What Did Mark Say?
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What Did Mark Say? (@whatdidmarksay@snailedit.social)
7 Posts, 29 Following, 25 Followers · Freelance writer. Tech geek all my life, particularly when it comes to Apple.
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I have a new Mastodon account, where I try to switch up what I discuss between there and here. Love to have those who use it follow there too.
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Amazon doesn’t either, but they have affiliate marketing with them so…
January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Amazon doesn’t either, but they have affiliate marketing with them so…
I always love the argument of "I've never heard of him/her" as a reason for them to be dismissed. I've never heard the names of millions of people around the world, including the people who tend to make those arguments. It gets to be a slippery slope.
People out there really think they're clever to go on a forum and say "I've never heard of this guy, why is he playing in America and not speaking English?"
And somehow they're talking about Bad Bunny, one of the most popular entertainers on Earth, speaking a language spoken by 45 million Americans
And somehow they're talking about Bad Bunny, one of the most popular entertainers on Earth, speaking a language spoken by 45 million Americans
January 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I always love the argument of "I've never heard of him/her" as a reason for them to be dismissed. I've never heard the names of millions of people around the world, including the people who tend to make those arguments. It gets to be a slippery slope.
I’m always impressed at the wasted space in retail shipping. You could fit a new Switch 2 in a box just for my USB-C cable.
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I’m always impressed at the wasted space in retail shipping. You could fit a new Switch 2 in a box just for my USB-C cable.
Finally set up a Letterboxd. Adding everything to this is going to take a long time.
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Finally set up a Letterboxd. Adding everything to this is going to take a long time.
#TIL you can be sued for homewrecking. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Kyrsten Sinema sued as 'homewrecker' for relations with security guard
The lawsuit claims that Sinema was romantically involved with a security guard and works for the university to which she gave millions.
www.azcentral.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
#TIL you can be sued for homewrecking. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Either he’s lying or he’s stupid, in my view. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. fortune.com/2026/01/13/m...
Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast says he’s having to borrow cash and doesn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s | Fortune
Jimmy Donaldson, the world’s most popular YouTuber and founder of $5 billion business Beast Industries, claims he doesn’t “technically” have enough money to buy McDonald’s in the morning.
fortune.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Either he’s lying or he’s stupid, in my view. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. fortune.com/2026/01/13/m...
Don't you just love a news cycle where every day feels like 10 years?
January 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Don't you just love a news cycle where every day feels like 10 years?
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
I love an awful game review, and 2026 is already delivering. Doesn’t help that on social media the devs clearly hate players. www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...
Review: Code Violet (PS5) - Gooner Shooter Can't Get It Up
Code Blue
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January 12, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I love an awful game review, and 2026 is already delivering. Doesn’t help that on social media the devs clearly hate players. www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...
We don’t need billionaires, but they absolutely need us.
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
We don’t need billionaires, but they absolutely need us.
As someone who has been ridding himself of disc based media while being a film buff, I have a singular regret. While the majority of those discs are with good collectors, I have defaced innocent trash bags who deserve better cargo than some of the dreck I’ve received as gifts through the years.
January 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
As someone who has been ridding himself of disc based media while being a film buff, I have a singular regret. While the majority of those discs are with good collectors, I have defaced innocent trash bags who deserve better cargo than some of the dreck I’ve received as gifts through the years.
The epidemic of writers who publish stories that make me think they have ADD or that I do is growing. Yet another book I’m reading where the author can’t seem to make up his mind which character he is interested in focusing on and for how long.
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The epidemic of writers who publish stories that make me think they have ADD or that I do is growing. Yet another book I’m reading where the author can’t seem to make up his mind which character he is interested in focusing on and for how long.
I’ve been trying the Criterion Channel streaming service this week, filled with indie films from around the globe. It’s like a whole new world, wish I’d tried it much sooner.
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I’ve been trying the Criterion Channel streaming service this week, filled with indie films from around the globe. It’s like a whole new world, wish I’d tried it much sooner.
I’m not a Warriors fan, but the referees at the Clippers game liked them even less. Ejected the coach, put Curry on the bench for the last part of the game.
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I’m not a Warriors fan, but the referees at the Clippers game liked them even less. Ejected the coach, put Curry on the bench for the last part of the game.
Bonus points for finding a NBC logo on a chain to wear.
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Bonus points for finding a NBC logo on a chain to wear.
Watching the Clippers/Warriors game on Peacock, and may I say Snoop Dogg on commentary makes everything better.
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Watching the Clippers/Warriors game on Peacock, and may I say Snoop Dogg on commentary makes everything better.
With all the stories swirling in the tech sphere right now, run a feature about seeing if your streaming device needs internet service.
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
With all the stories swirling in the tech sphere right now, run a feature about seeing if your streaming device needs internet service.
It’s a dreadfully slow news day over at BGR. People are being paid to write articles like this. www.bgr.com/2065080/can-...
Can You Use An Apple TV Without Internet? - BGR
The short answer is no, you don't need internet. However, without connecting to the internet, you're going to be limited in what you can do with your Apple TV.
www.bgr.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
It’s a dreadfully slow news day over at BGR. People are being paid to write articles like this. www.bgr.com/2065080/can-...
Must be demoralizing that an ever-dwindling number of them actually watch your news.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Must be demoralizing that an ever-dwindling number of them actually watch your news.
As someone who played with Legos as a child, it was certainly more fun building what I wanted out of the blocks than doing what the directions wished me to do. If they had sold block assortments rather than kits, I’d have likely asked for far more as a kid.
There’s a story there about how Lego flipped from selling simple blocks that imagination could turn into anything to selling kits full of exquisitely specialized blocks for specific, directed builds. I’ve never seen it written up, and it’s seldom even commented upon.
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
As someone who played with Legos as a child, it was certainly more fun building what I wanted out of the blocks than doing what the directions wished me to do. If they had sold block assortments rather than kits, I’d have likely asked for far more as a kid.
All true. Google hasn’t made a penny from me in ages, and that streak has no end in sight.
Google kissing Trump ass and effectively ending content moderation beyond nudity and DMCA on YouTube has directly contributed to the evil, racist nonsense taking place in the administration Re: Minnesota.
It's time to pull back from Google services as much as possible, if not quit them outright.
It's time to pull back from Google services as much as possible, if not quit them outright.
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
All true. Google hasn’t made a penny from me in ages, and that streak has no end in sight.
@alexriven201.bsky.social May I recommend adding a link to your book in your BlueSky bio? Seeing you talk about it as you do here might drum up additional interest.
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
@alexriven201.bsky.social May I recommend adding a link to your book in your BlueSky bio? Seeing you talk about it as you do here might drum up additional interest.
I see MTG trending again, and some are trying to prop her up for turning against Trump. Good for her, it’s the first intelligent decision she made as a member of Congress. However, that doesn’t mean I give her a pass on everything else she did prior to that.
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I see MTG trending again, and some are trying to prop her up for turning against Trump. Good for her, it’s the first intelligent decision she made as a member of Congress. However, that doesn’t mean I give her a pass on everything else she did prior to that.
One of the biggest takeways for me this year is to stop putting more energy into others than they do for me.
December 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
One of the biggest takeways for me this year is to stop putting more energy into others than they do for me.