Paul Chernoff
@paulc.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Mild mannered director of IT at a major metropolitan magazine. Dementia caregiver, ask me about Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). Mac fan. Board wargamer. Still […]
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Stupid neighbor with huge pickup truck stuck in the snow. Our street hasn’t been plowed yet.
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Stupid neighbor with huge pickup truck stuck in the snow. Our street hasn’t been plowed yet.
Watching realtime plow reports in Arlington VA. I see a plow going up a major street 2 blocks from my house in real time. My street hasn’t been plowed yet today.
January 25, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Watching realtime plow reports in Arlington VA. I see a plow going up a major street 2 blocks from my house in real time. My street hasn’t been plowed yet today.
Enough shoveling for now. I’m the first on my block. I’m glad at times like these that I have so little land.
Snow is powdery so easy to shovel and push with a broom. Nothing sticking to power lines. That stuff is expected this afternoon.
Snow is powdery so easy to shovel and push with a broom. Nothing sticking to power lines. That stuff is expected this afternoon.
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Enough shoveling for now. I’m the first on my block. I’m glad at times like these that I have so little land.
Snow is powdery so easy to shovel and push with a broom. Nothing sticking to power lines. That stuff is expected this afternoon.
Snow is powdery so easy to shovel and push with a broom. Nothing sticking to power lines. That stuff is expected this afternoon.
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I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻♂️
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻♂️
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Despite everything that happened at Davos, I still haven't forgotten about the Epstein files.
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Despite everything that happened at Davos, I still haven't forgotten about the Epstein files.
Just starting up TurboTax 2025.
Amazon gives me an activation code. Intuit asks for a license code.
It is not clear that I need to click on the code after it has been entered. Unnecessary and unobvious step.
Then it wants me to switch to TT Online version. I click cancel. It quits TT.
Do […]
Amazon gives me an activation code. Intuit asks for a license code.
It is not clear that I need to click on the code after it has been entered. Unnecessary and unobvious step.
Then it wants me to switch to TT Online version. I click cancel. It quits TT.
Do […]
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mstdn.social
January 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Just starting up TurboTax 2025.
Amazon gives me an activation code. Intuit asks for a license code.
It is not clear that I need to click on the code after it has been entered. Unnecessary and unobvious step.
Then it wants me to switch to TT Online version. I click cancel. It quits TT.
Do […]
Amazon gives me an activation code. Intuit asks for a license code.
It is not clear that I need to click on the code after it has been entered. Unnecessary and unobvious step.
Then it wants me to switch to TT Online version. I click cancel. It quits TT.
Do […]
Since we are expecting around 2 feet of snow in the DC area on Sunday I will put 1 gallon plastic bags on my side view mirrors to make the easier to clean after the storm.
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Since we are expecting around 2 feet of snow in the DC area on Sunday I will put 1 gallon plastic bags on my side view mirrors to make the easier to clean after the storm.
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I am a little scared to ask for personal reasons and not Fedi related costs but since we just finally got a new home I just had to prepaid for 3 months rent for our new home and that almost leaves us with not much left 💸
So this one time I would ask for those who want and and also can help us […]
So this one time I would ask for those who want and and also can help us […]
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mstdn.social
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I am a little scared to ask for personal reasons and not Fedi related costs but since we just finally got a new home I just had to prepaid for 3 months rent for our new home and that almost leaves us with not much left 💸
So this one time I would ask for those who want and and also can help us […]
So this one time I would ask for those who want and and also can help us […]
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Hint to TV talking heads and people we used to call journalists.
Stop wasting your and our time telling us this and that is illegal and discussing the whys and wherefores.
In case you hadn’t noticed, what’s legal and what’s not no longer matters. #politics
Stop wasting your and our time telling us this and that is illegal and discussing the whys and wherefores.
In case you hadn’t noticed, what’s legal and what’s not no longer matters. #politics
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Hint to TV talking heads and people we used to call journalists.
Stop wasting your and our time telling us this and that is illegal and discussing the whys and wherefores.
In case you hadn’t noticed, what’s legal and what’s not no longer matters. #politics
Stop wasting your and our time telling us this and that is illegal and discussing the whys and wherefores.
In case you hadn’t noticed, what’s legal and what’s not no longer matters. #politics
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1. When comparing works of the past with what is made today nearly always there has been an increase in both volume and diversity. Today we have MORE music, more books, more art, most of it isn't very good.
2. We tend to compare what survived from the past, the most enduring and best work with […]
2. We tend to compare what survived from the past, the most enduring and best work with […]
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sauropods.win
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
1. When comparing works of the past with what is made today nearly always there has been an increase in both volume and diversity. Today we have MORE music, more books, more art, most of it isn't very good.
2. We tend to compare what survived from the past, the most enduring and best work with […]
2. We tend to compare what survived from the past, the most enduring and best work with […]
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If you still wear that hat, yes. Very much so
January 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If you still wear that hat, yes. Very much so
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The weirdest excavator I’ve ever seen! I think they’re referred to as spiders and they can lift each leg independently and widen or narrow their track whilst the cabin does a full 360. There must be a temptation for the driver to play all day. One was inaction this week, clambering down into the […]
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mastodon.green
January 16, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The weirdest excavator I’ve ever seen! I think they’re referred to as spiders and they can lift each leg independently and widen or narrow their track whilst the cabin does a full 360. There must be a temptation for the driver to play all day. One was inaction this week, clambering down into the […]
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@walterolson.bsky.social
Of course. A society where cops can demand to see your papers is a society where cops can ignore your valid papers, because the paperwork wasn't the point: the power to demand was the point.
Of course. A society where cops can demand to see your papers is a society where cops can ignore your valid papers, because the paperwork wasn't the point: the power to demand was the point.
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
@walterolson.bsky.social
Of course. A society where cops can demand to see your papers is a society where cops can ignore your valid papers, because the paperwork wasn't the point: the power to demand was the point.
Of course. A society where cops can demand to see your papers is a society where cops can ignore your valid papers, because the paperwork wasn't the point: the power to demand was the point.
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Breaking: Minnesota and Denmark enter into a mutual defense pact.
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Breaking: Minnesota and Denmark enter into a mutual defense pact.
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https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
#theonion #humor #satire #uspol #ai #GROK
#theonion #humor #satire #uspol #ai #GROK
X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures
BASTROP, TX—In a trend that raises serious questions about consent on the social media platform, rising numbers of X users have been asking the Grok chatbot to put more clothes on pictures of Elon Musk, sources confirmed Monday. “We live in an age when all a user needs to do to generate a fully clothed […]
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January 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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/2 but, to repeat, YOU should not release your video about how the charges against you are bullshit because it was heroin and not cocaine, or about how you knew the 15 year old was actually a cop, etc.
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
/2 but, to repeat, YOU should not release your video about how the charges against you are bullshit because it was heroin and not cocaine, or about how you knew the 15 year old was actually a cop, etc.
FB is now pushing MAGA content into my FB feed. WTF?
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
FB is now pushing MAGA content into my FB feed. WTF?
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The U.S. government has imposed economic sanctions on and occupied the largest city of Minnesota.
January 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The U.S. government has imposed economic sanctions on and occupied the largest city of Minnesota.
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I know many people who grew up in the midwest but who now live in NYC and are raising kids.
On occasion they will say "my toddler has a NYC accent where did she get it from?"
Because most of my friends are communist nerds their kids don't watch TV much. Most of their language exposure is their […]
On occasion they will say "my toddler has a NYC accent where did she get it from?"
Because most of my friends are communist nerds their kids don't watch TV much. Most of their language exposure is their […]
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sauropods.win
January 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I know many people who grew up in the midwest but who now live in NYC and are raising kids.
On occasion they will say "my toddler has a NYC accent where did she get it from?"
Because most of my friends are communist nerds their kids don't watch TV much. Most of their language exposure is their […]
On occasion they will say "my toddler has a NYC accent where did she get it from?"
Because most of my friends are communist nerds their kids don't watch TV much. Most of their language exposure is their […]
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Trump Administration pivots from killing people internationally to killing people domestically.
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Trump Administration pivots from killing people internationally to killing people domestically.
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My niece comes to the U.S. most years from Europe to visit her grandfather.
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
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mastodon.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
My niece comes to the U.S. most years from Europe to visit her grandfather.
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
@atpfm I had a coworker who could not use Touch ID. It was genetic, same issue with her father. Very faint fingerprints. Even had problems taking of normal fingerprints.
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
@atpfm I had a coworker who could not use Touch ID. It was genetic, same issue with her father. Very faint fingerprints. Even had problems taking of normal fingerprints.