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D.C.-based freelance technology journalist covering, and often vexed by, computers, gadgets, and other things that beep. May or may not be notable. He/him. Read: PCMag, Fast Company, etc. Write: [email protected]

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Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · Jan 16

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Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 10h

It's so good.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 11h

Yet another karaoke bar has failed me by not having Richard and Linda Thompson's "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" on their list.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 15h

He got a sword! An attendee drew him this - note the Techdirt and Bluesky logos.

Drawing on a piece of paper with hand-torn edges, labeled "A sword for Mike Masnick" with the caption below "Because my dad didn't give you one" (it's from the kid of i2 Coalition exec director Christian Dawson)

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 15h

Showed up late to the Internet Infrastructure Coalition's awards reception--which turned out to be the right time to see them give @mmasnick.bsky.social their "Internet Infrastructure Protection Award" award, with Mike joking that he was only going to accept that honor if it came with a sword.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 18h

Duly noted.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 19h

Great lede!

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 21h

A four-door hatchback EV with fast NACS charging that starts at under $29,000? At that price, I might be able to overlook GM deciding its cars are too good for Android Auto and CarPlay.

Revamped Chevy Bolt Arrives in January, Will Be Most Affordable EV in the US

GM resurrects the popular electric car with a $29,000 starting price, four new colors, a larger dash screen, and a different battery.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 21h

Love the 757, don't love the woeful upgrade odds on it.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 23h

Getting another IAD-KEF option will be exciting news to @samer.is.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Number of times I could cancel Clear (United had been paying for my membership) and get another month or so comped: two. Third time, they processed the cancellation request immediately.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

"The U.S. is no longer perceived as being a reliable partner," says Michael Daniel, CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance, about how EU security leaders see the States. In remarks wrapping up the CyberNextDC conference, he then repeats that phrase for emphasis.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Yup: Summit takes up all four FIL halls, plus the MEO Arena.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Looks convenient for my Web Summit commute.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Bookmarking this for my own LIS trip next month (any particular bakery or chain thereof?)

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

The FlyerTalk thread on this will be epic (assuming an FTer was on the flight, which seems a safe bet).

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

A coupon for a free half-smoke at Ben's Chili Bowl would be a fair recognition for learning local geography that quickly.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Yes, events posting everybody's badge on a board for attendees to pick up instead of having staff hand them out could enable low-grade identity theft. But it also lets you see which friends, colleagues and frenemies might show up even later than you, which is such a key part of Washington folkways.

Three boards at the law firm Venable's offices on Massachusetts Avenue NW hold dozens of badges in alphabetical order.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Seen at Metro Center: two National Guard MPs helping out-of-towners figure out Metro navigation. If those soldiers aren't from here, that's kind of hilarious.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

This fix seems to have worked for me: Open the Font Book app, select Helvetica, choose "Remove," accept the option to get rid of non-system copies of that font, restart Mail.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Actually, it was more than that--apparently I had some non-system copies of Helvetica that I had to remove.

Unable to change the default font in Mail… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

Hmm: I had it set to Helvetica, but changing it to Helvetica Neue fixed that.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 2d

Anybody else install macOS Tahoe and then see Mail display all or parts of some messages with white squares in place of each character? This is no more than a few hours after the install completed.

A screenshot from Mail shows 14 rows of text in which each character has been replaced with a blank white square. One phrase appears in blue with an underline, indicating a hyperlink.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 2d

That's one way to make sure you can remain safely insulated from non-supportive media coverage of Elon?

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 2d

Catching up on the news of Tesla trying to price the Model 3 and Model Y back into contention with more buyers, and one way the company cut prices on those models was to... remove the radio while keeping Grok? How many tech weirdos value AI over FM but weren't already motivated to buy a Tesla?

Tesla’s standard-range Model 3, Model Y join the lineup

A smaller battery and less standard equipment cuts prices, but not by enough.

arstechnica.com

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 2d

Uncoordinated ordering worked out well tonight: When picking up tacos* we'd ordered from a nearby indie place, we decided to ask if we could also get some chips--and they fried some on the spot. So good.

* Happy Taco Day to all** who celebrate!

** Stephen Miller not eligible for this offer.