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Some of us prefer self-made hells to hellish reality.

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First, turn off #AppleIntelligence at the OS level in #macOS, #iPadOS, #iOS, etc. This blocks a lot of nonsense at the source.

Second, do NOT subscribe to Creator Studio for ANYTHING. If you buy it for Final Cut, etc., #AI also goes into Pages. If you don't subscribe, it can't enable itself.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Thirty-year IT veteran chiming in for context: this is also because Silicon Valley is desperate to force AI/ML into our lives. GenAI is expensive to host and generates little revenue. I had to laugh when I saw an AI *hair dryer* debuted at a trade show recently.

Oh, and now Apple's doing this...
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I think some of this might apply to me. I know I need to edit things down to make them concise and give them impact, but I also *loathe* doing that.
#Writing #Creativity
September 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hungry ram-horned bears prefer the #VoodooDonuts "Diablo Rex" to regular donuts. It's tasty *and* it summons #breakfast imps.

#Demons #Donuts
March 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM