ATP Episode 693 Covers Bambu Lab, Irish Data Center Energy Rules and Apple Odds and Ends

Episode 693 of The Accidental Tech Podcast, titled "Negative Bonus Points," covers a wide range of tech topics, according to its published show notes. The pre-show segment opens with a Ubiquiti marketing video and a discussion of Spanning Tree Protocol, the networking standard that prevents loops on Ethernet networks, along with a look at Sonos and networking documentation.

The most substantial item is a members-only segment on Bambu Lab and its community. The notes frame it around a single private message that could change the face of 3D printing, though the listing does not spell out what that message said. Elsewhere, the notes point to Ireland's decision to require data center developers to bring their own clean energy, tied to the country's Large Energy User Action Plan.

The follow-up list is mostly small Apple and Mac items. It includes Formula 1 coverage on Apple TV, a case for alarm reminders, SF Symbols in the Reminders app, and a tip for running APFS defragmentation with diskutil. The show also reflects on the recent history of Finder file moves and how they compare with the mv command.

The post-show segment is titled "RIP Destiny 2." The notes link it to associated layoffs and to a Wikipedia page on Destiny 1, but they do not give the details behind the layoffs in the listing itself.