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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

nytimes drops to a new low, now preventing you from reading even “gifted” links. you gotta give them your data or else

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@flexibits i’m on fantastical 4.2.1 (2323.1041.d4ccaae9fb) on macOS 15.7.9 (24G830) and the “mini” view is no longer dismissed when clicking away. is there a way to change this?

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@heliographe_studio… makes me want to revisit my bitpix iOS camera app from 2012

screenshot of bitpix camera app (2012) that filtered photographs to look like early 80s computer images

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

one of my peeves about apple music is the volume control slider. is *tiny*! the volume ends up either BLASTING or imperceptible. cannot do anything in between 🙄 #uxFail

cropped screenshot of the apple music control slider

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

gotta say @digglesB is best “dumb” idea i've seen in a while... watching my plex videos/movies in a old school cable tv linear view... no pausing... no fast forward... you see what's playing in the moment 10/10 recommend coaxtheapp.com

screenshot of the COAX app showing Pulp Live at Glastonbury along with channel a guide similar to cable tv boxes

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

found an @internetarchive capture of what may be the first website i did for a paying client (2000) for the School of Mathematics of Universidad de los Andes 🥹 web.archive.org/web/20000301130600/…

screen capture of the internet archive url in the post showing the homepage of the school of math website with some images of equations and mathematicians. some images failed to load

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

the football world cup clearly not important enough in wikipedia 🤣

screenshot showing the instant results for “world cup” in the wikipedia search:
World cup
International sports competition where competitors repr..
2016 World Cup of Hockey
International ice hockey tournament
1996 World Cup of Hockey
1996 edition of the World Cup of Hockey
2028 World Cup of Hockey
International ice hockey tournament
World Cup of Hockey
Ice hockey tournament for men's national teams
World Cup (men's golf)
Golf tournament for national teams
World Cup (Champions)
2026 single by IShowSpeed
World Cup (song)
2022 single by ShowSpeed
World Cup 98 (video game)
1998 video game
World Cup Sculpture
Sculpture in London

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

i have assembled an army of crows. i will be unstoppable soon 🐦‍⬛

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

guess i’m late to the party 🤣

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

more spring cleaning! this time Mansion Maniac¹ (2015), a procedural maze/dungeon builder that uses blueprints from NYPL's Apartment Houses of the Metropolis collection playable at: mgiraldo.github.io/mansion-maniac code […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

seems like Little Snitch plus a bunch of custom rules did the trick. I don't even see the notification in Software Update anymore 😅🥳 #lazyweb lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/1/…

screenshot of Apple icon menu:
About This Mac
System Settings...
App Store
Recent Items

cropped screenshot of the General section in System Settings:
About
Software Update
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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

dear #lazyweb by mistake i agreed/accepted the tahoe update (dark pattern 🤬) and now am stuck in this conundrum. is there a way to un-accept it and/or make sure i do not install it?

partial screenshot of macOS Software Update:
macOS Tahoe 26.5
26.5 - 10.05 GB
Upgrade Tonight button
Upgrade Now button
macOS Tahoe introduces a stunning new design and Apple Intelligence features, along with delightful ways to work across your devices and boost your productivity.

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

yay clippy is back 👁️📎👁️

partial screenshot of microsoft word showing at bottom right a bubble saying “Hi, I'm Copilot. How can I help?” with additional bubbles for “ways to improve” the open document

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

geez even the mouse pointer is rounded (new vs old)

zoomed photo of the new mac system showing a mouse pointer with rounded corners

zoomed photo of the old mac system showing a mouse pointer with pointy corners

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

yikes i had a *lot* of stuff in the trash

macOS dialog showing the trash emptying with almost 600k items being deleted

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026

this ai summary feature in whatsapp is killing it

screenshot displaying one unread message with a prompt to “Summarize 1 unread”. the unread message is: “Ok”

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025

wave 2025 goodbye with the best single-origin dark chocolate! free shipping for orders over $11 until midnight Wednesday with code BYE2025 or following this link 🍫 shop.korokorocacao.com/discount/BYE…

two packages of chocolate on top of a wooden surface

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025

when the USA-ian way of saying it mismatches the latine way of saying it but latines are the target market…

a bag of lay's chips flavored limón (in spanish) with a green lime in the bag art

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mgiraldo @mgiraldo.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

Like single-origin dark chocolate? Take it to eleven this end of year with free shipping for orders over $11 with code BYE2025 🍫 shop.korokorocacao.com/discount/BYE…

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