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javbw

@javbw@mastodon.social

Apple nerd, photog, tinkerer, cyclist, English teacher. Former San Diego Mac-tech living in Japan.🛠 If you broke something, maybe I can fix it.🇺🇦🇹🇼🇯🇵🇺🇸

Still figuring this out 🔰

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glennf, to random
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@jsnell “Anyway, it’s a little weird that this new second-generation UWB chip doesn’t have a name.” Is this the joke I think it is.

javbw,
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@glennf 🎩🫡

is all I could manage.

glennf, to random
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Is the world overall, for the most people, a better or worse place than when you were born? I was born in 1968; I believe it’s generally better for most people, despite being terrible for many. Do you expect at the time you leave this world for that to change much for better or for worse? I used to think for better; after the events of the last two years, for worse. I don’t expect to die soon, though (most people don’t).

javbw,
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@glennf I expect the world to get materially better for more people (mostly people pulled out of extreme poverty,etc), but I also expect the world to get more and more “granularly transactional” - everything we do is seemingly becoming micro-transactional in nature in every aspect of our lives - much more than it seemed in the pre-internet age.

glennf, to random
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Lower Decks transforms slowly, inexorably, from absolute slapstick and ridiculous over the top stuff into slightly absurd but often deadly serious situations. The episode about Ferengis just out is probably the best Deep Space 9 extended universe installment since the series ended? Even with the relationship stuff in the middle! It’s kind of amazing what they've done over the arc.

javbw,
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@glennf I am really really enjoying Lower Decks, and watching the characters become more “themselves” as the show becomes a bit more serious is a real treat. I really love how everyone has different career goals, hobbies, and social needs, etc, than the officer core does.

Iconfactory, to AppleInc
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:ollies_arcade_app: There are ancient and mysterious relics hidden all throughout the solar system!

Grab the 1.0.1 update of our retro game collection Ollie’s Arcade on the App Store today to play Tranquility Touchdown and then let everyone know which artifacts you’ve seen! https://apps.apple.com/app/ollies-arcade/id6446127619

javbw,
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@Iconfactory I really love Tranquility - thanks for making it so fun (and deviously difficult)!

I rarely play phone games anymore, but I am glad I got Ollie’s arcade and unlocked the other games ☺️

stroughtonsmith, to random
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iPod touch is a rare case of Apple completely discontinuing a form factor. It got a good 15 years for sure.

Honestly, I kinda miss iPod touch and wish it was given the opportunity to branch out into different shapes and sizes that don't quite make sense for iPhone. It was so much easier to keep around as a developer testing device

javbw,
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@stroughtonsmith It would be fun to have an iOS device that can handle direct sunlight(besides watch): a “cheap”iPod touch as a cycling computer/map screen or the “DeskPlay” version of CarPlay device that pairs up with your now Amazingly Expensive iPhone in your pocket - the watch is too small for many tasks.

Right now, I use an iPhone5 as an iPod (Apple Music + Library Sync), but that wouldn’t be useful to devs…

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    javbw,
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    @phire Some might argue it was Plans, but it’s also a long-ago album now. ☺️

    TechConnectify, to random

    I propose a new quirky airline to unseat Southwest.

    Introducing Midwest Airlines!

    The snacks and drinks are all generic, the interior will feature corn motifs, deplaning will be extra slow because of all the saying goodbyes, and the winglets will proudly feature the tagline: "Ope!"

    javbw,
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    @TechConnectify Even as a Californian I get the generic “Midwest” references until the “ope” tagline - it is like secret midwest slang term that never leaked into the Southwest - is it something hiding in an MST3K episode or something?

    (I love Tech Connections🥰)

    cabel, (edited ) to random
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    Do you use the Apple Watch “Walkie-Talkie” feature?

    javbw,
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    @cabel just used it 20 minutes ago to talk to my wife while she is on her way down to Tokyo.

    We use iMessage almost always, but when you have a short message you want to make sure they hear immediately, with no action on their part (she is driving), it is a great way to communicate.

    👱🏻‍♂️⌚️♥️⌚️👩🏻

    gruber, to random
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    I’m surprised the setup process for every new iPhone still asks whether you want to use FaceID with a mask when 99+% of people aren’t wearing face masks any more. There are lots of features that a small percentage of people use, but they don’t get asked in the device setup process.

    javbw,
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    @gruber Here in Japan, it is ebbing quickly, but still over 50%. At my school, 80% of students and almost all teachers are still masking indoors - so maybe it is higher globally (in the iPhone market)?

    cabel, to random
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    Ok, so which of you text encoding experts is going to help me understand why “ ’d “ — presumably with a smart quote? — somehow ended up as 抎

    javbw,
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    @cabel they got horsey sauce in the thermal printer, and now it’s drunk, confusing Os for 0s and such.

    twostraws, to random
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    After two years, yesterday I stepped down as PTA head at my kids’ school. Helping run events and meetings matters, but the thing I’m most proud of was raising $25,000 to help two Afghan girls move to the UK and access the free, high-quality education they were denied at home.

    javbw,
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    @twostraws Thanks for doing what you did. I am really glad to hear about your efforts, and thanks again for helping out in the ways you could 🥰

    GreatestTrek, to StarTrek
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    On today's #GreatestTrek, the Cerritos gets to sail the Voyager back to Earth for display. However, they're confronted with the greatest hits of the UPN flagship's perils, including one that has fans split right down the middle.

    Listen to the episode at http://Gagh.biz/greatesttrek

    #GreatestGen #StarTrek #GreatestTrek #MaxFun #MaximumFun #Podcasts #FriendsOfDesoto #Fod #Comedy #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Podcast #StarTrekLowerDecks

    @StarTrek

    video/mp4

    javbw,
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    @GreatestTrek enjoying the ep now (and the http://www.podshop.biz ad), and wondering if the California Class “Flag emblem” in the background of the promotion scene might find it’s way into the store, with a B&A spin on it?

    macrumors, to random
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    Apple Retail Staff Drilled to Recommend iPhone 15 USB-C Charging Accessories at Point of Sale https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/08/apple-staff-recommend-iphone-15-usb-c-accessories/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    javbw,
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    @macrumors This is some real ‘CompUSA’ shit.

    “Upsells & add-ons!”
    “Suggestive Sells & Warranty Attachments!”

    “Make your fucking numbers or I have to explain myself on the conference call with the regional manager!”

    When are they going to install the Fry’s Electronics Gauntlet of bullshit between you and the register?

    99c DVD copies of ‘Bugs Life’ from the iMac DV boxes in a bin by the door?

    rebeccawatson, to random
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    ICYMI, my latest video is about Balance of Nature, a company that was started by a chiropractor, sells pills full of ground up vegetables that they call "whole foods", and appears to be run by Mormon Scientologists. I present to you the Voltron of Bullshit https://skepchick.org/2023/08/the-completely-bonkers-story-behind-this-scammy-supplement/

    javbw,
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    @rebeccawatson @glennf “Voltron of Bullshit” is a great description for this decade 👍🏼

    glennf, to random
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    This is one of the greatest single-minded things about the reason for an obscure piece of infrastructure I've ever read. https://xoxo.zone/@mathowie/110980256864841146 @debcha This reminds me of my printing artifacts obsession.

    javbw,
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    @glennf @debcha I love these kind of stories too- there was a similar pedestrian overpass built over Interstate 8 in La Mesa for Grossmont HS kids to cross the freeway (I assume while I8 was under construction long ago), and I used it when I was very young - but when they widened the freeway and replaced the narrow sidewalk-less road bridges with better, wider ones, the old footbridge was never replaced.

    mbonsma, to random
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    Leading pedestrian intervals are great, but they would be a whole lot better if we banned right turns on red. The whole point is to create a protected walking phase for the first part of a crossing, and if cars are zooming through on a red light it kind of defeats the purpose.
    #WalkableCities #LPI

    javbw,
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    @mbonsma @HollyGoDarkly “Right” turns on a red light are illegal in Japan (They drive on the other side, so it is left turns, but you get it the idea), though people blow stop signs ALL THE TIME here in car-loving Gunma (higher per-capita Car ownership than San Diego).

    ScienceDesk, to Florida
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    Hurricane season is in full swing, as Florida prepares for Idalia and Franklin swells around Bermuda. Could the two collide? Meteorologists say the Fujiwhara Effect, where two hurricanes interact with one another, is a rare occurrence. But researchers at Princeton say the risk of two hurricanes hitting the same area at the same time is increasing due to climate change.

    #Hurricane #Florida #Storm #Climate

    https://flip.it/nndlVC

    javbw,
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    @ScienceDesk @jgordon After the passing of Typhoon #10, Typhoons 9 & 11 are hanging around with tropical depression way out in the pacific. I wonder what will happen when they all veer north.

    glennf, to random
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    Buying two 12TB drives (and configuring them as RAID1 mirrors) reminds me that I own nearly half a million times as much storage as I did in 1990.

    javbw,
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    @glennf Along the same lines, it is interesting to think that I‘ve never had to delete anything (though I have lost data to bad backup habits).

    Basically, replacing a main drive every few years between the 500MB drive of my Performa in 1991 up to about 2017 with the 8TB HD upgrade for my iMac, every upgrade drive completely took all my hoarded data with room to spare (500mb, 1 GB, 3, 6, 10, 20, 30, 100, 250, 500, 1TB, 3, 4, 6, 8… Now 3 macs with dedicated jobs, so it doesn’t hold any more.

    kevinrothrock, to random

    Anybody have Russia-watcher Mastodon follow recommendations? Drop em in the comments.

    javbw,
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    @kevinrothrock @timkmak and you are my only Russia-Ukraine follows in Mastodon, as I still scroll Twitter for news about the war (Telegram Reposts). Someone needs to slowly start prodding them to leave, as I believe most of the engagement outside of their socal circle is bots: So many US people in the social circles they are trying to talk to / fundraise from left Twitter already (whereas here in Japan it’s business as usual and people still think it’s called Twitter).

    kevinrothrock, to random

    he's got thoughts, folks

    javbw,
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    @kevinrothrock The bubble he lives in is unimaginably weird.

    cabel, to random
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    $9.99 for 82 episodes? Holy cow, price error or deal of the year? Venture Bros., The Complete Series on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-venture-bros-the-complete-series/id1676105907

    javbw,
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    @cabel Thanks so much - Purchased! - I was watching a 3 hour DVR Adult Swim block from 2002 someone uploaded on YouTube, and was thinking about them just an hour ago while watching Harvey Birdman😀

    I was nostalgic for the bumpers & interstitials more than anything - All kids out of the pool!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbKtmYrYFas

    antonyjohnston, to random
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    15 mins completing a survey for Dropbox and this is one of the final questions. Can't proceed without selecting one. Doesn't state at any prior point that it's only for US residents, and the email invite even says "Depending on your country of residence…"
    What a joke.

    javbw,
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    @jamesthomson @antonyjohnston in British terms, I live in the roundabout of perpetual snacking 🍫🍩🍪

    gbhnews, to fediverse
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    hey #fediverse

    in your opinion, what's the best iPhone Mastodon app?

    javbw,
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    @gbhnews Ivory - much like looking forward to a new movie or book from your favorite creator, Ivory is from a long-time iOS dev team (2007), @tapbots. Choosing them means you get devs with a lot of with experience and a stable app with long-term updates, but they still have the flexibility of a small team making a very carefully crafted App.

    glennf, to random
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    My younger met Gyles Brandreth a few weeks ago and Chuck Tingle tonight. Excellent bookends.

    Ben Fleishman, Chuck Tingle, Alyx Fleishman in a row at a Third Place Bookstore signing in Seattle

    javbw,
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    @glennf 🥹 I cannot wait! 🥹

    cabel, to random
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    🇯🇵👾💴💸 Hello 2023 and Hello Mastodon! It's time for a Mastodon-exclusive thread of mildly-interesting, (usually) video-game-related items that I've found up for auction on Yahoo! Auctions Japan. Let's (-a) go!

    javbw,
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    @cabel Yahoo Auctions Japan?

    I was just bidding on old iMacs last night (to replace my even older iMac!)…

    My favorite weird pieces I have purchased is a Betacam video camera (no recorder) to show my students and maybe send to Technology Connections, and 1982-1985 Beatles Fan Club magazines in matching binders for my wife 😀 (along with a lot of mundane stuff I can arrange for local pickup for a dollar or two (100-300y).

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