Apple Relay, Super Cookies, Steam Decks, and Games – all this, and more!
Hosts Andy P. and Michael R. enjoy a deep dive on these topics and a whole lot more.
We kick off the show with Andy providing an update on his Steam Deck order, which Valve assures us will start shipping late February. Andy has been keeping up with the impressions of the development kits, and we can’t wait for the un-embargoed reviews to come out. More conversations around Steam and gaming.
Next up, we take a good long look at the situation surrounding Apple’s Private Relay privacy feature (is it being blocked, buggy, what do the network operators think about VPNs in general?). Lots to think about here, including some side hits on Pi Hole, user privacy, app data usage, network management, and more. Many questions about the networks / carriers. Some side conversations about mobile package bundles and SMS costs in the US, and also, are Apple being as clever as they say on app privacy? We get close to becoming a security podcast, but jump back just before going over the edge! What do you think is likely to happen in this space?
We turn to talk about the metaverse, and wonder whether the (surprise?) return of Philip Rosedale as an adviser to Linden Lab could see a resurgence for Second Life. Some fun reminiscing about what the team built in Second Life “back in the day”, and how the time for digital twins may finally have come.
The last segment of the show this week talks all about games. Are the big games getting too big, and too long? (both Michael and Andy admit to giving up on a bunch of them!) An esports athlete graduates from digital Formula One to real world Formula 2. Finally, why not enjoy the original Prince of Persia in JavaScript… on an Apple Watch? Let us know if you try it out!
What have you been playing lately? We would love to hear from you, over at @gamesatwork_biz – and, thanks for listening!
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Selected Article Links
- The Verge: Valve says the Steam Deck is on track to ship by the end of February
- Boiling Steam: Steam Deck developer report
- Rogue Legacy on Steam (not Tiny Rogue, or even Mini Rogue!)
- Schneier: Apple Private Relay being blocked
- Washington Post: Verizon, AT&T tracking their users with ‘supercookies’
- iMore: EU carriers want to kill iCloud Private Relay over ‘digital sovereignty’
- The Verge: Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile say they’re not blocking Apple’s iCloud Private Relay
- The Verge: Apple and T-Mobile say iOS 15.2 didn’t switch off iCloud Private Relay
- The Verge: Apple will clarify iCloud Private Relay error messages in iOS 15.3
- The Verge: Second Life joins the metaverse discussion with the return of its founder
- Eclipse Ditto, a digital twin implementation
Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.