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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Feeling judged by my cat’s water fountain.

Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I have Hulu through my Verizon plan, and it recently got downgraded to Hulu with ads. I’m learning there are no TV shows I like enough to watch 10 minutes of ads for anymore, The Bear included.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Meta is like we’re collecting all of your data from everywhere, we’re linking it to your account, and there’s nothing you can do about it anymore.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This weekend, I tested whether Claude can identify plants/weeds as well as the paid plant apps (or at all), and the answer is a definitely not. Claude isn't specialized enough and didn't much correct.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

In hindsight, I should have used a different title for this article, but it sparked good conversation. Vision Pro users/software devs are super passionate. I think the pushback comes down to what the Vision Pro is. www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/a...

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Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop

Apple has all but given up on the Vision Pro after the M5 model failed to revitalize interest in the device, MacRumors has learned. Apple updated the Vision Pro with a faster M5 chip and a more comfor...

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The AI uptick in "it's not X, it's Y" is everywhere and I'm so tired of seeing it. I stopped using ChatGPT entirely because of X/Y statements, plus the emojis, lists, fluffing, and constant questions. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere | Stuart Heritage

Once you start noticing “it’s not X, it’s Y” as you scroll online, you can’t fail to register it. I’ve become so hypervigilant that it has seeped into my subconscious thoughts

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

It’s really hard to find non-AI art on Etsy nowadays. I normally buy work at shows and from artist sites as I come across things I like, but I have some frames I hung that I need something non-specific for and it’s a real shitshow out there now.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Yesterday NC sent out a “blue alert” because a cop got shot in Georgia. It went out as an emergency alert, which seems like a great way to get people to turn them off. this person was SIX HOURS from where I am, on foot, and never traveled from the original area.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"The whole thing is a hoax," Trump says of the Epstein scandal while Tim Cook is sandwiched between Trump and Vance. Minutes earlier, Cook gave Trump a ridiculous glass and 24k gold statue in a very spectacular display of sucking up.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I think we need to start complaining more about the macOS Tahoe tab design in Safari. It’s awful.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Apparently it’s hard to get matcha right now, and my favorite place is entirely sold out. Anyone have recs? The high grade stuff for koicha. I like vegetal, but not seaweed notes.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Amazon's AI is the worst. Amazon sent me the wrong item, I did a return, Amazon sent me the correct item. Today I got an email that I returned the wrong item (DUH), and was going to get charged. The AI has no flow for this, but tried to convince me I didn't need to speak to someone.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Here’s a quick and easy protocol for dealing with any MAGA idiots on Bluesky:

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The Trump Mobile Plan website claims that it will include Telehealth with "Contactless Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Monitoring." It seems to imply that these features will work with a biometric face scan, which is very impressive technology for a cellular service.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

iOS 26 Messages spam filter is 10/10 so far. No more messages about traffic tickets!

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My number one least favorite change in iOS 26 is the relocation of the new tab button in Safari.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I’m at a little under 24 hours with Liquid Glass, and it’s growing on me. There are parts of it that are great - collapsing nav bar in Safari and TV, app icons, expanding menus, folder backgrounds, and the look in general with the right wallpaper. It’s very background dependent right now.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I'm thrilled the company worth 32 billion scored a victory over the company worth 3 trillion. A real win for the little guy. www.macrumors.com/2025/05/20/f...

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Fortnite Returns to U.S. App Store

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Speaking as someone who has covered Apple for what feels like forever, this court order is really something special. “For this court, there is no second bite at the Apple.” lol.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Sometimes ChatGPT makes me question reality.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Now that I'm a grown up, I have money to buy all the video games I want. But no time to play them. And in the little time I do have, I get carpal tunnel from my steam deck and I have to stop playing and wear a wrist brace.

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Crab Man @crabman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

New game for you all: ask google what a made-up phrase means.

The phrase "hoop hoop hoop hoop hoop" can be interpreted in a few ways. It's most likely a playful or humorous way of saying "basketball" or referring to playing basketball, as "hoops" is slang for basketball. However, it could also be a simple repetition of the word "hoop" to emphasize the circular shape of a hoop, a ring, or the hula-hoop.

The phrase "making the milk sizzle" likely refers to the act of causing something, particularly a product or idea, to be exciting, interesting, or even to be very hot. It's a metaphor for creating an emotional connection or a sense of excitement around something. The word "sizzle" itself suggests a hissing sound, often associated with food cooking in a pan, and this sound is used to describe the emotional impact of a product or idea on a customer.

The phrase "stringing beans for pleasant means" suggests a pleasant social activity or event, often involving family or friends, where green beans are being prepared or eaten according to the Dictionary of American Regional English.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

With an unhinged lunatic running the country, flanked by some of the most unqualified people the U.S. has to offer, why would any company want to build here? Even if it were remotely feasible, moving manufacturing to the U.S. would leave companies even more at the mercy of Trump.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

It’s been a rough day. Here’s my cat, he is sorry about your 401k.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Fingers crossed Cory Booker can make it another 2 hours to break the record. I've been watching all day, and there wasn't one reading of Green Eggs and Ham.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

My cat gets bored with his food and stops eating it, but also he doesn’t want to try new food because it is sus and I find this very relatable.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

If Apple Intelligence Siri features work 2/3rds of the time, I don’t understand why they’re not released. Has the Siri team used Siri? I wouldn’t say current Siri does what I ask 2/3rds of the time. Genmoji, Image Playground, and notification summaries also aren’t at 100%.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The dismantling of environmental protections is unbelievably sad. How many more plants, insects, and animals will be wiped out? For the last 2 years, I've spent $$$ turning my garden into a native oasis, and it's my only comfort. I'll write more later, but it makes a difference on a micro scale.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The latest episode of Severance is the best episode of Black Mirror I’ve ever seen.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Trump is killing baby ferrets. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

10/10 for The Gorge. I haven’t liked most Apple TV+ movies, but this one is a definite win. if you like absurd plots, romance, and soft horror/sci-fi, you’ll like it.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I feel like I've gotten at least 10 buckets since I started pottery, and I still don't have nearly enough. I really need to streamline drying scraps and turning them into reclaim. I've also taken to saving trash. Oooo, that's a great piece of plastic!

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Pottery friends, has anyone had an allergic reaction to clay? Was throwing with the same clay I’ve used for a year (112) and my hands turned bright red and I got an itchy hive-like rash on my wrists. It went away after about an hour. Not a new bag, and nothing different that I know of.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Starbucks’ new policies could not be more perfect for the hellscape we’re living in now. Nothing says heartwarming like forcing overworked and underpaid coffee shop employees to write inspirational messages on cups.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Are we watering the crops with Brawndo yet?

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

30 degrees outside, heater stopped working, and hvac company can’t come out until tomorrow. it’s always something. 💀🥶

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In Dante's Inferno, the Ninth Circle of Hell is this giant frozen lake, and the second ring of the ice lake is filled with traitors who betrayed their country. Monday is going to be unusually cold, which is fitting. "As they denied all human ties, so are they bound only by the unyielding ice."

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

If you're a company that has a product you're showing off on YouTube, ffs turn off ads. I'm not going to sit and watch a 30 second+ ad to see your product.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Four hours into the snow/ice combo in Raleigh and someone has already slid off the road behind my house and hit my young trees (person and car fine, trees less so). A few feet further and it would have been my fence/garden and I have the worst anxiety now that it's going to happen again.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Anyone have a favorite (and hopefully easy to learn) software for creating stls? I had a bird die in my garden and I want to print a gravestone for his burial site. And I need to design some clay tools.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Zuck is a slimy, gelatinous worm and I hope he makes a real mess on Trump's shoe when he gets stomped. There was an opportunity here to not be a total quivering bag of offal like Musk, but instead he decided to make his platforms worse for the entire world. www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/243...

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I really like Facebook groups for pottery related things and native plant discussions, but it might be time to soft retire my account.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

It’s that time of year where I’m just dying to buy a cute planner because 2025 is totally the year where I’m going to streamline my life and get things done, but in reality I’ll stop using that planner by February.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Celebrating New Year’s Eve by making my cat a festive charcaterie plate.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

It's frustrating that there's no opt-out for AI search results, so I'm just going to switch search engines.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

First Google Search AI fail of the day: Looking up how long I have to contribute to my IRA for 2024. Google gave extra wrong info on contribution caps only applicable to Roth IRAs. I had to take the time to make sure I wasn't wrong about limits because of confusing added info I didn't need or want.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Google needs to turn off AI search results. No one needs this. I was looking up whether it’s safe to 3D print a light switch cover, and it gave me different answers every time. Bad ones. Further research suggests it is not a good idea, which Google didn’t tell me. It’s a garbage feature.

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Juli Clover @juli.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Some wins from the kiln, and one big loss. The shelf I made warped like crazy, not sure if firing upright would have helped. RIP. I do wish I’d put more lavender mist on the snake pitcher, but I still like it. Little house dish turned out better than expected, I struggle w/ clear over underglaze.

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