Paul McGrane

pmcg@mastodon.social

Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/pmcg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://twitter.com/pmcg</a> №4,574,161 April 2007. Not happy to be here, but let's try it out. A hundred thousand tweets over there, for now.I like Macintosh computers, and airplanes, and politics. Once of NJ and TX, now of NC.

Posts

Post #2565519
Met Gala Reviewed By An Irishmun 👗☘️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iA13dJSRV9k
Post #2565518
I&#39;m getting a spate of obvious spam calls. (they come from the area code where i lived 10 years ago but I have no business there now) … I picked up and a guy with an Indian accent asks if I have trouble with my AT&amp;T service. I say, it seems fine now, I answered your call! … call dropped … 🫥📞
Post #2565517
Some would say Apple store serial numbers or receipt numbers didn&#39;t have enough entropy, but this probably does!
Post #2565516
Nom nom nom 🛢️🍁 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E_5EKmFXcfw
Post #2565515
RE: https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/116562208809569670 Because of shenanigans like this I stopped using Chrome as a backup browser years ago. Went to Edge (which usually behaved the same) but then it started becoming abusive too. I think most people will be well suited to Safari with FireFox as a backup or vice versa. I rarely encounter Safari incomparability and when I hear about it on like podcasts, it seems people installed too many ad-blockers (or similar) and forgot about them.
Post #2565514
Might&#39;ve hit too hard 🎌 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a2GOpCwaYzw
Post #2119539
Oh no, my own personal mondegreen. I literally thought the lyrics were " When I'm waiting for a bus” … iTunes lyrics are either great or heartbreaking …
Post #1704550
RE: https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/116427078920531890 literally a video game avatar chooser screen
Post #1704549
i think it was normal good … why did some jerks think it was gen z “let&#39;s go” ? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PdZRplIHbpk
Post #1704548
Forget making wine in the terlet … how about a jailhouse slushie! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UybiPJyk3yw
Post #1704547
Mac Pro ⚔️ Ternus … there can only be one
Post #1704546
It&#39;s f’n gnarly. Let&#39;s essentially set the bakes on fire and make sure the rest of the plane doesn&#39;t catch on fire! 😼 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3n3el1LE_Pk
Post #1704545
Get it, 777x (during max braking test) 🏋️
Post #1704544
RE: https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/116454031117435266 I didn&#39;t have as many problems with brand-new Apple Maps as many complainers I saw. But strangely, it didn&#39;t handle frontage roads in Texas very well, which is ironic because Apple even then had a pretty big campus in Austin. I was trying to get to a friend&#39;s new house in San Antonio, and it took me a while to realize the iPhone was just taking me in circles.
Post #1704543
RE: https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/116454546574134097 On the other hand, I sure can tell if something comes up that I downloaded at 128kbps from Napster 25 years ago (obscure stuff or DJ mixes which can&#39;t be laundered thru iTunes Match)
Post #1704542
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mjtsai/116453907414298820 It might be useful for some, but it&#39;s ominous Apple is now (usually) forcing it on during software updates. If I shave my beard and move to a new house am I totally screwed?
Post #1704541
Trump TACO huh?
Post #1704540
The Estonians! 🇪🇪📺 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rZiK_royeOs
Post #1704539
Prego! Prego? Prego. 🍝 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OlcIoQPc9Do
Post #675118
@caseyliss @siracusa @marcoarment On ATP № 682 I was quite amused that Casey surprised John with the knowledge that CIE1931 does indeed refer to the year when it was established. I myself was astonished to learn that a couple days ago! Yeah, just a bit before LED TV’s. I suppose it is indeed time for AppleColorWhatever 2026!
Post #675116
@caseyliss regarding your discussion of The F1 series of races on recent #ATP you tried to hypercorrect by saying Grands Prix. Similar to how it is correct to say Attorneys General. However for Grand Prix, the word Grand is not the noun so it isn&#39;t what should be pluralized even though the term is somewhat french-derived. No trouble, just wanted to mention! 🏆🏎️
Post #675115
On a powerful Mac, what even is the point of &quot;Game Mode&quot;? (which all Apple Arcade games do force on). It seems to make no difference to anything, except it makes FireFox barely work in the background. (yes I am an Apple &amp; Safari zealot, but Twitch works a lot better in FireFox). At least you can eventually screw around and find the button to turn it off in GameCenter. 🎮😔
Post #675114
Have the last operational F-14’s in the world been destroyed? It is plausible. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0ncKitYaJ2E
Post #675113
Oh this is gonna be a problem for me
Post #675112
It is wild they keep selling it. Maybe everybody agrees we don&#39;t want a stand fan that plugs into the kitchen faucet!
Post #398704
Be aware there is a counter-SOTU on meidastouch youtube