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@garychapple.bsky.social

Hiding on Earth, disguised as a human.

created August 15, 2023

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Second best Teen Titan is any other Wonder Girl.

1/9/2025, 9:47:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The world doesn’t talk about Revolutionary Girl Utena or Escaflowne enough.

1/9/2025, 5:58:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You shouldn’t pet the teeth area, it is less smooth.

31/8/2025, 5:43:28 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It should have been a condition of the sale. Also, we should’ve got a lot more for it than we did. The real estate alone is probably worth more than what they paid.

31/8/2025, 2:53:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You know there was a point in the past when Timmy’s made their donuts in house and had great coffee. So legend tells.

29/8/2025, 10:44:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can see how you can call yourself Marxist and hope for a utopian communist society. But Leninist? I guess actual history has lost its charms these days.

29/8/2025, 10:39:09 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh no doubt, and generally smaller and not so sociopathic.

29/8/2025, 3:58:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There are two subsets of 'lefties' who hate expertise, the anti-vax flakes, and the progressive NIMBYs, who refuse to believe lack of supply (a.k.a. in their neighbourhood) is a cause of homelessness and excessive housing prices.

29/8/2025, 3:17:49 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's not exactly true, since there can easily be someone who is against Trump, but not a friend to the Constitution and the American idea, an Alt-Trump, so to speak. But the reverse is true, anyone who is a friend to the Constitution and the American idea is against Trump.

27/8/2025, 7:37:22 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The bigger question is why is he micromanaging municipalities? Doesn't he have anything better to do?

27/8/2025, 3:02:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My comics shop is unable to order from you. What is the name of your distributor?

26/8/2025, 9:48:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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To really understand Eastenders you need to watch the prior 67 seasons of Coronation Street.

25/8/2025, 3:25:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The only defence i will give them (and i will admit i've been dinged, but i don't blame anyone else) is that roads should be designed to discourage excessive speed. Many roads seem the opposite.

25/8/2025, 1:24:50 AM | 23 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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They don’t care about cracking down on crime, or they’d be going to the most crime-ridden cities. It’s a show of force in Democrat cities.

24/8/2025, 12:34:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Of course, by the time people agree it's genocide, it's too late for many.

22/8/2025, 6:50:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe Weird Al hit you with Joker gas?

22/8/2025, 6:49:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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These days the guy on the right would be RFK Jr pulling on the scythe.

22/8/2025, 4:02:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I hope there's an album titled 'Scratching The Mighty Crabjoys Itch'.

22/8/2025, 4:00:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Whatever is going on at Dark Mansion is pornographic!

21/8/2025, 7:45:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank goodness he made it back from that Arizona bunker.

20/8/2025, 9:08:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It would be more like him to pay a fee to the GOP to claim he was a founder.

20/8/2025, 2:21:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Donna, Cassie… Dick, i think. Hmm, was Cassie in the Titans? Maybe I’m thinking YJ. Anyway, I’ll still stick with my answer.

17/8/2025, 5:53:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also, what happened to the hot dog vendor outside the ROM? Disappointment.

17/8/2025, 3:09:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t care about the tentacles, i just want those rabbits to stop eating my flowers.

17/8/2025, 1:30:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But is there a mausoleum?

16/8/2025, 10:27:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe you're nean.

15/8/2025, 6:10:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe PATH should be a place people might want to go to (like Union Station food courts has become). In the winter it should be more popular, but it's mostly chain restaurants you can get anywhere, and closes in evenings when people would be going out to see movies, bands, etc

15/8/2025, 5:42:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I saw this movie and The Boy And The Heron as a double feature, and it turned out they referenced the same historical events and themes.

15/8/2025, 3:53:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It would have been nice to see a discussion of whether in places that do have compulsory voting it actually does result in better policies for the general population, rather than certain demographics (older, whiter, richer).

14/8/2025, 3:01:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, yes, but I’ve accepted it. The weird part was accepting it for Fast & Furious.

14/8/2025, 1:09:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I actually thought the series got better. I liked the second to last the most.

14/8/2025, 12:45:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In Starfleet they never had to worry about the Enterprise’s listening in to your conversations in order to monetize the data.

14/8/2025, 12:43:20 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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See Naked Gun.

14/8/2025, 12:41:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bring back my weight from back then.

13/8/2025, 1:55:47 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was hoping for an Eaton's.

13/8/2025, 1:36:28 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All i can think of is how many times the Emperor’s Praetorian Guard overthrew the Emperor for someone else.

12/8/2025, 6:37:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump would sell Alaska to the Russians for 8 million dollars, brag about a million in profit (payable to himself as negotiator).

12/8/2025, 6:34:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I guess it would depend on the state of your soul. What happens if you've already sold your soul?

12/8/2025, 2:42:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She clearly runs a gambling ring for rich lords.

11/8/2025, 1:11:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Reminds me of Barry Lyndon

11/8/2025, 1:08:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Of course, if they hadn’t moved production south of the border in the first place they wouldn’t be in this… pickle.

11/8/2025, 1:05:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Something Tepid This Way Comes. #MildHorror

10/8/2025, 8:08:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Only 4 times, sorry.

9/8/2025, 3:46:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Do people write articles like this about Paris, London or New York? "Why can't i drive across a metropolis in minutes and why must i slow down to keep pedestrians safe? They only grab my money when i break the law? How do people stand it."

9/8/2025, 3:40:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I didn't even know it had fixed washrooms - last time i walked through i used a (grim) port-a-potty. It's a big busy park, people shouldn't have to travel half a kilometre for a clean washroom. Of course, there should be public washrooms throughout the city (which other cities manage to do).

9/8/2025, 3:31:18 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All Trump needs to make Golden Dome work is a good caddy.

8/8/2025, 4:45:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh, look! A concussive sabre!

8/8/2025, 4:41:03 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gail, you can't milk British people.

7/8/2025, 2:00:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Try the Flintstones treatment: drop a bowling ball on their head. If they show a change of personality afterwards, treat with another bowling ball dropped on their head.

7/8/2025, 1:59:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No, no, it was conceptual. I didn't have the hard numbers on any of it. Plus, i would imagine proportions change over time.

7/8/2025, 1:29:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I made a useful diagram re: people, mailmen, culinary distinctions. Enjoy!

Venn diagram showing circle mailman and circle containing soylent green overlapping, and both entirely within circle containing people.
7/8/2025, 1:23:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One question should be, "Are they serious about this?" or is it just an excuse for some consultants to make money 'studying' it.

6/8/2025, 12:59:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Interesting quirk of the last election, NDP voters abandoned their party to vote Carney to keep out Poilievre government. His own riding dumped him.

6/8/2025, 12:54:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can hardly complain, I used to put Cheez Whiz on my burgers. In Canada they're called 'Process Cheese Product / Produit de fromage fondu'.

6/8/2025, 8:41:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Did you know Weird Al does a cameo in the new Naked Gun movie?

6/8/2025, 8:07:30 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sure, the smoke may be causing deaths but the sun was a pretty orange just before sunset. Superman's powers down 50%.

6/8/2025, 8:04:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm old enough to remember when Kraft slices weren't individually wrapped. They're different now, less like cheese. Today's slices would melt into each other.

6/8/2025, 8:00:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I liked Colletta's style, but it drove me nuts when i saw things like eyes inked unevenly.

6/8/2025, 7:55:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I actually liked the show better, though it's been years since i've seen (that means i'm old, saw it when it was on TV). I have seen the new once twice though. TV executives thinking viewers having to pay attention is a problem does seem to be a real thing.

6/8/2025, 7:53:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The paper towel rack in the shower stall is a nice touch. No more laundry!

5/8/2025, 8:18:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Japan’s malaise.

4/8/2025, 2:59:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's not even a billionaire.

1/8/2025, 4:46:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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151,000 nuclear weapons is laughable. Even now the US has way more than they need for MAD. Now if he said the US should focus in battlefield weapons in general vs strategic nuclear, then he'd have a point.

1/8/2025, 4:42:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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THE WICKER CHAIR #mildhorror

31/7/2025, 3:19:25 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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DAWN OF THE THREAD #mildhorror

31/7/2025, 3:18:40 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You also need to see the spread of grades. If 9 students rate you a 9, and one rates you a 2, it's better than 10 students rating you a 7. You can ignore the outliers, not the bulk.

31/7/2025, 2:33:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I would say it’s worthwhile to see the first and last one.

29/7/2025, 10:44:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There should be an award for the person who can keep the straightest face during Trump’s most inane blithering.

29/7/2025, 10:27:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson? Obscure?!

29/7/2025, 10:23:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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EVIDENCE SAYS YES: Biggles in France Biggles Goes to School Biggles Cuts It Fine No Rest for Biggles Biggles Takes Charge Biggles Makes Ends Meet Biggles Takes It Rough Biggles Sees Too Much

29/7/2025, 1:29:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Starring THE SATISFACTORY FOUR!

29/7/2025, 4:29:40 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There are better arguments to cut off voting after a certain age.

25/7/2025, 8:27:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The countdowns are of different lengths. It doesn’t take me 30 seconds to cross a street.

25/7/2025, 8:24:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I would imagine non-white leadership isn’t faring so well either

23/7/2025, 3:15:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wait, you "write" the "Uncanny X-Men" for "Marvel Comics"?

23/7/2025, 1:54:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There is no trilobite, there is only dolobite or donotlobite.

22/7/2025, 6:21:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This sounds like my origin story. Perhaps i'll dress up like a moth and commit crimes.

22/7/2025, 3:52:24 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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It occurs to me i might've done something useful to society with my life if i hadn't been using my brain to store information like the page size of comic books from the 1970s.

22/7/2025, 3:45:25 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But Nectarine's sister Peach Todd, everyone likes her.

22/7/2025, 3:37:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Footless was my favourite GI Joe, but apparently no one else's.

22/7/2025, 3:33:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Weren't the back-up series like Huntress additional pages? Regular comics had got squeezed down to 17 pages, then they add back-ups, but the main story was still 17 pages.

22/7/2025, 3:32:48 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I like the name!

21/7/2025, 9:15:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Does Hogans Heroes count?

20/7/2025, 6:02:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Baby’s First Putsch

20/7/2025, 6:00:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Heh heh, i like how you're trapped here. So, anyway, my D&D character is...

19/7/2025, 1:16:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But where's the love?

17/7/2025, 3:03:37 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I steal hearts. It's bloodier than you'd think.

17/7/2025, 3:00:41 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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His idea of a romantic lead is an emotionally distant sadistic 80-year bloodsucker who hits on teens.

16/7/2025, 11:08:35 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Uh oh, the cat ate it.

16/7/2025, 1:15:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If only this were true of the Supreme Court.

15/7/2025, 3:37:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also, dude sure loves white paint.

14/7/2025, 3:10:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm pleasantly surprised it's considerably more than what i pay in Oshawa (6K). My house is smaller, but the lot is wider. 'Value' is arbitrary, but land use, frontage and density aren't.

14/7/2025, 3:10:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Meanwhile, AI and crypto is burning way more energy for no good purpose.

14/7/2025, 7:51:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why is Marjorie Taylor-Green a whole category?

13/7/2025, 3:00:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Downtown is significantly hotter than outside the city.

13/7/2025, 2:55:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mac OS and iOs keep adding useless features that I have to turn off so I don't hide everything by accidentally touching some random corner. Who wants Stage Manager?

12/7/2025, 5:08:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's been forever since any of these have improved, though I don't use everything here (I've avoided Outlook until I was forced to use it on my phone for work email). Amazon search is absolutely terrible. Youtube is a struggle to find the right 'channel' page where my videos are.

12/7/2025, 5:08:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Apparently Content-aware > Fill goes back as far as 2010. For a long time my issue has been Photoshop changing its defaults making harder for me to keep my workflow.

12/7/2025, 5:01:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Luke: "Hey, i was reading about this Darth Vader guy - seems he had the same last name as me!"

12/7/2025, 3:19:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looks like a cartoon bomb blew up in his face.

12/7/2025, 1:09:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view