Mathew Locke
@mattyfastwheelz.bsky.social
Opinions are not my own
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Hear me out: "Insultant".
It's like a consultant, but I get paid to tell you your stupid ideas are shit and to stop doing dumb things.
It's like a consultant, but I get paid to tell you your stupid ideas are shit and to stop doing dumb things.
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Hear me out: "Insultant".
It's like a consultant, but I get paid to tell you your stupid ideas are shit and to stop doing dumb things.
It's like a consultant, but I get paid to tell you your stupid ideas are shit and to stop doing dumb things.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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One of the things I appreciate about the Portland Japanese Garden is how the surrounding forest is incorporated into the visitor experience… #ForestFriday #Photography #Fog #PortlandJapaneseGarden #Portland #Trees 📷🐸
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 AM
One of the things I appreciate about the Portland Japanese Garden is how the surrounding forest is incorporated into the visitor experience… #ForestFriday #Photography #Fog #PortlandJapaneseGarden #Portland #Trees 📷🐸
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‘We are all threads woven into the tapestry of time.’ ~ The Quincunx, Charles Palliser.
#BookWormSat
#BookWormSat
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
‘We are all threads woven into the tapestry of time.’ ~ The Quincunx, Charles Palliser.
#BookWormSat
#BookWormSat
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20 years ago today Xbox 360 launched. The power was never the console - it was you. You camped out at midnight, built lasting communities, and showed us what gaming could mean. You made that generation endure for two decades. Thank you.
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
20 years ago today Xbox 360 launched. The power was never the console - it was you. You camped out at midnight, built lasting communities, and showed us what gaming could mean. You made that generation endure for two decades. Thank you.
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iPhone 17 Pro coming in clutch!
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
iPhone 17 Pro coming in clutch!
@thurrott.bsky.social what headphones do you use on these podcasts? I’ve noticed them over the years they look so comfortable
Think your computer can't handle Windows 11? @thurrott.bsky.social shows you how to prove otherwise with a single command-line trick. 🎧
Install Windows 11 Easily Without TPM 2.0! #shorts
Upgrading to Windows 11 without meeting hardware requirements is simpler than it seems. Users can bypass compatibility checks by running setup from the command line with a simple addition. This trick…
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October 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@thurrott.bsky.social what headphones do you use on these podcasts? I’ve noticed them over the years they look so comfortable
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Watching Apple TV in Apple TV on Apple TV.
October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Watching Apple TV in Apple TV on Apple TV.
Heck’s yeah!
Back in my home and back to LGR! And we gotta kick it off with copious woodgrain:
youtu.be/RTE7_gqnSLk
Taking a look at the Mitsubishi Oberhofer Edition monitor, a 15-inch LCD from 1999 encased in a glossy walnut burl intended to fit in with fancy 90s executive decor. And originally costing $1800!
youtu.be/RTE7_gqnSLk
Taking a look at the Mitsubishi Oberhofer Edition monitor, a 15-inch LCD from 1999 encased in a glossy walnut burl intended to fit in with fancy 90s executive decor. And originally costing $1800!
The $1,800 Luxury Walnut Burl Monitor from 1999
YouTube video by LGR
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Heck’s yeah!
This exists in production release of 26. No need to use .1 beta to get it.
Apple Notes in iOS 26.1 adds new swipe gesture for power users
Apple Notes in iOS 26.1 adds new swipe gesture for power users
iOS 26.1 is currently in beta testing, but as users have had more time with the update, more new features have been uncovered. The latest iOS 26.1 discovery is a new swipe gesture for accessing the Notes app’s text editing menu.
more…
9to5mac.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This exists in production release of 26. No need to use .1 beta to get it.
Anyone know how to turn this off? Very annoying
Amazon now lets Prime members add items to completed orders
Amazon now lets Prime members add items to completed orders
When you just needed to add one more thing.
buff.ly
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Anyone know how to turn this off? Very annoying
Tell me you don’t know what uncanny valley means without actually saying you don’t know what it means
Burger King abandoned its 'Creepy King' mascot, the one with the uncanny valley face and bizarre commercials, because it was too scary for families with young children who would end up at McDonald’s instead. bit.ly/4h2xppV
October 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tell me you don’t know what uncanny valley means without actually saying you don’t know what it means
Never heard of this. Now I want to get two phones and have them call each other with the tv on. You’re telling me I could get paid for that??! Heck yeah!
Neon app to sell your audio calls says it will return after massive security breach
Neon app to sell your audio calls says it will return after massive security breach
Neon, the app that pays you to share your audio recordings with an AI system, says that it will return despite its recent massive security breach.
The app shot up the App Store ratings after promising to pay users hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year for allowing their audio conversations to be used to train AI chatbots …
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9to5mac.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Never heard of this. Now I want to get two phones and have them call each other with the tv on. You’re telling me I could get paid for that??! Heck yeah!
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On this day in 2009, Halo 3: ODST was released.
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On this day in 2009, Halo 3: ODST was released.
I miss how it looked in leopard compared to the bent finger after snow leopard
September 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I miss how it looked in leopard compared to the bent finger after snow leopard
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RIP macOS Mickey Mouse Pointer 🪦
September 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
RIP macOS Mickey Mouse Pointer 🪦
I mean it’s not like anyone is going to really try and stop it even on the left.
Right-wing harassment campaigns are not exactly new. The most famous iteration, Gamergate, targeted women who criticized misogyny in video games; it began in 2014 with a video game developer’s breakup and ended at the UN.
www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I mean it’s not like anyone is going to really try and stop it even on the left.
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Right-wing harassment campaigns are not exactly new. The most famous iteration, Gamergate, targeted women who criticized misogyny in video games; it began in 2014 with a video game developer’s breakup and ended at the UN.
www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
September 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Right-wing harassment campaigns are not exactly new. The most famous iteration, Gamergate, targeted women who criticized misogyny in video games; it began in 2014 with a video game developer’s breakup and ended at the UN.
www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
That’s pretty funny ngl
Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme
Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme
The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
That’s pretty funny ngl
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iPhone 17 Pro is going to be a camera beast. ProRes RAW, 48MP cameras all around, overhauled processing pipeline for digital zoom, vapor chamber cooling for extended shooting.
September 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
iPhone 17 Pro is going to be a camera beast. ProRes RAW, 48MP cameras all around, overhauled processing pipeline for digital zoom, vapor chamber cooling for extended shooting.
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‘Face this world. Learn its ways, watch it, be careful of too hasty guesses at its meaning. In the end you will find clues to it all.’ ~
H.G. Wells, The Time Machine. #BookWormSat
H.G. Wells, The Time Machine. #BookWormSat
August 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
‘Face this world. Learn its ways, watch it, be careful of too hasty guesses at its meaning. In the end you will find clues to it all.’ ~
H.G. Wells, The Time Machine. #BookWormSat
H.G. Wells, The Time Machine. #BookWormSat
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macOS Icon History
Keynote 👨🏻🏫
Keynote 👨🏻🏫
August 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
macOS Icon History
Keynote 👨🏻🏫
Keynote 👨🏻🏫
I prefer the first version of the graphed icon even though it is an app I have never used and probably never will use. I literally can’t tell the difference in the book icons though.
July 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I prefer the first version of the graphed icon even though it is an app I have never used and probably never will use. I literally can’t tell the difference in the book icons though.
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macOS Tahoe Beta 1 → 4 icon changes
July 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
macOS Tahoe Beta 1 → 4 icon changes