Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago Replying to @gruber@mastodon.social <p>In the decades to come, when the Trump era is behind us, it’ll be hard to explain to young people that headlines like these made sense in the moment.</p> @gruber@mastodon.social Hell, its hard to explain now…
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago Replying to @jackwellborn@mastodon.social @flargh@mastodon.social That thing brings back memories. You could kill someone with the cast metal legs. @jackwellborn@mastodon.social @flargh@mastodon.social Metal legs (knees) aren’t that bad. Getting them in sucks though.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 6mo ago Replying to @benaar@mastodon.social <p>Gas stations about to have a Y2K problem when prices exceed $9.99 9/10</p> @benaar@mastodon.social Per litre like the rest of the civilized world
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 9mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social Best live action Morticia Addams @flargh@mastodon.social I picked Jones for the win. Carolyn for the 60’s crowd and Catherine for the 20’s.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 9mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social RE: https://mastodon.social/@appleinsider/115776262060509851 Is it just me or do you see "ButtPlug" every time someone mentions Twelve South's PlugBug? @flargh@mastodon.social Not just you
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 9mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social Finally got a long-standing problem with my foot fixed today (pun intended). Chatting with the pre-op nurse: me: If I were a car I'd trade myself in for something better. I'd settle for a pre-owned model, just fewer miles and better options pre-op nurse: Hey, at least you still have all the factory parts, even if the warranty expired @flargh@mastodon.social I’m sure she’s heard it all. Having all your bits helps.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 10mo ago Replying to @jamesthomson@mastodon.social <p>You spend years wanting more colour in Apple products, and then they run out of dye.</p> @jamesthomson@mastodon.social You win for the best line James.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 10mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWrV696NWw @flargh@mastodon.social One of my mom’s fav songs.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 16mo ago Replying to @jamesthomson@mastodon.social on mastodon.social @jamesthomson@mastodon.social I’ll let my kids know when they ask me
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 46mo ago Replying to @viticci@mastodon.social <p>Thank you Europe, as always. 🇪🇺 <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/will-apple-allow-users-to-install-third-party-app-stores-sideload-in-europe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">22-12-13/will-apple-allow-users-to-install-third-party-app-stores-sideload-in-europe</span></a></p><p>I can't wait for Apple to open up iOS for side-loading, browser engines, and more. Bring it. 💪</p> @viticci Be careful what you wish for …
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 29mo ago Replying to @ismh@eworld.social <p>The “can you do work on an iPad” debate is so simple. </p><p>Some folks can and others can’t. Some people want to push the iPad harder than others, while some folks want to use what they’re familiar with.</p><p>I promise we can all just use the computer we want and be okay.</p> @ismh And if you have to use a Mac to get your work done, go for it. Don’t pine (whine) over turning the iPad into a Mac.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 46mo ago Replying to @jvoorhees@mastodon.social <p>We're going to do a part 2 of our Gone but Not Forgotten series on AppStories right after our annual holiday break. </p><p>What apps do you miss from the early days of the App Store?</p><p>I'd love to get some listener favorites to share during the episode</p> @jvoorhees Most of them were/are 32 bit games. Wishing for old things to come back isn’t always the best although I’d like my knees back …
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 6mo ago Replying to @the5thColumnist@mstdn.ca <p>Anyone still seriously considering travelling to the United States ?</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/us-border-dna-canadian-man-cbp-cross-larson-dingell-raskin-9.7144472" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/us-</span><span class="invisible">border-dna-canadian-man-cbp-cross-larson-dingell-raskin-9.7144472</span></a></p> @the5thColumnist His first mistake was going there. Don’t make it your second mistake. Never again!! #BuyCanadianByeAmerican #BuyAnythingButAmerican
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago Replying to @georgetakei@universeodon.com Dick around, win dick prizes. @georgetakei The photo must be cropped, I can only see 2
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago Replying to @drdrang@fosstodon.org <p>I was at a local bar playing trivia tonight and didn’t get to see any of the Sixers/Magic game because they don’t subscribe to Amazon Prime. There were at least a dozen TVs showing Andre Agassi playing pickleball.</p> @drdrang Sounds underwhelming.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social Today @fletchen@mindly.social quietly noted a 55+ community as we drove by the sign. I made a joke about "no kids allowed," then she reminded me how old we are My back hurts. I need to pee. And get off my lawn! @flargh @fletchen We’ve been thinking about that too …
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 20mo ago Replying to @GottaLaff@mastodon.social <p>👉🏼HEADS UP (since apparently I need to say that):</p><p>I'm signing out of THIS instance for awhile.</p><p>I'm trying to get the deck working for the new one.</p><p>SO I WON'T BE REPLYING HERE OR EVEN READING HERE FOR A BIT.</p> @GottaLaff 👋🏻
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 46mo ago Replying to @viticci@mastodon.social <p>iPadOS 16.2 launches today with Stage Manager support for external displays.</p><p>I still have my issues with Stage Manager, but I was finally able to create the setup I've always wanted, and I'm happy.</p><p>My story:</p><p>iPadOS 16.2 and Stage Manager for External Displays: Work in Progress, But Worth the Wait <a href="https://www.macstories.net/stories/stage-manager-external-displays-finally/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macstories.net/stories/stage-m</span><span class="invisible">anager-external-displays-finally/</span></a></p> @viticci Works pretty good on my 4K display. Now to figure out what to use it for…
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 20mo ago Replying to @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io <p>The people who are now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two have links to the Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025.</p><p>Noah Peters is the author of the OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell’s January 27 memo (archive) providing guidance on the “Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce” executive order, which is being described as the “Schedule F” order because it effectively reinstates that policy under a new name (“Schedule Policy/Career”). Peters also authored the January 20 memo (archive) from Ezell, which exploits loopholes to bypass limits on political appointments. Both of these memos are clear steps towards achieving a primary goal of Project 2025: to expand President Trump’s power, and to replace career civil servants with Trump loyalists.</p><p>As far back as 2023, The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was recommending Peters for a position in Trump’s second administration. Peters had previously been appointed by Trump in 2019 as the Solicitor at the Federal Labor Relations Authority, where he “aided and defended Trump appointees’ anti-union FLRA policies that went against decades of the agency’s own precedents” according to Court Accountability Action and State Democracy Defenders Action.4 Peters returned to private practice in 2022, but recently quietly updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect a new title of “Senior Advisor” to the Office of Personnel Management. This appointment does not appear to have been announced anywhere else. </p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a></p> @molly0xfff Smart they aren’t.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 6mo ago Replying to @agiletortoise__dup_1676@mastodon.social RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116252309067166574 I’m so happy for the rich people that they have a nicer way to feel rich while they compete to prove who’s richest at an auction house. @agiletortoise Yeah, they’re so hard done by…
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago @Gte@mastodon.social possibly better than the real thing
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 47mo ago Replying to @catsalad@infosec.exchange <p><strong>Dentist:</strong> So, do you floss?<br><strong>Me:</strong> Do you use a unique password for every account?</p> @catsalad@infosec.exchange The correct answer is: Yes, while thinking to yourself
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 9mo ago Replying to @agiletortoise__dup_1676@mastodon.social When you don’t use Instagram in a while Meta really comes off as a needy b***h. And what the heck does “joined Meta AI” mean? That sounds like a Borg thing. @agiletortoise@mastodon.social resistance is futile??
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 8mo ago Replying to @agiletortoise__dup_1676@mastodon.social I just conquered the worst escape room ever! Er, I mean I actually navigated through the Amazon customer service labyrinth to get to an actual chat with a person. @agiletortoise@mastodon.social Even more amazing!
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 31mo ago Replying to @courtcan@mastodon.social <p>Here's a truth for you -- especially if you haven't hit your 40s yet, maybe not even your 30s.</p><p>The truth is this:</p><p>*Nobody* knows what the fuck they're doing.<br />If someone seems like they have their shit together, either they are presenting you with a completely false front, or they are in a season of The Total Occasional Fluke of Everything Apparently Going Right and Coming Together.</p><p>But what are we really doing? Nobody knows. WE'RE ALL JUST DOING WHAT WE CAN WITH THE TOOLS WE HAVE AT THE TIME.</p> @courtcan@mastodon.social 60’s here, yup
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 9mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social "Continue without supporting us" is some passive-aggressive bullshit. @flargh@mastodon.social To which I say, okay thanks.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 5mo ago Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social @caspercdn@mstdn.social @jackwellborn@mastodon.social Accessorizing can help @flargh@mastodon.social @jackwellborn@mastodon.social So true.
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 43mo ago Replying to @lolennui@mstdn.social on mstdn.social @lolennui@mstdn.social @zydecopaws@pnw.zone Or facebook …
Open post Casper 👻 @caspercdn@mstdn.social · 32mo ago Replying to @nileane@nileane.fr <p>“Bluesky could be the future of content moderation”.</p><p>I 100% disagree.</p><p>Yes, the protocol offers a plethora of ways to filter content and ensure you never come across, say, Nazis.</p><p>But that’s not what content moderation is. Content moderation is making decisions. It is either welcoming or refusing certain types of content on your platform.</p><p>If you’re letting everyone in, and telling your users "but you have control!", you’re not moderating anything. You’re just quitting.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/111887524210529466" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@caseynewton/1</span><span class="invisible">11887524210529466</span></a></p> @nileane@nileane.fr Mastodon is 100% better