The Talk Show

‘Peace, Porn, and Privacy’, With Guest Marco Arment

Saturday, 3 October 2015

Marco Arment joins the show for a brief chat on ad blockers, advertising in general, and the new iPhones 6S.

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Links:

• Marco on pulling his content blocker, Peace, from the App Store.
• “Underscore” David Smith on the available free space of 16 GB iPhones in actual usage.
• The New York Times measures the real-world benefits of iOS ad-blocking on 50 top news sites.
• Hello Internet.
• Episode 56 of Jason Snell and Myke Hurley’s Upgrade, wherein they discuss just how much of a pain in the ass it is to upgrade to a new iPhone.