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So changing the region from US to UK back to US – in both Siri and Region Settings – fixed it 🤷🏻‍♂️

Anyone have an estimate as to how long this should last? It’s been like this for about 24 hours now. To be fair it hasn’t always been plugged into power.

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Anyone have an estimate as to how long this should last? It’s been like this for about 24 hours now. To be fair it hasn’t always been plugged into power.

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One of the features on iPhone 16 Pro that impressed me the most? Not Apple Intelligence, not camera control, not standby mode. But rather hearing my morning alarm loop in a 4 bar tempo correctly in time rather than cutting out for a second before repeating like on my old 12 pro. Truly magical.

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  1. Buy new iPhone 16 Pro.
  2. Buy Apple Magsafe silicone case for said iPhone.
  3. Buy Belkin 2 in 1 Qi2 charger.
  4. (Last step and this is critical!) Look up difference between Magsafe and Qi2.

It only makes sense to do the research AFTER the purchases.

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Tried out the free (!) ElevenLabs app. For an absolutely free app (no subscriptions), it’s pretty slick. You can link to a news article and have it read to you in your favorite AI voice, or try out the new podcast tool where the article is summarized in podcast form.

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It’s the beginning of the end for landline phone service.

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Today’s unnecessary program:

var random = new Random();
var outputNum = random.Next(1, 1001);
Console.WriteLine(outputNum);
while (outputNum > 1)
{
	if (outputNum % 2 != 0)
	{
		outputNum++;
		Console.WriteLine(outputNum);
	}
	outputNum = outputNum / 2;
	Console.WriteLine(outputNum);
}
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I’m happy to have been completely oblivious to Honey’s existence and to have always just searched coupon codes manually on the web. Like an animal.

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Today’s unnecessary program:

for (var pow = 0; pow <= 21; pow++)
{
    for (var i = 1; i <= 9; i++)
    {
        var num = i * Math.Pow(10, pow);
        Console.WriteLine(num.ToString("N0"));
    }
}
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Wishing happy new year after someone died in an explosion is crazy.

daringfireball.net/linked/20…

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Happy New Year, y’all. 🎉

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Knowing my anxiety type just gives me more anxiety. No thanks.

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Finally got the upgrades I wanted on my 2012 4Runner:

  • Dash cam
  • Upgraded stereo to take advantage of Apple Car play
  • New backup cam (old one was not working correctly)
  • New lift gate switch because the Florida sun literally melted the old one.
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Ha! Thanks for the mention, attorneyryan!

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I’m not so much contrapositive as I am pronegative.

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One day when I actually have the time and resources (likely never, but one can still dream), I’m going to have a podcast where the following will be guaranteed:

  1. There won’t be 45 minutes of smalltalk at the beginning, instead we’ll dive right in.
  2. I won’t constantly interrupt the guest with inane questions. I’ll allow them to actually finish their stories.
  3. There will be minimal ads (because, like I said, I’ll have the resources). One can dream.
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I don’t mean to minimize what earlier generations of Americans had to go through what with world wars and such. But only people my age know what it’s like caring for both little kids AND aging parents.

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The US Department of Defense releases it’s latest statement on the drones flying over New Jersey.

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All of the content I post is 100% AI generated: “Alex Intelligence”.

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Is it me, or MacOS Pages doesn’t truly run in dark mode?