Instant Gratification

About this Episode

We start off the show following up on the 2016 MacBook Pros and Consumer Reports poor rating due to battery issues. Tim gives his initial hands on impressions. We discuss theft-proofing the AirPod cases. We cover Core Data code generation in Xcode 8.2. Where iPhones are manufactured and assembled is discussed in the light of pressure by India on Apple. Picks: OSStatus.com, Swift Style - An Opinionated Guide to an Opinionated Language, How To Prevent Memory Leaks In Swift Closures and Neural Networks for Machine Learning.

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Episode Links

• 2016 MacBook Pro Denied Recommendation From Consumer Reports Due to Battery Life inconsistencies
• Lot’s of dissatisfaction over the new MacBook Pro. Feels slower, battery worse.
• Apple's Penalty Charge For A Lost AirPod
• People Are Theft Proofing their AirPods by disguising them as Dental Floss
• Core Data code generation
• The Swift Programming Language (Swift 3.0.1)
• Apple Horse Trading in India
• Pick: OSStatus.com
• Pick: Swift Style - An Opinionated Guide to an Opinionated Language - Erica Sadun
• Pick: How To Prevent Memory Leaks In Swift Closures
• Pick: Neural Networks for Machine Learning
• Octave for MacOS X
• MatLab
• NumPy
• Wolfram Mathematica
• Disney to reportedly receive £41 million insurance payout after death of Carrie Fisher

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