Michael Bond
@bondcodes.com
Autistic obsessive software developer and Pokémon enthusiast. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/michaelbond
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Here’s the thing about windowing on iPadOS 26, many apps have a collapsible left sidebar and the traffic light buttons block you from clicking it 90% of the time 😑
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Here’s the thing about windowing on iPadOS 26, many apps have a collapsible left sidebar and the traffic light buttons block you from clicking it 90% of the time 😑
Mom: "I don't believe Tylenol causes autism, I took it with all three pregnancies and only Michael has it."
Wife: "Yeah, he was the lucky one!" (said with affection as she hugs me)
Mom: "Well, I wouldn't say lucky."
Me: "What do you mean?"
Mom: "I wouldn't say autism is a *good* thing...."
Wife: "Yeah, he was the lucky one!" (said with affection as she hugs me)
Mom: "Well, I wouldn't say lucky."
Me: "What do you mean?"
Mom: "I wouldn't say autism is a *good* thing...."
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Mom: "I don't believe Tylenol causes autism, I took it with all three pregnancies and only Michael has it."
Wife: "Yeah, he was the lucky one!" (said with affection as she hugs me)
Mom: "Well, I wouldn't say lucky."
Me: "What do you mean?"
Mom: "I wouldn't say autism is a *good* thing...."
Wife: "Yeah, he was the lucky one!" (said with affection as she hugs me)
Mom: "Well, I wouldn't say lucky."
Me: "What do you mean?"
Mom: "I wouldn't say autism is a *good* thing...."
There's no Apple Watch face for the Series 10 / 11 that displays the seconds digitally when the display is dimmed, is there?
September 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There's no Apple Watch face for the Series 10 / 11 that displays the seconds digitally when the display is dimmed, is there?
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Another wrongfully detained American includes a special needs teenager who was held at gunpoint.
“Oh, we just confused you w/somebody else, but look at the bright side, like, you’re going to have an exciting story to tell your friends when you go back to school,” his mom said agents said after.
“Oh, we just confused you w/somebody else, but look at the bright side, like, you’re going to have an exciting story to tell your friends when you go back to school,” his mom said agents said after.
new from @tusk81.bsky.social:
Cary López Alvarado, a U.S.-born American, was days away from giving birth when she was violently restrained by masked deportation agents. She’s among several Americans filing claims against DHS, ICE, and CBP for racial profiling and civil rights violations.
Cary López Alvarado, a U.S.-born American, was days away from giving birth when she was violently restrained by masked deportation agents. She’s among several Americans filing claims against DHS, ICE, and CBP for racial profiling and civil rights violations.
‘I Was Born In Hollywood Hospital’: U.S. Citizens File Legal Claims Against The Federal Government For Civil Rights Violations
Among Americans harassed by immigration agents include a woman who was days away from giving birth and a special needs teen who was held at gunpoint outside a school.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Another wrongfully detained American includes a special needs teenager who was held at gunpoint.
“Oh, we just confused you w/somebody else, but look at the bright side, like, you’re going to have an exciting story to tell your friends when you go back to school,” his mom said agents said after.
“Oh, we just confused you w/somebody else, but look at the bright side, like, you’re going to have an exciting story to tell your friends when you go back to school,” his mom said agents said after.
Apparently, they're making a Legend of Zelda live action movie. I'm not sure why they're bothering, since this masterpiece already exists. youtu.be/pGOCQocHm9A
THE LEGEND OF GANONDORF - A Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf Song [by Random Encounters]
An original song by Random Encounters
Ganondorf's having a raucous kegger and YOU'RE NOT INVITED.
ITUNES ➤ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/legend-ganondof-zelda-song/id575213015?i=575213115&app=itunes
AMAZON ➤ http://bit.ly/REAmazonGanondorf
Also available on Spotify & Google Play
BLOOPERS ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muozCj80xQQ
GANONDORF VS CAPTAIN FALCON ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ATtHrRfv4
HYRULE WARRIORS HEART ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ija0LzRn70c
TALES OF THE WIND WAKER ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73EW1I0a6IY
GANON CLAUS ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCX8uqTghKw
GANONDORF'S TEXT MESSAGE ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lBjIzVp_lw
GANONDORF'S EXTREME LASSOING ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sFJAGrQSek
GANONVLOG ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W325JlKDKIg
THE GIANT CRAZY SNAKE RETURNS ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3LkFoh2alg
CONSTRUCTING GANONDORF'S CASTLE ➤ https://youtu.be/jE6nxxUGRx0
MASTER OF THE MINISH TAP ➤ https://youtu.be/VFWjyDvi2rM
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I wake up in the morning! I put on my ugly face!
I make myself some breakfast! I spritz myself with mace!
I get my trusty notebook! I mix myself a drink!
I grab my pen and sit and then find ways to murder Link!
Like I could throw some balls of magic or I'll form a shadow clone!
Or I could sit and play my organ or just wait on Hyrule's throne!
Or maybe turn into a puppet or a giant, crazy snake...
But one thing's sure! You see, each plan will be a freaking huge mistake!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
I check my daily planner! It tells me what to do!
It says to kidnap Zelda And take the Triforce, too!
I'll come invade her castle, 'Cause Zelda's pretty hot!
She'll be my Gerudo princess, or stay in jail to rot!
'Cause I've got giant, rippling muscles, and abs the size of hams,
A neck that's thick and made of iron, and buttocks as strong as rams!
So if you can't get past my eyebrows, or my complexion puts you off,
Then just pretend I'm your boyfriend, and that my name is Sephiroth!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
I'll break out of the Dark World! The Sacred Realm's a joke!
The Twilight Realm can't hold me! The Master Sword is broke!
No matter how you slay me, I'll come back just the same,
Except in Link's Adventure, 'Cause Zelda II is lame!
So get yourself some Heart Containers And a shiny Magic Shield!
A pimped-out boomerang that sparkles And a sword too big to wield!
You'd better gather seven sages, Or some maidens or some tears!
But hurry back, 'cause I'll attack again In another hundred years!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
See, life can be quite fragile when you're evil and you're feared...
You've got a drinking problem and no one likes your beard...
You've got multiple personalities because you turn into a swine...
You deny all memory of a trilogy that was made for CD-i!
So I'll just hire a thousand Bulbins and invite them to my tower,
And we can throw a raucous kegger using my Triforce of Power!
Cause there'll be Booby Traps, Dodongos, Wizzrobes, Gidbos, Stalfos, too!
And poor old Link won't be invited cause he's a goody-two-shoes noob!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ganondorf!
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Apparently, they're making a Legend of Zelda live action movie. I'm not sure why they're bothering, since this masterpiece already exists. youtu.be/pGOCQocHm9A
Am I the only person who always saw Link and Zelda as more brother and sister than a couple?
Why do people think that Link and Zelda are going to kiss in the new movie?
Link and Zelda have had plenty of tension, but they've never officially been a "couple." So why do people think they will be in the upcoming movie?
www.polygon.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Am I the only person who always saw Link and Zelda as more brother and sister than a couple?
Big tip! If Steam isn't working out, try the Humble Store! #silksong
www.humblebundle.com/store/hollow...
www.humblebundle.com/store/hollow...
Buy Hollow Knight: Silksong from the Humble Store
Ascend to the peak of a haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong!As the lethal hunter Hornet, adventure through a vast kingdom ruled by silk and song! Captured and taken to this unfamiliar world, pr...
www.humblebundle.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Big tip! If Steam isn't working out, try the Humble Store! #silksong
www.humblebundle.com/store/hollow...
www.humblebundle.com/store/hollow...
Reposted by Michael Bond
Silksong's first boss is tricky as hell
September 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Silksong's first boss is tricky as hell
Reposted by Michael Bond
The hunt is on! Hollow Knight: Silksong is available now on all platforms, including day one on Xbox Game Pass!
September 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The hunt is on! Hollow Knight: Silksong is available now on all platforms, including day one on Xbox Game Pass!
Anybody else sincerely considering switching from iPhone to Pixel (or other Android)? 😬
September 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Anybody else sincerely considering switching from iPhone to Pixel (or other Android)? 😬
I don't understand why The Vergecast has chapters for its YouTube videos and not for its audio only podcast. @theverge.com
August 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I don't understand why The Vergecast has chapters for its YouTube videos and not for its audio only podcast. @theverge.com
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Don’t trust the experts”? That’s not democracy, that’s recklessness.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
August 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Don’t trust the experts”? That’s not democracy, that’s recklessness.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
Apple is working with YouTube on integrating app intents? YouTube is… not the greatest example of a good iOS app.
Apple working with these apps to prepare for next-gen Siri
Apple working with these apps to prepare for next-gen Siri
When Apple finishes developing the next generation of Siri, third-party apps will want to integrate with the new system.
more…
9to5mac.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Apple is working with YouTube on integrating app intents? YouTube is… not the greatest example of a good iOS app.
Reposted by Michael Bond
These are people who served honorably, were terminated wrongfully, and whose only crime is being trans.
WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
August 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
These are people who served honorably, were terminated wrongfully, and whose only crime is being trans.
August 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I might be a masochist.
June 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I might be a masochist.
Reposted by Michael Bond
Reposted by Michael Bond
'Little Mage' announced for PC and all major consoles.
Kickstarter coming soon.
store.steampowered.com/app/3699390/...
youtu.be/iG2rvO4P3VY?...
Kickstarter coming soon.
store.steampowered.com/app/3699390/...
youtu.be/iG2rvO4P3VY?...
May 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
'Little Mage' announced for PC and all major consoles.
Kickstarter coming soon.
store.steampowered.com/app/3699390/...
youtu.be/iG2rvO4P3VY?...
Kickstarter coming soon.
store.steampowered.com/app/3699390/...
youtu.be/iG2rvO4P3VY?...
Reposted by Michael Bond
Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
May 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
Getting ready for my new job! 👀
April 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Getting ready for my new job! 👀
Confused about how being gay is a personal choice, but otherwise agreed!
April 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Confused about how being gay is a personal choice, but otherwise agreed!