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    #223: Impressive and Stupid

    December 10th, 2018 · 92 minutes

    Are the old rules giving way to a whole new set of Apple strategies? This week we discuss Apple's recent aggressive promotional deals, and Jason connects Shortcuts with ancient Web APIs.

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    The Fifth Annual Upgradies – Voting Form
    Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - IMDb
    WarnerMedia Streaming Platform to Launch With Three Tiers of Service – Variety
    Is Apple’s TV service bound for Roku, Amazon Fire, and other non-Apple TV devices? | Macworld
    Apple Offers New iPhone Promo Deals, Trade-Ins to Boost Sales - Bloomberg
    Adventures in Shortcuts: Posting content using ancient web APIs - Six Colors
    Automating blog posts for my podcast Supercomputer – Matthew Cassinelli
    Automators #10: Using Zapier Web Automation - Relay FM
    It's not quite a Mac mini, but it's my server - Six Colors
    Cortex #77: The Effective Executive - Relay FM
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