Excusing the tricky recording for the first 7 minutes, we discuss last weeks Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, universal apps on iOS, what this means for Apple’s platforms and some further Andromeda renders. Rounding out the episode with a discussion on authority-Twitter-accounts trying to meme.

Links:

• How the industry-breaking Spectre bug stayed secret for seven months - The Verge
• Meltdown and Spectre
• Accidental Tech Podcast: 255: The Thermal Paste Lottery
• Why Raspberry Pi isn’t vulnerable to Spectre or Meltdown - Raspberry Pi
• Apple Plans to Let Developers Release Universal Apps That Work Across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Mac Rumors
• What’s a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app? - UWP app developer | Microsoft Docs
• React Native · A framework for building native apps using React
• David Breyer on Twitter: Andromeda Renders
• Microsoft Whiteboard - Digital Whiteboard App
• Fire TV - Amazon.co.uk - Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote - Streaming Media Stick
• WY Police Dogs on Twitter: “Fair comment😄🚔🐕🎂 https://t.co/bsSK6v0Fqc”
• WestYorks Police RPU on Twitter: “Got asked the old favourite today whilst ordering a sandwich. “Are you lot allowed to eat whilst on duty?” 🙈 https://t.co/4LVDBWGFDM”