If you’re a fan of MKBHD and his work or are just a fan of hearing behind the scenes stories in general, this is a must watch.
★Month: <span>July 2024</span>
Kamala Harris For President
LFG!
★Overcast Podcast App Update Still Doesn’t Sync
Overcast just released an update to its podcast app. It looks great but it still does not fix a long standing annoying issue.
It still does not remember or sync playback position.
A common use case for me is that I will listen to a podcast on my phone and once I get home, I’ll continue listening on my laptop, or vice versa. On many occasions, I’ll hit play on the new device and notice whatever I was listening to sounds familiar. And it’s because I’d already listened to this portion 20 minutes ago in my car! And then I waste another minute or so trying to figure out where I left off. It is extremely frustrating.
The fix is to remember that when I am switching devices, I need to swipe down to “force refresh” the state of Overcast of my phone to the servers, then do the same on whatever device I plan to listen on, so that the state is now synced on my new device. Isn’t this the point of having servers? I know Apple’s podcast app does this seamlessly but I have used Overcast for so long, I actually like the app, even with this annoying quirk.
Am I using the app wrong? Does no one else come across this?
Given Marco’s popularity as an app developer and podcast host, he has many friends in the Apple sphere and I feel like many of them, even those in the Apple press, give him a free pass. Not one of these PR pieces mention the sync issue. I get these are PR pieces and not reviews.
I’ve long argued that Marco needs to sell the app to a company who can give it the attention that more than one person, who is mainly a podcaster, can give it (forgive the typos, I was so angry I ended up dictating to Siri when left this review).
Even he admits that:
Most of Overcast’s core code was 10 years old, which made it cumbersome or impossible to easily move with the times, adopt new iOS functionality, or add new features, especially as one person.
That’s why there haven’t been many new features or changes in years.
You saw it, and I saw it. I wasn’t able to serve my customers as well as I wanted.
I stopped paying for the in app purchase to unlock all features honestly because I didn’t want to give my money to someone who makes an app that doesn’t have a feature I need.
It looks like I’ll have to keep my money in my wallet until he addresses this or until Castro can get its act together.
Garage Insulation [Update]
I’m in the process of building a home office in my garage. The walls are finished but there is very little insulation. The winters are tolerable but the summers are uncomfortable.
I looked into garage insulation panels. I ordered a set and installed them today. I had leftover so I hastily patched some on the bare roof above my desk.
On the warmest days, it’ll get up to 90F in the garage. It looks like we have a hot week ahead and I’m looking forward to seeing if these work or not.
Update: After a couple days, it seems like the insulation is working. While it still gets warm, it seems like the rate that the garage heats up is slower and the max it’s gotten in here is 86-88F. Which makes sense.
The insulation slows the heat transfer from outside, through the garage door, to the inside of the garage. And since it slows the rate of transfer down, by the time the sun has moved across the sky, it never has a chance to heat up the garage.
Overall, I’m pretty happy with the insulation. It doesn’t get uncomfortably hot and it makes the garage door look decent.
Summer Child Care is a Special Kind of Hell
Nothing makes it more glaringly obvious that capitalism is at odds with kids like summer vacation.
See also, school getting out at 3pm vs the work day ending at 5pm.
★Kuya Lord Chef Lord Maynard Llera Wins James Beard Award for Best Chef: California
It’s so awesome to see Filipino food and Filipino chefs honored for their achievements.
★Kuya Lord has received numerous accolades over the past two years, including landing on the Los Angeles Times’ 101 Best Restaurants and Bon Appétit’s 24 Best New Restaurants for 2023. As one of the highest-regarded restaurants in Los Angeles’s expansive Filipino dining scene, this award puts Kuya Lord on the national map alongside Chicago’s tasting menu restaurant Kasama and Seattle’s Musang.