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I think someone now needs to make a starfield mod...Re: https://m.universetoday.com/@fraser/114145052873096522

I think someone now needs to make a starfield mod...

Re: https://m.universetoday.com/@fraser/114145052873096522

Overheard from the Spurs/Jazz game announcers:"Dirk made the most three pointers of a 7-footer"Me: "Hey Google, how many...

Overheard from the Spurs/Jazz game announcers:

"Dirk made the most three pointers of a 7-footer"

Me: "Hey Google, how many three has Kevin Durant made?"
"Hey Google, how tall is he *really*?"

(Google sticks with the fiction that KDs < 7ft. Sorry Google, but no.)

And we wonder how mastodon has such an HOA reputation

And we wonder how mastodon has such an HOA reputation

(or per the manufacturer, shit RCA)

(or per the manufacturer, shit RCA)

Higher quality analog sound, output via either your choice of a shit Bluetooth codec, or shit speakers

Higher quality analog sound, output via either your choice of a shit Bluetooth codec, or shit speakers

I know I'm an old, but....WTF??

I know I'm an old, but....

WTF??

@Quinnypig : is it reasonable for Amazon to require paid support to fix an issue on their side where I can't release a resource...

@Quinnypig : is it reasonable for Amazon to require paid support to fix an issue on their side where I can't release a resource they're billing me for?

The "shake head or nod to reject/accept a call" airpods function OTOH is totally gonna be stolen by everyone else.

The "shake head or nod to reject/accept a call" airpods function OTOH is totally gonna be stolen by everyone else.

iMessage/SMS via satellite is very interesting...

iMessage/SMS via satellite is very interesting...

(Also, I'd hope that "lock an app" can be inverted/made default in some way)

(Also, I'd hope that "lock an app" can be inverted/made default in some way)

"Hide an app" I hope there are thoughts about surfacing that a new hidden app was added, so that a stalker can't use it to...

"Hide an app" I hope there are thoughts about surfacing that a new hidden app was added, so that a stalker can't use it to hide their stalkerware.

#WWDC: "Now you can put icons in specific spots on your home screen"Uh. Huh. Amazing.

#WWDC: "Now you can put icons in specific spots on your home screen"

Uh. Huh. Amazing.

I'm in the social security office for "reasons". I can't make an appointment online. I've been here since 8:30, a half...

I'm in the social security office for "reasons". I can't make an appointment online. I've been here since 8:30, a half hour before they opened. I was about 14th in line.

So far, two people from the line have been helped. At this rate, they won't get to me today.

There are many ways to become radicalized about end-of-life care. I don't recommend any of them.

There are many ways to become radicalized about end-of-life care. I don't recommend any of them.

So my phone apparently has an astrophotography mode, where it takes a long exposure and a time-lapse at once?

So my phone apparently has an astrophotography mode, where it takes a long exposure and a time-lapse at once?

@muskrat_john Re: Dork Tower for Apr 24th...You might need to startup the "another satisfied customer" counter again.WHY ARE YOU...

@muskrat_john Re: Dork Tower for Apr 24th...

You might need to startup the "another satisfied customer" counter again.

WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME LIKE THAT?!

Ahem.

http://www.dorktower.com/2024/04/22/18614/

@frameworkcomputer did a fundraising round where they raised ... 17M?That ... was less than I would have expected. That suggests that...

@frameworkcomputer did a fundraising round where they raised ... 17M?

That ... was less than I would have expected. That suggests that designing laptops is somehow cheaper than I'd have assumed?

Is there a pithy law for the observation that restrictions/limits/process strictly increases over time? That once a process point exists to...

Is there a pithy law for the observation that restrictions/limits/process strictly increases over time? That once a process point exists to prevent (legit goal G via stupid-bad proxy) X, that no one will ever support pulling it out?

IE, we'll never be able to fly with water again?

Time to repost https://xkcd.com/723/

Time to repost https://xkcd.com/723/