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Warner Crocker
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Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Boosts offered […]

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The sounds of grandkids.
A person wearing a smartwatch holds up their wrist in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree with colorful lights. The Apple Watch screen displays a notification from the Noise app warning of a loud environment, noting that sound levels reached 90 decibels and that exposure at this level can cause temporary hearing loss.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Chicago Getting Its Own Savannah Bananas-Inspired Team
#chicago
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/12/chicago-getting-its-own-savannah-bananas-inspired-team/
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Good morning. And so it begins. Spending time watching the grandkids while their parents move from one house to temporary digs, followed by the move to the new house after the New Year. #photography #today
Two small children with shoulder-length light brown hair sit close together indoors, facing away from the camera, near a decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights and ornaments; toys and a television screen are visible in the background, creating a cozy holiday scene.
December 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Good morning. Somewhat ironic winter alley garage detritus. #photography #today #chicago #winter
Color photo of a tall plastic Hot Wheels “Ultimate Garage” toy car track standing upright in snow next to a large blue garbage bin, with a white garage door and paved alley in the background.
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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They shouldn't, but notification summaries continue to crack me up at times. This one was for Pep Boys. #apple #ios26
Smartphone lock screen showing iOS Notification Center. A text message notification from an unsaved contact with the Chicago area code is circled in red, displaying the short message “But boys.” Above and below it are other app notifications, including likes on a post, breaking news about Disney licensing characters to an AI video platform, and a morning weather report.
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I’m thinking that estimate is low. But I bought a lot of pencils.

Tariffs have cost US households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
#politics […]

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December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I may be wrong, but I just don’t think this will fly.

Operation Bluebird Wants to Bring ‘Twitter’ Back to Life
#tech #socialmedia #twitter
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/12/can-twitter-fly-again-startup-wants-to-pry-iconic-trademark-from-musks-x/
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Call me cynical, but I doubt this will happen.

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
#politics
https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deportation-31160936c51932f74b717eb1143edd55
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Should be Hype Masters of the Year

Time Magazine Names Architects of AI As 2025 Person of the Year
#ai #personiftgeyear
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/12/11/time-names-architects-of-ai-as-2025-person-of-the-year/
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Good morning. Some ballsy Christmas decorations in the neighborhood this year. #photography #today #chicago #christmas
A large, Santa Claus lawn statue stands on a patchy, snow-covered front yard, surrounded by oversized shiny pink and teal ornament balls in front of a one-story brick house decorated with icicle lights.
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Well, this is intriguing. Apple TV Network Settings screen showing not connected via WiFi. However everything is working as if it was connected via WiFi. Wondering if this is a bug in TVOS 26.1, Eero software update, or…who knows.

Yes, I've done all of the usual things to check.

#apple #eero
A large flat‑screen TV displays the Apple TV Network settings page with a message stating that the Apple TV is not connected to the internet; the Wi‑Fi status shows “Not Connected” and all network details such as network name, IP address, router, and DNS are listed as N/A, while the TV sits on a wooden stand with small decorative items and glowing purple ambient lighting in the background.
December 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I see we are ratcheting up the pirate persona for reasons.

Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
#politics
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-seize.html
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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The Washington wingdings continue winging and dinging

The Wacky War On Woke Typefaces
#politics
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/12/10/the-wacky-war-on-woke-typefaces/
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Not sure you can call something every cognizant human on the Internet, and all of the bots, already knows an exclusive.

EXCLUSIVE: Google Tells Advertisers It’ll Bring Ads to Gemini in 2026
#tech #google
https://www.adweek.com/media/google-gemini-ads-2026/
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Good morning. The odd things you discover under a winter snow. #photography #today #chicago #winter
Two lower-body mannequins stand outside against a brick wall, their backs to the camera, covered in fresh snow. One wears gray leggings and a bright pink tulle skirt, while the other wears red patterned leggings and a red skirt, creating a humorous scene where the piled snow resembles fluffy tops or heads on the figures.
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Chicago nightscape. #chicago #photogrpahy
Nighttime winter scene showing two empty billboards on a snowy embankment, one tagged with graffiti and the other lit by a bright spotlight, framed by bare trees and a leaning wooden fence in the foreground.
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Who’d a thunk it?

Scammers are poisoning AI search results to steer you straight into their traps - here's how
#ai
https://www.zdnet.com/article/scammers-poison-ai-search-results-customer-support-scams/
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Break out the 🍿Big money and big egos are about to duke it out.

The Netflix Paramount Media Money Muddle
#netflix #paramount #hollywood #media
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/12/09/the-netflix-paramount-media-money-muddle/
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Even so, the cynical SOB inside of me says good luck ever seeing these files, or the ones that actually matter.

Judge orders release of ‘voluminous’ records in Ghislaine Maxwell case
#politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/09/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-records-release/
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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When you can manufacture enough belief in anything, is anything worth believing?

Who Knows What To Believe?
#politics #ai #tech
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/12/08/who-knows-what-to-believe/
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Good morning. We've been snow covered for a while. PITA to get around, but quite peaceful when you take a moment to notice. #photography #today #chicago #winter
Warmly lit brick house entryway on a snowy winter evening, with deep snowdrifts covering shrubs in the foreground, a small stack of pumpkins and gourds by the front door, and a single orange pumpkin on the porch ledge as a bundled-up person walks down the snow-lined sidewalk.
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025 https://apnews.com/article/mispronounced-words-2025-mamdani-louvre-ad1029eaf43f3f904b39a1dc9d37cca8
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Surprised this hasn’t drawn more attention from the bad guys and the good.

Evanston church's Nativity depicts baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents
H/t @muz4now

#chicago #politics #ice
https://archive.ph/VKb5H
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Good morning. In Chicago this early winter, you can run but you can't hide from the snow. #photography #today #chicago #winter
Rusty metal garden ornament shaped like a leaping human partially buried in fresh white snow, with a vertical black rod and a beige house siding in the background.
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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It's that day. #photography #christmasdecorations
Colorful strands of red, green, blue, and yellow holiday lights spread across a hardwood floor in a cozy room with wooden furniture, including a piano and chairs, softly glowing in the warm ambient light.
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM