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    #58: You Can't Not

    February 18th, 2016 · 80 minutes

    This week, Apple squares off against the FBI over iPhone encryption, Vulkan's impact on game development and Deadpool.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Customer Letter - Apple
    If Apple loses to the FBI, we're all screwed
    Google CEO says iPhone backdoor could set 'troubling precedent,' other tech giants stay mum
    Tim Cook: Building a backdoor into the iPhone is 'too dangerous'
    Apple can comply with the FBI court order – Trail of Bits Blog
    Apple is facing its biggest test of iPhone security | The Verge
    The FBI wants Apple to create an iPhone backdoor: Here's how it's possible
    Code is Law | Zdziarski's Blog of Things
    Daring Fireball: Sundar Pichai on the Apple/FBI Encryption Fight
    Richard Stallman Eats Something From His Foot - YouTube
    Khronos Releases Vulkan 1.0 Specification - Khronos Group Press Release
    What is Vulkan and how does it differ from OpenGL? - Game Development Stack Exchange
    Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West: A Beef History | Rolling Stone
    Review: Deadpool Is True to the Comic, so Apparently, I Don’t Like Deadpool | The Mary Sue
    Counterpoint: Deadpool Ain’t Perfect, But It’s Pretty Damn Fun | The Mary Sue