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- “I think that if you like a community and want to see it thrive, you should advocate for<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 13
- I think when a media narrative sets in on a social network (i.e. “Mastodon is hard to use”)<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 13
- Fun fact: The biggest update I made in refreshing this story was to add the latest available data<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 11
- Over on @tedium tonight, I wanted to resurface one of the crazier stories I’ve stumbled upon in my<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 11
- “The upside of the Intel Mac going away is that users aren’t totally screwed.” https://tedium.co/2025/06/09/apple-wwdc-intel-mac-support-ending/ Jun 9
- It’s nice that Apple is giving us a one-year heads-up about the Intel Macs no longer getting new<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 9
- Bill Atkinson, Who Made Computers Easier to Use, Is Dead at 74. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/bill-atkinson-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Jun 8
- “Perifractic’s attempt to return the Commodore brand to viability reflects the increasing ambition of the retro tech community.”<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 7
- There’s chatter that creators in the retro tech community might be about to acquire the Commodore brand. I<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 7
- And in case you want to see the Fast Company story that unwittingly led to this one, check<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 6
- He’s not over here, I don’t think, but you can find him on Bluesky. He is one of<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 6
- But the part that I find most surprising about this is that one of the reporters is someone<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 6
- There’s even a follow-up piece: https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ai-tool-doge-veterans-affairs-contracts-sahil-lavingia Jun 6
- In the weeks since I wrote my Fast Company profile of Sahil Lavingia (and he revealed he lost<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 6
- After all the free advertising I’ve given Apple by complaining about them over the years, it was finally<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 2
- Wondering how many people here on #Mastodon ever met Larry Fine of "The Three Stooges". I did —<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 2
- “You shouldn’t be forced to guess whether your device will just work if you want to plug it<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 2
- USB-C is great. But it has a problem. Everyone knows what that problem is. Microsoft wants to fix<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> Jun 2
- “Why this specific form, and why is it largely contained to this specific era? My feeling is that<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> May 31
- There was once a time when pop songs tried to be three-act plays—not just excuses for the musicians<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> May 31
- This is rough. @mattl is one of the best people. https://github.com/foocorp/hacienda/discussions/117 May 30
- (And yes, I realize it’s weird that the guy who usually writes about the history of cheese curls<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> May 29
- In the Reuters piece, he says that he was never told not to do interviews in his role—and,<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> May 29
- There is also a Wired interview he did where he offers details on who actually was in charge<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> May 29
- After his blog post yesterday, Sahil has done a couple of interviews today after his blog post. As<a class="yuki-entry-excerpt-more yuki-entry-excerpt-more-link mx-1" href="https://earnestpettie.com/friends/">…</a> May 29