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Core Intuition

Daniel Jalkut and Manton Reece

A podcast about indie software development for the Mac, iOS and other Apple technologies.

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Dec 15, 2025 · length unknown
Episode 26.2: A Little Bit of Light
Manton and Daniel check in about what they’ve been up to for the past six months. They talk about Micro.blog’s new video hosting features, Daniel’s son’s college search, and Tim Cook’s rumored retirement. Finally, they ask, and answer the question: “Can you replace Steve Jobs?” Download Audio (MP3, 50 minutes) Links: Micro.blog Studio – Manton’s new video hosting service. HTTP Live Streaming – RFC 8216, documenting the video streaming standard. Sora – OpenAI’s video fabrication service. CloudFront – Amazon’s popular content delivery network. Swish – Daniel’s 17-year-old static noise app. The Bloody ROI – Tim Cook’s response to a shareholder who challenged him over the expense of accessibility features. ATP Episode 666 – Accidental Tech Podcast episode where they speculate about Cook absorbing all the flak for appeasing Trump. Tim Cook’s Epic Trial Testimony – MacRumors article quoting Tim Cook and his belief that Apple is entitled to “audit developers”. The post Episode 26.2: A Little Bit of Light appeared first on Core Intuition.
Jun 19, 2025 · length unknown
Episode 26.1: Mess Everything Up
Daniel and Manton return for a special episode of Core Intuition. They talk about WWDC 2025, running the bleeding-edge betas, and how Manton finally started using a build server with Xcode Cloud, while Daniel ventures into GitHub Actions. They also can’t help talking about AI, considering the progress that has been made in only the five months since they discontinued the podcast. Finally, they close with an optimistic take on Liquid Glass and the future of the Mac. Download Audio (MP3, 43 minutes) Links: WWDC 2025 — Apple’s developer page with what’s new. Claude Code — Anthropic’s command-line tool for AI. OpenAI Codex — Another approach to AI for your whole project. To the Sam Altman skeptics — Manton’s blog post. Llama — Open weights AI model from Meta. Cheat sheet on ChatGPT and the environment — Putting the estimates of energy and water use for AI in context. The post Episode 26.1: Mess Everything Up appeared first on Core Intuition.
Jan 28, 2025 · length unknown
Episode 626: Something Has To Change
This is the final episode of our podcast. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened and supported us over the years! We’ve loved doing the show. Download Audio (MP3, 22 minutes) The post Episode 626: Something Has To Change appeared first on Core Intuition.
Jan 16, 2025 · length unknown
Episode 625: What Fresh Hell
Manton and Daniel catch up on the latest developments in the WordPress vs. WPEngine kerfuffle, and continuing after-effects. They talk about Matt Mullenweg’s tendency lately to deliver seemingly calm and encouraging messages that are nonetheless laced with evidence of his spite towards antagonists. Finally they talk about Automattic’s decision to reduce its own contribution to WordPress Core development, and the implications for the rest of the WordPress community. Download Audio (MP3, 38 minutes) Links: Holiday Break – Matt’s December 20 post about the WordPress team shutting down for the holidays. WPEngine – WordPress hosting company at the center of Matt’s anger. The Mad King of WordPress? – Inc. magazine article profiling Matt Mullenweg in less than flattering ways. Inc. Hit Piece – Matt’s response to the Inc. article. I Support the Mad King – Manton’s defense of Matt Mullenweg. Aligning Automattic’s Contributions – Automattic announcement that they would drastically reduce their contributions to the open source WordPress project. The People Should Own the Town Square – Mastodon’s plans to diversify control of the company and brand away from sole control by its founder. Automattic and .blog – Manton responds to fears some have of the .blog domain being at risk. Micro.one – Manton’s recently launched lower cost blogging tier. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 625: What Fresh Hell appeared first on Core Intuition.
Jan 10, 2025 · length unknown
Episode 624: Reach More People
Daniel talks to Manton about his new Micro.one initiative, which aims to bring in new users to Micro.blog. They talk about the risks and rewards of offering a free trial, the sustainability of under-priced web services, and whether Manton can measure the success of his new pricing options. Download Audio (MP3, 36 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Micro.one – Manton’s new introductory, lower-cost blogging service. A/B Testing – Wikipedia article about the practice of running business experiments on users. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 624: Reach More People appeared first on Core Intuition.
Dec 24, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 623: Talking Myself Out of It
Manton ships a new Micro.blog feature for photo collections. Daniel and Manton talk about the virtue of providing third-party APIs to support the same kinds of features as you add them to the platform as first-party features. How to decide when to release a major, paid upgrade? Daniel weighs the possibility of subscription pricing for MarsEdit. And finally, teasing Micro.one and developing features and products in secret so that people can’t talk you out of them before they ship. Download Audio (MP3, 39 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Micro.blog photo collections — Help page for new Micro.blog features. Micro.one — Teaser website for subscription launching January 2nd. Osborne effect — Microblog post from Manton. Say hello to Acorn 8 — Gus Mueller’s blog post. Acorn 8 — Product site with highlighted new features. MarsEdit 5.3 — Blog post announcing the release. The post Episode 623: Talking Myself Out of It appeared first on Core Intuition.
Dec 19, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 622: What Am I Here For?
Manton is working on a new feature for Micro.blog, with particular attention to the Mac app. Daniel is refactoring MarsEdit and taking advantage of Swift 6 concurrency. Manton and Daniel talk about the latest announcements from OpenAI and the potential impact to software developers of the AI era. Download Audio (MP3, 35 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Swift 6 strict concurrency — Documentation from Apple. Blackbird project — Marco Arment’s database framework. 12 days of OpenAI — Fun marketing series from OpenAI. The post Episode 622: What Am I Here For? appeared first on Core Intuition.
Nov 27, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 621: You’re Totally Gonna Pay For It
Manton tells Daniel about the accidental mini-disaster he caused at Micro.blog while daring to deploy changes while on a cruise. They talk about the risk of losing trust with users when you make mistakes, especially repeatedly, and how unit testing might be a good protection against such problems. Then they talk more about Bluesky’s recent surge in popularity, and prospects for the future of the open web. Download Audio (MP3, 32 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Micro.blog – Manton’s blog-hosting service. Hugo – Web templating framework used by Micro.blog. AT Protocol – The social networking protocol used by Bluesky. Finally in a Good Place – Manton’s post appreciating the advantages of both the ActivityPub and AT protocol. Dithering – Subscription podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson. ActivityPub – The social networking protocol used by Mastodon and many other services. Social Web Community Group – W3C community group supporting social networking technologies. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 621: You’re Totally Gonna Pay For It appeared first on Core Intuition.
Nov 15, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 620: I Just Kept Hitting Walls
Daniel and Manton talk about Apple’s new Image Playground, an AI-based graphic generator. Even if it’s not super-impressive, maybe it’s exciting for the average user? Manton relates his recent attempts to write a new app in SwiftUI, which leads to an assessment of whether SwiftUI is ready for prime-time on iOS and/or Mac. Finally, they talk about whether we’re all propelling towards a web-only future, and whether that might be just fine. Download Audio (MP3, 57 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 620: I Just Kept Hitting Walls appeared first on Core Intuition.
Nov 5, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 619: Every Four Years
Election Day! Daniel and Manton talk about early voting, political outcomes, and the impacts of those outcomes on our professional ambitions. Then they switch topics to the Mac, with Apple’s new hardware and what Daniel purchased. Finally, they talk about the incentive AI provides for ever-more-powerful computing resources, and take stock of our personal responsibility for conservation. Download Audio (MP3, 30 minutes) The post Episode 619: Every Four Years appeared first on Core Intuition.
Oct 27, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 618: That’s What People Want
Daniel and Manton talk about upcoming changes we might see to the Mac product line. They review the state of social networks including Bluesky’s new funding and user growth. Finally, how much money is enough and is it a failure if you don’t constantly seek more? Download Audio (MP3, 41 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! The post Episode 618: That’s What People Want appeared first on Core Intuition.
Oct 18, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 617: Ask Forgiveness
Trademarking Micro.blog, how to appeal trademark rejections, and whether to get a lawyer. Manton and Daniel talk about whether it’s important to invest in protecting your trademark from the get-go. They discuss Automattic’s control of the .blog domain, whether it poses a risk to Manton, and Manton considering rebranding to de-emphasize the “micro” aspect of his platform. Plus a quick mention of Automattic and WP Engine, which also revolves around trademarks. Download Audio (MP3, 25 minutes) The post Episode 617: Ask Forgiveness appeared first on Core Intuition.
Oct 11, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 616: A Right Way to Do Things
Daniel talks about his recent updates to Black Ink, for both Mac and iOS. He and Manton compare notes about updating icons for iOS 18 to support Dark and Tinted home screen modes. They talk about application versioning, again!, and the virtue of choosing to do things one way sometimes just because it’s right. They react to recent speculation about the identity of the inventor of Bitcoin, and whether it’s responsible for anybody to make such allegations. Finally, they talk a bit more about AI, what it means for the future of programming, and it’s impact on the world’s approach to manufacturing energy. Download Audio (MP3, 35 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Furbo.org – Home page of Craig Hockenberry. Iconfactory – Craig’s app-development and design company. Retrobatch – Mac-based app for image workflow automation by Flying Meat. Gus Mueller – Founder/developer of Flying Meat. You Know It’s There – Steve Jobs quote in a 1985 Playboy interview about craftsmanship in furniture. Really Satoshi Nakamoto? – Article by CoinMarketCap about the HBO documentary alleging his true identity. Nostr – Cryptocurrency-heavy social network. ChatGPT – The well-known large language model AI service. Claude.ai – https://claude.ai/ Artifacts – A post from Anthropic about Claude.ai’s Artifacts feature. Canvas – OpenAI’s new feature, similar to Artifacts. Three Mile Island Will Reopen – NPR article about the reopening of the famous nuclear power plant. Three Mile Island Accident – US Government breakdown of the 1979 incident at the plant. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 616: A Right Way to Do Things appeared first on Core Intuition.
Oct 8, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 615: Fancy Glasses
Manton talks to Daniel about his Daniel’s latest experience trying to use his Apple Vision Pro. They react to Meta’s Orion glasses demo, and wonder how much of a threat, if any they’ll be to Apple. They consider the possibility that accessories like glasses should be tethered to a phone, as a high-performance, expensive piece of hardware the customer has already bought. Finally, whatever happened to Google’s interest in AR Glasses? Download Audio (MP3, 33 minutes) Links: Introducing Orion – Facebook’s blog post announcing their new augmented reality glasses. Orion and Reality Labs – Ben Thompson interviews Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth about the new technologies. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses – Meta’s less ambitious glasses, in collaboration with Ray-Ban. Meta Quest – Meta’s considerable cheaper, lower-tech alternative to Apple Vision Pro. Shipping vs. Shipping – The Talk Show episode 410 featuring Jason Snell. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 615: Fancy Glasses appeared first on Core Intuition.
Sep 30, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 614: 500 Thumbs Down
Daniel and Manton talk about the community drama and impending fiasco of WordPress and Matt Mullenweg vs. WP Engine. They weigh the arguments of either side. Then they consider the larger issue of dependencies we have on the platforms we develop for, and how we strive for independence from platforms that can make or break our business. Download Audio (MP3, 39 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: WordCamp US Portland — Latest yearly conference for the WordPress community. WP Engine — WordPress hosting company at the heart of the controversy. WordCamp and Ecosystem Thinking — Matt Mullenweg post that started calling out WP Engine. Five for the Future — WordPress community effort to give back 5% to open source. Cease and desist from WPEngine — Accusing Matt of making threats to WP Engine if not paid. Cease and desist from Automattic — Accusing WP Engine of trademark violations. WPE & Trademarks — Another blog post from Matt about trademarks. Twitter / X space — Matt answers questions from the community. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 614: 500 Thumbs Down appeared first on Core Intuition.
Sep 20, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 613: Extremely Fiddly
Daniel and Manton talk about the latest releases of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, and the confusion of macOS versioning with the switch from 10.15 to 11. They explore new iOS features like home screen customization. Then Daniel describes the change in macOS Sequoia to limit keyboard shortcuts that use only the option key. Download Audio (MP3, 25 minutes) Links: Invisible home screen icons — David Smith’s template for adding blank space. RCS on iOS 18 — The Verge overview of new messaging for iOS to Android. The iPhones 16 on Daring Fireball — John Gruber’s review of Camera Control and the new phones. An Intentional Change — Apple Developer Forums response to questions about keyboard shortcuts on Sequoia. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 613: Extremely Fiddly appeared first on Core Intuition.
Sep 16, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 612: Let’s Just Say I’m Skeptical
Daniel talks to Manton about the new iPhones, whether they’re buying one or not, and the pros and cons of pickup vs. delivery. They discuss the merit of AppleCare+ particular for iPhones. They consider the new Camera Control button and whether it’s likely to be a “dud” or not. Daniel and Manton going for the new phones, whether to buy AppleCare+ or not. Finally, they consider the possibility that the new AirPods hardware is feature-locked by software, and whether it’s ethical to charge customers more for features built-in to a hardware device. Download Audio (MP3, 58 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Apple Event – Apple’s latest product announcement video featuring iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10. µBrowser – Web browsing app for Apple Watch. Minimized Embiggening – Accidental Tech Podcast episode discussing the possibility of Apple selling software-limited hardware. iFixit – Repair-it-yourself site famous for its hardware teardown. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 612: Let’s Just Say I’m Skeptical appeared first on Core Intuition.
Sep 7, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 611: Do Not Hallucinate
Manton and Daniel talk about the upcoming Apple special event where new iPhones are expected to be announced. They talk about their respective likelihoods of buying one, and remark on the diminishing importance of smallness in a phone’s physical design. They discuss the nascent Apple Intelligence features in macOS and iOS betas, the general competitive state of AI services, and the virtue of being able to easily switch from one hosted AI services provider to another. Download Audio (MP3, 40 minutes) Links: Apple Event – Watch live at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. What to Expect – The Verge’s rundown of anticipated announcements. Apple Intelligence – Apple’s product marketing page for Apple Intelligence. Priority Phishing Email – Cabel Sasser shares his experience with Apple’s AI misclassifying a scam email. Claude – ChatGPT competitor from Anthropic. Prompt Engineering – OpenAI documentation on improving the effectiveness of AI prompts. Apple’s Pre-Prompts – MacRumors reports on the uncovering of OS-bundled prompts in Apple’s apps. Claude’s Pre-Prompts – Documentation from Anthropic about the specific prompts they preload their AI products with. Llama 3 – Open-source LLM software from Meta. xAI Rush in Memphis – Manton’s post about Elon Musk’s huge AI server center in Tennessee. Enjoy our show? Become a sustaining member! The post Episode 611: Do Not Hallucinate appeared first on Core Intuition.
Aug 31, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 610: Reinventing the 90s
Daniel and Manton talk about the Overcast redesign and customers getting upset about changes to workflows they are used to. Manton gives an update on his new text editor and early bugs. And finally, the current state of SwiftUI and how to decide when to start from scratch with a new framework. Download Audio (MP3, 36 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: Overcast rewrite announcement — Marco’s blog post on the 10-year anniversary of the app. ATP 602 — Latest episode with update on Overcast changes. Help Scout — Customer support email software that Daniel and Manton both use. The post Episode 610: Reinventing the 90s appeared first on Core Intuition.
Aug 17, 2024 · length unknown
Episode 609: Accidentally Opt-In
Manton and Daniel discuss closed platforms vs. more open platforms, Apple’s new EU rules around linking for external purchases, and Patreon’s option to pass Apple’s fee on to creators or patrons. Then, a coding update on Manton’s work on a new text editor for Micro.blog, comparing and contrasting with MarsEdit’s text editor. Download Audio (MP3, 46 minutes) Many thanks to our sponsor this week: RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast! Links: App Store link rule change — Developer post from Apple about the new linking entitlement rules. Patreon App Store announcement — Blog post from Patreon on adjusting to account for Apple’s 30%. Apple and free apps — Manton’s blog post from 2011. TreeSitter — Library that MarsEdit uses for Markdown parsing. The post Episode 609: Accidentally Opt-In appeared first on Core Intuition.

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