Not stopping once you've figured out how to do something seems to be a particular failing in software and web developers :)

For far too long it’s been a few minutes here - a few minutes there - and while I mostly subscribe to Norah Ephron’s comment about a blog being “sort of like an exhale”, there’s a part of me that would like to write something of substance - of consequence. Something thoughtful. Worth reading.

We shall see :) In my experience, those that complain most vociferously about the various social platforms do so because they either can't post objectionable views without being censored, or can't force censorship upon anything they don't agree with :) (and yes, those positions do conflict lol)

I can't help feeling that segwaying into ads in the middle of videos is disingenuous, and will harm my YouTube channel more than help it.

You only have to look at the visceral reaction to Threads mentioning they are looking at ads to see how over internet marketing most people are.

This.

I have mixed feelings about Applecare, and Apple. I once had an iPad fail, and they replaced it no questions asked (without Applecare). I had a Macbook that failed (structurally) in lots of ways (with Applecare), and they avoided touching it. I have never bought any of their kit since.