Andrew Burke
@ajlburke.bsky.social
Software guy and nerdy digital artist from Halifax Nova Scotia. He did Bloomsday Halifax and Starshipsstarthere.
From reading the article it seems that they used off-the-shelf camcorder batteries, which didn't necessarily hold a lot of charge but could be swapped easily.
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
From reading the article it seems that they used off-the-shelf camcorder batteries, which didn't necessarily hold a lot of charge but could be swapped easily.
The main problem with the ThinkPad nub thing is that a lot of men had trouble finding it
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The main problem with the ThinkPad nub thing is that a lot of men had trouble finding it
Never used one but I suspect it saved space (note they still had the keyboard at the front), which is presumably the reason for the ThinkPad nub thing too. Maybe a patent/licensing issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Never used one but I suspect it saved space (note they still had the keyboard at the front), which is presumably the reason for the ThinkPad nub thing too. Maybe a patent/licensing issue.
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I remember there was a third party company that would disassemble a regular Mac and turn it into a laptop for you. Instead of a trackball they had a weird cylindrical controller thing just underneath the spacebar.
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I remember there was a third party company that would disassemble a regular Mac and turn it into a laptop for you. Instead of a trackball they had a weird cylindrical controller thing just underneath the spacebar.
I remember how revolutionary it was to have the track ball in front of the keyboard. It seems super obvious now but nobody else had figured that out yet
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I remember how revolutionary it was to have the track ball in front of the keyboard. It seems super obvious now but nobody else had figured that out yet
Feeling a little achy 12 hours later but not too bad. Took a shot of DayQuil.
Considering the last week has featured jet lag, several 4am wakeups, Con Crud, and one low-grade hangover, this morning is ranking about mid-tier actually
Considering the last week has featured jet lag, several 4am wakeups, Con Crud, and one low-grade hangover, this morning is ranking about mid-tier actually
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Feeling a little achy 12 hours later but not too bad. Took a shot of DayQuil.
Considering the last week has featured jet lag, several 4am wakeups, Con Crud, and one low-grade hangover, this morning is ranking about mid-tier actually
Considering the last week has featured jet lag, several 4am wakeups, Con Crud, and one low-grade hangover, this morning is ranking about mid-tier actually
I think that's the mouse button, but yes I like that pre-PowerBook design choice
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I think that's the mouse button, but yes I like that pre-PowerBook design choice
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Yeah, really, that’s the thing: don’t assume that OpenAI has a strategy or a masterstroke idea. This is a company that is basically running a 24/7 no IT loads refused multi-billion dollar burn rate hackathon until it runs out of cash and investors to swindle
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Only $15m?
I must be cynical as I expected that number to be much larger. My experience on Tiktok these days and blocking every 3 accounts due to Sora slop invading my feed.
Do you suppose the strategy is to kill Tiktok by flooding it with slop?
Never mind, that assumes they have strategy.
I must be cynical as I expected that number to be much larger. My experience on Tiktok these days and blocking every 3 accounts due to Sora slop invading my feed.
Do you suppose the strategy is to kill Tiktok by flooding it with slop?
Never mind, that assumes they have strategy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Yeah, really, that’s the thing: don’t assume that OpenAI has a strategy or a masterstroke idea. This is a company that is basically running a 24/7 no IT loads refused multi-billion dollar burn rate hackathon until it runs out of cash and investors to swindle
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Adam Yauch saying “Gitche Gumee” is my new vocal stim
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Adam Yauch saying “Gitche Gumee” is my new vocal stim