See ya tweets

broderic on January 22, 2023

I deleted Tweetbot from my iOS devices not just because of the turmoil going on at Twitter, but also because Twitter has broken third party apps. It is an end of an era.

Twitter is my favorite social media. I’m on there most all the time. Usually, when I’m out, it is Tweetbot that I would be using. Now. That is no longer the case.

I’ve never logged in to the web page on my iPhone. I am not going to so far. I guess I am going to be using Twitter a lot less now. Of course, while I sit on my couch, I will be using the website. I guess I need to get off my couch then.

Divisive

broderic on September 2, 2022

It sure was meant to be divisive. You’re gonna have to pick a side in this. You’re either for the United States as a democratic institution or you’re for a fascism.

Covid-19 Days – 83

broderic on June 4, 2020

Missed one. Skip it. Just continue on with today.

I don’t understand what the end game of the police brutality going on this week with the protesters. What happens when we all go back home? Do you expect us to be silent again? Can the police look their families and friends in the eye and know they have their respect?

In the end, when you think about the protests during President Obama’s years and compare them to the protests of Donald Trump, you see that leadership matters. A leader tries to be the best and calm things down. Donald Trump just provokes. His is a tyrant and not a president.

We know now that the police and the military is a stone throw from being the gestapo and SS. They have put lie to the fact that they protect and serve the community. They have put lie to the fact that it is just a few “bad apples.” The entire orchard is rotten to the core.

America is broken.

I, too, can be a wanker

broderic on January 28, 2012

How Thick Is Your Bubble?
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On a scale from 0 to 20 points, where 20 signifies full engagement with mainstream American culture and 0 signifies deep cultural isolation within the new upper class bubble, you scored between 9 and 12.

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But not that much…

From the same wanker who brought us The Bell Curve. It’s all non-sense. Each of the questions on the quiz makes tons of assumptions. You should try it. And have a good laugh.

Link of the Day [10.11.11]

broderic on October 11, 2011

Punter! Just because you finally got a computer doesn't necessary means you've joined the digital age.This opinion piece about Steve Job's legacy by a "journalist" is one of the most ill informed things I read all year. This "journalist" doesn't realize the contributions that Apple had give to the computer age. Let's see, the original Apple I computer is one of the first computers manufactured for regular consumers. Then you have the Macintosh which ushered in the GUI. Next, you have iPhone that changed the idea of what a mass market computing device is. Finally, the iPad which is where computers are going to go in the near future. This is just from the computer age, which is what we're living in today. Technology you see today has been advanced through Apple driven by Steve Jobs.And I'm only addressing Job's impact on technology. He's very influential in design and in business practices. Plus, he did own a little movie production studio called Pixar. Ever heard of it? What a git this Robert Samuelson is.http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/the-legacy-of-steve-jobs/2011/03/04/gIQAAhqfaL_blog.html?hpid=z3

Link of the Day [8.04.11]

broderic on August 4, 2011

I'm by no means a partial observer here. You could call me an Apple fan boy and I wouldn't deny it. They've proved to be one of the best run companies for the last 40 years and this is with the lost 90s. They were knocked flat on their backs by Microsoft and Windows95, but picked themselves off the mat, swung back hard, and eventually became the juggernaut they are today. They have spent the last decade doing everything right. When I read attacks upon Apple, I know the sour grapes that they come from: (in best whiny voice) "Apple suxs! Macs suxs! Iphones sucks! {Insert platform of choice} rulez!" Apple's kicked butt, usually of the platform the person likes. It's difficult to embrace Apple as towers over all other computer companies in hardware, software, and the public's mindshare.Yet, they aren't the only big dog on the block. Google is another 1,000 lb gorilla, and it's flexing its muscles. They leverage their search engine dominance (and online advertising dominance) into the Android operating system. They sell ads that so happen to need a platform like the web or Android OS to deliver. They're not above whining about Apple. They've got into a shouting match over the set of Nortel patents.Just because you lose out on them doesn't mean you should whine about it. Whining about "bogus" patents that Apple and Microsoft out bid Google for is sour grapes.The funny thing is patents especially the software kind suck. They're beginning to stifle software development in the mobile arena. Google could've been in the forefront of campaigning for patent reform with their "Do No Evil" slogan, but you can't be for wanting patents and against them at the same time. You're head will asplode with the hypocrisy.But for real, we need to reform our patent system. Our leading "Do No Evil" company, Google, would be the ideal candidate to advocate reform. But whining about losing out on a patent bid, doesn't help the cause for patent reform.http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-patents-attack-android.html