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Peter Cohen

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<p>Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either. Dare to be stupid.</p>

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  • Post #4177848

    I can&#39;t tell you how restorative it&#39;s been to have a normal 9-5 schedule for the first time in two years. No more late night shifts. No more weekends. Work life balance restored.

  • Post #3781519

    what if larry is actually count binface #conspiracytheory #ukpol #catsofMastodon

  • Post #3445409

    I have to admit, one of the prouder moments I remember from my Twitter days (pre-Musk) is getting blocked by J.K. Rowling for calling her out on her bigoted anti-trans bullshit.

  • Post #3445408

    Amidst the Apple pricing shifts, I&amp;#39;m reminded that I still find my M1 13-inch MacBook Pro and my iPhone 12 perfectly sufficient for my needs. The only Apple hardware I&amp;#39;ve splurged on in the past few years was an Apple Watch S10, to replace a very agéd S3 I&amp;#39;d had since new. I keep an active AppleCare+ account on all three devices because it&amp;#39;s paid for itself more than once. Say what you will about Apple, but the longevity of most of their products is hard to bea...

  • Post #3445407

    I still have a pair of free tickets to Saturday’s CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Hit me up if you wanna go! #livemusic #boston #argentina (the only reason I&amp;#39;m not going is because I already bought tickets to see The Human League, Soft Cell and Alison Moyet at the Boch Center. So no strings attached, A FREE CONCERT. Please hit me up.)

  • Post #3445406

    This is your last call to score a pair of free tickets to tonight&amp;#39;s CA7RIEL &amp;amp; Paco Amoroso show in #Boston, happening at MGM Music Hall. I&amp;#39;m happy to give these tickets away! I&amp;#39;m already on the hook for the Human League show on the other side of town, but I really don&amp;#39;t want these to go to waste - and kind of desperately wish I could clone myself so I could go to *both* shows. There&amp;#39;s no catch, I&amp;#39;m happy to transfer them to you - just hit...

  • Post #3373801

    In this time of political instability and uncertainty, just a note that Larry has now outlasted six prime ministers. #cats #catsofMastodon #UKpol

  • Post #3137626

    Lowkey obsessed with this show. Two teams of interior decorators kit out two identical rooms using thrift goods, given 2 days and a $2K budget. Some of their rooms are amazing. They have an advantage in that they&amp;#39;re thrifting around Fairfield and Greenwich CT,, whose throwaways are better than most. But still, it&amp;#39;s impressive work. #thrifting #upcycling #hulu https://www.hulu.com/series/that-thrifting-show-with-lara-spencer-131cbea7-4861-4daf-9447-6bebab5f0113

  • Post #3137625

    Rhode Island Hot Wheels Club show! Oh man. I may have to go to this. #rhodeisland #hotwheels #matchbox #toycars https://providence.craigslist.org/eve/d/smithfield-rhode-island-hot-wheels-club/7937689598.html

  • Post #3137624

    I don&amp;#39;t know who needs this, but I sure as fuck did. The Electric Mayhem cover Blur&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Song 2&amp;quot; WHEN I FEEL HEAVY METAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ECz68tG30&amp;amp;t=134s #muppets #blur #britpop

  • Post #3137623

    I&amp;#39;m not saying passkeys are the be-all-end-all of multi factor authentication, but as someone firmly entrenched in the Apple space with TouchID and FaceID, I appreciate the hell out of sites that support them.

  • Post #3137622

    Customer service is my job in my current role so I&amp;#39;m hyper-aware of how this reflects in my own experience. And I have to say, with one exception, every conversation I&amp;#39;ve ever had with the IRS has been exceptional in this regard. The people who answer the phones there are genuinely spot on when it comes to the human connection you need to get your questions answered and are helpful and friendly and empathetic. #irs #customerservice #empathy #irs

  • Post #3137621

    10 Forward as the bar lounge on the Enterprise implies 10 Aft as the strip club #startrek

  • Post #2912753

    You had me at 455 Vista Cruiser. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/first-test-2026-subaru-trailseeker-touring

  • Post #2912752

    Listening to Sérgio Mendes and Brasil &amp;#39;66. So good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JCwIw23NEY #music #jazz #brasil

  • Post #2912751

    The reason why public opinion is turning against AI is because the public sees the exact wrong people making money from it, while feeding us a bucket of horseshit about how it&amp;#39;s going to save us from a life of drudgery.

  • Post #2912750

    I think I have a problem. I walked into KFC tonight to pick up my mobile order and the manager on duty said, &amp;quot;Hello, Peter&amp;quot; and handed me my bag without another word.

  • Post #2912749

    One thing that unites the Arab and Jewish communities is our love for hummus. And our ability to pronounce it correctly.

  • Post #2912748

    As a Rush fan, a car enthusiast, and the descendant of Italians, I&amp;#39;m always conflicted listening to Red Barchetta from Moving Pictures. Awesome song, but the ch makes the c dura (literally hard c). That ch sound Geddy makes me…irritato. #music #rock #rush #italian #ferrari

  • Post #2912747

    I come home from the grocery store and find this gorgeous boi flopped at my feet #catsofMastodon

  • Post #2912746

    So after due consideration I&amp;#39;m returning the Splat to the store and replacing it with Arctic Fox for my purple beard project. Didn&amp;#39;t realize Splat has an absolute shite reputation among the hair coloring crowd and don&amp;#39;t want to take any chances with facial hair.

  • Post #2537548

    Someone in my game alliance posted this image and I think about it a lot. #startrek #klingons #santaclaus

  • Post #2316286

    The best thing about the new DoD UFO files drop is how much it doesn&amp;#39;t distract me from Trump&amp;#39;s continued involvement with Jeffrey Epstein or the absolute illegitimacy of our war with Iran, or the GOP&amp;#39;s attempt to hijack the midterm elections.

  • Post #2150991

    I want my obituary to read that i died of supernatural causes, with no further explanation.

  • Post #2116649

    Finding Wensleydale cheese at the supermarket turns me into Wallace. #cheese

  • Post #2092684

    Early in my career I did tech support for a software company that made a Mac search engine product that worked similarly to Apple&#39;s Spotlight search feature. One of the customers I helped was a linguistics professor whose specialty was collecting swears and cursewords in every language. He published his own periodical documenting his findings, and he was grateful enough for my assistance to subscribe me to it. It was WILD.

  • Post #2092474

    Just scored tickets for SATCHVAI&#39;s Boston concert later this month, with Animals as Leaders opening (free, through do617.com&#39;s DoMORE subscription service). Should be a scorching night of prog metal at the Leader Bank Pavilion! Hopefully the weather will cooperate. #livemusic #boston #metal #prog

  • Post #2089645

    How is it possible that Slim Jims are considered food fit for human consumption. They&#39;re disgusting on every level.

  • Post #2049550

    Colman Domingo in Basquiat and Janelle Monaé in Siriano at the Met Gala were just 🔥 💀

  • Post #1995962

    Client came in wearing a scent I&#39;d never smelled before; I asked her what she was wearing and she said it was Thierry Mugler Angel, which she noted she&#39;d worn for years (apparently it debuted in the early 90s). &quot;Featuring notes of patchouli, praline, vanilla, and bergamot,&quot; according to reviews. It&#39;s interesting to me when the right person wears the right scent and you immediately react to it. It happens so very rarely.