the cast of Star Trek Voyager in street clothes awkwardly posing with late-90s computer hardware and consumer electronics
this is what it feels like to post on bluesky
House of Commons of Canada — baller af
I mean.
*whispers* our parliament is nicer-looking
Holy shit; this is right up there with healthcare and gun ownership in terms of the diffs between us. Coincidence?
Storage and Touch ID. Choose your configuration. 256GB Magic Keyboard From $799 or $36.13/mo. tor 24 mo. at 7.99% APRA 512 GB Magic Keyboard with Touch ID From $999 or $45.17/mo. tor 24 mo. at 7.99% APRA
I literally gasped out loud when I realized you cannot upgrade the RAM, just the SSD. 🫢 (Canadian dollars, fwiw)
The new indigo coloured MacBook Neo
Did someone say Indigo?
If they want me back they have to go fully Woke 2, sorry. Whole hog. I gotta be able to get an abortion there
Damn, I do not envy your choice! I would love to know where you landed. I think I'd have gone with Talarico… but… oof, so consequential. 🫣
Bart Simpson holding a monkey’s paw (typically grants wishes with unforeseen negative consequences)
I wish the Studio Display ran at 120 Hz
One of my faves.
If so, I wanna read it so badly because gambling has completely taken over live sports and has become truly inescapable but I've yet to see, here or read any meaningful pushback on it.
New on Patreon (free tier): Paramount and Warner Bros. are merging, and Star Trek is on the menu. Here's how to build your own media server so your library doesn't depend on their business decisions.
Screw fascism, I'm headed to Bajor.
#ds9 #startrek #plex #cordcutting #digitalsovereignty
I think we can agree that in normal times, you would prefer to trust the government over some rando billionaire corporate exec. But to not acknowledge these *wildly extraordinary times* is really freaking suss
I read this earlier and… was kinda shocked that Thompson feels this way? Tells: calling it "Department of War" without scare quotes… and just trusting the US Government as if what's happening now is cool 'n' normal…?!
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
This was a terrific essay to remind us all that AI is not a person. Keep your shit together, friends.
Apple is moving towards Gemini for its AI backend. They'll announce either this week or next WWDC in June.
*Thinks super-hard about adding YET ANOTHER FEATURE to this thing before launch…*
I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change
Altman is giving Boy Kavalier vibes
Watched the latest Starfleet Academy, "The Life of the Stars", and I am *blown away*. The writing and acting are beautiful, deft, subtle. This show is great, but this episode was *elevated*. Here's a recap:
More talk like this, please.
I've been meaning to write this post for years, but the Square layoffs finally pushed me over the edge. This is surely one of my less popular convictions, but I earnestly believe that big companies getting smaller is rational because communication bottlenecks kill productivity and demoralize teams.
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There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana
(Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)
Better than Apple's manufacturing videos: an engineer explains the ingenious design of the aluminum beverage can. [kottke.org]
Look, I know it's stupid but I had a semi-shitty day, I need this
A screenshot of Ketchup showing the list of Pokémon
A screenshot of Ketchup showing Pikachu’s page
A screenshot of Ketchup showing the type matchup calculator
A screenshot of Ketchup showing a list of moves for Houndour
Since its Pokémon Day, I should probably remind you that I make the nicest Pokédex app out there, Ketchup: apps.apple.com/ie/app/ketchup...
(Reposts appreciated)
Looks like @liss.bsky.social let the cat out of the bag on tonight's ATP! 😉 #indigo
