The fact that I can use the Command key on the Mac for both cool-switching between apps, and Cut/Copy/Paste, whereas I have to switch between Alt and Control on Windows for these same functions, the latter is such a real pain, figuratively, and some times literally.

William Gibson must be rolling over in his grave, giddy with excitement.
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Nailed it.



Dear spammers,

Perhaps sending email with the subject line “Exposed: This Could End Trump’s Presidency” in December 2021 isn’t the best strategy.

Thanks for the morning chuckle, “Alex.”

DFW drivers: there is no reason for you to be lost in any of the suburbs. Even if your car doesn’t have in-dash GPS maps, the cheapest smartphone available has free mapping software.

Your aimlessly driving slow while trying to figure out where you are is annoying and dangerous.

One thing that I won’t be getting used to is macOS Monterey’s transparent menu bar. Yep, that’s got to go.

Downloaded and bought Boring Old Menu Bar. Much better. www.publicspace.net/BoringOld…

After a bit of a false start, got macOS Monterey installed on my 2015 MacBook Pro. This interface will take some getting used to.

In my tech what-if fantasies, Instagram never was because someone at Yahoo had the temerity and vision to see how Flickr could have been the dominant mobile photo-sharing platform.
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Which brings this question to mind: is anyone looking into semiconductor manufacturing in the Western hemisphere?
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And here I thought they were owned by Reddit all this time. Shows you how much I use or pay attention to either.
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