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Eric Ascher

@eric_ascher@mastodon.social

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He/Him/His. Gay and on the Autism Spectrum. I post mostly about Apple, Nintendo, reality TV (American Idol/Got Talent), music, and politics.

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Joined December 14, 2023

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Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jul 20, 2026

I just saw someone in the garage of my apartment building wearing a Mac Pro Believe @atpfm@mastodon.social shirt. Very funny to know there’s someone else living here who not only listens to the show but has also bought merch.

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Accidental Tech Podcast (@atpfm@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jun 30, 2026

Just got out of Toy Story 5, and I’m happy to say the reviews are right and it lives up to the standards of the series. I teared up, I laughed a LOT, and Conan was absolutely perfect casting for Smarty Pants.

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jun 18, 2026

Our MarComms Fellow did a fantastic job writing up this profile about me, and I’d encourage you to read it.

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5wzl54l7f7zjxagg4adaec2/post/3mokvzt6cpk2f

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jun 11, 2026

https://daringfireball.net/2026/06/macos_27_golden_gate_removes_the_dumb_icons_from_menu_items

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jun 08, 2026

Bleh. iOS 27 beta STILL has the music app tab bar controls disappearing until you swipe or tap on the bottom left icon. The ONE annoyance I wanted them to fix the most and they didn’t. At least Pokemon Go runs.

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jun 08, 2026

18 minutes in and I’m already SUPER excited about this years software updates. Also, good for apple for finally ditching the whole going platform by platform thing and just talking about features.

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · May 13, 2026

Not to toot my own horn too much but I think my cohosts and I did a great job going over everything that went wrong on #AmericanIdol this season on the #RealityHour finale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCFALUwqWFg&t=1107s

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · May 12, 2026

Not to say I told you so, but… https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZvqP8THl1oU

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · May 12, 2026

First post from Indigo. I can finally say I have one app for Bluesky and Mastodon that does everything I need across my Mac, iPad, and iPhone!

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Mar 23, 2026

Finally getting around to testing out transcripts in Overcast and it’s incredible. Great excuse to re-listen to old ATP episodes that pre-date chapters being added and just jump to the parts I want to hear their takes on. @marcoarment@mastodon.social I appreciate you making this a built in, free feature (as you said, it’s tablestakes for accessibility) but you should raise price of premium another $5 next year because the implementation is perfect.

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Marco Arment (@marcoarment@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Feb 23, 2026

@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world Thank you for fixing the macOS window position bug in Tapestry 1.7! It works perfectly now!

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The Iconfactory (@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world) - Mastodon

Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Feb 04, 2026

@gruber@mastodon.social from the macOS 26.3 RC release notes...looks like they're fixing the resizing windows thing.

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Eric Ascher @eric_ascher@mastodon.social · Jan 26, 2026

Replying to @marcoarment__dup_2255@mastodon.social

@marcoarment@mastodon.social I'll be honest, I wasn't with you on Tim being a full-on Trump supporter at first, given that he's gay and who he claimed his heroes were in the past. But at this point, it's hard to deny.

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Accidental Tech Podcast (@atpfm@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

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