Murderbot Eps Are Too Short, Department Q Is Great - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff take a look at Murderbot on Apple TV+ and Dept. Q on Netflix in what turns out to be a TV show-themed Context Machine episode.

New ep just dropped: @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social argue that Murderbot episodes are too dang short! They also talk about Department Q, a terrific new Scottish/Scandinavian police mystery on Netflix.

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Apple’s into Perplexity.ai, Judge’s Perplexing Ruling on Copyright AI Training - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff look at the rumor that Apple may buy Perplexity.ai, and a ruling saying AI companies can train their models on content that isn't pirated.

New ep just dropped: @geektells.bsky.social and @jgamet.bsky.social talk about rumors that Apple's really into Perplexity.ai, as well as the perplexing ruling from a federal judge saying training an LLM on copyrighted material is AOK, as long as it isn't pirated.

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Bryan & Jeff's WWDC 2025 Highlights - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan & Jeff's highlights for Apple's WWDC 2025: they talk about the new "26" OSes, Liquid Glass, Apple remembering it has a phone, and more!

New ep: @geektells.bsky.social's and @jgamet.bsky.social's highlights for Apple’s WWDC 2025 are in, and their mostly pleased. In this episode, they talk about all the new “26” OSes, Liquid Glass, the fact that Apple remembered they have a phone, and much more!

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OpenAI Buys Jony Ive's io, Murderbot on Apple TV+ - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff shre their thoughts on OpenAI's purchase of Johnny Ive's io company. They also take a look at the Apple TV+ Murderbot series.

In this episode, @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social talk about everything they don't know about OpenAI buying Jony Ive's io. They also talk about the goodness of Murderbot on Apple TV+.

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We've got a good one for you, starting with @jgamet.bsky.social having to admit that he was WRONG WRONG WRONG (and @geektells.bsky.social was right) about a minor Andor thing. They also talk about Tintd and CarPlay Ultra.

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Going Deep on Andor S2 - The Context Machine Podcast Star Wars: Andor. Season 2, amiright? Bryan and Jeff go deep on this amazing show, and there are still three more episodes to go! They couldn’t wait, and Bryan needed Jeff to fill in the blanks, anywa...

Star Wars: Andor. Season 2, amiright? @geektells.bsky.social and @jgamet.bsky.social go deep on this amazing show, and there are still three more episodes to go! They couldn't wait, and Bryan needed Jeff to fill in the blanks, anyway.

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Mac Classics Myth and Marathon Get New Lease on Life - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff talk about the user-driven revival of Bungie's Myth, the open source Marathon games, and the upcoming new Marathon game.

New ep dropped: @geektells.bsky.social and @jgamet.bsky.social look at new developments on some ancient Mac gaming powerhouses: Myth and Marathon, both of which are getting very different new leases on life.

They also talk about buying books on itch.io.

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Adapting to GenAI - Spring 2025 Edition - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff discuss the ethical use of AI and LLM, and the role those tools play in business.

New ep just dropped: @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social discuss the ethical uses of generative AI—updated for spring, 2025.

Spoiler: neither of them are using genAI for creative endeavors.

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John Kheit's obsessive testing is your benefit! It was a fun one.

Apple Personal Robots, More on Fancy Fountain Pens - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff take a look at Apple's potential path in the personal robotics space, fountain pen nibs, and Visconti fountain pens.

New ep of The Context Machine: @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social talk about Apple's rumored desktop robotic companion with a personality. We also take another dive into the world of fountain pens, with a particular emphasis on nibs.

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He beat me to it, but new ep just dropped.

Bookshop.org and New Mac Studios, MacBooks Airs, and iPad Airs - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff take a look at the new M4 Max and M3 Ultra Mac Studio, M3 iPad Air, A16 iPad, and Bookshop.com.

New ep of the Context Machine: @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social talk about the good folks at Bookshop.org, and we dig into Apple's just announced, new Mac Studios, MacBook Air, iPad Air, and iPad. It's a fun week!

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Fantastic idea! Thanks. 🙏

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LG's New 6K Display, Zuck Mucks Up Facebook, Instagram, and Threads - The Context Machine Podcast Bryan and Jeff talk about LG's new UltraFine 6K display plus Mark Zuckerberg's saying Meta dropped fact checking for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Our first post on Buesky! @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social talk about LG's killer new 6K display and the Zuck's descent into disgusting capitulation.

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