Michael
@westapher.com
Metal, technology, sports. Chia farmer 🌱
I was over there. Now I'm over here.
I was over there. Now I'm over here.
Here is a list of things that upset me.
1. People saying "backslash" when advertising a URL.
2. A lot of other stuff.
1. People saying "backslash" when advertising a URL.
2. A lot of other stuff.
June 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here is a list of things that upset me.
1. People saying "backslash" when advertising a URL.
2. A lot of other stuff.
1. People saying "backslash" when advertising a URL.
2. A lot of other stuff.
I turned the shower on and did not need to adjust the temperature this morning. It's all downhill from here.
May 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I turned the shower on and did not need to adjust the temperature this morning. It's all downhill from here.
Me - I was a guest on a podcast today.
Wife - How’d it go?
Me - I’ll play you a bit.
Wife - (listens…)
Me - Well?
Wife - Huh?
Me - What’d you think?
Wife - Uh, was that you?
Me - Yes!!!
Ten years of marriage folks. Ten. Years.
Wife - How’d it go?
Me - I’ll play you a bit.
Wife - (listens…)
Me - Well?
Wife - Huh?
Me - What’d you think?
Wife - Uh, was that you?
Me - Yes!!!
Ten years of marriage folks. Ten. Years.
April 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Me - I was a guest on a podcast today.
Wife - How’d it go?
Me - I’ll play you a bit.
Wife - (listens…)
Me - Well?
Wife - Huh?
Me - What’d you think?
Wife - Uh, was that you?
Me - Yes!!!
Ten years of marriage folks. Ten. Years.
Wife - How’d it go?
Me - I’ll play you a bit.
Wife - (listens…)
Me - Well?
Wife - Huh?
Me - What’d you think?
Wife - Uh, was that you?
Me - Yes!!!
Ten years of marriage folks. Ten. Years.
I laugh at this dumb skit every time I see it.
"You.. you.. you remember when you were with The Beatles? That was awesome!"
February 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I laugh at this dumb skit every time I see it.
Marketing email annoyances - When I unsubscribe and I'm told it may take X number of days before it's complete or my favorite, they send me an email immediately telling me I've been unsubscribed.
February 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Marketing email annoyances - When I unsubscribe and I'm told it may take X number of days before it's complete or my favorite, they send me an email immediately telling me I've been unsubscribed.
@wtfjht.bsky.social Is there a new feed for the podcast? Mine hasn’t updated for a few weeks. I’m using Pocket Casts, if relevant.
February 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
@wtfjht.bsky.social Is there a new feed for the podcast? Mine hasn’t updated for a few weeks. I’m using Pocket Casts, if relevant.
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Republicans want you to hit your kids instead of giving them health care
Senator Tommy Tuberville: We have an attention deficit problem in this country. Attention deficit — when you or I were growing up — our parents didn’t use a drug they used a belt.
January 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Republicans want you to hit your kids instead of giving them health care
Them, "I can't sign into my computer. I think my account is locked."
Me, "Your account does not show that it's locked. Please restart the computer and try again (I know restarting the computer isn't necessary)."
Them, "Oh, it's working now. But is says my computer is offline (online authentication).
Me, "Your account does not show that it's locked. Please restart the computer and try again (I know restarting the computer isn't necessary)."
Them, "Oh, it's working now. But is says my computer is offline (online authentication).
January 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Them, "I can't sign into my computer. I think my account is locked."
Me, "Your account does not show that it's locked. Please restart the computer and try again (I know restarting the computer isn't necessary)."
Them, "Oh, it's working now. But is says my computer is offline (online authentication).
Me, "Your account does not show that it's locked. Please restart the computer and try again (I know restarting the computer isn't necessary)."
Them, "Oh, it's working now. But is says my computer is offline (online authentication).
I love it when computers are like, "Are you sure you want to do this?" after I took nine deliberate steps prior to get to that point...
January 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I love it when computers are like, "Are you sure you want to do this?" after I took nine deliberate steps prior to get to that point...
Ben nailed it. Make the AI work for us instead of replacing us.
Agreed. AI has made it so I never need to endure the tedium of transcribing my own interviews, which I always hated. But see, that’s the kind of thing we should be using it for. The boring grunt work. We shouldn’t be asking it to think and create, and not just because it’s terrible at it.
Two years later and the only useful thing I have personally seen AI do is speech transcription. It's not flashy, nor is it new, but it is very powerful in the right circumstances.
Everything else is wishcasting; execs hoping "the nerds will figure it out." Where it means: how to make money.
Everything else is wishcasting; execs hoping "the nerds will figure it out." Where it means: how to make money.
December 17, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Ben nailed it. Make the AI work for us instead of replacing us.
I got through my inbox today. Take that, flu.
December 17, 2024 at 9:04 PM
I got through my inbox today. Take that, flu.
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I love that it's nearly 2025 and Windows 11 still has icons from the 1980s 😅
December 6, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I love that it's nearly 2025 and Windows 11 still has icons from the 1980s 😅
I've had zero desire to get a folding smartphone, but I have noticed that I really enjoy hitting the button that ends all of the video calls I have to do for work. Hanging up on people is satisfying.
December 3, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I've had zero desire to get a folding smartphone, but I have noticed that I really enjoy hitting the button that ends all of the video calls I have to do for work. Hanging up on people is satisfying.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I'm Michael and I'm not going to have a calculator with me at all times.
I'm Michael and I'm not going to have a calculator with me at all times.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I’m Rex and I’m disrupting the class, because some people actually want to learn.
I’m Rex and I’m disrupting the class, because some people actually want to learn.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I'm Randi, and I'm often in another world.
I'm Randi, and I'm often in another world.
November 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I'm Michael and I'm not going to have a calculator with me at all times.
I'm Michael and I'm not going to have a calculator with me at all times.
Why do printers suck so much? They never seem to just work.
November 20, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Why do printers suck so much? They never seem to just work.
Reposted by Michael
“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys
November 17, 2024 at 4:30 AM
“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys
The party can begin now that I’m here.
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 AM
The party can begin now that I’m here.