Michael☕
@michaelthinks.bsky.social
I may be slightly obsessed things that go blink in the night. Professional Techno-mancer 💻. Amateur Space Cadet 🚀. Occasional photographer 📸. Automotive enthusiast 🚗.
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"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
That Samsung XR presentation was so...uninteresting. Its was basically a Gemini ad. Heck, they spent 5-6 just opening a web browser and telling Veo to make a video. You can do that anywhere!
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
That Samsung XR presentation was so...uninteresting. Its was basically a Gemini ad. Heck, they spent 5-6 just opening a web browser and telling Veo to make a video. You can do that anywhere!
The lack of "AI" (sans the few mentioned of Apple Intelligence) was the best part of that whole Apple event. Jeesh, that was nice. It's in stark contrast to Google's which was AIAIAIAI and, in general, disappointing.
September 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The lack of "AI" (sans the few mentioned of Apple Intelligence) was the best part of that whole Apple event. Jeesh, that was nice. It's in stark contrast to Google's which was AIAIAIAI and, in general, disappointing.
I let my YT Premium subscription lapse just to see what life is like for unpaid folks. It is pure madness. I do not have YT history, web activity, or location activity enabled, and the ads were horrendous. Viewing a video overwhelms you with 3 ads, filling almost the entirety of your (mobile) screen
September 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I let my YT Premium subscription lapse just to see what life is like for unpaid folks. It is pure madness. I do not have YT history, web activity, or location activity enabled, and the ads were horrendous. Viewing a video overwhelms you with 3 ads, filling almost the entirety of your (mobile) screen
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While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Cool...so Google will start training Gemini on your files/screenshots/etc., and the only way to turn it off to to turn off App Activity which breaks basic integration with, say, Google Home. That mean Drive content can be used to since Gemini is in Drive and that data is uploaded to Google servers?
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Cool...so Google will start training Gemini on your files/screenshots/etc., and the only way to turn it off to to turn off App Activity which breaks basic integration with, say, Google Home. That mean Drive content can be used to since Gemini is in Drive and that data is uploaded to Google servers?
I walked through an Apple store today and it was essentially a big billboard for the F1 movie.
July 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I walked through an Apple store today and it was essentially a big billboard for the F1 movie.
Ben and Jerry's pints were half off at the grocery store today. It's going to be a good weekend.
May 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ben and Jerry's pints were half off at the grocery store today. It's going to be a good weekend.
Imma need someone to explain to me how Onix is a 29' tall chain of granite rocks and it only weigh 463lbs.
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Onix_(P...
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Onix_(P...
Onix (Pokémon)
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details).
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May 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Imma need someone to explain to me how Onix is a 29' tall chain of granite rocks and it only weigh 463lbs.
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Onix_(P...
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Onix_(P...
I don't eat meat at home to try and offset my other carbon intensive hobbies but big tech can just pump out a whole countries worth of cow farts in the name of AI. Wth.
May 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I don't eat meat at home to try and offset my other carbon intensive hobbies but big tech can just pump out a whole countries worth of cow farts in the name of AI. Wth.
Tariff headlines should be more realistic and read something like:
Trump announces 25% price increase on US citizens who buy products from US companies that import products from <insert country here>.
Trump announces 25% price increase on US citizens who buy products from US companies that import products from <insert country here>.
March 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tariff headlines should be more realistic and read something like:
Trump announces 25% price increase on US citizens who buy products from US companies that import products from <insert country here>.
Trump announces 25% price increase on US citizens who buy products from US companies that import products from <insert country here>.
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Where have all the tech creators gone?
March 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Where have all the tech creators gone?
What is the deal with Gemini and code generation? I asked it to generate some C++ using 1.5 Pro, 2.0 Advanced, and 2.0 Flash all failed and said they can only process text.
Meanwhile, ChatGPT and GH Copilot provided what I needed immediately.
Meanwhile, ChatGPT and GH Copilot provided what I needed immediately.
February 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What is the deal with Gemini and code generation? I asked it to generate some C++ using 1.5 Pro, 2.0 Advanced, and 2.0 Flash all failed and said they can only process text.
Meanwhile, ChatGPT and GH Copilot provided what I needed immediately.
Meanwhile, ChatGPT and GH Copilot provided what I needed immediately.
This whole tiktok ordeal is weird
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This whole tiktok ordeal is weird
There are 2 types of people.
January 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There are 2 types of people.
Google Home/Assistant has gotten annoyingly bad. 1/3rd of my requests just just don't get recognized and I have to repeat them. It randomly says smart home devices are offline. It'll fail midway through playing podcasts/news. The only thing that's still reliable is casting.
January 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Google Home/Assistant has gotten annoyingly bad. 1/3rd of my requests just just don't get recognized and I have to repeat them. It randomly says smart home devices are offline. It'll fail midway through playing podcasts/news. The only thing that's still reliable is casting.
So I finally bought a Home Assistant Yellow and a Pi CM5 to go with it. I went to mount the CM5 and the screws included with the Yellow had heads that were slightly too big…and I popped off one of the tiny chips on the CM5. Then I tried to solder said tiny chip…and I’m pretty sure I ruined it. :(
December 31, 2024 at 12:05 AM
So I finally bought a Home Assistant Yellow and a Pi CM5 to go with it. I went to mount the CM5 and the screws included with the Yellow had heads that were slightly too big…and I popped off one of the tiny chips on the CM5. Then I tried to solder said tiny chip…and I’m pretty sure I ruined it. :(
I know Google Maps has long had sponsored ads...but they've mostly been in the form of little custom pins on the map (like a like McD's icon on the map or something). Now I get sponsored results when searching maps. Yay.
December 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
I know Google Maps has long had sponsored ads...but they've mostly been in the form of little custom pins on the map (like a like McD's icon on the map or something). Now I get sponsored results when searching maps. Yay.
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Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
December 24, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
All this time I thought changing my DNS settings in Chrome actually made it use my preferred DNS but NOOOO. Today I learned that async DNS has been sitting in the background resolving whatever it wants.
I was so naive. I miss cool Google.
support.google.com/chrome/threa...
I was so naive. I miss cool Google.
support.google.com/chrome/threa...
how to disable the built-in dns resolver in chrome - Google Chrome Community
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December 24, 2024 at 2:59 PM
All this time I thought changing my DNS settings in Chrome actually made it use my preferred DNS but NOOOO. Today I learned that async DNS has been sitting in the background resolving whatever it wants.
I was so naive. I miss cool Google.
support.google.com/chrome/threa...
I was so naive. I miss cool Google.
support.google.com/chrome/threa...
Season 8 of The Office Superfan Episodes is available on peacock. IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.
December 19, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Season 8 of The Office Superfan Episodes is available on peacock. IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.
Streaming has become a worse version of cable.
With cable:
- Pay for the pipe (cable connection) which has the channels you want to watch and you can pay to upgrade to more channels)
- Watch channels, get ads
With cable:
- Pay for the pipe (cable connection) which has the channels you want to watch and you can pay to upgrade to more channels)
- Watch channels, get ads
December 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Streaming has become a worse version of cable.
With cable:
- Pay for the pipe (cable connection) which has the channels you want to watch and you can pay to upgrade to more channels)
- Watch channels, get ads
With cable:
- Pay for the pipe (cable connection) which has the channels you want to watch and you can pay to upgrade to more channels)
- Watch channels, get ads
Unpopular opinion (probably). I miss tinsel.
December 16, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Unpopular opinion (probably). I miss tinsel.