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• We'll be guests on the WWDC live episode of The Talk Show: Tuesday, June 3, 6–9 PM. Get tickets here ASAP!) John will be taking a plane... for you.

• Follow-up:

• Which is faster: installing Showbot) or reimplementing it?

• Casey's open-source Node version)

• PHP isn't faster than Javascript), voiding Marco's accidental argument in the last episode.

• Node.js uses) CommonJS, not AMD). ECMAScript also adds formal module support), which es6-module-transpiler) lets you use today.

• To the great surprise of nobody except John, iPhones come with earbuds, and those earbuds come with clickers.

• To the great surprise of nobody, including John, the Bluetooth-pairing interface in a car was terrible, and both Marco and Casey missed an obscure reference).

• iOS games that support physical game controllers must also work without them).

• If the "iPhone 6" comes in two sizes, which do you buy?

• Possibility of resolution scaling modes).

• Would the cameras be different? (Marco on The Talk Show), starting around 01:26:00).

• WWDC product-announcement predictions:

• New MacBook Airs or a 12" Retina MacBook Air? (Intel's Broadwell delay))

• Macworld's slow SSD speeds in the new Airs) may just be from different SSD manufacturers).

• New Apple TV hardware or software?

• The Apple TV 3's CPU was originally) a dual-core A5 with one die disabled, but not anymore).

• The iPod Touch still has an A5 LOL).

• There may not be any new hardware announced at WWDC, just like previous WWDCs in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011.

• New sensors to be taken advantage of, like Pedometer++) did with the M7 last year.

• Craig Hockenberry on Apple wearables)

• Wearables, sensors, and watches in fashion and reality.

• Bringing the new Mac Pro's dark-glossy-aluminum finish to more Pro hardware?

• Retina Thunderbolt Display?

• The Magic Mouse. Yes, we really talked about this.

• Drawing conclusions from the "To Be Announced" sessions in the WWDC schedule.

• WWDC predictions for Mac OS X 10.10:

• Just a visual refresh, or notable improvements to the core OS as well?

• Apple shuffling engineers around to work on the new hotness while neglecting its established platforms and applications.

• Modernization or replacement of AppKit, possibly by bringing the relevant parts of UIKit to Mac?

• Is there any hope for a new filesystem, possibly by evolving Core Storage?

• WWDC predictions for iOS 8:

• Better inter-app communication:

• A system like Contracts) or Intents)?

• Involving remote view controllers)?

• Side-by-side iPad multitasking)?

• Springboard enhancements?

• Please kill Newsstand. Please. Just make them normal app icons.

• Could Remote View Controllers and Background Refresh be used for widgets, live tiles, or dynamic icons?

• Customizable default browser, mail app, etc.?

• WWDC predictions for new or improved web services:

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