Mark Hachman
@markhachman.bsky.social
PCWorld tech reporter, splitting time between PC tech, chips, and Microsoft. Nerd, college football and MLB fan, Domer. I like puns.
It's 2026. Pour yourself a nice mug of schadenfreude and see if you agree that Microsoft did little right in the consumer space in 2025. www.pcworld.com/article/2996...
Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025?
We continue our annual tradition of looking back at Microsoft's wins, fails, and WTF moments: its victories, failures, and things that left you shaking your head. There's no other way to say it: Micro...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It's 2026. Pour yourself a nice mug of schadenfreude and see if you agree that Microsoft did little right in the consumer space in 2025. www.pcworld.com/article/2996...
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Sad to hear that Stewart Cheifet passed away. Computer Chronicles is an incredible 400 episode time capsule capturing the evolution of the tech/computing industry. Check out @lgr-yt.bsky.social's watch alongs if you need a fun on-ramp to the show obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sad to hear that Stewart Cheifet passed away. Computer Chronicles is an incredible 400 episode time capsule capturing the evolution of the tech/computing industry. Check out @lgr-yt.bsky.social's watch alongs if you need a fun on-ramp to the show obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
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The thing to remember is that destroying the Kennedy Center is the point of all of this. Shut down arts, shut down science, shut down academia so that radical Christianity can take over.
December 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The thing to remember is that destroying the Kennedy Center is the point of all of this. Shut down arts, shut down science, shut down academia so that radical Christianity can take over.
"Commonwealth Fusion Systems is coming to CES, signaling fusion is the next big thing in tech. To help mainstream the science behind fusion energy, the company is also hosting an invite-only comedy show about fusion with a happy hour to follow."
Well, naturally. (It's with the Sklar Bros.)
Well, naturally. (It's with the Sklar Bros.)
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Commonwealth Fusion Systems is coming to CES, signaling fusion is the next big thing in tech. To help mainstream the science behind fusion energy, the company is also hosting an invite-only comedy show about fusion with a happy hour to follow."
Well, naturally. (It's with the Sklar Bros.)
Well, naturally. (It's with the Sklar Bros.)
The Trump USPS just majorly screwed us. As of Christmas Eve, postmarks don't work when you drop a letter (or a bill, or a ballot) at the post office; they now apply when it hits a processing facility.
This will have MAJOR implications on voting and paying taxes.
www.thereporter.com/2025/12/27/u...
This will have MAJOR implications on voting and paying taxes.
www.thereporter.com/2025/12/27/u...
USPS postmark changes raise concerns
Elections and statutory filing deadlines for Solano County may be affected by changes to how the United States Postal Service determines timely proof of mailing. An update to the Board of Superviso…
www.thereporter.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Trump USPS just majorly screwed us. As of Christmas Eve, postmarks don't work when you drop a letter (or a bill, or a ballot) at the post office; they now apply when it hits a processing facility.
This will have MAJOR implications on voting and paying taxes.
www.thereporter.com/2025/12/27/u...
This will have MAJOR implications on voting and paying taxes.
www.thereporter.com/2025/12/27/u...
Bugonia, described as a "horror comedy," is hiding out on Peacock, which you should have access to if you pay Comcast for Internet. It feels kinda like the Coen Brothers doing a kidnap comedy with Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone. A very wild ride. Recommended.
December 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Bugonia, described as a "horror comedy," is hiding out on Peacock, which you should have access to if you pay Comcast for Internet. It feels kinda like the Coen Brothers doing a kidnap comedy with Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone. A very wild ride. Recommended.
I think I'm getting tired of people dunking on other people. My reaction isn't to laugh and point, just to quietly block and move on.
There's just person who can deserve an exception, and that's because dire stupidity can come with dire consequences.
There's just person who can deserve an exception, and that's because dire stupidity can come with dire consequences.
December 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I think I'm getting tired of people dunking on other people. My reaction isn't to laugh and point, just to quietly block and move on.
There's just person who can deserve an exception, and that's because dire stupidity can come with dire consequences.
There's just person who can deserve an exception, and that's because dire stupidity can come with dire consequences.
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What the holy hell is this
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What the holy hell is this
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wow. Nvidia to acquire Groq per investor www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/n...
Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record
Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring nine-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion.
www.cnbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
wow. Nvidia to acquire Groq per investor www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/n...
I failed. I didn't even know there was an Xbox Bowl.
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I failed. I didn't even know there was an Xbox Bowl.
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Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)
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December 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)
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Another bubble in the slowly heating pot. Our democracy won't die with a shout or order cracking through winter's cold, but when we pull ourselves off the couch, go outside, and find we now live at the intersection of Trump and Trump, with a community-service officer at the corner to maintain order.
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another bubble in the slowly heating pot. Our democracy won't die with a shout or order cracking through winter's cold, but when we pull ourselves off the couch, go outside, and find we now live at the intersection of Trump and Trump, with a community-service officer at the corner to maintain order.
People posting happy birthday wishes on the still active Facebook pages of people who have been deceased for years is ... I don't know what. Sweet? Sad? Like poking through a cache full of mementos at a grave, maybe.
December 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
People posting happy birthday wishes on the still active Facebook pages of people who have been deceased for years is ... I don't know what. Sweet? Sad? Like poking through a cache full of mementos at a grave, maybe.
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The hypocrisy of the networks carrying this speech but turning down far more substantive speeches from Biden and Obama is off the charts.
There was zero news in this speech which merited primetime coverage by broadcasters. Absolutely zero.
There was zero news in this speech which merited primetime coverage by broadcasters. Absolutely zero.
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The hypocrisy of the networks carrying this speech but turning down far more substantive speeches from Biden and Obama is off the charts.
There was zero news in this speech which merited primetime coverage by broadcasters. Absolutely zero.
There was zero news in this speech which merited primetime coverage by broadcasters. Absolutely zero.
Note to PR: If you're pitching / scheduling CES briefings (probably last minute at this point) you have to pitch a location as well as a time. CES logistics!
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Note to PR: If you're pitching / scheduling CES briefings (probably last minute at this point) you have to pitch a location as well as a time. CES logistics!
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You've heard of the apocalyptic price increases in RAM. SSDs are next. I interviewed an exec at Kingston (RAM, SSDs) about what's happening now, and what's coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=muOw...
Kingston Talks DRAM Pricing, SSD Demand, And More
YouTube video by The Full Nerd Network
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December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
You've heard of the apocalyptic price increases in RAM. SSDs are next. I interviewed an exec at Kingston (RAM, SSDs) about what's happening now, and what's coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=muOw...
I love shamefacedly realizing that people who follow me on Reddit are getting 40 percent technical content and 60 percent trolling commentary on Bay Area and college football subreddits. Sigh.
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I love shamefacedly realizing that people who follow me on Reddit are getting 40 percent technical content and 60 percent trolling commentary on Bay Area and college football subreddits. Sigh.
It's because he was a lefty political activist wasn't it
Someone killed Rob Reiner? What in the actual fuck
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It's because he was a lefty political activist wasn't it
Someone killed Rob Reiner? What in the actual fuck
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Someone killed Rob Reiner? What in the actual fuck
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
Brain rot can not be stopped
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...
JD Vance also wants to ban 67 amid viral frenzy
Vance said his five-year-old ‘went absolutely nuts’ over the phrase
www.independent.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Brain rot can not be stopped
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...
