DJDarren

I’ve take to using yt-dlp to download things I want to watch to a Plex folder, just so I can watch on Apple TV without having to tolerate a barrage of cunty adverts.

It’s kind of a pain, but it does mean that I’m spending far less time idly scrolling through YouTube.

I’m currently in a weird thing with Apple. I’ve been using Macs since ‘07 and iPhones since ‘10, and while they make absolutely incredible hardware, I’m sick of how much they rip off their customers, and I’m sick of being able to see the ways in which they adapt software to push you towards the thing that makes them the most money.

As a result I have an M2 MacBook which is the best laptop I’ve ever owned, and I’m close to putting Asahi on it to see if I can use that flavour of Linux as a daily driver. Come February, when my iPhone 13 mini is due for upgrade, I’m giving serious consideration to picking up a used Pixel 8 so I can use Graphene instead.

I love that he took it to the Apple Store to make sure it fit and take photos of it.

My dad took delivery of his today, and asked me to help him set it up. I’ve inherited his M1 mini now, which I’m looking forward to finding uses for.

I have basically no need of one of these right now, but damn do I want one.

Imagine what they’d charge for RAM and storage upgrades.

Tim Cook didn’t have to offer congratulations. None of them did, but least of all the head of a company that seemingly prides itself on its inclusivity and diversity.

I wonder what his employees make of it. His gay employees, and trans employees, and employees who are the children of immigrants.

That’s what I wonder.

On the other hand, there’s nothing you can do anyway, so the only option is to let them burn.

Hey, at least it won’t be fodder for [email protected].

Is it yelp.com?

I’m not American, but because their politics looms so large I’m kind of forced to pay attention. And I have to say, I’m real fucking bored of waiting for the Democrats to back the next Bernie. I swear I’ve been reading about The Next Bernie since they shafted The Original Bernie in 2016.

Cool, you crack on using Twitter then.