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  A moment of silence-- no, of soul music-- for George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products, maker of Afro Sheen. Johnson was the main sponsor of Soul Train, and his sponsorship made this local Chicago-area show into a national event. Johnson passed away this week at age 99. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7FjvXbzfo

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  "Scan this QR code with your mobile device to verify you are human." That's a new one on me. Apparently you need to download a reCAPTCHA app to pass verification of this. I declined, so I guess I'm a robot now.

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  Apple Maps ads seems to be a “feature” of iOS 26. As if Liquid Glass wasn’t enough.

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  @Dhmspector it’s extremely plausible but I can’t figure out why this guy would know about it.

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  In case anyone thought I was being hyperbolic about Tim Cook kissing Trump’s ass, that’s how Trump saw it.

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  @bwebster surprised it doesn’t have multiple key lines

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  @octothorpe@mastodon.online saw this elsewhere

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  On the bottom, from one of the visits where I tried to get Core Data for iCloud working.

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  @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social J. Edgar Boozer right there

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  @octothorpe@mastodon.online how long until you’re old enough that you’re required to switch to pickleball?

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  Can’t wait to find out if NASA discovers intelligent life after this landing

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  I guess blockading the strait of Hormuz is our job now? I’m so old I remember when having it closed was bad, and the USA wanted it open. That must have been, what, two or three days ago?

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  For folks who remember my bird house cam of recent years— it’s up and running. But we seem to have fewer birds this year, especially the chickadees who usually nest in this house. It’s been completely dead so far.

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  A president who would post a rant like this is a president who would use nuclear weapons to carry out his war crime threats.

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  I found some inexplicable things I can only describe as Russian nesting Easter eggs in my house and I have no idea where they came from. Has anyone seen something like this?

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  More insanity from the guy the USA put in charge of a nuclear arsenal and who is surrounded by ass kissers.

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  "A whole civilization will die tonight". Place your bets.

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  Anyone else here know who Claus von Stauffenberg was? I don't know why he comes to mind today.

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  At a high school talent show, one guy performed as Prince, doing a song I didn’t know, with a costume that looked like a lot of work went into it. Or so we thought. Much later I realized that he was performing as Sheila E. This was the song https://youtu.be/9Wz7C-qiJ9I

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  Seems like a good time to set up new GitHub accounts, leave the AI training thing turned on, and then fill the accounts with the shittiest code imaginable

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  Tim Cook going to a private showing of the Melania movie at the White House is more than ass kissing or doing what’s “good for business”. It’s cozying up to actual US nazis. This man needs to go. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/white-house-vip-melania-screening-mike-tyson-tim-cook-1236484037/

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  @octothorpe@mastodon.online Sounds like it might be time to build the IR LED hat I’ve been contemplating

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  @octothorpe@mastodon.online Nah that should be a popcorn popper, so Godzie would look like he was vomiting popcorn