I fall for #Aprilfools stuff way too frequently...
Posts by Brooks
@andypiper very hollow advice, considering she doesn't appear to be on Mastodon/fedi herself...
Still "have nothing to hide"?
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Winter storm #Fern 2026. A thick sheet of ice covers absolutely everything. No relief in sight until Tuesday afternoon.
#austin #texas #winterstorm
Testing out #fitotrack
#opensource #foss
Christmas Day 2025 I'm alone because I'm sick 🤢. Also why is the friggin' AC running? 🥵
Pop!_OS + COSMIC Beta Review
Today we're checking out Pop!_OS and (more specifically, really) COSMIC Beta. COSMIC is the "desktop environment", or the "GUI", if you will.
@pop_os_official @opensource @linux
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#Popos #Cosmic #Linux […]
It seems that I enjoy #Playstation games on #Steam...
Tesla Model 3 Review
I realize I'm a bit late to the party here but I just got this blog up and running so it seemed like a good time to jot down my thoughts on this vehicle. !RealTesla@Lemmy.World !Tesla@Lemmy.Zip
https://publish.brookslawson.com/tesla-model-3-review/
#Tesla […]
How the EU is contributing to the Google/Apple Duopoly
In recent years the EU has been wading deep into digital regulation. Let's talk about a couple of somewhat-recent developments, and how they're legally mandating the use of monopolistic products and services. @opensource […]
Why I've gone from a tech enthusiast to a luddite
Growing up I was always obsessed with tech. Computers and video games and various gadgets. I used to read the Sharper Image magazine just for fun to see what kind of new gadgets and gizmos they were selling. I had a very privileged […]
Why I've grown out of car enthusiasm
BackgroundGrowing up in the most car-centric city in the world, Houston, TX and being a bit of a "speed freak" I have always been absolutely enamored with cars. I had the stereotypical Lamborghini magazine posters pinned to my bedroom walls.Being a bit of a […]
#Pixelfed is dumb.
How is it that every corporate phone line ever is perpetually "experiencing a higher call volume than normal" and "current wait times are higher than expected"?
The vast majority of TV shows go downhill pretty quickly after season 1 & maybe 2. #StrangerThings seems to be a huge exception, where every season seems to be better than the last...
#SteamOS on #ARM has interesting implications. I'm imagining a #Snapdragon X Elite #Steamdeck 🤔
Episode 15: Freedom Boat Club
videos.brookslawson.com/w/wbGSYunNiStRTrGfHbAUNq
If you want a Mazda3 with a red interior, you have to change the EXTERIOR color to NOT BE RED!? WTF
I feel like someone hacked my account and is playing some sort of joke on me because I most certainly did not put a hold on this book...
Movie Night 2025 with the Austin Ridge Riders went exceptionally well!
#mtb #austin #mountainbiking #mountainbike
HE COULDN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE THE WORD OF THE THING THE ENTIRE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS ABOUT. HE SAID IT WAS BASED ON HIS FEELINGS. WHAT FUCKING INSANE PLANET AM I ON!? I really didn't think he could 1Up injecting bleach and "putting light inside the body" but he just proves me wrong every day.
Question: something I've always wondered but never even heard anyone ask: why would you ever turn off cruise control?
28th annual #Austin #Museum day. The photos below are from Austin History Center, Chateau Bellevue, The Contemporary Austin, the Mexic-Arte Museum, and Susanna Dickinson Museum! All #free (as in beer 😉)!
What if we took like 5 fucking percent of the budget to build interstate highways through a metropolitan city and used it to build a vast cycling infrastructure network?
I got a new job. And along with it an Outlook account. With Copilot, of course. Decide to give it a go. First thing I ask Copilot to do is to look at an event in my inbox and add it to my MS calendar. Tried 5 or 6 different ways. Couldn't do it. It cannot even complete the most menial of agentic […]
And then they came for free speech - but I had nothing to say.
“I’m going to use Congressional authority and every influence with big tech platforms to mandate immediate ban for life of every post or commenter that belittled the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I’m also going after their business […]
Let's talk about "politics". What is "politics"? I think, on a fundamental level, it's one's opinion of how you think others deserve to be treated. So should you judge others by their political opinions? Abso-fuckin-lutely. In my opinion, there's nothing that says more about a person's character […]