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

I hate what the Trump era has done (in so many ways, but this post about a particular one). We have new neighbors. They came over, introduced themselves, and discussed replacing a shared fence (at their cost). Also removing some trees and bushes that cause problems for both of us. We chatted […]

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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 · 15/10/2026

@siracusa YES! I only had 2 that kept coming up all the time when I set reminders via Siri (which is how I always set reminders), so I deleted Fantastical. Until they fix this bug.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

PERFECT timing, as my first of 4 has started college and the others are not far behind. Yay. Thank you so much Prezzy Orange Fuckwit.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@george Let us know if your wife approves it. 🤣

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@pikesley @uastronomer In this thread, I will explain to you why your statement is very accurate. 1/27

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Photorat @photorat.social.photorat.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025

In case you need to hear this: Keep looking. They are out there.

A vinyl sign hanging from an overpass. It says: "Finding your people makes you realize there was nothing wrong with you."

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

@uastronomer It seems the Russian-bot-DC-outage was false reporting. Well meaning, but false, likely in part falling for Ukraine propaganda — everyone engages in propaganda, yes even us and our allies. The drop in bots WAS from blown up Russian DCs, yes, but they were Yandex search engine […]

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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 · 10/10/2026

@timbray I waited for the first point release. I’ve been on it for nearly a week now and it’s been … uneventful. Which is what you want from your OS. So it’s a greenlight from me.

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

@uastronomer No, no, I didn’t mean to dispute that part. Showing a QR code on a phone is a stupid idea when you can show an actual hyperlink. QR codes are a “physical world” hyperlink and only belong on physical items. I just meant that EVEN IF they wanted to use it digitally, that most people […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@uastronomer Your point is valid because most people don’t know you can take a screenshot of a QR code and in the screenshot popup (even before you save it to your camera roll) you can press and hold on the QR code to be presented with a popup menu to open the link in Safari. (I’ll be surprised […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@uastronomer Hmmmm. Not sure about this one, Allen. A box office hit isn’t the be-all-and-end-all. But a good movie often gets word-of-mouthed and *becomes* a box office hit. A bad one gets word-of-mouthed and *becomes* a flop as people tell others to avoid it. This isn’t universally true, but […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

You mean the guy who started a new war, and actively buddy-buddied with the perpetrator of a different war, and actively buddy-buddied with the perpetrator of a genocide, and kidnapped the president of another country, and threatened his northern neighbor with military invasion, and threatened […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@malachy You mean the guy who started a new war, and actively buddy-buddied with the perpetrator of a different war, and actively buddy-buddied with the perpetrator of a genocide, and kidnapped the president of another country, and threatened his northern neighbor with military invasion, and […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

If, like me, you’ve been frequently/accidentally reloading pages in macOS Safari using the new pull-to-refresh feature, and were disappointed that there isn’t a setting to disable that, there is! It’s just hidden in the off-by-default Debug menu. Instructions to make the Debug menu appear are […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@LexFreagles I don’t even care if we have a great comeback from here on out in this game (completely unlikely), I STILL give you complete permission to MAKE ENDLESS FUN of these atrociously bad Cowboys. Holy **** I haven’t seen football this bad in years. “Embarrassing” doesn’t even begin to […]

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

If you saw the scroll by in your feed but didn’t read it, take 10-20 minutes and give it a dedicated read. Fascinating article.

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

@uastronomer I swear I can think of several, but they’re eluding me right now. But I have them in my mind’s eye. Where they discussed whether or not to keep the pregnancy, etc. Or like in Friends, when Rachel was pregnant with Ross baby. She was VERY unsure about it for quite some time.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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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 · 06/10/2026

My wife has a loaner car while hers is in the shop. It’s a brand new 2027 Ford Explorer. (We’ve owned an Explorer before, they’re lovely mid-size SUVs!) But…. it now also has the I’M-WATCHING-YOU camera above the steering wheel, just like her 2024 Mach-E. A good idea, but…. 1. It can’t ‘see’ […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

@uastronomer Agreed and good examples. I think there are some exceptions, though: 1. AR glasses. I can see (lol, no pun intended) this becoming a useful thing. (I predict the uproar about cameras on glasses will eventually die down) 2. Which can lead to eye implants (whether on the eyeball like […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

@uastronomer I’ve got ChattyG’s Personalization set to “Efficient”. None of that congratulatory bullshit, and little (not none, but little) probing follow-up questions. Much better than the default.

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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 · 05/10/2026

@uastronomer Too many red flags, my friend. I’d stay clear. (Like others have suggested)

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@_Davidsmith Just checking that I’m not doing anything wrong? Widgets on Watch aren’t working for me after upgrading to 27(.0.1) yesterday. WatchSmith is at latest version. Most likely is that you’re still working on it, but just thought to ask. My watch face is barren without your lovelies! 🤣 […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The Gentlemen (on Netflix in the US). S1 was very good. S2 was bloody brilliant. I’ve always liked Guy Richie’s stuff, but he outdid himself with this season. #TheGentlemen #TheGentlemenSeason2

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Good luck at the podCASEYthon tomorrow @caseyliss — hope the $$$ roll in in buckets!

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I was discussing my pool water test results with ChattyG (which is a name I saw online and that’s what I’ll be calling it from now on!) and it ended its recommendation with this sentence, and then our next 2 replies. I actually laughed out loud: ChattyG: “… For now, your 4.46 FC / 56 CYA is a […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

@GrahamDowns @kimvanwyk @uastronomer Have only had it once or twice since leaving SA 26 years ago, but I freaking love ProNutro. Getting the consistency right was an art. My trick was that it wasn’t a one-time deal. It was an ongoing mixture refinement as you eat. Always had the milk jug next to […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@jmopp This “I wish I could ask XXX about their thoughts on YYY” one always makes me chuckle: Me to George Washington: “Here in the 21st century, we’re always arguing about this part of the constitution. What did you mean by it?” Washington (staring at a toilet): “I don’t get it, where DOES the […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I’m not a Bears fan, but I couldn’t be enjoying their destruction of the Eagles more if I tried! #NFL

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

@mark Large new park opened up close to my house here in Frisco a week ago — they’ve been working on it for 1-2 years. Many miles of biketracks (different skill levels), skills track, free ride jumping track, etc. Not sure if everything is open yet, I *think* the very high “drop” at the start of […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@chrispoole yup! Rule 1 of the FIA: what can we do to help Max?

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

@dgriffinjones @ismh86 @caseyliss AND HERE COMES THE BACKUP QB CASEY “VELVEETA” LISS (no. 77°F) FOR ONE PLAY, SMILING WIDELY AS ALWAYS. WEARING WHITE CLEATS, OF COURSE. HE THREE PEDALS IT BACK AT THE SNAP, TOSSES THE SHATTERING IPHONE STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND FOR AN INTENTIONAL GROUNDING PENALTY […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

C’mon macOS 27.1 or 27.0.1 — release already! I want me some Golden Gate, but I don’t do .0’s. #macOS #GoldenGate #macOS27

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

@atpfm A comment and a question on the most recent episode (709): 1. About needing 2 FaceID cameras on a hypothetical future Duo: one on the outside because “it’ll unlock before you open it” isn’t sufficient, because FaceID is used by a lot more than just unlocking. Banking apps. Locked Notes […]

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Hooray (please hear my heavy sark). Got my first Christmas ad in my Threads feed — complete with “we wish you a merry Christmas” music playing. On Sep 20th. FFS!

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

@kimvanwyk @Gord1i No matter how you slice it, we still have to meat each other where we’re at.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

@kimvanwyk @Gord1i You’re both winning. Sausauge I. (don’t make me explain my slightly-pushing-it pun!)

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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 · 17/09/2026

@kimvanwyk lol. Indeed. But just to clarify, the perplexed look wasn’t for the snow or ice. We get those. It was for a summer that’s over quickly.

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Leon Cowle @leoncowle.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

RE: mastodon.xyz/@xkcd/1172828516046892… Texas stares at today’s XKCD with a (very) perplexed look! 🤣🥵

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