black and white sketch of an overweight and balding man pointing at a coffee cup just outside of the drawing frame
If finally happened: I revived Fresh Brewed Tales. I blame the people I see in coffee shops. The guy who was sure the drink made before he ordered was actually his was practically begging me to write about him. So I did. #coffee #socialskills freshbrewedtales.com...
White mug with “Oh for” above a drawing of a fox with “sake” below the fox. Read all together it says Oh for fox sake.
This mug seems somehow appropriate for today. #mug #taxes #forfoxsake
A red bowling ball sitting in rocks under an overpass along a bike trail.
My morning walks give me little surprises, like finding a bowling ball along the nature trail. I’d love to know the story behind this. #nature #walk #surprise
New ep dropped: just in time for all this look-back at Apple's first 50 years, @geektells.bsky.social and @jgamet.bsky.social are joined by John Kheit to talk about his days at NeXT Computer and working at Steve Jobs's other computer company.
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MacVoices #26114: Live! - AI Revenue, A Precedent-Setting App Store Ruling... w/ @macparrott.bsky.social @daveg65.bsky.social @jencius.bsky.social @provuejim.bsky.social @brian8944.bsky.social @jgamet.bsky.social @webbixby.bsky.social @eabolden.bsky.social
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Spam text message that starts with “I’m Greg Dolezal. There will never be another President Trump.” My take: Oh, please let this be true. One Trump is five too many.
We can live in hope.
But seriously, I don’t know how my phone number ended up in a Georgia Republican messaging database, yet here we are. Their marketing team needs a better lead vetting system. #spam #sms #nokings #marketing #fail
Rockies versus Phillies at Coors Field. View from outfield in line with second and third base. It’s sunny. You should be here.
I like to learn at least one new thing every day. Today’s learning experience happened at a baseball game: The funnel cake stand smells great until the 8th inning. After that…not so much. #learn #baseball
Several eggs dyed with patterns from silk fabric fragments. They’re in an orange bowl.
I’m all about burning new neural pathways. Today that was by learning to dye eggs wrapped in silk. #art #eggs
MacVoices #26112: Live! - The Capabilities of the New Apple Business w/ @macparrott.bsky.social @daveg65.bsky.social @jencius.bsky.social @provuejim.bsky.social @brian8944.bsky.social @jgamet.bsky.social @eabolden.bsky.social @webbixby.bsky.social
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New ep dropped: @jgamet.bsky.social and @geektells.bsky.social say goodbye to a dear friend, discuss Kagi search engine, and look at Apple's first and second 50 years.
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MacVoices #26111: Live! - Adobe Fined, Digg Shuts Down, and An Unusual Monetization Model w/ @daveg65.bsky.social @jencius.bsky.social @brian8944.bsky.social @provuejim.bsky.social @webbixby.bsky.social @eabolden.bsky.social @jgamet.bsky.social
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If your objective is to harm as many people as possible in your own country Trump finally found something he’s good at. The latest example? His crackpot health secretary, RFK, is pressuring the FDA to reverse a ban on peptides that pose a health risk.
Male and female duck pair swimming side by side in a small grass-lined creek.
Morning walks are kind of a zen thing for me. I focus on nature and walking instead of projects, clients, and deadlines. Plus I get to see wildlife hidden inside a city, like these two ducks doing important duck things. #nature #bird #duck
If we're all here to make a difference, John was an overachiever. He definitely put a dent in the universe in the best possible way. Farewell, my friend. The stars don't seem quite as bright now that you're gone.
4/4
He wrote for a lot of Apple-centric publications over the years, too, so in reality we all lost John.
I'll miss our wonderful conversations, eating pizza with John and his wife while we sorted out some tech issue he decided I was more qualified to solve than him, and laughing together.
3/4
He was a US Air Force Captain. He worked for Apple. He's the guy behind the space shuttle landing simulator I played on an Apple II. He also wrote fantastic analysis pieces and interviewed wonderfully interesting people for his podcast back when we worked together at The Mac Observer.
2/4
Some days are really tough, and this definitely is one of them. My dear friend John Martellaro passed away today. John is one of the smartest people I've ever met and had the kind of resumé most of us can only dream of. He was an astrophysicist. He worked for NASA.
1/4
I’m not saying Sora was a blatant move on OpenAI’s part to collect massive amounts of facial data quickly, but ending the social platform after only six months while retaining its features for paid subscribers does make me wonder. #ai #DataCollection
MacVoices #26103: Live! - AirPods Pro Max, Neo Tear-Down, and MotionVFX Acquired w/ @daveg65.bsky.social @jencius.bsky.social @brian8944.bsky.social @provuejim.bsky.social @webbixby.bsky.social @eabolden.bsky.social @jgamet.bsky.social
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Crane standing in a shallow beaver pond
Seeing a crane in the beaver pond was a nice bonus on today’s morning walk. #bird #nature
ICE is taking on air passenger screening starting Monday to assist TSA. Now I’m wondering about the odds they aren’t leaving once they’re in place.
My ink stained finger tips with the culprit pen, a Namisu Nova Pocket Titanium fountain pen, in the background.
Understanding how the tools you rely on daily for work is important. Case in point: The fountain pen nib came loose and started leaking. I disassembled and cleaned the pen, no problem. I’m back to work with nothing more than inked stained fingers. #work #DontPanic #fountainpen
MacVoices #26099: Live! - Acme Weather, Duck Duck Go’s AI, More on Privacy, and Microsoft’s Stumbles w/ @daveg65.bsky.social @eabolden.bsky.social @jencius.bsky.social @jgamet.bsky.social @provuejim.bsky.social @brian8944.bsky.social
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MacVoices #26098: Live! - Mac minis, iPods (Yes, iPods), and the New Tech Nostalgia w/ @daveg65.bsky.social @eabolden.bsky.social @jencius.bsky.social @jgamet.bsky.social @provuejim.bsky.social @brian8944.bsky.social
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Tell kids today we watch Sylvester Stallone sing with the Muppets and they’ll think we were stoned and OK, maybe we were, but Sylvester Stallone sang with the muppets. #muppets #singing #WeirdChildhood
Instagram is dropping E2E encryption. But calling the feature “controversial” because governments prefer surveillance over privacy seems a bit disingenuous. #privacy #encryption
New ep just dropped: @geektells.bsky.social and @jgamet.bsky.social look at Apple’s 50th anniversary plans and Tim Cook’s potential retirement plans. They also talk about the impact MacBook Neo is having on the laptop market. Bonus: Jeff is speaking at Macstock!
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Shrink art pin of what looks like a happy little red bean. It’s looking up and waving.
Despite everything that’s happening in the world I still find delight in happy little surprises. Like finding this fun pin at an art show. #art #happiness
