Limitless Possibility

Yanik goes through the recent upgrades to his gaming setup.Related LinksFU: YouTube/This Does Not Compute: The Sony MiniDisc Document Reader That Could Also Scan!FU: YouTube/TechMoan: Too many MDs?FU: YouTube/Modern Vintage Gamer: The PlayStation PS4 CMOS Battery problem has been fixedFU: Wikipedia: Template:Sony MILC camerasYouTube/MrMario2011: MechaPwn: Endgame for PS2? - Region Unlocking the PS2 & More!Micomsoft XRGB FramemeisterRetroRGB's OSSC pageRetroTink-5X ProAmazon: ViewHD Prosumer 4K UHD 18Gbps HDMI 4x1 SwitchRetroTink-2X Pro

Luc-Olivier goes over his recent iPad upgrade.Related LinksFU: YouTube/PlayStation: Gran Turismo 7 - PlayStation Showcase 2021 TrailerFU: YouTube/BK4: New Gran Turismo 7 Trailer has references from older GT gamesFU: MotorTrend shows off Rivian’s electric adventure truck in detail - The VergeiPad Air - AppleApple Pencil - AppleMagic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Air (4th generation) - AppleHere’s a picture of my beloved Booq Taipan Shadow XS for iPad

Luc-Olivier had to cancel at the last minute, so Yanik brought on a friend to gush about MiniDisc.Admin note: Limitless Possibility is having a short summer break for the rest of August. Please look forward to our next episode sometime in September.Related LinksWikipedia: MiniDiscOQO and Vaio type U UMPCsRichard's old MD recorder: the Sony MZ-R91Richard's first pre-recorded MD album: Chicane's Behind the SunMétEX: The Paris Metro ExperienceWeb MiniDiscYouTube/Panic: Playdate Update - 6/8/2021

Yanik takes Luc-Olivier on a tour of the different kinds of fighting game netcode.Related LinksAdmin note: We'll be taking a short break for the summer throughout the month of August. Our last episode is scheduled for release on August 1st, and we'll return to your podcatchers some time in September. Stay subscribed and stay tuned to our Twitter account for news of our return.FU: panthema: The Sound of Sorting (Seizure warning)FU: YouTube/gtnprn: Volt | Learn Recoil patterns with a Chromatic Scale Apex LegendsFU: Yanik's page for CaesuraFU: YouTube/Modern Vintage Gamer: As a Switch developer I'm disappointed with the new OLED Model...FU: Giuseppe Andrea Vecchio's tweet of Ys 9's frame rate on the SwitchFU: Why Yanik doesn't like OLEDFU: Car Colors on TwitterFU: Dodge will make an electric muscle car in 2024 - The VergeYouTube/evo2kvids: EVO2017: GGPO PANELYouTube/DigitalHalftones: Altimor's SFV Netcode Fix Mod Visually ExplainedYouTube/Maximilian Dood: MAX RANT: Capcom's Communication Problem...The Netcode Up

Luc-Olivier and Yanik each summarize three sessions from this year's WWDC.Related LinksFU: CBC: All new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be zero emissions by 2035, Liberals sayFU: Twitter/PlayStation: Welcome to the family, @Housemarque!FU: GameSpark: PS Storeで配信されているPSPコンテンツは7月2日以降もPS3/PS Vitaから購入可能―PSPからの購入機能はすべて終了FU: PlayStation: Important notices regarding PlayStation products and servicesFU: Twitter/PlatineDispositif: Tweet about their game not being listed on the Vita storeFU: YouTube/RMTransit: Good Convenience Stores = Good Cities? | The Transit EcosystemFU: YouTube/Coco Ch.: Time to go. #GoodbyeCocoFU: YouTube/BK4: How to play Gran Turismo 4 ONLINE on a real PS2! (No Modchip/FreeMCBoot)WWDC21Lounges: archive of asked questions during WWDC21 loungesApple Developer: WWDC21: Digital LoungesApple Developer: WWDC21: ChallengesApple Developer: WWDC21: Special EventsLuc-Olivier's 1st session: Explore UWB-based car keysYanik's 1st session: Meet the Location ButtonLuc-Olivier's 2nd session: Bring a

Yanik takes a look at PlayStation's spring of missteps.Related LinksFU: David Ashby's tweetFU: The Verge: Google Stadia is coming to Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV on June 23rdFU: The Verge: Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stickTheGamer: Report: PS3, Vita and PSP Stores to be Permanently Closed in a Few MonthsKotaku: Sony Closing PlatStation Store on PS3, Vita, and PSP This SummerPlayStation Blog: PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue OperationsPSNProfiles Forum: No Patches for Some PS3 GamesBloomberg: Sony’s Obsession With Blockbusters Is Stirring Unrest Within PlayStation EmpirePlayStation Blog: Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios

Luc-Olivier celebrates 4 years of owning his Focus RS with a history of his car ownership.Related LinksAdmin note: We'll be taking a short break for the summer throughout the month of August. Our last episode is scheduled for release on August 1st, and we'll return to your podcatchers some time in September. Stay subscribed and stay tuned to our Twitter account for news of our return.FU: 1Password for Windows Release NotesFU: No, Synthetic Fuels Won't Replace Electric Cars - YouTubeFU: PlayStation Blog: Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios2006 Mitsubishi Lancer - Wikipedia Ford Fiesta ST - WikipediaFord Focus RS - WikipediaPorsche Boxster (986) - Wikipedia

Yanik gives his thoughts on Swift and SwiftUI.Related LinksFU: Ford F-150 Lightning revealed: an electric truck for the masses - The VergeFU: How Ford’s F-150 Lightning stacks up against the Tesla Cybertruck and Hummer EV - The VergeFU: This is Ford’s electric F-150 pickup truck - The VergeFU: Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range BreakthroughFU: Yanik's knowledge baseFU: YouTube/SkillUp: Season of the Chosen handed me a massive L, and I'm glad it did (Review)FU: Nintendo Life: Ace Attorney And Ghost Trick Return To The iOS StoreAccidental Tech Podcast 205: People Don't Use the Weird PartsWikipedia: Objective-C ("Modern" Objective-C syntax (1997))Apple Developer: SubstringApple Developer: SwiftUIIntroducing SwiftUI, the tutorial Apple put together last yearSwift.org: New Diagnostic Architecture OverviewSwift.org - Swift 5.3 released!objc-retain

Luc-Olivier buys a PC laptop.Related LinksUsed ThinkPad Buyer’s GuideHow to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB on MacThe Verge: Microsoft is finally ditching its Windows 95-era icons

Yanik and Luc-Olivier plays The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.Related LinksFU: Ata Distance: The Super Suica ReferenceFU: Xbox Wire: Xbox Cloud Gaming for Windows 10 PC and Apple Phones and Tablets Begin as Limited Beta for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate MembersFU: YouTube/Tom Warren: First look at xCloud on the web and iPhoneFU: Visual Studio Blog: Visual Studio 2022YouTube/Game Maker's Toolkit: Boss Keys

Luc-Olivier goes over some alternatives to fully electric cars.Related LinksNew listeners: check out our about page for a list of our recommended starter episodes!FU: Ata Distance: Is Suica ‘all-in-one’ possible?FU: FeliCa Dude's Twitter repliesFU: elevtechlift's Twitter repliesFU: Remodel of Louis Vuitton GinzaFU: The 2021 Volkswagen ID4 Is a New Fully Electric $40,000 Crossover - Doug Demuro’s YouTube channelFU: The Volkswagen ID.4 Is A Disappointing Electric Car (For Now) - Engineering Explained’s YouTube channelFU: Volkswagen of America lied about rebranding to ‘Voltswagen’ - The VergeFU: GMC Shares Key Insights on Hummer EV SUV - The Car GuideIs A Toyota SUV "Greener" Than A Tesla? - Engineering Explained’s YouTube channelPhase-out of fossil fuel vehicles - WikipediaWill Synthetic Fuels Save Petrol Cars? - AutoTrader’s YouTube channelWhat Is Green Hydrogen And Will It Power The Future? - CNBC’S YouTube channel

Yanik returns with news from the world of Japanese transit ticketing and mobile payment infrastructure.Related LinksFU: PlayStation Blog: Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this SpringFU: PlayStation: Request your PlayStation Camera adaptorFU: PlayStation Blog: Next-gen VR on PS5: the new controllerRecommended listening: Limitless Possibility 2: Mobile PaymentsReddit/FelicaDude: FeliCa Standard SD2: what's new?Ata Distance: Smells like Super Suica: Sony unveils next generation FeliCaAta Distance: Road to Super Suica: 2 in 1 shared infrastructure and mobile transit card expansion updateAta Distance: Road to Super Suica: cloud integration and the transit card push to mobileAta Distance: Suica 2 in 1 Region CardsAta Distance: The Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Transit CardAta Distance: The Super Suica Touchless ConnectionAta Distance: Rethinking Face ID in the Face Mask Touchless Eradocomo Open House 2020 UWB demos:Osaifu Keitai touchless paymentsOsaifu Keitai touchless car keysThe Japan Times: U

Luc-Olivier and Yanik discuss shopping for non-tech products, and share some that they've been enjoying recently.Related LinksFU: YouTube: Final Fantasy VII Intergrade TrailerFU: YouTube: Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Teaser TrailerFU: YouTube: Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Teaser TrailerThe WirecutterRTINGSProtégez-VousPatrick Rhone: Final ChoicesReddit: /r/BuyItForLifeJamie Phelps: Final Choices and Sensible DefaultsInstant Pot Duo Evo PlusZojirushi SM-KHE36 stainless steel travel mugYouTube/Life Where I'm From: Japanese Thermos Bottles (I'm Slightly Obsessed)Breville Barista TouchProvigo: President's Choice Espresso Perfetto beansYouTube: James Hoffmannadidas Aeroready 3-Stripes Cold Weather Knit Hoodie (no link, discontinued)Hololive Wiki: Shishiro Botan, who is a white lion, not a white tiger like Yanik accidentally saidYouTube/ShabbySubz: Coco Doesn't Wear Adidas Anymore to This Place + KiryuKai Uniform

Yanik explains why his 2020 sucked, and it's not for the reasons you expect.Related LinksFU: Mercedes-Benz decides not to sell the EQC in America | AutoblogFU: YouTube/Digital Foundry: Xbox FPS Boost Analysis: 60FPS/120FPS Back Compat on Xbox Series X|S Tested!FU: Microsoft .NET Blog: Announcing .NET 6 Preview 1FU: PlayStation Blog: Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStationnoclip: Final Fantasy XIV, the excellent three-part documentary on how Square Enix turned an absolute failure into one of the best MMOs ever made

Luc-Olivier gives Yanik an overview of what's coming to the electric car market in the next year or so.Related LinksFU: GitHub/probobpd: Think twice before abandoning Xorg. Wayland breaks everything!FU: Drew DeVault: I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshitFU: Polygon: Google shuts down internal Stadia game studioFU: Polygon: Terraria canceled on Stadia after developer gets locked out of his Google accountsFU: Ford says ‘millions’ of its vehicles will run on Google’s Android starting in 2023 - The VergeFU: Sean O’Kane on TwitterFU: Nissan Gives Up Root Shell Thanks To Hacked USB Drive | HackadayElectric cars mentioned:Audi e-tron GTThe rumoured Ford F-150 ElectricFord Mustang Mach-EGMC Hummer EVLucid AirMercedes-Benz EQCRivian R1SRivian R1TTesla CybertruckTesla Model STesla Model XVolkswagon ID.4Audi reveals its Porsche-powered E-Tron GT - The VergeApple Car Production Again Linked to Kia Motor's US Plant in Georgia - MacRumorsHyundai Executives Said to Be 'Divided' Over Prospect of Apple Car Partnership - Ma

Yanik looks back at what has changed in the world of desktop Linux since he last used it 10 years ago.Related LinksFU: End of year holiday hardware sales in JapanDistributionsArch LinuxUbuntuRed Hat Enterprise LinuxCentOSFedoraAlpine LinuxGentoo LinuxSlackwareSource MageVoid Linuxfreedesktop.orgGNOMEsystemdFlatpakAlternatives: AppImage, SnapsbubblewrapRed Hat Developer: Introducing the Red Hat Flatpak runtime for desktop containersWaylandYouTube/Mladen Mijatov: The Real Story Behind Wayland and X - Daniel Stone (linux.conf.au 2013) (I mistakingly said during the episode that this presentation was given by the creator of Wayland.)Mart Raudsepp: Gentoo GNOME 3.30 for all unit systemsThe Register: KDE maintainers speak on why it is worth looking beyond GNOME

Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 13 deployment target.Related LinksFU: YouTube/SkillUp: Destiny 2: Beyond Light - ReviewFU: The Incomparable | Sometimes the Drawer is Empty (Episode 536)iOS 12.4 to 13.0 API DifferencesSwiftUI | Apple Developer DocumentationCombine | Apple Developer DocumentationUIKit | Apple Developer DocumentationCore Data | Apple Developer DocumentationMetricKit | Apple Developer Documentation

Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about their favorite games they played in 2020.Related LinksFU: App Store: StadiumFU: The Verge: Stadia comes to the iPhone and iPad with new iOS betaFU: saurik's tweet about Cydia suing AppleFU: Tim Sweeney's tweet announcing Spotify's availability on the Epic Games StoreFU: Cabel's tweet about Scott Forstall working on WordArtYear of PlayStationYouTube montage of the 77 most notable PS1 gamesYouTube montage of the top 30 most sold PS1 games in JapanYanik's honorable mentionsGran Turismo 1I.Q. FinalJumping Flash! 2Ace Combat 2Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel LinksBattlefield 1Game Boy Light hardwareYouTube/My Life in Gaming: Game Boy IPS Screen Mods for DMG, Pocket, GBC, GBA, and GBA SPLucco's honorable mentionsPapers, PleaseDanganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocAs discussed on episode 136: Ultimate Swinging ProShadow of the Tomb RaiderYanik's #4: Tales of PhantasiaYouTube: Tales of Phantasia SNES Opening showing off the Flexible Voice Drive technologyRecommended fan translation by Phantasian ProductionsY

Luc-Olivier and Yanik review Google Stadia.Related LinksOur new About/Subscribe pageFU: VICE: Internal Sony Docs Explain How "Activities" Became a Cornerstone for PS5FU: YouTube/Beyond Ghibli: DEGENERATE - An Exploration of Sex in Anime & MangaFU: YouTube/Mother's Basement: The Magic of VTubersFU: YouTube: Claire Saffitz x Dessert PersonFU: Limitless Possibility 100: Aberration of ValueStadiaStadia availability & requirements - Stadia HelpBandwidth, data usage, and stream quality - Stadia HelpGoogle Stadia’s director of games reflects on the service’s first year

Yanik and Luc-Olivier catch up on what's going on with next-gen consoles.Related LinksFU: Spiritsnare's graphics work for KiaraFU: 7GUIsFU; Stadia Premiere Edition promotion for YouTube Premium subscribersFU: ZDNet: Microsoft takes a major step toward .NET unification with .NET 5.0 releaseXbox Series S and XEurogamer: Inside Xbox Series X: the full specsXbox Game PassYouTube/Maximillian Dood: NEXT GEN IS HERE...Sorta...Xbox Series X Demo & Review, shows off Quick ResumeYouTube/Digital Foundry: Halo Infinite Gameplay Trailer Analysis: Are The Graphics Really 'Flat'...?YouTube/Digital Foundry: Xbox Series X Backwards Compatibility Tested - And The Performance Is ExtremePS5YouTube/The Verge: PlayStation 5 Review: a next-gen feel, featuring a good explanation of ray tracingEurogamer: PlayStation 5 uncovered: the Mark Cerny tech deep divePlayStation Blog: Experience PS5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech with compatible headsets at launch, TV Virtual Surround Sound coming after launchYouTube/Maximillian Dood: I Thought It