FRANK.MCCONNEL
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adjectives are cis male straight vanilla boring; into 16-bit stack machines
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and in those days a star called wormwood will fall to earth
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
and in those days a star called wormwood will fall to earth
Just updated MacBook to 26.1 and this is kinda small with everything else going on right now but widgets have been moved from the Notification Center to the Desktop (where they hide under open windows but not the Desktop) and hey macOS developers we had a way to do this which was called Dashboard
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just updated MacBook to 26.1 and this is kinda small with everything else going on right now but widgets have been moved from the Notification Center to the Desktop (where they hide under open windows but not the Desktop) and hey macOS developers we had a way to do this which was called Dashboard
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
There's the one I heard on the radio at the time, and the one I didn't find out about 'til later.
There's the one I heard on the radio at the time, and the one I didn't find out about 'til later.
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
There's the one I heard on the radio at the time, and the one I didn't find out about 'til later.
There's the one I heard on the radio at the time, and the one I didn't find out about 'til later.
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The perfect #summerreading, music and more can be found this weekend, Aug. 9-10 at the Friends of the #PaloAlto Library Book Sale. Details at FOPAL.org
#libsky
#libsky
August 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The perfect #summerreading, music and more can be found this weekend, Aug. 9-10 at the Friends of the #PaloAlto Library Book Sale. Details at FOPAL.org
#libsky
#libsky
Ten authors by whom I've read more than five books:
Greg Benford
James Blish
John Brunner
Tim Powers
Alastair Reynolds
Melissa Scott
Bruce Sterling
Charles Stross
John Varley
Karl Edward Wagner
I could probably go on a bit more too.
Greg Benford
James Blish
John Brunner
Tim Powers
Alastair Reynolds
Melissa Scott
Bruce Sterling
Charles Stross
John Varley
Karl Edward Wagner
I could probably go on a bit more too.
Ten authors by whom I've read more than five books:
Arthur C. Clarke
Robert A. Heinlein
Ursula LeGuin
Angela Carter
John Varley
Terry Pratchett
Tanith Lee
Storm Constantine
Christopher Brookmyre
Courtney Milan
… Honestly, I could keep going forever?
Arthur C. Clarke
Robert A. Heinlein
Ursula LeGuin
Angela Carter
John Varley
Terry Pratchett
Tanith Lee
Storm Constantine
Christopher Brookmyre
Courtney Milan
… Honestly, I could keep going forever?
Ten writers by whom I've read more than five books (not fair, because there are far too many to choose from!):
H G Wells
Ursula Le Guin
J R R Tolkien
Mike Carey
David Gemmell
Stephen Donaldson
Julian May
Anne McCaffrey
Weis and Hickman
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
H G Wells
Ursula Le Guin
J R R Tolkien
Mike Carey
David Gemmell
Stephen Donaldson
Julian May
Anne McCaffrey
Weis and Hickman
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
July 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Ten authors by whom I've read more than five books:
Greg Benford
James Blish
John Brunner
Tim Powers
Alastair Reynolds
Melissa Scott
Bruce Sterling
Charles Stross
John Varley
Karl Edward Wagner
I could probably go on a bit more too.
Greg Benford
James Blish
John Brunner
Tim Powers
Alastair Reynolds
Melissa Scott
Bruce Sterling
Charles Stross
John Varley
Karl Edward Wagner
I could probably go on a bit more too.
The article is about El Monte Ave in Mountain View CA but the city considers the nearby Escuela Ave interchange to be of a piece with it, and that latter is a good place to get hit by a car while pedestrian
www.mv-voice.com/traffic/2025...
www.mv-voice.com/traffic/2025...
Mountain View weighs El Monte 'road diet' after pedestrian fatalities
Long-awaited improvements are beginning to take shape on El Monte Avenue, a corridor in Mountain View with a record of pedestrian fatalities.
www.mv-voice.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The article is about El Monte Ave in Mountain View CA but the city considers the nearby Escuela Ave interchange to be of a piece with it, and that latter is a good place to get hit by a car while pedestrian
www.mv-voice.com/traffic/2025...
www.mv-voice.com/traffic/2025...
I usedta think that "Does the pope shit in his pants?" would have to involve a whole lot of lossy compression but now I have despair that we will manage to overcome the technical obstacles
May 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I usedta think that "Does the pope shit in his pants?" would have to involve a whole lot of lossy compression but now I have despair that we will manage to overcome the technical obstacles
Helping someone fill out a form in Preview, macOS 15.3.2; finding that if you've left it with the cursor in a PDF form field it leaves that field blank on the printout even if the field has data on-screen and the file has been saved with command-S
April 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Helping someone fill out a form in Preview, macOS 15.3.2; finding that if you've left it with the cursor in a PDF form field it leaves that field blank on the printout even if the field has data on-screen and the file has been saved with command-S
fancy me having seen enough and not being inclined to click "more"
April 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
fancy me having seen enough and not being inclined to click "more"
Can't help but think there's some reason why the workers voted against VTA's proposal on Monday and it's probably a story worth telling
To help ease the loss of transit service, VTA is offering riders Uber vouchers of up to $5 for each ride with a maximum of 2 rides per day. Rides must begin and end at a VTA bus or light rail stop, and must be ordered on Uber’s mobile app. Redeem your voucher at
www.vta.org/uber-voucher...
www.vta.org/uber-voucher...
March 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Can't help but think there's some reason why the workers voted against VTA's proposal on Monday and it's probably a story worth telling
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#baltimore Streetcar Museum looks to grow as it looks to lease 1910 roundhouse
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/22/baltimore-streetcar-museum-looks-to-grow/
https://archive.is/7YW2b
#bsm #transit #streetcar #museum #history
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/22/baltimore-streetcar-museum-looks-to-grow/
https://archive.is/7YW2b
#bsm #transit #streetcar #museum #history
Local News | Baltimore Streetcar Museum looks to grow as it looks to lease 1910 roundhouse
www.baltimoresun.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#baltimore Streetcar Museum looks to grow as it looks to lease 1910 roundhouse
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/22/baltimore-streetcar-museum-looks-to-grow/
https://archive.is/7YW2b
#bsm #transit #streetcar #museum #history
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/22/baltimore-streetcar-museum-looks-to-grow/
https://archive.is/7YW2b
#bsm #transit #streetcar #museum #history
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not that it’s not already apparent that his claim to never see Nazis and not know how to find them is a blatant lie, but I have personally drawn Hamish’s attention to several Nazis on Substack and watched him squirm. he knows they’re there.
Here is the co-founder of Substack blaming its users for seeing Nazis on the platform and then trying to deflect from the fact that Substack revenue shares with Nazis by saying he encounters more extremism here on Bluesky (which doesn't revenue share with Nazis).
This is I ndefensible.
This is I ndefensible.
March 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
not that it’s not already apparent that his claim to never see Nazis and not know how to find them is a blatant lie, but I have personally drawn Hamish’s attention to several Nazis on Substack and watched him squirm. he knows they’re there.
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I just wrote all my government reps. You can contact yours, too. myreps.datamade.us #resist
My Reps
Enter your address to find and contact your federal, state, county and local elected representatives
myreps.datamade.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I just wrote all my government reps. You can contact yours, too. myreps.datamade.us #resist
sitting here listening to the radio going "where have I heard that before?" and then "Liquid Sky!"
January 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
sitting here listening to the radio going "where have I heard that before?" and then "Liquid Sky!"
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Today is always a good day to punch Nazis.
January 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Today is always a good day to punch Nazis.
So where we are with the COVID-19 pandemic is that today I have (DKIM-signed!) spam for something claimed to "erase brain fog", or more likely separate sufferers from their money.
January 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So where we are with the COVID-19 pandemic is that today I have (DKIM-signed!) spam for something claimed to "erase brain fog", or more likely separate sufferers from their money.
The mark of QVALITY! (I do Perl, C, assembler, machine code, connector conspiracies, cut-and-jumper, wire-wrap, blobs of solder)
WARNING: This product contains programming languages known to the State of California to cause memory unsafety
January 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The mark of QVALITY! (I do Perl, C, assembler, machine code, connector conspiracies, cut-and-jumper, wire-wrap, blobs of solder)
On my walk to Palo Alto round 1730 on 31 Dec 2024, someone took the exit off San Antonio Road to the frontage road that leads to Alma. Their white Tesla turned its brights on at me. Thinking the pilot in commmand might be having trouble seeing I presented Figure 1 to help them focus.
A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
On my walk to Palo Alto round 1730 on 31 Dec 2024, someone took the exit off San Antonio Road to the frontage road that leads to Alma. Their white Tesla turned its brights on at me. Thinking the pilot in commmand might be having trouble seeing I presented Figure 1 to help them focus.
Last night's transit adventure was wrapped round this. LR from Mountain View to Civic Center (transfer Orange to Green Line at Old Ironsides), get off and wait for vintage trolley car 2001 to go south. Take 2001 to San Jose Diridon, wander round to find the 22 bus, take 22 north/west to go home.
The trolleys run from 3pm to 9pm this weekend and next weekend from Civic Center to Diridon, and they’re free.
I would highly suggest taking your loved ones and local foamers if you're in the area. The vibes are so good 🫶
I would highly suggest taking your loved ones and local foamers if you're in the area. The vibes are so good 🫶
Night trolley vibes in San Jose, CA 🚋✨
December 29, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Last night's transit adventure was wrapped round this. LR from Mountain View to Civic Center (transfer Orange to Green Line at Old Ironsides), get off and wait for vintage trolley car 2001 to go south. Take 2001 to San Jose Diridon, wander round to find the 22 bus, take 22 north/west to go home.
Have today been providing technical help to an 84-year-old to get her signed up for Medicare Advantage because her old Medicare Advantage plan went away and UHC is involved before and after and Mr. Mangione is alleged to have made a promising start
December 28, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Have today been providing technical help to an 84-year-old to get her signed up for Medicare Advantage because her old Medicare Advantage plan went away and UHC is involved before and after and Mr. Mangione is alleged to have made a promising start
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Important tip to anyone living in New Jersey: an N95, KN95, or KF94 filter mask will protect you from the Drone Spores. Wear one anytime you're in a crowded space and you'll be a lot less likely to develop the Mysterious Cough.
Y'all, people in New Jersey are getting sick from just reading about the drones
December 19, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Important tip to anyone living in New Jersey: an N95, KN95, or KF94 filter mask will protect you from the Drone Spores. Wear one anytime you're in a crowded space and you'll be a lot less likely to develop the Mysterious Cough.
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pretty grim when health insurance company executives have to try to hide their identities online like they're public school history teachers, government employees or doctors who care for transgender people
United Health just deleted this page from their website lol
December 4, 2024 at 9:50 PM
pretty grim when health insurance company executives have to try to hide their identities online like they're public school history teachers, government employees or doctors who care for transgender people
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Uber driver dropping me off at the airport: Have a safe trip!
Me: You too!
Uber: .....
Me: You know, because the odds of death or serious injury driving in a car is much higher than flying on a plane.
Uber: [Passenger Rating ⭐▫️▫️▫️▫️]
Me: You too!
Uber: .....
Me: You know, because the odds of death or serious injury driving in a car is much higher than flying on a plane.
Uber: [Passenger Rating ⭐▫️▫️▫️▫️]
November 13, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Uber driver dropping me off at the airport: Have a safe trip!
Me: You too!
Uber: .....
Me: You know, because the odds of death or serious injury driving in a car is much higher than flying on a plane.
Uber: [Passenger Rating ⭐▫️▫️▫️▫️]
Me: You too!
Uber: .....
Me: You know, because the odds of death or serious injury driving in a car is much higher than flying on a plane.
Uber: [Passenger Rating ⭐▫️▫️▫️▫️]