Posts by mdhughes@appdot.net
(DIR) Post #B4ggrRP89rBIew9tBY by mdhughes@appdot.net
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We went wrong with computers when they started being "usable".Computer as a kit of parts: đź’Ż Computer with front panel switches: Awesome.Computer with keyboard & boots to BASIC: Neat, but dangerous.Computer that makes you have to find Terminal in some sub-directory: Uuugh.Computer-like appliance with Microsoft products on it: FUCK THIS.#retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #B4y50pmcaWFLSjTcgK by mdhughes@appdot.net
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In some ways I sympathize with people who want the US to use metric, & there's practical advantages to it (except Fahrenheit which is obviously superior).BUT. The people saying that pretty much always come from countries that can't launch rockets, have to beg ride-share from others.You don't hear it much from Chinese, because they're busy building rockets that work (or formerly Russians). ESA? Decade+ behind & blame everyone but their own dysfunctions.STFU & launch.#space #metric
(DIR) Post #B527laddgtyodtXOu8 by mdhughes@appdot.net
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Lucas! @mwl > she’s hot but her comfort movie is mystery science theater 3000 season 7 episode 6 laserblast (1978)<https://aquaria-regina.tumblr.com/post/812113872092807168/shes-hot-but-her-comfort-movie-is-mystery-science
(DIR) Post #B55skmUBR3S6Pv6vtA by mdhughes@appdot.net
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#coffee
(DIR) Post #B55skmhIeHwb4bFPKi by mdhughes@appdot.net
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FAR SIDE!!!♥ #space #artemis
(DIR) Post #B55skmvpmFZPng30zI by mdhughes@appdot.net
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Get around the Moon, 40 minutes blissfully free of Humanity.Immediate new tasks:+ Toilet maintenance.+ Corona is the Solar eclipse, not a beer.#space #artemis
(DIR) Post #B55skn8wzU3uSMBUQq by mdhughes@appdot.net
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We should commemorate this day of going around the Moon, by naming the first day of every week Moonday!#space #artemis
(DIR) Post #B55sknM4CiYP72JxsO by mdhughes@appdot.net
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So they have a "very special guest" of Cheeto Mussolini calling the astronauts, & you never seen so many NAY emotes in chat.#space #artemis
(DIR) Post #B5L1TvqnB6rNUr7pyK by mdhughes@appdot.net
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@screwlisp @remilia Ugly, but if it worked… but it doesn't have playlists (folders are not playlists!), & doesn't play AAC. Zero use.
(DIR) Post #B5L1lQ1EGZInz8LTjk by mdhughes@appdot.net
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@remilia @screwlisp Like I said, zero use. Ideology over functionality.
(DIR) Post #B5L2pJvqwEpcDhFsdU by mdhughes@appdot.net
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@zyd @remilia @screwlisp A) This isn't your conversation, why are you interfering? Nobody wants that.B) I'm not insulting, but it is a deliberate ideolotical choice that makes it not suitable for my purpose: Playing a formerly-iTunes music library.I'm sure it's fine for people who do use folders of mp3s,Thanks. Bye.
(DIR) Post #B64BEI4QXWVBQqscFs by mdhughes@appdot.net
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Your "unified timeline" idea horrifies me.I have a nice stream of kittens, dogs, otters, jokes, math, science, non-shitty computers mostly. & then you want to mix in… <adjusts glasses>… an endless scream of rage & horror from the damned souls who inhabit shitbird & other services.Uh, no. Hell fuck no.
(DIR) Post #B64aoQKxmNdWLkwP2m by mdhughes@appdot.net
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Coming soon, my fanfic,Murderbot & the Very Bad Internet ConnectionIn which a mild-mannered SecUnit kills everyone in ISP management.I have mentioned before, I think "The Comopany" which MB always redacts, is like Cisco, Oracle, Adobe, or similar evil shits, 500 years from now.
(DIR) Post #B66GFKkcwl7y7er5lI by mdhughes@appdot.net
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CAN YOU FUCKING OLD NERDS STOP BELIEVING LLM SHIT‽http://scripting.com/2026/05/04/204207.htmlGoddamn it, Dave.#butlerianJihad
(DIR) Post #B66GhrbwMsHu8zOdJw by mdhughes@appdot.net
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@Nikolai_Kingsley What about Teddy Ruxpin‽ Furby‽ LLMs are less cute than Furby!
(DIR) Post #B6obaSlzRSgMRIOeG0 by mdhughes@appdot.net
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You see the History Eraser Button.
(DIR) Post #B6tjXOvZ3PNj4Ej2Lg by mdhughes@appdot.net
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Mac OS Tahoe designers, & the devs who facilitated them, I don't say this lightly:Mac OS used to be really sweet to interact with. It is not anymore.Everything you have done is bad. You have made the world a worse place by being in it. Please at least stop inflicting your bad design ideas on us.(today's 3 minutes hate brought to you by notifications you can't do anything about or stop)#macos #apple
(DIR) Post #B6tjXPOdJKdMWOKFeq by mdhughes@appdot.net
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@teajaygrey I mean, you're doing that to yourself, using a tech preview. It's probably logging, or has debug code. You can switch back to release Safari & it should be stable. I've had some Safari issues, but they're not too bad.I'm talking about design decisions, like making tabs open in the middle of a giant line of tabs. & even that may be a bug, Apple says "can't reproduce" & wontfixes it. Eh.
(DIR) Post #B6tjXPkbzcDNcYbnuq by mdhughes@appdot.net
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This morning's hate:Install application, run it."This program is damaged & will be moved to the trash!"Actually you need to know to go into System Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll WAY down, no red (!) indicators, & hit Allow on the program you just installed, then "do you want to move it to the Trash?" NO! OPEN!& finally it works.We've seen this before:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CwoluNRSSc"You are coming to a sad realization. Cancel or allow?"#macos #apple
(DIR) Post #B7XdI9dSR5Wt1sgVO4 by mdhughes@appdot.net
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It's almost hot out, but the AC has two settings OFF and TOO HARD, and my office is cooler, so I'm now pondering putting on a hoodie.