Steve @sbrun@octodon.social

Achievement unlocked: have a conversation with someone with a Wikipedia page

Apple: “Everyone has multiple USB chargers nowadays, so we’re helping to save the environment by no longer including them with our phones.”

Also Apple: “And we’re now shipping our phones with USB-C cables, so you’ll have to buy a new compatible charger to use them. Chargers sold separately.”

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina should really be called Sabrina Topples the Patriarchy

Hey, I think there's a real need for a guillotine emoji. I just found this petition on change.org. Please sign it so we can get the proposal resubmitted with evidence for the demand for and need of this symbol https://www.change.org/p/unicode-guillotine-emoji

Experiment log; 2020-09-09: Teleportation to the red planet was a success. However, due to a miscalculation, the effective area of teleportation encompassed the entire city of San Jose. This is most unfortunate, as the atmosphere here cannot adequately sustain life as we know it, and I’ve only brought enough celebratory cheese and crackers for myself and Ramsey.

Today I found out that the phrases “it’s been a pleasure doing business with you” and “it’s been a business doing pleasure with you” have completely different meanings

I recently upgraded the hard drive in my Airport Time Capsule, and now I can hear it singing the song of its people 🤣

Here’s an interesting discussion about the lack of an open source license that allows for derivative works but prevents monetization of the unmodified work https://youtu.be/7g8oueggEFk

If only there was some kind of system that allowed these vital supplies to be distributed from each according to their ability to produce, to each according to their need 🤔 https://youtu.be/KxANuLuxfRM

‪You know, ‘cause his constant inaction and misinformation is making it worse, we should follow a longstanding American tradition and name this after our president. We have Teddy Bears, Hoovervilles, Obamacare, and now Trump Cough #COVID19 #coronavirus #TrumpCough ‬

Some great advice for dealing with COVID-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqw-9yMV0sI

‪I have no idea how, but I really hurt my back last night. Woke up screaming in pain. Not fun when an excitable dog hears you’re awake and keeps licking and sitting on your face, “Wake up! Wake up! I wanna walk! Let’s play! I love you! Wake up!”‬

A love letter to the library https://youtu.be/MjY8Fp-SCVk

Yet more proof that copyright is broken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfXn_ecH5Rw&feature=share

Happy Public Domain Day!
https://hyperallergic.com/535370/the-books-films-and-songs-entering-the-public-domain-in-2020/

Apparently “crapitalism” is in my autocorrect dictionary now, so that’s good

This is what I see every time I look at the camera on the new iPhone 11 Pro

Please send this to anyone who says “thoughts and prayers”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58htJa6zRhQ&feature=share

Hypothesis: larger phone screens have lead to the increase in phone addiction. More screen real estate leads to more content consumption. Small screens provide a sort of friction that discourages extended use.