Tyler K. Nothing

Nerd. Humanist. Author. Apple Macintosh & ThinkPad fan. Comic/Manga/SciFi reader. Gadget freak. Moderate gamer. Into SciFi, progressive rock, animation, & handheld game consoles. Linux adherent. Also, a bunch more stuff that would take too long to list. Most of all, however, loving father and husband. #TrumpismIsFascism

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2024-11-22 22:51:29

Is it just me or is #Facebook a stupid name for anything? #stupid #tech #internet

2024-11-22 22:19:26

In the rarely used #GoodNews category of #VideoGamePreservation, Epic Games has granted the Internet Archive permission to archive old versions of #UnrealEngine and #UnrealTournament and make them available to anyone who wants them… for #FREE! It may be a small step in the wide-ranging universe of outmoded #videogames, but it is a step! Take heed, publishers hoarding old games!! #RetroComputing #tech https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/22/unreal-on-internet-archive/

2024-11-22 19:48:13

Tyler Fisher (no relation) has announced Sill, an open source web-based Nuzzle-like tool that aggregates popular links from your social media sources, currently Mastodon and Bluesky. I can’t say I know anything about Nuzzle, though I recall hearing it was popular at some point :) It seems to have some neat features. #4nerds #socialmedia #internet #utilities https://sixcolors.com/link/2024/11/sill-gives-a-nuzzel-vibe-to-mastodon-and-bluesky-links/

2024-11-22 02:25:11

Satechi dropped some details on their upcoming new hub stand for the redesigned M4 Mac Mini, sans a price, though the model designed for the older models sold for $100. From what we can tell, it has three USB-A ports and an SD card slot on the front and it can take up to a 2280 4TB NVMe SSD drive, but is limited to 10Gb/s speeds, so it’s probably best for wireless peripherals and TimeMachine backups. #tech #Apple #hardware https://satechi.net/landing/new-stand-and-hub-m4-mac-mini

2024-11-22 01:48:09

I would have loved having one of these back in my D&D, GURPS, Aftermath #TTRPG days, but it won’t come cheap. Starting at $100 for the plastic model and going up from there, the Timestop D-20 will roll up to 12 D4 through D20 and has graphics crits, and can even roll up to a D100. Oh yeah, it even tells time! #gaming #nerdculture #gadgets #tech #lofi #watches https://gizmodo.com/this-d-20-watch-will-celebrate-your-crits-in-dungeons-dragons-games-2000527803

2024-11-22 01:36:58

I guess it’s fair that #Macworld’s David Price put ‘confirmed’ in quotes, but it is potentially misleading. Sure, a Barclays analyst has seen clear evidence that the #iPhone #SE4 is likely shipping early next year, but nothing is for sure with the #Apple of today. Mid-range phones are hot these days, however, so I think this #rumor has merit. As always, we must wait and see. #tech https://www.macworld.com/article/2528294/new-iphone-se-confirmed-to-launch-in-march-2025.html

2024-11-22 00:36:11

If you want to buy a new TV but would prefer that it were stupid, as I have for years now, then get one from Sceptre, an American electronics firm that makes Dumb TVs. We got our 55" 4K TV for $330 and, while it’s not amazing, it works great with our Apple TV box. Then you can avoid the coming madness illustrated below. #tech #advertising #television https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/an-ad-giant-wants-to-control-your-next-tvs-operating-system/

2024-11-22 00:19:43

If you need any more evidence that granting an opaque black box of magical faux brains domain over data to remake at will, give this lede a quick read. AI is artificial. It is NOT intelligent, but it’s clearly dangerous. #tech #ai #law #copyright #robotapocalypse https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-times-openai-erased-potential-lawsuit-evidence/

2024-11-21 04:41:16

I’m an American so, while the ZX Spectrum was here, it didn’t blow up like the C64, Atari, and Apple ][, and I was a TRS-80 kid ;) This looks really cool, though. You can build it yourself or order a pre-built for $99 on Crowd Supply. #retrocomputing #tech #ZXSpectrum
ESP32 Rainbow is an homage to the ZX Spectrum with an integrated display (crowdfunding) https://liliputing.com/esp32-rainbow-is-an-homage-to-the-zx-spectrum-with-an-integrated-display-crowdfunding/

2024-11-21 04:04:33

LOLZ. I have a hard time believing that #Qualcomm can catch up to #Apple Silicon’s performance and efficiency levels any time soon. Has anyone evaluated the M-series generational performance gains against Moore’s Law yet? I bet those are some interesting numbers. Meanwhile, the Q hasn’t been a big draw in #Windows laptops, what with compatibility issues and lackluster performance and efficiency. #tech #ARM https://liliputing.com/qualcomm-plans-to-bring-snapdragon-chips-to-600-laptops/

2024-11-21 00:30:05

Lame. Get a new #M4MacMini or sidegrade to #Linux and continue to benefit from your existing investment for years to come. Unsurprising, though. #Microsoft’s user market share has been slowly but steadily dropping for years now. I expect that to accelerate. #tech #windows10 https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/24301768/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-prompt-copilot-plus-pcs

2024-11-18 21:39:04

Oh my! I am soooooo in love with this at first look!! Japanese #PC case maker #SilverStone is rolling out a new 80’s-inspired desktop case design that was supposed to be an April Fool’s joke earlier this year. Apparently enough people demanded the NEC PC-9800 clone be made real they actually followed through!! It will be going on sale in Japan next year for $130 (US), but nowhere else… for now. #tech https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/big-beige-80s-pc-case-started-out-as-a-joke-but-its-becoming-real-in-japan/

2024-11-18 21:11:48

When it comes to #tech press, one thing bothers me above all else; high-end reportage that ignores the bulk of users. The vast majority of people getting a #Mac probably don’t even know what a virtual machine is, much less need one. Despite this, nerd journos almost exclusively focus on the much smaller professional slice of the market. #Apple #Journalism https://www.macworld.com/article/2524164/the-m4-macs-have-one-flaw-that-may-make-you-reconsider-buying-one.html
In short, if you want to buy a new computer and use it like an average person, go ahead and get an M4 Mac Mini base model. Grab yourself a Samsung T7 external SSD in 1 or 2TB capacity, and rest easy that your $700+ will last you for years to come. The M4 is a little terror that sips power. Your email, messaging, social media, and streaming sessions will be just fine.

2024-11-11 05:36:59

#Apple has an issue with positioning itself for decades in the premium market, and while they do make excellent systems, they’re starting to pay the price. It shows in the fact that Apple has apparently loosened strictures on aggressive sale pricing from retailers (e.g., #Walmart’s $650 M1 MacBook Air, #Amazon’s regular steep price drops). Now they’ve stopped making new Vision Pro VR devices but are not exiting the space. #Technology https://glassalmanac.com/tim-cook-acknowledges-apples-latest-flagship-product-isnt-for-you-production-has-ended/

2024-11-11 03:40:15

Friend of mine shared an image of the idle power consumption of the base model #Apple #M4 #MacMini. I believe my older M1 Mini consumes about 6W. This is frankly amazing! #Tech
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2024-11-03 20:43:31

If this is the future, I’ll never buy a new car again. #cars #automotive #tech #stupid
Americans’ next must-have car feature isn’t what you’d expect https://www.autoblog.com/news/americans-want-car-digital-wallet

2024-10-02 19:13:00

I wonder if the “developers” who are complaining are the unscrupulous ones concerned about their ability to sell the data they indiscriminately scrape from users who are not technologically savvy… Cited apps likely impacted are #Instagram and #WhatsApp, both #Meta properties, and #Snapchat. #tech #socialmedia
Did Apple Just Kill Social Apps? https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/02/1744216/did-apple-just-kill-social-apps

2024-10-02 18:21:58

Once again rampant, unregulated #Capitalism is ignoring the environmental impacts of their latest technological darling. And the only reason they've raised $6.6 billion isn't because it's amazingly popular, but because capitalists have been bilking everyone out of billions and "earning” themselves far more than their fair share, without contributing to taxes in kind. Everything is a scam. #climatechange #EnvironmentalJustice #technology #snakeoil
ChatGPT added 50 million weekly users in just two months https://www.engadget.com/ai/chatgpt-added-50-million-weekly-users-in-just-two-months-181012894.html

2024-09-17 18:09:40

This is bad, bad #news. How much more will our children have to pay for our collective inability to protect them from unnecessarily harmful things? #vaccination #healthcare #disinformation #agitprop #gop #maga #antivax
Florida's child vaccination rate plummets: "Kids aren't getting the protection they need" https://www.salon.com/2024/09/17/floridas-child-vaccination-rate-plummets-kids-arent-getting-the-protection-they-need/

2024-09-15 23:12:08

OBSERVATION: Baking something with “Love” likely won’t get it too far above room temperature, so maybe you should use an oven. Just to be on the safe side. #baking #observations #reality