• Follow-up on pCell and database scaling, including horizontal sharding schemes, tiered data layers, and taking a stand against the "premature optimization" tautology.
• When and why do developers learn something new, and why does Marco keep using PHP for everything?
  • Second Crack
  • Fast Text
  • John's blog
• OS X Beta Program for End Users
  • What's coming on June 2nd?
• Casey and Marco make John proud (spoiler)
• New third-generation Thunderbolt details
  • MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2
• Overcast update
• Are iPad sales leveling off? Why?
  • How we use our iPads today
  • Limitations in modern iOS
  • Are iPad apps stagnating?
  • Jean-Louis Gassée's take
  • Gruber's response
  • Casey on T-Mobile's Free Internet (relevant T-Mobile info)
  • Apps mentioned:
    • Tweetbot
    • Twitterrific
    • 1Password
    • Fantastical 2
    • Threes
    • Monument Valley
    • Year Walk
    • The Room
• Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops?
• After-show:
  • Sega CD, 32X, CDX (which Marco thought was codenamed Jupiter, but that was something else), Saturn, and Dreamcast.
  • Casey and Marco's video game history and why they don't bother anymore. What do the three hosts do during our free time, anyway?
  • Apps mentioned:
    • Ridiculous Fishing
    • Letterpress
    • Dots

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