This week Greg Heo leads the crew as they discuss the Windows 95 ugly holiday sweater, NHL hockey overtime 3 on 3, and protocol conformance. We follow up on Apple shutting down Music’s Connect feature, Sega Genesis Classics are playable on Amazon Fire, the C64 Mini, Windows Sandbox, Apple is producing new Peanuts content, breaking into Amazon face recognition with 3D printed heads, T-Mobile eSIM support, Apple will allow IAP gifted to Friends & Family. Apple will build new campus in Austin and add jobs across the US. Cydia Store shuts down. Apple confirms some iPad Pros ship slightly bent, but says it’s normal. Picks: Xcode Comment-Spell-Checker, 6 Audio books on Apple Books, The 8-Bit Guy, Functional Swift 2018 videos, MagazineLayout

Episode 226 Show Links:

• Jaime Lopez on Twitter: “I’m able to feed myself based on my ability to create software for Apple’s platforms, yet I would absolutely wear this if I owned it.… https://t.co/lxGYOR9Pgx”
• Wear An Ugly Sweater And Get Priority Boarding On Alaska – One Mile at a Time
• Aᴅᴀᴍ Aʀᴍsᴛʀᴏɴɢ on Twitter: “@mtjc_podcast Followup/Correction to episode #225 * NHL overtime is 3v3; not 4v4 * Here’s a Sports Science video where they tested using a Sumo Wrestler in goal. Results aren’t what you’d expect. https://t.co/tXpwGxR8Xu Now @DevWithTheHair should be up to speed for 2021 ?”
• John Payne on Twitter: “@stacktracepod @fireside_swift #AskMTJC However, if I attempt to make Comparable conformance explicit, I get errors. Why would that be?… https://t.co/Hm7p696eYU”
• Apple is shutting down Apple Music’s rarely-used Connect feature – The Verge
• Sega Genesis classics are now playable on Amazon’s Fire TV – The Verge
• Amazon.com: The C64 Mini: Video Games
• C64 Direct-to-TV – Wikipedia
• Windows Sandbox is a safe new way to run untrusted .exe files – The Verge
• Apple is producing new content about Snoopy and other Peanuts characters | TechCrunch
• Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – Wikipedia
• We Broke Into A Bunch Of Android Phones With A 3D-Printed Head
• T-Mobile launches initial eSIM support for iPhone XS, XS Max, XR – 9to5Mac
• Apple Changes App Store Rules to Allow Users to Gift In-App Purchases to Friends and Family – MacRumors
• Curtis Herbert on Twitter: “Yes yes yes yes yes, that guidelines has held me back from some cool ideas in Slopes. Time to get to work!… “
• Apple to build new campus in Austin and add jobs across the US – Apple
• Purchases in the Cydia Store, available for jailbroken devices, no longer supported – 9to5Mac
• [News] Andrew Wiik recommend that everyone removes their saved paypal info from their cydia account until further notice. : jailbreak
• Apple confirms some iPad Pros ship slightly bent, but says it’s normal – The Verge
• PaperLike Screen Protector: write and draw on your iPad like on paper
• The kdramamamas’s Podcast
• Toronto Maple Leafs have 12 years to win Stanley Cup before team name removed from trophy | Globalnews.ca
• The True Size Of …

Episode 226 Picks:

• velyan/Comment-Spell-Checker: Xcode extension for spell checking and auto-correcting code comments.
• Apple Books releases six free audiobooks read by celebrity narrators – 9to5Mac
• The 8-Bit Guy – The 8-Bit Guy’s Website
• Functional Swift Conference 2018
• airbnb/MagazineLayout: A collection view layout capable of laying out views in vertically scrolling grids and lists.

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