MacStories Unwind: An Ant BBQ →

This week on MacStories Unwind, we return to an animal kingdom to discuss invading fire ants, raccoons, and wild boar before recommending a Mario classic and Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Fallout videogame series.

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Ghost in the TV

John Versus the Fire Ants

Picks

Federico’s Pick:
- Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door (GameCube version)
  - Original Trailer
  - Remake
    - Trailer
John’s Pick:
- Fallout
  - Fallout 3 game
  - Fallout 4 game

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Magic Rays of Light: A Return to Acapulco, Let Loose Predictions, and Constellation →

Linked By Devon Dundee

This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon make their long-awaited return to Las Colinas with Acapulco season three, share their predictions for Apple’s upcoming Let Loose event, and recap Constellation.

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Ruminate, Episode 183 – You Could Get a Big Can in There →

Linked By John Voorhees

This week on Ruminate, more snacks than you can shake a stick at, Weblog posting month 2024, Raycast experiments, and some new game controllers.

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AppStories, Episode 381 – Apple’s Swift Student Challenge →

Linked By John Voorhees

This week on AppStories, we are joined by Susan Prescott, vice president of developer relations, education, and enterprise at Apple, along with 2024 Swift Student Challenge winners Harshitha Rajesh and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg to talk about the challenge and the students’ projects. Then, I interview Finn Voorhees and Ellie O’Sullivan, past winners of the Swift Student Challenge who share their advice about participating in the program and getting started with Swift.

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Links and Show Notes

Student Interviews with Susan Prescott, Harshitha Rajesh, and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg

Swift Student Challenge
- Apple Announces the Swift Student Challenge Will Begin in February 2024 and New Everyone Can Code Resources
Swift Playgrounds
Coding Resources
- Swift.org Getting Started
- 100 Days of Swift
- Introducing SwiftUI
- Harvard CS50 course
- Apple Coding Resources
  - Apple and Education
  - App Development

Interviews with Past Swift Student Challenge Winners

Finn Voorhees
- Working on:
  - Detail for Mac and iOS
- Personal apps:
Ellie O’Sullivan

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MacStories Unwind: iOS Retro Gaming 5 Eva →

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This week on MacStories Unwind, why game emulators on iOS are a big deal, Girls5eva, and Franklin.

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