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All the Tech, all the Time! Unraveling our physical reality on planet Earth. Warning: Not here for the follows, I'll only follow you if you're serious about life and Tech. Feel free not to follow or unfollow at leisure.

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McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · Nov 16

Guys, if I followed you on Twitter and you're now here and I haven't followed you here, just say Hi in reply to this skeet, then I'll know and do the right thing.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 1d

🚆 We celebrate 40 years of Schengen by sharing 40 000 travel passes!

You could get a free travel pass with #DiscoverEU to explore Europe’s culture, history and diversity.

18 and ready to explore Europe? Don’t miss out! 👇
link.europa.eu/6xXcnd

A large roadside billboard in front of a moving blue train. The billboard reads: “If you’re looking for a sign, this is it: Apply for a free DiscoverEU travel pass!” with the EU flag in the top right corner.

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McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 1d

Hiw the mighty has fallen.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 2d

It's time someone did something about guerrilla Ads tactics on mobile platforms where they keep opening new fullscreen Ads after you click the "X" button. @ec.europa.eu are you game here? It's getting insane the amount of Ads screens forced down our throats.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 3d

What?! Has NerdPyle left?! Wow!

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 4d

I getting tired of Dems telling us what TFG is doing. We know what he's doing, it's all in our face till we drop dead. Stop telling us what he's doing, tell us what you're going to do about it. How about that for a change? No words but actions!

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 4d

In this case I meant on the ClientOS itself. If I expose a folder on PC OS to other PCs in the home network, when I delete a file on that exposed share, MS should move that file into recycle bin on the PC that exposes the share. It doesn't have to cross network boundary.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

Mr. Bernie sir, this is not the correct usage of the word Kleptocracy which is all about stealing election. The word you're looking for here is: CORRUPTION!!!

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

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M @maybem.bsky.social · 9d

He told them they won’t have to vote again.

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McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

Hey, how about starting with NOT publishing the detail map of the connections! 😁

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

Hey #Microsoft, how about making the Recycle Bin support deletes from a network share. I hate that anything you delete via a network share is gone forever without the use of Undelete tools. In fact, any delete cmd in the OS, no matter where it's coming from, should delete to the recycle bin imho!

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

At this point, the EU must give Russia a mid-finger by granting Ukraine EU membership. Just saying.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

I am so freaking tired of Dems thinking 'politics as usual'. People wake up, your whole constitutional en democratic foundation is being stolen or destroyed. What's the point of advising people to vote, if they can't even vote?! Fight their #kleptocracy tools first, then we can talk!

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

I am dead! 🤣

Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 9d

Updating my LEGO White House

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 8d

TIL Enphase CTs aren't just induction coils. There's a veritable chip inside that can go burst! That's how they are able to read-out the S/N. I've always wondered how they get the CT s/n in Enlighten Manager, now I know, and if you're into SolarTech, so do you now. #SolarTech #Enphase

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 9d

Don't you sometimes wish they would just make up their minds?!

Jabra dialog show there's a device update available and at the same time for the same device says you're up to date!

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

Well, he said if he shoots people on the 5th Av, literally nothing will happen. History has proved him right. I actually believe he could tear down the whole WH at this point to prove a point.

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 10d

As Sarkozy’s prison sentence gets underway in France, the case is a timely reminder: Advanced democracies hold former leaders accountable for their crimes all the time.

In theory, we could do the same thing. In practice, it hasn’t quite worked out that way. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Sarkozy’s prison sentence proves that former presidents can be held accountable

The French case offers a lesson for those who insisted that the criminal cases against Donald Trump were somehow evidence of an inherent abuse.

www.msnbc.com

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McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

I was beginning to think they're getting away with murder.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

I bet a thumb he groaned audibly! I did reading that!😆

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McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

Why do they keep calling them Federal Agents, agents don't wear masks and aren't afraid to bear responsibility for their actions. These are J6 thugs.

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Harry @harry.bsky.team · 10d

A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)

Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.

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McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, that's my point. We treat them as tools (for now), but these things are increasingly displaying agency. It will be stupid to keep calling it a tool name instead of recognizing them for what they are. ChatGPT is also a horrible name at this point imho.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks eLaw, you just reminded me of my Message Queue days.

McAkins Online @mcakins.bsky.social · 10d

If Microsoft is looking to sack people, they should sack the whole marketing dept for coming up with unimaginative, BS names: ALWAYS!
How can you call an AI agent CoPilot! For something that has agency! You won't call your child CoPilot would you? What's wrong with these people?!

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 18d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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