatosis' extensive Zelda reviews - Fan project to get Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on PC shows remarkable progress • Eurogamer.net - Limitless Possibility 56: Share the Joy The following links are related to the spoiler section of the episode and may contain spoilers:* YouTube: Breath of the Wild Any% Speedrun in 47:59 * YouTube: Weapon Durability, Fanbase Fragility (The Jimquisition) * YouTube: Legend of Zelda: Donkey Breath

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The boys talk about the anime phenomenon of 2016: Yuri!!! on Ice.

Related Links* FU: Polygon: The Division’s Year Two content will be free * FU: NCBI: Influence of Pokémon Go on Physical Activity: Study and Implications * FU: Polygon: PlayStation VR sales figures revealed in exec’s interview * FU:Everyday Driver sur Instagram : « The official car of Utah. » * Wikipedia: Yuri on Ice * Crunchyroll offers for free the first three episodes on YouTube: + Yuri!!! on ICE Ep. 1 | Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears - YouTube + Yuri!!! on ICE Ep. 2 | Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia - YouTube + Yuri!!! on ICE Ep. 3 | I Am Eros, and Eros Is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice - YouTube + For the rest of the anime : Crunchyroll: Yuri!!! On ICE * Luc-Olivier's Apple Music Playlist of Yuri!!! on Ice's Soundtrack * [ENGLISH] Yuri!!! On Ice - You Only Live Once (Cover) - YouTube

The following links are related to the spoiler section of the episode and may contain spoilers:

Tweet representative of Yanik's timeline over the original airing of the series
Wikipedia: My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
Wikipedia: Wandering Son
Anime Feminist: Feature: Straight guys!!! on ICE
Real Figure Skaters Endorse Yuri!!! on ICE - Interest - Anime News Network
Yuri!!! On ICE Reaction from Olympic Skater Johnny Weir - YouTube
Wikipedia: Jeffrey Buttle
Saga-ken x Yuri!!! on Ice: Saga!!! on Ice (Japanese)

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Luc-Olivier bought some gadgets and reviews them.

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Yanik gives a tour of macOS automation technologies.

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Yanik shares his thoughts after getting some hands-on time with the Switch.

Related Links* The Nintendo Switch press conference video, which this episode largely assumes you've already seen. * Third-party area * Mario Kart 8 Deluxe booth * Splatoon 2 booth * Link * Ultra Street Fighter II tabletop setup * 1-2 Switch booth

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Luc-Olivier share his thoughts about Swift after 9 months of using it.

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Yanik's tips and recommendations for travelling to the Tokyo metro area.

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53: State of the MacAfter dealing with a mountain of followup, the guys look at where the new MacBook Pros fit into the Mac lineup.

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The guys talk about the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer.

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Luc-Olivier explores permissions systems on mobile OSes.

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Yanik closes the digital hub series by looking at Apple's suite of music apps.

Editing note: Something unknown happened to Yanik's voice recording causing it to become corrupt about an hour in, so we've used the Skype track we usually use to sync our audio as a fallback recording from that point onwards. Sorry for the audio artifacts.

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The guys discuss Apple and Sony's September 7th events.

Related LinksNo related links this week!

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Yanik explores the history of Apple's video editing software.

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Luc-Olivier dissects this year's summer phenomenon: Pokémon Go.

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The guys talk about how they approach photography in 2016.

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The guys play Tom Clancy's The Division.

Related Links Limipo Video Extra: Recording Episode 45* * Video archive of the entire stream, featuring about an extra hour of post-show content!

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Yanik takes you on a tour of Japanese home computers from the 80s.

Two housekeeping notes this episode:

We had a ton of technical issues this week during the recording and editing of the episode, we apologize for the quality of the audio and hope to be back to normal on our next regular episode!
With that out of the way, next episode is going to be a little different, and will be streamed live on Twitch. Stay tuned to our Twitter account for the exact details over the coming days!

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The guys rant and rave about new developments from WWDC 2016.

Related LinksNo related links this week!

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Yanik falls off a bench and gives an update after six months at his new job.

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Luc-Olivier covers two short topics which backfires into a third one.

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Yanik wonders what keeps you playing a game for hundreds of hours.

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Luc-Olivier discusses social pressures around messaging apps.

FU: The Verge: The company funding Faraday Future just unveiled its own electric car
FU: MacRumors: Electric Car Challenger LeEco Calls Apple Product Design 'Obsolete'
AgileBits Blog: Curing Our Slack Addiction
BuzzFeed: My Little Sister Taught Me How To “Snapchat Like The Teens”
Dan Grover: Bots won't replace apps. Better apps will replace apps.

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Yanik surprises everyone by talking about cars.

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The guys break a promise, Yanik is excited and Luc-Olivier talks modern browsers.

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The pursuit for the one true modern application architecture.

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To conclude the video game series, the guys talk about Sony consoles.

Related Links* MasterCard May Support Apple Pay in Canada, Brazil and Asia This Year - Mac Rumors * FU: Canvas on Relay.fm * YouTube iOS App Gains Native Resolution on iPad Pro - Mac Rumors * Low Score Boy's video on the Taiwanese Super Nintendo/Genesis equivalent, the A'Can (Taiwanese) * Pokémon Sun and Moon coming to 3DS this year ⊟ … - Tiny Cartridge 3DS - Nintendo 3DS, DS, Wii U, and PS Vita News, Media, Comics, & Retro Junk * Microsoft makes big Xbox-on-PC push with 4K, 60 fps Forza 6 Apex | Ars Technica * Sony has sold over 35 million PlayStation 4s | The Verge * Sony explains why PS4 will launch in Japan after the West • Eurogamer.net * 2015's Top 20 Best-Selling PS4 Games on PSN - GameSpot * List of best-selling PlayStation 4 video games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia * Face tracking GT5 - Playstation EYE - NO ABS - YouTube * Gran Turismo is finally coming to PlayStation 4 | The Verge * 100ft Robot Golf Announcement Trailer * We'll know more about Sony's PlayStation VR on March 15th | The Verge * HTC Vive priced at $799, available in early April | The Verge * Global Weekly Video Game Chart, Week Ending 26th Dec 2015 - VGChartz * Next PlayStation 4 update includes game streaming to PCs and Macs | The Verge * PlayStation TV Discontinued in the US, Europe - GameSpot

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Yanik gives his thoughts on the iPad Pro and productivity on the Apple Watch.

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The guys tackle their least used platforms: Xbox and PC gaming.

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Yanik angers electrical engineers by talking about playing retro consoles on modern displays.

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The guys try to be positive about current generation Nintendo consoles.

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Yanik discontinues another product for the second episode in a row.

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Luc-Olivier revisits three topics to conclude 2015.

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The guys revisit the Apple Watch six months after launch.

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Luc-Olivier gives his first impressions regarding the newest Apple TV.

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier celebrate a year of their podcast.

Related Links ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: You can watch a fast motion video of Yanik editing this very episode on YouTube! * FU: telepath's Virtual Dream Plaza bandcamp account * FU: The Verge: YouTube Gaming adds mobile livestreaming and Twitch-like paid subscriptions * FU: Downwell and Yanik's video of his best Downwell run * FU: TechCrunch: YouTube Red, A $9.99 Site-Wide Ad-Free Subscription With Play Music, Launches Oct 28 * FU: TechCrunch: YouTube Will Completely Remove Videos Of Creators Who Don’t Sign Its Red Subscription Deal * FU: Limitless Possibility 12: Unbundle of Joy * Wikipedia: The Screen Savers and now, The New Screen Savers * This Week in Tech * The Talk Show with John Gruber (original series), series 2, currently running series * A song from the Phoenix Wright orchestral arrange album Yanik and Luc-Olivier made their peers listen to in high school * Our microphone: the Blue Yeti * The Onion: Podcaster Makes Solemn Promise To Improve Sound Quality Next Episode * Piezo * Audacity * Fission * Recommended podcast apps: + Overcast for power users who prefer sane defaults to settings + Castro for users with basic needs who want something better + Downcast if you are a crazy person who wants all the settings * Luc-Olivier's recommended podcasts: + The Smoking Tire + Savage Lovecast + Connected + Honorable mention: The Talk Show, see above * Yanik's recommended podcasts:* + Cortex + Reply All + 8-4 Play + Honorable mention: Bilingual News

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Luc-Olivier explains what makes a good side project.

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Just in time for TwitchCon, Yanik discusses streaming video games on Twitch.

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An optimistic Luc-Olivier. A grumpy Yanik. An Apple Event.

Related Links* FU: Gamasutra: Why Apple banned chart-topping game Monster Strike from the App Store * watchOS 2 * New Apple Watch Straps * Apple Watch Hermès * iPad Pro * Apple Pencil * Apple Smart Keyboard * iPad Mini 4 * The Future of TV * iPhone 6S * iOS 9

N.B. The links to the Apple Website are to the Canadian one because Canadian prices ;_;

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Yanik explores software versioning and flexibility in the era of cloud services.

Related Links FU: DEF CON 23 - Charlie Miller & Chris Valasek - Remote Exploitation of an Unaltered Passenger Vehicle - YouTube * Wikipedia: Google Play Services * ComponentKit * React Native * AppHub * Clay Allsopp: A Dynamic, Crazy, Native Mobile Future—Powered by JavaScript * Tapjet (Note: Yanik messes up during the episode and says Tapjoy* over and over again, but that's the wrong company, and they aren't as cool) * Apple News Publisher * AltConf 2015: A Eulogy for Objective-C

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Luc-Olivier is concerned about the security vulnerabilities found in Internet of Things.

Related Links* Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED * This Gadget Hacks GM Cars to Locate, Unlock, and Start Them (UPDATED) | WIRED * Hackers Cut a Corvette's Brakes Via a Common Car Gadget | WIRED * Steve Manzuik on Twitter: “for shits and giggles I port scanned my wife's new Cadillac. Both FTP and HTTP are open. http://t.co/8Xb4o89fCd” * Charlie Miller on Twitter: “Our paper is released: http://t.co/fJQWfwtZK0 Read it and start doing some car hacking!” * Charlie Miller on Twitter: “More cars with dbus on the Internet? https://t.co/Ez5TH4CEMv” * Mikko Kenttälä on Twitter: “@0xcharlie similar findings (excluding the CAN hacking part) from Toyota Touch&Go. https://t.co/ad4avkEGsU Thanks for extensive research.” * Automakers again at odds with cyber-security researchers * Researchers reveal electronic car lock hack after 2-year injunction by Volkswagen | Ars Technica

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Yanik forces Luc-Olivier to listen to vaporwave for the first time.

Related Links FU: Go listen to Ellie Goulding's show archived on Apple Music Connect * FU: The Loop: Apple Music is a nightmare and I’m done with it * Origins: FLORAL SHOPPE / MACINTOSH PLUS * Vektroid's website * Vaporwave: A Brief History by Wolfenstein OS X * prism genesis / fuji grid tv (on YouTube, because the original album has been pulled) * Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition / New Dreams Ltd. * Classic: ATMOSPHERES 第1 / ECO VIRTUAL * Virtual Saxophone Transmissions / g h o s t i n g * ATMOSPHERES 第2 / ECO VIRTUAL * Midnight Television / Midnight Television * Telenights / g h o s t i n g * viewers like you / television archives * Escapism: 未来へ / t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 * Dream Catalogue, the label telepath founded with HKE * Give It Up / KC & The Sunshine Band, sampled in あなたの愛 * 仮想夢プラザ (Virtual Dream Plaza), telepath's 15 hour magnum opus * COOL JAPAN, which is probably just tofubeats * 슈퍼마켓Yes! We're Open / 식료품groceries * ふたりの夏物語 / 杉山清貴&オメガトライブ, sampled in あなただけ * 浪漫的夢想 (Romantic Dreams) / Hong Kong Express * ２８１４ / ２８１４ and 新しい日の誕生 / ２８１４ (not 2084 like I say on the show) * Future Funk: Hit Vibes / SAINT PEPSI * call me maybe (SAINT PEPSI edit) / SAINT PEPSI * The music video for Can't You See, Skylar Spence/Saint Pepsi's newest single * Bae / YUNG BAE * Rollergirl / Rollergirl! * SUPERSEX420 x TENDENCIES SPLIT EP * ネオ東京 / マクロスMACROSS 82-99 * BABYBABYの夢 from friend of the show TANUKI's upcoming (?) カタカナ・タイトル EP * Want to get into vaporwave?* * Soft Season / Lasership Stereo is a good ~10 min intro to the sound of vaporwave. * Neon Nights, a weekly vaporwave-y Internet radio show by friend of the show luxury elite * Consult Reddit's Vaporwave Essentials Guide: Ultra Edition * Hologram Plaza / Disconscious, Yanik's favorite mallsoft album

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Luc-Olivier shakes up the show formula by introducing a new rule.

Related Links* The Insert Credit Show * Nintendo: Notification of Death and Personnel Change of a Representative Director * Satoru Iwata's GDC2011 keynote * Beats1 schedule * iPod touch * iPod nano * iPod shuffle * JRPG July * Howlongtobeat * Backloggery

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Behind the scenes of Yanik's app Eos.

Related Links* FU: Apple Music Revenue Share to Music Labels, Publishers Explained | Re/code * FU: Taylor Swift - To Apple, Love Taylor * FU: Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift for Free Streams After All | Re/code * FU: Taylor Swift on Twitter: “After the events of this week, I've decided to put 1989 on Apple Music…and happily so.” * FU: Listen to everything Zane Lowe said during the first hour of Beats 1 | The Verge * Apple Music * Eos * Facebook's Building Paper 2014 tech talks * Limitless Possibility 12: Unbundle of Joy * Aged & Distilled * Glyphish * Acorn * Crashlytics / Fabric * Open source packages used in Eos * OmniFocus * A successful Git branching model * K's concept art for the Eos mascot character * Frums * End of life announcement for Mitsuba * inessential: Love

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The guys blabber about Apple’s WWDC.

Related Links* FU: Rental Circulation 5: Shhhh (Art) * Analogue 44: Pillow Talk with Myke and Casey * The Talk Show: Live from WWDC, with Special Guest Phil Schiller * Limitless Possibility 11: Dealing with New Software * ATP 122: My Results Were Inconclusive * Debug 67: WWDC 2015 roundtable podcast * Re/code: Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)

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Yanik goes on ad nauseum about trends in the gaming industry before E3.

Related Links * FU: Android Auto review | The Verge * FU: Android Auto Review: The Smartphone Finally Finds Its Rightful Home in the Car - WSJ * FU: Chevy bringing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to 14 models | The Verge * Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Project Morpheus * The weirdos: HoloLens, Cardboard, Project Tango * The Verge: Slamdance: inside the weird virtual reality of Google's Project Tango * Polygon: 'Big indie' Kickstarters are killing actual indies * List of games in the Dreamcast Diaspora

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Luc-Olivier shares his experience of joining a local car community.

Related Links * FU: @musashino_unsou, Yanik's Japanese Twitter account * FU: Yanik's redesigned website * FU: Limitless Possibility 5: The Current State of Streaming Services * FU: Amazon Records (in Japanese) * FU: The Verge: This was Sony Music's contract with Spotify * FU: Monowear's third-party Apple Watch bands * FU: Exponent 45: It's a Watch that Does Stuff * Mitsubishi Lancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia * Ford Fiesta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia * Go buy Yanik's new iOS app, Eos!

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Yanik struggles between being himself on Twitter and promoting his own apps.

Related Links * FU: Apple Pay Plans to Launch in Canada This Fall - WSJ * FU: Discover Announces Apple Pay Support Beginning This Fall - Mac Rumors * FU: Best Buy now accepts Apple Pay, coming to stores 'later this year' | The Verge * FU: Ben Thompson on Twitter: “Best Buy to support Apple Pay, CurrentC falling apart: http://t.co/7fZFtxjppR (As predicted: http://t.co/V0dMiTlmBM) http://t.co/IxW6oGk9PC” * FU: Home Depot Aiming to Put Apple Pay in Its 2,000 Stores - Bloomberg Business * Eos • Coming Soon. * Eos (@eos_app) | Twitter * polyphonic room * polyphonic room (@polyphonicroom) | Twitter

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Luc-Olivier and Yanik talk for a really long time about NSNorth and about their Apple Watch impressions.

Related Links * FU: Mid-Range 1.2 GHz Retina MacBook CPU Shows Nice Speed Boost Over Low-End Model - Mac Rumors * FU: An Analysis of Foursquare's Popularity After Removing Check-Ins — Junkyard Sam * FU: Swarm on the App Store * FU: Messenger.com * FU: The Verge: Facebook introduces Hello, an app to replace the Android dialer * FU: Reddit: Pokemon Rumble World's “Free to Start” paid system might be an excellent new F2P system * NSNorth 2015 * Apple to Offer Band Only Exchanges for Apple Watch - Mac Rumors * Apple Watch Waterproof Test * A Blog to Watch: Apple Watch Review Chapter 1: Setup & First Day Experience * The website for the Resolve podcast Yanik mentions at the end of the show has seemingly been taken offline.

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Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about the Unbundled App Crisis of 2014.

Related Links * FU: Mac Rumors: Early Benchmarks Put Retina MacBook CPU Performance in Range of 2011 MacBook Air * FU: It's Official: Jay Z's Historic Tidal Launches With 16 Artist Stakeholders | Billboard * FU: Jay Z relaunches Tidal with music's biggest artists as his co-owners | The Verge * FU: This is the Only Thing You Need to Know About "Hifi" Tidal Streaming - Create Digital Music * FU: Gawker: The World's Most Famous Musicians Just Hosted a Bonkers Press Conference * FU: TIDAL’s celebrity backers “taking the story back” from the evil tech industry * FU: TechCrunch: Tidal Confirms Partnership With Sprint Owner Softbank For Its Artist Co-Owned Music Service * FU: Storify: Mint Royale on Tidal streaming * FU: The Lefsetz Letter: Tidal * The Foursquare Blog: A look into the future of Foursquare, including a new app called Swarm * The Foursquare Blog: A brand new Foursquare, with a brand new logo and look, is almost ready for you * TechCrunch: Kill The Hamburger Button * Benedict Evans: Facebook Mobile * Benedict Evans: Messaging and mobile platforms * Fast Company: Facebook Beefs Up its Messenger App * MacStories: Facebook Messenger’s “Optimized” Approach and App Discovery

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Luc-Olivier talks about how to deal with a new version of your beloved software.

Related Links * FU: David’s tweet about Stagecast * FU: Ars Technica: Hands-on with the Retina MacBook: One-port wonder * FU: Tiny Cartridge: Nintendo’s next platform (console?) is the “NX” * FU: Tiny Cartridge: Nintendo leading development of its phone games * FU: Try On a Paper Apple Watch — Liss is More * Apple - OS X - Photos Preview * Apple releases public beta of OS X 10.10.3 with new Photos app | The Verge * Panic Blog » Coda 2.5 and the Mac App Store * Six Colors: BBEdit at Max Q * [ANN] BBEdit 11 Pricing - Google Groups * Çingleton - Rich Seigel on Vimeo * iOS 9: Everything We Know | MacRumors * Apple's iOS 9 to have 'huge' stability and optimization focus after years of feature additions | 9to5Mac

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Luc-Olivier & Yanik give their 2 cents about the Apple Spring Forward Event.

Related Links * FU: Limitless Possibility #4: Look Ma, No Subs! * FU: Yanik's JLPT N2 certificate * FU: Wikipedia: Stagecast Creator * HBO NOW * The new MacBook * ATP #107: We Get the Most Boring Tips * Federico Viticci's photos of the new MacBook * Macworld: Lab tested: The Mac Pro Daisy Chain Challenge * stratechery: Mobile First * Apple Watch * Appple Watch Gallery * John Gruber and Marco Arment discussing their wrist circumference on Twitter * Daring Fireball: Apple Watch Prelude * ResearchKit

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Yanik talks about his experimenting with game development.

Related Links * FU: The developer iTunes connect snafu * FU: Apple will fight iOS bugs with first-ever iOS Public Betas: 8.3 in March, 9 in summer | 9to5Mac * FU: Revealed: The experts Apple hired to build an electric car | 9to5Mac * FU: Apple Hairball? Ex-GM CEO Says Building Cars May Not Be Worth It - Bloomberg Business * FU: Apple reportedly poached employees from A123 Systems to work on battery tech, now faces unfair competition lawsuit | 9to5Mac * FU: Bloomberg: Apple planning to launch its own car by the year 2020 | 9to5Mac * Wikipedia: ResEdit * Wikipedia: QuickTime VR * Wikipedia: TimeSplitters 2 * cocos2d * LÖVE - Free 2D Game Engine * Lua's official site * Wikipedia: Lua (programming language) * Wikipedia: Prototype-based programming * LÖVE Wiki: Game Distribution * Useful modules: Donut, lovebird

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Special Episode: While Yanik is enjoying Japan, we decided to air a special episode. This week's episode is our second pilot. It was recorded nearly one year ago when Yanik and I were tinkering with the idea of starting our own podcast. Enjoy !

The iMac Yanik bought before starting college back in 2008 dies, and he decides to explore how the role of the personal computer has evolved since then, and considers possible replacements for his iMac.

(Recorded on April 27th, 2014)

Related Links * Luc-Olivier's & Yanik's iMac Core 2 Duo 2.66 20-Inch (Early 2008) Specs I did say Mid 2008 but I meant Early 2008. Sorry -L * iPhone 3G * iPod Touch (First Gen) * Yanik's beloved Mac OS 8.5 * Panic's Transmit, and the user guide for Transit 1.0 which is specifically the version mentioned * Facebook Paper, Reeder (and the Mac beta), Diet Coda * Yanik's Polyphonic Room * Tweetbot for Mac and Twitterrific for Mac, the Twitter clients we use I finally switched to Tweetbot for Mac -L * Editorial * Pythonista * For the young whippersnappers: compact discs and the Sony Discman. * Yanik's MacBook Air Core 2 Duo 1.6? 11-Inch (Late 2010) Specs * Retina MacBook Air * The much-loved 12-inch aluminum PowerBook G4 * Luc-Olivier's MacBook Pro with Retina Display Core i7 2.7 15-Inch (Early 2013) * Luc-Olivier's MacBook Air Core i5 1.7 13-Inch (Mid 2011) Specs * I swapped my MacBook for an iPad+Linode | Yield Thought * iPad + Linode, 1 Year Later | Yield Thought * Xcode on iPad – Cannot find a good link :( I think I was referring to that app http://dringend.cc -L * Textastic - Text, Code, and Markup Editor with Syntax Highlighting - FTP, SFTP, Dropbox - for iPad

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What the hosts are eagerly awaiting in 2015.

Realtime Followup: In this episode, Yanik says the protagonist of Hatoful Boyfriend is a pigeon. This is incorrect, the protagonist of Hatoful Boyfriend is a human girl. We deeply regret this error.

Related Links * FU: PlayStation Store Update 1/13 * FU: Asahi Shimbun report on F2P game usage and trends (Japanese) * FU: Tiny Cartridge: Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition is happening * FU: Stack Overflow: PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function json_decode() * Apple planning Apple Pay expansion into Canada as soon as March | 9to5Mac * Latest iOS 8.2 iPhone beta adds Apple Watch Bluetooth support, confirms app | 9to5Mac * Apple Watch iPhone ‘Companion’ app revealed w/ new Watch features, monograms | 9to5Mac * Apple - CarPlay * Apple CarPlay - Wikipedia * Coming Soon: Android Auto * Android Auto - Wikipedia * Open Automotive Alliance * Open Automotive Alliance - Wikipedia * Apple CarPlay Demonstrated In A Ferrari FF At The Geneva Motor Show - YouTube * Mercedes-Benz TV: Apple CarPlay in the new C-Class. - YouTube * #CES 2015: Parrot RNB6, the most connected in-vehicle infotainment system | Parrot News * Parrot's new dashboard wants to turn your old clunker into a smartcar | The Verge * CES 2015: VOLKSWAGEN INTRODUCES ADVANCED GESTURE CONTROL AND NETWORKING FOR A NEW AGE OF MOBILITY * Chevrolet's 2016 Volt has CarPlay support | The Verge * Ford's Sync 3 drops Microsoft, but can it fix the connected car? | The Verge * Ford will let third-party navigation apps run on cars with Sync 3 | The Verge * Ford’s New Sync 3 – Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know [Video] | TFLCar.com * Verizon Vehicle turns your old ride into a connected car | The Verge * Neutral #4: If You See A Cursor, They Blew It * Tapbots: Tweetbot for iPad * Limitless Possibility #1: On the iOS 8 Launch * Wikipedia: Yo-Kai Watch * Clyde Mandelin's Let's Play of Yo-Kai Watch, live translated into English * Wikipedia: YÅkai * Yanik's extensive video game wishlist

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How Yanik came to accept free-to-play games and why you should too.

Related Links * CrunchyRoll: Hi-sCool! Seha Girls Episode 9: Weapon Enhancement Succeeds at a 50% Rate, but It Sure Feels Like 15% to Me * Puzzle & Dragons * Tech in Asia: Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency Deems ‘Kompu Gacha’ Sales a Violation of Law * Gamasutra: Puzzle & Dragons & Monetization: How Great Game Design Drives GungHo's Global Hit * Gamasutra: How Puzzle & Dragons Does It * GDC Vault: P&D Postmortem * A list of the 135 arcades that closed in Japan in 2014 * CROSSxBEATS (Japanese) * Phantasy Star Online 2 (Japanese), Arks Layer which does the English translation * PSO2 Cirnopedia: AC Shop, a list of all the items purchasable with AC on PSO2 * 8-4 Play 12/26/2014: LAST PODCAST (I GAVE YOU MY HEART) * Monster Strike * New York Times: ‘Monster Strike’ Gives Former Social Media Giant Mixi a Second Act * Terra Battle * GameSpot: Nintendo: Free-to-play is hurting our hardware business * Kotaku: So What Did You Think Of Bravely Default's Second Half? (SPOILERS) * The Dallas Morning News: Nintendo tries out real-life price haggling in ‘Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball’ for 3DS * Tiny Cartridge: Even more customization for your 3DS home menu! * insert credit: who killed videogames? (a ghost story)

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Luc-Olivier talks about the current state of streaming services.

Related Links * FU: Yanik buying Mighty Gunvolt on his New 3DS with Suica * FU: The Verge: Apple Pay now supports the cards that make up 90 percent of credit card purchases in the US * FU: The Verge: Google Wallet for iOS now supports Touch ID and helps you split the bill * FU: Keith Rabois w/ Semil Shah, Dissecting Apple Pay * FU: Luc-Olivier used his iPad to post the last episode * Taylor Swift removes all her music from Spotify | Daily Mail UK * On Taylor Swift’s Decision To Remove Her Music from Spotify | Spotify Blog * $2 Billion and Counting | Spotify Blog * Spotify Explained | Spotify Artists * Spotify Royalties | Wikipedia

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Yanik takes you through his journey learning Japanese as he prepares for the JLPT.

Related Links* FU: One Tap Less * FU: Six Colors: How Apple can boost my iPad productivity * FU: Pocket Blog: The Screen-Size Debate: How the iPhone 6 Plus Impacts Where We Read & Watch * Wikipedia: Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) * All Japanese All The Time and Fluent in 3 Months * Japanese Engadget * Japanese Language Proficiency Test * Anki, the spaced repetition system Yanik uses * Eos, the teaser page

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Luc-Olivier shares his feelings about his adventure trying to use his iPad more often.

Related Links* FU: iOS 8.1.1 is out * FU: Viticci's tweet about iOS 8.1.1 Beta * FU: 1Password is happy about iOS 8.1.1 * FU: iOS 8.1.1. installation size * FU: 9to5mac: Staples turns on Apple Pay support at its retail stores ahead of Black Friday * FU: Tech in Asia: Apple set to make even more money in China as it adds UnionPay support to App Store * FU: David in New York corrects Yanik on MetroCard * iPhone Model comparison - Wikipedia * iPad Timeline - Wikipedia * MacBook Timeline - Wikipedia

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Yanik goes through a history of mobile payments, comparing the mature Japanese ecosystem to the blooming American one.

Related Links * FU: iOS 8.1 and iCloud Issues * FU: Instacast's developer on iOS 7 silent push notifications / background fetch * Japan Railway & Transport Review Issue #50 (Sep 2008): IC Cards * Polygon: Nintendo eyes expansion of digital payment on New Nintendo 3DS * This Week in Tech #481: Good Touch, Bad Touch * In Beta #10: Wave Your Dongle Here * Snarketing 2.0: Failed CurrentC * TechCrunch: CurrentC Is The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt To Kill Apple Pay And Credit Card Fees * Kirk Lennon: How Apple Pay Really Works and Why You Should Begin Using it Immediately * The Verge: Grocery chain Meijer breaks with other CurrentC retailers to accept Apple Pay * halcy's takeaway from the whole situation

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Luc-Olivier goes through a list of issues found in iOS 8 that rubs him the wrong way.

Related Links * Apple releases iOS 8.0.1 with fixes, but many users reporting it breaks Cellular + Touch ID | 9to5mac * Loss of cellular service or ability to use Touch ID after updating to iOS 8.0.1 on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus * iOS 8.0.1 May Have a Link to Apple Maps Fail From 2012 * iOS 8 Causing Widespread Bluetooth Connectivity Issues in Cars - Mac Rumors * Apple seemingly removing HealthKit compatible iOS 8 apps from App Store due to issues (U: Apple statement) | 9to5mac * Federico Viticci's comment about HealthKit * Apple temporarily pulls blood glucose measurements from Health app - Analog Senses * Bug in iOS 8's 'Reset All Settings' Option Also Erases iCloud Drive Documents - Mac Rumors * My IPhone 4s is not sending text messages to just one person. Help! | Apple Support Communities * iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch - Mac Rumors * Daring Fireball: Note to Self: It’s the Storage Space, Stupid

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