Tom Brand

Endpoints Engineer @ MIT
PowerPC Mac Enthusiast
13+ Boston Marathoner
Legally Blind (LHON)
I like snapping turtles

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2024-09-12 19:13:22

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@npub1qw5…037m does that make you DOUBLE-STUFFED?

2024-09-09 20:33:32

What if Sun Microsystems released a Zune digital media player?
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/113/109/498/779/112/766/original/458e934381a73e91.jpeg

2024-08-27 23:25:55

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@npub1l3g…vu48 still beats Sourceforge

2024-08-26 21:33:52

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@npub13le…6saf FORBIDDEN COFFEE

2024-08-14 20:01:21

If Steve Jobs was born in 1996 the App Store would be his protest.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/112/962/142/159/478/899/original/c7bfebc6df087f4c.jpeg

2024-08-13 23:20:31

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@npub1utv…87lr BUT YOU OWE APPLE 30% FOR EXISTING!

2024-08-08 20:17:29

I have been using a Snapdragon Plus powered Dell Latitude 7455 for the last week.
Performance is good, but battery life is not ground breaking. Fan runs consistently when plugged in at my desk. Not the same revolutionary advancement as seen with the introduction of Apple Silicon on the Mac.
Windows is still the same neglected turd, but now with undigested Copilot corn kernels for perceived freshness.

2024-08-07 13:37:15

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@npub1qw5…037m I always thought Bolognese was a meat sauce?

2024-07-18 12:03:39

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@npub1qw5…037m this never would have happened in Gateway Country.

2024-07-18 00:50:59

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@npub1qw5…037m is that what happened with the computer store?

2024-07-17 22:42:10

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@npub1qw5…037m so does this mean TUAW can use your byline?

2024-07-11 00:19:18

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@npub1238…g63g I am still recovering from how far my jaw dropped after discovering this.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/112/764/984/778/907/928/original/1faee46b075d16fc.jpg

2024-07-10 12:44:52

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@npub1qw5…037m whoa, Knot's Berry Farm had a canteen truck?

2024-06-28 21:51:48

Giving Budgie a go.
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-9-released

2024-06-15 20:21:50

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@npub1sen…ycjl PIRATE

2024-06-06 17:44:13

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@npub1c0m…xqjl it all goes away if he stops paying his monthly Creative Yacht subscription fee.

2024-05-29 20:59:53

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Of course it runs NetBSD...
poorly.

2024-05-27 14:20:33

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@npub1qw5…037m the three genders
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/112/513/488/720/128/134/original/2a44e868d752da41.png

2024-05-14 18:04:04

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@npub1l3g…vu48 they advertise some sort of surround sound feature.

2024-05-14 17:20:41

It's good to know now all laptop manufacturers are cowards.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/112/440/586/492/538/903/original/9b4d0188e5e17ad7.jpg

2024-05-09 12:25:22

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@npub1qw5…037m I feel crushed by this recent Apple advertisement.

2024-04-29 22:50:42

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@npub1utv…87lr but how will you ever encounter dinosaurs?

2024-04-23 21:51:24

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@npub1l3g…vu48 so what's the LossyPNG tag for

2024-04-20 13:23:48

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@npub1utv…87lr mine runs Fedora Silverblue

2024-04-18 16:42:48

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@npub15ml…2w4s any plans to bring the winged 2013 Mac Pro shirt?(a personal favorite)

2024-04-17 22:02:10

The Framework 13 would be my favorite laptop if the battery life was not butt.

2024-04-05 12:07:12

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@npub1qw5…037m WHERE ARE THE SCIENTOLOGISTS???

2024-03-21 16:55:46

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@npub1fxp…eccu why can't we have nice things in OS X.

2024-03-19 11:49:52

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@npub1c5u…sr87 Yum.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/112/122/195/768/437/753/original/05609939f2fa71e2.jpg

2024-03-19 02:26:03

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@npub1sen…ycjl
Gum chewing's fine when it's once in a while. It stops you from smoking and brightens your smile. But it's repulsive revolting and wrong. Chewing and chewing all day long.
The way that a cow does!

2024-03-12 02:35:56

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I'm sorry for your loss.

2024-03-09 16:30:42

Selling my gaming PC. $100 discount to anyone who reaches out to me on Mastodon.
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/sys/d/andover-hydra-amd-radeon-gaming-pc/7725463459.html
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/112/066/678/927/584/926/original/776d71f32e996687.jpeg

2024-03-07 23:28:49

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@npub1qw5…037m Phil Schiller looks a lot different than how I remember him.

2024-02-29 21:47:53

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1l6a…r7w6 shhh Apple is green now. (Don’t tell the user hostile repair process.)

2024-02-19 20:57:43

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@npub1p9k…865w but half a Euro after the first million downloads?

2024-02-19 20:45:24

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@npub1p9k…865w $1,000?

2024-02-19 03:09:15

I bought a Blue 10th Gen iPad.
Now I can get real work done.

2024-02-16 23:17:46

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@npub1sen…ycjl I just remember they sold poorly.

2024-02-16 21:01:01

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@npub1sen…ycjl everybody makes mistakes.

2024-02-16 16:35:39

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1txf…4llt but the chamfered edges were worth it.

2024-02-12 19:14:38

I couldn’t afford the Apple Vision Pro, so I got the Apple Vision Junior instead.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/920/092/493/963/672/original/9cf1cafe89c765e5.jpeg

2024-02-02 15:26:51

My Apple Vision Pro came with this app, Encounter Jeff Goldblum?
(I am not sure what I am supposed to do here.)
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/862/579/551/834/697/original/c3e4ed50fd2d432d.jpeg

2024-02-01 23:07:30

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@npub1qw5…037m so were you wearing a Brian May amount of red crepe paper or a Freddie Mercury amount of red crepe paper?

2024-01-31 00:57:57

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@npub1sen…ycjl MacTracker for iPod https://web.archive.org/web/20030425063707/http://www.mactracker.ca:80/

2024-01-31 00:35:04

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@npub1sen…ycjl I remember syncing MacTracker.ca to my iPod back in the day.

2024-01-25 23:47:45

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@npub1c0m…xqjl you can't even sell girl scout cookies outside my local supermarket without a permit.

2024-01-22 19:23:52

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@npub1src…fms4 wait until you hear about bookmarks…

2024-01-19 22:32:15

Who will be the first to shower with Apple Vision Pro?
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/784/984/689/287/193/original/1a17a9f2cf8c3e59.png

2024-01-19 20:38:46

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1ym9…f8c3 isn't using an iDevice with a NAS or SAN a PITA.

2024-01-18 19:25:58

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@npub1utv…87lr Luckily for us Apple has a "Sweet Solution" from a past playbook.. https://www.macstories.net/stories/before-the-app-store-the-sweet-solution-of-web-apps-and-developers-relentless-passion/

2024-01-08 20:22:38

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@npub1utv…87lr
The iPod was sold as a finished product.
The iPhone was sold as a finished product.
The iPad was sold as a finished product.
The Apple Watch was sold as an App Store on your wrist and appears to turned out different than what Apple originally intended; doubling down on fitness.
I believe the Vision Pro is following the playbook learned from the watch. We need to see how Vision Pro is used and what the killer app will be before we heavily market it to consumers.

2024-01-08 19:29:09

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@npub1utv…87lr a launch event is additional marketing, and I am not convinced an additional marketing is warranted given the limited quantities of Vision Pros ready to be sold.
The first batch will sell itself to early adopters and developers while the rest of us wait for ARs killer app.

2024-01-08 13:01:51

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@npub1sen…ycjl what, you don't sleep with it under your pillow like me?

2024-01-05 04:02:12

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@npub1e0x…d30u @npub1c0m…xqjl who does his almond counting?

2023-12-29 04:40:04

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@npub1utv…87lr I want to give the Deck a try but my legally blind diagnosis makes it seem like a bad idea.

2023-12-29 04:31:07

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@npub1utv…87lr how did you play PC or console?

2023-12-29 04:02:53

Doom Eternal might be my favorite game of 2023. (Yeah I am late to the party.)

2023-12-23 01:24:13

With Android you are the product. If you don't believe me just look at the number of requests my mostly idle Pixel 4 makes to Google Ad Services and DoubleClick while sitting unused on its charger.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/627/107/830/687/123/original/33612c6103cb1c1e.png

2023-11-28 20:57:38

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@npub1c0m…xqjl my almonds won’t count themselves!

2023-11-15 13:21:14

Extreme Newton Gaming
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/414/770/040/632/653/original/30bfe90e662a1f72.jpg

2023-11-07 13:49:07

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@npub1kyl…9jzs I am pretty sure some app proposed this. Hipstamatic maybe?

2023-11-01 23:54:19

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1src…fms4 we concentrate on the serious issues like how black is Space Black?

2023-10-06 13:10:35

Which is worth more, a Bluesky invite or a JPEG of a bored boat monkey?

2023-09-23 15:28:16

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@npub1sen…ycjl I can't remember having any trouble finding .xci files.

2023-09-12 23:04:12

I have bad news for those of you that play the finger cymbals and are interested in the new double tap gesture available with the Apple Watch Series 9.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/054/663/755/287/671/original/b5f8d66334b57baa.jpg

2023-09-12 19:40:57

I am still the only one who would buy an iPhone without a camera if it was $200 cheaper.

2023-09-12 12:41:37

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@npub1qw5…037m is there a strong divide between East and West Milton?

2023-09-12 12:38:26

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@npub1qw5…037m where in Mass did you grow up?

2023-09-11 00:34:14

What if instead of the dynamic island, the iPhone 15 Pro comes with the dynamic submarine?
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/111/043/700/160/041/229/original/f422c8a283467357.png

2023-09-05 19:36:54

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@npub1qw5…037m I don't know everybody was dying to get back to the Nexus.

2023-08-20 01:02:33

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@npub1sen…ycjl run away from my wife's family. (she picked me up 18 kilometers down the road.)

2023-08-17 02:30:26

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@npub1l3g…vu48 tabs are overrated

2023-08-11 19:10:59

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I LOVE IT (cats don't like the pool.)

2023-08-11 13:24:58

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@npub1l3g…vu48
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/110/871/201/530/322/287/original/35287888367b3b7a.jpg

2023-08-11 01:33:38

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@npub1l3g…vu48 System 6 and nearest neighbor scaling never looked so good!

2023-08-10 23:46:57

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@npub1l3g…vu48 this never would have happened with Lynx.

2023-08-10 22:05:32

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@npub1l3g…vu48 everything looks great until you start an X server.

2023-08-09 17:21:13

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1r5l…5l0q I still have two like new Neos tucked away. Great note taking computers back in the day.

2023-08-09 11:49:59

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@npub1qw5…037m so politics?

2023-08-03 00:15:08

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@npub1l3g…vu48 @npub1gzc…fsz3 made me upgrade from SeaMonkey

2023-08-01 19:04:00

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@npub1qw5…037m who went under?

2023-07-19 00:43:05

I told my daughter this is how we texted each other when I was growing up.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/110/737/971/125/035/681/original/6e3661a50a94ec88.png

2023-07-18 21:47:31

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1c0m…xqjl live picture of Peter on the couch with his leg up.

2023-07-18 19:34:52

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@npub1qw5…037m wheelchair workouts!

2023-07-17 12:45:17

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@npub1fq5…p8du BUT TRON LIGHTCYCLE BLINKY BACK

2023-07-12 17:32:58

Has anyone else tried porting the Einstein Newton OS emulator to the Apple Vision OS simulator?
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/110/702/308/758/517/021/original/d79ca03a3daf3e47.png

2023-07-11 20:55:34

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub19x0…9ve7 You have changed a lot since I last met you.

2023-07-11 14:28:21

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@npub1qw5…037m you didn't opt for the peg?

2023-07-11 14:18:02

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@npub1qw5…037m I am sorry this happened to you Peter; in Summer of all seasons.

2023-07-09 21:11:03

BlueSky invite codes are last year's NFTs.

2023-07-05 23:40:34

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@npub1utv…87lr let's all do ICQ next.

2023-07-04 21:29:02

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@npub1c0m…xqjl but the t-shirts, hoodies, sweaters, jackets and outerwear will only be usable in a darkened theater with acceptable levels of contrast.

2023-06-27 14:16:42

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@npub1qw5…037m reptiles don't care for their young.

2023-06-22 22:15:40

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@npub1qw5…037m You have some old clothes.

2023-06-14 16:22:54

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@npub1qw5…037m there is no where to hide on the Cape.

2023-05-27 14:31:05

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@npub1qw5…037m remember in the Classic Mac OS days when the Kensington software was actually pretty good?

2023-05-26 15:56:16

Who can forget the Apple iNug, the best McDonald’s Happy Meal toy ever released.
https://mastodon.mit.edu/system/media_attachments/files/110/435/799/905/495/706/original/b708c05eeca3acd0.png

2023-05-18 19:43:12

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@npub15ml…2w4s I know groups that need volunteers. How would you and your daughter like to work a food stand in Gillette?