dusty.ninja

Very cool developments in physical #mail from #USPS. For the first time, 8% surcharge for fuel costs through Jan 2027. Reads to me like it will only impact packages since stamps are priced the same.
https://apple.news/AWX3wQKVrTMK-V-BPeDokEQ

Hello Pirates, so can I #bittorrent all I want now without using a stupid VPN? #piracy

From link: In a statement shared with Variety, Cox Communications said, “The Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion is a decisive victory for the broadband industry and for the American people who depend on reliable internet service. This opinion affirms that Internet service providers are not copyright police and should not be held liable for the actions of their customers — and after years of battling in the trial and appellate courts, we have definitively shut down the music industry’s aspirations of mass evictions from the internet.

“Internet service providers provide the critical communications infrastructure for millions of Americans [...] Today’s decision allows us to focus on our goals of preserving open internet access, protecting consumers’ privacy, and ensuring that broadband remains a reliable resource for the families and businesses in the communities we serve.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-rules-against-record-163512175.html

OS-X 10.0 Cheetah was released ~25 years ago. Precursor to #macOS, #iOS, and pretty much all of the OS that #Apple has now. From #Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/s/yc4qSKQSHv

Was in ER Sunday for some terrible pain they couldn’t diagnose. Anyway, I have to schedule a bunch of follow up appointments. This means turning off the “straight to voicemail” setting in my #iPhone for all strangers.

So I’m answering all these #spam calls now and they are just dead air? No one is talking or anything? Just I answer say, “hello” and about 5 seconds of dead air later the call ends?

I’m scheduled all my appointments so setting is back on. Sorry dead air spam callers! Next time! 🙄

So I guess I’ll be using this #eero Pro 6 gateway for a very long time. #HomeLab

A number of airports (including SFO) opted out of federally run TSA agents when Homeland Security started the program in 2004. They pay screening agents directly. I’m greatly annoyed more airports don’t opt into this solution…

http://archive.today/8A5QT

Still so much rain in #Hawaii. Was going to go out for some dinner, and then there was a sudden downpour. 😑

I’ll believe this when I use it! #Apple supposedly fixed Keyboard Accuracy bug in #ios 26.4.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/18/ios-26-4-iphone-keyboard-bug-fix/

#Spectrum decided to upgrade our building network equipment without notice. No internet for the next 4+ hours. I hope this means we get better speeds when they are done. 😮‍💨

Asked #ChatGPT “Is today a holiday” in the “Ask ChatGPT” button that sometimes shows up in search results in #ios #spotlight. Look at this mess!
 

Just read more about #NetBird and excited there is a totally #opensource alternative to #Tailscale. I think I need to wait for Tailscale to do something stupid before switching though. Need that outrage energy to rebuild everything with a new system.
https://netbird.io/knowledge-hub/tailscale-vs-netbird
#selfhosting #homelab

Been having some fun trying to get useful results out of on device #Apple #iOS models to aid in generating ALT Text. It is not going well.

Love me a good #Microsoft story about their thin skin.
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/microsoft-gets-tired-of-microslop-bans-the-word-on-its-discord-then-locks-the-server-after-backlash/

I’m not running #OpenClaw but it’s nice to read I’m a cool kid with a completely speced up Mac mini. 😎 #Apple #Macmini
https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/12/mac-mini-bro-new-matcha-latte-guy/

Just saw this banner text for the first time... neat!

New #mastodon #gotosocial iOS app progress is going well. I hope to share something soon.

Just got back from a week’s vacation and started work again tonight. So many irritating bugs that would immediately be a turnoff for even an alpha release. Ugh… just noticed a bunch of composing problems…

I’ve been watching the first season of #ThePitt, and I’m enjoying. It’s made me think more about life decisions. As a kid, I spent a lot of time in the emergency room, and part of me always wanted to be an ER doctor. Instead did CS/EE and didn’t even finish because first internet bubble landed me job.

I made the right decision. I don’t think I would have survived Covid as an ER doctor. Too demanding physically and mentally.

@ivory was not able to vote in this poll in Ivory. I got an error about not finding post. I think it is because the original was edited so was trying to vote in the wrong post (that didn’t exist?). worked fine with Phanpy.
https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/116189009606162268

“Results from a Goldman Sachs GS survey found that households earning more than $300,000, who are in roughly the top 5% of earners, reported higher rates of living paycheck to paycheck than many who earned less.”

Uhhh… what?!
https://apple.news/AUGJqLkncQGSMTf_1x-nNYQ

I have a 30min goal of exercise per day. I just walk on treadmill or in a loop at apartment while listening to a podcast.

Today, I somehow registered 4min of exercise already on the #AppleWatch doing very little. So only 26min is needed…