charlesesmith

Former podcast host with over a dozen listeners. Computer nerd, book nerd, Star Wars|Trek|Gate, Marvel, DC, etc. Motorcycle enthusiast on a budget. Very nearly amatuer guitar player. Video games when there is enough time. Professional hobby starter?

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2024-10-29 00:43:10

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@npub1az7…0xnz I can save everyone a lot of time – lots of words to say "we're not both-sidesing hard enough so no one trusts us,” of course missing the point that one side is some hobbits that just want to chill, and the other side is fucking Sauron. Just absolute drivel.

2024-10-26 23:13:43

Older media institutions usher in their irrelevance with this cowardice.The both-sidesing was already ridiculous pre-Trump, in 2024 this is the equivalent of “well, we don't feel comfortable with endorsing Sauron or Aragorn."
I think the actual journalism is going to get smaller. That said, the danger with niches is that they are just that – niche. We already all live in bubbles, shrinking those bubbles even more is something I worry about a lot. https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid/113374864103932055

2024-10-26 22:56:16

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@npub1067…fdvg WandaVision was one of my favorite Marvel entries in a while, and Agatha feels spiritually similar. Jac Schaeffer needs to get more work in Marvel.

2024-10-17 17:30:46

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@npub1cuf…6f4c @npub15ml…2w4s 90s kid here. John was right. CD-r was less reliable for me than probably even floppy. And it wasn’t possible to buy “the good ones.” I tried them all, they all failed. We had a daily backup we did at work, and we always ran it twice because the failure rate was high enough that was the only way to be sure. And only with a particular disk, which when the drive changed on a hardware rev, we had to change.

2024-09-20 19:42:00

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@npub1yf8…5j7z Endorse! She needs to be doing a lot of this type of thing and barely if ever doing traditional media. No one under 35 is watching CBS and CNN.

2024-09-12 23:51:17

Well, second week of school and my kids' entire district shut down for a second day because of threats of a shooting. Damn just can't take all of this freedom.

2024-09-12 01:12:09

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@npub1yf8…5j7z damn even more irony in him thinking he needs to spread his super strong genes. Gene pool is doing it's best to weed him out 😂

2024-09-11 18:58:55

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@npub1cd0…qe9h here’s hoping 2025 is the year Apple develops an attention span.

2024-09-11 17:53:54

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@npub129h…y2hs I know it's pithy at this point, but these are the dudes saying they're not weird. Imagine thinking “I'll impregnate you, haha *send* gotteeeemmmm" is normal.

2024-09-09 22:23:27

“I hate this game, I have to keep playing it." My son, talking about #EldenRing, which I think is how everyone thinks about #souls and #soulslike games.

2024-09-09 21:34:03

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@npub1g8j…02l7 Sounds like it's going to be like one of those “these gloves work with screens" type of things? That's a bit tricky, those have been very hit or miss for me.

2024-09-09 21:21:52

I get why Harris and their team thinks they have to do this, but without an incredible amount of luck they have virtually nothing to gain from this. Trump is going to spend 99% of his time not answering questions and generally being incoherent and horrible, and Kamala's going to misspeak about by 1% on a tax rate that effects four people and we're going to get two weekss of clips on that. https://octodon.social/@pzmyers/113107655090209474

2024-08-30 17:42:22

Just a little late in the #ios beta cycle for #shortcuts to be still completely broken and a new spotlight bug that makes it completely unusable without a reboot, right?

2024-08-24 05:28:30

Folks, we're cooked. The debutante who had a brain worm that dropped a bear carcass in Central Park in between falconing and going to an expensive steakhouse has endorsed a convicted fraud also found guilty of sexual assault. Def not weird. #TheyNotLikeUs

2024-08-19 22:30:35

So focus modes are fucked in this beta, right? Wallpapers aren’t right, I keep getting notifications I’m not expecting, etc.

2024-08-19 21:15:32

So Trump's strategy is to antagonize Taylor Swift, who hates him, using an AI deepfake, which she also hates, in between claiming he's better looking than Harris, and JD Vance is bringing up Epstein? How dimensions of chess is that? Does it just wrap around back to 3? Love this for them.

2024-08-18 21:50:21

I love how everything they are freaking out about are things that just gain her votes from normal people/people under a thousand years old. Get some tragic news and eat a bag of doritos? On your feet for like a month solid and just want comfy shoes? Same, girl, same. https://mastodon.social/@flexghost/112984436867080166

2024-08-17 00:59:49

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@npub1td4…q4cm loud, public speakerphone conversations/music.

2024-08-15 20:19:15

“I could totally be Batman” I say to myself, waking up with a shoulder that's incapacitated because I slept wrong.
https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/112967866002789025

2024-08-13 17:50:05

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@npub1jjq…ksgt Apple's lawyers for the anti-trust case reading this:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/955/975/033/203/616/original/7422f0422c4b9c15.mp4

2024-08-13 01:42:31

Followed by “we'll just post the conversation after." Meaning, we’ll edit this bitch to an inch of it's life to make both parties appear mildly sane. https://www.threads.net/@reckless1280/post/C-lyePzxMiZ

2024-08-11 01:03:47

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@npub1tt3…qjaw the big one is protecting the little one. I will not be taking questions.

2024-08-10 22:08:02

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@npub1dvx…v87p Manage storage is 🤌

2024-08-10 22:03:53

Hack the planet!
https://sfba.social/@dnalounge/112939328240851305

2024-08-10 22:01:47

Would be cool if the last 150 years of productivity gain which probably rivals that of human history before it would result in, idk, working less? https://mastodon.social/@carapace/112938909222898231

2024-08-10 02:21:14

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@npub1e4s…35mt tbh I think that is way larger than the average hurricane. Honestly, people usually don't even like hurricanes that big and usually prefer the average.

2024-08-08 18:49:39

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@npub1f3s…2yea nice of him to just write Harris ads like this. We're doing crowd sizes again…

2024-08-07 01:04:10

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@npub12qh…5dcl the thing that should be notable is that the guy “in charge" of twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla is free anytime after noon on any random day of the week.

2024-08-06 18:50:23

Surely I'm the first to make a “to the windoowwwww to the Walz" joke, right?

2024-08-04 00:34:23

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@npub1ez5…04hz Wasn't even the first time. I vaguely remember Fox suing to lie to its watchers in the Bush years.

2024-08-03 21:37:15

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@npub1az7…0xnz “was I hotter before or after the presidency?" asks 78 year old man who's known to smell bad and shit his pants.

2024-08-02 04:47:05

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@npub1llr…vvmp Locutus Kirk

2024-08-02 02:57:20

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@npub1yf8…5j7z unless they're into that, then I'm telling them no taints! no taints jerry!

2024-08-01 19:08:27

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@npub18pq…vjjc anyone riding motorcycles should probably just get this tattooed. Lesson 1: every other driver wants to kill you, ride accordingly.

2024-07-31 00:29:45

This might be the single most efficient piece of dem messaging, ever.
https://mastodon.social/@Moltz/112877722415406435

2024-07-31 00:27:31

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@npub1smq…ge3u does the phone have some sort of Olympic speed at turning off?

2024-07-30 19:26:43

Every day it becomes more and more clear that privatized social media just ain't it. https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/112874357385930770

2024-07-24 02:09:34

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@npub1670…88zd @forecasterenten@threads.net I mean, yeah just pump this into my veins, but can we also chill on the “nineteen hundred and eighty”?

2024-07-24 00:50:39

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@npub1yf8…5j7z already running circles on the messaging, too. Best Trump has is “lyin' Kamala" meanwhile she's got this: https://youtube.com/shorts/8uL8Y5TbSd4?si=NMOpOj32H0SRQfuj

2024-07-24 00:34:28

lollllll they're really doing a “dems in array" complainer post. https://twit.social/@glennf/112838513126550133

2024-07-24 00:33:38

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 I think everyone that has imposter’s syndrome should take this time to remember that Bret Stephen's has a job.

2024-07-23 19:32:22

So the right is already reaching like Reed Richards, eh? https://mastodon.social/@cmconseils/112836025022759343

2024-07-23 02:19:24

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@npub1uav…gr4c
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/833/407/280/002/771/original/04a9a91b7388c42f.mp4

2024-07-23 02:18:30

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@npub1jpm…mc52
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/833/403/745/381/804/original/e2be93b0f2c5cc45.mp4

2024-07-23 02:14:30

okay I am sorry but i just did a couple of hours worth of basic adult shit and have not received any sort of trophy or monetary reward. Thanks a lot, society.

2024-07-22 20:44:52

Kevin Costner just out here living every dad’s dream. Just being a cowboy without any of the downsides.

2024-07-22 05:56:03

Please lets do this one instead and not the Bell Riots. https://beige.party/@Lana/112828294641520168

2024-07-22 02:35:05

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@npub1yf8…5j7z extra lol because he thinks he cares about his kids.

2024-07-21 23:14:56

Holy shit I just realized if Kamala wins we get 4 years of Maya Rudolph absolutely crushing that impression.

2024-07-21 22:48:46

Any time we can young people excited to turn out, we win. Fire up your k-hive memes, people. https://www.threads.net/@anildash/post/C9sjDXdvew4

2024-07-21 19:03:15

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@npub1zxm…zzy9 should have stuck with the original plan starting on inauguration day and highlighting how Biden planned to be a transitional president and had Kamala front and center for the next 4 years.

2024-07-21 18:33:06

Maga land about to get really quiet about age and mental fitnesss…

2024-07-21 18:14:53

sooooo no one is unclenching until at least january, right?

2024-07-20 17:01:35

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@npub1cuf…6f4c
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/819/889/187/905/913/original/b13ed09a6e35f98e.mp4

2024-07-19 02:21:05

I don't see anything wrong with a person so rich they can buy a popular social media site for 44 billion to turn it into a propaganda tool and then also spend 45 million a month to buy the presidency for the worst person in the country. https://mastodon.social/@MattBinder/112809732451327616

2024-07-18 22:12:08

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@npub1890…gdud Was extremely disappointed when I saw that. I watched for about 3 minutes and realized it was also just going to be a normal interview and turned it off.

2024-07-17 03:46:05

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@npub18lj…80hq masturbation with extra steps.

2024-07-17 03:45:02

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@npub10tx…crtk Elon liked RATM before they got all political.

2024-07-16 01:03:58

Coincidentally, Twitter went from -the- place I went for breaking news, to a place I never go. 🤷‍♂️
https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/112793458321399170

2024-07-15 22:48:09

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@npub129h…y2hs eg: someone who looks at Rapture and thinks “I think they put a little too much emphasis on regulation.”

2024-07-14 03:35:00

Okay, I need a break. Anyway, if you watch #TheBear I cannot prove but believe to be absolutely true that this video is an inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjZpfr6JQ4

2024-07-14 03:04:15

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@npub1e0x…d30u Boy if you hate unnecessary death and suffering you're probably going to hate the shooter, but you're going to hate Trump even more. Still doesn't justify it.

2024-07-14 01:50:27

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Glenn I know you're good, but anyone lacking imagination might want to check in on how he reacted to Paul Pelosi.

2024-07-14 01:15:01

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@npub1yf8…5j7z Text books. It's going to be in text books.

2024-06-30 03:33:37

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@npub1x5x…d92g I just... who do you think you're helping here?

2024-06-29 19:07:59

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@npub1cuf…6f4c You guys completely passed over MiniDisc… which makes sense because I think I might have been the only person that didn't work for Sony that used them.

2024-06-29 05:28:55

"God gives his toughest battles to the strongest warriors" – my son, trying to put a fitted sheet on his bed.

2024-06-23 19:11:47

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@npub1aq3…8ck7 I came to make the joke that OpenTorment was obviously developed by the makers of the TormentNexus, and sure enough…

2024-06-22 05:21:37

Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't get enough credit. Yes, I know she gets a lot of credit, it's not enough.

2024-06-20 03:27:45

ahhh that feeling when you solve a problem and can close a thousand tabs
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/646/819/784/590/039/original/c30d6f97179d6c38.mp4

2024-06-19 21:21:11

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@npub1us4…6y8r who the fuck is pretending to know how git works? They are lying. We all know the same 5 commands that we probably use through the IDE, and the senior knows like 2-3 more.

2024-06-16 21:53:32

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@npub15ml…2w4s Literally watching the What's New In SwiftUI video (https://youtu.be/CNMRV0F0w74?t=378) and Magic Replace was giving me exactly that vibe.

2024-06-15 02:44:54

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@npub1vhe…33f8 It's this kind of genius and execution that deserves another 50 billion

2024-06-14 05:11:54

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@npub1z2d…7yfv This is now the second time I've had to think about this person's existence and it's too many times.

2024-06-08 01:45:05

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@npub1cuf…6f4c After show is an all-timer. One of those movies where I figured out the ending about 1/4 way in, but still locked in until the reveal.

2024-05-31 04:21:35

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@npub129h…y2hs Even better, let's remember how much coverage every network devoted to Hilary saying (quite fucking correctly, I might add) that some voters are a "basket of deplorables"

2024-05-30 21:51:41

“Here’s why Trump being a convicted felon is bad for Biden…”

2024-05-21 22:32:00

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@npub1lzq…gn2t the funny part is even if this wasn't obviously bullshit, I'm not sure how much of a defense “our bad we didn't realize we were totally copying the Torment Nexus. Here at TormentHub, we…”

2024-04-20 03:14:39

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@npub15nl…25tl funny how far /nick is removed from that

2024-04-20 02:06:34

I think the only time the skip intro gets… skipped is when it’s time for #xmen97

2024-04-19 00:20:37

So far the only thing I've personally found it useful for is being a slightly lesser Stack Overflow when SO doesn't have an answer, which uh, seems like not quite worth it given that main uses of it seems to be replacing a human to do a much worse job, disinformation, and fake celeb nudes.
https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/112287006963949266

2024-04-18 23:46:35

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@npub1gwj…tfy3 “just kidding Siri, I know you're doing your best actually go ahead and show me those results from the web.”

2024-04-18 18:38:39

This is why I struggle to see a future for either iPad or visionOS. Especially since the iPads moved to m-series chips, it just doesn't make sense how crippled a device it is compared to a MacBook Air, which is basically the same computer in a different package.
https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/112293009053282328

2024-04-17 19:51:02

Fuck. Yes. Finally. https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112287558511134794

2024-04-03 00:20:40

Sweet Christ #xCode makes me really, really miss VS Code or even vim. It's not all bad, but if you had to guess how do you switch between open tabs? Hint: you're wrong.

2024-03-31 00:07:46

You know, Into/Across the #Spiderverse are already like, two of my favorite pieces of media ever, but I think even if you're not into it you should watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcGPpwFdE1Y

2024-03-29 01:05:58

@npub1cuf…6f4c #askatp How do you keep projects that are using source control in sync across machines? Yeah, dumb question, but it's annoying to realize I didn't push my project before packing up the laptop and having to dig it out.

2024-03-28 17:23:41

I'm sure this is not news, but it warms my #browncoat heart to find refs like this is the Swift documentation.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/174/472/733/104/461/original/abb68a41b611d827.png

2024-03-28 04:31:23

No idea why there is even a skip intro button on X-Men '97.

2024-03-27 22:40:52

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@npub1td4…q4cm probably sooner thanks to him

2024-03-13 00:13:55

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@npub1el8…4l26 Finally a chord specifically for AI generated hands

2024-03-12 04:39:50

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Yep, turns out I liked it even more on the second watch, and let me tell you I have dreamed of the day where I'd spend a car ride home answering questions from my kid about Dune. #dune

2024-03-11 22:55:29

Time for #dune part two again, this time in IMAX. Of all of the things I’ve tried to get my kids into, can’t believe I got my daughter on this one. Or, if we’re being honest, Timothee did 😂

2024-03-08 23:45:10

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 remember when the right was mad about the dress code when it was Fetterman? I 'member.

2024-03-08 04:48:35

Man that #sotu speech was overall a pretty amazing contrast and reality check, but boy I don't think the parts about Gaza/Israel are going to hit with the youth vote, and I probably wouldn't have mentioned being born in goddamned WWII when the chief concern is age.

2024-03-07 21:37:09

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@npub1az7…0xnz I saw half of it before I decided to go to bed. Next day I couldn’t remember a single plot point and decided to not revisit 🤷‍♂️

2024-03-05 21:20:56

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@npub1e7x…l0wu as both a [amateur] dev and a user: there is basically never a good reason to block standard system functions like copy/paste, autocorrect/complete/text expansion, or password managers. see also, scroll/back button jacking. It's the equivalent of driving your car, but when you go down a certain road your car turns into a moped that only turns left. Who would ever want that?

2024-02-18 02:57:40

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@npub1cuf…6f4c This was a good one. Very different field, but watching The Iron Claw right now, and the general vibe of “these characters share the name basically nothing else so might as well separate them and go on the ride” is extremely helpful.

2024-02-16 04:47:44

I am finally watching the Last of Us 2 documentary and they just said you never have to kill the dogs. Honestly wrecked.

2024-02-11 18:46:41

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@npub1yyx…qa5g I wasn't paying enough attention and was sure this is about the US. I think step 1 is probably stop electing conservatives.

2024-01-20 23:12:19

@npub19l5…qny5 @npub1el8…4l26 @npub15ml…2w4s my sweet buttery Christ. 2024 is the year I got “honk if you’re horny” being a double entendre.

2024-01-19 03:03:00

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@npub1az7…0xnz on the plus side, you get to cancel your day, sit by the door for the whole thing, but when you finally succumb to nature and go to the bathroom for 23 seconds at like 4:40, they will knock no more than once and they will leave faster than my wife when I try to explain why I’m yelling at @npub1cuf…6f4c about their opinions on computer connectors.

2024-01-11 22:45:40

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1g8j…02l7 kind of a stupid question, but couldn't one accomplish this just by using markdown and Drafts?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/739/740/883/661/971/original/92d5ff8116ab430b.png

2023-11-15 03:04:47

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@npub1dzv…r7cc
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/412/345/775/336/243/original/c201fc67dd53ec2e.mp4