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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

@wolf480pl Sneaky. You can see it in the font I use in Terminal.app:

The 2 examples from the OP pasted into macOS Terminal.app. The first one shows a much larger and rounder at sign than the second. The second one is the one you get when you type the at sign on they keyboard.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

I wasn’t just imagining that it was a brutally hot September! My downstairs AC stats. Ouch. 💸

AC running stats, comparing Sep 2025 (ran for 174 hrs, off for 546 hrs) and Sep 2026 (ran for 273 hrs, off for 447 hrs). Show average outdoor high of 97 this Sep vs 90 last Sep.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

I like #YouTubeTV’s multiview functionality. Use it often to watch 2-4 channels and flip between them, mostly for sports. But I must admit, this permutation of 2 wasn’t the most useful tonight! 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

TV showing YouTubeTV multiview options. Showing an option to view 2 channels side by side. The Bills v Rams game on the left and (wait for it) the Bills v Rams game on the right.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

The perfect bumper sticker doesn’t exi… Oh. (Seen on Threads on this post: www.threads.com/share/_wE4cw_Oe)

A white Highlander’s tailgate features a blue graphic of four headless human figures and one complete figure holding a sword, with the text "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" in blue lettering under the standard silver HIGHLANDER badge.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Literal perfect Fall* weather! 😍 *For the “Autumn” peoples, those highs are 28-29°C

10 day forecast. Sunny every day. Highs of 82-85.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

@uastronomer RAM put a t-shirt on their merch website: 40 stars in the American flag. That’s bad, you might say because Patriotism USA USA. Well, it has a picture of a… <wait for it> TOYOTA TACOMA ON IT, with a RAM badge. (no alt text, as it’s fully described above)

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

TIL. This is super cool. Works across many apps on macOS: block selection! Normal mouse selection works across lines from where you start. But holding down Option (⌥ ) when starting the selection changes it to a block selection. Super useful when trying to […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Take thát @marcoarment — my own reminderless entry in Unforgetful. 🤣🤣🤣

An example “reminder” entry in Marco Arment’s new Unforgetful reminders app (under the Beyond section — not shown in screenshot) with a due date of 1/1/2100

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

@jmb Incredible. What are your thoughts on this (assuming it’s real).

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

I signed up for a Houston Public Library library card (free to anyone living in TX) because it gives free access to The NY Times and the WSJ. But I also love seeing this at the very top level of their nav. You go HPL!! #library #libraries

Partial Browse & Borrow drop down menu on Houston Public Library main page.

4 options shown in the drop down:
Catalog
Kids Catalog
Banned Books
Download & Stream

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

This is pretty neat. Walmart now has live GPS/satnav inside their app (pic 1), guiding you to the aisle you need. It even recalculates when you take a wrong/different turn. And then when you get to the aisle, a "Flash price tag" (pic 2) button appears, to help […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Walmart app, showing map of the store I'm in, with a calculated live route showing how to get from where I am to where the product is I'm looking for.

A "Flash price tag" button under the item, in the Walmart app.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

@CARROT I have my daily forecast set to feels-like Fahrenheit, along with a Celsius data point. But the Celsius data point shows actual Celsius, not feels-like. Can I get it to also show feels-like? Thanks!

Carrot 7 Day Forecast showing Fahrenheit low & high on each line in the regular sized font and Celsius in a smaller font underneath each Fahrenheit one.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

Watching #Silo (s3e1), I was pretty sure I recognized a new character's actor. Being on #AppleTV, I clicked into "Insight" to look them up. Gee AppleTV, very useful (attached pic 1). </sark> Luckily, I never travel to a TV sofa without my trusty sidekick […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

AppleTV "Insight" (lol) for Quelin Sepulveda, showing only Silo as a credit.

Callsheet info for Quelin Sepulveda, showing a total of 8 credits (partially off-screenshot) for this actor, 2 of which I've seen and therefore remembered them from. With the "YOU MAY KNOW THEM FROM"'s first hit the one I was primarily thinking of.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

@GrahamDowns We’re at my son’s college orientation today. Right now we’re in the College of Engineering presentation. I’ll leave this here with no comment (except to say I agree with this slide). 🤣

Slide showing the University of Texas At Arlington’s Engineering Majors. Which includes Computer Science & Engineering.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

I've seen this image float by quite a few times. It gets attention (rightly so!) because of the tax code loopholes which afford the very wealthy the ability to not pay their fair share. I get the frustration. But it doesn't sit right with me. It's disingenuous […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

A graphic showing tax strategies of the rich. 1 box paying 40% income tax. 1 box paying 25% capital gains tax. 1 box paying no tax because they borrow off their shares and live off the debt.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

@GrahamDowns Actually cooler here than some places in Europe. (Celsius the smaller numbers). But these are lovely temps for us. Before the real heat arrives. (Mind you, we have AC, so we only experience the heat when we feel like it!)

Week’s forecast for north Texas. Showing highs in the mid thirties Celsius (around 100 Fahrenheit). And lows in the mid twenties Celsius (low eighties Fahrenheit).

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

[NSFW - language] Speaking from 13 years of experience living there, this video is spot on! 🤣😂🤣

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

@GrahamDowns @uastronomer Barely eked out the W, it seems (this is for "yesterday", i.e. the 3rd). (But I had to resort to Downs, too, to get it, though)

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026

@uastronomer I prefer this one (especially here in Murica):

Door mat that reads "Welc - wait, who did you vote for?"

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

When Marketing pitches "Nice windshield you have there. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.", but Legal says they have to tone it down...

Safelite.com red van on a tree-lined road with other cars. The text on the back of the van reads: "Nice windshield. Let us know if things change."

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2026

@uastronomer Calendar.app's Settings (Top menu bar under Calendar name -> Settings... OR cmd-, hotkey). Check if Refresh Calendars is set to push (best), or whether it's set to periodically pull. If periodic pull, that might not be frequent enough.

macOS Calendar.app's settings screen, showing the Refresh Calendars options.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

@uastronomer Ouch! Just keep at it. And REALLY use those corner tags (top and bottom) aggressively -- my board looked like a kitsch Christmas tree at one point. 🤣 You need them for the tricky & up ones.

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 7th 2026 (Tricky), in 04:02
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

I saw so many posts about today’s #Connections, I had to go have a go. Happy to report it clicked for me! Connections Puzzle #1060 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

May 6, 2026 NYT Connections game. It’s a symbols/icons/imageoutlines one today, so I won’t even try to describe them.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

@uastronomer Sweet. Love it. Keep at it, eventually you start seeing the woman in the red dress! (Missed top 10% by only 8s, so as the day goes on, the groupings tend to creep up, so I might still make it.)

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 6th 2026 (Medium), in 02:50
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

@uastronomer Nice young padawan, you're making good progress!

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 5th 2026 (Medium), in 02:22
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

@uastronomer Damn, folks were fast today. My 2:26 didn't get me into top 10 (by 16s)! Boo. Glad to hear you're getting the hang of them! Do you use the corner tags (liberally!!)? Do you use the extended colors (hold down the mouse on the corner). Do you use […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 4th 2026 (Easy), in 02:26
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

@uastronomer Woah! A rare top 5% for me. This was one of my better attempts.

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Apr 29th 2026 (Medium), in 02:42
Percentile: top 5%
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

@uastronomer Oh, my daily puzzles are my only must-do things on weekends! 🤣

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Apr 28th 2026 (Medium), in 02:32
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 23/04/2026

I'm 52. This conclusion is still true. Boo!

Calvin&Hobbes comic. 4 panes.

Pane 1.
Calvin in front of TV: CAN I WATCH THE MOVIE "KILLER PROM QUEEN" ON TV?
Off screen parent: NO

Pane 2:
Calvin at the dinner table: DO I HAVE TO EAT THIS SLIMY ASPARAGUS?
Off screen parent: YES.

Pane 3:
Calvin standing at the top of the stairs: CAN I STAY UP TILL MIDNIGHT?
Off screen parent: NO.

Pane 4:
Calvin in bed: THERE'S AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOW GOOD SOMETHING IS FOR YOU, AND HOW MUCH FUN IT IS.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2026

@uastronomer You made me rush and drew me into a very silly mistake. I'll be sitting in the corner having a stern talking to myself -- a mistake on an "easy" level, oh the shame!

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Apr 21st 2026 (Easy), in 03:59
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

@czarbucks Did you see this? www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather… (and again, it's quite surreal to read this after we had a big downpour 2 days ago with a lot more predicted in the next week, our […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Map of US from https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu -- showing large parts (most?) of the US in various stages of drought, mild to bad. A notable exception, where you would expect drought, is a diagonal band of zero-drought-conditions across Texas, stretching from bottom left to top right.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

@uastronomer Keep 'em coming!! Grrr, I missed Fastest 10% by exactly 10 seconds.

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Apr 20th 2026 (Easy), in 02:02
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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

Disappointed this wasn’t the answer, @lexfri 😂

Write & Rung #51 from Lex.Games.
Clue: A not-so-smart one
My (joke) guess: TRUMP

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

The amount of times I've watched this is bordering on questionable — his innocent "what happened?" question to Jimmy. 🤣😂

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

I'm as atheist as they come, but hot damn the Popester is on FIRE!

Bluesky post by D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social

Pope Leo XIV TODAY:
"The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants. Blessed are the
peacemakers, but woe to those who manipulate religion and the name of
God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that
which is sacred into darkness and filth."

He is NOT backing down.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

@uastronomer It's my goto puzzle first thing every day. I've done all the extra puzzle packs. I subscribe to his weekly newsletter and do the extra ones he includes in there. I do the community ones from his subreddit. I've gotten relatively good at these […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

cluesbysam.com daily puzzle result for April 16th 2026. Showing it was a tricky level puzzle. That I solved completely without mistakes (only green squares). In a time of 3 min 28 sec. And that time is among 25% fastest. And only 46% other people had a perfect solve.

cluesbysam.com/s/home/ page. Showing this week's puzzles solves, their solve time, percentile of solvers, etc.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2026

Fun little quiz. (Not to be taken seriously!) “I took the German or Autistic diagnostic and scored ‘Neither’. I am apparently the control group.” My result doesn’t surprise me in the least! german.millermanschool.com

Screenshot of quiz result from german.millermanschool.com
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Aristotle thought the good was the mean
between extremes. He was, by all accounts,
an extremely systematic thinker who built
one of the most comprehensive philosophical
systems in history. Make of that what you
will.
You probably ended up here through social
media, which means someone you follow
scored either Both or German. They sent it to
you as a question or a joke. You are their
control group.

I took the German or Autistic diagnostic
and scored Neither. I am apparently the
control group.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026

Question for my astronomer-on-speeddial @uastronomer (or AstroFedi!) #Artemis #ArtemisII #NASA #arteartemis2of plausible sounding speculations, but nothing definitive. Wonder if you can shed more light on this. When I view the projected trajectory on NASA’s […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

@uastronomer Glad you're enjoying (?tolerating? lol) your new gadget. I love mine (Apple Watch). I now have the big daddy, the Ultra 3. I love the sharp edges and completely flat (and larger) screen. And I do use it for sleep tracking -- I like the sleep data […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

My Apple Watch screenshot, framed to look like an Ultra 3 with the same gray Ultra band I use. Showing large digital time in the center, the date (in THU 2 format) top left, the alarm complication bottom right, and a seconds counter using tick marks round the edges.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

Which is it, NASA? 21h or 16h? Two pages in your app have different countdowns. If they’re counting down to different milestones, it’s not being made clear. Both mention the launch. Regardless, giddy with excitement!! #artemis #artemisii #NASA

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

@GrahamDowns Ditto. Not bad for a stinkin’ atheist, eh?! LOL. (Couldn’t spot a score anywhere on the ad-infested site, so no idea how many of the 15 I got right 🤷‍♂️)

You Aced it!!
You are well-read, insightful, and highly
intellectual. You must love learning and
have strong moral convictions. But do you
like collecting things? And do people tell
you you're a good story teller? Let us
know in the comments, and SHARE this
impossible Jesus test with everyone you
know. We gave it to a group of 100
college students and only 5 got a perfect
score.

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