John covers his extensive history as a Mac enthusiast, web developer, writer, podcaster and lover of music and art. He also explains his transition to a fully independent career on the Internet and how he has juggled various personas, roles and fandoms over the years.Podcast case study: Accidental Tech Podcast (producer)Find John at hypercritical.co.Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.Links and Show NotesI Was Primed Mur LaffertyGeek Fu Action Grip (now in the Internet Archive)I Should Be WritingiPodiTunesNPRApple Inc.YouTuberDan BenjaminRSSHypercritical (podcast)Gabe NewellValve CorporationHalf-Life (series)Portal (series)Ars TechnicaBook review: Infinite Loop — John’s first article for Ars TechnicaIvory towerHypercritical (the mentioned article from John’s Ars Technica blog, now linked on his website)Steve JobsI Had the Cultural Context Home computer (redirected from ‘personal computer revolution’)Commodore VIC-20Macintosh 128KGraphical user interface (GUI)PictionaryUsenetU2Ken FisherMac (computer)Mac OS XNeXTMacintosh cloneOS X Reviewed (a blog post that links to all of John’s reviews)EngadgetebookAmazon (company)UnixMacUserMacworldMacWEEKMultiple ‘Me’s Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP)A text file online that preserves information from John’s U2 Lyrics ArchivePerlCPAN5by5Jason SnellThe IncomparableRobot or Not?Merlin MannBack to WorkMarco ArmentBuild and Analyze was a weekly news and discussion show about technology by Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin, which can now be found in the Internet Archive.Casey LissHypercritical (website)Independence Day (blog post about John’s career transition)Open sourceA Childhood Dream BASICHyperCardComputer programmingWeb developerBelow are blog posts about John’s two Mac apps:Front and Center; andSwitchGlass, along with the more recent SwitchGlass 2.0.Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)APIiOSCodeWarriorApp Store (iOS/iPadOS)Mac App StoreApple Tech-nerd World AnandTechTom’s HardwareMicrosoft WindowsWindows 95CeleronContext collapseFandomAnti-fanSome references to terminals include:computer terminal;terminal emulator; andTerminal (macOS).‘Seeing the matrix’ means seeing the true nature of reality (or any particular situation) and is a phrase from The Matrix franchise.Marvel ComicsDC ComicsFord MustangChevrolet CamaroTom CruiseNew York CityThe Incomparable MothershipTwitterMastodon (social network)Repotting Myself John’s use of the initialism ‘m.o.’ refers to the Latin term ‘modus operandi’, which is translated approximately as ‘mode (or manner) of operating’.ARM architecture family (John’s reference to ‘ARM Macs’, running Apple Silicon)John GruberBMX bikeRemote-control carCreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording StudioOriginal podcast theme music by Alex CanionContactWebsite: rsspod.netEmail: [email protected]Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeldMicro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeldA Special NoteMartin is a paid subscriber of John Siracusa’s shared membership program for Accidental Tech Podcast; this did not influence any of the questions that were asked and did not place any expectations on John as a participant of this academic podcasting project.