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a cartoon character says " the very instant i became old " in front of a red phone

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 13h

I guess I'm now "I only wear tactical pants" years old because of all the pockets.

ALT: a cartoon character says " the very instant i became old " in front of a red phone

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

Oh god yes, they borrowed so much from visionOS for this UX redesign. Tim Cook is determined to leave a Legacy with Apple, but I'm not sure he's going to get the legacy he wants.

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

But honestly, I suspect iPadOS 26 may be a better working environment now, because Liquid Glass was clearly meant as an iOS UX. But it makes no sense in the current form on macOS. I blame OS-convergence fetishism.

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

I feel like they're gonna have to roll a lot of this back by the .5 release. Complaints are widespread. I don't know what I expected. Apple has been shit at software for over a decade now.

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

Like, part of me wants to see if iPadOS 26 is actually a better environment for getting work done now. It's that bad.

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

For the first time, I feel like my Mac is actively fighting me when I try and be productive. And I've been a Mac user for decades.

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

It's so bad. The Liquid Glass interface actively gets in the way for seeing parts of the screen, accessing buttons and UI elements, nothing's in any location that makes sense. This goes way beyond just some buggy apps (and there's lots of that too) and aesthetics that make my eyes bleed.

a woman holding up a sign that says absolutely awful

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

This is my now-hourly complaint that macOS 26 Tahoe is just fucking awful. Like, my Mac is genuinely now *painful* to use to get work done. It's so bad that Linux is starting to look good again (sigh).

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a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 14h

Me, listening to Thune describe the Future Democrats Want:

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Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 15h

I bet they have. For decades, even.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 15h

Peter got all the good shit. Like, he was on the Premium Apostle subscription or something.

Phoebe Bridgers That Funny Feeling Live (Bo Burnham Cover)

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 16h

"In honor of the Revolution, it's half-off at The Gap" youtu.be/7pZ6tMtRsRA?...

YouTube video by Sean Shabarekh

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Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 16h

The Revolution Will Abso-fuckin-lutely Be Commodified

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 16h

The ANTIFA founding fathers

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · 5d

I’m looking forward to the day when an LLM, out of sheer frustration, tells a "vibes coder" that "the code works on my machine" and that it’s a skill problem. That day, be afraid, very afraid, of the machines 😳

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Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 16h

Weird to see Thune just lay out the only possible successful Democratic platform for '26 and '28 but here we are.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

Dauphin County pastor under fire for pointing assault-style rifle during sermon

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 16h

As Jesus said to Peter, "Hell yeah, Peter, get out your sword! Fuck 'em up!" Matthew 26:52.

Jonathan Gitlin @drgitlin.bsky.social · 17h

They don’t even pretend to believe a thing Jesus said.

www.pennlive.com/news/2025/10...

In a move experts called a serious safety violation, he pointed the unloaded weapon at churchgoers, while asking for a 'violent action of faith.'

www.pennlive.com

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Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 17h

I'd already stopped wearing an Apple Watch after the RFKjr bullshit, but the privacy and surveillance possibilities of this Apple Health+ AI app is another good reason to just dump Apple as soon as possible. www.cultofmac.com/news/apple-m...

Apple might launch Health+ with AI doctor, food tracking and more

Apple is reportedly prepping a Health+ service that will use AI to dispense advice on exercise and eating right.

www.cultofmac.com

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 17h

One advantage to macOS 26 and iOS 26 being so bad is that it's really accelerated my thinking in terms of moving away from Apple devices toward a Linux distro and more "dumb" devices (phone, mp3 player, camera, etc.). Back to Analog is a Good Thing, really.

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 18h

Can’t wait for those Russian Air Bases to get built in Alaska. Art of the Deal innit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. @badfutures.com · 18h

I’m sorry, you’re building what for who now?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."