Wednesday, January 25, 2023
I just started up my old ASUS K501J Windows 10 laptop, built and bought in 2010. The last time I used it was 2 years ago. Dead battery, of course. Intel Pentium dual-core T4200 running at 200MHz, upgraded to 3 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD. The trackpad works but is sticky, so useless. Other than the fact it’s crippled by the processor and slower than snot, and the fact it weighs a ton and is really thick, it’s not a bad machine.
This sounds fascinating. Not one to read when you’re mentally exhausted. youtu.be/6qU1sDBU9…
In just over a week I’ll turn 69 years old. I’m really not sure how I feel about that.
I don’t know who at Apple decides on pricing but they need to come back to reality, especially when it comes to peripherals. From monitor stands to case wheels to watch bands, their pricing is astronomically outrageous.
If we could shed some of the baggage from our earliest days; greed, envy, hate, lust for power, fear of the unknown, if we could overcome those ancient limitations humanity might have a chance. Maybe in generations to come. I just don’t see it happening anytime soon.
What should be humanity’s greatest regret; We evolved a brain capable of dreaming of utopias and perfect societies while at the same time not enabling us to bring those dreams to fruition.
Design question. Which design for your micro-blog do you like? Do you even bother with changing the defaults? Are you the kind who spends 3 hours after getting a new laptop getting the UI, the fonts, the default apps, wallpapers, and the rest just as you prefer it, or are you the “Yes to all, defaults are fine, let’s get online” type"?
Thursday, January 19, 2023
The only regret that Republicans feel about the shit show we’ve all been forced to watch since Carter left office is that we found out. We noticed, it became so blatant. We read, thanks to involved citizens. We saw it. And it continues. We as citizens can vote, but even many on the left have started to wonder if elections are being manipulated to do the will of the international oligarchs.
Great start to the day. Forgot I had a VA appointment today. Raced across town to get there on time, only to find it was supposed to be a tele-conference. If dumb was a commodity I’d be rich.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Amazon is killing off its Smile donation program. Their reason isn’t convincing. “…the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped.” Whether it met their expectations or not, at least they were donating needed funds to worthwhile charities.
Every so often when I grab my MacBook or iPad I have an emotional flashback to the first time I got one. Back when technology was still magical, when the Net was still friendly and sparsely populated. Sometimes familiarity breeds complacency.
Yesterday I went through my apps and unsubscribed then deleted those I seldom or never use. Recently I’ve been testing different password managers and 2FA apps. I cleared out all the test apps and beta apps. If I could only reduce my email inboxes.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
I want to think my current lineup of Apple products will last me for several years. But I know myself.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
I retired in 2020, the same month we began quarantining for Covid. Almost 3 years later and I’m still trying to adjust. I still feel guilty when I do nothing much all day. I still get mad at me for not reading and writing more.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Chris Pirillo is going to kick off a new channel dealing with Technocracy soon, and he’s going to allow me, Mike (my good buddy from Lockergnome), Georganna and David (fellow members of WebSanDiego) to be the initial contributors. So what the heck is a Technocracy channel? It’s going to be a webblog and newsletter covering every aspect of the effect that the web has on our daily lives. We’ll talk about how the Internet has impacted religion, government, business, education, the workplace, the schoolroom, and even interpersonal relationships.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Tonight I watched the movie “Philadelphia” on Amazon Prime movies. I know, it was released in 1993, and practically everyone I know has seen it at least once since then. But not me. There are certain topics addressed by popular movies that affect me too deeply for me to enjoy watching them. I tried to watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” when it came out but had to stop about half-way through.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Starting Tuesday, all U.S. military veterans in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free care at any VA or private facility Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for free emergency mental health care. www.nbcnews.com/health/me…
Sunday, January 15, 2023
The NFL has announced that all teams will be required to equip all their players with these new uniforms, designed to reduce injuries. www.ebay.com/itm/38518…