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John Siracusa
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Programmer, tech writer, and co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast, Reconcilable Differences, and Robot or Not. https://hypercritical.co
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After the whole Shadowgate thing, I thought for sure this was…
The Fool’s Errand classic Mac game from 1987.
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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And, of course, we have our traditional @atp.fm logo shirts, in full color and monochrome.

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A black t-shirt with the letters "ATP" in all-caps gray preceded by angled stripes in the six-color Apple logo colors. Six different colors of t-shirts with a white ATP logo on them: blue, red, gold, green, purple, and teal.
October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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As long as the Mac Pro remains in limbo, we’ll still be offering the Mac Pro Believe shirt. Keep hope alive!

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A stylized illustration of the front top of a modern Mac Pro with the word "BELIEVE" below it in all caps.
October 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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The M5 is here, and so is our M5 shirt. Celebrate one of the few bits of unambiguously good news in the Apple world!

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A black t-shirt with an ATP-style rainbow M5 logo: the capital letters "M5" in gray preceded by angled stripes in the six-color Apple logo colors, in the style of the BMW "M" brand stripes.
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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And, of course, we also offer a T568B shirt to demonstrate the *other* One True Wiring Standard for Ethernet connectors.

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A black t-shirt with an ATP logo with the normal rainbow stripes replaced with the colors of the wires in an Ethernet cable according to the T568B spec: white/orange stripe, orange, white/green stripe, blue, white/blue stripe, green, white/brown stripe, brown. A close-up of the logo on the shirt: an ATP logo with the normal rainbow stripes replaced with the colors of the wires in an Ethernet cable according to the T568B spec: white/orange stripe, orange, white/green stripe, blue, white/blue stripe, green, white/brown stripe, brown.
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Next up is one of our nerdiest products ever: the T568A shirt design transforms our logo to demonstrate the One True Wiring Standard for Ethernet connectors.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI/TI...

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A black t-shirt with an ATP logo with the normal rainbow stripes replaced with the colors of the wires in an Ethernet cable according to the T568A spec: white/green stripe, green, white/orange stripe, blue, white/blue stripe, orange, white/brown stripe, brown. A close-up of the logo on the shirt: an ATP logo with the normal rainbow stripes replaced with the colors of the wires in an Ethernet cable according to the T568A spec: white/green stripe, green, white/orange stripe, blue, white/blue stripe, orange, white/brown stripe, brown.
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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macOS 26 Tahoe is a thing that happened. Wear this shirt, inspired by Tahoe’s most awkward icons, as a warning for future generations.

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A blue t-shirt with a macOS 26 Tahoe-style crescent-wrench icon. The wrench is holding a white hexagon with a gray ATP logo in it. A close-up of the t-shirt image: a macOS 26 Tahoe-style crescent-wrench icon. The wrench is holding a white hexagon with a gray ATP logo in it. Six different colors of this t-shirt: blue, red, pink, black, orange, and purple. (More colors are available.)
October 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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We’ve also got a cozy new quarter-zip with an embroidered ATP logo that’s great for the crisp fall weather.

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A black, long-sleeve top with a small collar and a zipper that does down a few inches from the neck. A small embroidered rainbow ATP logo appear on the left side of the chest. ATP quarter-zip tops in four colors: black, off-white, navy, and pine green.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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First up, we have a new version of the Chicken Hat that’s slightly bigger than the original Chicken Hat (about 1/2 inch larger in circumference), and it now has the ATP logo on the front.

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A side view of a black hat shaped like a rectangle joined to a triangle, with the tip of the triangle cut off. It looks kind of like the comb on a rooster’s head. A close-up of the rainbow-colored ATP logo patch on the front of the hat.
October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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See how bad it looks in the app where I read your post? This is what I’m talking about.
September 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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My injury has been tracking yours. We are bruise twins.
A hairy leg with a healing bruise that appears as a purple outline shaped sort of like a bean or maybe upside-down Australia.
August 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Check out the iOS Gmail app’s suggested reply to an email complaining about Liquid Glass.
A screenshot of the Apple Mail app in iOS 26 showing some illegible controls. A suggested reply button on the bottom of the screen reads, “Offer to file radar”
July 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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“Verify information” indeed, Apple…
A dialog in Tahoe beta 4 that asks which notifications should be summarized. The News notification option contains red text that says “Summarization may change the meaning of the original headlines. Verify information.” The bottom of the dialog also has this text: “This is a beta feature. Summaries may contain errors.”
July 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Is there some kind of contest within Apple to see how little contrast can be used while still *technically* indicating a selection? One of these disks is selected, believe it or not!
The startup disk selection screen in macOS 26 Tahoe beta 4. One disk is selected and one is not, but it's REALLY hard to tell which is which at a glance.
July 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Looks like my mom has started listening to the latest @atp.fm member special. atp.fm/atp-tier-lis...
A Messages bubble from my mom that reads, “Your high rating of pineapple on pizza has dad considering taking you out of the will.”
July 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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A satirical take on the infamous June 1997 cover of Wired magazine. It shows an iPhone surrounded by rings of thorns. Below it is the word “Pay.”
May 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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May 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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@flophousepodcast.com @dankmccoy.bsky.social I know I'm way behind, but in the Spice World Q&A when someone asked about game show hosts in movies, this is what I thought of immediately.

"Who loves you, and who do you love!?"
Richard Dawson in The Running Man.
May 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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I went in the other direction. The only reason I even know that name is because people told me I looked like him when I was a baby.
A chunky baby that definitely looks a little bit like Buddy Hackett.
May 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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April 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Next up:
April 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The embroidered zip hoodie we’ve sold for years has been discontinued by the manufacturer, but we’ve replaced it with a newer model from the same company. The main differences: cylindrical drawstrings (instead of flat laces) and no more rayon in the fabric mix.

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A black zip-up hoodie with an embroidered rainbow-striped ///ATP logo on the left chest area.
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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It’s almost summer, so it’s time for our Adidas “performance” shirt to return. I don’t know how to describe this shirt without using the word “sweat” too much, but…it wicks away sweat. It’s a sweat-wicker. (Available in five colors.)

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A red t-shirt with a white ///ATP logo on it. It wicks away sweat! The shirt, not the logo.
April 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM