62: Journey Would Be Wasted On You

• 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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