What Did Mark Say?
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7 Posts, 29 Following, 25 Followers · Freelance writer. Tech geek all my life, particularly when it comes to Apple.
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I have a new Mastodon account, where I try to switch up what I discuss between there and here. Love to have those who use it follow there too.
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It’s like streaming services go out of their way to repulse me.
December 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It’s like streaming services go out of their way to repulse me.
Google continues its well documented pettiness. This comes after they gave their customers a middle finger by removing themselves from Movies Anywhere. techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/y...
YouTube to pull music data from Billboard's charts because it doesn't like its ranking formula | TechCrunch
YouTube takes its ball and goes home by pulling Billboard's access to its music data.
techcrunch.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Google continues its well documented pettiness. This comes after they gave their customers a middle finger by removing themselves from Movies Anywhere. techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/y...
I have never given any social media app my contacts for any reason. That goes for BlueSky as well. It’s not my decision to share other people’s info without their approval. 9to5mac.com/2025/12/17/b...
Bluesky launches 'privacy-first' method of uploading your contacts - 9to5Mac
Many social media apps encourage you to give them access to your contacts. If you do so, they will let...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have never given any social media app my contacts for any reason. That goes for BlueSky as well. It’s not my decision to share other people’s info without their approval. 9to5mac.com/2025/12/17/b...
I don’t know Zelda but this old post has amused me to no end.
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I don’t know Zelda but this old post has amused me to no end.
Fully agreed with Emily. Reminds me of a late evening flight I was taking to Manchester, England. A man on speakerphone in the terminal was talking to his wife or girlfriend. I doubt she knew she was on it as myself and several passengers found out what intimate plans she had in store for him.
Finally got the courage to *politely* ask someone who was talking on speakerphone in public, in the middle of a quiet waiting room, to perhaps consider taking the person off speakerphone. Am I a grouch or is that just the worst? Actually, video calls are even worse.
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Fully agreed with Emily. Reminds me of a late evening flight I was taking to Manchester, England. A man on speakerphone in the terminal was talking to his wife or girlfriend. I doubt she knew she was on it as myself and several passengers found out what intimate plans she had in store for him.
I do not know a single user who has lamented that AI isn’t crammed into enough browsers. I’m not a Firefox user, so no issue for me. But this isn’t what their primary base wants from them. Mozilla only exists at Google’s leisure, as it is. This won’t win new potential users over at all.
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I do not know a single user who has lamented that AI isn’t crammed into enough browsers. I’m not a Firefox user, so no issue for me. But this isn’t what their primary base wants from them. Mozilla only exists at Google’s leisure, as it is. This won’t win new potential users over at all.
Tell me you don’t understand your user base without telling me you don’t understand your user base, new CEO of Mozilla. www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser
Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company's goal to be the most trusted software provider?
www.pcmag.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Tell me you don’t understand your user base without telling me you don’t understand your user base, new CEO of Mozilla. www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
You love to see it. I wouldn’t have taken a settlement either. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won
Verizon changed policy after he bought the phone, wouldn’t unlock it despite FCC rule.
arstechnica.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
You love to see it. I wouldn’t have taken a settlement either. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
I see we've had another terror attack. To politicians, I don't give a damn about your thoughts and prayers. Tell me what you are going to do to prevent it in the future.
December 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I see we've had another terror attack. To politicians, I don't give a damn about your thoughts and prayers. Tell me what you are going to do to prevent it in the future.
Guess I'll be updating OSes all weekend now.
December 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Guess I'll be updating OSes all weekend now.
Agreed, this is why I simply refer to him as Dipshit.
I know no one wants to hear this but referring to Donald Trump as #DementiaDon is not the sick burn you think it is. & you are not the open minded liberal that you claim to be. You are contributing to ableism & ageism & actually making it harder for people to be seen as equal in society. Do better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Agreed, this is why I simply refer to him as Dipshit.
I won't share his comments, but if you were wondering, Mark Cuban is still out of touch with the reality of anyone who isn't a billionaire.
Carry on.
Carry on.
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I won't share his comments, but if you were wondering, Mark Cuban is still out of touch with the reality of anyone who isn't a billionaire.
Carry on.
Carry on.
Disney really loves losing customers. And talented people.
This morning, Disney announced a deal with OpenAI. Read more about the WGAW’s advocacy against the theft and exploitation of writers’ works by AI models: www.wga.org/contracts/kn...
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Disney really loves losing customers. And talented people.
I hope the people clamoring for this are able to get out more. www.bbc.com/news/article...
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, OpenAI boss says
CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it".
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I hope the people clamoring for this are able to get out more. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Let’s remind student loan borrowers of this every day till the midterms and beyond. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration moves to end major student loan forgiveness plan: 'We won't tolerate it'
The Department of Education has moved to terminate one of former President Joe Biden's most popular student loan forgiveness plans.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Let’s remind student loan borrowers of this every day till the midterms and beyond. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
We might have never known otherwise.
December 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We might have never known otherwise.
Top notch journalism! Two months after the fact, USA Today recognizes iOS 26 has arrived! www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
Like it or not, iOS 26 is here. What to know about the iPhone update.
As iOS 26.1 arrives for many Apple iPhone users, iOS 26.2 could be released soon. Here's everything to know.
www.usatoday.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Top notch journalism! Two months after the fact, USA Today recognizes iOS 26 has arrived! www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
It’s a bit disheartening how many times in the past month or so that I’ve had to tell people I know that just because someone says they are a doctor on YouTube doesn’t mean that it’s true.
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
It’s a bit disheartening how many times in the past month or so that I’ve had to tell people I know that just because someone says they are a doctor on YouTube doesn’t mean that it’s true.
As someone who has never used ACA for anything, I’m rather glad for that because I am pretty sure I’d be in deep trouble after the end of the month.
I hope it gets resolved for the millions who need it. God forbid I ever rely on the government for anything consequential in my life though.
I hope it gets resolved for the millions who need it. God forbid I ever rely on the government for anything consequential in my life though.
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As someone who has never used ACA for anything, I’m rather glad for that because I am pretty sure I’d be in deep trouble after the end of the month.
I hope it gets resolved for the millions who need it. God forbid I ever rely on the government for anything consequential in my life though.
I hope it gets resolved for the millions who need it. God forbid I ever rely on the government for anything consequential in my life though.
With the crippling stupidity on display at Microsoft as it pertains to Xbox today, I can't tell you how amused I am that a device that is basically a Kinect outsold Xbox sales on Black Friday. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-wa...
Xbox was outsold by a little-known Kinect-style console during Black Friday | VGC
The Nex Playground crashed the Black Friday hardware chart in the US…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
With the crippling stupidity on display at Microsoft as it pertains to Xbox today, I can't tell you how amused I am that a device that is basically a Kinect outsold Xbox sales on Black Friday. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-wa...
There are far more podcasts out there than people that host them with engaging personalities. I unfollowed multiple shows that began feeling like a Ben Stein impression.
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There are far more podcasts out there than people that host them with engaging personalities. I unfollowed multiple shows that began feeling like a Ben Stein impression.
So Nintendo is locking some in-game music for Metroid Prime 4 behind a paywall. A $30 paywall unless you 100% the game. . www.thegamer.com/metroid-prim...
You Can Play Some Music While Riding Vi-O-La In Metroid Prime 4, But Only If You Buy A $30 Amiibo
Unless you like riding in total silence.
www.thegamer.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
So Nintendo is locking some in-game music for Metroid Prime 4 behind a paywall. A $30 paywall unless you 100% the game. . www.thegamer.com/metroid-prim...
I know the big story is Netflix buying WBD today, pending regulatory approval which all they have to do is write a check for that. As someone who couldn’t care less about either company, I’m just glad it wasn’t Paramount.
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I know the big story is Netflix buying WBD today, pending regulatory approval which all they have to do is write a check for that. As someone who couldn’t care less about either company, I’m just glad it wasn’t Paramount.
Ugly is gross understatement to describe these, especially that Zune sweater. www.pcworld.com/article/2996...
Microsoft's latest ugly sweaters are selling out fast
Microsoft is advertising its Windows ugly sweater as the one to buy, but there's also a Zune sweater, and Xbox sweater, and even a Halo bathrobe to buy as a nerdy gift for Cyber Monday.
www.pcworld.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ugly is gross understatement to describe these, especially that Zune sweater. www.pcworld.com/article/2996...
I can’t tell you how tired I am of hearing about Big Tech employment changes.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I can’t tell you how tired I am of hearing about Big Tech employment changes.